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Beaches Jazz Fest promises a month of music, and more JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com

It’s almost Beaches Jazz time!

The 28th annual edition of the Beaches International Jazz Festival kicks off on Saturday, July 2, and runs until Sunday,

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“We’ve got an exciting month of events under the Beaches Jazz umbrella,” said Lido Chilelli, the festival’s founder and executive producer, at the start of a media conference held June 7 in the Beach.

“The Beaches Jazz Festival has evolved as an intricate part of the city’s vision as a music city.”

Bill King, the festival’s longtime artistic director, gave a brief synopsis of what people can expect this time around. >>>FESTIVAL, page 7

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Travelling the Parkway in different directions unlocks different stories.

Be sure to stop at the Columbia Icefield, where you can fuel your adrenaline by walking on the Athabasca Glacier or standing atop the Glacier Skywalk – a glass walkway suspended 280 metres off the side of a cliff.

Speaking of fuel, gas up in Lake Louise, Saskatchewan Crossing and Jasper, the only spots with service stops on the Parkway.

Approximate drive distance from Toronto: 7,647-km round-trip, including drive along Icefields Parkway. Approximate drive times: 34 hours from Toronto to Lake Louise, 3 hours and 20 minutes to travel Icefields Parkway from Lake Louise to Jasper, 36 hours from Jasper to Toronto. Approximate gas cost: $550.77 round trip, including drive along Icefields Parkway.

Toronto Pearson International Airport to Calgary, Alberta: Approximate cost: $849.50 round trip. Average non-stop flight time: 4 hours and 15 minutes. (Calgary International Airport to Lake Louise is an approximately 200-km, 2-hour drive. Jasper to Calgary International Airport is an approximately 429-km, 4 hour and 50 minute drive.)

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Strap on snorkeling or SCUBA gear and dive in Lake Huron to explore the 22 shipwrecks at Fathom Five National Marine Park.

Glass-bottom boat tours offer more views of the famous shallow shipwrecks (pictured above) that decorate the crystal-clear water surrounding the Northern Bruce Peninsula.

Divers and snorkelers can also explore underwater caves and waterfalls, prehistoric corral remains and more.

Adventures await on land as well. Hike easy and expert trails at Bruce Peninsula National Park, and marvel at jagged dolomite cliffs and thousand-year-old trees, on route to the park’s famous grotto. The park’s trail system is part of the Bruce Trail, Canada’s longest marked footpath, stretching from Queenston, Niagaraon-the-Lake.

At Little Cove Adventures, try mastering obstacles in both the high and low ropes courses.

After exploring Tobermory, board the MS Chi-Cheemaun ferry to Manitoulin Island. The world’s largest freshwater lake island, it has more than 100 of its own lakes, some with their own islands.

Don’t leave without trying Manitoulin Island’s signature hawberries.

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At Montmorency Falls Park, 84-metre-high waterfalls crash into the St. Lawrence from the Montmorency River. Enjoy the view while crossing over the falls on a suspension bridge, gondola or zipline, take the stairs that climb the cliff beside the falls, or try a via ferrata circuit and harness up to walk along a steel cable above the crashing water.

Head to Historic Old Québec – a UNESCO World Heritage Treasure. Old Québec’s 4.5 kilometres of gated walls make it the only fortified North American city north of Mexico.

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Explore the centuries-old community with guided walking, cycling, bus, boat or horsedrawn carriage tours, or board a helicopter or hot air balloon to see it from above.

Stop by Aquarium du Québec and take in stunning views of the St. Lawrence River while visiting seals, polar bears and thousands of other marine wildlife species.

Before leaving La Belle Province, take the bridge to Île d’Orléans to see the island’s villages and taste its signature strawberries.

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Approximate drive distance from Toronto: 3,100-km round-trip.

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he city is on edge. Sunday’s mass murder at gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida, has put Toronto on high alert.

That’s evident by Monday’s quick response by Toronto police to reports of a masked man walking around the University of Toronto’s St. George campus that the safety of the city and its citizens is of paramount importance.

