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Are the Raptors for real We chat with ex-Raptors great and current broadcaster Alvin ‘Boogie’ Williams about our unorthodox team, the rise of Gary Trent Jr. and why he thinks Villanova is still the team to beat in March Madness. by Ron Johnson

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That game against Philadelphia during the playoffs, we were one Vince Carter rim bounce away from a deep playoff run. Is that your most memorable moment?

Yeah, that moment right there, in the playoffs being on a team having success in the postseason. I didn’t play at all the previous year in the playoffs, and that next year beating the Knicks in the Garden, then playing against a very good 76ers team with Allan Iverson that eventually lost to the Lakers in the finals. That post-season was the highlight of my career. And the opportunity to play with so many great players, having the opportunity to play with people like Mugsy Bogues, Dee Brown, Charles Oakley, Antonio Davis, Dell Curry, Mark Jackson, so many great players. It was very cool. How does playing in front of our fans here compare to a place like MSG?

Well, Madison Square Garden is the mecca

What is your prediction for March Madness this year?

I mean I gotta go with my [Villanova] Wildcats. I love the product coach Wright puts out there, the culture he’s created. Villanova always recruited a certain type of kid and family, and those guys play their butts off, they play hard and disciplined. I’m going with Wildcats again. Has the team surprised you this year?

Right now, they are right around where I thought they would be. I’m very happy with Scottie Barnes. He was a great draft pick. I believe he can be one of the next great players in this league with his ability and skill but more importantly with his love of the game. What, if anything, is this team missing?

Players coming off the bench, we need to solidify that role. There are a lot of players who can do multiple things, and that’s beautiful. But you also need to have a guy who’s just a

great shooter, a sniper or a guy with constant energy to come get four or five offensive rebounds. I love the versatility, but you need depth when it comes to a specialty. How about Gary Trent Jr., what’s the ceiling on this guy?

I love it, I love what he’s bringing. To me, when he came to Toronto, we knew he was someone who can score. Playing with CJ [McCollum] and Damian Lillard in Portland, he definitely learned some things on the scoring side of the basketball. But defensively, really, is where he’s making his bones. He’s really competing, guarding and then that scoring punch. He is that guy. So what team is coming out of the East?

It’s tough. Of course you have to look at Brooklyn. With KD [Kevin Durant] and Kyrie [Irving] and now Ben Simmons, they have the roster that looks like it can do damage. I’ve always questioned their leadership. I wonder what the locker room looks like to go for a championship run. Then, of course, you have to look at Milwaukee, 76ers again with a threat like James Harden alongside Joel Embid.… I’m not saying Raps are championship level, but they’re in the mix. Then, of course, Chicago. Miami has a culture and toughness, even though I don’t think they have the size they need. In other words, I don’t have a clue who is going to come out of the East, but it’s going to be very interesting to watch.

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The enthusiasm and the support was always there, it’s always fun to play in Toronto. Now fans know the NBA game more, the culture, the players. There’s more knowledge. But with that comes greater expectations and more criticisms. There is a lot that’s changed from that standpoint. But the makeup of the fan base has always been supportive. It’s a beautiful thing to have one team rep a whole country.

— historically, traditionally, there is no comparison because of that history. You see the history when you walk in there, Ali fought there. It’s like wow, we are in a different place. And it’s dark everywhere except on the court, so it’s like centre stage when you’re playing there. Toronto is a newer team, the tradition is growing, they won a championship. But it’s the fans of Toronto who really make that building. You see other players talk about playing in Toronto and how cool it is.

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Historic Regent Theatre set to reopen A Newfoundland-based production company will revive midtown fave

City councillor Josh Matlow happy Regent Theatre will get a new life

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A production company based in St. John’s, Newfoundland, has purchased the Regent Theatre in Toronto’s Davisville community and hopes to return it back to its former glory. Terra Bruce Productions purchased the Regent for $7.4 million and plans to use the space for live theatre — the venue’s original use when it first opened in 1927, before it became a movie theatre. The production company was started in 2018. They have since created a wide variety of content, from live theatre to music videos and web series. They just finished a big run of their musical No Change in the Weather that ran in both Toronto and St. John’s. Now the company is making its first foray into Toronto’s venue scene with the Regent. “We believe that breathing new life into this historic theatre will be of enormous benefit to the city, the arts community and to Davisville,” Terra Bruce’s chief operating officer, Bob Hallett, told Post City. “There’s going to be a huge investment in time and resources to bring the building back to its former glory.” The theatre is heritage listed, which means that further evaluation must be done if there are plans for demolition. However, Hallett said that any work on the building will be “more cosmetic” and focus largely on its interior to allow for live productions. He said that design plans are currently being considered and are in the “early stages,” and he does not have a timeline for when the theatre will reopen.

City councillor for the neighbourhood Josh Matlow said that he is “thrilled” about the purchase of the Regent and is set to speak to Terra Bruce shortly on their plans. “I’ve been advocating for the revitalization of the theatre for many years along with the community,” Matlow said. “I’m just so happy about the direction that we seem to be going.” Matlow said that the theatre has been an “iconic” part of the Davisville community for decades and an

“There’s going to be a huge investment in time and resources to bring the building back to its former glory.” important element in Toronto’s arts and culture scene. He hopes that the revitalization will also be a boost to local businesses reeling from COVID-19 restrictions, envisioning patrons grabbing a bite before seeing a show. Although the Regent has seen closures over the last two years due to the pandemic, Matlow is optimistic that live theatre will return and even see a “vibrant renaissance.” “This is just good news for everyone,” he said.

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The One condo at Yonge and Bloor may have lost its anchor tenant, Apple

No Apple store for Yorkville? the company to exit the space without penalty as long as the developer misses certain deadlines. Apple’s lease in the One is a sprawling 15,000 square feet with over 9,000 square feet of ground floor retail space alone. Mizrahi Developments even agreed to pay for all of Apple’s design costs for the custom-built ground floor space, estimated to ring in at $6.24 million. Apple’s departure would leave a stunning space empty. In court documents filed by Mizrahi in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice this past fall, the One argued that Apple was meant to be an anchor tenant in the world-class property and its exit will cause irreparable harm. “[It’s] a loss that cannot be compensated in damages,” the

company stated. The space was designed by architects Foster & Partners, including seven layers of glass built with custom-fabricated panels retailing at over $400,000. Apple declined to comment on the matter when contacted by Streets of Toronto. There has yet to be any resolution and both parties appear to still be fighting out the issue in court. Positioned in an ideal spot on the Mink Mile at 1 Bloor St. W., where luxury retail abounds, other than a major blow to the ego and a bit of a hit to the building’s reputation, The One shouldn’t have too much trouble finding a replacement. The building is set to include a hotel and restaurants, as well as luxury condos and penthouse suites priced at over $30 million.

Councillor says new Leaside proposal a bad fit Residents are saying a proposed 25-storey development near Bayview Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East is too tall for the location, despite its proximity to an upcoming LRT station. The proposed project at 1837-1845 Bayview Ave., from developer Gupta Group, features 288 residential units. There would also be a six-storey base and 256 square metres of retail space on the ground floor. Local councillor Jaye Robinson told Post City in a statement that the current application is “completely inappropriate for the site.” “At 25 storeys, the proposed development is out of scale with the existing context, which is characterized by low- and mid-rise buildings,” Robinson said. She said she has received dozens of emails and phone calls from the community concerning the proposal.

The proposed site is approximately 200 metres north of the upcoming Leaside LRT station. The city originally proposed a maximum height of six storeys for the location, but that has since been overridden by a provincial mandate for more density around transit stations to increase Toronto’s housing supply. Leaside Residents Association’s co-president Geoff Kettel pointed out, though, that three other nearby developments are mid-rise. “What’s different about this location?” Kettel asked. “It just doesn’t make sense.” The application comes amid a “big rush” from developers, Kettel said, to get project applications in before the city enacts an Inclusionary Zoning policy in September. “[They] just want to get them in the door before the door closes,” he said. —Eric Stober

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A new multi-use condo project called The One at Toronto’s Yonge Street and Bloor Street intersection was all set to have a glitzy tenant move into the main floor of the retail space. Tech giant Apple was preparing to take up thousands of square feet of retail space for its brand-new flagship store. But the company is now threatening to exit the 85storey skyscraper by Mizrahi Developments, causing major trouble for the project that is expected to be the tallest mixeduse residential and commercial building in the country. It has been reported that, with a variety of building delays and missed deadlines, the flagship Apple store may pull out of the project entirely by taking advantage of an option in its lease agreement that will allow

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Groundbreaking arts hub for midtown Canada’s first arts space dedicated to Black artists and residents in Toronto

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The Government of Canada announced this week that through FedDev Ontario it would be investing $480 thousand to Nia Centre for the Arts, Canada’s first multidisciplinary professional arts space dedicated to Black artists and residents in Toronto. Located steps away from Toronto’s Little Jamaica neighbourhood at 524 Oakwood Ave. in the Cedarvale neighbourhood, Nia Centre for the Arts is a not-for-profit organization that was established more than a decade ago to, according to the centre, “address the lack of safe space for the Afrodiasporic community to collaborate, create, and for Black artists to push their creative limits.” Construction of the 14,000-square-foot facility is underway, and once complete, the space will house a 160-seat performance theatre, a digital media lab, an event and exhibition space, a multi-use performance space and a visual art and recording studio. The newly redeveloped centre will hold programs and events and provide space for artist studios and galleries, and a co-working space, rooftop patio, upgrades to building accessibility and enhanced Wi-Fi infrastructure are also in the works. “Nia Centre plays an essential role in keeping Black Canadians connected to each other through arts programs, cultural events and community advocacy,” said Alicia Hall, executive director of Nia Centre. “Through this funding, we will have a much-needed outdoor space and be able to respond

by Jennifer Schembri to our communities’ need for accessible facilities. Investments in Black communities is an essential component in building a sustainable future for Canada.” Through fundraising efforts, the organization has already raised more than $6 million for the renovation and over the years has connected thousands of young people and emerging youth artists to mentors and created opportunities to build transferable skills and employment.

“Supporting diverse and inclusive economic growth is critical.” “Supporting diverse and inclusive economic growth is critical, as the Toronto region prides itself for its vibrant, multicultural community hubs,” said Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and member of Parliament for Toronto–St. Paul’s. The centre has also launched a $1.7 million capital campaign, which will go toward completing the renovation as well as equipment purchases. To date, the centre has raised just over $665,000.

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Renderings of the proposed development on the surface parking lots around Yorkdale Mall

Yorkdale is about to get huge add up to 10,000 new residents. “We’re getting an area that’s going to be built that is larger than many Ontario towns,” he said. He said the project will be a “monumental challenge” to create given the relatively small size of the lot and the traffic congestion that is already there. For context, the surface area of the development is similar to a downtown area bounded by University Avenue to the west, Yonge to the east, Queen to the south and Dundas to the north, taking in all of the Eaton Centre,

“It’ll just be gridlock if we can’t get those two streets going.” city hall and much more. It is that big. With the Yorkdale surface parking lots gone, Colle said all parking at the mall will move underground, but he still feels there may not be enough if people continue to rely on their cars. Adding to congestion are three 30-storey towers already under construction across the street. To help with traffic flow, the city is working on a transportation master plan that Colle said is “contingent” for this project to work properly. The plan calls for Dufferin

Street to be extended north of Wilson Avenue and hook into the Allen Road expressway and for Caledonia Road to be extended north by tunnelling under Highway 401. “You can’t have those two dead end streets [Dufferin and Caledonia],” Colle said. “It’ll just be total gridlock if we can’t get those two streets going.” There are also a substantial number of recommendations to improve the cycling and pedestrian modes around the site: including two bridges reserved for cyclists and pedestrians, as well as three mobility hubs for bike share, adding sidewalks to all roads without them and cycling connections throughout the development. Community consultation was slated to be held in late February to go over the transportation plans. Colle is also pushing for “community infrastructure” to be included in the new development, including a school, clinics and a library. Luckily, the city has plenty of time to work with Yorkdale developers to make all of the plans feasible. Colle said this project likely wouldn’t be complete for the next 20 to 30 years. “It’s a very daunting task ahead for everybody to make this work,” he said. “But we’ve got time to do it. We’ve got to get it right.”

