INVITE TSNS Conference

Dear community members and partners,
The City of Toronto would like to invite you to join your neighbourhood to participate in a conference to
help us design a city-wide program plan to strengthen neighbourhoods across Toronto.
In April 2014, through the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy 2020 (TSNS 2020), the City identified 31
Neighbourhoods in need of additional supports. The goal of the TSNS 2020 is to ensure that all
neighbourhoods across Toronto have equal opportunities by engaging community residents, putting in place
appropriate resources and making sure that policies at multiple levels make sense for neighbourhoods.
To learn about the work done so far under TSNS 2020, please visit: http://www.toronto.ca/tsns2020
We would like to invite 3 representatives from your neighbourhood to participate in the first ever TSNS 2020
conference on Saturday, April 25, 10 - 4 pm at City Hall. This event will bring together representatives from
the City's 31 Neighbourhood Improvement Areas (NIAs), funders and City staff to co-design the program of
activities that will be a part of TSNS in the following years.
The conference is being designed as a high-engagement event, with close to 180 participants expected to
attend. Taking place at City Hall in the Rotunda, Council Chambers and Council Members' Lounge, the
conference will include:

Mapping and discussion of NIA priorities, City and funder resources in a visual format, facilitated by
community animators;

Networking lunch in the Council Members' Lounge;

Small groups of residents, funders and City staff working together to identify what we can collectively do
to strengthen all 31 Neighbourhood Improvement Areas; and

A closing plenary where participants can share their reflections and learnings.
A second, half day conference is currently being organized for late May, where participants will build on the results of
the first conference to finalize the TSNS Program Plan.
Who will be there?
 We are inviting a diverse set of voices that have a good understanding of their local priorities, plans
and assets, and that also have an interest in discussing the issues and solutions that cross all
neighbourhoods.
 Due to space we will need to limit the participation to 3 representatives per neighbourhood.
 Each representative will have the opportunity to share neighbourhood priorities in the 5 domain
areas and will be asked to be part of a focused dialogue on 2 of the domain areas.
 We will also be inviting City staff from various divisions and our funding partners that have an
important role to play in TSNS 2020.
When and where is this conference?
 April 25, 2015 at City Hall- 100 Queen Street West Toronto, ON
 From 10:00am – 4:00pm (registration at 9:30)
If I/my group can't make it to the conference, will we totally miss out on an opportunity to shape the TSNS
2020 program?
No. This conference is part of an ongoing process and dialogue that will be revisited and refined locally over
time. There is continual engagement at the neighbourhood level that you can participate in by connecting
with your local Community Development Officer.
Staff
Wayne Robinson
Rosemary Bell
Melody Brown
John Smith
Sarosh Anwar
Janvere Lyder
Sherry Phillips
Adair Heath
Contact
416.392.2744
416.206.1553 c
wrobins@toronto.ca
416.392.9483
416.889.1285
rbell@toronto.ca
416.392.0119
416.894.3819
mbrownc@toronto.ca
416.397.4496
416.206.1554
jpsmith@toronto.ca
416.392.6248
416.895.9230
sanwar2@toronto.ca
416.392.8679
647.216.2152
jlyder@toronto.ca
416.392.9048
416.892.3119
sphilli@toronto.ca
416.397.1749
416.206.1552
aheath@toronto.ca
Neighbourhood
Mount Olive – Silverstone –
JamestowneThistletown -Beaumond
Heights
Elms – Old Rexdale
Kingsview Village – The Westway
Humber Summit
Humbermede
Black Creek.
Glenfield – Jane Heights
Downsview-Roding-CFB
York University Heights
Rustic
Keelesdale-Eglinton West
Rockliffe-Smythe
Weston-Pellam Park
Beechborough – Greenbrook
Weston
Mount Dennis
Victoria Village
Thorncliffe Park
Flemingdon Park
Taylor-Massey
Oakridge
Regent Park
South Parkdale
Kennedy Park
Eglinton East
Ionview
Woburn
Scarborough Village
Morningside
Westhill
How will you support community stakeholders in having a voice at this conference?
Support such as TTC tokens for residents will be available and we will be providing lunch and refreshments.
Please let us know by April 21, 2015 if you need childcare, interpretation or any other special requirements
to enable you to attend the conference.
How does our neighbourhood register?
To register contact your local Community Development Officer.
Thank you,
Your partners at the City of Toronto