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Mayor Olivia Chow's Toronto
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T3G
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That was my first look, but nothing came up that matches the timeframe.
Forever shall it remain... a mystery
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That was my first look, but nothing came up that matches the timeframe.
Forever shall it remain... a mystery
Happens a lot, whenever a cop radios for assistance, which could be anything from a higher-risk or multiple arrest to an active shooter. If you don’t hear anything after, it was a precautionary call.
zang
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This is Toronto. They send six or more cruisers every time someone's having a mental health crisis. If it wasn't mentioned on the TPS Operations twitter account, that's likely what it was.
They need to justify their budget somehow.
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Of course, it could just have been coffee break time?
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Admiral Beez
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Just received my final three property tax bills for 2024. It's up over 18% from the first three installments. I'm okay with that, provided its doesn't all go to salary hikes at TPS. Put the money towards addressing infrastructure and quality of life.
I do wonder, now that my property tax bill is $8K what it will be in ten years and if I will be able to easily afford it when I retire. Presumably by 2034 it will be closer to $12k. That's why we're doing all the renos and maintenance now.
I do wonder, now that my property tax bill is $8K what it will be in ten years and if I will be able to easily afford it when I retire. Presumably by 2034 it will be closer to $12k. That's why we're doing all the renos and maintenance now.
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picard102
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Olivia Chow wants to bring Toronto’s downtown back to life — and she’s meeting bank CEOs about increasing office days to do it
Toronto's mayor has been meeting with the CEOs of some of Canada's largest companies to discuss how to get workers back in the office at least four days a week
www.thestar.com
Not going to win a lot of hearts with this one.
Admiral Beez
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And how are people in the suburbs supposed to get their their desks downtown? Mayor Chow should focus on ensuring the TTC is reliable, the roads, sidewalks and bike paths are usable, the garbage gets picked up, clean water comes our of our taps and the sewage gets treated. She should let business leaders determine how to best run their companies, and it’s not their employee’s jobs to funnel money into downtown food courts and shops.Olivia Chow wants to bring Toronto’s downtown back to life — and she’s meeting bank CEOs about increasing office days to do it
Toronto's mayor has been meeting with the CEOs of some of Canada's largest companies to discuss how to get workers back in the office at least four days a week
Not going to win a lot of hearts with this one.
picard102
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She's already trying to walk it back now. Story of her Mayoralty.
evandyk
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As always, it comes down to housing. Toronto is zoned so it's practically impossible to live a reasonable commuting distance from downtown (which also has to do with the TTC and road construction, but they're not the main culprits) unless you bought in/rented a while ago. The quickest fix if they want people coming to work downtown more is probably transit improvements. Not that there's any quick fix in the position we're in now.
Anyways, four years after the pandemic started, the bank CEOs have probably come to their resting point on WFH/hybrid days for their employees and I doubt Chow will talk them into more.
Anyways, four years after the pandemic started, the bank CEOs have probably come to their resting point on WFH/hybrid days for their employees and I doubt Chow will talk them into more.
evandyk
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Also, there are tons of people downtown from Tuesday to Thursday. If the landlords in the towers still think they can charge rents based on five days a week of full office occupancy downtown, that's never going to happen again. There is plenty of foot traffic to support viable retail/food businesses.
Northern Light
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Not true, at all.
While you're correct that better transit would be a significant helper, for the banks, a lot of that is on GO Transit which has less rush hour and less midday service on its Lakeshore corridors than it did pre-pandemic.
The return of LSE express trains and 15M weekday, mid-day service would be quite helpful, but that's on Metrolinx. It is, of course, the result of the joint corridor work that I opposed, and many here favoured as if it were consequence-free.....
As someone whose had conversations with senior management at one bank, I can tell you the CEO is keen on 5-days per week in office.
But 3 days was a bit of a fight, and some other banks were less pushy, and there was concern of some people leaving for the competition if they didn't impose more days as a group.
I expect 4 days will be imposed again on most staff, but not before September at the earliest, and more likely January '25. But its never a done deal til its past tense.
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evandyk
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Yes, Go Transit is critical to getting people into the towers downtown for sure. I work in one and I'd say over 50% of my colleagues take Go to work.
The CEO of RBC has been outspoken on getting people back in the office. The reality for the banks these days, though, is that if one of them does it alone it would create a serious talent retention problem for them. I doubt any bank will be at four days in the foreseeable future for the drones working in the towers.
The banks are trying the carrot approach with their new towers and other offices, but commuting into downtown is the problem for most people, which won't be solved with beautiful towers and free yoga classes.
The CEO of RBC has been outspoken on getting people back in the office. The reality for the banks these days, though, is that if one of them does it alone it would create a serious talent retention problem for them. I doubt any bank will be at four days in the foreseeable future for the drones working in the towers.
The banks are trying the carrot approach with their new towers and other offices, but commuting into downtown is the problem for most people, which won't be solved with beautiful towers and free yoga classes.
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under "Accepted Items for Drop-Off & Pickup"
https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/recycling-organics-garbage/community-environment-days/
Edit: Oops.
Okay, I now see that's specified for Depot events. It wouldn't make much sense for most or all of the other ones in places like mall parking lots. And even more embarrassing, I said the same dumb thing in another post here a year and a half ago.
https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/recycling-organics-garbage/community-environment-days/
I have an old desk-top computer and a bunch of other smaller items on their list that I was going to carry there in a large canvas bag, but I guess not if they refuse to allow you to go to a Community Environment Day unless you are driving a motor vehicle.
Edit: Oops.
Okay, I now see that's specified for Depot events. It wouldn't make much sense for most or all of the other ones in places like mall parking lots. And even more embarrassing, I said the same dumb thing in another post here a year and a half ago.
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