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Getting Things Done for Our Community
A Stronger
Scarborough-Agincourt,
Built Together
Over the past two terms, we have turned priorities into action across Scarborough-Agincourt. We have invested in our parks and recreation facilities, advanced major community projects, improved local infrastructure, supported safer neighbourhoods and worked to strengthen the services residents rely on every day.
Some of that work is already complete and making a difference in our community. Other projects are underway and will shape Ward 22 for years to come. I am proud of what we have accomplished together, but I also know that getting results means continuing to push projects forward, solving problems as they arise and staying focused on what comes next.
My approach has always been practical: listen to residents, bring people together and get the work done. That means working with community organizations, businesses, City staff and all levels of government to move our priorities forward and make sure Scarborough-Agincourt receives the attention and investment it deserves.
My vision for our community builds on the progress we have already made: better community spaces, safer and cleaner neighbourhoods, and a more affordable place to live and raise a family. These priorities reflect both the work we have accomplished and the work still ahead.
There is more to do, and I am ready to keep delivering for Scarborough-Agincourt.
My commitment has always been to listen to residents, bring people together, and get things done. There is more to do, and I am ready to keep delivering for Scarborough-Agincourt.
Building Better Community Spaces
Strong communities need great places for people to come together. Parks, sports fields, pools, and community spaces give children opportunities to play, help people of all ages stay active, and create places where neighbours can connect.
I believe access to sport, recreation, and culture should be part of everyday life. Residents should not have to travel across the city to find a quality soccer field, skating rink, splash pad, or community space. These opportunities should be available close to home.
That is why I have made investing in our community spaces a priority. From major projects at L’Amoreaux Sports Complex to improvements in parks and recreation facilities across Ward 22, we are building a stronger network of spaces that will serve our community for years to come.
These are investments in more than facilities. They are investments in healthier, more connected communities and in giving the next generation more opportunities to play, participate, and belong.
The Bridletowne Community Centre has been a priority of mine since I was first elected in 2021. I have always believed this project can bring much-needed recreation, programming, services, and community space together in one place for residents of Scarborough-Agincourt.
It has also been a long and complicated project. Plans have changed, timelines have shifted, and there have been challenges along the way. My commitment has not changed.
In 2021, I joined representatives from all three levels of government and community partners as major funding for the project was announced. In 2022, I moved the motion advancing the transfer of City-owned land at 1355 Bridletowne Circle to the YMCA.
When circumstances surrounding the project changed, I continued working with the City and our community partners to find a way forward. In July 2026, I brought a motion to City Council, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow, reaffirming the City’s commitment to the project and advancing the land transfer required to move it ahead. Council approved it.
The current vision will bring together YMCA recreation and fitness facilities, including a pool and gymnasium, community gathering and programming space, and services delivered with the United Way Greater Toronto and other community organizations.
I have championed this project since becoming your Councillor, and I intend to see it through. Scarborough-Agincourt has waited a long time for this investment. My focus remains on moving the Bridletowne Community Centre from vision to reality and delivering a space that will serve our community for generations.
L’Amoreaux Sports Complex has the potential to become one of Scarborough’s premier destinations for sport, recreation, and community life. Plans for the site include upgraded soccer fields, a seasonal sports dome, a new cricket pitch and pickleball court, a rebuilt clubhouse, and improvements to pathways, parking, signage, and the overall park experience.
This is an ambitious project, and getting it right matters. Community input is helping shape the vision, with a focus on accessibility, safety, better connections throughout the site, and creating welcoming spaces for people of all ages and abilities.
There is significant work ahead, but I am committed to seeing this project through. I want L’Amoreaux to be a place where young people develop their skills, families stay active, athletes train and compete, and our diverse community comes together. We have made real progress toward that vision, and I will continue working to move the project forward and deliver a sports complex that serves Scarborough-Agincourt for generations.
When a group of Bridlewood parents approached me in 2021 about creating a naturalized community skating rink, I was happy to help. Working with residents and City staff, the idea became a volunteer-run natural ice rink at Bridlewood Park, giving families a place to skate, stay active, and come together during the winter.
The success of that community effort also highlighted something bigger: Ward 22 needed a permanent outdoor skating facility.
I secured $1.8 million toward the construction of a permanent outdoor rink in Scarborough-Agincourt. After City staff reviewed potential locations, plans moved forward at Ron Watson Park.
Today, the project has grown into a significant year-round recreation investment. Plans include a new outdoor artificial ice rink and skate trail, a soccer mini-pitch, seating and lighting, accessible pathways, and a new clubhouse with washrooms and change facilities.
What began with a group of neighbours coming together to create a community rink is now moving toward a permanent recreation space that will serve families across Ward 22 for years to come.
This is exactly the kind of community-led project I want to continue delivering: listen to residents, build on a good idea, and turn it into something lasting.
