Category: Well Being and Healthy Cities
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73 Days – Sheltering and Housing Update, Community Care Tent and Tiny Home Community, Shared Suffering as Connection – Mayor’s Sunday Email – January 17 2021
Hello everyone, Thanks for taking the time to write to me this past week. Because we’re still receiving a high volume of emails about sheltering in parks, and so that you all get an answer from me in a timely way, I’m writing back to all of you together. I’ve been doing this every Sunday…
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80 Days – There is a Plan, Community Care Tent, Parks Sheltering Concerns, Your Suggestions – Mayor’s Sunday Email – January 10 2021
Hello Everyone, Thanks for taking the time to write to me this past week. In order to answer all your emails in a timely way and to ensure that everyone has as much information as possible, I write back to everyone all at once every Sunday. I’ll address your specific concerns as best I can…
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Central Park FLood Response, Indoor Sheltering Update, Consultation, and Christmas Oranges – Mayor’s Sunday Email – January 3 2021
Hello everyone, Thanks for your emails over the past few weeks. As those of you who are regular correspondents will know, I took a couple weeks break from writing Sunday emails. For those of you who are receiving a Sunday email for the first time, it’s because you’ve written in the past couple of weeks…
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Tiny Homes, Questions addressed, By-Election, City Budget, And Happy Holidays – Mayor’s Sunday Email – December 13 2020
Hello everyone, Thanks so much for your emails this past week. In keeping with my Sunday tradition, I’m writing back to all of you at once so that everyone’s emails get answered in a timely way and so that everyone has as much information as possible about sheltering, housing and other related matters. If you’d…
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Provincial support, community care tent, $100,000 grant, housing update – Mayor’s Sunday Email – November 22 2020
Hello everyone, Thanks so much to everyone who has written to me this past week. In order to answer your emails in a timely way – and to make sure that everyone has the same information – I’m writing back to all of you at once. As always, I’ll use headings so you can just…
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meegan/Beacon Hill Park, showers, human rights, The state of the City, and covid-19 second wave – Mayor’s Sunday Email – November 15 2020
Hello everyone, I continue to receive lots of emails on sheltering related issues and I want to make sure everyone gets a response and has information, so I’m answering you all at once! I hope you’ll take the time to read and share with others too. These emails tend to be long, but it’s because…
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Showers, community care tent, The City’s role and next steps towards housing – mayor’s sunday Email – november 8 2020
Hello everyone, Thanks for taking the time to write to me this past week. We’re still receiving quite a few emails on the topic of people sleeping outside. I’m writing back to everyone at once as I want to make sure to respond to all of you and to share information. If you’d like to…
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housing Update, questions addressed, pandemic mental health impacts, how you can help, And waterfront walkway, – mayor’s Sunday email – November 1 2020
Hello everyone, Thanks very much to everyone who took the time to write to me this past week on the topic of sheltering and related issues. I really value receiving your emails and I also appreciate this weekly opportunity to respond. For those of you who have written for the first time, this email is…
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Decampment update, questions addressed, birthday messages and new affordable housing units approved – mayor’s sunday email – October 25 2020
Hello everyone, Thanks to those of you who have emailed me this past week with questions, thoughts and suggestions on sheltering in parks and related issues. We’re still receiving quite a few emails on this topic, so I’m writing all of you back together. If you’d like to stay in touch and stay updated on…
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Decampment working group update, Rent supplements, questions answered and a personal note – Mayor’s Sunday email – October 18 2020
Hello everyone, Thanks to all of you who have written to me this past week with questions and comments on the situation of people sheltering in parks and the impact this is having on everyone. As I’ve been doing for the past few months , I read all your emails and then respond to them…




