Amber Morley was re-elected councillor for Ward 3 Etobicoke Lakeshore, and her priorities include steps to affordable living, building safe and connected communities and improving green spaces.

Coun. Amber Morley won the councillor seat with 48.40% of the vote and will begin her second term on Nov. 15. She was elected councillor in 2022 and is also the deputy mayor of Etobicoke. In this year’s race, Ted Opitz was second with 36.97%, and Mihaela Andrei was third with 10.11%.

The Green Line reached out to Morley to learn more about her priorities for the next four years, but we didn’t receive her answers before publication, so we compiled promises and priorities shared during her campaign this election season. Here’s what you can look forward to:

• Affordable living: Morley says she wants to build more affordable housing in Etobicoke-Lakeshore, keep property taxes to the rate of inflation, maintain Toronto Public Library open hours and support TTC fare freezes.

• Community safety: On her campaign website, Morley writes that she wants to “ensure we have the right resources and enforcement in place to address the unique needs of our waterfront community, including watercraft safety and by-law compliance.”

• Connecting the ward: Morley also wants to build on work from the South Etobicoke Transportation Study and the Park Lawn GO working group to deliver improved transit for growing areas. As well as work with the Mimico community, province and Metrolinx to improve Mimico GO station.

• Green space: She wants to increase investment in local park improvements, along with the addition and expansion of parks and green spaces in Etobicoke-Lakeshore.

Here’s how Morley responded to election pledges shared by local organizations and advocacy groups:

• Morley didn’t respond to the Community-led Planning Pledge to fund community-led planning and center community voices. 
• She signed TTC Riders’ pledge to push for more reliable, affordable, accessible, frequent, fast, and safe public transit.
• She fully pledged to all the commitments under Cycle Toronto’s pledge to improve cycling infrastructure in the city.
• She committed to 11.5 out of 12 demands raised by Toronto ACORN to give RentSafeTO teeth, stand up to Ontario and tackle heat and affordability. You can check the details here.
• She signed the Toronto Environmental Alliance’s pledge to commit to voting for a maximum temperature bylaw, plant trees in hot neighbourhoods, cut single-use trash at big events, pause approvals for big AI data centres and cut emissions.

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