Kidstown is one of the best examples of seeing a major community project through from planning to completion.
When I was elected in 2021, the revitalization of L’Amoreaux Kidstown Water Park was still in the design and community consultation stage. From the beginning, I was excited about the opportunity to transform this much-loved but aging facility into something safer, more accessible, and more exciting for a new generation of families.
Over the following years, I continued working with City staff as the project moved through public consultation, detailed design, procurement, and construction. Community support was strong, with more than 90 per cent of residents responding to a 2023 survey expressing satisfaction with the design and direction of the project.
In 2024, we celebrated the start of construction on a complete transformation of Kidstown, including a new leisure pool and waterslide, wading pool, expanded water play areas, more shade, and improved accessibility. This summer, we welcomed families back to the newly revitalized Kidstown Water Park.
I am proud to have helped carry this project forward from the planning stages to completion, but I also want to keep building on its success. That includes expanding the visitor experience with food trucks and other amenities that give families more options while creating opportunities for local small businesses.
Kidstown shows what can happen when we listen to the community, stay focused on a project, and see it through.
Great community spaces do not always require major new facilities. Some of the improvements that matter most are right in our neighbourhood parks.
Over the past two terms, we have invested in playgrounds, recreational amenities, and park infrastructure across Scarborough-Agincourt. More improvements are underway or being planned, and I will continue working to renew our local parks and make them more accessible, welcoming, and enjoyable for residents of all ages.
Our parks need to work for every member of the family, including our pets.
I am working to explore additional off-leash locations in Scarborough-Agincourt so that dog owners have more safe and convenient places to exercise their pets close to home.
Well-planned off-leash areas also help parks work better for everyone by providing dedicated spaces for dogs while balancing the needs of other park users. I will continue looking for appropriate locations and working with residents to expand these opportunities across Ward 22.
I will continue working with City staff to expedite the redevelopment or removal of the former Columbarium, addressing a long-standing community concern and working toward an appropriate resolution for the site.
Safer, Cleaner Neighbourhoods
Safe, clean, and well-maintained neighbourhoods are fundamental to a strong community. Over the past two terms, we have advanced traffic-calming measures, worked to improve community safety, and responded to neighbourhood concerns across Ward 22.
That is why my priorities for our neighbourhoods are focused on two fundamentals: safety and cleanliness. A safe neighbourhood is one where you feel comfortable walking to school, taking transit, walking your dog, or simply enjoying your community. A clean, well-maintained neighbourhood is one where you want to walk around, spend time, and take pride in where you live. Both are essential to building neighbourhoods where families feel secure, seniors feel comfortable, businesses can thrive, and residents feel a strong sense of belonging.
My commitment is straightforward: to keep listening, keep showing up, and keep getting things done. I will continue working with residents, City staff, and community partners on practical improvements that make a difference in our everyday lives.
Making our neighbourhood streets safer has been a priority throughout my time on Council. I strongly support the goals of Toronto’s Vision Zero Road Safety Plan, but I also believe those goals need to translate into practical improvements on the streets residents use every day.
Since the last election, we have continued to advance traffic-calming and pedestrian-safety measures across Ward 22. In 2025 alone, 34 new speed humps were installed on Farmcrest Drive, Lockie Avenue, Reidmount Avenue, and Huntsmill Boulevard, helping slow traffic on residential streets. More traffic-calming projects have continued to move forward in 2026.
We have also strengthened safety where children and families are walking every day. Ward 22 is supported by 27 school crossing guards, with new guards added at Agincourt Junior Public School, Beverly Glen Junior Public School, Inglewood Heights Junior Public School, and North Bridlewood Junior Public School.
New traffic signals have been installed at key locations across the ward, including Birchmount Road and Chaldean Street, Finch Avenue and Baylawn Drive, Huntingwood Drive and Ridgecrest Drive, Sheppard Avenue and Palmdale Drive, and Sheppard Avenue east of Allanford Road. In April 2026, City Council also approved new traffic signals on Kennedy Road north of Dancy Avenue. I brought this item forward at Scarborough Community Council to provide a safer, more accessible crossing for pedestrians and TTC passengers.
Road safety is not achieved through one project or one type of intervention. It means continuing to identify problem areas, listening to residents, and using the right tools for each location. I will continue working with residents and City staff to advance traffic calming, safer crossings, and other practical improvements that make our neighbourhood streets safer for everyone.
Everyone should be able to take public transit, walk through their neighbourhood, go to school or work, and gather in their community with a basic sense of safety, dignity, and belonging. Community safety has been one of my highest priorities as your City Councillor, and that responsibility goes beyond responding when something happens. It means building stronger connections between residents, neighbourhoods, and the people who serve them.
