Corey Heim, City of Toronto, and Rumours
My eyebrows shot up when I saw in the newspaper that the City of Toronto, along with Startifacts.com, was helping out with the funeral costs of Corey Haim. No offense to Corey, but with the 2.9% residential property tax increase slated to occur and all the cuts to services...it slightly raised my eyebrows.
But then, I saw this news release in my inbox: City of Toronto confirms no involvement in funeral costs for Mr. Haim.
I guess they wanted to clarify. Though I wonder how the rumours got started...
But RIP Corey Haim.
City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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Monday, March 15, 2010 at 10:15 a.m.
STATEMENT
City of Toronto confirms no involvement in funeral costs for Mr. Haim
Media reports concerning funeral costs for Mr. Haim continue to reference the City of Toronto.
As a result of these ongoing reports, the City of Toronto wishes to ensure the facts are properly available.
The City of Toronto has never received an application for assistance with the funeral costs for Mr. Haim.
While the City would normally not confirm or deny the existence of an application for assistance with funeral benefits as this is a matter covered by Privacy regulations; given the number of reports the City has chosen to confirm the facts in this matter.
Media seeking to confirm the original reports of the City's involvement in the costs of Mr. Haim's funeral continue to be asked to speak with the originating source for the report.
While the City of Toronto is not involved in Mr. Haim's funeral, the City of Toronto, like most municipalities, assists deceased Toronto residents that do not have adequate resources within their estate to pay for a basic funeral and burial. An evaluation of the Estate is conducted before any assistance is provided. The program is administered by the City's Toronto Employment and Social Services Division and details about this program are available at: http://www.toronto.ca/socialservices/funeral.htm
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Kevin Sack, Director, Strategic Communications, City of Toronto ( ksack@toronto.ca ). Cell 416-919-6500
But then, I saw this news release in my inbox: City of Toronto confirms no involvement in funeral costs for Mr. Haim.
I guess they wanted to clarify. Though I wonder how the rumours got started...
But RIP Corey Haim.
City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
==========================================
Monday, March 15, 2010 at 10:15 a.m.
STATEMENT
City of Toronto confirms no involvement in funeral costs for Mr. Haim
Media reports concerning funeral costs for Mr. Haim continue to reference the City of Toronto.
As a result of these ongoing reports, the City of Toronto wishes to ensure the facts are properly available.
The City of Toronto has never received an application for assistance with the funeral costs for Mr. Haim.
While the City would normally not confirm or deny the existence of an application for assistance with funeral benefits as this is a matter covered by Privacy regulations; given the number of reports the City has chosen to confirm the facts in this matter.
Media seeking to confirm the original reports of the City's involvement in the costs of Mr. Haim's funeral continue to be asked to speak with the originating source for the report.
While the City of Toronto is not involved in Mr. Haim's funeral, the City of Toronto, like most municipalities, assists deceased Toronto residents that do not have adequate resources within their estate to pay for a basic funeral and burial. An evaluation of the Estate is conducted before any assistance is provided. The program is administered by the City's Toronto Employment and Social Services Division and details about this program are available at: http://www.toronto.ca/socialservices/funeral.htm
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Kevin Sack, Director, Strategic Communications, City of Toronto ( ksack@toronto.ca ). Cell 416-919-6500