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Participants dive into the frosty waters of Lake Ontario at Kew Beach Sunday during an event to raise funds for Phil Demers, who is involved in a lawsuit with Marineland.

Daily beach grooming would cost $700,000 CITY BUDGET

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A request from the city’s parks and environment committee to groom city beaches seven days a week rather than just three to

five will have to go through the city’s budget committee – and chair Gary Crawford doesn’t give it good odds of making it through to council.

“They’ve asked for it – it’s a new and enhanced service,

so $700,000,” said Crawford Tuesday, following the first budget committee meeting of the year.

The enhancement would mean beaches in the east end would be more inviting to swim-

mers during the summer, and kept clear of debris washed in from the lake.

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The TTC will increase service to the 501 Queen streetcar after years of customer complaints about short turns and infrequent service.

Service over the entire route, from Long Branch in the west end to Neville Park in the Beach will be operated every 10 minutes, all day, every day.

There is also added service for morning commuters headed downtown.

The TTC will add three through trips at 7:19 a.m., 7:29 a.m. and 7:39 a.m. departing from Long Branch loop to downtown.

A temporary route split will operate between Long Branch loop and Humber loop, and between Humber loop and Neville Park loop in the Beach from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Customers may transfer between the two parts of the loop.

Some streetcars will continue from Long Branch to Neville Park, and some will be turned back at Humber loop, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Queen 301 overnight service from 2 p.m. to 5 a.m. will continue to operate as a through service between Neville Park and Long Branch.

The budget committee will hear from the public on Jan. 12, 13 and 14.

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at The Naval Club of Toronto, 19101 Gerrard St. E., west of Woodbine Avenue.

All are welcome.

Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith is hosting a town hall on Syrian refugees.

The meeting will include a rich-media presentation followed by a question-andanswer session. It will take place Sunday, Jan. 10 at noon at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 11, 9 Dawes Rd., south of Danforth Avenue.

Representatives from the federal Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship will also be in attendance.

All are welcome.

For more information, email nathaniel.erskine-smith.a1@ parl.gc.ca or call 416-432-5489.

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The Attic Arts Hub, a new nonprofit organization dedicated to providing affordable arts space and fostering artistic collaboration, education and community in the city’s east end, will be holding its launch party on Tuesday, Jan. 12.

All are welcome to kick off this new arts experience on Queen Street East with a night of local art, music, and fun.

Admission is pay-what-youcan at the door.

The Attic Arts Hub, located in a 1,200-square-foot open concept work and creative space, is located at 1402 Queen St. E., Unit C-3 (above Queen Margherita Pizza), just west of Greenwood Avenue.

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Beaches-East York politicians from all three levels of government are inviting the community to join them in celebrating 2016 on Sunday, Jan. 10.

Hosted by Ward 32 Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, MPP Arthur Potts and MP Nathaniel ErskineSmith, the new year’s levee will be held from 2 to 4 p.m.

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Beaches-East York Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon is inviting the community to attend a Ward 32 parkette information session on Wednesday, Jan. 13.

The meeting, which will provide information about how to organize and implement funky, temporary public spaces that help to animate local main streets, will take place at the Naval Club of Toronto, 1910 Gerrard St. E., west of Woodbine Avenue, starting at 6 p.m.

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Glenn Gustafson, who for nine years worked as the executive assistant to Ward 28 Councillor Pam McConnell, has taken on a new role as the business manager for Riverside’s Ralph Thornton Centre.

Gustafson has experience with local and city-wide projects and policies related to social inclusion and equity including improved access to recreation programming, increasing women’s participation in municipal government and the beginnings of the city’s poverty reduction strategy.

His background also includes the management of federal, provincial and municipal election campaigns across

Canada as well as the creation of training modules and leadership of workshops on strategic planning, volunteer engagement and communications.

WoodGreen’s food program given $5,000 WoodGreen Community Services was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from Alliance Data for its food program.

In September, volunteers from the publicly traded provider of loyalty and marketing solutions helped prepare and serve lunch to 60-plus members of the community at the organization’s location at 650 Queen St. E. The volunteers were so impressed by the east-end agency’s work that they entered WoodGreen in their annual internal grant application process. WoodGreen received the most “likes” and won.

