Chris Salmond, a life-long resident of East York. has died at the age of 80. Chris was a member of the East York Historical Society, the East York Canada Day Committee and many other neighbourhood groups. His role as a fatherly majordomo in organizing dozens of bewildered participants and their floats in the Canada Day Parade is legendary. Chris was a fixture for years as a school crossing guard in his retirement. He was a graduate of Danforth Collegiate (1956).