Anthony Perruzza was first elected to the Metro Toronto Separate School Board in 1985-88, and has since been elected as a North York Councillor (1988-90) and as a Member of Provincial Parliament for York West (1990-95). Anthony has currently been elected to Toronto City Council in 2006, and has won appointment to the Toronto Transit Commission, the Licensing & Standards Committee, and the Board of Directors for the Toronto Community Housing Corporation. Anthony also serves as the Vice Chair of North York Community Council, and is a member of the Audit Committee, the Toronto Public Library Board, and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.

Throughout his political career, Anthony has delivered many beneficial projects to the community he has represented. A strong advocate for community programming and education, he secured funding for the expansion of the Yorkwoods Library Theatre, the construction of the Oakdale Community Centre, and supported agencies such as the Elspeth Heyworth Centre for Women which provide help and support to the most vulnerable in our community. Anthony also helped fund the reconstruction of St. Basil-the-Great, College School, and helped bring Seneca College to York University. As a Member of Provincial Parliament, Anthony successfully led the fight in extending the subway to Downsview Station. As a member of the TTC Spadina York Subway Extension Committee, Anthony will play a key role in bringing the subway to Jane and Steeles in order to revitalize the area and provide greater ease of transit to its numerous residents. Anthony immigrated to Canada at age 9, and has since lived in York West for the past 38 years. His mother did factory shift work and his father was a carpenter. Educated at our local schools, Anthony attended St. Jude’s Elementary School, St. Basil’s High School, and is a graduate of York University.

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Here’s is a video of the community clean up in which 600 students from 12 different schools participated. They did a great job and deserve our support Among the many new initiatives that are happening in our area.