Mayor Olivia Chow 🇨🇦

@MayorOliviaChow

Mayor of Toronto. Former City Councillor, Member of Parliament, and school trustee. For assistance, email [email protected].

Toronto, Ontario

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Mayor Olivia Chow 🇨🇦@MayorOliviaChow · Jul 9

At a time when rising food costs are making it harder for parents to provide good, nutritious food to their kids — Toronto is stepping up. Starting this summer, thousands of kids participating in CampTO programs have access to nutritious food. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

MayorOliviaChow's tweet card. The school year has come to an end, and for a lot of kids in Toronto who depend on their school food programs for meals, that means an increased struggle with food insecurity. On Monday, the city of...

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Mayor Olivia Chow 🇨🇦@MayorOliviaChow · Jul 23

City Council meets this week. Tackling congestion and building much-needed housing are just some of the top items we’ll be considering. You can watch my pre-Council remarks below. You can watch the full proceedings here: youtube.com/@TorontoCityCo…

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City of Toronto 🇨🇦@cityoftoronto · Jul 20

It’s National Drowning Prevention Week! Toronto's lifeguards fly different coloured flags to indicate the swimming conditions. Green = safe Yellow = caution Red = danger. Get more details at toronto.ca/beachsafety

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Mayor Olivia Chow 🇨🇦@MayorOliviaChow · Jul 16

At Executive Committee today: ❄️ We’re taking key steps to fix Toronto’s snow response—residents deserve better 🚍 And it’s time to move forward with RapidTO on Dufferin & Bathurst. Faster, more reliable transit means a better city for everyone. Let’s get Toronto moving.

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City of Toronto 🇨🇦@cityoftoronto · Jul 15

Carousel Bakery owners Robert Biancolin and Maurice Biancolin honoured with a Key to the City News Release: toronto.ca/news/carousel-…

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Mayor Olivia Chow 🇨🇦@MayorOliviaChow · Jul 15

Today, we honoured Robert and Maurice Biancolin of Carousel Bakery with the Key to the City. For nearly 50 years, their peameal bacon sandwich has been at the heart of St. Lawrence Market. Their work helped to save the Market from demolition in the early '80s. Thank you.

MayorOliviaChow's tweet image. Today, we honoured Robert and Maurice Biancolin of Carousel Bakery with the Key to the City.

For nearly 50 years, their peameal bacon sandwich has been at the heart of St. Lawrence Market. Their work helped to save the Market from demolition in the early '80s.

Thank you.

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Toronto Public Health@TOPublicHealth · Jul 14

Protect your health by: ⬇️ ✔️ Check the AQHI & get alerts with the WeatherCAN app ✔️ Limit outdoor activities ✔️ Protect your indoor air ✔️ Wear a well-fitted respiratory type mask (N95) outdoors to reduce exposure to fine particles Learn more: toronto.ca/wildfire

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City of Toronto 🇨🇦@cityoftoronto · Jul 14

Toronto is still under a heat warning. This heat can cause potential health risks so please, check on friends, family & neighbours. If you need relief from the heat, there are 500+ places to cool off in our Heat Relief Network. Find cool spaces👉 toronto.ca/community-peop…

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Mayor Olivia Chow 🇨🇦@MayorOliviaChow · Jul 13

It was a busy and hot weekend of picnics, art and basketball! Great to get out an enjoy the city. Great to stop by the annual @liuna183 Picnic, @torontoartfair on Nathan Phillips Square and the ARC Hoops Celeb Classic with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin at TMU.

MayorOliviaChow's tweet image. It was a busy and hot weekend of picnics, art and basketball! Great to get out an enjoy the city.

Great to stop by the annual @liuna183 Picnic, @torontoartfair on Nathan Phillips Square and the ARC Hoops Celeb Classic with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin at TMU.

