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Last week, the construction works were initiated in Tondiraba Park for creating a unique extreme sports area – a skatepark and a pumptrack. This will add environmentally friendly leisure and sports activities for citizens of all ages. The entire park will be completed by the end of this summer.

On Saturday, May 1, the ship Vesta will sail again between Tallinn and Aegna Island, leaving the Linnahall quay from Patarei Harbour.

The MELT Innovation Forum, which was cancelled last spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, will take place virtually this year on the 12th of May. For the first time, the event will be free of charge for all participants. The forum can be followed online at www.melt.ee.

The permanent residents and companies of Aegna Island will have the opportunity to collect mixed waste separately and hand it over to door-to-door waste carriers once a month. The waste transport of the island will be organized by the Tallinn Waste Centre from 1 May.

This year, Tallinn is running a candidacy for becoming a city of music of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, and in this connection, a sectoral idea gathering is ongoing to compile the city of music strategy.

The Tallinn City Government submitted a draft regulation to the City Council, which extends the payment period for the first day of illness by one month, ie until the end of May.

Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart sent a letter to Prime Minister Kaja Kallas asking to consider the possibility of easing the COVID-19 restrictions from May 2, so that religious people can celebrate the biggest religious holiday of the year – Ascension Day.

The Mustamäe Youth Council has initiated a social project which will reveal positive and motivating messages on the sidewalks in front of the district bus stops. For example, the townspeople are assured: You are cute! You are strong! You are beautiful! You are loved!

Tallinn City Government decided to exempt traders, caterers, sports clubs, and other companies under the restrictions of the Government of the Republic operating in commercial premises belonging to the city from paying rent until 31 May.

At the opening event of the Tallinn-led European Network of 19 Cities for Sustainable Development, the partner cities presented their plans on how to promote green mobility and curb car use and achieve other sustainable development goals of the UN.