Toronto Community Housing in the News

April 8, 2010
Tenants vote in first ever youth election On April 8th, Toronto Community Housing tenants between the ages of 14 to 28 years of age went to the polls to vote in the inaugural youth tenant election at locations across the city.
April 1, 2010
New Boards of Directors Appointed for Housing Connections and HSI David Mitchell, Chair of Toronto Community Housing's board of directors, is pleased to announce the appointment of new Boards of Directors for Housing Connections and Housing Services Inc. (HIS) effective April 1, 2010.
March 22, 2010
From a Lawrence Heights childhood to head of Toronto housing Tall and serious, David Mitchell is the first chair of Toronto Community Housing to have actually grown up in one of the city's projects.
March 19, 2010
City’s feature garden wins three awards at Canada Blooms The City of Toronto’s feature garden - “Get Growing Toronto! Urban Agriculture in our City” - won three awards at a special Canada Blooms ceremony last night.
March 1, 2010
Summer Camps for kids and Youth Interested in sending your kids to summer camp? Well look no further because Toronto Community Housing and its local partners are offering a number of summer camp options for children and youth living in its communities.
February 25, 2010
Five things tenants should know about Lawrence Heights revitalization

Toronto Community Housing is currently working with tenants from the Lawrence Heights community to develop a revitalization plan that will deliver better housing and parks, improve community safety and create more social, recreational and economic opportunities for residents.  There are five things all tenants should know about the revitalization.

February 11, 2010
Toronto Community Housing adopts Ombudsman's recommendations In response to recommendations made by Toronto Ombudsman Fiona Crean, Toronto Community Housing is changing its procedures to ensure fairness when dealing with complaints of serious misconduct made against a tenant.
February 11, 2010
Canadian Federation of Municipalities contributes almost $7 million to 15 green initiatives in Toronto Basil Stewart, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), and Peter Kent, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Americas), were joined today by Mayor David Miller at the Evergreen (Don Valley) Brick Works to celebrate nearly $7 million in funding for 15 green initiatives in Toronto.
January 22, 2010
Haiti Relief Effort On January 12, 2010, Haiti experienced a devastating earthquake. According to the UN, there are an estimated three million people in Haiti in need of aid.
January 19, 2010
Partnership promotes inclusive design and accessibility in social housing On Tuesday, January 19th, Toronto Community Housing and the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD), with Mayor David Miller, unveiled a new partnership aimed at promoting accessible, inclusive design in social housing buildings.