Up to 3,500 broken sidewalks caused by overgrown roots last year
Coun. Jim Karygiannis stands near a heaved sidewalk Tuesday in Scarborough.; In some cases, he believes offending trees should be cut down and replaced. (Mike Smee/CBC News)
CBC News April 17, 2917 Laura Fraser
Two days after Toronto’s major grocery and pharmacy chains shuttered for much of the Easter weekend, city councillors will review whether more stores should get to stay open on statutory holidays.
Apr 09, 2017 CBC News Lauren Pelley
Six suspected overdoses. Two nightclubs. One 24-year-old woman dead.
A deadly weekend night in Toronto’s club scene led police to urge public caution — and now, city councillors are calling for more action to protect clubgoers amid rising overdose deaths throughout the city.
Council approves Scarborough subway items as vote to further compare LRT option fails
Chris Fox, March 28, 2017 CP24.com
An effort to reopen the debate over the one-stop Scarborough subway extension amid rising costs and lingering questions over how many people it will serve has failed.
上百间多市餐厅晚上变夜总会 周边市民崩溃
星岛日 2017-03-17 本报记者
在多市经营酒吧或夜总会等夜场，须符合市府的严格管制标准，然而夜场需求大，或使部分有意经营夜场者图走“法律罅”，申请食肆牌照，方便日间经营食肆，深夜11时后“变身”夜总会，吸纳深宵顾客。市府牌照及标准委员会副主席的市议员詹嘉礼（Jim Karygiannis），动议监督人员撰写报告，讲解市府如何打击这类“偷鸡”经营夜场的食肆东主。
Foreign buyer tax is one alternative for Toronto to bring prices under control
CP24.com January 31, 2017 Chris Fox
A controversial proposal to allow private companies to compete with unionized workers for a contract to pick up waste in Scarborough has been sent back to staff for further study.
Councillor Jim Karygiannis thinks a foreign buyer tax could be a solution to Toronto’s rising housing prices.
Councillor Jim Karygiannis (Ward 39, Scarborough-Agincourt) has reiterated his support for taxing foreign homebuyers on properties they buy in the GTA. Karygiannis said Thursday he is sending a letter to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne asking her to implement a five per cent foreign buyers tax.
Scarborough Mirror Jan 12, 2017 David Nickle
The union representing Toronto’s garbage workers is crying foul on the release of a report recommending that Toronto contract out garbage collection in Scarborough.