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If you’re fed up with traffic congestion and parking at Yorkdale Shopping Centre, we’ve got news — things may not get any better in the future with the addition of thousands of new residents over the next decade. That’s because a large-scale development is being proposed for the mall’s surface parking lot that could hold more than 5,000 new residential units on the site, as well as more stores, a promenade, a new hotel and three public parks. Oxford Properties, which owns the mall, is calling for 19 towers that range from 12 to 40 storeys to be built in a crescent pattern along the lot’s north and west ends. Oxford and the City of Toronto have been working on the Yorkdale Block Master Plan for years. The latest version went to the Design Review Panel for comment last November. The developer said in a statement that Yorkdale will become “the heart of a new neighbourhood complete with parks, open space and walkable streets.” Oxford added, “In the future, surface-level parking lots will not constitute the highest and best use of land in dense urban centres. Future residential development at Yorkdale provides an opportunity to utilize this land to add to the city’s modest supply of modern purpose-built rental apartments.” Local councillor Mike Colle told Post City that the development is essentially a “new city within the city” that could

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A new mid-downtown Can the Yonge and Eglinton area handle the expected onslaught of people?

Yonge and Eglinton is one of the new centres of the city

The law of unintended consequences renders an explanation for the obvious that seemingly no one could have predicted. We can see this law at work in midtown. Midtown is becoming the new downtown as a result of the rampant highrise development and the Eglinton-Crosstown LRT. Now is time to think about the vision of midtown. City councillors should seize the opportunity at this year’s municipal election. For decades, the “progressive” downtown councillors have been skilled and unapologetic at directing investment into the downtown core to meet the ongoing needs of those who live there, such as theatres and cultural centres, public art and parks. Midtown councillors need to learn from their colleagues and make sure their neighbourhoods have a plan that not only includes traffic, but also affordable housing, schools and the addition

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centre. There have been many competing plans for the TTC lands at Yonge and Eglinton. Given the pressures on midtown, those lands should be used strategically to support the conversion of midtown to a new downtown. The lands should be used for green space, a performing arts centre and a school. If there is any housing that is built on the site, it should be affordable. We can still achieve the best that a downtown has to offer while minimizing some of the downsides. Hopefully councillors will seize the opportunity instead of having the deal with the consequences.

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Karen Stintz is a former city councillor, elected in 2003, and was a chair of the TTC. She lives in Ward 8.

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Convoy shows society at crossroads are an integral part of society at large? Surely it is more than just ending mandates — that won’t provide the needed resolution. The idea of recreating social cohesion is the problem that faced the western world after the Second World War. Societies were at a crossroads, and the solution was the welfare state: distribute social goods, such as health care, education, income and wealth, more broadly.

“What can be done to bring people back into a sense that they are an integral part of society at large?” It was a powerful program, resulting in what some even call a golden age. Jobs were plentiful, virtually everyone had good money, and social institutions expanded enormously: witness the growth of universities, health care facilities and housing people could afford. No, it was not perfect. Some were mired in poverty, racial discrimination was far too prevalent, the natural environment was put under too much stress, and the legacy of colonialism was not addressed. But for the growing middle class there was a strong social cohesion. Our challenge, if we are to confront the fractured society we

now live in, is to devise ways to again make everyone feel they are part of something larger. It will probably start with finding ways of sharing our financial resources broadly: a fairer tax system and ways for our public institutions to fund and deliver programs that give everyone fair opportunities. Critical, of course, is finding ways to address climate change and acknowledging that the fossil industry is leading us to widespread calamity and death. The great disappointment is that our governments hardly seem up to these tasks. Justin Trudeau’s regime has no interest in a fairer tax system, nor does the Conservative opposition. That’s the conundrum. We must construct a more progressive system of government and democracy. We need our leaders to talk seriously about creating a society in which everyone feels they have a part, that they can share in the wealth and opportunity. Yes, it means a government more active in changing the distribution of wealth and income, and that is a tall order.

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Post City Magazines’ columnist John Sewell is a former mayor of Toronto and the author of a number of urban planning books, including The Shape of the Suburbs.

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The Freedom Convoy folks met their match in the Toronto police. The police blocked trucks and other vehicles from parts of the central city, so the protestors were on foot, something many of us can easily live with. Toronto police learned from the failure of police in Ottawa and on Windsor’s Ambassador Bridge to control the occupation or insurrection or whatever one might call it. What is surprising in Toronto and elsewhere is the significant number of people that these events attracted. More than 90 per cent of Canadians have received at least one vaccination, so it is clear that many of these protesters are reacting to more than just the vaccine mandate, which some truckers said was their issue. Yes, some of the convoy consists of those wanting to bring down the government by any devious means, but most everyone agrees that most of those attending the protests probably do not share those twisted values. I think the larger issue is that too many people feel disaffected. They do not feel part of the larger society. It is an inchoate disappointment or anger, one that is not fully formed and searching for some new kind of cohesion. The terrifying worry is that cohesion might come from fascism or dictatorial rule, which seems to be hovering at the edges and ready to seize the opportunity for power. What can be done to bring people back into a sense that they

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CRIME BRIEFS A 44-year-old male suspect of Toronto is facing charges as part of a homicide investigation after a shooting in North York. On Thursday, Feb. 17, at 3:17 p.m., Toronto Police Service officers responded to a shooting in the area of Connaught Avenue and Chelmsford Avenue, which is located east of Bathurst Street between Steeles Avenue West and Finch Avenue West. Officers arrived to find a male victim who had been shot inside of a residence. The victim, 33, of Toronto, was pronounced dead at the scene. The 44-year-old was arrested at the scene and has been charged with second-degree murder.

officers have arrested a 30year-old male suspect of Toronto after the stabbing of a TTC employee. On Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 6:11 a.m., officers responded to a call of a stabbing at Dupont Subway Station. It is alleged that the on-duty TTC employee was travelling south on the University line when a male suspect became disruptive on the train. When he was asked to stop by the TTC employee, the suspect became aggressive and stabbed the TTC employee. He is facing several charges including assault, assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm.

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Toronto Police Service

York Regional Police has charged a 47-year-old karate

teacher from the city of Vaughan with sexual assault. Police began their investigation into the male suspect on Jan. 25, 2022, after one of his former students reported a sexual assault that had occurred in 2016 when she was approximately 13 years old. On Feb. 3,

the suspect was arrested and charged with sexual assault and sexual interference with a person under 16. The accused has taught karate for many years at locations in Vaughan and Mississauga and had access to children. Police are urging any additional victims or witnesses to come forward. Toronto Police Service is requesting public assistance as part of a shooting investigation. On Saturday, Feb. 19, at 2:30 p.m., police officers responded to a call for a shooting in the area of Dufferin Street and Sheppard Avenue West. It is alleged that two motor vehicles were being driven southbound on Dufferin Street when the occupant of one vehicle pulled out a gun and fired a shot at the other vehicle. No one was injured, but the shot caused the vehicle’s window to break. Police are asking anyone driving in the area at the time who may have dashboard camera footage to contact them. Toronto Police Service is seeking public assistance in identifying and locating a suspect wanted as part of a sexual assault investigation after an incident in the Annex. On Monday, Feb. 7, at 9 p.m., officers responded to a call for a sexual assault in the area of Bloor Street West and Madison Avenue. It is reported that a 23-year-old female victim was walking on Bloor Street West when a male suspect approached her and asked for directions. The suspect then sexually assaulted her on the sidewalk and fled east on Bloor Street.

Urban farming is a trendy new condo amenity that could have much greater benefits New developments around the city are allowing residents to get dirt under their green thumbs on terraces, rooftops and adjacent lands by Ron Johnson Condominium amenities used to be fairly simple. There was a party room, maybe a fitness centre. Then things changed when condo living took off. Now, the latest amenity not only fills a void often associated with sky-high living — namely, getting your hands dirty in fresh soil and growing things — it not only benefits those who use it, but could turn out to offer greater benefits for the city at large. Call it urban farming or rooftop gardening, but it is, ahem, growing like a weed. Joe Nasr, PhD and certificate instructor and associate researcher at Ryerson University, is an independent scholar, lecturer and consultant based in Toronto who has been exploring urban agriculture and food security issues for 25 years. He says the trend of growing food on building rooftops is now taking off, but has been here for the better part of two decades. And it’s one that extends well beyond residential building rooftops. But this is an area that is expanding. Waterfront Toronto recently

gave the city its first look at the upcoming Quayside development and jaws collectively dropped. Not just as a result of the scale of the development, but also the forward-thinking nature of the buildings and amenities. One thing that stood out as a growing trend that could have many benefits for the city and its residents is urban farming. The world-class development, located on a 12-acre site at the foot of Parliament Street and Lake Shore Boulevard East, will be the country’s first all-electric, zerocarbon master plan. Following an international search, Waterfront Toronto announced that it will begin negotiations with Dream Unlimited Corp. (Dream) and Great Gulf Group, known as Quayside Impact Limited Partnership, for developing the downtown Toronto site. “Today we take an important next step in unlocking the full potential of the city’s waterfront. Dream Unlimited and Great Gulf together with their team of architects and local partners have a

strong proposal to make Quayside and Toronto’s waterfront among the best in the world,” said Jack Winberg, chair of Waterfront Toronto’s Investment and Real Estate Committee (IREC). As part of the Quayside development, an urban farming operation will be stationed atop a mass timber residential building. But, according to Waterfront Toronto, details of the operation are still taking shape.

located at 60 Richmond St. E., and that there are approximately 20 such operations on buildings around the city. At 60 Richmond St. E., an 11storey, 85-unit apartment building designed for the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, is the first Toronto co-operative housing project built within the last 20 years. Here, located on the sixth floor, is a productive garden utilized not

“Many of the new buildings being built in the phases that have been completed so far have essentially a community garden on the roof. ” “The farm will be situated atop the mass timber building designed by Adjaye Associates,” said Simon Bredin, a spokesperson for Waterfront Toronto, although no further details are available just yet. He explained that one of the first buildings to adopt an urban farm on its rooftop back in 2006 is

only by residents, but also a main floor restaurant that grew some products that were used in the kitchen. Buildings such as the Logan condominium on Queen Street East in Leslieville and the Artsy Condo in Regent Park also have urban farming amenities. Both examples are from builder Daniels Corp., which Nasr cites as

a particularly innovative company in this field. “The potential is starting to be realized, through some recognition by the builders, that this can be an amenity that many residents appreciate,” said Nasr. “The leader in this regard has been Daniel's Corporation and what they have done in particular in Regent Park. Many of the new buildings being built in the phases that have been completed so far have essentially a community garden on the roof for the residents. And this has also been picked up by some of the buildings being developed by the Toronto Community Housing Corporation.” Another development with urban farming is the Plant on Queen West, which opened in 2020. One of its featured amenities is residential garden plots on a third-floor terrace. Nasr explained that, as an amenity, how it works is that residents can be assigned a garden bed to develop as they see fit, just like the many community gardens in the city of Toronto. “You have the ability to plant certain things that you might, you know, if there is some particular cultural background, you might plant those things that are hard to get,” he said. There are many ways in which developers are including gardening opportunities. Urban farming amenities can also include an internal greenhouse such as the one at the Plant, which cultivates seeds and plants. Moreover, each suite at the boutique 10-storey building incorporates a micro garden bed and a terrace for growing crops. If the trend continues to grow, it could mean a deal more than a pleasant hobby. “There are various broader benefits of urban agriculture that are recognized by now and those are more general,” Nasr explained. “In the case of residential buildings, they [the gardens] are brought into denser areas where there would be no alternatives, but at the same time greening the roof.” Urban agriculture could become a viable local food source, especially when looked at beyond simple residential construction to include the barren rooftops of commercial warehouse and manufacturing businesses as well as institutional buildings. “It is becoming larger. There's more commercial and more investment pouring into it internationally,” he said.

