Markus O’Brien Fehr
Markus.Obrien-Fehr@toronto.ca
416-395-6452
Catherine LeBlanc-Miller
Catherine.LeBlanc-Miller@toronto.ca
416-395-0346
Alexander Byrne-Krzycki
Alex.Byrne-Krzycki@toronto.ca
416-395-6411
Nicole Hausman
Nicole.Hausman@toronto.ca
416-338-5189
Sarah Barber
Sarah.Barber@toronto.ca
416-395-6423
Mark Strifler
Mark.Strifler3@toronto.ca
416-338-5303
Jesse James
Jesse.James@toronto.ca
416-338-5298
Prior to being elected to the new City of Toronto Council, John Filion was councillor for Ward 11 in the City of North York from 1991 to 1997. He was first elected to political office in 1982 as a member of the North York Board of Education, on which he served for nine years, including four years (1987-1990) as chairman. Before his election to North York Council, Filion worked as a journalist and book editor. He was born in 1950 and has an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from York University.
During his 25 years in municipal politics Councillor Filion is known for involving the community in government decision making. Among his many accomplishments; as a School Board Trustee he established child care in schools; as a North York Councillor he added new parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities; as a Toronto Councillor and Chair of the Board of Health he introduced a restaurant rating system and a ban on smoking in restaurants.
Councillor Filion has held the following positions:
Councillor Filion believes that cities are collections of neighbourhoods. To maintain and build a strong city, council must focus on the needs of our communities and neighbourhoods. Residents should be involved in a real and meaningful way in all decisions which affect them. In determining all areas of policy for the new city, council should balance city-wide interests with the needs of individual communities.
(Information provided by Councillor for 2014-2018 term of Council)