Gordon Lightfoot Given Key To The City By Toronto Mayor As Massey Hall Reopens

etcanada.com:

Toronto Mayor John Tory has awarded Canadian music legend Gordon Lightfoot a key to the city, as Massey Hall reopens after being closed for renovations.

Tory gave Lightfoot the key Thursday evening at Massey Hall, where he performed at the venue’s reopening following years of renovations that had a price tag of $184 million.

A City of Toronto news release noted Lightfoot was also the last to perform on the stage at Massey Hall before it closed for a massive revamp in 2018. “Gordon Lightfoot is a legend in Toronto and around the country,” Tory said in the statement. “He has been a long-time resident who has contributed greatly to our city’s lively music and culture scene … I want to thank Gordon for being such an upstanding citizen — the key