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Clockwise from left: An aerial rendering of the rooftop urban farming operation at Quayside, the Plant condo on Queen West, and researcher Joe Nasr (right) published a book on urban agriculture with Mark Gorgolewski and June Komisar

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Dr. Elaine Herer

Dr. Robert Casper

ALLERGY IMMUNOLOGY Dr. Stephen Betschel Graduated: McMaster, 1998 St Michael's Hospital 416-864-5074 Dr. Tracy Pitt Graduated: Howard U, 2004 Kipling Heights Medical Centre 416-741-4545 Dr. Christine Song Graduated: University of B.C., 2008 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-3056 Dr. Gordon Sussman Graduated: Schulich School, 1977 Sussman Allergy & Immunology Clinic 416-944-8333

ANESTHESIOLOGY

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Dr. Fahad Alam Graduated: McMaster, 2008 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4864

Dr. Arsenio Avila Graduated: Universidad Del Zulia, 1977 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4864 Dr. James Baker Graduated: Queen's, 1995 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5071

Dr. Everton Gooden

Dr. Sony Sierra

Dr. Rolf Gronas Graduated: U of T, 1997 North York General Hospital 416-756-6000

Dr. Akshay Bagai Graduated: U of T, 2003 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5973

Dr. Beverly Morningstar Graduated: U of T, 1976 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4864

Dr. Roland Beaulieu Graduated: U of Alberta, 1978 North York General Hospital 416-756-6000

Dr. James Robertson Graduated: U of T, 1997 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-7445

Dr. Eric Cohen Graduated: U of Calgary, 1983 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-5880

Dr. Marcos Silva Restrepo Graduated: U of Colombia, 2004 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4864

Dr. Eugene Crystal Graduated: Vitebsk State Medical Institute, 1983 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6100

CARDIAC SURGERY

Dr. Lorretta Daniel Graduated: McMaster, 1983 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-5174

Dr. Gideon Cohen Graduated: U of T, 1992 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6077 Dr. Fuad Moussa Graduated: McGill, 1997 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4742

CARDIOLOGY Dr. Shaheeda Ahmed Graduated: McGill, 1996 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6043

Dr. Diego Delgado Graduated: Universidad del Salvador, 1994 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-4800 Dr. Paul Dorian Graduated: McGill, 1976 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5104 Dr. Vladimir Dzavik Graduated: U of Alberta, 1983 Toronto General Hospital

Dr. Crystal Pallister

416-340-4800 Dr. John Graham Graduated: U of Glasgow, 1995 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5918 Dr. Andrew Ha Graduated: U of Ottawa, 2002 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-5206

Dr. Tony Finelli

Dr. John Ross Graduated: Queen's, 1972 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-5042 Dr. Sheldon Singh Graduated: U of T, 2001 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6100

CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY

Dr. Ilan Lashevsky Graduated: Tel Aviv U, 1989 Vaughan Heart Institute 416-588-3788

Dr. Shafqat Ahmed Graduated: McGill, 1990 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3131

Dr. Luc Mertens Graduated: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1992 Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-7418

Dr. George Christakis Graduated: U of T, 1981 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6080

Dr. Melitta Mezody Graduated: Medical University of Semmelweis, 1982 Toronto General Hospital 416-603-5800 Dr. Kareem Morant Graduated: U of Ottawa, 2010 North York General Hospital 416-907-4990 Dr. Heather Ross Graduated: Queen's, 2007 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3131

Dr. Robert Cusimano Graduated: U of Calgary, 1983 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-4928 Dr. Tirone David Graduated: Universidade Federal Do Parana, 1968 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-5062 Dr. Stephen Fremes Graduated: U of T, 1979 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6073 Dr. Anup Gupta Graduated: LLRM Medical

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CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY CONT.

College Meerut University, 1979 Michael Garron Hospital 416-462-3884 Dr. Shaf Keshavjee Graduated: U of T, 1985 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-4010 Dr. Anthony Ralph-Edwards Graduated: Queen's, 1987 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-4309 Dr. Thomas Waddell Graduated: U of Ottawa, 1987 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3432

CRITICAL CARE Dr. Shelly Dev Graduated: U of T, 2001 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6100 Dr. Robert Fowler Graduated: McGill, 1995 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6100 Dr. John Granton Graduated: McMaster, 1987 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-4485

Dr. Christie Lee

St. Joseph's Health Centre 416-530-6000 Dr. Damon Scales Graduated: U of T, 1997 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6100 Dr. Phil Shin Graduated: U of T, 2001 North York General Hospital 416-756-6840 Dr. Natalie Wong Graduated: U of T, 1998 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-6060

DERMATOLOGY

Dr. Sheldon Singh

416-964-8888 Dr. Chantelle Ung Graduated: Dalhousie, 1994 The Dermatology Group 416-750-8400 Dr. Scott Walsh Graduated: U of T, 2000 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4908

EMERGENCY MEDICINE Dr. Tim Dalseg Graduated: Schulich School, 2009 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3856

Dr. Philip Doiron Graduated: McMaster, 2009 Women's College Hospital 416-323-7546

Dr. Sara Gray Graduated: Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1999 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5095

Dr. Anatoli Freiman Graduated: McGill, 2002 Toronto Dermatology Centre 416-633-0001

Dr. Walter Himmel Graduated: U of T, 1976 North York General Hospital 416-864-6443

Dr. Martie Gidon Graduated: McMaster, 1977 Gidon Aesthetics and Medispa 416-483-4541

Dr. Laurie Morrison Graduated: McMaster, 1981 St. Michael's Hospital 416-524-5434

Dr. David Hall Graduated: U of T, 2000 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5516

Dr. Marissa Joseph Graduated: Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, 2004 Midtown Pediatrics 416-489-3273

Dr. Margaret Herridge Graduated: Queen's, 1990 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3057

Dr. Fara Redlick Graduated: U of T, 2003 Compass Dermatology 647-351-9277

Dr. Christie Lee Graduated: U of T, 2004 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-321-2613

Dr. Neil Shear Graduated: McMaster, 1976 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4908

Dr. Joanne Meyer Graduated: U of T, 1994

Dr. Nowell Solish Graduated: U of T, 1990 Cosmetic Dermatologist

ENDOCRINOLOGY Dr. I. George Fantus Graduated: McGill, 1975 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-586-8665 Dr. Bruce Perkins Graduated: U of T, 1995 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-586-8763 Dr. Annie Sawka Graduated: U of Manitoba, 1992 Toronto General Hospital Research Institute 416-430-3678

Dr. Amanda Mayo

FAMILY MEDICINE Dr. Alan Abelsohn Graduated: U of Cape Town, 1974 Dalla Lana Sch. of Public Health 416-483-8111 Dr. Jeff Ashley Graduated: Schulich, 1988 William Osler Health Centre 416-743-5853 Dr. Stephen Cord Graduated: U of T, 1992 Forest Hill Family Health Centre 416-782-6111 Dr. Cara Flamer Graduated: Queen's, 2006 GSH Medical 416-789-2449 Dr. Karen Fleming Graduated: U of T, 1989 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-440-1880 Dr. Noah Forman Graduated: McMaster, 1984 North York Medical Arts Building 416-498-7007 Dr. Rajesh Girdhari Graduated: McGill, 2008 Sumac Creek Health Centre 416-864-3022 Dr. Liisa Jaakkimainen Graduated: McMaster, 1995 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6100

Dr. Vincent Lin

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6100 Dr. Emilie Lam Graduated: U of T, 2010 Markham Stouffville Hospital 905-294-2290 Dr. Fok-Han Leung Graduated: U of T, 2004 St Michael's Hospital 416-864-3011 Dr. Gillian Lindzon Graduated: U of T, 2011 Glengrove Medical Centre 416-322-5888 Dr. Puneet Seth Graduated: McMaster, 2009 Bay College Medical & Lockwood Diagnostic 416-921-2121 Dr. Rebecca Stoller Graduated McMaster, 2002 North York General Hospital 416- 494-7396 Dr. Daphne Williams Graduated: McMaster, 1996 St Joseph's Health Centre 416-530-6860 Dr. Kevin Workentin Graduated: U of T, 2000 Michael Garron Hospital 416-699-7775

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Dr. Aarti Kapoor Graduated: U of Ottawa, 2009 Magenta Health 416-479-8410

Dr. Rupert Abdalian Graduated: McGill, 2003 North York General Hospital 416-447-7000

Dr. Doug Kavanagh Graduated: U of T, 2011 North Toronto Medical Associates 416-782-4447

Dr. Paul Kortan Graduated: McMaster, 1974 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-3094

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Dr. Aarti Kapoor

Dr. Jeff Kwong Graduated: U of T, 2001

Dr. Morgan Rosenberg Graduated: U of T, 2009 Toronto Endoscopy Clinic

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GASTROENTEROLOGY CONT.

Dr. Frances Wright

Dr. Jerome Leis

416-551-6006 Dr. A. Hillary Steinhart Graduated: U of T, 2000 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-586-5121

GENERAL SURGERY Dr. Fred Brenneman Graduated: U of T, 1988 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4232 Dr. Mark Cattral Graduated: U of Alberta, 1983 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3760 Dr. Zane Cohen Graduated: U of T, 1969 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-586-4800 Dr. Preeti Dhar Graduated: Queen's, 2007 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3453 Dr. Stan Feinberg Graduated: U of T, 1980 North York General Hospital 416-756-6764 Dr. Chris Feindel Graduated: McGill, 1976 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-5909

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Dr. Anand Govindarajan Graduated: U of T, 2003 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-586-4800

Dr. Barbara Haas Graduated: McGill,, 2006 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-5255 Dr. Calvin Law Graduated: U of T, 1994 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4825

Dr. Suzan Schneeweiss

Dr. Ian McGilvray Graduated: McGill, 1993 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-4190

Dr. Carol Schwartz

Dr. Dov Gandell Graduated: McGill, 2002 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4076

Dr. Donna McRitchie Graduated: U of T, 1985 North York General Hospital 416-756-6906

Dr. Bianca Petrut Graduated: Victor Babes U, 1996 North York General Hospital 416-756-6871

Dr. Crystal Pallister Graduated: McGill, 1997 Markham Stouffville Hospital 905-471-7122

Dr. Samir Sinha Graduated: Schulich, 2002 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-586-4800

Dr. Fayez Quereshy Graduated: U of T, 2004 Toronto Western Hospital 416-603-5553

Dr. Katina Tzanetos Graduated: McMaster, 1997 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-4800

Dr. Jory Simpson Graduated: U of B.C., 2006 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5804

Dr. Camilla Wong Graduated: U of T, 2003 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5015

Dr. Peter Stotland Graduated: U of T, 2002 North York General Hospital 647-258-9960 Dr. Homer Tien Graduated: McMaster, 1992 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-671-2166 Dr. Lorraine Tremblay Graduated: Schulich School, 1991 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-5255 Dr. Frances Wright Graduated: U of T, 1996 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4210

