Park Naming: Dr. Gordon Chong Park

In 2019, City Council received a motion to acknowledge the municipal significance of the late former Councillor Dr. Gordon Chong, who represented downtown Toronto's Ward 6, on both Metro Council and Toronto City Council in the early 1980s.

The final decision to commemorate Dr. Chong at 60 Howard Street Park was made prior to 2021

Dr. Chong was a trained dentist by profession. He served as the vice-chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission in the 1990s, served on the board of Go Transit from 2000 to 2006, founded and served as CEO of Social Housing Services Corporation, Chaired YMCA GTA, and served as the final chair of the Greater Toronto Services Board (2001).

Dr. Gordon Chong loved his three children and four grandchildren. Unfortunately, a trailblazer of Toronto's urban history passed away in July of 2018.

“People asked why he fought for the underdog; he was the underdog, with his upbringing. He could have made more as a dentist, but he became a pioneer in promoting visible minorities in public life. He was a wonderful guy.” -Paul Godfrey (4th Metro Toronto Chairman)