Paula Fletcher

This week: it's Jane's Walk Festival & cherry blossom peak bloom weekend!🚶🌸

Plus: great upcoming events, TTC service changes to local routes and more.

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Weekly Update: Jane's Walk Festival & Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom this Weekend Plus: other great local events, TTC service changes, update on odour from Ashbridges Treatment Plant & more.

🚨 Reminder: the deadline to submit your 2025 Vacant Home Tax declaration is tomorrow (Thursday).

Submit here:

Vacant Home Tax Toronto’s Vacant Home Tax (VHT) requires homeowners to declare their property as vacant or occupied each year. This initiative encourages property owners to rent or sell unused homes to increase housing supply, with taxes on vacant properties supporting affordable housing programs.

🔔🌱 Free Community Compost Days today and tomorrow!

Get your shovels ready! My annual Community Compost Days are back. 🌿🌻

Free compost will be available across Toronto-Danforth:

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡:
➡ Jimmie Simpson Park (11 a.m.)

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡:
➡ Phin Park (7 a.m.)
➡ Monarch Park (8 a.m.)
➡ Kempton Howard Park (9 a.m.)

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡:
➡ Greenwood Park (7 a.m.)
➡ Riverdale Park (8 a.m.)

*𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑑.*

*𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑎 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡-𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒, 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡-𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑒.*

More free compost will also be available at:

➡ Dieppe Park Environment Day (May 23rd)
➡ Withrow Park (June 6th)
➡ East York Civic Centre (June 23rd)

More info: paulafletcher.ca/compost_days_2026

📢 Update on the city's plan to address poor road conditions on Unwin Avenue:

Improving Unwin Avenue Update on the city's plan to address poor road conditions on Unwin Avenue.

🔔 Reminder: one week left to submit your Vacant Home Tax declaration.

Declare here: toronto.ca/vacant-home-tax/

Friendly reminder: If you haven’t submitted your Vacant Home Tax declaration yet, you have until April 30 to do so.

Declarations are required every year for all residential properties.

Submit yours before the deadline: https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/property-taxes-utilities/vacant-home-tax/?WT.rd_id=%2Fvacanthometax

📢 Good news: DVP off-ramp at Richmond reopening tomorrow morning!

Southbound DVP off-ramp to Richmond Street will reopen tomorrow, Friday, April 24, ahead of the morning rush hour.

The ramp has been closed since October 2025 for critical repairs, including work to strengthen the structure. Reopening now reflects an accelerated construction schedule to complete this phase of the project before FIFA World Cup 2026™ and avoid permanent lane closures on Eastern Avenue during the tournament.

This was achieved by extending work hours, adding crews, identifying safe and innovative ways to continue work through the winter months, enabling more work to happen concurrently, and coordinating construction and traffic staging across the area.

Thank you to all residents and commuters for your patience during this work!

Learn more about the four bridge rehabilitation project: toronto.ca/easternadelaidebridges

Get your shovels ready! My annual Community Compost Days are back. 🌿🌻

Free compost will be available across Toronto-Danforth:

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡:
➡ Jimmie Simpson Park (11 a.m.)

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡:
➡ Phin Park (7 a.m.)
➡ Monarch Park (8 a.m.)
➡ Kempton Howard Park (9 a.m.)

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡:
➡ Greenwood Park (7 a.m.)
➡ Riverdale Park (8 a.m.)

*𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑑.*

*𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑎 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡-𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒, 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡-𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑒.*

More free compost will also be available at:

➡ Dieppe Park Environment Day (May 23rd)
➡ Withrow Park (June 6th)
➡ East York Civic Centre (June 23rd)

More info: paulafletcher.ca/compost_days_2026

📢 TONIGHT: learn about upgrades coming soon to Dieppe Park!

Join me & Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation at 7 p.m. for a virtual community meeting on Phase 2 of the Dieppe Park Improvement Plan.

Register: paulafletcher.ca/dieppepark

Happy Easter to all those celebrating today!

Wishing you and your loved ones a bright, joyful Easter. 🐣🌷

My first Environment Day of 2026 is today!

It takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. along Bridgepoint & Blue Rodeo Dr.

♻️ Drop off items for proper disposal or donation
🌱 Free loose compost*
📃 Free paper shredding*
📢 Hear from NoJetsTO & Toronto East Residents For Renewable Energy about local environmental issues & how you can help

More info: tinyurl.com/78a5mkpj

*Household limit of two bags of paper for shredding.

*Bring a shovel & container as compost won't be bagged. Available on a first-come, first-served basis & delivered rain or shine.

Bridgepoint Environment Day My first Community Environment Day of 2026 is Saturday, April 4th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by Bridgepoint Hospital. Learn more.