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City of Toronto Proclamation |
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"Field to Table Day"
June 9, 2003
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the City of Toronto is a leader in working towards food security, having adopted Canada's first Food Charter and established Canada's first Food Policy Council, and is dedicated to ensuring that all residents have access to affordable and healthy food; and |
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the City of Toronto supports many innovative and important initiatives, from farmers markets to community gardens in Toronto's Parks and Housing buildings, to over 250 school and community-based student nutrition programs; and |
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food brings people together in celebration of community and diversity and is an important part of Toronto's dynamic culture; and |
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FoodShare's successful "Field to Table Program", which was launched at Nathan Phillips Square on June 5, 1992, by then Mayor June Rowlands, now embarks on its second decade, and FoodShare will launch its new "Field to Table Campaign" in June 2003. |
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I, Mayor Mel Lastman, on behalf of Toronto City Council and the 2.5 million people of our great City, do hereby proclaim June 9, 2003 as "Field to Table Day", continuing the commitment to diverse and healthy food and communities. |
[Signed Mayor Mel Lastman]
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