Ward 33 E-blast

Hello Ward 33 Residents,

Happy New Year! As 2010 gets rolling, we are already very busy. Below are reminders and information that you might be interested in.

Signing-Up for Blog Updates through Councillor Carroll's Website
Signing up for blog updates through Councillor Carroll's website is now even easier than before! We are phasing out mass emails such as this one, so everyone is encouraged to sign up in order to continue to receive important information about Ward 33 and the City of Toronto.

To sign up for the blog update follow these easy steps:
Step 1 - go to www.shelleycarroll.ca
Step 2 - click on the "blog" tab
Step 3 - go to the "Click here to sign-up" button and follow the prompts.

For security reasons staff in our office are unable to sign you up to receive these updates. However, should you encounter any challenges, please contact our office and we will be happy to assist you.

Meeting Reminders

Councillor Carroll's Town Hall
7:00pm - 9:00pm
January 25, 2010
Don Valley Junior High School, Cafeteria

Constituency Day
January 23, 2010
Fairview Public Library, Meeting Room 2
Please call our office for an appointment

Automatic Rent Reduction
The Residential Tenancies Act allows residential tenants to automatically reduce their rents where the rental building in which they live has experienced a property tax decrease of more than 2.49% in two consecutive years.

If you live in a building where this is the case, you should have received a letter in December from the City of Toronto explaining this. The letter would have also indicated what percentage you can reduce your rent by. You do not need your landlord's permission to reduce your rent, however, the City does recommend that you talk to your landlord about the amount of rental reduction and new monthly rental amount that you will be paying.

If you have any questions about this including whether or not you live in a building that qualifies for an automatic rent reduction, please contact our office.

Recycling Collection
The City of Toronto has implemented aggressive diversion programs to reduce waste from landfill. Part of the success of these programs relies on the ability of residents to effectively participate in diversion efforts. As a result, solid waste staff will collect overflow recycling items that are put out in clear plastic bags along with blue bins on recycling collection days.

If your household regularly puts out overflow recycling items you may want to consider upgrading the size of your blue bin. You can do this by calling 416-392-BINS (2467) or our office.

Volunteers Wanted
Throughout the year our office can always use a few extra helping hands. We organize many large community events and volunteers from the community help to ensure that they are successful. We also have a very busy office and welcome the addition of volunteers to help us out whenever possible.

If you are interested please contact our office and we will speak to you about the types of tasks that we have available.

Best regards,
Councillor Shelley Carroll and the Ward 33 Team