Dozens of Emergency Task Force officers descended on the campus, cordoning off roads searching each building, weapons drawn, in hopes of preventing a tragedy.

Was there proof something as heinous as what happened in Orlando could happen here, in broad daylight? No. But the potenour view tial threat existed and that was enough. attack that killed 49 people Toronto in outThe enjoying a night of dancing and drinks at the gay club reminds solidarity us – once again – that hate hangs with all over us and lives can be tragically altered, and ended, in an instant.

While Toronto police came up empty in their search for the “suspicious person,” reporting such suspicious activity to the authorities is something each and every one of us can do to ensure the safety of ourselves and our fellow Torontonians.

We don’t want to live in fear, but we need to be vigilant to continue to live in peace.

As Toronto continues celebrating its first-ever Pride Month, Pride Toronto executive director Mathieu Chantelois noted the need for safety and solidarity in the wake of Sunday’s shootings.

“Pride has always been about creating a safe place where everyone can come together and be themselves,” he said.

“Now, we are so painfully aware of the importance of standing up to hate with love and celebrating the beauty, diversity and strength of our community.”

The Pride parade this year will be dedicated to the memory of the Pulse victims.

The parade, which kicks off at Church and Bloor streets at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 3, will begin with a moment of silence, followed by a reading of the names of the 49 people killed and 53 wounded in the deadly attack.

Pride is working with Toronto police and the RCMP on an upgraded security plan to ensure the public remains safe throughout Pride Month.

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Need to go further in eradicating homophobia It was to be a nice little holiday in California: joining my wife at the end of a west-coast business junket to stay with dear old friends in Burbank, meet some of her Los Angeles-area family that hadn’t made it up for the wedding, enjoy some sun-drenched Southern California chill after not having seen each other for a couple of weeks.

A good holiday: the kind that celebrates loving relationships – reaffirming old ties, cementing new ones, along the mad freeway system that seems to be the spine of Los Angeles County.

On Sunday, early, we watched a bigger spine crack. In Orlando, Florida, more than 100 people were gunned down in a gay nightclub on Saturday night by Omar Mateen in what first seemed an act of terrible hate but now it seems was an act of deliberate terror.

And just down the

david nickle the city highway from us, in Santa Monica, police arrested an Indiana man with a truck full of guns and the stated intention of using them at Los Angeles’ Gay Pride parade. At this point, no word whether the planned attack was one of terror or hate.

Details. The suspect, who’d driven in from Indiana, meant to do harm to gay and lesbian and transsexual people. Armed like that, he likely meant to kill them.

That was very close – I’ll be honest, close enough that it rattled us.

But we didn’t have to be here in Burbank to feel that way. It’s close all around.

When we get back to Toronto later this week, that same threat – the low, cretinous bigotry that casts itself against the light of unsanctified love (forgive

me, today, that florid metaphor) – will be pervasive.

We’re in a city where a sizeable portion of the city has objected strongly enough to a curriculum promoting understanding of gay and lesbian sex that they would consider withdrawing their children from classes. Just a few years ago, we elected a mayor whose homophobia prevented him from attending Pride events and inspired him to fight when the Rainbow Flag flew over City Hall during the Sochi Olympics.

We’re getting better in some ways. At the top levels, we’re no longer burdened with hateful leadership: the new Mayor John Tory, the new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau don’t pander to that vile id.

Kathleen Wynne has spent a career, in part, defending against it.

We’re a good place.

But really, so is the United States. Same-sex marriage is lawful. There

is nothing wrong and very much right with a boy meeting a boy at the Pulse nightclub and exchanging a deep and hopeful kiss.

It ought not bring a death sentence.

U.S. President Barack Obama laid it out very clearly. The shootings at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando were an act of hate. They were an act of terror.

Homophobia, that bromide that has kept many scowling bigots in dinner-table conversation for decades, has inspired the worst mass-shooting in American history.

It is something that can no longer be tolerated, even in those quiet and awful conversations. If we are to take Daesh seriously, we must also take homophobes seriously. Omar Mateen has shown us.

