"“Clean public spaces are about more than appearances. It is about taking pride in our city, improving our neighbourhoods and making sure people feel comfortable and connected in the places they live, work and gather,” she said."
"“The cleanup campaign will see around 400 staff carry out targeted weekend blitzes from May through October, focusing on high-need areas across the city,” according to a media release. “The cleaning effort will focus on repairing potholes and bike lanes, clearing litter and graffiti, sweeping streets, maintaining trees and parks, and tackling illegal dumping.”"
"“When we talk about cleanup, does that entail encampment sweeps? We don't know,” Chan McNally said, noting that details of agreements tied to FIFA remain unclear across host cities in North America. “She warned displacement can have serious downstream consequences, including people losing co”"
Toronto’s Keep Toronto Beautiful campaign begins two months early to prepare public spaces and critical infrastructure for the FIFA World Cup. Around 400 staff will conduct targeted weekend blitzes from May through October, focusing on high-need areas. Work includes repairing potholes and bike lanes, clearing litter and graffiti, sweeping streets, maintaining trees and parks, and addressing illegal dumping. The effort aims to improve neighbourhoods and help people feel comfortable and connected in places where they live, work, and gather. Community advocates raise concerns that cleanup could involve encampment sweeps and lead to displacement of unhoused residents. Unclear agreements tied to FIFA across host cities in North America add to the uncertainty, with potential downstream consequences for vulnerable people and the environment.
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