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CITY UPDATE ON SERVICES AND ActiveTO THIS W/E  

The City continues to safely and gradually open services and amenities. residents heading outside this weekend are reminded of the importance of washing/sanitizing their hands often, staying within their social circle of no more than 10 people, avoiding crowds, practicing physical distancing, and wearing a face covering where this is difficult. 

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OUTDOOR POOLS STAYING OPEN LATE

Temperatures in the city are soaring and will continue to hover around 35 C for the next few days, so city swimming pools hours are being extended.

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TORONTO PARKING ENFORCEMENT RESUMES

Parking enforcement will return to normal in the next several weeks as COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease.

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METROLINX INSTALLS PLASTIC BARRIERS

Next time you’re taking the GO train, things may look a little different. 

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WALL MURALS TO CELEBRATE FRONTLINE WORKERS

Mayor Tory announces that a new series of wall murals painted by local street, mural and graffiti artists will celebrate Toronto’s frontline workers, first responders and volunteers as part of the StART Frontline Heroes Art Project.

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CITY MAKES MASKS MANDATORY INDOORS

Toronto city council has voted to make non-medical masks and face coverings mandatory in indoor public spaces to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Here are all the places you’ll be required to wear a face mask or covering in Toronto.

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POLICE STILL SEARCHING FOR STABBING SUSPECT

The suspect in the stabbing incident at Wellesley and Ontario Streets is still at large. Sadly the victim died in the attack.

Update: June 30 – suspect arrested and charged.

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MASK REMINDER FROM THE TTC

Don’t forget that masks are mandatory on all TTC vehicles from July 2. Read about staying safe on public transit

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BIKE THIEVES ARE IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

A resident advised us that his locked bike has been stolen from his back yard. Other similar thefts have been mentioned on ‘Life In Cabbagetown’. Remember, keep bikes out of sight and be prepared to invest in locks that reflect the value of your bike. Better still, keep them indoors.

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A PARK AT THE END OF PARLIAMENT STREET?

Some local residents have started a petition to get the Google Sidewalks space re-zoned as public parkland. If you like this idea,
you can support the petition here. 

ALL POOLS AND SPLASH-PADS OPEN BY SAT 27 JUNE

The City began opening its outdoor aquatic amenities this week, beginning with splash pads on Wednesday. All 140 splash pad locations across Toronto will be open by tomorrow.  capacity at outdoor pools will be reduced to 25 per cent.

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CITY UPDATE ON SERVICES AND ActiveTO THIS W/E  

The City continues to safely and gradually open services and amenities. residents heading outside this weekend are reminded of the importance of washing/sanitizing their hands often, staying within their social circle of no more than 10 people, avoiding crowds, practicing physical distancing, and wearing a face covering where this is difficult 

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TORONTO ENTERS PHASE 2 REOPENING 

The City of Toronto enters Stage 2 reopening Wednesday June 25. This means the safe restart of some services and businesses including restaurants and bars with patios, personal care services, shopping malls and select recreational spaces such as splash pads and pools.

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STATE OF EMERGENCY EXTENDED TO JULY 15

A PC motion tabled last Wednesday to extend Ontario’s ongoing state of emergency until at least July 15 has passed in the legislature. 

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MORE ActiveTO CYCLING CONNECTIONS ADDED 

Two major downtown ActiveTO cycling network connections, on parts of University Avenue/Queen’s Park Crescent and Bloor Street, will be installed before the weekend.

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TORONTO ISLAND FERRY SERVICES TO RESUME

The City will resume its public ferry service to Toronto Island Park on June 27. The ferries will operate at 50 per cent maximum capacity, with a number of COVID-19 guidelines and procedures in place to protect passengers and staff. 

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REGISTRATIONS FOR CampTO OPEN UP WEDNESDAY

The City is offering summer camps across Toronto beginning July 13 as part of its CampTO initiative.  

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HOW COVID HAS IMPACTED THE ECONOMY 

A neat set of charts and data from CBC about how COVID19 has changed Canada’s economy for the worse – but also for the better.

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LIST OF SHOPPING MALLS REOPENING 

Selected shopping malls in Toronto are reopening on June 24 as the city enters Stage 2 of Ontario’s regional approach to reopening the province.

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CITY SEEKS RESIDENT INPUT ON RECOVERY/ REBUILD 

An online survey, as well as tips and tools for hosting your own discussion is now available at www.Toronto.ca/RecoveryRebuild. The survey is open until June 30, 2020.

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LIFEGUARDS RETURN TO T.O. BEACHES 

 Lifeguards will now supervise swim areas from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily to make it easier for Torontonians to cool down outdoors.

CANADA DAY GOES VIRTUAL IN TO (Jun 19)

The City will help Torontonians mark Canada’s 153rd birthday virtually on Wednesday, July 1 through a livestream show, Canada Day 2020. 

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W/E UPDATE ON AMENITIES AND ActiveTO (Jun 19)

Here’s a quick a guide to which City services and amenities are open and which remain closed this weekend.