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Riverdale parkette named in memory of Erica Stark Dozens gather for touching tribute to woman killed in accident JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com The memory of long-time Riverdale resident Erica Stark will live on through a charming green space named in her honour.

On Saturday morning, dozens of community members, friends, and relatives gathered at Bain Avenue Parkette, 208 Bain Ave., just west of Carlaw Avenue, for the official unveiling of Erica Stark Parkette.

Stark, a 42-year-old wife and mother of three, was tragically killed on Nov. 6, 2014 when a van jumped the curb striking her as she was walking her dog on the sidewalk.

Toronto-Danforth MP Julie Dabrusin called Stark a friend and in the days and weeks after her death wanted to do something special to remember her.

She spearheaded the effort to rename the local parkette.

Just over a year ago, a peti-

tion was created to change the name of Bain Parkette to Erica Stark Parkette. More than 500 people supported the move and in April of this year Toronto and East York Community Council unanimously approved it.

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“(Erica) was someone you could always count on to help out. To see the community come together like this means she lives on,” Dabrusin said following the official unveiling.

Dabrusin, whose two daughters attend Withrow Avenue Junior Public School with Stark’s sons, said it was a day of mixed feelings.

“I wish instead we were sitting in the parkette and cele-

brating with Erica today,” said Dabrusin, who said the community event, which featured live tunes by residents Sean O’Connor, Douglas Cameron, and Danny Greenspoon, and renaming the neighbourhood park, are ways to celebrate Stark’s life and everything she brought to the community.

“Let’s enjoy this parkette and everything it means to us and everything Erica meant to us,” said Dabrusin.

Stark’s husband, David, said a few words at the event sharing how his late wife gave of her time to make a difference in their community by improving parks and volunteering for various initiatives.

He also thanked everyone in attendance for supporting the young family during “the worst time in our lives.”

Following Stark’s death, many in the community rallied around David and the boys, dropping off meals and doing what they could to help.

“(Today) is a real testament to Erica and the impact she had on the community, and all of you and I’m very grateful for that,” he said, adding he’s sure Erica had something to do with the sunny day as rain was originally forecast.

Whitby resident Hilary McMahon was Stark’s closest friend and step-sister.

“I think this (parkette) is an amazing tribute. She would have loved this,” she said.

“To be forever connected with a place that brings families together is very fitting. This is a way (David and the kids) can come and feel close to Erica.”

Ward 30 Councillor Paula Fletcher called Stark a muchloved community member and an example of the “kind of people Riverdale produces.”

“We lost a wonderful woman, a wonderful community members and a community builder with Erica’s death,” she said.

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Home to Luminato events, Hearn is city’s ‘most beautiful’ theatre JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com A lot of hard work and outof-the-box thinking went into transforming the disused Hearn Generating Station in the port lands into Luminato’s 17-day home.

“I’m very excited about what the team has achieved here over the last threeand-a-half weeks,” said Jörn Weisbrodt, the festival’s outgoing artistic director, during a recent tour of the cavernous, 400,000-square-foot industrial space.

“We really want to make a proposal for what the Hearn Generating Station could be for the future …We really want to show what the potential of

the place could be.”

Located seven minutes from Union Station, Weisbrodt said the Hearn is an ideal location for hosting events.

Two year ago, he walked into the space and said he knew right away he wanted to use it for Toronto’s 10th annual festival of art and creativity.

Last Thursday afternoon, just hours before the festival’s opening night gala, Weisbrodt ushered journalists through the decommissioned energy plant for two-hour tours during which he spoke about his vision for the Hearn as well as how it will be used during Luminato.

“You can basically traverse all disciplines within one

building. Nothing is separate,” Weisbrodt explained of the space, which contains a 960-foot-long central corridor called Turbine Hall that is dotted with art installations from OCAD University, Younger Than Beyonce Gallery, and Jordan Söderberg Mills.

For Luminato, taking place until June 26, the Hearn has also been outfitted with a fully equipped stage.

