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City Council to vote on releasing Section 37 funds for rainbow crosswalk at R.H. McGregor School

City Council is being asked to authorize the release of Section 37 community benefits funds for a permanent rainbow crosswalk at Durant and Mortimer, near R.H. McGregor School in response to the June destruction of a Pride flag by fire. The crosswalk would serve as a visible statement against hate and follow a petition from the school community signed by hundreds of people. The item is straightforward and non-controversial.

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• A Pride flag created by students at R.H. McGregor School was deliberately destroyed by fire in June 2026, prompting the school community to petition for a permanent rainbow crosswalk as a visible statement against hate.

The journey

Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · not yet heard

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If you support this proposal, contact your councillor before the vote to express support, or observe the vote. If you oppose it, the same applies. A deputation opportunity may be available at Council if the item is called for debate.

Why is this story here?
ContainedThis is a decision to release Section 37 funds that were already budgeted and available for community benefits. The authorization is bounded to one site and one capital project, reversible if needed, and does not change institutional controls or future options. It is a genuine decision with real community support, but contained in scope and cost.Touches a narrow groupThe rainbow crosswalk will serve a specific school and its immediate neighbourhood at Durant and Mortimer. Most Toronto residents will not experience this change directly. Members of the LGBTQ+ community and the R.H. McGregor School community will feel it, but as a symbolic and local gesture rather than a broad daily-life impact. The salience is real but localized.

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Official title: Authorization to Release Section 37 Funds for Hate Has No Home Here - a Rainbow Crosswalk for R.H. McGregor School - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Chris Moise · meeting video

City Council to vote on releasing Section 37 funds for rainbow crosswalk at R.H. McGregor School — The Public Gallery