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How community organizations are trying to fight voter apathy in this Toronto election
Roughly 200 people attended the non-partisan fair, and about 20 were taken to advance polls as organizers sought to counter low turnout.
- The North York Harvest Food Bank hosted a civic engagement fair at the Lawrence Heights Community Centre to encourage residents to vote in the October 26 municipal election.
- Voice the Vote, a joint project by the Democratic Engagement Exchange and United Way Greater Toronto, launched to address historically low municipal voter turnout in Toronto.
- Political-Science professor Lydia Miljan at the University of Windsor noted that municipal elections overwhelm voters due to lack of political party guidance, while volunteer Jonathan Dong emphasized participation is crucial for immigrant community representation.
- More than 222,000 people cast ballots early in Toronto's advance polls, the highest turnout in over a decade, as incumbent Olivia Chow and councillor Brad Bradford compete in a fierce mayoral race.
- Sarah Watson, director of community engagement at North York Harvest Food Bank, emphasized connecting residents with electoral processes influences government decisions, while event participant Esther Johnson asserted every ballot counts.
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How community organizations are trying to fight voter apathy in this Toronto election
TORONTO - Music blasted through speakers as people chatted enthusiastically outside a Toronto venue, moving between tents, a hotdog cart and an ice cream truck on a sunny October day.
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How community organizations are trying to fight voter apathy in this Toronto election – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Music blasted through speakers as people chatted enthusiastically outside a Toronto venue, moving between tents, a hotdog cart and an ice cream truck on a sunny October day. What looked like an outdoor festival at Lawrence Heights Community Centre was a fair held to raise civic engagement and encourage the city’s residents to vote in the Oct. 26 municipal election. The non-partisan event, organized by North York Harvest Food Bank, was …
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