The funds will be used to purchase kitchen appliances (small and large), pots and pans, cutlery, dishware, kitchen cabinets and storage, as well as plastic storage and carry out containers, and kitchen staples like salt, spices, flour, oil, etc. Funds will also

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East-end trailblazer ends tenure with Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association

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Kate Tennier founded group to support local business community JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com

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Top, volunteer Brian Johnson carves a turkey as the Beach Interfaith Outreach and Fellowhsip program hosts a New Year’s Eve hot lunch for members of the community. Above, Dave Moffat gets lunch with help from volunteers Mary Kozak, left, Jean Mackenzie, Don Murray and Brian Bell.

About five years ago, longtime Gerrard-Woodbine resident Kate Tennier decided the time was right to take concrete action on supporting her small-business community.

“It was either then or never.

I’m kind of an all-or-nothing person,” she said during a recent interview, speaking about how the Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association (BHNA) came to be.

“I put up posters, sent out emails and used word of mouth to get the word out.

Sixty people showed up to that initial meeting. There were so many great ideas and so many people were interested in contributing.”

Since then, the thriving community organization, which Tennier described as a “reverse business improvement area” concept, has hosted countless events and initiatives in the GerrardWoodbine area, while helping local business owners and residents develop a stronger sense of community in what they’ve named the Beach Hill neighbourhood.

“We were like many, if not most, smaller neigh-

Help St. John’s Bakery make good impression on potential clients of Queen Saturday Street East, is reaching out to the public to help spruce up its charming space in preparation for site visits by potential wholesale customers, notably a multi-unit, high-end grocery that has agreed to carry St. John’s Bakery products across the GTA pending a site visit in midJanuary.

This prospect alone could increase the bakery’s sales by 50 per cent

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St. John’s Bakery, a social enterprise of Riverside’s St. John the Compassionate Mission, has set an ambitious goal of doubling its output of fine breads and pastries in 2016.

This effort could result in the expansion of opportunities for the vulnerable and marginalized people who work and receive training there as well as those who make use of the local mission.

To achieve this goal, the artisanal bakery at 153 Broadview Ave., north

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and would result in five additional apprenticeship opportunities per year.

The clean-up will take place on Saturday, Jan. 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Volunteers are needed to wash walls, fill cracks, apply a fresh coat of paint, and do other minor repairs, among other things. No experience is required. Ladders are also needed.

Lunch will be provided.

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bourhoods in Toronto with a former thriving commercial district,” said Tennier, who has lived in the neighbourhood for 20 years.

“With the advent of the second vehicle, we saw people leaving the community to shop and we’re not unique.

This is happening throughout Toronto.”

With the energy and efforts of 22 “old reliables” supported by a nine-member executive team, Tennier said the Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association is well on its way to helping make the Gerrard-Woodbine area a more walkable, viable and community-minded neighbourhood.

Some of the group’s initiatives have included spring flower plantings in tree wells, the installation of funky benches outside stores along Gerrard Street East, new community murals, and an adopta-tree maintenance program as well as several community events: the annual Bake-ORama, Fall Fête, Spring Fling and Town Hall (annual general meeting) at the Naval Club of Toronto.

After close to five years as the group’s chair, Tennier announced back in March

welcome to the world Binata Mridha shows off her son, Orian, at Michael Garron Hospital on Friday.

The eight pounder was born at 2:14 a.m. New Year’s Day and was the first baby of the year at the hospital, formerly called Toronto East General. Toronto’s first baby of 2016 was also a boy, Julian, born at North York General Hospital at 39 seconds past midnight.

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Kate Tennier founded the Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association five years ago.

the time had come to hand over the torch.

Shortly before the holidays, her run at the helm of Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association officially came to an end.

Several of the group’s core volunteers gathered in early December to wish Tennier the best of luck in her new ventures.

Ward 32 Councillor MaryMargaret McMahon was also in attendance and presented Tennier with a scroll from the City of Toronto as well as a key to the Beach Hill neighbourhood. At that time, the “benevolent dictator”, as Tennier was affectionately known, was also presented

with a gift certificate to a local spa, a bouquet of flowers from a local florist, and a booklet filled with kind words.

“It was just really fantastic,” she said. “You can only be a leader when you’re surrounded by leaders and I consider myself a leader among leaders.”

Tennier said she has no doubt the BHNA is being left in good hands and said she’d continue supporting the group’s activities and campaigns as a regular member.

“I was just overwhelmed when I sat down to look at the list of people doing things,” she said.