GERIATRIC MEDICINE Dr. Shabbir Alibhai Graduated: U of T, 1993 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-5125

HEMATOLOGY Dr. Jeannie Callum Graduated: U of T, 1993 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6100 Dr. Yulia Lin Graduated: U of T, 1999 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4042 Dr. Rita Selby Graduated: Nagpur U, 1989 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-5561 Dr. Richard Wells Graduated: U of Newfoundland, 1985 Odette Cancer Centre 416-480-4757

HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE Dr. Daphna Grossman Graduated: U of T, 1992 North York General Hospital 416-756-6000

Dr. Barry Rubin

INFECTIOUS DISEASE Dr. Isaac Bogoch Graduated: U of T, 2005 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3505 Dr. Jerome Leis Graduated: U of Ottawa, 2008 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6100

INTERNAL MEDICINE Dr. Leena Hajra Graduated: U of T, 2005 Markham Stouffville Hospital 905-472-7068 Dr. Armand Keating Graduated: U of Ottawa, 1976 Toronto Western Hospital 416-603-2581 Dr. Ophyr Mourad Graduated: U of T, 2017 St. Michael's Hospital 647-964-6627 Dr. Donald Redelmeier Graduated: U of T, 1984 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6999 Dr. Steve Shumak Graduated: U of T, 1980 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4290

MATERNAL & FETAL MEDICINE Dr. Elaine Herer Graduated: U of Calgary, 1982 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4680 Dr. Johannes Keunen Graduated: Maastricht U, 1993 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-586-4800 Dr. Greg Ryan Graduated: U of Ireland, 1979 Mount Sinai Hospital

Dr. David Wasserstein

416-586-4800

NEPHROLOGY Dr. Michelle Hladunewich Graduated: U of Alberta, 1994 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-5590 Dr. Vanita Jassal Graduated: Queen's University Belfast School of Medicine, 1987 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3196 Dr. S. Joseph Kim Graduated: U of T, 1997 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3131 Dr. David Naimark Graduated: U of Manitoba, 1987 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-5590 Dr. Ron Wald Graduated: McGill, 1999 St. Michael's Hospital 416-867-3703 Dr. Jeffrey Zaltzman Graduated: McGill, 1985 St. Michael's Hospital 416-867-7444

NEUROLOGY Dr. Anthony Lang Graduated: U of T, 1975 Toronto Western Hospital 416-603-2581 Dr. Lisa Markson Graduated: State University of New York-Stony Brook, 1990 Mackenzie Health 905-832-6546 Dr. Michael Sawa Graduated: McMaster, 2002 Synergy Sports Medicine 416-703-3525

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Dr. Natasha Leighl

NEUROSURGERY Dr. James Drake Graduated: U of Ireland, 1979 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-6125 Dr. Suneil Kalia Graduated: U of T, 2006 Toronto Western Hospital 416-603-5866 Dr. Abhaya Kulkarni Graduated: U of T, 1994 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-6427

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Dr. Lisa Allen Graduated: Schulich School, 1992 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-586-3162 Dr. Tatiana Freire-Lizama Graduated: McMaster, 1997 St. Michael's Hospital 416-360-4000 Dr. Jamie Kroft Graduated: U of T, 2005 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4535 Dr. Kimberly Liu Graduated: Schulich School, 2001 Mount Sinai Fertility 416-586-4748 Dr. Mara Sobel Graduated: U of Ottawa, 2007 U of T Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 416-978-2216 Dr. Bruce Thomas Graduated: U of T, 1962 Women's College Hospital 416-323-7744

ONCOLOGY Dr. Georg Bjarnason Graduated: U of Iceland, 1979

Dr. Dov Andell

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-5847 Dr. Neesha Dhani Graduated: Schulich School, 2001 Princess Margaret Cancer Ctr. 416-946-2000 Dr. Pamela Goodwin Graduated: U of Ottawa, 1979 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-586-4800 Dr. Yoo-Joung Ko Graduated: U of T, 1993 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4662 Dr. Natasha Leighl Graduated: U of T, 1994 Princess Margaret Cancer Ctr. 416-946-4645 Dr. Stanley Liu Graduated: U of T, 2004 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4998 Dr. Mark Minden Graduated: U of T, 1974 Princess Margaret Cancer Ctr. 416-946-2000 Dr. Joanne Yu Graduated: U of T, 2008 North York General Hospital 647-352-3674

OPHTHALMOLOGY Dr. Ray Buncic Graduated: McGill, 1965 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-8919 Dr. Hall Chew Graduated: Dalhousie U, 2002 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-5340 Dr. Hatem Krema Graduated: Cairo University, 1989 Princess Margaret Cancer Ctr. 416-946-2000

Dr. Osami Honjo

Dr. Reshma Amin

Dr. John Lloyd Graduated: Schulich School, 1989 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4424

Dr. Peter Ferguson Graduated U of T, 1994 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-586-4800

Dr. Carol Schwartz Graduated: U of T, 1980 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-5770

Dr. Patrick Henry Graduated U of Sydney, 2004 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-967-8741

Dr. Allan Slomovic Graduated: U of Newfoundland, 1979 Toronto Western Hospital 416-603-5389

Dr. Richard Jenkinson Graduated Schulich School, 2001 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6160

Dr. Ray Stein Graduated: U of T, 1982 Bochner Eye Institute 416-921-2131

Dr. Paul Marks Graduated: U of T, 1986 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6838

Dr. David Wong Graduated: Schulich School, 1984 St. Michael's Hospital 905-727-4041

Dr. Sarah Ward Graduated: U of T, 2008 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5394

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Dr. Benjamin Alman Graduated Thomas Jefferson University, 1986 Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-2178 Dr. Mansour Alvi Graduated: McMaster, 2004 Clinic 360 416-360-7360 Dr. David Backstein Graduated U of T, 1993 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-586-8457 Dr. Tommy Chan Graduated: Western, 1979 North York Medical Center 416-636-9963 Dr. Dale Dantzer Graduated Schulich School, 1998 North York General Hospital 416-492-5633

Dr. David Wasserstein Graduated: U of T, 2007 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-5798

OTOLARYNGOLOGY Dr. Ralph Gilbert Graduated: U of T, 1980 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3145 Dr. Everton Gooden Graduated: U of T, 1996 North York General Hospital 416-499-5558

Dr. Fred Brenneman

Dr. Jonathan Irish Graduated: U of T, 1984 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3113 Dr. Adrian James Graduated: Oxford U, 1990 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-6558 Dr. Vincent Lin Graduated: Queen's, 2000 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6100 Dr. Jeffrey Werger Graduated: U of T, 1991 Mackenzie Health 905-472-6511 Dr. Ian Witterick Graduated: Schulich School, 1986 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-5864800

PAIN MANAGEMENT Dr. Andrea Furlan Graduated: U of Sao Paulo, 1992 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3131 Dr. Melody Nguyen Graduated: U of T, 2005 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-335-9700 Dr. David Sussman Graduated: U of T, 2011 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5071

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PATHOLOGY CONT.

Dr. Jonathan Yeung

Dr. Sara Gray

PATHOLOGY Dr. Dalal Assaad Graduated: Alexandria U, 1971 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 647-347-6908 Dr. Bo-Yee Ngan Graduated: U of T, 1982 Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-6409

PEDIATRICS Dr. Jillian Baker Graduated: U of Calgary, 1999 St. Michael's Hospital 416-867-3655 Dr. Tony Barozzino Graduated: Queen's, 1989 St. Michael's Hospital 416-867-3655 Dr. Genevieve Bouchard-Fortier Graduated: McGill, 2008 Women's College Hospital 416-323-7744 Dr. Eric Bouffet Graduated: Universite de Lyon I, 1986 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-7457 Dr. Manuel Carcao Graduated: U of T, 1990 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-1500

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Dr. Mark Feldman Graduated: U of Ottawa, 1987 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-7391

Dr. Homer Tien

416-813-7654 Dr. Jill Hamilton Graduated: U of Ottawa, 1992 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-5115 Dr. Sharifa Himidan Graduated: King Abdul Aziz University, 1990 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-7654

Dr. Miriam Weinstein

Dr. Miriam Weinstein Graduated: Queen's, 1996 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-8186 Dr. Sheila Weitzman Graduated: U of Witwatersrand, 1968 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-7654

PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION

Dr. Osami Honjo Graduated: Shimane Ikadaigaku, 1997 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-6420

Dr. John Flannery Graduated: Queen's, 1989 U of T Centre for the Study of Pain 416-597-3422

Dr. Sheila Jacobson Graduated: U of the Witwatersrand, 1983 Clairhurst Pediatrics 416-531-3331

Dr. Amanda Mayo Graduated: U of T, 2008 St. John’s Rehab 416-226-6780

Dr. Jacob Langer Graduated: U of T, 1980 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-6405

PLASTIC/ COSMETIC SURGERY

Dr. Shoo Lee Graduated: U of Singapore, 1980 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-596-4200 Dr. Suzan Schneeweiss Graduated: U of T, 1987 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-1500 Dr. Kim Tran Graduated: McMaster, 2008 T&T Medical Clinic 905-761-7765

Dr. Eyal Grunebaum Graduated: The Hebrew University, 1988 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-8625

Dr. Paul Wales Graduated: U of B.C., 1993 Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-7654

Dr. Sumit Gupta Graduated: U of T, 2005 The Hospital For Sick Children

Dr. Eitan Weinberg Graduated: U of T, 2004 Kindercare 416-848-7665

Dr. Oleh Antonyshyn Graduated: U of T, 1980 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4868 Dr. Trevor Born Graduated: McMaster, 1990 TMB Cosmetic Plastic Surgery 416-921-7546 Dr. Robert Cartotto Graduated: Queen's, 1986 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6706 Dr. Joel Fish Graduated: McMaster, 1986 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-7654 Dr. Christopher Forrest Graduated: U of T, 1983 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-8659

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Dr. Marc Jeschke Graduated: Eberhard Karls University at Tubingen, 1994 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6703 Dr. Joan Lipa Graduated Schulich School, 1992 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6069 Dr. Ronald Zuker Graduated: U of T, 1969 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-7349

PSYCHIATRY Dr. Mariam Abdurrahman Graduated U of Ottawa, 2008 St. Joseph's Health Centre 416-530-6591 Dr. Kevin Gabel Graduated: Schulich School, 2006 The SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health 416-756-6933 Dr. Marshall Korenblum Graduated U of T, 1975 SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health 416-924-1164 Dr. Lara Propst Graduated U of T, 1998 North York General Hospital 416-756-6933 Dr. Adam Quastel Graduated McGill,, 1994 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-3082 Dr. Ron Ruskin Graduated Queen's, 1970 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-928-0675 Dr. Ivan Silver Graduated Dalhousie, 1975 CAMH 416-535-8501

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Dr. Ian Swayze Graduated Schulich School, 1992 CAMH 416-535-8501 Dr. John Teshima Graduated: U of T, 1994 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4208 Dr. Peter Voore Graduated U of T, 1982 CAMH 416-535-8501

PULMONOLOGY Dr. Marcus Kargel Graduated: U of T, 1999 Michael Garron Hospital 416-469-7777 Dr. Theodore Marras Graduated Queen's, 1995 Toronto Western Hospital 416-603-2581 Dr. Christine McDonald Graduated: U of B.C., 2001 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-4758

RADIATION ONCOLOGY Dr. Normand Laperriere Graduated: U of T, 1978 Princess Margaret Cancer Ctr. 416-946-2126

RADIOLOGY Dr. Robert Beecroft Graduated: Schulich School, 1998 Mount Sinai Hospital 416-586-4800 Dr. Charles Catton Graduated: U of Ottawa, 1976 Princess Margaret Cancer Ctr. 416-946-2000 Dr. Gilbert Chow Graduated: Queen's, 1996 North York General Hospital

