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HEADBANDS: Freddy, left, Brent, Const. Mike Hatzes, Gabriel, Const. Mayer Elharar and Const. Nelly Forde played a game of headbands with Adrian, during the 21st annual Black History Month celebration inside the Eastview Community Centre on Sunday. For more photos from the event, please see page 9.

The Global Sunrise Project and The Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) will be holding two screenings of the film Suffragette in honour of International Women’s Day. The event, which will also include a one-day exhibition Travels Into the Heart featuring 32 photographs by Upper Beach-based teen photographer/filmmaker and UN youth delegate Kasha Sequoia Slavner, takes place Sunday, March 6 at HangLoose Media Studios, 28 Logan Ave. Screenings are set for noon and 4 p.m. Arrive early as seating is limited.

Tickets, which cost $15, are available by visiting http://bit. ly/1pmNyLG. Admission also includes three raffle tickets and movie snacks.

All proceeds from the screenings/art show will help support 17-year-old Kasha as well as other presenting delegates from the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace as they head to New York City for the 60th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Email theglobalsunriseproject@gmail. com for additional payment options or more details.

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Local MP, MPP introduce private member’s bills JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts wants to designate the week before Fathers’ Day – the third week of June – as Men’s Health Awareness Week in Ontario.

The Liberal MPP tabled his private member’s bill in the Ontario Legislature last Wednesday.

Joining Potts at Queen’s Park for the announcement were a trio of representatives from the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation (CMHF), including group founder and Order of Canada recipient Dr. Larry Goldenberg; president Wayne Hartrick; and high profile athlete ‘champion’ supporter Olympic gold medalist Adam Kreek.

“I am delighted to introduce this Bill in support of the CMHF and numerous other agencies supporting men, as it reinforces the importance of men taking stock of their lifestyle choices to better their physical, mental and

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Supporting a men’s health awareness week in Ontario are (from left) Adam Kreek, Olympic gold medalist and spokesperson for the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation (CMHF); CMHF president Wayne Hartrick; Dr. Larry Goldenberg, CHMF founder and Order of Canada recipient; and Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts.

spiritual health,” Potts said in a release.

“We should do this for our own well-being and to be better partners, fathers, sons, brothers and friends to those we love.”

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Goldenberg said many Ontario men believe they are healthy but in fact are not.

“Many health issues such as some cancers, heart disease and diabetes are preventable with simple lifestyle changes,”

he said in a release.

“With the help of MPP Potts, the passage of this Act will be a significant step forward in bringing more attention to men’s health so that everyone can help put in place a missing piece of the family health puzzle.”

A national, non-profit organization focused on inspiring men to live longer, healthier lives, the CMHF has taken an approach that aims to motivate men and their families with health information and lifestyle programs in such a way that they can truly hear, absorb and act on the idea that small lifestyle changes can have big, long term health benefits, Hartrick explained in a release.

“The results from our ‘Don’t Change Much’ lifestyle campaign shows that Ontario men are responding,” he said.

“With MPP Potts’ Bill recognizing Men’s Health Awareness Week, Father’s Day will be as much about being a healthy dad, as being

a good dad.”

If the bill is passed, it would make Ontario the first province to introduce a Men’s Health Awareness Week.

The bill’s second reading is set for Thursday, March 10.

MP bill Also, Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith has introduced his first piece of legislation: a private member’s bill aimed at bringing Canada’s animal protection laws into the 21st century.

Erskine-Smith tabled Bill C-246, The Modernizing Animal Protection Act, in the House of Commons on Friday, Feb. 26.

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Erskine-Smith “This is not a partisan issue. Canadians across the political spectrum care about improving animal welfare,” he said in a Feb. 24 release.

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Beach Hill’s Colin Sharpe is ready for TOsketchfest JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Beach Hill comic/writer Colin Sharpe, one of four members of the sketch troupe The Weaker Vessels, is excited to be premiering a brandnew show in the upcoming Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival (TOsketchfest).

“This is the first time we’ve done this. It’s a new experience for us,” said Sharpe, who will be performing alongside Jeff Clarke, who lives near Dundas and River streets, Annex resident Lance Bird, and Nadine Djoury, who is from the Little Italy area.

“The theme is a secret. You have to come see it to find out.”

The Weaker Vessels, who were nominated for the 2013 Tim Sims Encouragement Fund and in 2015 wrote a critically acclaimed show at the Toronto Fringe Festival, are performing for the fourth time in TOsketchfest.

