Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has appointed the Hon. David Peterson as Chair of the Toronto 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games Organizing Committee, TO2015
Peterson served as the Premier of Ontario between 1985 and 1990 and was the Chair of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games bid.
The Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games are expected to welcome more than 10,000 athletes, coaches, and officials from 41 countries, along with a quarter of a million visitors.
The Games and Games-related investments will create more than 26,000 jobs and grow Ontario’s real GDP by $3.7 billion between 2009 and 2017.
The Pan American Sport Organization will select and announce the host of the 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games during its Annual General Assembly to be held in Toronto October 8-11.