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416-756-6186 Dr. Andrew Common Graduated: McGill, 1980 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5680 Dr. Hassan Deif Graduated: Alexandria U, 1974 North York General Hospital 416-756-6181 Dr. Timothy Dowdell Graduated: U of T, 1985 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5690 Dr. Hemi Dua Graduated: U of T, 2004 Princess Margaret Cancer Ctr. 416-946-4501 Dr. Leonard Grinblat Graduated: McMaster, 2002 North York General Hospital 416-756-6000 Dr. Neil Isaac Graduated: Dalhousie, 2002 North York General Hospital 416-756-6186 Dr. Walter Mak Graduated: Schulich School, 2001 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5656 Dr. Dan Marcuzzi Graduated: U of T, 1984 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5681

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Dr. Ryan Margau Graduated: U of T, 2001 North York General Hospital 416-494-8800 Dr. Derek Muradali Graduated: McGill, 1988 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5652

Dr. Mia Skarpathiotakis Graduated: U of T, 2006 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6100

REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Dr. Victor Hoffstein Graduated: U of Miami, 1975 North York Sleep & Diagnostic Centre Inc. 416-642-4232

Dr. Shikha Mittoo Graduated: McMaster, 2001 Mount Sinai Hospital 647-954-1030

Dr. Robert Casper Graduated: Schulich School, 1973 TRIO Fertility 416-506-0804

Dr. Brian Murray Graduated: U of T, 1995 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6100 Dr. Indra Narang Graduated: U of Wales, 1993 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-1500

THORACIC SURGERY Dr. Sony Sierra Graduated: U of T, 1999 TRIO Fertility 416-506-0804

TOP DOCTORS: METHODOLOGY - To create the list, Post City contracted DataJoe Research to facilitate an online peer-voting process and Internet research process. DataJoe Research is a software and research company specializing in data collection and verification, and conducts various nominations across North America on behalf of publishers. To create the list, we paired DataJoe Research’s online peer-voting process with an Internet research process to identify success characteristics. DataJoe checked and confirmed that each published top doctor had, at the time of review, a current, active licence status with the provincial regulatory board. If we were not able to find evidence of a doctor's current, active

Dr. Michael Ko Graduated: Schulich School, 2000 St Joseph's Health Centre 416-530-6805 Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku Graduated: Chiba Medical University, 1992 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-4729 Dr. Jonathan Yeung Graduated: U of T, 2005 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3131

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VASCULAR SURGERY Dr. Andrew Dueck Graduated: Queen's, 1999 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6947 Dr. Ahmed Kayssi Graduated: Queen's, 2009 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-6948 Dr. Thomas Lindsay Graduated: McGill, 1983 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-4620

SLEEP MEDICINE Dr. Reshma Amin Graduated: U of T, 2002 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-1500 Dr. Douglas Bradley Graduated: U of Alberta, 1978 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3131

Dr. Ken Cadesky Graduated: U of T, 1978 TRIO Fertility 416-506-0804

Dr. Ellen Greenblatt Graduated: McGill, 1982 Mount Sinai Fertility 416-586-4748

RESPIROLOGY

RHEUMATOLOGY

Dr. Dawn Pearce Graduated: Schulich School, 1992 St. Michael's Hospital 416-864-5656

Dr. Hillary Steinhart

Dr. Jamie Kroft

Dr. Marc de Perrot Graduated: U of Geneva, 1994 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-5549

UROLOGY Dr. Tony Finelli Graduated: U of T, 1996 Toronto General Hospital 416-946-2851 Dr. Robert Hamilton Graduated: U of Alberta, 1979 Toronto General Hospital 416-946-2909 Dr. Ronald Kodama Graduated: U of T, 1980 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr. 416-480-5956 Dr. Jason Lee Graduated: U of T, 2004 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3855 Dr. Armando Lorenzo Graduated: Universidad De Panama, 1994 The Hospital For Sick Children 416-813-1500

registration, that doctor was excluded from the list. In addition, we checked available public sources to identify doctors disciplined for an infraction by the province. These entities were excluded from the list. Finally, DataJoe presented the tallied result to the magazine for its final review and adjustments. We recognize that there are many good doctors who are not shown in this representative list. This is only a sampling of the huge array of talented professionals within the region. Inclusion in the list is based on the opinions of responding doctors in the region. We took time and energy to ensure fair voting, although we understand that the results of this survey nomination and Internet research campaign are not an objective metric. We

Dr. Graham Roche-Nagle Graduated: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 1998 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-5332 Dr. Barry Rubin Graduated: McGill, 1986 Toronto General Hospital 416-340-3645

While this issue is dedicated to

the city’s top doctors, we realize that nurses are the backbone of the Canadian medical system. In recognition of Toronto’s

incredibly dedicated nurses we have made a donation to the following charities.

VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) www.von.ca/en The Frontline Fund www.frontlinefund.ca

certainly do not discount the fact that many, many good and effective doctors may not appear on the list. Disclaimers: DataJoe uses best practices and exercises great care in assembling content for this list. DataJoe does not warrant that the data contained within the list are complete or accurate. DataJoe does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. All rights reserved. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without written permission from DataJoe.

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Vintage shop moves next door to Drake’s former Dundas West spot

L-R: Founders Andrea Lenczner (seated) and Christie Smythe, and the store interior

The founders of Smythe talk location and more Keeping it local with T.O.’s new fashion boutique by Julia Mastroianni When womenswear brand Smythe moved into the Summerhill neighbourhood this month, the mission was clear — local first. Founders Christie Smythe and Andrea Lenczner ensured everything in the store, excluding the floors, was locally made — including local interior designers behind the space, Ashley Botten and Tom Smythe. We spoke with the duo about their flagship store at 1116 Yonge St., reuniting after high school and how Smythe started with a single blazer. What was your path into fashion?

AL: My parents were not about fashion growing up. They didn’t believe in spending a lot of money on clothing. I think I rebelled because they weren’t interested, so I became so interested. I started in banking but decided to follow my passion and took a massive salary cut to go into buying at Holt Renfrew. CS: I studied at Parsons in New York City. I then joined the product development team at the design headquarters of the Gap and

worked for their bodywear team. Intimate apparel construction is a very complex and detailed design and fit process. This was an excellent education in the female form.

things for all these different areas, and we’re trying to design for all these things. How did you decide on the store location?

We were both in Canada at the same time, and when we decided to do something together, we settled on the blazer. At the time, women’s blazers weren’t a category. You could buy a suit, but you couldn’t buy what men have, just a casual sports jacket. We saw that gap in the market, and that’s how we started.

We both live nearby and it felt less risky to be in an area that we understand. We like to shop here in this area, and we really love that neighborhood idea of just stopping by to see what's in store. We waited for a match for the right size of store in the right block, and it wasn't easy because there isn’t a ton of turnover here. But we just wanted to make sure it was right. And then we finally found this great space.

What are your major fashion inspirations?

Why the local focus for the store?

Our designs for Smythe have been very influenced by both high fashion and street fashion. We were inspired by our friends and women who we thought had original style. A lot of how we design is thinking, “What are you wearing to a concert? What do you wear to dinner with your girlfriends? What are you wearing to an interview?” As women, we need

It's just the way Tommy and Ashley work. They’re the most beautiful, skilled people in our city that work within the design business. We have so much raw talent here in Toronto that you don't need to look beyond. So it didn’t even come from a place of wanting to be able to say everything was made here. It just came about very naturally.

How did Smythe start?

An all-in-one vintage, consignment and rework shop just made the move from Kitchener all the way to Dundas West, and it has a new pandemic-inspired focus. Artisanal Design Co. (ADC) initially began as a store specializing in goods and homewares made by local artists and entrepreneurs. Among the artwork and soaps, there was a rack of clothes, but as owner Danielle Green notes, it wasn’t the main focus. When the pandemic began, Green looked for a more profitable source of revenue, and she realized she could match her lifelong love for vintage with her entrepreneurial pursuits — including a new Toronto location. As a longtime vintage lover, Green says there’s a lot of work to be done, including making the price range accessible for customers and demystifying the stigma around vintage itself in Toronto. “I’m hoping ADC expands to the point where vintage is seen as a regular part of shopping, where there’s no taboo or any idea of it being ‘less than’ attached to it anymore,” she says. As opposed to the well-trodden Queen West area, Green chose to open her Toronto location at 903 Dundas St. W., between Bathurst and Ossington. She felt it was more tame and had the right amount of foot traffic. ADC is only a few stores down from Drake’s flagship OVO location, opened in 2014, though it has since closed. “If Drake chose Dundas West, I’m like, ‘damn, I feel like I made the right decision,’” Green says. Although she’s only just opened ADC, Green has a long-range plan for the future, including expanding the shop’s rework section to transform older pieces into updated styles. —Alexa Margorian

Your closet could be worth more than you think

Vintage, consignment, thrifting — it’s all the rage in Toronto right now, and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. With all the demand for second-hand clothing, consignment shops in the city say a closet cleanout might be just what you need to make enough for a comfortable new side gig. Jenna Dick, store manager of consignment shop Second Nature Boutique at 514 Mt. Pleasant Rd., likens consignment to investing in real estate. “Anytime you buy a quality vintage piece or you have something that's sitting in your closet that’s one of those big labels, if you hold on to it for another year, realistically, you're gonna get back in your pocket double than what you paid originally,” she says. Dick says Second Nature works seasonally, so the items they’re looking for right now include trench coats and spring floral dresses.

Aside from the seasonal, she says designer handbags and jewelry and vintage jeans always do well in the shop. She also points to mini shoulder bags and cross-bodies, in the style of the Prada nylon bags, are making a huge comeback. “Nine times out of 10, ladies will have one of those from years ago in their closet. They don't even realize how much it's worth,” she says. Owner Louise Cooper at the Cat’s Meow, at 180 Avenue Rd., echoes the designer bag trend. “Chanel is the answer to everything. It always does very well, all of the accessories,” she says. “And really anything with a logo.” Another star trend of the season? The ’90s style. “Anything ’90s is hot right now. Those little bias cut slip dresses, they don’t have to have a great label, they just have to be good quality,” Cooper says. — JM © Lindsay Rosset

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"This is a timeless piece, and the more you wear it, the better it's going to look."

"I love the idea that this is convertible, and the two-tone colour just screams spring."

"The black-and-white theme is huge in fashion this upcoming season. This is so fun for spring."

"The hard edge look of a trench "This is an artful piece with a coat softened by this lacy edging great colour combo, puffy sleeve is really playful in a sense." and a beautiful Peter Pan collar."

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The best Nordic spas for a hot-and-cold reset in Ontario Find your serenity in and around the city with the best of Scandinavian tradition

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The hustle and bustle of city life can drain our mental, physical and social battery. When I’m feeling drained, I find Nordic spas offer a great way to reboot. Steeped in Scandinavian tradition, hydrotherapy aims to strengthen the immune system, moving the body from hot to cold and purifying the body of toxins while soothing aches and pains. In need of a wellness retreat? We rounded up our favourite Nordic spas in and around the city.

Winnipeg. Thermëa adapted the spa concept into something more — a wellness village. The spa’s central focus is thermotherapy, the Nordic tradition of alternating between hot and cold, with eight different saunas and cold pools, including an icy waterfall, to facilitate the process. You’ll also find steam baths, underground flotation pools, facial treatments, full-body massages and more — all of this within the state-of-the-art spa village. www.thermea.com

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An all-seasons treat

Vettä Nordic Spa at Horseshoe Valley offers an authentic, Finnish hydrotherapy experience. Visitors can socialize with friends in the social zone or enjoy the serene atmosphere of the quiet zone — all while being surrounded by nature in the beautiful Horseshoe Valley. At the core, this spa focuses on taking care of individuals’ overall well-being. To achieve this, Vettä

Vettä Nordic Spa offers Finnish hydrotherapy

not only incorporates spa practices that leverage peace and serenity with more social elements, but also places emphasis on cuisine. At the spa, there is a fine dining restaurant and bistro where patrons can indulge in deliciously prepared, fresh and locally sourced Finnish

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cuisine.