“We’ve created a sense of place for people from all walks of life and backgrounds (in Beach Hill). I feel really proud of what we’ve accomplished and I also have a real sense of admiration for all of the people who have done so much to make this a success.”

Tennier said a great group of strong, pro-active and talented people under the guidance of new BHNA coordinator Jason Gilman will be taking the Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association into its next chapter.

“They don’t need me,” said Tennier, adding she hopes her efforts will inspire young people to follow their passion and get things done.

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oronto might be a city on the move, but a casual observer might wonder whether that movement would be outpaced by a glacier.

When we build something – whether a subway, a highway or a waterfront – we are not inclined much to hurry.

Of all the slow-burn builds, few are slower than the revitalization of Union Station.

The grand old station officially opened in 1927 and was built during the First World War. It was then and remains a vital transportation hub for the largest city in Canada.

It was in 2000 – 16 years ago – that Toronto purchased the station and looked for a private-sector partner to redevelop and renovate the station.

Nearly a decade ago, Toronto and the federal and provincial governments launched a $640-million plan to expand, repair, and revitalize the station.

It went over budget, and now our view is going to cost in the neighbourhood of $800 million.

It was supposed to be finished New deal in 2015. brings life to Now, it is expected to be done in 2017. To say the project’s progtransit hub ress has been painful is an understatement.

It was hopeful news, then, when at Monday’s Government Management Committee, councillors considered altering the lease with Osmington, the company that manages the leases in the public space of Union Station.

The lease will see Osmington put another $37 million into the project to enhance the leasable public space, to turn the station into more of a destination.

The deal seems like a good one: Toronto will pay for its portion of the redevelopment by forgoing the incremental revenue it would receive from the new spaces.

In the end, the city projects it will still get more revenue than if the spaces were maintained as-is.

The only money the city would put up front is $500,000 for lawyers, to make sure the deal is, and stays, as good as it seems.

We sincerely hope that it is.

While it’s difficult to fault the city for the escalating costs of a project that is at once essential and a profound engineering challenge, it would be nice to cap this very tough job with a flourish to make it all look easy.

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Budget chief not interested in tax increases It didn’t take long for the fundamental direction of Toronto’s budget to emerge this week.

The Jan. 5 meeting of the budget committee had broken for lunch, after its first foray into the $11-billion worth of unfinished business that is the 2016 operating and capital budget.

The budget, as has been noted, is unfinished by design.

City finance staff made it clear in late 2015 that it is unable on its own to square maintaining existing services and adding the services that council approved last year, and also keeping the property tax increase below the rate of inflation.

Staff, in fact, couldn’t even figure out how to balance the budget without the $67-million worth of enhancements approved by council and its agencies.

The budget will require $23 million of, well, something to balance it without adding a lick of service.

david nickle the city Council has to figure its own way out of this.

There are not really very many routes.

Council could raise property taxes higher than inflation, or find some similar way to bring in extra cash. Or it could dig into other parts of the budget, either cutting services or trimming staff and resources, expecting more out of what remains.

Or, it could simply refuse to fund some or all of the enhancements it supported through 2015.

At least as far as the budget committee goes, it looks as though this last option is the one that we’re going to be looking at.

Budget chair Gary Crawford spoke with reporters after a morning going over those options with staff, and immediately after council progressives

Joe Mihevc and Joe Cressey had made their pitches for versions of the first option.

And he made it clear over the next month of budget hearings, he’s not going to have much time for tax increases and revenue tools. It’s going to all be about setting priorities, among those $67-million in enhancements, or as Crawford referred to them in scrums, the “wish list.”

We’ll see how all that goes. I don’t recall any of the motions and reports approved at council last year including the term “wish list.” Council debated the poverty reduction strategy last year, for instance, and approved it in principle then sent it along to be funded.

When council partially funded service enhancements at the Toronto Transit Commission in 2015, it didn’t represent the full roll-out of those increases as a “wish” for 2016.

To be fair, it is always the

case that a government has to balance its aspirations with its means, and nothing is guaranteed.

But council and Mayor John Tory ought to have considered affordability in the long term when they approved and promoted those things, during what may well be remembered as the feel-good honeymoon year after the 2014 election.

That was the year when council supported a hugely expensive rebuild of the Gardiner Expressway, and when it approved paying premiums to have city road work finished early, and when it put its stamp of approval on all sorts of enhancements.

