Item - 2010.ED32.1
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on August 25, 2010 with amendments.
- This item was considered by the Economic Development Committee on August 11, 2010 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on August 25, 2010.
ED32.1 - The "Ward" Gallery of Immigration
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on August 25, 26 and 27, 2010, adopted the following:
1. City Council dedicate the currently vacant third floor mezzanine of City Hall for use as The "Ward" Gallery of Immigration.
2. City Council direct staff, led by the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture or his designate, to initiate community engagement processes to:
a. finalize the scope, content and design of The "Ward" Gallery of Immigration; and
b. raise funds to implement the Gallery.
3. City Council establish a Ward Gallery Advisory Committee that reflects the various ethnic groups resident in the ward, along with members of the historical community with an interest in this historical period, and at least one Member of Council. The Advisory Committee will:
a. provide advice and guidance to staff with regard to the gallery;
b. engage the various communities in Toronto;
c. help seek out private archives that might enrich the gallery; and
d. assist with fund-raising for the gallery.
4. City Council direct staff to report back to the appropriate committee, once the exhibition program and gallery design has been finalized, with additional information on building retrofit implications and costs.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-32145.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That:
1. City Council establish a Ward Gallery Advisory Committee that reflects the various ethnic groups resident in the ward, along with members of the historical community with an interest in this historical period, and at least one Member of Council. The Advisory Committee will:
a. provide advice and guidance to staff with regard to the gallery;
b. engage the various communities in Toronto;
c. help seek out private archives that might enrich the gallery; and
d. assist with fund-raising for the gallery.
ED32.1 - The "Ward" Gallery of Immigration
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Economic Development Committee recommends that:
1. City Council dedicate the currently vacant third floor mezzanine of City Hall for use as The "Ward" Gallery of Immigration.
2. City Council direct staff, led by the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture or his designate, to initiate community engagement processes to:
a. finalize the scope, content and design of The "Ward" Gallery of Immigration; and
b. raise funds to implement the Gallery.
3. City Council direct staff to report back to the appropriate committee, once the exhibition program and gallery design has been finalized, with additional information on building retrofit implications and costs.
Origin
Summary
City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square occupy part of the "Ward," a 19th- and early 20th- century immigrant reception area. To commemorate the Ward and Toronto’s rich immigration story, this report recommends that the currently vacant third floor mezzanine of City Hall be used for The "Ward" Gallery of Immigration, and that steps be taken to implement the gallery concept.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-32145.pdf