A one-of-a-kind spa village

Thermëa Spa Village is a village in more than just the name. Set to open in Whitby in the next few months, this is the brand’s second location, with the first one in

The expansive views of the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve are what sets the Scandinave Spa Blue Mountain apart from others. As the seasons change, so does the experience. With a certified forest bathing trail, visitors can hike or cycle before their visit in the summer, spring and early fall months. In the winter, guests can enjoy a snowy soak in the outdoor

baths while watching Blue Mountain skiers cruise down the slopes. A cold therapy revolution

With an extrasensory facility, Toronto’s Othership invites guests to collectively explore and rediscover the senses through fire, ice and ether. The idea started as a combined ice bath, sauna and meditation side project from CEO Robbie Bent in his own backyard. Now, it has transformed into a physical space in the heart of the city offering a 50-person sauna, ice bath and tea room for the ideal hot + cold circuit. Othership also offers different experiences, including a themed social gathering featuring musical performances and different classes meant to help calm the mind, body and spirit, offering a decidedly social spin on the usually more individual atmospheres within other spas. www.othership.us

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To save the earth, the glass is still half-full It’s not too late for planet restoration to reverse our human impact It’s not a surprise to hear that humanity’s impact is negative overall, as evidenced by global climate change, biodiversity loss and species extinction. Although life on Earth has undergone vast changes over millions of years, never before has one species been the cause. Geologists have classified most epochs in Earth’s history according to fossils, radiometric dating and composition of the strata. The widely endorsed label for our current era, the Anthropocene, describes the extent to which our collective human footprint is changing the planet. It’s a proposed “geological epoch dating from the commencement of significant human impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystems.” Happily, in response to our negative impacts, many humans are engaged in repairing historical and ongoing ecological damage. Actions that degrade and repair the planet’s ecosystems do not amount to a zero-sum game, though. At any moment places are being destroyed and restored, but they’re not the same places, and the actions don’t happen in equal measure. We haven’t repaired nearly as much as we’ve degraded and destroyed. (In fact, most restoration initiatives are pet projects of the very industries damaging the land.)

It’s unrealistic to imagine that human lives, coupled with our many wants and needs, could ever be benign for the planet. But no one is arguing for this. Ecologists around the world are making the case for societies to change the systems that oversee development and resource extraction so that ecosystem functionality — which supports all life — can be maintained or restored. Figuring out and upholding thresholds to ensure ecosystem health is not easy. Much thought has gone into determining goals to tip the scales in nature’s favour so that initiatives to heal the planet will outweigh activities that further degrade it, and ecosystem health can be restored where it’s been lost. Some scientists have argued that “nature needs half ” — that half the planet’s natural areas should be protected to maintain the processes that support human and non-human wellbeing. Considering we’re just one of around 10 million animal species and many areas we grudgingly yield are covered with rock, ice and snow, that’s not a lot. Last year, a group of international conservationists released a paper that advanced benchmarks to achieve a “nature positive” world. The goals are to reach zero net loss of nature after

2020, damage less than we repair by 2030 (become “net positive”) and achieve “full recovery” by 2050. Full recovery could mean many things. The Convention on Biological Diversity links it to ecosystem services maintenance: “By 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefits essential for all people.” Our federal government is responsive to these targets and has made commitments to achieve them. However, it has not come up with a plan that outlines how these goals will be assessed and reported, nor defined what full recovery would look like in the Canadian context. But there’s wind in the sails. The UN has even declared this the “Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.” Our marks on the planet don’t have to be permanent. We can apply the same ingenuity we used to construct the infrastructure we’ve imposed on the world around us to reconfigure it. Roads that fragment wildlife can be pulled out and replanted with vegetation; dams that block fish can be torn down. As the editors of the essay collection Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet write, acts of restoration give us an opportunity to explore the question: “How can we repurpose the tools of modernity against the terrors of Progress to make visible the other worlds it has ignored and damaged?” Our impacts on the planet are ongoing. One way of looking at the Anthropocene is to recognize that we are continually shaping the world with every development and restoration plan. Restoration initiatives give us the chance to hold the ground, literally, until, as Barry Lopez wrote in his book Horizon, “industrial expansion ends and begins to show signs of drawdown” and the scales tip back toward the health of lands and waters and the life they support.

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T.O. comic on making Colin Mochrie and Tom Green laugh Brandon-Ash Mohamed starred alongside Canadian comedy greats in new Amazon show

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Brandon Ash-Mohammed might be a relative newcomer comedian, but you wouldn’t be able to tell from watching Amazon Prime’s LOL: Last One Laughing Canada. On the show, Ash-Mohammed fits right in alongside comedic veterans like Caroline Rhea, Tom Green and Colin Mochrie. LOL, which launched in February, is based on a Japanese game show with the premise of getting a group of comedians to engage in crazy antics to make each other laugh. The goal is to simply be the one who can’t be cracked. “It’s very hard to make comedians laugh. So you have to do crazy stuff,” says AshMohammed. “It’s ridiculous.” He might now be laughing — or trying his best not to laugh — along with Canada’s funniest personalities, but he wasn’t always sure he was meant for comedy. In fact, it wasn’t until he was

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attending high school that he was really drawn toward the stage and toward comedy. The years he studied at Western Tech, AshMohammed says, were “very crucial” to becoming a comedian. “If it hadn't been for some of the teachers,” he says, “I don't

think I would have been here.” The standup comedian is talking specifically about one Grade 10 teacher who really saw his potential and had the “foresight” to encourage the school to nurture his talent. When his mandatory English

class conflicted with the elective drama class, the English and leadership teacher, Anisha Khan, pushed for Ash-Mohammed to be eligible for her advanced English course. This allowed him to take the drama class simultaneously. This push not only helped Ash-Mohammed to land roles in the school’s productions and to win the drama award, but further allowed him to improve on his writing skills, which he says he continues to use when writing his standup. Now, Ash-Mohammed, who describes his style as “whimsical but with a social conscience,” is changing the face of comedy. When he felt “not one hundred per cent included” in the comedy shows he was performing in, Ash-Mohammed created one that consisted of all queer BIPOC performers, called The Ethnic Rainbow. “I realized that there wasn’t

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really a space for someone like me or people like me,” AshMohammed explains. “I thought that comedy in Toronto would be reflective of Toronto. Back in those days, it really wasn't like that. It was very much ‘good old boy’ comedy. And there wasn't that much diversity.” But Ash-Mohammed recognizes progress in recent years as The Ethnic Rainbow celebrates its fourth anniversary. “I was the one that had to go through this kind of jungle of uncharted territory for someone like me and kind of blaze a path for others. And that was really hard. I don't think that that would have been possible before.” Now, through his role on LOL, Ash-Mohammed is representing the intersectional identities he wasn’t able to look up to during his formative years of performing.

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CBC filmmaker Nathalie Bibeau on husband Lionel Mann’s proposal under the stars Award-winning filmmaker Nathalie Bibeau’s first documentary feature, The Walrus and the Whistleblower — which follows the life of a Marineland worker who blows the whistle on animal abuse — garnered her three Canadian Screen Award nominations, the top Audience Award at the Hot Docs International Film Festival and earned her an Oscar nomination for best direction in a documentary program. Now, she’s back with a CBC documentary exploring the role of dance in evolution called Why We Dance. It premiered on CBC on Feb. 25. Bibeau is also looking forward to a soon-to-be announced, four-part Amazon Original Series slated for release later this year. Here she tells us about her adventure-filled relationship with her husband, Lionel Mann. How they met

I was invited to a concert at the Rivoli where a friend of a friend was playing. I walked over from CBC, where I worked, and was the last one to arrive. There was one empty chair. I plopped down,

turned to my right and said, “Hi!” Looking back were a set of ocean blue eyes and a big smile. I didn’t realize it at the time, but Lionel told me later that was the moment he knew.

“I woke up to Lionel holding out a ring he had made with his grandmother’s gemstones.”

The proposal

It was at the break of dawn, on a small island in Algonquin Park during a canoe trip we had made with friends. We had slept by the water under the stars, and I woke up to Lionel holding out a ring he had made with his grandmother’s gemstones. The mist was coming off the lake and the air was still. The wedding

We were married in the south of France and lived there for six months. Our honeymoon was a year long. We travelled through Asia and Africa and volunteered in Ethiopia. The kids

We have two children. A boy named Julien, who inherited his father’s ocean blue eyes, and a girl named Cléa who inherited her mother’s spunky heart.

The first date

Shared hobbies and interests

Our first date was at 7 West on Charles St. W. on a weeknight in the freezing rain of February. It was pouring, and I was late (of course). When I arrived, Lionel was standing under an umbrella. As I stumbled over my apologies, he chimed cheekily, “You’re lucky. One more minute and I was gone.”

Travel. Photography. Cooking. Sailing. And a deep passion for the magnificent beings we are raising.

The courtship

It was full of adventure. The first memorable moment would be on

Looking into the future

We don’t think about retirement. As artists and ever-evolving professionals, it’s hard to imagine a time when we’re not creating or changing something. But I am sure that time will be consistent with how we have lived so far: never a dull moment.

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that night at the Rivoli when his best friend asked me out before he could! Lionel was about to leave for a three-month rock climbing trip in Mexico and was so confident in what he felt that [he says] he knew he didn’t have anything to worry about. By the time he came back to town, his friend had struck out. We ran into each other again, this time at an Irish pub on the Danforth, and that’s when the courtship started. Another moment I won’t ever forget was on our first big trip together. We were travelling through India for two months, and I got very sick. We had run out of food and water on a 24hour train ride, and the heat of the crowded cabin was unbearable. On our next stop, before I could blink, he had jumped off the train to fetch water, but as he was making his way back, the train started to leave. I started to panic, but out of nowhere, I saw him sprinting with a bottle of water alongside the moving train and then he vaulted himself onto the next car.

