Mayor Miller Attends Last Council Meeting
Posted August 27, 2010 11:01 pm.
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There were thank-yous, tearful goodbyes, hugs and handshakes as city council held its last meeting of the term.
Amid the friendly parting, it was almost easy to forget the recent controversies, from the garbage strike to the sex scandal that dashed Adam Giambrone’s mayoral run.
Giambrone, Kyle Rae and Case Ootes are among the six councillors not running for reelection in the fall.
More than two dozen motions were tackled on Friday, from a new deal with golf courses and backing the gun registry to renaming a street.
“This council meeting is like every one for the past seven years,” Miller said.
“We’ve accomplished enormous things and that’s certainly what I’m going to remember. This council has built public transit like no other, probably in the history of Toronto. We’ve completely replaced the bus fleet. We’re on the way to replacing the streetcar fleet and the subway car fleet. All of those are made in Canada – thousands of Canadian jobs. Transit City is underway. We’re an environmental leader in the world.”
On October 25th, Toronto votes and elects a brand new council and mayor.