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THREE SCENARIOS FOR SCHOOL REOPENING (Jun 19)

The Ford government is planning three scenarios for a return to school in September: regular in-class learning, at home learning or a combination of both.

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TORONTO REMAINS IN STAGE 1 (Jun 19) 

York, Durham and Niagara are among the areas allowed to move to stage 2, Toronto, Peel and Windsor-Essex will remain in stage one until at least next Friday

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TPH EXCEEDS PROVINCIAL TARGETS (Jun 19)

 Each day this week Toronto Public Health has exceeded the provincial target of reaching 90% of cases within 24 hours. A significant accomplishment attributed to the dedicated staff assigned to the response efforts. 

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MASKS MANDATORY ON TTC FROM 7/2 (Jun 18)

the TTC Board has voted in favour of making face coverings or cloth masks mandatory for TTC customers starting July 2, 2020.

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ActiveTO ROAD CLOSURES PROVING POPULAR (Jun 17)

Data shows ActiveTO major road closures are helping people be physically active. This w/e you can walk or cycle on Bayview Avenue from Front Street East to Rosedale Valley Road, and River Street from Gerrard Street East to Bayview Avenue. 

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EMERGENCY ORDERS EXTENDED TO MONTH END (Jun 17)

The Ontario government says it is extending all current emergency orders until June 30 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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SEEMS IT’S NOT JUST IN CABBAGETOWN (Jun 16)

A new cannabis store is being proposed for Kensington Market, and some local residents are fighting against what they see as dispensary overload in the neighbourhood.

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WANT A FREE PRESTO CARD? (Jun 16)

In an effort to get more people back on public transit, the TTC will be giving out free Presto cards this summer and fall.

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LIKE THAI? THIS ONE LOOKS INTERESTING (Jun 15)

Thai restaurants seem to proliferate in CTown faster than pot shops. But this new one looks interesting – and authentic – Pork Jowl Curry, Beef Tongue Gra Pao…! It also featured in BlogTO yesterday.

WEEKEND UPDATE ON SERVICES/AMENITIES/ActiveTO ( Jun 5)

The City has kindly provided a comprehensive guide on which services and amenities are open and which remain closed this weekend.

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QUIET STREETS FOR WARD 13 (Jun 5)

Quiet Streets is designed to provide shared space within communities through the installation of signage and temporary barricades to limit traffic to local vehicle access only.

The Quiet Streets team has installed routes in both St. Jamestown and Regent Park. These routes include:

• Earl St from Sherbourne St to Bleecker St
• Bleecker St from Howard St to Wellesley St E
• Wellesley St E from Parliament St going east to Wellesley Park
• Spruce St from Sackville St to River St
• Sackville St from Wellesley St E to Queen St E
• Sumach St from Wellesley St E to Gerrard St E

(Thanks to Councillor Wong Tam for this update)

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RESTAURANTS/PERSONAL SVCS. ADVISED TO PREP. FOR SAFE REOPENING (Jun 5)

City provides guidance to safely reopen restaurants for indoor and outdoor dining, and personal service settings for personal care services once provincial orders are lifted for these sectors of the economy.

The city has close to 8,000 restaurants and 3,500 personal service providers (including hair salons and barbers, tattoo parlours, nail salons and aesthetic services) 

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MORE, BIGGER PATIOS THIS SUMMER (Jun 4)

The City will allow restaurants and bars to expand their patios — increasing the number of tables outside — once establishments are given the green light to open for more than takeout and delivery.

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APPRECIATING SPRUCECOURT TEACHERS (Jun 3)

Do your kids go to Sprucecourt? Find out how you can give thanks to your kids teachers – or indeed any of the other great folk that work at Sprucecourt Public School.

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CANNABIS OUTLET AT 307 WELLESLEY STREET EAST (Jun 3)

A lot of Cabbagetown residents have expressed concerns about the proposed location of a Cannabis store at 307 Wellesley Street East.

Councillor Wong Tam has sent this letter to the AGCO, following requests to put her support behind residents objections. 

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STREET FOOD VENDORS TO RESUME OPERATIONS (Jan 3)

City announces that street food vendors, food trucks and ice cream trucks can resume operations just in time for this year’s summer vending season. 

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ROAD CLOSURES FOR ActiveTO THIS WEEKEND (Jun 3)

the City will close some major roads this weekend, making roadway available for walking, running and biking, as part of ActiveTO. The two closures close to Cabbagetown are: 

• River Street from Gerrard Street East to Bayview Avenue
• Bayview Avenue from Mill Street to Rosedale Valley Road

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STATE OF EMERGENCY EXTENDED THRU JUNE 30 (Jun 3)

The Ontario government will extend all emergency orders by another 28 days, following vote in legislature.

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SAVE THE DATE FOR (VIRTUAL) CRA AGM  (Jun 2)

In the face of the continuing state of emergency, the CRA has decided to hold its AGM on-line on June 11 at 7pm. More details to be shared in due course.