We need additional administrative support and coordination while we tackle some projects – large and small, and, to simply ensure our office is in the best shape it can be in order to serve its constituents.  If you can tackle tasks, large and small, and want to contribute to your community, this may just be the summer job for you.

Job Title:             Summer Assistant 
Reports to:         Executive Assistant  
Compensation:                 $ 14.19 per hour
Hours:                   8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday
                             Evening and weekend work required for community meetings and events
Location:              100 Queen Street West, Suite C48, Toronto, ON
Contract Period:               This position starts as soon as possible and continues to the end of August 2013.

SUMMARY
As the Summer Coordinator, your position will involve working closely with the local residents and City of Toronto staff. Work will be done in our offices alongside three very team oriented and supportive colleagues.

This is the perfect summer position for someone who enjoys working with people and wants to get into community issues and projects.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Implement short and long-range strategies and plans to research and identify distribution opportunities. • Be involved in direct marketing and new project development. • Develop marketing and communication materials. • Help build and maintain partnerships with University and College Career Centres and student clubs on campuses across Canada

DAY TO DAY DUTIES
• Calling and emailing Constituents and Stakeholders • Help track issues and topics of interest  • contribute to planning and execution of meetings and events • Effectively utilize various social media mediums (esp. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn) to promote Councillor and related activities • support execution of special projects including web related, print communications and more  • Update the database ensuring current contact information is correct • Other duties as assigned.

A recommendation letter will be provided upon the completion of the internship.

REQUIREMENTS
• A post secondary degree or certificate, in progress • Must be comfortable cold calling and doing so with professionalism • Strong desire to complete tasks, large and small • Proficient with MS Office  • Must have passion for people and problem solving • Strong written and oral communication skills •Web design and management

APPLY
Please send your resumé and a cover letter to councillor_grimes@toronto.ca or, Attn: Ward 6 Summer Student, Councillor Grimes Office, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, C48, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N2

Note: due to the anticipated number of applicants, we can only reply to those applicants who match our criteria and needs. Please note where you found this job ad.

Interns Carolyn Dinshaw, Tara Rawski, and Iftu Tahir worked diligently with their professor Mary Lee as well as with the staff from St. Stephens to get the clinic up and running. They are from the group of Humber students  in the new Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) postgraduate certificate program and are able to  put their classroom skills into practice with this new clinic.

ADR students will work side-by-side with professional mediators from St. Stephen’s House to help clients find resolutions to disputes without resorting to time-consuming, costly legal action – providing both a valuable service to the community and gaining practical experience in conflict mediation. The mediators will be able to help with situations involving landlord/tenant disputes, neighbourhood conflicts, commercial issues and interpersonal conflicts.

The service is free, voluntary and confidential. Clients may be referred by a third-party organization, such as a community service agency, or may self-refer.

For more information, please contact St. Stephen’s House at 416-925-2103, ex. 229.

Here are some ways you can participate on Saturday, April 20:

1. Join Mayor Rob Ford's Community Clean-up – Everyone is invited!
   Join Mayor Rob Ford and Clean Toronto Together on Saturday, April 20 at Colonel Samuel Smith Park, 3145 Lakeshore Boulevard West, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm.  Enjoy snacks and entertainment at this fun-filled community event.

2. Join One of the Other Communtiy Clean up Days in Ward 6

   Mimico Waterfront Clean-up Day
   Join your friends and neighbours to cleanup the Mimico Waterfront. Garbage bags and gloves will be provided.
   Where: Meet in Amos Waites Park (2445 Lake Shore Blvd West)
   When: April 20, 10:30am - 1pm
   
   Colonel Samuel Smith Park Clean Up - Sunday April 21 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. rain or shine. Come out and help spruce up the waterfront with your neighbours as part of the annual cleanup. Garbage bags, water and snacks provided. Bring your own gloves and a pack a picnic lunch. For more information contact alan_roy@rogers.com

    

Please join the City of Toronto, RONA, Toronto Maple Leafs and MLSE Team Up Foundation at the Prince of Wales rink to celebrate our community investment of $140,000 to update the rink by replacing the dasherboard system and sports matting.

The Prince of Wales rink was built in 1967 and hosts a variety of programs, in total over 2,880 youth use the drop-in hockey programs during the season however it would not have remained operational this season without this recent revitalization.

Where: 1 Third Street, Etobicoke

When: 2-4 p.m.

Following the opening ceremony, Maple Leafs Alumni will square off against each other in a classic shinny game hosted by Dan Dunleavy. Alumni include Mark Laforest (G), Wayne Cowley (G), Kevin Maguire, Mark Osborne, Rick Vaive, Rob Pearson, Lou Franceschetti, Bill Derlago, Jeff O’Neill, Kris King, Jack Valiquette, Dan Daoust, Ric Nattress, Matt Martin, Pat Boutette, Wes Jarvis, Dave Hutchison and Brad May. The legendary Darryl Sittler and Johnny Bower will be behind the bench coaching alongside Alumni trainers Joe Sgro and Ron Faulkner.

The game will be called by a play-by-play announcer with two twelve minute periods. Intermission will feature family friendly entertainment and a shoot out competition where six local kids will have the opportunity to shoot against their favourite Leafs goalie.

• For issues with gravel spills, dust build up on roads, damage to the boulevards and idling

• For noise complaints originating on the property

• For updates on the application for building permits

• For information on the Environmental Certificate. Dust originating from the site, vehicle wash down and other uses of the site such as waste disposal.

"I was deeply disappointed upon hearing this sad news. The plant has been a South Etobicoke fixture for 64 years, employing many friends and neighbours in the Etobicoke Lakeshore community," said Councillor Mark Grimes, City Councillor for Etobicoke Lakeshore.

"While this comes as a deep loss to the community, I am committed to doing whatever it takes to keep high-quality jobs and high-quality employers in the South Etobicoke community. In partnership with City of Toronto staff, my colleagues on Council and other levels of government, I will work to ensure that our community continues to be a leader in revitalization and a viable place to do business."

Since 1948, the Lakeshore Bakery has stood on this 27-acre site, employing 550 employees, many of whom are local workers. The bakery was originally built to produce the Mr. Christie's line of cookies for the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco).

In 1993, Nabisco was acquired by Kraft General Foods, which recently created Mondeléz Canada, which continues to operate the bakery. As a result of this closure, a portion of the bakery's production line will be moved to its Montreal and East York locations.

The plant is located on a site that is part of the Toronto Employment Lands and is zoned for industrial use. Retaining employment land and stimulating investment is important to the City's future economic prosperity, competitiveness and long-term fiscal sustainability. To improve environmental quality by limiting urban sprawl and its ability to continue to provide high quality jobs and generate wealth is the city's goal. Toronto's Employment Districts currently accommodate about 30% of the city-wide employment. The entire supply of land in the City's Employment Districts will be required to achieve the growth forecast target in Toronto's Official Plan.