Media Advisory – Mayor Tory to tour the NHL’s Black hockey history mobile museum
Mayor John Tory will be joined by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie (Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park) tomorrow on a tour of the National Hockey League (NHL) Black Hockey History mobile museum, which is making its first appearance in Toronto. The tour will be led by museum co-curator Kwame Mason.
Date: Friday, February 7
Time: 9 to 9:30 a.m.
Location: Malvern Community Centre, east entrance parking lot (30 Sewells Rd.)
The free museum is in Toronto from February 6 to 8 as part of the City’s Black History Month activities. It celebrates the NHL and Black History Month by featuring today’s stars while looking back at the trailblazers who made history. More museum information is available at https://www.nhl.com/fans/black-hockey-history and more information about City’s Black History month activities is available at https://www.toronto.ca/blackhistorymonth .
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