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Winterlicious begins tomorrow at participating restaurants across Toronto

26/1/2017

Winterlicious, presented by YP Dine and produced by the City of Toronto, begins tomorrow and runs for two delicious weeks. Almost 220 restaurants will offer three-course, prix fixe lunch and dinner menus at exceptional value until February 9.

Three-course prix fixe lunch menus are priced at $18, $23 and $28, and dinner is priced at $28, $38 and $48. The list of participating restaurants and their menus is available at http://www.toronto.ca/winterlicious. Visitors to the website can locate and sort restaurants by price, neighbourhood and cuisine, and share their list through social media. The interactive map enables users to find Winterlicious restaurants across the city.

Winterlicious welcomes 17 new restaurant participants this year, including 70 Down Restaurant & Lounge, Aioli Bistro, Boku Sushi, Fring's Restaurant, Indian Street Food Co., Leña and Loka.

Tickets for the nine Winterlicious Culinary Events featuring one-of-a-kind cooking and dining experiences are currently on sale, with several events already sold out. In celebration of Canada's 150th birthday, embark on a culinary journey through Canada's history from coast to coast, and savour the unique and diverse food culture of Canadian cuisine. More information is available at http://www.toronto.ca/winterlicious.

YP Dine is the new presenting sponsor for the Licious programs and ESKA Natural Spring Water returns as the official water sponsor. Joining them is Aeroplan as the official premier sponsor for the event.

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City's business mission to Los Angeles amplified Toronto’s profile as a premier production location

25/1/2017

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The largest ever City of Toronto business mission to Los Angeles increased the profile and attractiveness of Toronto to both new and established production companies in Los Angeles.

"We demonstrated our commitment as a unified industry and reinforced to all that Toronto can deliver as a premier production location," said Mayor John Tory.

Mayor Tory and Councillor Michael Thompson (Ward 37 Scarborough Centre), Chair of the Economic Development Committee, were part of a delegation of 22 Toronto companies and organizations to Los Angeles to build upon the record investment in Toronto by Los Angeles-based production companies, which exceeded $800 million in 2016.

"This mission helped solidify strong annual production investments in the city," said Councillor Thompson. "We are confident that we will again be above the $1.5 billion mark in 2016, thanks in part to investments from our clients based in the United States."

The mission consisted of five hosted events with influential decision makers from across the Los Angeles screen production spectrum as well as meetings with companies such as Annapurna Pictures, CBS All Access and Netflix.

The City of Toronto's interaction with Los Angeles companies was strengthened by the presentation of the City's five-point plan (http://ow.ly/8xoY3088p8D) for improving Toronto's screen-based infrastructure, customer service and labour force development which was endorsed by City Council in June 2016.

Toronto has one of the largest screen-based (film, television, commercials and animation) industries in North America, employing 30,000 people. For the sixth consecutive year, this important sector has contributed more than $1 billion to Toronto’s economy.

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Toronto Fire Services to welcome new fire prevention officers

25/1/2017

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City of Toronto Deputy City Manager John Livey and Interim Fire Chief Matthew Pegg will welcome 20 new recruits and three newly appointed fire protection engineers at a ceremony tomorrow night. The new recruits have completed the required training to join Toronto Fire Services' Fire Prevention division.

Date: Thursday, January 26
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Toronto Fire/Paramedic Services Training Centre, 895 Eastern Ave.

Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities. In 2017, Toronto will honour Canada's 150th birthday with "TO Canada with Love," a year-long program of celebrations, commemorations and exhibitions. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/TorontoComms and on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/cityofto.

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City of Toronto to celebrate annual immigrant mentoring program

9/1/2017

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Deputy Mayor Pam McConnell, City Manager Peter Wallace and Margaret Eaton, executive director of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC), will recognize members of the Toronto Public Service, Toronto residents and service delivery partners for participating in the City of Toronto's 13th annual Profession to Profession Mentoring Immigrants Program.

Date: Tuesday, January 10
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Toronto City Hall, 2nd floor, Committee Room 2, 100 Queen St. W.

The Profession to Profession Mentoring Immigrants Program is a collaboration between the Mentoring Partnership, which is a TRIEC program, and a group of community agencies that respond to the needs of Toronto's diverse communities and the barriers that internationally trained professionals face while seeking employment.

Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities. In 2017, Toronto will honour Canada's 150th birthday with "TO Canada with Love," a year-long program of celebrations, commemorations and exhibitions. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, follow us on Twitter @TorontoComms or Instagram @cityofto.

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Extreme Cold Weather Alert – seek shelter, check on loved ones

5/1/2017

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Based on information from Environment Canada, Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Toronto's Acting Medical Officer of Health, has issued an Extreme Cold Weather Alert today for Toronto that will be in effect until further notice. Extreme Cold Weather Alerts are issued when the temperature is forecast to reach -15ºC or colder, or when the wind chill is forecast to reach -20 or colder.

Exposure to cold weather can be harmful to your health. Hypothermia occurs when the body's core temperature drops below 35°C and can have severe consequences, including organ failure and death. Frostbite can also occur in cold weather when skin freezes and in severe cases can lead to amputation when deeper tissues freeze.

Those most at risk of cold-related illness are people experiencing homelessness or those underhoused, those who work outdoors, people with a pre-existing heart condition or respiratory illness, the elderly, and infants and young children. People with heart problems can experience worsening of their condition for several days after cold weather occurs.

Extreme Cold Weather Alerts activate local services that focus on getting and keeping vulnerable residents inside. These services include additional shelter beds, notification to community agencies to relax any service restrictions, availability of transit tokens in some drop-ins, and overnight street outreach. Between December 15, 2016, and February 28, 2017, two cold weather drop-ins will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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