Toronto launches new city-wide publication
Toronto Mayor David Miller and City Manager Joe Pennachetti launched a new city-wide publication today that will inform residents of the
City*s many programs and services. Our Toronto will be delivered to
every household in Toronto and will be published regularly. Our Toronto
replaces three city-wide publications - Waste Watch, Water Watch and
City Routes.
*I have long-felt that the City needed a publication such as Our
Toronto,* said Mayor David Miller. *This gives us another
opportunity for a direct dialogue with Torontonians. Our goal is to make
it easier for residents to understand how the City works, how to access
services and programs, to learn about the issues and decisions City
Council is making, and how to get involved.*
The articles in the first issue of Our Toronto include information
about Live Green Toronto, Transit City, the Waterfront re-development,
the Mayor*s Tower Renewal project, the Prosperity Agenda and more. It
also includes information specific to seniors and youth, and a handy
clip and save page with phone numbers for City services. The front page
of Our Toronto features a photograph of a Kinder Art class at the Matty
Eckler Community Centre.
In addition to printing and distributing Our Toronto to every household
in the city, the publication is available on the City*s website
(www.toronto.ca/ourtoronto) in English and French as well as the top
10 languages spoken in Toronto. Those languages are Chinese, Tamil,
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog, Urdu, Russian, Farsi and Korean.
Our Toronto is also available in English in HTML and audio format, and
Braille is available upon request.
Our Toronto is an environmentally-friendly publication. It is printed
on 100 per cent recycled paper using vegetable inks and conforms to the
standards of the Forest Stewardship Council.
Toronto is Canada*s largest city and sixth largest government, and
home to a diverse population of about 2.6 million people. It is the
economic engine of Canada and one of the greenest and most creative
cities in North America. In the past three years, Toronto has won
numerous awards for quality, innovation and efficiency in delivering
public services. Toronto*s government is dedicated to prosperity,
opportunity and liveability for all its residents.