“It’s our sort of concert hall. It’s a stage where a lot of art organizations are going to perform,” Weisbrodt said of the “industrial cathedral” that has standing room for 5,000 people.

The next stop was at the venue’s custom-built, 1,200-

seat theatre.

“The sightlines are absolutely beautiful,” he said, noting the supporting structure for the theatre is entirely made of shipping containers and can be stored and mounted anywhere as needed.

To keep the sound contained, long black panels made of recycled duct liners as well as the sides of shipping containers have been hung from the building’s rafters surrounding the theatre area.

“I think this is the most beautiful theatre in Toronto,” Weisbrodt declared of the space.

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Patrons walk through the Hearn Generating Station during the launch of the Luminato Festival at its new home in the former power plant. B.A.S.E. Aerial Services’ Team FX member Phil Sparrow heads for his landing after leaping from the top of the Hearn smokestack.

Bestival organizers thrilled with Woodbine Park, but residents rattled by sound JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com It was an exciting and colourful weekend in the Beach as Woodbine Park hosted its first commercial, ticketed event, Bestival.

Upwards of 15,000 revelers attended the two-day “wonderland of music and arts” that featured headlining rock acts The Cure and Tame Impala along with a range of musical artists and DJs, food trucks, alcohol service, marching bands, a costume party and parade, an inflatable church, circus troupes, a yarn bombing installation, live mural painting, and more.

Last year’s festival, which was Bestival’s North American premiere, was held on the Toronto Islands. This year, the U.K.-based event was in Woodbine Park.

“We just moved here from Vancouver and this is kind of our introduction to summer in Toronto.

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tic,” said Danforth-Donlands area resident Sarah Thompson who attended Bestival with her husband, Neumann Lim. Ronnie and Greg Sekulin live near Danforth and Woodbine avenues and came down to check out

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Bestival, which this time around was themed Summer of Love.

“It’s a nice vibe. We love outdoor festivals,” said Ronnie, adding it’s their first outdoor concert since moving back to Toronto after living elsewhere for 20 years.

“It’s great that they did this with the park.

We’re definitely having a good time.”

In a Tuesday email to Metroland Media Toronto, Bestival founder Rob da Bank said he was thrilled with this year’s festival and its new home in the Beach.

“Wowzers! Hey Toronto!

You guys were incredible this weekend…eternal sunshine, beautiful people, sublime music from Tame Impala, The Cure and an unforgettable Jamie xx sunny singalong all conspired to make this a fantastic second edition,” he wrote.

“Our new site seemed to be a hit with Torontonians rediscovering this great park and we thank you from the bottom of our dusty, tired hearts for welcoming us back again. See you in 2017.”

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Desmond Brown, who has lived on Northern Dancer Boulevard for 14 years, said the noise from Bestival was so unbearable his family had to leave town.

“As the day wore on the music was getting louder and louder. The house was vibrating and shaking. This is the loudest festival we’ve ever had,” he said Sunday afternoon.

Brown, who called Afrofest “church” compared to Bestival, said he’s upset neighbours directly impacted by this two-day event knew very little about what to expect, including a noise exemption.

“I think the politicians and city officials have to learn from this,” he said.

Jay Mitra, who also lives within earshot of the park, also needed a break from the noise and

left the area Sunday afternoon to get some peace and quiet.

“Most (festivals) we find not too annoying but with Bestival, the music was very loud,” said Mitra, Mitra recorded the sound and how the festival’s loud bass rattled his home and sent it to his local councillor, Mary-Margaret McMahon.

Reached late Sunday afternoon, she said she heard a few concerns from residents but said it’s her job to make it work for everyone.

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Just Do It! Art Show and Sale WHERE: Rebellion Gallery, 1495 Gerrard St. E. CONTACT: Grethe Jensen, http:// grethejensen.com, grethe.je@gmail.com COST: Free Grethe Jensen, east-end artist and teacher, has been running a series of painting workshops called Just Do It! She invited her students to participate in a weekend show and sale of their paintings. Opening reception is Friday, 6 to 9 p.m. Show continues Saturday, June 18, 3 to 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 19, 1 to 5 p.m.