This year is shaping up to be a little more sobering.

To paraphrase Mick Jagger: you can’t always get what you thought you voted for.

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Beaches-East York New Year’s Levee WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Naval Club, 1910 Gerrard St. E. COST: Free East-end residents are invited to welcome in the new year with their elected representatives: Ward 32 Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts, and Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith.

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Winter Saturday Story time WHEN: 11 a.m. to noon WHERE: Jones Library, 118 Jones Ave. CONTACT: Cathy, 416-393-7715, cmoran@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Join us for warm stories and songs for the whole family.

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Write Your Life Stories WHEN: 9:30 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: Evonne Hossack, evonne@centre55.com COST: $45 for six weeks Practice writing positive life stories in a supportive, fun, relaxed atmosphere. This course is for beginner writers, the curious, those who are looking for a hobby, or those who

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Wednesday Afternoon at the Movies WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Beaches Library, 2161 Queen St. CONTACT: 416-393-7703 COST: Free Drop by for a series of cinematic classics, new releases, foreign films, and documentaries. Jan. 13: ‘All That Heaven Allows’ (1955). Jan. 20: ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ (2000). Jan. 27: ‘Dr. No’ (1963) Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www. beachmirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your Beach neighbourhood as well as events from across Toronto. want to create a collection of stories.

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Jones Book Club WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Jones Library, 118 Jones Ave. COST: Free Read ‘The Little Old Lady Who Broke

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Family Literacy Game Day WHEN: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: Jones Library, 118 Jones Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7715 COST: Free Celebrate Family Literacy Month by playing board games and taking part in our Scaredy Squirrel Scavenger Hunt. Also takes place Saturday, Jan. 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Beaches Lions Club CONTACT: www.beacheslions. com Beaches Lions Club meets every second and fourth Tuesday at their clubhouse at 10 Ashbridges Bay Park Rd. Chatelaine’s Quilting Club WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays WHERE: Jones Library, 118 Jones Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7715 COST: Free Make quilts together and donate them to local charities.

Beginners are welcome.

Adult Crafternoon WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. on Mondays WHERE: Gerrard/Ashdale Library, 1432 Gerrard St. CONTACT: 416393-7717 COST: Free An afternoon gathering of adult crafters who teach and learn from one another.

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Family friendly birding at Tommy Thompson Park Children are invited to become citizen scientists Saturday by helping monitor the birds at The Leslie Street Spit.

The Christmas Bird Count for Kids will run from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Tommy Thompson Park, which is at the foot of Leslie Street at Unwin Avenue in the port lands.

Observations from the event will be used to contribute to scientific data collections across North America.

The event will begin indoors in the staff booth with an introduction to some of the local birds and a binocular lesson followed by a birding walk and count in the northern parts of the park.

Afterwards, participants will meet inside to record their sightings and wrap up.

Families are also welcome to pack a lunch and stay for the rest of the afternoon.

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Damaged semi-detached residence must remain vacant JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com

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Crews are working to prop up a semi-detached house under renovation in the Upper Beach area that recently developed a large crack along its outer brick wall.

The residence in question is at 77 Corley Ave., north of Kingston Road and west of Main Street.

At the time of the incident, contractors were inside working on underpinning the basement but got out safely. No one was injured.

Emergency crews deemed the structure unsafe and evacuated nearby residents as a precaution in the event the structure collapsed.

As of Tuesday, the external

shoring to support the building has been completed.

Work on internal shoring is expected to start shortly.

This work is being done under the supervision of the property owner’s engineer, said Will Johnston, director of Toronto Building, in an email to The Mirror.

Once completed and approved by the Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL), engineers will carry out an investigation of both 77 and 79 Corley to determine if the houses are salvageable and safe.

“Until the engineers determine if the damaged homes are safe to occupy, they are required to remain vacated,” Johnson said. “The property owners are complying with our orders and we will continue to monitor progress.”

The MOL is still investigating and no charges have been laid.

Several building permits have been issued for the renovation work and are displayed in the windows of 77 Corley.

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This Corley Avenue house developed a crack along an outer brick wall on Monday, Dec. 28.

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Join the discussion about Toronto’s 2016 Budget The preliminary 2016 tax supported budgets are being considered by the Budget Committee for recommendation to the Executive Committee and City Council.

Review the preliminary 2016 Budget at: toronto.ca/council or toronto.ca/budget2016.

