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Pop-up vaccine clinics have been deployed to some of the hardest-hit neighbourhoods in Toronto over the past couple of weeks in an effort to improve access in marginalized communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the virus, but the first-come-first-served nature of the clinics is resulting in ridiculously long lineups.
Take the days-long pop-up in the Jane and Finch area, for example, which saw thousands of Humber River-Black Creek residents who have postal codes beginning with M3N vaccinated this week.
There’s a pop-up tomorrow in our Scarborough neighbourhood we will attempt to line-up for, but why should the hardest-hit communities camp out overnight and wait for hours for a limited number of vaccines, with no way of knowing when the next pop-up will appear? Horrible. https://t.co/WWxKbCLsYk
TORONTO Nick Mantas has won the byelection for Ward 22 Scarborough-Agincourt, filling the vacant seat previously occupied by his previous boss Jim Karygiannis who was removed as councillor over his 2018 election campaign expenses.
According to the city’s election results website, Mantas, who served as Karygiannis’ chief of staff, received 3,261 votes (26.98 percent), with 41 of the 41 polls reporting. In second place is Toronto District School Board Trustee Manna Wong who got 3,038 votes (25.13 per cent). Toronto Mayor John Tory congratulated Mantas late Friday evening, saying he is looking forward to working with the councillor-elect. “This is a crucial time for our city as we continue to face the challenge of COVID-19. I know Councillor-elect Mantas is committed to helping our efforts as a City government to confront this virus and make sure the residents and businesses of Scarborough-Agincourt get through these extremely tough times.
Posted: Jan 14, 2021 9:32 PM ET | Last Updated: January 15
Twenty-seven candidates are running in a municipal byelection on Friday in Scarborough-Agincourt. Community groups led by Scarborough Civic Action Network interviewed candidates by Zoom and put the interviews on YouTube. Fourteen candidates took part.(Submitted by Anna Kim)
The city is urging residents in Ward 22 to get out and vote in the Scarborough-Agincourt byelection on Friday despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday s byelection is being held to replace Jim Karygiannis, who was removed as city councillor last year due to a campaign spending violation in the 2018 municipal election.
Twenty-seven candidates are running for municipal office. There are 65,793 people eligible to vote.
Posted: Jan 11, 2021 7:38 AM ET | Last Updated: January 11
Twenty-seven candidates are running to replace Jim Karygiannis, who was removed as city councillor in September 2020 due to a campaign spending violation in the 2018 municipal election. Community groups led by Scarborough Civic Action Network interviewed candidates by Zoom and put the interviews on YouTube. Fourteen candidates took part.(Submitted by Anna Kim)