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Mike Colle immigrated to Canada from his native Italy at the age of five and grew up in Downtown Toronto’s College Street area. Mike Colle went on to serve the people of Eglinton-Lawrence as a municipal councillor and local MPP for three decades.
As MPP for Eglinton-Lawrence, Mike spearheaded campaigns to save historic heritage sites like, the Eglinton Theatre, Postal Station K and the Columbus Centre. As a former Metro Councillor and TTC chair, Mike lead the charge to build the Eglinton Subway and fought to get it funded and restarted as the Eglinton Crosstown which is presently under construction to be completed in 2021.
Prior to being elected MPP in 1995, Mike served as a councillor for the City of York and Metropolitan Toronto, where he served in roles as TTC commissioner, TTC Chair from 1988 to 1994. Prior to public service, Mike taught history and economics at Michael Power High school and St. Michael’s college School, where he coached football for 18 years.
Mike and his wife Sharon have four children and six grandchildren. Mike is a life-long marathon runner, with a personal best time of 3:29. He continues to run in the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon each year.
As a former MPP and Metro Councillor, Mike has successfully championed:
(information provided by the Councillor)
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Board of Directors
Infrastructure and Environment Committee
Heritage Toronto Board of Directors, as the Mayor’s designate
Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena Board of Management
North Toronto Memorial Arena Board