Happy Birthday Toronto!

Happy 175th! Photo Credit: Baked Creation

Innovative businesses need creative cities and Toronto is a hotbed of creativity and innovation these days. So it’s with thanks for this that MaRS wishes Toronto a Happy 175th Birthday!

I’m liking Spotlight Toronto’s and Jaime Woo of Torontoist’s tribute: “Six Words on Toronto” — a short film about the city and the people who live in it. The premise: Torontonians describe the city in exactly six words.

Watch it now to see how our community describes its vibrancy:

And a little less hifi, here are some of today’s birthday wishes for the city:

• 175 reasons to love Toronto – Toronto Star
• Take a trip down memory lane at City Hall – Inside Toronto
• Message from Mayor David Miller (whom we’ve been following on Twitter)
• Watch the birthday wishes roll in at #Toronto on Twitter

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