The CUI congratulates David Crombie on his appointment to the Order of Ontario


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David Crombie will be named to the Order of Ontario on Thursday January 26 for his “socially-responsible urban policies” that preserved historic districts in downtown Toronto. Crombie is active as chair of the Waterfront Regeneration Trust and the Toronto Lands Corporation, and previously served as President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute.  An award in his name is presented annually at the CUI Urban Leadership Awards to “recognize people and initiatives that provide collaborative solutions to the complex problems that face Canada’s largest urban region.”

 
Crombie, whose three terms as Mayor of Toronto earned him the moniker “Toronto’s tiny perfect mayor,” will receive his award on January 26, 2012 at Queen’s Park from Lieutenant Governor David Onley with the other appointees -- 27 politicians, scientists, doctors and community activists, including former mayoralty candidate John Tory and GlobalMedic founder Rahul Singh.
 
The Order of Ontario appointees are chosen for their contributions to the arts, law, science, medicine, history, politics, philanthropy and the environment. Lt.-Gov. David Onley says the Order of Ontario recognizes the greatest minds, forward-thinkers, humanitarians, activists and pioneers in the province.
 
After his terms as mayor, Crombie went on to a successful career in federal politics as a Progressive Conservative. Crombie served as a Member of the Parliament of Canada from 1978 to 1988, during which time he served in three different federal Cabinet posts — Minister of Health and Welfare, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, and Secretary of State. He later headed a joint Royal Commission on the future of Toronto’s waterfront, which brought forward the concept of “ecosystem planning at the scale of the bio-region.”  The work of the commission led to the creation of the Waterfront Regeneration Trust.
 
Prior to his terms as Mayor, Crombie was a leader in Toronto's urban reform movement, a grassroots movement that favoured curtailing development in favour of improving social services and prioritizing community interests, and was a lecturer in politics and urban affairs at Ryerson in the 1960s.  He became an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2005.
 
Fred Eisenberger, President & CEO

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