Today, Mayor John Tory unveiled the City of Toronto’s Black Community COVID-19 Response Plan developed in December 2020 to provide enhanced support for Black Torontonians. The plan was developed as part of the TO Supports: Targeted Equity Action Plan and in response to data released in late 2020 that revealed the highest rates of COVID-19 cases in Toronto (26 per cent) and vaccine hesitancy experienced by Canadians (about 30 per cent) were among Black people of African and Caribbean descent.
News Release - Laneway Named After Inspiring Black Woman in Early 1900s Leslieville Unveiled
Luella Price Lane was named after the Eureka Club founder and resident of the Black community in early 1900s Leslieville.