The troupe is set to take the stage tonight at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 6 at 7 p.m. at Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor St. W. as well as on Wednesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. at The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St. W. (Lower Level), as part of the Sirius XM Sketch Off, a competition where troupes

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perform their best audio sketch for a chance to win a comedy album produced by SiriusXM satellite and internet radio.

Sharpe is a life-long east-end Toronto resident who attended Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School and Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute.

He credits his high school drama teacher Heli Kivilaht for inspiring and encouraging him to consider a future in the arts.

“Ever since high school, I knew I wanted to write,” Sharpe shared during a recent

interview.

After completing his secondary studies, he went on to York University graduating from its Creative Writing program in 2009. While there, Sharpe took part in a few Fringe-type festivals and wrote a few plays.

He then attended Second City’s Conservatory Program from 2010 to 2011.

In 2012, Sharpe helped found The Weaker Vessels.

He’s also a founding member of the Cream of Comedy sketch troupe and is a member of Social Capital Theatre’s long-form improv team, Artistic Directors of Marketing.

Aside from doing numerous critically acclaimed solo performances, Sharpe is also a writer/performer for the Social Capital Theatre’s weekly comedy show, Fridurday Sketch Live, among other things.

Moving forward, he said he’s working on getting more into writing. He recently cowrote an experimental short film titled Nosebleed with filmmaker Paul Aihoshi. The plan is to submit the movie to some upcoming film festivals.

For more info on TOsketchfest, visit www. tosketchfest.com

Winterfest set for Greenwood Park Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre hosts Winterfest 2016 this Sunday at Greenwood Park.

The event is hosted by Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher, with support from Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment and local businesses, It runs from 1 to 4 p.m. and will feature skat-

ing, games and give-aways.

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To reserve a set of skates (adults and children’s sizes available) – please call Fiona at 416-392-1750, ext. 303 before Friday with name and shoe size and they will be brought to Greenwood.

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Studio will increase capacity to handle multiple productions >>>from page 1 involve PTS and Toronto Port Lands Co. entering into a long-term lease for an additional 1.75 acres of land.

The Toronto Port Lands Co. has already approved Pinewood’s concept plan for this new state-of-the-art purpose-built facility and will be working with the film and television production company to ready the lands for development.

In a Feb. 25 release, Blake Steels, PTS’ president, said the expansion would increase Pinewood’s capacity to host more than one production on its site at once.

“This means more films for Toronto, which is good for the whole film industry, the whole city,” he said, pointing to a 2013 expansion that added three purpose-built sound stages to its campus, allowing PTS to support productions of all sizes.

Pinewood Toronto Studios Chair Paul Bronfman, who is also the chair and CEO of William F. White International Inc., said this “much-anticipated milestone” serves as a reaffirmation of PTS’ commitment to attract and support all levels of production in Toronto.

“I’m proud we’re leading the way in adding more purpose-built facilities to our city’s thriving film and television industry,” he said.

Bronfman has been involved as a principle investor in the facility since its previous incarnation as Filmport.

Eoin Egan, Pinewood International’s vice-president, agreed.

“It’s positive news for the production community in Toronto that we are expanding our studio footprint at Pinewood Toronto Studios.

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us the ability to service more productions and bring more industry jobs to Toronto.”

Michael Kraljevic, president and CEO of Toronto Port Lands Company, said his side is “pleased with this development initiative by Pinewood Toronto Studios that will reclaim previously underutilized brownfields to create usable, employment space.”

“Since our initial investment in 2005 to establish an anchor film tenant in the port area, we consider ourselves much more than just a landlord, but also a catalyst for the film business in Toronto,” Kraljevic said in a release.

Ward 37 Councillor Michael Thompson, chair of Toronto’s Economic Development Committee, called the “impressive” expansion a great example of an effective cooperative partnership between Toronto’s public and private sectors.

“The expansion at Pinewood Toronto will create well-paid jobs, generate a robust economic spill-over and increase the city’s revenue. Projects like this one support the growth of our film and television sector and add to our clout as a North

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The City of Toronto has been notified of PTS’s pending application for all necessary permits to begin construction. Approvals of this new facility are expected for this year with occupancy by film clients by 2018.

