Toronto – Mayor Olivia Chow officially assumed her role as the 66th Mayor of Toronto and fifth Mayor since amalgamation. Mayor Chow took office after making the Declaration of Office administered by John D. Elvidge, Toronto City Clerk, at a special ceremony held this morning in the Council Chamber in Toronto City Hall. The ceremony was attended by City Councillors, …
Toronto – The City of Toronto staff recommended Toronto poet Lillian Allen to become Toronto’s seventh Poet Laureate, pending approval by City Council at its May meeting. Allen was nominated by a selection committee in consultation with the literary community. Allen is an acclaimed poet, writer/performer and long-time arts activist and was named a foremother of Canadian poetry by the …
