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Three Toronto neighbourhoods will allow live music on patios this summer
Three Toronto neighbourhoods will allow live music on patios this summer
City councillors are designing a pilot project to test in the east and west ends of the city this summer By Richard Trapunski
The Burren on Queen East
There will be live music on Toronto’s patios this summer – at least some of them.
Last month, city councillor Brad Bradford, the chair of the Toronto Music Advisory Committee, recommended developing a pilot program “to permit live music and entertainment with limited amplification on prescribed outdoor patios.”
Now that patios have reopened, his motion has been approved – with some caveats.
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Canadian National Exhibition
Toronto has confirmed that all major events summer events for the city are cancelled. That means no Canadian National Exhibition and no Caribbean Carnival.
They were cancelled last summer because of COVID-19 and will be again this summer because of the pandemic.
Toronto already canceled all events in permits through the end of June. Now the cancelations are being extended through to and including the Labor Day weekend.
In a statement, the city said it understands the importance of these events to Toronto’s vitality, liveability and prosperity and is committed to working closely with organizers to help them manage through this year so they can come back stronger in 2022.
Toronto cancelling CNE, major summer events for 2nd year in a row
by Michael Ranger
Last Updated May 14, 2021 at 5:27 pm EDT
A general view of the children s ride area at the 2018 Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto on Sept. 1, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dominic Chan
Some of Toronto’s largest crowd-drawing events will be facing another year of cancellations because of COVID-19.
The City of Toronto says it will issue no permits for events until after Labour Day (Sept. 6).
The cancellations include festivals and other large, in-person gatherings, held at outdoor sites managed by the city or other public locations, such as roads, parks and civic squares.