CouncilWatch - Victory for the Environment in 2012 Budget!
January 19, 2012
| Budget 2012 - Victory for the Environment thanks to You!
CouncilWatch readers know that the environment and many important City services were at stake yesterday when City Council met to adopt the 2012 Budget. Thanks to the thousands of TEA members and Torontonians who contacted their City Councillors, a majority of them voted to stop cuts to key environmental services! After a full day of debate, here is what we won:
This huge victory for the environment was the result of over 10 months of intensive work by our members, volunteers and staff - Thank You! Together, we spoke to tens of thousands of Torontonians and to City Councillors about the costs to human health, the environment and the economy that would result if important environmental services were cut. Thankfully, a majority of Councillors listened and voted to keep important city services. Read more on our website, and find out how your Councillor voted. Thank You! The TEA Team |
Help us build on this key victory!
Every donation will help us to keep working in the community, with our members, and at City Hall. Make a one time or monthly donation with our online donation form, or call 416 596 0660. Letters & petitions presented at Council At the Budget meeting, Councillor Mike Layton presented thousands of letters from residents across the City. The letters asked Councillors to 
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