Toronto City Councillor
Ward 25 Don Valley West

Toronto is a great place to live, work and enjoy life. As your Councillor I'm committed to preserving our wonderful communities.

As well, I want to improve our services and maintain our infrastructure in a cost effective way for our taxpayers. With your help, we'll make Toronto even better.

• Reminder - Deadline is March 31/09 for Property Assessment Appeals and Requests for Reconsideration (RfR).  Click here for additional information.  Click here for the application form

• Press Release on Development Charges - "Councillors question $50 million tax giveaway."  Click here for more information.

• Council Highlights - January 2009.  Click here for more information.

• NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING  Yonge -Eglinton Focused Review - January 22, 2009.  Click here for more information.

• Council Highlights - November & December 2008. Click here to read the highlights from the most recent meeting of City Council.

• Winterlicious  January 30 to February 12th- Now in its seventh delicious year, Toronto's favourite winter gastronomic celebration runs from January 30- February 12. Click here for more information.

• Property Assessment Appeals - Assessment Data now available.  Please contact our office for more information.

• Toronto Fire Services Career Information Sessions - Click here for further information.

• Council Highlights - October 2008  Click here to read highlights from the most recent meeting of City Council

• MUNICIPAL ELECTION FINANCE REFORM - By-law to prohibit corporate and union contributions.  Click here to read the Notice of Motion.

• HELP STOP TTC STRIKES!          Click here to sign the online petition to make the TTC an Essential Service.

• Maintaining Medical Services at the Don Mills Centre. Read Councillor Jenkins' Open Letters to Cadillac Fairview here.

• Councillor Jenkins releases Summer 2008 Newsletter.  Click here to read it online.

• Mossgrove Park Safety and Tree Issues. Click here for more information.

• Mayor's Fiscal Review Panel releases "BluePrint" Report.
• Click here to read the highlights.
• Click here to read the full report.

• Motion: 2008 salary freeze for the Mayor and City Councillors  - defeated.
• Click here to read the motion.
• Click here for the recorded vote.
• Click here to read the the Toronto Star article "Untimely Pay Hikes" from March 2/08.

• Toronto City Council - Recorded Votes on Land Transfer and Vehicle Registration Taxes. Click here to view the votes.

• Toronto Star Article: "Councillor Urges Six-Fold Increase in Development Charges" (October 31, 2007) Click here to read the article.

• Toronto Star Article: "Builders in Toronto Get a Bargain" (October 31, 2007) Click here to read the article.

• Ward 25 Ratepayers Association holds special meetings with Don Valley West Provincial candidates John Tory and Kathleen Wynne. Click here for more information.

• Councillor Jenkins requests special meeting of Council to deal with budget crisis.  Click here to read his letter to the Mayor.

• Toronto's New Official Plan now available online - click here to view the City's new Official Plan.

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Call Access Toronto at 416-338-0338, or by TTY at 416-338-0TTY (0889), or visit the Access Toronto website. The Call Centre is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday except for holidays.

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