Presentations, Introductions and Announcements

Mayor Chow welcomed guests who were present in the Council Chamber including past and current members of the Toronto Paramedic Services, introduced a short video presentation on the 50 years since the amalgamation of multiple ambulance services in Toronto and presented Toronto Paramedic Services Chief Bikram Chawla with a commemorative scroll. Chief Bikram Chawla addressed City Council. Mayor Chow, during the afternoon session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that she has appointed Councillor Paul Ainslie as the Deputy Mayor for Scarborough and Councillor Paula Fletcher as Chair of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. Councillor Fletcher, during the afternoon session of the meeting, welcomed students from Newfoundland, on an exchange program through the Eastview Community Centre, who were present in the Council Chamber.