Media Advisories / Releases

December 10, 2011
St. James Town celebrates bike contest winners, mural unveiling and community book launch St. James Town residents celebrated today with the donation of more than 40 new bicycles and helmets, the unveiling of a mural and book launch of "The World Within one Block - Recipes and Stories from St. James Town".
December 9, 2011
Recipe for Community celebration - book launch, mural unveiling, bike contest winners

Toronto Community Housing and its partners, will join the St. James Town community on Saturday, December 10, to celebrate the result of more than $500,000 in public and private investments. 

November 18, 2011
Tenants will benefit from sale of non-core laundry asset Toronto Community Housing has sold its stake in Sparkle Solutions and is dedicating proceeds from the sale to much-needed capital repairs.
October 14, 2011
Raising $335 million to improve housing state of repair On October 21, 2011, Toronto Community Housing's Board of Directors will consider a recommendation to sell 706 stand-alone housing units that are expensive to maintain and repair and dedicating the estimated $335 million in sales proceeds to a State of Good Repair fund that will be used strictly to pay for capital repairs.
September 20, 2011
Bike ride around Lake Erie aims to raise $30,000 for United Way

Toronto Community Housing employee will peddle 75 hours, 1,100 kilometres

July 26, 2011
Toronto Community Housing youth in the running for track scholarships On Wednesday, July 27th, more than 250 Toronto Community Housing tenants between the ages of 13 and 18 from across the city will compete for scholarships to the University of Toronto Track Club at the Search for Stars Track Meet.
July 16, 2011
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the Toronto Community Housing’s building-mounted wind turbine study Berry Vrbanovic, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and councillor for the City of Kitchener, Ont., today announced a Green Municipal FundTM (GMF) grant contribution for Toronto Community Housing. The agency put the $175,000 in funding toward a study of the feasibility of mounting wind turbines on multi-storey social housing units in the urban core.
July 14, 2011
Jays Care Foundation and Toronto Community Housing team up for 23rd season of Blue Jays Baseball Academy Rookie League For eight weeks, 800 kids from 33 Toronto Community Housing (TCH) neighbourhoods will be getting physically active through the game of baseball. Blue Jays Baseball Academy Rookie League teaches the key skills of baseball, teamwork and participation on and off the field.
July 5, 2011
Toronto Community Housing's response to fire marshal's investigation Toronto Community Housing welcomes the Ontario Fire Marshal's findings about the cause of the fire at 200 Wellesley St. E. on September 24, 2010.
June 25, 2011
Refurbished outdoor basketball court opened in St. James Town Mitzie Hunter, Toronto Community Housing's Chief Administrative Officer, today joined residents of St. James Town to celebrate the official opening of a newly refurbished outdoor basketball court as a result of a donation of more than $100,000 by the MLSE Team Up Foundation.