Articles Tagged with 'Al Ruggero'

Emery Village BIA’s Executive Director’s message As we start to embrace the coming spring season, it’s with great excitement that we announce some fantastic opportunities and updates for our Emery Village businesses and residents. Firstly, mark your calendars for Thursday, April 18th, as the Emery...

By Sean Delaney Emery Village, celebrated as Canada’s largest industrial zone, is excited about its upcoming Business Improvement Area (BIA) Job Fair this April. As final details are being polished, the community’s enthusiasm is beginning to build—a sentiment echoed by the more than 3,200 businesse...

By Al Ruggero As fall descends upon us, thoughts naturally shift to the upcoming winter season. However, due to seasonal constraints, certain tasks on our “to-do list” often remain incomplete, postponed to the following spring. Many take pride in the well-maintained residential and commercial prope...

By Al Ruggero The Canadian economy is strong and continues to defy expectations. In a recent announcement by Statistics Canada, an incredible 150,000 jobs were added in January alone. And job postings were up by 53 percent above pre-pandemic levels as of this February. Many companies are als...

By Al Ruggero In October, Toronto’s Planning and Housing Committee met to deliberate Planning Staff’s proposal to narrow permitted uses in the City’s Employment Areas. Phase 1 advances the process of Zoning Conformity. Zoning Conformity for Employment Areas (under OPA 231) started in 2013 and refle...

By Al Ruggero Have you ever wondered why some buildings are where they are and not elsewhere? If you live in an exclusive residential community, you can reasonably assume that no one would tear down your neighbours’ homes to build a chemical recycling plant. The legal structures governing land ...

By Sean Delaney Construction is almost finished along Steeles Avenue W from Fenmar Drive to Weston Road. The Emery Village BIA, along with funding from the City of Toronto’s Economic Development Branch, are bringing much needed boulevard beautification to this neglected but essential corridor. S...

By Sean Delaney The Emery Village BIA is hosting a community-wide job fair to connect local talent with local employers. The event is being held April 4th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Famee Furlane Event Centre, at 7065 Islington Avenue, Woodbridge. If you are a business member looking t...

By Sean Delaney The Emery Village BIA recently hosted a vital information session for local business owners to explain the City of Toronto’s Façade improvement funding program. As background, every year, BIA members become eligible to apply for Façade Improvement Program grants. Many who bec...

By Sean Delaney The Emery Village BIA recently held its 17th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Jan. 15 at the Magnolia Event Boutique at 5511 Steeles Avenue W. The meeting was an opportunity for members to review the events, activities and achievements of the past year along with presenting the...

By Sean Delaney Many in Emery look forward to the third Tuesday of each June, and Neighbours Night Out. Longtime local resident Lee Jackson hosts the community gathering, which this year celebrated its 20th anniversary and welcomed its largest crowd yet. Many of the neighbours brought delectab...

Delta Bingo and Gaming Downsview aids 2018 initiative By Sean Delaney Provincial Constable Jennifer Rai, who helps assist 31 Division with community outreach in the Emery Village area, along with other members from the Division, were on hand at Delta Bingo and Gaming Downsview to pick up toy...

By Sean Delaney There are many of us that look forward to the third Tuesday of each June. The event is called Neighbours night out. A very special person named Lee Jackson – a shining example to all of us as an Emery Village resident – helps to make this a better place to live. For ...

Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti arranged a ward 7 tour for Mayor John Tory in November and had the Mayor drop by the EVBIA ofices for a quick visit. Following up on the Mayor’s attendance at our last public meeting in the summer to discuss the plans for the LRT along Finch, Tory expressed interest ...