Supporting our Scarborough-Rouge Park community
It was wonderful to see so many of you at Winterfest! As Council business resumes following the holiday break, memberships for many of the committees and councils that make up City Council have been adjusted.
As I continue in my role as your deputy mayor and city councillor for Scarborough-Rouge Park, I will continue to chair the Infrastructure and Environment Committee and serve as the new Chair of the Toronto Zoo’s Board of Directors.
This year, I will also be sitting on the Budget Committee, Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee, Executive Committee, and Scarborough Community Council. In addition, I will continue to represent Toronto at Ontario Big City Mayors and newly represent Toronto at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario alongside several of my Council colleagues.
I’m looking forward to working with everyone to improve our city.
February Fundraisers
This month, I will be participating in two fundraisers: Move Your Paws for the Polar Bear Cause and The Coldest Night of the Year.
Move Your Paws for the Polar Bear Cause is a 1-kilometre or 5-kilometre walk and run held on February 22. Open to polar bear fans of all ages and abilities, the event supports the Toronto Zoo’s efforts to protect polar bears. Proceeds from the fundraising drive will support the Toronto Zoo’s Polar Bear Life Support System Project, and a portion of every race entry will be donated to the Toronto Zoo Wildlife Conservancy.
You can learn more about Move Your Paws, including how to sign up, at torontozoo.com/events/move.
The Coldest Night of the Year is a campaign raising money for charities across the country held on February 22. Our team, The Rouge Rangers, will be walking in support of Fernie Youth Services, an organization located in our community that provides residential assistance, employment readiness, and community reintegration programming to youth across the Greater Toronto Area.
You can learn more, including how to donate, sign up or join our team, at cnoy.org/location/scarborougheast and scroll down to find The Rouge Rangers.
311 Toronto – There’s an App for That!
311 connects clients to non-emergency City services, programs and information. The service can be accessed 24/7 by calling 311, visiting toronto.ca/311 or using the 311 Toronto mobile app.
You can use 311 to create service requests for animal control, bylaw violations, property standards, graffiti, missed solid waste pickup, tree pruning requests, or to report litter and illegal dumping. Potholes can also be reported to 311.
When snow hits the ground, residents can help to identify problem areas by contacting 311 and submitting a service request once the service portal is open. When submitting a service request, provide as much information as possible including location, description, photos and your contact information.
You will receive a reference number where you can check the status and edit or cancel your request. Please record it so your request can be tracked. If your request has not been handled in an appropriate time frame, please follow up with my office.
Stay in Touch
If you’d like to get in touch or sign up for my e-newsletter, please email me at councillor_mckelvie@toronto.ca or call 416-338-3771.