This occurred as a memorial service was being held at the Toronto Central YMCA for Gordon Chong, a political trailblazer and popular civic booster who died on July 13 at age 74, after a long battle with congestive heart failure. Gordon Chong, former city councillor and citizenship judge, posed for a Toronto Star Canada 150 video series. They came to remember Chong, who spent decades striving to make Toronto a better place for everyone. He was defeated in 1982, but later held seats on the old Metro Council and on the amalgamated Toronto City Council. He later became chairman of GO Transit, chair of the YMCA and served on countless civic and volunteer boards.

Source: thestar September 16, 2018 09:56 UTC