Photo above: Mayor John Tory (centre), flanked by Brian Smith, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors (right) and Ward 13 Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam (left) and Jacob Cohen, Vice President of Project Implementation, The Daniels Corporation (far left), joined tenants at the official opening of 150 River St., TCHC’s newest building in Regent Park. (Photo by Raw Edge Photography)

Toronto Community Housing, the City of Toronto and The Daniels Corporation welcomed tenants returning to Regent Park at the official opening of TCHC’s newest building, 150 River Street, on December 15. The building contains 125 rent-geared-to-income units and 33 new affordable rental units. Tenants began moving into their new homes during the week of December 16-20.

With the opening of the 150 River St., more than half the original 2,083 homes that were in Regent Park when the revitalization began in 2006 have been replaced or are under construction on the 69-acre urban revitalization project.

Read our news release for more information about the event.

Photo above: Khalid Musse (person in the centre) holding his grand prize cheque with representatives from Toronto Community Housing, George Brown College and Yardi Canada.

Khalid Musse, a Toronto Community Housing tenant living in the Jane and Finch area, is the winner of this year’s Be.Build.Brand. contest held on December 11. Khalid is the founder of NarFire, a startup that aims to combine innovative technology with anti-fire solutions to help save lives and properties. Khalid won the grand prize of $5,000 for his venture and will use the money to fund the commercialization of his product.

A special thank you to Be.Build.Brand.’s sponsors and partners, Yardi Canada, George Brown College, the City of Toronto and Enterprise Toronto, for making the 2019 program a success.

To learn more about Be.Build.Brand. check out our news story and the Be.Build.Brand. page on our website.

Twenty Home Run Scholars kids took part in the Jays Care Kids Menu Design Day on November 30 in the Aramark Kitchen at the Rogers Centre. The special event gave the Grade 1 to 6 students a chance to learn what it's like to be a chef. The kids toured the Aramark executive kitchen and learned how some of the equipment works and what it’s used for. Later, the kids worked together in four teams to design and prepare ingredients for their dishes: potpies, pasta, chips and dips, and fruit cake. Menus judged as the best will be featured in the Rogers Centre executive suite menu. Sales proceeds will go toward Home Run Scholars operations.

Read more about Jays Care Kids Menu Design Day on our website.

• In-unit modifications for accessibility
• Winter energy-saving tips
• Fire safety and emergency preparedness tips
• Update on the Tenant Engagement System