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Toronto Public Health@TOPublicHealth · Jul 11

Heat-related illness is preventable. Tips: ☑️Drink lots of water ☑️Use fans or A/C to cool down ☑️Never leave kids or pets in parked cars ☑️Recognize heat illness signs: rash, cramps, dizziness, fainting. ☑️Find a cool space: call 311 or visit toronto.ca/KeepCool

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City of Toronto PFR@TorontoPFR · Jul 11

In response to today’s heat warning, the following outdoor pools will be open until 11:45 p.m. tonight, 📍 Alex Duff 📍 Fairbank 📍 Halbert Park (until 9 p.m.) 📍 McGregor 📍 Monarch 📍 North Toronto 📍 Smithfield 📍 Sunnyside toronto.ca/Swim

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City of Toronto 🇨🇦@cityoftoronto · Jul 11

Keep cool, Toronto. 😎 It's going to be hot this weekend, stay cool by: 🥤Drinking lots of water 👕 Wearing loose, light-coloured, breathable clothes ⛱️Avoiding the sun & stay in the shade 🏃‍♀️Avoiding intense physical activity Find more tips at toronto.ca/KeepCool

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Mayor Olivia Chow 🇨🇦@MayorOliviaChow · Jul 11

Great to meet with London Mayor Sadiq Khan.⁠ ⁠ Toronto and London share similar challenges of building affordable housing, expanding transit, and maintaining infrastructure. Both cities are grappling with rising costs, labour shortages, and tight budgets.⁠ ⁠ While in London,…

MayorOliviaChow's tweet image. Great to meet with London Mayor Sadiq Khan.⁠
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Toronto and London share similar challenges of building affordable housing, expanding transit, and maintaining infrastructure. Both cities are grappling with rising costs, labour shortages, and tight budgets.⁠
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While in London,…

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Mayor Olivia Chow 🇨🇦@MayorOliviaChow · Jul 10

The catalyst for this trip to the UK was to create more opportunities for co-production with the UK. Film and Television production is a vibrant contributor to Toronto’s economy and culture. 70-80% of Toronto’s $2.6B production volume is from US clients and we are as committed…

MayorOliviaChow's tweet image. The catalyst for this trip to the UK was to create more opportunities for co-production with the UK. Film and Television production is a vibrant contributor to Toronto’s economy and culture.

70-80% of Toronto’s $2.6B production volume is from US clients and we are as committed…

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City of Toronto 🇨🇦@cityoftoronto · Jul 9

Is your business in the industrial sector negatively impacted by U.S tariffs? We have created the Industrial Property Tax Deferral Program to help. Read more about our actions to mitigate the effects of tariffs, and apply for this program: toronto.ca/business-econo…

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Mayor Olivia Chow 🇨🇦@MayorOliviaChow · Jul 9

It was a productive first day in London meeting with business leaders and transportation experts. I began the day with Canada’s High Commissioner to the UK, Ralph Goodale, followed by a roundtable with the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce to discuss how we can strengthen economic…

MayorOliviaChow's tweet image. It was a productive first day in London meeting with business leaders and transportation experts.

I began the day with Canada’s High Commissioner to the UK, Ralph Goodale, followed by a roundtable with the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce to discuss how we can strengthen economic…

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Mayor Olivia Chow 🇨🇦@MayorOliviaChow · Jul 8

Good morning Toronto! I’ve had a busy day in Dublin building partnerships and creating economic opportunities for our city. 🇮🇪🇨🇦 I first joined a roundtable with the Ireland Canada Business Association focused on the impacts of US Tariffs and building the Ireland-Canada trade…

MayorOliviaChow's tweet image. Good morning Toronto! I’ve had a busy day in Dublin building partnerships and creating economic opportunities for our city. 🇮🇪🇨🇦

I first joined a roundtable with the Ireland Canada Business Association focused on the impacts of US Tariffs and building the Ireland-Canada trade…

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City of Toronto PFR@TorontoPFR · Jul 6

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