That is why I brought residents and public safety partners together for a Community Safety Information Session at L’Amoreaux Community Centre, with representatives from the Toronto Police Service, Toronto Animal Services, and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. The session gave residents an opportunity to speak directly with these organizations, ask questions, and learn practical ways to protect themselves, their families, and their neighbourhoods. I want to continue hosting these forums because they provide useful information while helping build the relationships and trust that are essential to a safer community.
I also want to reintroduce the Neighbourhood Watch Program in Scarborough-Agincourt. Our neighbourhoods are stronger when we know our neighbours and look out for one another. Research has found that Neighbourhood Watch programs can help reduce crime, while strengthening community involvement and improving the flow of information between residents and police.
Community safety is a shared responsibility. I will continue working with residents, the Toronto Police Service, and community partners to strengthen those connections, provide residents with practical tools, and build safer, more connected neighbourhoods across Ward 22.
Our mature trees are an important part of what makes Scarborough-Agincourt a great place to live. They provide shade, support a healthier environment, and contribute to the character of our neighbourhoods. Protecting our urban forest also means making sure it is properly maintained.
When pruning and maintenance fall behind, overgrown or damaged branches can interfere with power lines and create risks for residents and property, particularly during severe weather. Residents should not have to wait for a problem to become an emergency before it is addressed.
That is why I introduced a motion calling for increased staffing for tree maintenance and pruning, so the City has the resources needed to stay ahead of this work rather than simply respond when problems arise.
I will continue working with staff to ensure better tree maintenance across Ward 22. Keeping our neighbourhoods green also means keeping them safe, healthy, and well maintained.
Street cleaning and drainage are basic City services, but residents notice quickly when they are not working well. Debris builds up along curbs, catch basins become blocked, and heavy rainfall can leave neighbourhood streets struggling to drain properly.
I will introduce a motion at City Council for more frequent street sweeping, improved catch basin clearing, and an expanded and modernized street-sweeper fleet. The goal is straightforward: keep our streets cleaner, help water reach the drainage system more effectively, and reduce the risk of neighbourhood flooding.
As Toronto experiences more challenging weather, we need to make sure the everyday services that protect our neighbourhoods are keeping pace. This is a practical investment in cleaner streets, better drainage, and neighbourhoods that are better prepared for severe weather.
Bike infrastructure works best when it creates safe, useful connections through our neighbourhoods. That is why I have supported expanding Ward 22’s trail network, including the Hydro Corridor Trail connection from Pharmacy Avenue to Birchmount Road, which is now moving forward.
I will continue working with residents and City staff to identify opportunities to close gaps in our trail network and create safer, better-connected routes where they make sense for the communities they serve.
Making Life More Affordable
Affordability is not one issue with one solution. It is the cost of getting to work, putting food on the table, finding a home, raising a family, running a small business, or getting the support you need as you grow older.
I believe the City needs to look at the whole picture and focus on the areas where we can make a meaningful difference. Sometimes that means a major policy change. Other times, it means finding a smaller opportunity to lower a cost, improve a service, or connect someone with the support they need. Those results add up.
That is the approach I have taken as your Councillor. We are expanding student nutrition programs, exploring new ways to make healthy food more affordable, supporting local and Canadian businesses, building affordability into new housing, strengthening supports for seniors, and looking at ways to make public transit less expensive for the people who rely on it.
At the same time, I believe a strong community is built through connections. It means bringing residents, businesses, community organizations, and government together, creating opportunities close to home and making sure people know where to turn when they need help.
There is no single answer to affordability. But there are many things we can do, measure, and build upon. I will continue focusing on those opportunities and getting results that make everyday life a little easier for the people of Scarborough-Agincourt.
Public transit connects people to school, work, appointments, recreation, and their communities. At a time when the cost of everyday life continues to rise, making transit more affordable is one way the City can help reduce an expense residents face every day.
I have consistently supported measures that make it more affordable to get around our city. I understand both the importance of an accessible transit system and the financial pressures involved in delivering it. More recently, I supported efforts to reduce the cost of travelling between TTC and GO within Toronto and to secure greater provincial funding for local public transit.
I want to build on that work. I will reintroduce a motion at the TTC calling for free transit for youth, seniors, and veterans. For young people, removing the fare can make it easier to get to school, work, sports, and community programs. For seniors, it can help people remain active, independent, and connected. Lastly, I believe free transit for veterans is a meaningful way to recognize their service while reducing an everyday expense.
Making transit more affordable means making more of Toronto accessible to more people. I will continue advocating for a transit system that is reliable, accessible, and more affordable for the residents who depend on it.
The rising cost of groceries is putting real pressure on household budgets. While the City cannot control grocery prices on its own, I believe we should be prepared to explore new approaches that can make healthy, affordable food easier to access.
