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CONSULAR CORPS ASSOCIATION OF TORONTO VISITS YORK REGIONAL POLICE HEADQUARTERS, MEETS YORK POLICE CHIEF AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
2024-07-25
Chief Jim MacSween (front row, 2nd from right) and the Executive Leadership Team of the York Regional Police with Consul General Angelica Escalona (front row, 4th from right) and the Consular Corps Association of Toronto
16 July 2024 – Philippine Consul General Angelica Escalona joined the visit of the Consular Corps Association of Toronto to the York Regional Police Headquarters in Aurora, Ontario.
Chief Jim MacSween and the Executive Leadership Team of the York Regional Police gave a briefing on their work and sought the cooperation of the consular corps in ensuring the safety of the community.
York Region is part of the Greater Toronto Area. It consists of nine municipalities: Aurora, King, Richmond Hill, East Gwillimbury, Markham, Vaughan, Georgina, Newmarket and Whitchurch-Stouffville.
York Region’s population growth has been driven by international migration. Based on the 2021 Census of Statistics Canada, there are close to 29,000 Filipinos in the York Region, many of whom live in the cities of Markham and Vaughan. (END)