Item - 2026.RM41.6

Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on May 20 and 21, 2026.

May 20, 2026

Councillor Pasternak, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed members of the Grandravine Tornadoes Special Hockey team and organizer Michael Liotta from Grandravine Special Hockey who were present in the Council Chamber. Councillor Pasternak advised Members of Council that Grandravine Special Hockey hosted the Special Hockey International Tournament this past March 5 to 7, 2026.

Councillor Morley, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council about the retirement this week of Jasmine Dooh, a health promoter in Etobicoke--Lakeshore, and gave remarks about Jasmine’s legacy.

Councillor Colle, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that a gathering will take place today in front of the Toronto sign, with the Jewish Staff Network to mark May as Jewish Heritage Month in Ontario. Councillor Colle invited Members of Council to attend the gathering, and advised that the CN Tower would be lit up in blue to commemorate Jewish Heritage Month in Ontario and Toronto.

Councillor Bradford, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed grade 5 students and their teacher from St. Denis Catholic School who were present in the Council Chamber.

Councillor Perruzza, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed students from the Nile Academy Political Science Club and their teacher Michael Kozlowski who were present in the Council Chamber.

May 21, 2026

Deputy Mayor Malik, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that today was the 6th annual Rugby-in-the-Square event and invited Members of Council to join her out in Nathan Phillips Square to experience rugby firsthand and show their support for this community event.

Councillor Saxe, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed students from the Jackman Institute who were present in the Council Chamber.

Councillor Saxe, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that today was the 30th anniversary of Fire Chief Jim Jessop’s entering the Fire Service. Councillor Saxe expressed thanks and appreciation to the Fire Chief, who was present in the Council Chamber.

Councillor Shan, during the afternoon session of the meeting, advised Members of Council about the Tamil Genocide Remembrance-related activities held in the City of Toronto during the past week. Councillor Shan spoke about the work supporting genocide remembrance, including the proclamation of May 18 as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day by the federal government, and the anticipated building of a monument in Scarborough.

Councillor Cheng, during the afternoon session of the meeting, gave remarks in celebration of Asian Heritage Month and highlighted that an event was held in Mel Lastman Square over the Mother’s Day weekend.

Councillor Colle, during the afternoon session of the meeting, displayed a photo of Esther, a 14-year-old girl from North York that has been missing since last Friday, and urged all Members of Council to share the photo to help the family get their daughter back.

Councillor Kandavel, during the afternoon session of the meeting, gave remarks about Tamil Genocide Remembrance, and the City’s plan to build a monument.

Speaker Nunziata, during the afternoon session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Chow to recognize the two Global Production Awards that the Toronto Film Office recently received in Cannes.

Mayor Chow addressed City Council and gave remarks to celebrate Toronto’s being recognized at the Global Production Awards in Cannes with two of the industry’s top global awards: “Film Commission of the Year” and “City of Film”. Mayor Chow congratulated the Film Office and all those in the City who made this recognition possible.

Councillor Carroll, during the afternoon session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that one of the things that makes Toronto such an attractive film city is that women are at the helm of the industry. Councillor Carroll thanked the many women in the film sector who lead this work and thanked Councillor Paula Fletcher, Chair of the Film, Television and Digital Media Advisory Board and Marguerite Pigott, Film Commissioner and Director of Entertainment Industries for their leadership.

Councillor Saxe, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed members of the Bad Dog Theatre, a Toronto comedy troupe and school, who were present in the Council Chamber.