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Nathalie Bibeau and Lionel Mann were married in the south of France

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Toronto-based artist Jason Loo’s life is not unlike that of Lucas Barrett’s, the protagonist from his highly successful comic book series The Pitiful Human-Lizard. Barrett is a thirty-something Toronto office clerk by day and a crime-fighting superhero (albeit a struggling one) by night. Loo’s 9-to-5 gig is as a library children’s programmer, and he spends his evenings as a supercartoonist, drawing comics for the likes of Marvel and Star Wars. OK, so maybe not totally similar to Barrett.… Although Loo used Kickstarter to self-publish the series back in 2014, it wasn’t long before Canadian comic publisher Chapterhouse came calling. The series went on to receive immense international attention and has even been included in the graphic novel program syllabus at both York and the University of Toronto. “It’s a very grounded story and not like any other superhero story,” says Loo. “There are a lot of things people can relate to in this character, especially for those who fantasize about being a superhero in the real world. They can look at The Pitiful Human-Lizard and see that it’s a lot of work, and there’s not a lot of success, and there can be a lot of awkward moments.” Since the final issue was published in 2019, Loo has gone on to do other impressive things. In 2020, he won an Eisner Award for best digital comic for Afterlift, a five-part miniseries he co-created with Chip Zdarsky,

about a ride-share driver who ends up taking a road trip to the afterlife. Over the last year, Loo has had the opportunity to be involved in some pretty amazing projects. “I’ve been working on a lot of Marvel stuff, and I’ve also done several Star Wars comics for IDW (Publishing) and Lucas Films, which is a dream come true because I am a huge Star Wars nerd,” he said. His work will soon be seen as part of the Stillwater anthology series, published by the same company behind the longrunning comic The Walking Dead, and he will appear as a featured guest at Toronto Comicon, taking place March 18 to 20. ‘It’s a great way to meet face to face with fans that read my comics, especially the ones that may not recognize my face,” Loo says. “They walk by my table, and they’re like, ‘I’ve seen that work!’ and I get to hear all the kind words on why they enjoy my comics.” If you’re interested in what Loo might be up to next, check out his latest Instagram post and you’ll meet Syahdan Raden, a.k.a. Phantom Blade, an Indonesian supernatural vigilante who lives in Gotham Chinatown. “My fantasy is to one day create a new character that represents myself,” Loo says. “My background is Indonesian, and though I was born in Canada, it would be really cool to see an Indonesian superhero in the DC universe. —Jennifer Schembri

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Five books that matter to Toronto actor Mouna Traoré Wide-ranging selections from one of the stars of the CBC’s groundbreaking new series The Porter by Ron Johnson The Porter is a new eight-episode fictional drama now streaming on CBC-TV. The show is inspired by real events and will celebrate the lives, stories and achievements of the Black train porters and their families in the early 1920s who played an essential role in forming the many Black communities across Canada — including across the GTA. It airs Mondays at 9 p.m. on CBC-TV and is available on CBC Gem. Mouna Traoré is one of the local stars on the show. The Toronto native plays the character Marlene Massey. Here are five great books that matter to her.

forms who are seeking to save humanity from extinction after an atomic war destroys most of the earth. I found Lilith’s journey to be utterly fascinating and disturbing, and it forced me to examine my own beliefs about society, family, humanity, as well what it means to be truly human.

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Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Unfortunately, I saw the film before I knew the book even existed, and although they are very different, (I love both), I still wish I had read the novel first. It reads like a puzzle, and I think the deeper story is something that needs to be felt. The novel slowly builds momentum as the reader progresses through the six nested

stories that span six lifetimes over many centuries. It blends genres and utilizes different writing styles to create a work of fiction that is brilliant and wholly unique. For me, the novel carries underlying messages about purpose, karma and the evolution of the soul that I resonate with deeply.

Lilith’s Brood (Xenogenesis Trilogy) by Octavia E. Butler

This was my first foray into the world of Octavia E. Butler, and I was immediately taken by her unique style and perspective. This collection of books follows Lilith Iyapo as she awakes in a spacecraft after being asleep for centuries. The ship is controlled by alien life

I loved this novel as soon as I picked it up. It is an epic work of historical fiction that follows the life of an enslaved woman and French colonists on the island of Saint-Domingue prior to and during the Haitian Revolution. I love how well researched this novel is. Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan

I was in a toxic relationship with a guy and he suggested I read this. I’m sure at the time it was a way for him to justify his bad behaviour, but I found the book to be very enlightening when it

comes to understanding monogamy, sex and relationships. It debunks a lot of conventional beliefs and offers verifiable research, information and theories about the history and current state of human sexual behaviour. Red Rising (series) by Pierce Brown

I have been a huge sci-fi fantasy fan since I was a kid, and the Red Rising series has got to be one of my favourite sagas of all time. Brown is a master at world building, and this series completely sucks you into a dystopian future where humans have colonized and socially stratified the entire solar system using a colour-coded caste system. Brown is a genius, not only at developing complex characters and storylines, but also riveting plot twists that leave you on the edge of your seat. No other books have caused me to scream out loud at an airport or weep in my bed for hours.

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Rebecca & Mandy take T.O. The sisters behind Mandy’s spoon out stories of quirkiness, Yorkville rent and how they got to Toronto by Ben Kaplan

L-R: Sisters Mandy and Rebecca Wolfe bring their popular eatery Mandy’s to Ossington Avenue

restaurant operators like the Wolfe sisters want to do. And then there’s the reality of what landlords in Forest Hill and Rosedale dare to charge. “We looked at opening in Yorkville for a while, but that was quickly cut short because we were so intimidated by the rent,” says Rebecca with a laugh, dreaming of a Forest Hill location, where obviously her restaurant template would translate. “Hopefully we can get to Yorkville or Rosedale someday — we would love that! — but at the moment that still remains a dream.”

“We felt like we’re finally ready to be tested in the big city” “Obviously we want to dip our pinkie in the water before we run, but the timing and energy feels really good, really positive, for us to expand. It feels like we’ve been waiting to open in Toronto our whole life.” The expansion in Toronto from Montreal isn’t entirely seamless, and quickly the Wolfe sisters, who also wrote the addictive cookbook for their salads, bowls and desserts — Mandy’s Gourmet Salads: Recipes for Lettuce and Life — learned a real estate lesson in the big smoke. There are things

The dream of what Mandy’s provides — a place where you’re served healthy food in a colourful setting by people who are actually nice to you and want you to feel good — has received an inadvertent boost from COVID19. With so much emphasis on our health, natural foods, with freshly sourced ingredients prepared in a spotless environment, have only become more valuable to Canadian diners. Rebecca says the pandemic has the Mandy’s team doubling down on their values and their desire to see their brand

grow. “In Montreal, it’s been way less ‘let’s go out and drink heavy and party,’ because the virus is literally hurting our health and people want to put goodness into their bodies,” Rebecca says. “Food is medicine and that’s worked in our favour. Wellness is at the heart and soul of what people want right now.” People definitely want empathy right now, and they also want value and delight. So when there’s a large matzo ball soup at Mandy’s called the Bubby for $8.49 or a Hippie Bowl with black beans and citrus tofu for $10.49, you can feel why, in Toronto, the Mandy’s recipe will be favourably reviewed. Rebecca is genuine and delightful, and when asked if she wished the restaurants were called “Rebecca’s” and not “Mandy’s” — because why should her sister receive all the love — says things like “Mandy asks me that all the time, but it was my idea to call it her name, and she’s the most modest, humble, private person. She’s the love of my life!” Mandy’s restaurants are finally opening in Toronto, and they’re spreading a lot of love around the city. Eventually, they’ll open north of Bloor Street. In our opinion, the arrival of the Wolfe sisters isn’t happening a moment too soon.

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to Toronto, and their plans for the city are — like their Endless Summer Salad with pomegranate seeds and tamari mock chicken or their Pretty in Pink smoothie with basil and strawberries — huge. “We have eight locations in Montreal, and Toronto is bigger and it feels kind of like the city is our oyster, so we’re hopefully looking at opening more than eight Toronto locations,” says Rebecca, adding that she’s nearly closed a lease agreement on a flagship Toronto location at King Street West and Spadina Avenue.

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That the most popular export from Montreal to Toronto was started by two sisters and specializes in unique salads speaks volumes to how one-of-akind these salads are. With funky, flavourful dressings and concoctions unavailable elsewhere — sister Rebecca Wolfe’s favourite is the Wolfe, with Parmesan, toasted walnuts and avocado — Mandy’s, owned and operated by Rebecca and Mandy Wolfe, is finally opening this month in Toronto. According to Rebecca, the sisters are ready to spread their specific, joyful approach to both food, and life. “We felt like we’re finally ready to be tested in the big city,” says Rebecca, who began her popular chain in 2004 in the back of a Montreal clothing shop and has seen it grow into a Quebecois franchise with eight restaurants. “The energy in Toronto is just different, and while the decor and menu from Montreal will remain the same, the vibe and feel of Toronto — the quirkiness — feels like an opportunity for a real big breath of fresh air,” she says. The Toronto location of Mandy’s will open at 52 Ossington Ave., across the street from Foxley and just south of Paris Paris, adding to that strip’s reservoir of kitchy elegance, taste and glamour. It’s been an 18-year odyssey for the sisters to relocate

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Second chance popcorn Toronto’s Emily O’Brien got the idea for her snack company while serving time in prison

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“Popcorn so good it’s criminal,” reads the logo. The drawing above it reinforces the idea: a blond woman in a stereotypical, blackand-white prison uniform, her head resting in her hand. The logo sits proudly at the top of the Comeback Snacks website, on every bag of $7 popcorn and on founder Emily O’Brien’s promotional materials. She wants everyone to know that Comeback Snacks was born during her time in prison, and she beams with the perfect mix of self-belief and desire to make a change. She doesn’t care what you think of her past. She cares about the future. Today, O’Brien’s life is different than when the idea of Comeback Snacks was born. What fills her days now is volunteer work, speaking engagements and other day-to-day operations. Most days, she’ll make a stop at the Hamilton-based storefront, where she maintains a small office. It features cheeky tributes to her time in prison — including her actual jail uniform — offering a constant reminder of how she got to where she is. “The idea for Comeback Snacks was forged while I was still in prison, where I was keenly aware of the tough challenges my fellow inmates and I faced in getting back on our feet,” the Comeback Snacks website reads. “Since then, it has been the Comeback team’s mission to raise

awareness for second chances, hire those in need of one when we can, and to support reintegration programs, with a share of profits allocated to like-minded causes as we grow the business. Comeback Snacks are made with conviction.” Her year inside Kitchener’s Grand Valley Federal Prison for Women was the result of a vacation with her then boyfriend that landed her a drug-smuggling conviction with a four-year sentence. In 2015, she was apprehended at Pearson International Airport, wearing a special suit her boyfriend convinced her would help smuggle bricks of cocaine back from St. Lucia. The arrest was the crux of a time spent battling an eating disorder, masking it through toxic relationships and substances. “I never had any past trauma. And I had a great family, but no one’s immune to addiction or eating disorders,” she says. “So that’s what landed me on this trip. I have an alcohol addiction, and I was with someone that I thought I trusted.” Sent to Grand Valley as a firsttime offender, O’Brien decided to look at her sentence as an opportunity. “When I was sentenced, I knew I was going to do something that mattered. I didn’t know what it was going to be. When I got into prison, I listened to everyone’s

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and then pop it in the halfway house, and I started making little bags and going out to events and practising my speaking,” she says. Today, Comeback Snacks employs six people, all of whom have stories that resonate with O’Brien. Each needed a second chance — one that O’Brien could give. A 41-year-old mother of four named Miranda is one of them. “I’ve been with the Comeback team for a little over a year after having spent some time in prison,” she writes on the website.

“When I was sentenced, I knew I was going to do something that mattered.” She attributes a lot of her success to the library, from having the librarian print off peerreviewed journals and articles about the food industry to reading 82 books to writing handwritten blog posts to send to her business partner, which he published on Comeback Snacks’s website. She operated that way, setting up for the company’s eventual opening, until she was released, serving the last three years of her sentence on parole. “Living in the halfway house, I would buy the kernels at the store

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people that were coming out of the system and create a platform for people to share their stories so people would be part of the change. When you get out of prison, the barriers don’t stop there. If anything, they can even get worse. It’s harder to find a job, it’s hard to find an apartment, it’s hard to even find people that believe in you,” O’Brien says. “Food was something that brought people together, something that allowed people to connect and just forget where we were.”

