Whereas George Maroosis, the longest serving Council member at the time of his passing, dedicated decades of continuous service to the citizens of the City of North Bay;
And Whereas George Maroosis, in addition to his civic duties as a Councillor, served on multiple local not-for-profit boards and was the longest serving Chair for L.I.P.I.- Low Income People Involvement, oversaw the transformation of Crisis Centre North Bay as its Chair, as well as being the founding Chair of the District of Nipissing Social Services Board, to name but a few;
And Whereas George Maroosis, in addition to his decades of continuous public service, was also a businessman in a long line of businessmen in the Maroosis family, who settled in North Bay in 1910. His grandfather, George Maroosis, owned and operated one of North Bay’s most famous restaurants, The Arcadian Tea Room (1910-1957), along with The Arcadian Grill, in the downtown core. His father, Gus Maroosis, owned and operated the Cedar Coffee Shop on Main St West next to Boart Longyear for decades. And George himself owned and operated KBros Maroosis Art Centre at the corner of Algonquin & Main since 1976;
And Whereas George Maroosis, as the owner KBros Maroosis Art Centre, one of the oldest private art galleries in Northern Ontario, championed First Nations artists since the 1970s as well as many other local artists.
Therefore Be It Resolved in appreciation for his decades of continuous public service, celebration of his family’s long history in the community for North Bay’s 100th Anniversary, and his unwavering patronage of First Nations and local artists, the Council of the City of North Bay authorize staff to place a plaque naming the Parkette bordering Algonquin Ave, Main Street and Cassells Street shown on Schedule “A” hereto as “The George Maroosis Parkette.”
Schedule "A"
(Record of Vote) Upon the Request of Councillor Mitchell:
Yeas: Councillors Mitchell, Vrebosch, Lowery, Mayne, Inch, Horsfield, Gardiner, King, Mallah and Mayor Chirico.
Nays: Nil