Naming Recommendation for 60 Howard Street Park

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On February 26, 2019, City Council requested through item MM3.21 that the City Manager report on the feasibility of naming a City Facility in honour of the late former Councillor, Dr. Gordon Chong. Council also gave staff the authority to commence the process under the City of Toronto Property Naming Policy in lieu of an application and report back with recommendations on the naming. Parks, Forestry and Recreation worked with Strategic Partnerships, and consulted with the Chong Family and the local Councillor to identify 60 Howard Street Park as an appropriate location to commemorate the life, long-standing public service, activism and lasting impact of Dr.

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Gordon Chong. On September 9, 2020, Council placed a short-term moratorium on namings and renamings as part of the Recognition Review and Dundas Street Renaming and through item EX16.3. Resumption of naming services commenced once the moratorium was lifted and after Council approved a new framework for commemoration in the public realm on July 19, 2022, through item EX34.6.

Staff recommended

The Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division recommends that: 1. Toronto East York Community Council adopt the naming of 60 Howard Street Park, located at 60 Howard Street, to Dr. Gordon Chong Park.

Naming Recommendation for 60 Howard Street Park

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