I voted in favour of exploring Toronto’s municipal grocery store pilot project. Council has approved a framework to explore four not-for-profit grocery stores across Toronto, including one in Scarborough, with priority given to communities with lower household incomes and limited access to full-service grocery stores.
The initiative goes beyond simply opening stores. The City will also examine how its purchasing power could help lower food costs, opportunities to source more food from local and regional producers, partnerships with non-profit organizations, and other measures to improve food affordability and security.
There are important financial and operational questions that still need to be answered. I believe the right approach is to test the model, measure the results, and determine how it can deliver the greatest benefit for residents.
Affordable, nutritious food should be within reach for every family. I will continue working to advance new approaches that can lower everyday costs and bring more affordable food options closer to home.
Small businesses are the backbone of our neighbourhoods. They create jobs, bring life to our communities, and keep more of our money circulating close to home. With U.S. tariffs and ongoing economic uncertainty creating new challenges for Canadian businesses, I believe the City should be using every opportunity it can to support the businesses and workers who contribute to our local economy.
That starts with how the City spends its own money. I supported prioritizing Ontario and Canadian businesses in City purchasing, helping ensure that more of Toronto’s purchasing power supports Canadian companies, Canadian workers, and our local economy.
But supporting small business should go beyond procurement. I want to create more opportunities for local entrepreneurs to do business in City-owned spaces and participate in the experiences we are creating across our community. At Kidstown Water Park, for example, I am working to expand the visitor experience by bringing food trucks to the park, giving families more options while opening the door for small businesses to serve thousands of visitors.
I will continue looking for opportunities across Scarborough-Agincourt to connect local businesses with City spaces, programs, and opportunities. When we support local businesses, we support local jobs, stronger neighbourhoods, and a more resilient Canadian economy.
Toronto needs more housing, but simply building more is not enough if the people who live and work in our city cannot afford the homes being created.
I was the first to implement a policy requiring 20% affordable housing in new developments, helping ensure that as our community grows, new developments create additional homes that more families and residents can afford.
The principle is straightforward: we need to build more housing, and affordability should be part of that growth. When major new developments are approved, they bring new homes and new investment into our neighbourhoods. I believe they should also contribute to addressing Toronto’s housing needs.
This approach, commonly known as inclusionary housing, is used in cities across North America. It allows affordable homes to be incorporated directly into new residential communities rather than separating them from the neighbourhoods and opportunities around them. Research has found that well-designed inclusionary housing policies can increase the supply of affordable homes and help create more economically mixed communities, although the requirements need to be designed carefully so that new housing continues to get built.
Growth and affordability do not have to be competing goals. I will continue working to welcome new housing while making sure that growth creates opportunities for people at different incomes to call Scarborough-Agincourt home.
Scarborough-Agincourt is home to a large and active seniors community. I want our community to be a place where people can continue to live independently, stay active and connected, and have access to the care and support they need as they age.
That commitment is reflected in the work underway to advance the Bridletowne Community Centre, a long-awaited investment that will create new opportunities for recreation, community programming, and services close to home.
It also means making sure seniors and their caregivers know what resources are available to them. For the past two years, I have hosted a Seniors Information Session at Bridlewood Mall, bringing organizations and service providers together for a day dedicated to the needs of seniors. These sessions help residents and caregivers learn about available programs and services, ask questions directly, and make connections with organizations that can support them.
Just as importantly, I stay connected with seniors throughout the year. I have built strong relationships with organizations serving seniors across Scarborough-Agincourt, including our Chinese seniors community and groups such as Hualian Seniors Club, Golden Maple Leaf Seniors Association, and Senior Persons Living Connected. Listening directly to seniors and the organizations that serve them helps me better understand their needs and bring those concerns to City Hall.
I remain committed to expanding housing and care options that help seniors live independently, stay connected, and age with dignity, while strengthening the programs, facilities, and community connections that make that possible.
No child should have to start the school day hungry. Access to nutritious food supports children’s health and well-being and helps students arrive at school ready to learn.
I have been a strong supporter of expanding Toronto’s Student Nutrition Program. In 2024, I voted to advance the City’s plan for universal student nutrition, including a morning meal program in every public school community and a longer-term path toward universal school lunches. Since then, the City has made major investments to turn that plan into reality.
We have seen that progress here in Scarborough-Agincourt. During the 2024-2025 school year, student nutrition programs supported more than 9,000 student participants across 26 locations in Ward 22, providing nutritious food throughout the school day.
Toronto has now reached an important milestone, with the City’s 2026 investment bringing the universal morning meal program to public school communities across Toronto for the 2026-2027 school year. The longer-term goal is to build a path toward universal school lunches by 2030.
This is an investment in our children and in their ability to learn, grow, and succeed. I will continue supporting the expansion of student nutrition so that every child has access to nutritious food at school.
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