The Wendat name Ethennonnhawahstihnen’ (pronounced Etta-nonna wasti-nuh) translates to “where they had a good, beautiful life.”—a fitting name and vision for the City of Toronto’s latest Community Centre and Library, which hopes to add joy and happiness to the lives of those who use it. “It’s an aspiration of the new community centre and library is to help the community to have a good and beautiful life for many years to come,” says Mario Pecchia, Program Manager, Capital Projects Design and Delivery from Parks, Forestry and Recreation at the City of Toronto.” Indeed, the new facility will meet the needs of approximately 10,000 to 12,000 residents living in the surrounding community. The facility is slated to open this July for recreation programming and will offer summer CampTO programs – and spaces 42 JUNE 2023 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA
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