Located less than threekilometres from Toronto’s downtown core on a 14-acre site in the port lands at Commissioners Street at the Don Roadway, Pinewood Toronto Studios is Canada’s largest film and television studio and the third largest film studio in North America after Los Angeles and New York. Options exist to expand PTS into a 30-acre facility with upgrades and improvements to Pinewood Toronto’s film and television studios, flexible spaces for media and innovation and complementary uses, such as culture, green spaces, retail and hotel.

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anning chewing tobacco in public spaces, arenas and sports fields should be a piece of cake. Given Toronto’s history dealing with tobacco regulation, it’s more likely to be a gooey lump of chaw.

Chaw is one of the terms for so-called smokeless tobacco products. Historically popular in the American south and midwest, the product also known as chew, grizzly, skoal and snuff has been spreading in at least visibility thanks to its popularity among professional and semi-professional athletes – in particular, baseball players.

The use of the product is extremely unhealthy. It might not get into the lungs, but it’s just as addictive as cigarettes and pipes and it’s associated with mouth, esophageal and pancreatic cancers, gum disease, and heart disease and stroke.

Its use is on the rise among young people. In it’s used by six per cent our view Ontario, of students in grades 7 to 12, or 58,200 students (that according Chewing to the 2015 Ontario Student Drug and Health Survey). That’s up tobacco use is Use from 4.6 per cent in 2011.

The rate is lower for Toronto on rise students – the increase is just three per cent here. But without a doubt, the power professional athletes exert as role models is an influence, and a bad one in this case, on any young person.

This week, Toronto Board of Health Chair Joe Mihevc announced he’ll be asking the chief medical officer of health to draft a bylaw that would restrict the use of chewing tobacco from city facilities and public venues such as arenas and sports fields – including the Rogers Centre where the Toronto Blue Jays play.

Council ought to approve the bylaw when it comes forward, as a matter of responsible stewardship, just as it has approved ground-breaking bylaws preventing smoking in bars and restaurants and bingo halls.

Critics might argue a bylaw in this case would differ from one restricting cigarette smoking: there is no issue of second-hand smoke affecting the health of non-smokers. This may be so but it doesn’t mean there’s no second-hand influence. And the influence of celebrity athletes, casually gumming a wad of toxins, is demonstrable and needs to be stopped.

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Union’s ‘job for life’ being phased out Toronto council won a significant victory in its negotiations with the city’s outside workers – no question.

Forget about the less costly benefit plan and the meagre pay increases that CUPE Local 416 agreed to.

That’s just money.

The big, champagnecork-popping win is on something more fundamental. Now that this contract is signed, it won’t be long before Toronto can shed itself of a significant number of unionized garbage collectors by putting out a tender call, having a couple of meetings and contracting out garbage collection in most and eventually all of the city.

Conservative members of council and former mayors have been hoping to contract out garbage collection since amalgamation, when former Etobicoke mayor and west-end councillor Doug Holyday came extolling the virtues of old Etobicoke’s contracted-out garbage

david nickle the city collection. Etobians were very happy, thank you very much, with their contractor-delivered household garbage collection. The trucks came on time, picked up the garbage, and if there was ever a problem between the drivers and the owners, well that was their problem. Etobicoke was strike proof.

Not so the rest of Toronto.

In North York, Scarborough, East York and York and Toronto, city worker strikes meant that garbage moldered in garages and backyards until it got rank enough to heap in city parks and surface lots. CUPE Local 416, the union representing garbage workers, had real leverage at the bargaining table because of that. Former councillor Jane Pitfield put it most nakedly when in the

run-up to her failed 2006 mayoral campaign, she told reporters that she thought it was time to “phase out” unions.

Toronto’s outside workers have agreed to something like it, after they ratified the provision in the contract that phased out what another former councillor and deputy mayor Case Ootes dubbed “jobs for life.” That was a provision that former mayor Mel Lastman’s administration agreed to, that prevented the city from replacing workers with more than 15 years seniority in the event their position was contracted out.

That provision has been the single barrier to the contracting out of garbage collection citywide. It’s why even uber-conservative mayor Rob Ford could only contract out half the city.

It’s why a strike in warm weather would still be a political nightmare for councillors and mayors who want to get re-elected

in wards east of Yonge Street.

It’s why CUPE Local 416, whose membership is less than a quarter that of the city’s inside workers’ union CUPE Local 79, has real power in a collective bargaining session.

That power hasn’t been removed, but it is, as Pitfield put it, being phased out. In 2019, the final outside worker will cross the line into an inaccurately named “job for life.”