User Fee Town Hall Meeting City Hall, Committee Room 2, January 11, 6 p.m.

Information session on the user fee policy and any proposed fee increases above inflation. No deputations.

To participate in the 2016 Budget discussion: 1. Make a public presentation at one of the Budget Subcommittee meetings on January 12, 13 or 14, 2016.

Register by email to buc@toronto.ca or call 416-392-4666 before 12 p.m. on Monday January 11. Indicate your choice of location, date and session number. Individuals may make only one presentation at any one of the sessions.

City Hall Committee Room 1 100 Queen St. West January 12 Session 1: 9:30 a.m.

Session 2: 6 p.m.

Etobicoke Civic Centre Council Chamber 399 The West Mall January 12 Session 1: 3 p.m.

Session 2: 6 p.m.

Scarborough Civic Centre Council Chamber 150 Borough Drive January 13 Session 1: 3 p.m.

Session 2: 6 p.m.

North York Civic Centre Council Chamber 5100 Yonge Street January 13 Session 1: 3 p.m.

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East York Civic Centre Council Chamber 850 Coxwell Ave. January 14 Session 1: 3 p.m.

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Session 2: 6 p.m.

2. Send your written comments to the Budget Committee.

Email: buc@toronto.ca. Fax: 416-392-1879, or Mail:Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., 10 West,Toronto, ON M5H 2N2.

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Leslieville’s Andrea Donaldson directs ‘Within the Glass’ Original production brings comedy and drama to Tarragon Theatre JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com A new play about two very different couples who meet after a critical mistake at a fertility clinic just so happens to be one of the funniest productions Leslieville-based director Andrea Donaldson has ever worked on.

“The cast is such a great bunch. They’re so alive, spontaneous, and full of depth emotionally,” Donaldson said of the four-member cast of Tarragon Theatre’s Within the Glass, a comedic drama that explores the complexities of reproductive science and the lengths one will go to have a child.

“Within the Glass is razor-sharp on both ends.

And as much as it’s funny, it keeps you on your toes.”

The 90-minute play, which stars Riverdale resident Rick Roberts alongside Paul Braunstein, Nicola Correia-Damude, and Philippa Donville, is about an absurd evening when two couples fight to determine the uncertain future of their child conceived by in-vitro fertilization.

What makes the play so heartwarming is that the four cast members as well as Donaldson and playwright Anna Chatterton, Tarragon’s playwright-inresidence, performer and librettist, are all parents and approach the play with their own family stories and experiences in mind.

Within the Glass is Chatterton’s debut work for Tarragon Theatre, and the second play Donaldson has directed for the Toronto-based theatre company where she works as associate artistic director.

Donaldson, who has lived near Logan Avenue and Dundas Street East for about nine years, said she’s especially excited to be directing Chatterton’s

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Andrea Donaldson is associate artistic director at Tarragon Theatre.

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It’s been such an interesting and fascinating project to work on and everyone can relate to ‘Within the Glass on some level.

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play as they both attended Claude Watson School for the Arts and have worked closely together for the last three years refining and developing the original production.

“I’ve known Anna since we were kids,” said Donaldson, who in the spring of 2014 directed the play Soliciting Temptation by award-winning playwright Erin Shields for Tarragon.

A native of North York, Donaldson said she knew she wanted to be involved in theatre arts from as young as the third grade.

She initially started acting as a child and as a teen got more into writing and producing original shows outside of school with her classmates and friends during the summer months.

Donaldson’s first foray into directing came in her late teens.

“As soon as I started

directing that’s when I really feel in love with it,” she said during a recent interview.

After completing high school, Donaldson attended The School for Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts (theatre).

She moved back to Toronto about 15 years ago and continued working on new creations as well as did some acting.

Donaldson’s career has evolved into primarily directing original plays and productions.

“Almost all of my work has been involved in new play development,” said Donaldson, who in 2013 received the Stratford Festival’s prestigious Jean Gascon Award for direction.

The DORA Awardnominated director is also especially interested in working on pieces that examine people’s morality and the dilemmas we all face in choosing between right and wrong – a key concept in Within the Glass.

“It’s been such an interesting and fascinating project to work on and everyone can relate to Within the Glass on some level,” she added.

Donaldson, whose is married to comedian/ writer Rob Barker, is in her fourth season with Tarragon Theatre.

details ‘Within the Glass’ has its world premiere on Wednesday, Jan. 13.

