Here’s a summary of approved Section 37 spending in Ward 13 during 2026. (This entry will be updated through the year.) Learn more about section 37. Section 37 spending in 2024 in Ward 13 was almost $5 million, and $10.1 million in 2025.
- Mar: $10 k for heritage plaque to recognize the Bathhouse raids
$300 k for capital improvements to the Moss Park Arena
$607 k: $580 k Shoreline Commemorative Sidewalk Etching project (Front St: Yonge to Parliament), $17 k heritage street signs/banners, $10 k heritage plaque for Claude Cormier
$750 k: $250k to revitalize Wellesley Magill Park, $500 k for James Canning Park Dog Off Leash Area
$700 k: $680 k to revitalize Lawren Harris Square; $10 k Corktown Commons benches, $10 k Ping Pong Table
$10 k heritage plaque for Toronto Maple Leafs at Arena Gardens (78 Mutual St) - April: $3+ million Spending greatly in excess of $3 million (total amount remains confidential) for new LGBT community space in Church/Wellesley (approved spending Section 37 funds from 9 more properties, in addition to $2.93 million from 4 properties approved in June 2025). “Public” consultation for this plan was a virtual meeting in April 2025 attended by “10 persons”. At that meeting, “some participants expressed that the 519 Community Centre fulfills the need for community space in the area and questioned the need for new community space”.
- May: $50 k for Church Street Pedestrianization Pilot
4.7 k for Branded Street Name Signs for Church Wellesley
$100 k for Allan Gardens Master Plan and Expansion