He or she will enjoy another decade or two of job protection. The rest of the city’s workers will serve at the pleasure of Toronto council, and the jobs that they have will be as good as Toronto council deems to be their due.

No doubt about it. In love, war and contract negotiations, to the victors go the spoils.

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This year organizers are expecting to include up to 13 lifeguard stands across Balmy, Kew and Ashbridges Bay beaches. These utilitarian structures are to be used as the armature for temporary installations, which will need to be able to withstand the rigours of Toronto winter weather. Ongoing. iHelp!

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Toronto Violin Summit WHEN: 3 to 4:28 p.m. WHERE: Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. CONTACT: Krista Macfarlane, www.kruc. ca/concerts.html COST: $20 adults,$10 students, free to kids 12 and under Celtic fiddling, Norwegian Hardanger and jazz are some of the genres represented with Rebekah Wolkstein, Chris McKhool, Drew Jurecka and Anne Lederman. This concert is a rare opportunity to witness the versatility of the violin as four of the country’s most talented performers take you on a trip around the world.

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Brain Injury Society of Toronto Family and Caregiver Retreat WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon WHERE: Bridgepoint Active Healthcare, 14 St. Matthews Rd. CONTACT: Meri Perra, 416-830-1485, info@bist.ca to register COST: Free Are you a family member or a caregiver of a person living with the effects of brain injury? Come to the Brain Injury Society of Toronto’s free half-day workshop for caregivers of people living with ABI. TOPIC: dealing with emotions. Visit www.bist.ca

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Shout Sister Choir Toronto South East WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. CONTACT: Oriole Claxton, members@shoutsisterchoir. ca COST: dues No auditions. Sing a variety of music from pop and Motown, to folk to a country and blues. We learn from recorded tracks so you don’t read music. You are welcome to attend a practice with no obligation and new members are welcome at any time.

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MARCH BREAK PROGRAMS Activities for school-age kids and teens.

Check out these free programs and many more at your local library branch.

Magician Owen Anderson: The Happy Rabbit Magic Show Magic, mirth and mayhem with lots of audience participation, cool magic tricks and a live bunny. For all ages.

Tuesday, March 15, 2 pm Main Street Branch 137 Main St.

Sponsored by Gerrard Street East’s Cornerstone Studio, the event will feature instructors from the eastend dance studio teaching a series of dance lessons from Bhangra to hip hop to house from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Grace Church, 383 Jarvis St. at Carlton Street. The downtown church has donated space for the event, which will also include prizes, a silent auc-

Fun and hilarity with an appearance of Sir Walken, Scott’s live rabbit, rubber sharks and multiplying Angry Birds. For all ages.

Wednesday, March 16, 2 pm Riverdale Branch 370 Broadview Ave.

Arms Length Puppets present The Spider Prince Prince Harry, who discovers Mizard the Wizard’s greediness for the king’s gold, is transformed into a spider and depends on Princess Margaret and the children in the audience to save him.

To register, call 416-396-8939. For all ages.

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Mad Science A science-themed show with foggy dry ice storms, a hovercraft, magic mud, sound waves and much more. For all ages.

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Tickets cost $43 and must be purchased by Thursday, March 3.

Proceeds from the event will be directed to the Toronto East End Welcome Project, a group of 23 Torontonians that is sponsoring a Syrian refugee family to Toronto.

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The March edition of Beach United Church’s Jazz and Reflection series is set for this Saturday from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m.

This month’s edition will feature the Jake Hiebert Trio.

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Artist Ben Watt-Meyer along with members of the Friends of the Spit stewardship group will be hosting an exhibition titled A New Archaeology for the Leslie Street Spit from today through to Sunday, March 13.

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WoodGreen Community Services in partnership with the Canada Revenue Agency’s Community Volunteer Income Tax Program is offering free tax services for low-income individuals in a simple tax situation.

WoodGreen’s Income Tax Clinic is currently booking appointment for the months of March and April.

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Last year, the east-end social service agency served more than 4,000 clients with the help of more than 150 volunteers at a number of locations.

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MPPs offer differing views on budget JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com While Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts said the recently released Ontario 2016 budget is everything he signed up to be as a Liberal; over in Toronto-Danforth, NDP MPP Peter Tabuns can’t say he was really impressed with it.

