Ternopil has officially become a sister city of the Canadian city of Mississauga.
The agreement was signed by Ternopil Mayor Serhii Nadal and Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish, according to the Ternopil City Council website.
The partnership provides for cooperation in education, culture, sports, youth programs, the economy, and business development. It also includes joint projects, experience exchange, and the expansion of international cooperation.
Nadal thanked Mayor Carolyn Parrish, members of the Mississauga City Council, and the Ukrainian community in Canada for their support of Ukraine and Ternopil, as well as for their trust and warm attitude toward the city. He also expressed gratitude to Ukraine’s Consul General in Toronto, Oleh Nikolenko, for diplomatic support throughout the process, to Volodymyr Palahniuk for years of work developing city partnerships between Canada and Ukraine, and especially to Nataliia Halych, President of the Ukrainian Community of Mississauga, whose efforts helped strengthen ties between the cities long before the agreement was officially signed.
After the signing, Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish noted that Ternopil became only the second sister city for Mississauga in the past 50 years. She said the strong connection between the communities is rooted in the large Ukrainian-Canadian community, and that the new partnership is a symbol of support for Ukraine during the war.
The Ukrainian Consul General in Toronto added that Mississauga previously had only one sister city—Kariya (Japan), with cooperation ongoing since 1981. He said the partnership with Ternopil is an important expression of deep respect and unwavering solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
