Dear Ward 24 neighbours:
I am happy to kick off this new term and New Year sending many thanks to my family, friends, and staff and of course to all of you.
Being appointed Chair of the General Government and Licensing Committee I look forward to continuing my work with the addition of the Licencing portfolio. The committee joins the past Government Management Committee and Licencing Committee under one umbrella to focus on City government, assets and resources and business licensing. With a mandate to monitor and make recommendations on the administrative operations of the City and licensing of businesses.
Primarily I am motivated to work with the newly expanded Scarborough-Guildwood Ward neighbourhood and residents, many who I met during my canvass. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting new residents as I knocked on every door in the Ward. I will be posting my upcoming monthly town hall meetings and hope to see a full house for a healthy discussion on how to improve communities and the City as a whole. A number of mobile office dates in our high-rise communities have been set enabling residents to easily visit my constituency office.
Moreover, I hope to see as many of you at my New Year’s Levee this Saturday January 5, 2019 from 2pm to 4pm at the Cedar Ridge Creative Centre (225 Confederation Dr.).
This winter looks like it’s going to be another cold one. Check out the PlowTO map, a new Winter Road Maintenance and Salting Operations website that enables residents to see the location of plows, sidewalk plows and salt trucks and when their street was serviced by the City’s winter operations crews. See PlowTO map here.
Although named the Holiday Wish List, donations are accepted year round to help the vulnerable and those experiencing homelessness this winter season. To help visit to search agencies for information on volunteering, details on items needed, location and drop-off times.
Let’s make our community inclusive, safe and great.
All my best,
Paul W. Ainslie
City of Toronto Councillor
Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood