Item - 2026.MM40.20
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on April 22 and 23, 2026 without amendments.
MM40.20 - Reinstating Paddle the Don for 2027 - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on April 22 and 23, 2026, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Toronto Regional Conservation Authority to reinstate Paddle the Don for 2027.
2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, the Director, Urban Forestry and the Director, Waterfront Secretariat to enter into discussions with Toronto Regional Conservation Authority to determine how the City, and other partners who may be identified, can support the reintroduction of this event in 2027 in a manner consistent with the Toronto Ravine Strategy and Don River watershed objectives and report on these discussions to the June 10, 2026, meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee.
Background Information (City Council)
Communications (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM40.20 be referred to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.