City of Toronto invites you to Discover the Pan Am Path

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:

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Media Advisory:  June 18, 2014

City of Toronto invites you to Discover the Pan Am Path

Councillor Frances Nunziata (Ward 11 York South-Weston) and the Friends of the Pan Am Path will launch a newly completed section of the Pan Am Path with an art activation by UrbanArts and a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by a guided bike ride on the Path. A walking tour will also be presented by Jane's Walk.

Date: Saturday, June 21

Time: 10 a.m., remarks/ribbon-cutting at 10:30 a.m. approximately

Location: Cruickshank Park, 2196 Weston Rd. (parking available on Hickory Tree Road at Weston Lions Park or off Lawrence Avenue West, just west of Little Avenue)

The Pan Am Path is an 84-kilometre continuous path for walking, running, biking and wheeling that connects the city from east to west. In the weeks leading to the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, the Pan Am Path will feature art installations, cultural activities and mini-celebration events to showcase the vibrant communities that exist along the route.

Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities. Toronto is proud to be the Host City for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us @TorontoComms.

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Media contact: Andrea Gonsalves, Strategic Communications, 416-397-4149, 416-200-3660 (cell), agonsalv@toronto.ca