Item - 2024.RM22.6

Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024.

October 9, 2024

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Chow to address City Council for a presentation in recognition of 150 years of firefighting in Toronto.

Mayor Chow welcomed the following guests to the Council Chamber: Interim Fire Chief Larry Cocco; Deputy Fire Chiefs Jim Jessop, Paul Fitzgerald, Kevin Hamilton and Laura Boyko and other Toronto Fire Services Staff members; Toronto Professional Fire Fighters Association President James Reid and their executive team; Toronto Paramedic Services Chief Bikram Chawla; Toronto Police Service Staff Superintendent Brett Nicol; and members of  the Toronto Fire Historical Society, the Toronto Fire Services Honour Guard, the Toronto Fire Services Pipes and Drums Band, and the Toronto Fire Services War Veterans Association Colour Guard.

Mayor Chow gave remarks on 150 years of firefighting in Toronto, thanked Toronto Fire Services for its work and introduced a short video highlighting 150 years of firefighting in Toronto.

The following Members, during the morning session of the meeting, rose to speak in recognition of 150 years of firefighting in Toronto:

Councillor Fletcher

Councillor Bravo, as Chair of the Economic and Community Development Committee

Councillor Colle, and

Deputy Mayor Malik

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, invited Kelly Matsumoto, Deputy City Solicitor, to introduce 6 new articling students from Legal Services who were present in the Chamber. They are Camilla Conte, Douglas LaForce, Yelda Nuri, Amanda Owusu, Isha Patel, and Nicole Voskuil.

Councillor Bravo, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed the Participatory Democracy Group from the Davenport-Perth Neighborhood and Community Health Centre, which was present in the Chamber.

Mayor Chow, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed Grade 5 Students from the Seneca Hill Primary School and their teacher, Virginia Luong, who were present in the Chamber.

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed the Honourable J. David Wake, Integrity Commissioner of Ontario, who was present in the Chamber.

Speaker Nunziata, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed Sean McConnell, a constituent, and his guests from Ireland, who were present in the Chamber.

Speaker Nunziata, during the afternoon session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Chow to address City Council to introduce Toronto’s inaugural Youth Poet Laureate.

Mayor Chow addressed City Council and introduced Shahaddah Jack, who was appointed by City Council as Toronto’s first ever Youth Poet Laureate.

Shahaddah Jack, Youth Poet Laureate, addressed City Council and presented a poem.

Speaker Nunziata, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed former MP John Nunziata, who was present in the Chamber.

October 10, 2024

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Chow to address City Council in recognition of Paris 2024 Olympians and Paralympians from Toronto.

Mayor Chow addressed City Council and recognized Team Canada athletes from Toronto and congratulated them on their performance in Paris. Mayor Chow welcomed Toronto Olympic and Paralympic athletes who were present in the meeting: medallists Aaron Brown, Sydney Payne, Brendon Rodney, Charity Williams, and Jesse Zesseu.

Athletes Sydney Payne and Jesse Zesseu addressed City Council.

Councillor Bravo, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that October 2024 was proclaimed Latin America History Month in Toronto and remarked on the significance of the proclamation

Councillor Matlow, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed Grades 5 and 6 students from Cedarvale Community School, who were present in the Chamber.