Mayor Tory has visited the Balmoral Ave fire hall near Yonge St to thank the firefighters who fought the conflagration at the Badminton and Racquet Club on Tuesday. Those who are assigned to the historic 1911 architectural jewel in Deer Park are known as the Knights of Balmoral. The name was perhaps never more fitting although Station 311 has seen a lot of history. The mayor had a handful of “Tim Horton tickets” given to him by a coffee manager as a token of respect to those at the Balmoral hall A sour note was raised on Twitter (as it often is) by cynics who saw this as an “ethics breach” or as some sort of insult to the fire personnel. Sigh.
Mayor John Tory @ Fire Station 311 thanking firefighters, handing out Tim Hortons cards, for the efforts in last week's Yonge/St. Clair fire pic.twitter.com/P0kSezQEZk
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