Ward 35 was home to 57,995 people and consisted of 21,240 households in 2001. Ward 35 is situated in south-east Toronto. It is bounded by Victoria Park Avenue to the west, the CNR tracks to the south and east and Eglinton Avenue East to the north. Ward 35 has a physical area of 14 square kilometres.

Learn about the people that make up Ward 35, visit www.toronto.ca/wards2000/ward35.htm

About Councillor Heaps:

Adrian Heaps comes from a family dedicated to action and change. His grandfather was A.A. Heaps, a former City of Winnipeg councillor and M.P for 16 years. As a tribute to his grandfather, and because they share the same initials, Adrian’s name at City Hall will be known as A.A. Heaps.

His father was one Canada’s decorated war heroes while his mother worked for the United Way Family Services agency for over 20 years.

Adrian’s commitment to improving the quality of life for the citizens of Toronto is driven by his belief that people need the “tools, resources, and direction to take control of their own lives.”

As a new member of Council, Adrian’s agenda will be to learn from the best practices already in place … “and to contribute new ideas and activities that build towards the kind of city we can all be proud of.”

With a background in cultural, community and economic development, Adrian’s work has spanned a number of careers that have taken him to South East Asia, Europe, Guyana, Colombia and First Nation communities in Ontario.

Originally, Adrian started work in the cultural industries, working in production and then as an administrator for various theatre companies and festivals. Over the years his career evolved from theatre to television and then to the music industry, where he was Vice-President of one of Canada’s most vibrant independent music companies. Adrian worked with many Canadian recording artists on the domestic and international stage.

This experience led to Adrian working on a number of marketing studies for the Canadian music industry commissioned by the Canadian government, where he worked in Western Europe and finally South East Asia.

In 1990 Adrian formed his own company to work on the broader issues of tourism, cultural education, and community development. In this capacity he has worked with municipalities and organizations as a consultant to tourism strategies and economic based activities.

Adrian has worked with foreign and domestic governments on a number of initiatives including setting up the first program for the Czech Republic to rebuild their education system after the “Velvet Revolution”.

His work on the cultural and tourism fronts have allowed him to apply his broad experience to government and private sector organizations overseas in such locales as Guyana and Colombia, where he has worked on a variety of issues and activities, all aimed at improving the delivery of policies and programs in those countries.

Adrian and his family have lived on First Nation communities in Ontario, where Adrian was responsible for creating environmental and waste management programs and also negotiated one of the first partnerships between the provincial Government and First Nation Communities for waste reduction.

Adrian and his family have lived in Scarborough Southwest for the past 25 years. His youngest son attends high school and his daughter is in the University of Waterloo’s Kinesiology program. Adrian’s oldest son is editor of Corporate Knights, Canada’s leading magazine on corporate social responsibility. His wife is Vice-Principal at an elementary school.

Adrian cycles to City Hall whenever possible. He has run four marathons and numerous half marathons.

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Adrian’s ABCs (Agencies, Boards and Commissions)

Toronto Cycling Advisory Committee – Chair

Disabilities Issues Committee – Chair

Pan Am Games City Liaison (City’s Designate)

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay Task Force – Chair

Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay Task Force – Chair

Scarborough Community Council

Government Management Committee

Budget Committee

Affordable Housing Committee

Scarborough Arts Council