Dear Scarborough-Guildwood\nResidents <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Tuesday February 18th<\/sup>\nI held a Town Hall meeting in the South Cedarbrae Community. At this meeting we\ndiscussed community safety concerns, traffic concerns, community involvement\nand resources available to the neighbourhood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In attendance were guests\nspeakers from Toronto Police Services (TPS) and officers of its 43 Division. We\nspoke heavily on community safety and the resources that are available to\nresidents such as the non-emergency number 416-808-2222 and online resources to report issues<\/a> and view open data<\/a>. We\nlearned of the importance utilizing the non-emergency number in community\nengagement and data collection to help determine where resources are needed.\nAlso available, are Community Officers from TPS’ 43 Division who are embedded\nin a few of Ward 24’s neighbourhoods. These officers work together with first\nresponders to attend to community needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you to everyone who was\nable to attend. Please contact my office for any questions or concerns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On Wednesday February 19th\n<\/sup>Toronto City Council gathered for a special meeting for a final\ndiscussion in the 2020 City Budget process. City Council unanimously approved a\n2020 tax-supported operating budget of $11.6 billion and a 10-year\ntax-supported capital budget of $27.9 billion. The budget ensures that the City\nis able to preserve all 150-plus existing services, while making new\ninvestments in key capital infrastructure, including funding for transit and\nhousing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I am proud to report that the\nCities for Digital Rights motion that myself and Councillor Joe Cressy put\nforward has been approved. This motion supports a new position for the Toronto\nPublic Library to lead Digital Safety and Literacy Programming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This Digital Safety and\nLiteracy Programming aligns with and supports Toronto’s Poverty Reduction\nStrategy goals to expand digital access and literacy to ensure residents can\neffectively access programs and services online and to increase services access\nand availability. This new position focuses on providing accurate information\nabout the technological, algorithmic and artificial intelligence systems that\nimpact the lives of Torontonians and providing training and access to\nsupporting technologies for library customers. More details on the 2020 City\nBudget can be found here.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n I would like to wish everyone\ngood weekend! <\/p>\n\n\n\n All my Best, <\/p>\n\n\n\n Paul W. Ainslie <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Scarborough-Guildwood Residents On Tuesday February 18th I held a Town Hall meeting in the South Cedarbrae Community. At this meeting we discussed community safety concerns, traffic concerns, community involvement and resources available to the neighbourhood. In attendance were guests speakers from Toronto Police Services (TPS) and officers of its 43 Division. We spoke heavily … <\/p>\n