During a recent interview, Potts said the Ontario Liberal’s $133.9-billion budget, which he said has been “extremely well-received” and has garnered “lots of positive feedback”, demonstrates consistent fiscal management, has stimulus investment in infrastructure, and is both progressive and caring.

To illustrate his point, the Beaches-East York representative pointed to balancing the books as promised by 2017; a move, he said, is getting the attention of credit-rating agencies.

Potts also made mention of the transit file, notably investment in regional express lines as well as the electrification of the GO line.

Lastly, he said the budget benefits post-secondary students with some eligible for free tuition and cheaper loans, and supports seniors by providing free prescriptions.

On a local note, Potts said he’s excited about the $345 million in funding earmarked in the budget for improving healthcare at all publicly funded hospitals, including Michael Garron Hospital, through the Liberal government’s Patients First: Action Plan for Health Care.

He also pointed to the transit hub at Main Street and Danforth Avenue, which will be funded as part of a $31-billion GTA transit investment outlined in the budget.

Further, Potts said the provincial budget allows for investment in affordable housing through an investment of $178 million over three years for housing subsidies and other benefits. He said he’s currently in the process of meeting with a number of local organizations and developers to “find solutions in the

community,” notably along The Danforth.

Tabuns, on the other hand, feels the Liberal government’s budget is sorely lacking on several fronts.

“I don’t see help for Toronto, transit particularly,” he said late last week.

“I don’t see any allocation for the relief line and wait times are as long as ever. This is a huge issue in Toronto-Danforth and eastend Toronto.”

Missed the mark Tabuns said the budget also misses the mark when it comes to subsidized child care, a major issue in Toronto.

Zero dollars were allocated for affordable child care, meaning no new spaces for subsidized child care, in Ontario’s budget.

“It’s tough for families to keep their head above water,” he said.

Tabuns, who was out this past weekend talking with constituents, said proposed changes to the Ontario Drug Benefit program, specifically

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raising the annual deductible for those above the qualifying income threshold of $20,000/ year from $70 to $170, is a major concern.

“It’s a huge impact for those on a fixed income,” he said, also pointing to concerns he heard about a one per cent increase in hospital budgets that doesn’t keep up with inflation and doesn’t allow for the hiring of more nurses or other healthcare workers.

“This budget is really going to make life difficult for seniors and young families.

It’s wrong-headed.”

He also said no new money allocated for capital grants to school boards is another major area lacking in the budget.

Tabuns, who is the Ontario NDP’s energy critic, also chastised the province for its plan to sell off Hydro One. “It’s just going entirely in the wrong direction,” he said of the “onetime benefit.”

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Teens face charges in connection with Danforth robbery Police arrested several teens and seized two handguns as part of an investigation into a Jan. 27 robbery on the Danforth.

Police said four males assaulted and robbed a 16-year-old boy near Danforth and Greenwood avenues.

The initial investigation led to the arrest of a 15-year-old boy later in the day. He was charged with robbery and two counts of narcotic possession.

Loaded handguns The investigation continued, and on Monday, Feb. 29, police executed four search warrants and located two loaded handguns, narcotics and stolen property. Several teens were also arrested at the time.

An 18-year-old male and a 17-year-old girl face a string of charges, including two counts of possessing a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition.

Three 15-yearold boys are charged with robbery. One is additionally charged with narcotic possession while another is also charged with cocaine possession.

The boy arrested Jan. 27 will be additionally charged with one count of robbery, police said.

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Representatives from the iTaxi Association, representing dues-paying taxi drivers, said the recent fare cuts to UP, which go into effect next week, will have a disastrous effect on their bottom lines, as more riders rely on public transit rather than a cab to get to the airport.

As an alternative, the group is suggesting the city ease current restrictions prohibiting carpooling, which would at least allow for cabbies to pick up multiple fares on the same ride – something customers of taxi arch-rival Uber currently enjoy.

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There wasn’t any new investment in public transit for the Toronto region in this year’s provincial budget, but the Ontario government is clearly interested in boosting support for autonomous or self-driving vehicles.

The 2016 budget granted $10 million to the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium for a partnership with the federal and Quebec governments to further research autonomous vehicle technology.

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The Under Gardiner public installation needs a new name.

The project to create multiple public spaces under the elevated section of the Gardiner Expressway, linked by a multi-use trail, is holding a naming contest. Reclaim the Name invites Torontonians to send their ideas by April.

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