The Gledhill Avenue resident said she's recovered — dead or alive — scores of rats on her property over the past 10 years alone. In the past ten years, their Ward 19 Beaches-East York ranks number three city-wide for reports of rats, with 450 complaints since 2009. (Rob Krbavac/CBC)From 2017 to 2018, the number of rat complaints in Devlin's area nearly doubled, from 39 to 70 last year. Local councillor Brad Bradford (Ward 19 Beaches-East York) said the city is in the midst of a Toronto-wide study on the extent of the city's rat problem. Brad Bradford says the city is in the midst of a major study on Toronto's rat problem.

Source: CBC News April 29, 2019 07:52 UTC