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stories, and I just saw how everyone had done things for the same reason I did, because they wanted to escape something in one way or the other. There’s very few people I know that just want to keep committing crimes over and over,” she says. “It’s mostly because of past trauma or addiction or even just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I wanted to help rewrite the narrative.” Her year incarcerated helped her realize her relationship with food was the catalyst that brought her to Grand Valley. It was a far cry from her childhood, where she got good grades and took a socially conscious trip to Costa Rica at 16. But in prison, she tapped into her drive to make change, inspired by her surroundings. “If you’re in medium or minimum security, you actually buy your own food. You get an allowance. You get to take this $30 and spend it on groceries,” O’Brien says. Items included spices, the ones most people find in their cupboards. The dill and the lemon pepper stood out to O’Brien, who sprinkled them on popcorn at the facility’s Super Bowl party. “That’s when I decided that I wanted to create a popcorn company but also create a company that could serve as a social enterprise and help employ

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Putting mistakes behind them, Buca Yorkville reopens While Rob Gentile is off to Los Angeles, the eatery finds new life and a new chef

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Good news for Buca fans: the outpost in Yorkville has of 2021. So for version two, there was a high staff opened its doors yet again. turnover and a new chef at the helm. It’s now fully Following a $30 million debacle that saw big owned by King Street Food Company, and chef de changes and former executive chef Rob Gentile head- cuisine Justin Friedlich has taken over the Yorkville ing to Los Angeles for a partnership with celebrated kitchen. Chef Jorge Fernando Fiestas is the executive food mogul Janet Zuccharini, the Italian eatery is chef of both Buca locations. Both were promoted back. Both the King Street and Yorkville locations from their previous roles as sous chef and chef de cuiopened with the easing of the new restrictions, an- sine, respectively, after some pandemic-related delays nouncing via their Instagram accounts that they and obstacles. Fiestas serves as Friedlich’s would take reservations beginning Feb. 1. friend and mentor, helping him with the Now open for dinner Tuesdays through transition into the greater role at the ON THE MENU Saturdays from 5 to 10 p.m., both locanew Buca. Linguine alle cozze, tions are closed on Sundays and MonPandemic-related closures saw fluccrudo misto, focaccia days. Throughout the restriction-related tuations in openings at the King West and branzino, among closures, the restaurant had Buca at location, and the obstacles took shape other delicacies. Home, a program that offered an à la carte in terms of the transition at the takeout and delivery menu from the King Yorkville location, as the doors were not West location at 604 King St. W. and a prix allowed to be open and restrictions prefixe menu for two from the Yorkville outpost. vented the staff from being fully present in the Now that in-person dining is available again, the restaurant at one time. seasonally changing menu is back, populated by Inside the Yorkville edition, the earthy decor is Buca’s take on traditional Italian fare, including a new punctuated by rich wood and stone, with sleek lines linguine alle cozze (linguine with mussels) dish, pizza, and modern brick accents. It complements the upseasonal oysters, salumi di mare (a selection of cured dated, New World take on classic Italian dishes, givocean meats) and, of course, meat and seafood en- ing new life to the eatery. trees. Buca Yorkville’s front entrance is located at 53 As a result of a $30 million slip up, the original Scollard St., but Buca is also accessible through the Buca iteration permanently closed its doors in the fall Four Seasons Courtyard on Yorkville Avenue.

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deli-inspired feel, and the Big Crow exudes a cottage-like vibe with a more smoke-focused menu and a big, sprawling patio. “In differentiating the two places, what we’re looking to do is have some crossover items, for sure, as it’s one team and one chef,” Pratt says. “But we’re driving the Big Crow to be more BBQ focused, and then we’re going to go more classic deli/diner and a bit of Tex-Mex influences in the back as well.” Some of Pratt’s new dishes are beetroot and potato salad with horseradish, crema and dill; a smoked pork and shrimp chorizo; and Texas-style chuck beef chili. The Big Crow and Rose & Sons are open at 176 Dupont St. for takeout, dine in and delivery, complete with Graham Pratt’s new, revamped menu.

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Singapore, Malaysia, China and elsewhere in the world but are a first for the GTA. But you can’t stop at pizza when you visit Bold Food Hub. Fortune Tea is there to help with a less sugary version of boba tea, ensuring the very best kind of indulgence. Fortune Tea’s drinks claim to have less sugar and more real tea than most artificially flavoured boba tea options and can be topped with the restaurant’s handmade whipped cream. Post tea can only mean more food, which will inevitably lead you to A Bite of Sichuan and its bite-sized snacks meant for sharing (or excessive snacking). With more than 500 locations in China, A Bite of Sichuan is a well-oiled machine that aims to deliver Sichuan street food to the

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Gokui pizza, healthier boba and mini-bites of Chengdu-style street food await foodies at Bold Food Hub, a new food mecca at 5 Baldwin St. The multi-concept Chinese food centre is a far cry from spare ribs and moo shoo pork, in the best possible way. Maybe the most intriguing of the three is Three Kingdoms Pizza. The unique restaurant has more than 5,000 locations worldwide and serves guokui – a large hand-held, stuffed flatbread pizza that’s both chewy and crispy. It operates as the Asian take on a classic Italian dish, bringing new flavours and textures to a tried-and-true dish. Three Kingdoms has multiple pizza flavours, including BBQ mushroom, pork and vegetable and spicy beef. The face-sized pizzas are well-known in Korea,

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A little piece of Mykonos in Toronto Petros82 serves Greek cuisine in a modern setting by Erica Commisso

Calamari, plucked fresh from the ice and placed directly onto the grill

You can now get the Mykonos feel without ever leaving the city, thanks to Petros82. Once housed inside Hotel X, the Greek eatery has now found a new, two-storey space in the Entertainment District to call home. Located at 299 Adelaide St. W., the 10,000-square-foot restaurant is adorned with floor-to-ceiling windows and a sleek, modern interior. All of that space allows for a traditional, upscale restaurant setting, as one would expect. But it also houses the YK Marketta, where traditional Greek provisions are available for purchase; a live seafood market; and even a semi-private mezzanine for private events. Of course, the spotlight is on the traditional Mediterranean fare, which is accompanied by an extensive craft cocktail list, made largely with spirits native to Greece. “There was a lot of trial and error with working with Greek spirits," explains wine director and operations manager Antonio Sabato. “We didn’t want to give a cocktail that was too overpowering. We wanted items to complement each other." Seafood-focused appetizer options include kakavia, a traditional seafood soup, alongside a shrimp cocktail, oysters, PEI cocktails and a chilled seafood salad. There’s also a selection of comfort foods, Greek pastas and shareable dishes (like spanakopita), as well as meat and fish mains. “A steak is a steak, a lamb is a lamb, but there aren't

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too many places in the city that let you pick your own fish. It's pretty unique," says chef Tony Andrady. “We don’t have fish on the menu. When people walk in, hosts and servers bring you to the fish bar, and you get to pick your fish,” Andrady says. The whole vibe at Petros82 is comparable to that of Estiatorio Milos, a New York City seafood restaurant that has garnered international attention. The modern decor paired with the live market create Toronto’s version of the upscale Manhattan restaurant. Of course, a big draw is the huge wine cellar, a labour of love by Sabato. Inside, there are hundreds of bottles imported from around the world, with a heavy selection of Greek labels, but the selection stems from across Europe. The restaurant is a division of Peter & Paul’s hospitality group, which owns a multitude of restaurants across the GTA. Its charge also includes event spaces and catering businesses, where event organizers can have celebrations flow between multiple rooms if they choose. It serves as an homage to owner Peter Eliopolous’ Greek roots and even features tributes to his life in Greece, including olive oil sourced from his farm in his native country. The 82 is a nod to the fact that Eliopolous has been in the hospitality industry since 1982. Petros82 is open from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, for both takeout and delivery.

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Chef Mark McEwan operated ONE Restaurant inside the Hazelton Hotel for over a decade

Mark McEwan exits ONE Restaurant After 15 years and huge success, he is moving on There are big changes coming at One Restaurant. Recently, the McEwan Group announced the sale of its 50 per cent share in One Restaurant, turning it over to the new proprietors of the Hazelton Hotel. With this announcement, chef Mark McEwan confirmed that he, too, is leaving the Yorkville eatery. His departure comes after 15 years of operating the restaurant. “It’s been a wild ride — 15 years of memories and stories some wouldn’t believe!” McEwan wrote on Instagram. “I’ve worked with some incredible people over the last 15 years. You’ve truly made the place hum, and to those that will remain after my departure, we wish you continued success.” Dishes on the One Restaurant Menu include widely popular

brunch dishes, like avocado toast and buttermilk pancakes, alongside lunch and dinner fare, like vegan mushroom bolognese, chicken ballotine and bone-in veal parmesan, all of which have drawn praise from foodies across the city. Celebrated Toronto chefs, bloggers and fine dining fans flocked to Mark McEwan’s post to wish him success. Patrons thanked him for his tenure at the restaurant, congratulating him on its yearly success. Many also thanked him for teaching them along their culinary journeys. One Restaurant was Mark McEwan’s longest standing project, serving up a variety of brunch and dinner cuisines in a chic, modern environment. Of course, the famed chef will still be at the helm of several other restaurants across the city. His

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company is responsible for Fabbrica, Bymark and Diwan at the Aga Khan Museum, among others. The McEwan Group’s grocery stores and catering service will also operate as normal. One Restaurant, at 116 Yorkville Ave., is a popular Toronto meeting spot for those looking for an elevated dining experience. It also offers in-room service to hotel guests. As of now, it is unclear how many changes McEwan’s departure will bring to the restaurant, as the remaining 50 per cent ownership of the eatery belongs to the McEwan Group’s co-founders, who gave the kitchen to chef Darby Piquette. The Hazelton Hotel is one of the most esteemed in the world, and a quality dining experience is paramount in its continued success.

clientele. But those who may remember the better days when Toby’s Good Eats had over 10 locations across Toronto and the GTA need not worry — the restaurant still offers its quintessential “popularity” and “truck stop” burgers as well as the chunky fries and cheese sauce that shot them to local diner fame back in the day. Patrons can also order up typical brunch and lunch items like the bacon and eggs breakfast, clubhouse sandwich or fish and chips. Opt for the fried chicken or pork chop meal if you’re looking for a bestseller that won’t disappoint. Visit the 110 King St. W. spot in Hamilton on Mondays and Tuesdays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Wednesdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. —Raquel Farrington

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Turns out it’s easier than you would think to take a trip back in time. All you have to do is head to Toby’s Good Eats in Hamilton and bask in the old-timey bliss. Toby’s Good Eats was founded in 1983 with a simple, diner-style interior and a unique menu boasting quality ingredients. Although the last standing Toby’s is newly renovated, it has maintained all of the original design elements to preserve its vintage charm. “We want people to know that we really care about our business and that we are here to stay,” says a representative from Toby’s Good Eats. Old meets new at Toby’s Hamilton with several revisions to the menu in order to remain on trend with changing customer palates: like, for example, the addition of a Beyond Meat burger for plant-based

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Opened in 1959, Zanzibar was originally a live music venue and a jazz and blues bar. It later turned into Zanzibar Circus for the city’s dancers and is recognized as one of Toronto’s oldest and best-known clubs in the city.

1,847 likes This is what Sam the Record Man looked like in 1971 before it acquired its iconic, neon spinning record sign. Even though Sam’s is gone, you can still find the sign shining atop 277 Victoria St. overlooking Yonge-Dundas Square.

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The Presidents’ Conference Committee (PCC) streetcars were all the rage in the 1930s and first hit the T.O. streets in 1938. On Dec. 8, 1995, the last regular service run of the PCC streetcar was completed.

The Tip Top Tailors building, shown here in the ’80s alongside some of T.O.’s old school gas stations, was built in 1929. It housed the retailer up until 2002 when it was sold and converted to condominium lofts.

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Here is what Nathan Phillips Square looked like on a crisp afternoon in the late ’60s with the reflecting pool converted into a skating rink! Nathan Phillips Square first opened on Sept. 13, 1965, and is Canada’s largest city square.

The iconic Honest Ed’s discount emporium (pictured here in the ’80s) stood at Bloor and Bathurst for 68 years. ‘A bargain centre like this happens once in a lifetime — sometimes never!!!’ read one of the many signs in its windows.

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