Mahdis Habibinia

Mayor Olivia Chow said she is trying to find a way to “grandfather” in some eating structures that small businesses built during the pandemic to survive.

While the property tax increase in Mayor Olivia Chow’s second budget will likely be less than the record hike in 2024, her allies warn there will likely only be enough money in 2025 for “targeted” service improvements.

The proposed 2025 budget will deliver “change in Torontonians’ lives today,” Mayor Olivia Chow told reporters inside city hall Monday morning.

The proposed 2025 city budget earmarks a record $32.4 billion to fixing the city’s aging infrastructure over the next 10 years — with $2.9 billion to be spent this year alone.

The TTC is looking at full weekend and early access closures in 2025 with larger boundaries and longer time frames to get some of its state-of-good-repair work done along with various expansion projects.

The TTC is looking at full weekend and early access closures in 2025 with larger boundaries and longer time frames to get some of its state-of-good-repair work done along with various expansion projects.

City staff are recommending neither the stormwater charge nor the parking lot levy proposals be pursued.

On Tuesday, CUPE 79, the union that represents 30,000 city workers, said more than 90 per cent of its members voted in favour of a strike.

City of Toronto staff are recommending neither the stormwater charge nor the parking lot levy proposals be pursued.

Toronto is among Picton Terminals’ biggest clients, which four residents allege is running an illegal shoreline quarry to dig and sell limestone across Ontario.