Category: Community
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Toronto Council Highlights Jul 7-9,2015: Topics Include Social Housing, Car-pooling app – UberPool, Poverty & Woodbine Racetrack’s Expanded Gaming
City Council is composed of the Mayor and 44 Councillors who make decisions on behalf of their constituents – the people who vote for them in the 44 wards. Issues are identified by the public, through staff research, as follow-up to existing programs, services or policies or as part of the everyday work of running…
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Celebrate Pan Am Flame & TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games July 4–26 & Aug.7-12 at No Cost
The following video presents INVADE – Ontario Travel 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games TV Commercial: “Ontario will host the largest sport tourism event in our history – and the best way to witness the power of sport is to be there. Share the highs of winning a gold for your country, the thrill of a…
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Canada’s Wealth Gap Between Affluent & Middle Class: 2015 Study Reveals Much More Extreme Gaps
The following video (2009) presents Canada’s Growing Gap: “The income gap between the rich and the rest of us grew, in good times and in bad. Learn more about it with this video.“ The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) recently released a study, by CCPA Senior Economist David Macdonald, The Wealth Advantage: The Growing…
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Please Urge Ontario to Raise ODSP Rates: Join ‘Stroll & Roll to Freedom’ March on July 7, 2015
Please urge Ontario to significantly raise the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates for Disabled Canadians. The following video (2012) presents Laura Cattari: Living on ODSP: “Laura Cattari wants to reform Ontario’s social assistance program. She says it’s unwieldy and difficult to navigate. And she should know, as she is an ODSP recipient. She shares…
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Toronto Transit Planning Projects to Improve Transit: Public Meetings June 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 2015
This video presents Planning for the Relief Line: The City of Toronto and the TTC are planning for the “Relief Line”, a future rapid transit line that would connect downtown Toronto to the Bloor-Danforth Subway east of the Don River. It will assist in relieving crowding on the Yonge Subway line and the Bloor-Yonge interchange…
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You’re Invited: Celebrate Hunter’s Point Dental Centre’s 10th Anniversary June 6, 2015: No Cost
Hunter’s Point Dental Centre Presents We Are Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary! FREE Saturday, June 6, 2015, 11 am – 2 pm In the parking lot in front of the clinic, there will be food and celebratory activities! Hunter’s Point Dental Centre 7-2 Hunter’s Point Drive Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada Phone: 905-482-0652 Email: drwanchowwah@yoursmilecare.ca Website: http://www.yoursmilecare.ca/…
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Ontario Proposes ‘Protecting Condominium Owners Act’ for Canadians: No Surprise Costs for a Newly-built Condo; New Condo Authority; Financial Management Rules; Mandatory Licensing for Managers
The following video presents Condo Owners Assoc Call for Action for Condo Owners Rights.mp4: “Condo Owners Association – COA Ontario Calls for Action for Condo Owners Rights with an overview of issues and concerns. Condo Reform and changes needed to our 15 year old Condo Act, improved Tarion Warranties, Ontario Municipal overruling height restrictions and…