Clean Toronto Together program begins in April

From our friends at the Clean Toronto team:

Clean Toronto Together program begins in April
The warm weather is fast-approaching, revealing a winter’s worth of debris and litter. This is our opportunity to get involved and help keep Toronto clean.

Students and businesses are invited to participate in the Corporate and School Clean-up Day on Friday, April 19. Make the area near your school or business shine.

The following day, it's time for a Toronto tradition. Mayor Rob Ford's annual Community Clean-up Day is a great way to get together with friends, neighbours and co-workers to reduce everyday litter. What better way to turn your ideas into action than to get involved.

It only takes minutes to make a difference. The event takes place on Saturday, April 20 (the alternative date if your group prefers or if the weather doesn't cooperate is Sunday, April 21). Get together with family, friends and neighbours and clean a public space that is important to you – it could be a park or a local street.

Participating groups can pick up their GLAD garbage and recycling bags at Toronto Community Centres, Civic Centres, and participating Pizza Pizza locations starting April 2 while supplies last.

We ask groups to register before April 15 so the City can coordinate where City crews can pick up the collected litter. You can register for your clean up event or get more information at toronto.ca/cleantoronto. If the internet is not an option, call 311.

And don't forget, if you see graffiti vandalism or illegal postering, report it by calling 311.

For information about the clean-up events, visit toronto.ca/cleantoronto.

Let's all Clean Toronto Together.

Mandatory Downspout Disconnect is getting close

An important announcement from our upcoming Spring 2013 Newsletter:

Downspout disconnection in the area of Ward 39 which is west of Kennedy Road must be completed by December 3, 2013. If you live east of Kennedy Road, you must disconnect the downspout by December 3, 2016.

If you have considered all the options and find it is not technically feasible, you could apply to the City for an exemption by completing a Mandatory Downspout Disconnection Exemption Application.

Financial assistance (up to a maximum of $500), is available for low-income seniors or individuals with disability who apply for the assistance and meet the criteria.

For more information and to obtain a copy of the exemption application, please check the website at http://www.toronto.ca/water/protecting_quality/downspout.htm or call my office for more information.