The City of Toronto has released the 11th edition of its online newsletter, City Update. This edition provides readers with the latest news on City services, innovations and initiatives and can be viewed at http://www.toronto.ca/city-update.

The following stories are included in the new edition:

• Toronto: innovative, creative, successful
  Toronto named top sustainable city in Canada
  Big city – big conferences
  G20 Summit – bringing the world to our City
  Competitiveness, Creativity and Collaboration Investment Program
  311 service goes online
  City receives GFOA award
  Toronto EMS wins award for innovation
  Allstream Centre an award winning facility

• City responds to communities in need
  Toronto still helps – one year later
  City-community partnerships creates new $8.2 million multi-service hub
  Long-Term Care Homes and Services recognized for leading practices
  New child care centres for Toronto’s Aboriginal community and Regent Park

• We mean it when we say green it
  Toronto receives $7 million to fund green projects
  Mount Sinai Hospital receives over $722,000 from City’s program for energy efficiency measures
  New bylaw tracks toxic chemicals
  Toronto builds green – launches new initiatives
  Eco-Roof Incentive Program now accepting applications
  Toronto’s fleet leads the way on hybrids
  Find your carpool match
  Incentives doubled for energy efficiency projects in Multifamily and Institutional buildings

• Celebrating our cultural landscape
  Toronto Public Library busier than ever on all fronts
  Finalists and judges announced for Design Competition for St. Lawrence Market North Building
  Black History Month Exhibition
  Live with Culture website re-launched

• Toronto – out and about
  Our City, Our Stories powered by Canon
  WinterCity – Winterlicious!
  Cycling and the City
  Toronto Zoo – the hottest place to be this spring

• Feature story: Photo contest clicks with residents
  More than 700 photographers submitted about 4,100 photos to the City’s “Building a great city – together” photo contest. A three-member panel selected 52 winning photographs and 130 honourable mentions in 13 diverse categories that evoked Toronto’s spirit, energy and unique character.