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Wednesday Afternoon At The Movies WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Beaches Library, 2161 Queen St. E. CONTACT: 416393-7703 COST: Free June 22: ‘Arthur’ (1981); June 29: ‘Thank You For Smoking’ (2006).

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Classic Movie Night WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Jones Library, 118 Jones Ave. CONTACT: Teresa, 416393-7715 COST: Free Watch Billy Wilder’s 1959 classic ‘Some Like it Hot’ starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon.

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community barbecue and brews in the Beach wEnjoy Woodbine Park will be a tasty place this visit this weekend during the Beaches Rib Fest.

The family friendly event, also known as the Beach BBQ and Brews Festival, will feature rib and barbecue teams from Canada, live music, a kids’ area with rides, barbecue competitions, grilling demos, craft vendors, and beer and beverages.

The festival runs Friday 3 to 11 p.m., Saturday noon to 11 p.m., and Sunday noon to 8 p.m.

Woodbine Park is near Coxwell Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard. Visit www. beachbbqandbrews.com a historical walk in Leslieville wTake

Public Notice 2016 Final Property Tax Bills The City of Toronto has now mailed the final property tax bills for 2016.

Property owners are responsible for paying property taxes by the due dates listed below.The final bill is the second of two tax bills mailed this year.The interim tax bill was mailed in January. If you have not received your property tax bill, please contact us to obtain a copy.

2016 Payment Due Dates • For the regular instalment plan: July 4, 2016; August 2, 2016; September 1, 2016.

• For Pre-Authorized Tax Payment Programs: (tax accounts enrolled by June 1, 2016) – 2-Instalment Plan: July 4 2016.

– 6-Instalment Plan: July 4,2016; August 2, 2016; September 1, 2016.

– 11-Instalment Plan: July 15, 2016; August 15, 2016; September 15, 2016; October 17, 2016; November 15, 2016; December 15, 2016.

Late Payment Penalties A late payment penalty of 1.25% on the unpaid amount of an instalment will be added on the first day after the instalment due date. A further 1.25% of the outstanding amount will be added as interest on the first day of each month thereafter, as long as taxes remain unpaid. Monthly interest charges are also imposed on any unpaid taxes from prior years.

Penalty and interest rates are set by City by-laws, pursuant to the City of Toronto Act, 2006. Penalty and interest charges on overdue amounts cannot be waived or altered.

Property Tax Inquiries Visit toronto.ca/revenueservices for the PropertyTax Lookup self-service portal to view your account details online, anytime, anywhere, from your computer or mobile device.

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The Leslieville Historical Society is presenting a walk titled Canada’s Johnny Appleseed: George Leslie on Saturday.

Lead by local historian Joanne Doucette, the free tour will run from 11 a.m. to noon.

Those interested in taking part should meet at Leslie Grove Park at Queen Street East and Jones Avenue. The wheelchair-

accessible walk will also end at the park.

Dogs on leashes are welcome. Donations to the Leslieville Historical Society will be accepted.

Visit http://leslievillehistoricalsociety.com of the Beach Tour set for Sunday wGardens

The Beach Garden Society is hosting the Gardens of the Beach Tour on Sunday.

The event, which will run from 1 to 5 p.m., will feature a number of gardens in the Beach for people to check out as well as refreshments and live music.

Those in attendance will be able to learn more about water features, native gardens, vegetable potagers, formal boxwood gardens, and how to deal with steep slope issues.

A limited number of advance tickets are on sale for $12 at Pippins Tea Co. Inc., 2098 Queen St. E.; East of Eliza, 1960 Gerrard St. E.; and Trinity Gallery, 920 Kingston Rd. Tickets will be available on the day of the tour for $15.

For more information, call Marilyn Walsh at 416-4618714.

Month celebrated at Leslieville market wBike The Leslieville Farmers’ Market is celebrating Bike Month Sunday by hosting a Big Bike Picnic.

The event celebrates bicycles as a means of transportation to and from the market, and will include a bike tune-up tent and more.