The play runs until Sunday, Feb. 14 in Tarragon’s Mainspace at 30 Bridgman Ave., near Dupont and Bathurst streets.

Call 416-531-1827 or visit www.tarragontheatre.com for more information about show times and to purchase tickets.

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Woman charged in fatal hit and run on Danforth ANDREW PALAMARCHUK

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vehicle, got us information regarding the type of vehicle as well as the licence plate,” Stibbe said.

“As a result, we were able to bring this investigation to a quick close.”

The accused, a Mississauga resident, has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, criminal negligence causing death and failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing death.

Danforth was closed both ways between Lamb and Monarch Park avenues for several hours as officers from traffic services investigated the city’s 64th traffic death of 2015.

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A 27-year-old woman faces charges in connection with a fatal hit-and-run on the Danforth.

Police said a 63-year-old man was struck by a westbound Toyota Corolla while crossing Danforth Avenue at Gillard Avenue, east of Greenwood Avenue, at 11:38 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30.

The pedestrian was left lying in the middle of the roadway, police said.

“The driver and vehicle failed to remain at the scene,” Const. Clint Stibbe said.

The victim was taken to hospital via an emergency run and was later pronounced dead. “ The public saw the

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Drone pizza delivery set to take off There are those who believe this could be the year we’ll finally be able to get pizza delivered by drones.

Sensing a market about to take off, I figured I’d do what I could to help interested drones, so I decided to contact the best person I know to give advice to prospective employees seeking a job.

None other than my good friend HR (no, not her real name) who just happens to work in human relations (yes, her real profession). HR was kind enough to sift through mailbox queries from eager applicant drones to provide a helpful Q & A list.

Q. What’s the best reason to give when I’m asked what made me choose this line of work? Darryl Drone, Dixon Road A. That it really gets your motor running.

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jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY recharged my batteries.

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Malvern grad Liam Underwood has shot at Rio Olympics Beach native recovering from injury in Rugby World Cup opener NORM NELSON nnelson@insidetoronto.com East-end Toronto native Liam Underwood competed in this past fall’s 2015 Rugby World Cup and he has a long-shot chance of following it up with an appearance in this summer’s Rio Olympics.

The Malvern Collegiate grad who grew up in the Upper Beaches area of Main Street and Kingston Road made Canada’s national 15-a-side team, which went winless in four games at the world championships.

Unfortunately, he suffered a knee injury in the first match and was knocked out of the tournament.

He said it was just an

unlucky “knee on knee... It was a nothing play, really.”

He added, “It’s coming along. I just started running, straight-line stuff.”

The rugby at the Rio Olympics is the seven-a-side version, and Underwood does double duty in Canada as a member of the national seven-a-side pool of players.

Canada, however, is now a long shot for Rio because it failed to take advantage of the easy qualification route – losing its key continental qualifier 21-5 to the United States in June.

“We were kind of hoping to win that one and have it all done with and have the year to prepare but we lost a close final, it’s just the way it goes sometimes,” said Underwood.

Canada must now enter a last-chance, 16-team Olympic qualifier June 18 and 19 in Monaco with only one Olympic berth up for grabs.

After a brief break for the holidays, the Canadian

sevens team is booked for its next tune-up tournament in New Zealand this month, and Underwood expects to be back at full health.

Underwood started out playing the more traditional 15-a-side game.

“I started when I was pretty young compared to most people. I was nine years old and my dad played for a long time at my club, Balmy Beach, and he kind of started a touch league around our neighbourhood and so I joined up with that and he continued coaching all through (my youth teams).”

City power He also played at Malvern Collegiate, a traditional city power in rugby, and that’s where he was introduced to the sevens game in Grade 11.

“It was really the only sevens I played until I played for Canada.”

He went on from Malvern to Queen’s University where

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During his time there Queen’s won three Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships, although Underwood had to miss one of them due to national team commitments.

He also picked up plenty of individual honours, including OUA rookie of the year in 2009, top scorer in 2011 and a two-time OUA all-star.

Although his appearance at this year’s 15-a-side World Cup was brief, he hopes it will prove valuable down the road, and hopefully for Rio if the Canadian team can qualify.

“I kind of got a taste of what to expect with the crowd and stuff like that.

That first game I played in there was 75,000 people.”

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Home Renovations

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