Office of the Mayor
Mel Lastman
City of North York

CITY OF NORTH YORK

P R O C L A M A T I O N

"INTERNATIONAL MESSENGER APPRECIATION DAY"

OCTOBER 9,1997


WHEREAS:  Toronto's more than fifty bike courier companies employ over 500 bike messengers to deliver an estimated 1.2 million deliveries every year. This has resulted in a need for approximately 2500 fewer cars in the downtown core every day; and
WHEREAS:  on October 9, cities around the world formally recognize messengers' contributions; and
WHEREAS:  there are many benfits to bicycle couriers. Such as, a solution to the problems of pollution and congestion; provision of a value-added service, and promotion of year-round cycling as a viable form of transportation and economic development.
NOW, THEREFORE: I, Mel Lastman, Mayor of the City of North York, do hereby proclaim October 9, 1997 as "International Messenger Appreciation Day" in the City of North York and urge our residents to recognize the contributions made by bicycle couriers.

 

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