The Leslieville Farmers’ Market runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays at Jonathan Ashbridge Park, 20 Woodward Ave. at Queen Street E. Visit www.leslievillemarket. com for details. about diabetes at Coxwell Pharmacy wLearn

Neighbourhood Link Support Services and Coxwell Pharmacy are hosting a presentation titled Diabetes – Understand It, Manage It! on Thursday, June 23 at 11 a.m.

The talk will be held at 11 Coatsworth Cr., near Coxwell, south of Danforth Avenue.

Topics of discussion include the treatment and prevention of diabetes, who is most susceptible, and what it is.

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First-time blood donor Jalila Freve winces as phlebotomist Vinay Chaudhary removes the needle from her arm during a Canadian Blood Services donation clinic at Beach United Church last Friday. The clinic was hosted my MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, who was hoping to increase the blood supply, as well as raise awareness of the ‘MSM’ blood donation ban.

Currently, men who have sex with men (MSM) are eligible to donate blood if they have not had sexual contact with a man for at least five years. In March, a proposal was submitted to Health Canada to reduce the blood donation ineligibility period for MSM to one year.

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Vehicles vandalized on Kingston between Main and Victoria Park Officers from 55 Division are advising Upper Beach residents to be vigilant in light of recent incidents of vandalism to vehicles.

Police report the majority of the property-related crime has been occurring late in the night in the vicinity of Kingston Road between Main Street and Victoria Park

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The vandalism includes scratched cars and smashed windows.

Without witnesses, video footage or DNA, detectives have very little to work with.

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Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Tips can also be left on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ TorontoPolice. There’s also a free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.

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514 Cherry streetcar ready to roll A community celebration is taking place Saturday to launch the 514 Cherry streetcar.

The event will include music, vintage streetcars, and free streetcar rides. It will get underway at 10 a.m. at the Distillery Loop, near the intersection of Mill and Cherry streets.

This new route is part of the TTC’s plan to address population growth and improve service to emerg-

ing neighbourhoods in the southern portion of downtown.

The Cherry route is expected to improve capacity along the busiest section of King Street and provide new streetcar service on Dufferin Street in Liberty Village and to the West Don Lands.

The other new routes are the 121 Fort York-Esplanade and the 728 Pape.

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Additional uniformed officers appeared at eight troublesome city intersections this week, part of an initiative announced by Mayor John Tory earlier this month.

And while Tory insists road users equally play a role enabling traffic congestion and unsafe conditions, many Toronto police officers don’t agree. They point to those violators on foot for example with the temerity to cross even while the countdown timer is running, which interferes with cars’ ability to turn.

Pedestrian advocates counter that high speeds and roads designed purely for the benefit of one mode of transportation over all others are the main culprits for congestion.

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BIKE LANES PROPOSED on WOODBINE wTWO-WAY

Could two-way bike lanes be coming to Woodbine Avenue?

City staff is proposing building a set of contra-flow lanes that allow cyclists to travel in both directions on a one-way street. You’ll often see them in quieter, residential areas as a way to minimize car traffic.

Now there’s a plan to build a set of connected contra-flow lanes on Woodbine, between O’Connor Drive and Queen Street East, as well as on stretches of Corley and Norway avenues.

Two public meetings are scheduled to discuss the idea, first on Wednesday, June 22 at Stan Wadlow Community Centre, 373 Cedarvale Ave., starting at 5 p.m., and the next day at St. John the Baptist Church Norway, 470 Woodbine, also at 5 p.m.

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What’s it like to be a TTC bus driver? An Ask Me Anything (AMA) thread on the discussion site Reddit seeks to shed some light on the question.

The driver claims to have grown frustrated with the profession, not to mention constant criticism from the public and irregular work hours, and left after less than seven years on the job. The thread also provides explanations, with the use of some colourful language, of transit teeth-gnashers, such as the need for short-turns.

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127 900 g

500 g

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497 450 g

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497 326 g

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297 1 kg

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77¢

540 mL

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297 377 450 g

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