Hi Folks, I wanted to share a few things in addition to the KPMG report that I emailed to you earlier today. We did a couple of media things this week as follows: Interview with the Toronto Star pertaining to the state of the city's snow removal. I've included the link to the article below. It's a long article, a good one, and our Board Chair's, Albert Stortchak, part is towards the end of the article. Yesterday (Thursday) Albert did…

Good Afternoon All. I've received the following update from my contact at Transportation Services regarding our snow removal. I will also be getting an update from them every morning for the next few days. This will be a huge help in allowing me to keep each of you updated. Okay here's where we're at today: Last night the snow removal crews did the south side of Danforth from Broadview to Greenwood. They removed the snow mounds on the road side.…

Good Afternoon All, Thank you to those of you who attended our in-person meeting with our 55 Division Police team this past Monday. It was a good meeting and provided an opportunity for you to discuss your issues and also to get a better insight into police procedures etc. We will look at hosting these meetings on a quarterly basis so if you didn't come to this one you can attend a future one. PC Jonathan Little, our Crime Prevention…

Hi BIA Members, I finally have confirmation that the City crews will be on Danforth and on Broadview starting tonight removing the snow. There have been rumours going around that the removal wasn't going to happen because of the bike lanes. Barb Grey from Transportation Services confirmed that this was untrue. I know that tonight is the night that you put your garbage bins out - I have already flagged this with Transportation and they have worked out a plan…

Good Morning All, A couple of weeks ago I sent you an email asking if you'd be interested in a meeting with our 55 Division police team. Thank you to those of you who responded and indicated your preferred day/time. As a result we have organized a meeting for this coming Monday, February 24 starting at noon. The meeting will take place at the Epochal Imp at 123 Danforth Avenue. Beyond the members who responded earlier, I'm encouraging the rest…

Good Evening All, Below is the latest update from the City regarding snow removal in the city. I have received numerous emails from you and from local residents. I am flagging concerns with Councillor Fletcher's office. Please continue to keep your full frontages as clean as possible and salted. And a big thank you to those of you who did the cut-throughs on some of the snow banks in front of your businesses - it is a really big help.…