The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ontario surpassed 1,700 once again today as the test positivity rate and rolling seven-day average continue to rise in the province.
Ontario health officials reported 1,746 new infections today, up slightly from the 1,708 confirmed one day prior but down from the record 1,855 recorded on Friday.
Plunge in city parking revenue due to pandemic is ‘staggering,’ Toronto councillor says
As the city struggles to balance the 2021 budget in the face of a worsening pandemic, councillors are coming to grips with a steep drop in revenue from one of its key money-makers: the Toronto Parking Authority (TPA).
The agency was expected to chip in almost $60 million this year to city coffers. But steep drops in demand for parking downtown mean that amount has plummeted to just $4.1 million. And the amount it expects to contribute in 2021? Zero.
Those numbers, however, don’t shock Coun. Brad Bradford, who represents Ward 19, Beaches-East York and sits on the TPA board.
No worries! Tory will raise taxes!
