Item - 2026.MM41.33
Tracking Status
- This item will be considered by City Council on May 20 and 21, 2026.
MM41.33 - Request the Ontario Line Station at Pape and Cosburn to be Named East York Station - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow
- Consideration Type:
- ACTION
- Ward:
- 14 - Toronto - Danforth
* This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair.
* This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate.
A communication has been submitted on this item.
Recommendations
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow, recommends that:
1. City of Toronto request the Ministry of Transportation and Metrolinx to name the Ontario Line station at Pape Avenue and Cosburn Avenue the “East York” station.
Summary
The Township of East York was incorporated on January 1, 1924 with a population of 19,849 and will celebrate its a hundredth anniversary in 2024.
In 1953 the Township of East York became one of the local governments as part of the newly created Metropolitan Toronto upper tier level of municipal government.
In 1967 the Borough of East York was established through the amalgamation of the former Township of East York and the former Town of Leaside.
Known as Canada’s only Borough, East York continued as an semi-autonomous municipality until 1997 when the Government of Ontario amalgamated seven governments into the new City of Toronto.
On March 3, 1997, residents of Metropolitan Toronto held a referendum on the idea of amalgamation to which East Yorkers strongly demonstrated their support and commitment for retaining East York’s own local government.
The East York Foundation and East York Hall of Fame have jointly submitted an ask to Metrolinx to name the Cosburn station as “East York”.
As a City, Toronto has a number of Toronto Transit Commission and Metrolinx named after former municipalities that made up Metropolitan Toronto. These include Toronto Transit Commission stations North York Centre and Scarborough Centre. The newly created Eglinton Line has stations called Forest Hill and Leaside.
Toronto City Council can recommend to Metrolinx and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to name this stop after Canada’s only Borough (East York) given the strong community pride that’s existed for over 100 years.