• Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders at the Ismaili Centre, Toronto.
    04 July 2016 | Ismaili Centre Toronto

    Toronto Police Services Chief Mark Saunders tours the Ismaili Centre

    Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders at the Ismaili Centre, Toronto. Akber Dewji
12:00 PM
6 July 2016
11:45 AM
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Toronto, 5 July 2016 — Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders toured the Ismaili Centre, the Aga Khan Museum and the Aga Khan Park, along with members of his senior team, and his family. The visit was an opportunity to learn about the significance of these projects and their contribution to promoting an informed understanding of Islam and Muslim society.

Chief Saunders said that he and his team were "very interested and impressed by the [Ismaili] Centre, prayer hall and art." He also had a chance to learn about the Jubilee Games Fanous and to hold it before it traveled to Dubai for the 2016 Jubilee Games.
 
The Chief is in his 32nd year with the Toronto Police Services, an organisation that he represents through numerous leadership roles in committees and partnerships. He has received several awards for his passion for policing and encourages community-building initiatives as a way to improve communication between the city's communities and its police force.
 
Chief Saunders later posted on Twitter about the tours, writing that he had a “wonderfully rich cultural, historical, architectural and educational experience.”