Tag: community development and recreation committee

  • Your Input: Canadian Poverty Consultation for Ontario Until October 2013

    This video presents “David Hulchanski: Toronto’s Three Cities.” “A new report details three cities within Toronto: the wealthy city, the middle-class city and the low-income city. But if David Hulchanski’s research holds true, there will only be two cities in the near future: the rich and the poor. What has caused this disparity? And what…

  • You’re Invited: Toronto’s 2012 Celebratory Events (Oct.13-15,20) & Marathon + Road Closures

     Here are eight FREE events happening in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: This video presents “Planet in Focus 2012 Festival Trailer ‘Confined’”: FREE Children’s Film Program (ages 5–12) Saturday, October 13, 2012 10:00 a.m. Screening and Workshop at TIFF Bell Lightbox TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 3 350 King St. West www.planetinfocus.org Phone 416-531-1769 Celebrate the environment by…

  • You’re Invited: Impacts of Full-Day Kindergarten on Toronto’s Child Care System Feb 21 & 28, 2012

    In Ontario, Canada, almost half of the province’s four- and five-year-olds will attend full-day kindergarten this fall. Many schools have already begun registering children for the upcoming school year. September 2012 marks the third year of the province’s new full-day kindergarten program. Full-day kindergarten will be available in all elementary schools by September 2014. As the…

  • Jamie Farr Entertains Seniors and Promotes Toronto Challenge

    This is an update to my previous blog Toronto Challenge 2011 Benefits You and Seniors. The famous Jamie Farr, best known for the role of “Corporal Klinger” on the television show M*A*S*H, will be at the Toronto Challenge on June 12, 2011, to help promote this annual fundraising event for the City of Toronto’s Long-Term…

  • You Can Now Apply for Municipal Child Care Services in Toronto

    As a Toronto resident in Ontario, Canada, you will be delighted to know that you can now apply for a child care subsidy or space within a municipal child care centre via the following two new, convenient options: online at http://www.toronto.ca/children or call 311. Please note that both options are available 24 hours a day,…

  • Update: DreamCity United Soccer Program for Boys and Girls

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada News Release February 16, 2011 DreamCity United soccer program launched at Toronto City Hall Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti (Ward 7 York West), Chair of the Community Development and Recreation Committee, along with Garry Green of Big City Youth Services, Nathan Smith – a graduate of the DreamCity United pilot program, and representatives from…