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Saturday morning program cooks with soul DANIELLE MILLEY bsrm@insidetoronto.com The smell of garlic, curry and ginger fills the kitchen as volunteers chop, grate and cut. The volunteers are mostly from Beach United Church; they are gathered for their usual Saturday morning of cooking and camaraderie as part of Cooking with Soul, a program that has been running for about three years.
The group, which varies in size from 12 to 28, meet once a month to make a hot meal for the church’s interfaith lunch program, which takes place Thursdays. And when they’re done the dicing, slicing and stirring they pull up a chair and sample their creations. On this Saturday morning they’re working away in the kitchen of St. Aidan’s Anglican Church – their temporary home until the renovations are com-
plete on their Wineva Avenue church. Elsie Guy, a member of the congregation originally from Jamaica, is leading the lesson. On the menu today: curried chicken, boiled green bananas, fried plantains, curried goat, basmati rice with turmeric and a carrot and cucumber salad. The program was the vision of Mary Anne Alton; she thought it would be a good idea after the amalgamation of Kew Beach
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After the egg hunt is complete, it’s time for another Easter tradition – the Beaches Lions Club Easter parade. After a hard night of hiding candy and chocolate eggs in houses and yards throughout the world, the Easter Bunny himself will make an appearance at the annual event, which begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 31. The parade starts at Queen Street at Munro Park, proceeding west along Queen Street ending at Woodbine Avenue. The event, which is sponsored by The Beach Mirror, takes about two hours. As always, remember to bring your loonies for the Lions. Visit www.beacheslions.com for details. EGG HUNT AT MCCLEARY PARK ◗EASTER
Bring the kids and hunt for Easter eggs this Saturday. The Jimmie Simpson Centre invites people to hunt for coloured eggs from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at McCleary Park at the corner of Queen and McGee. There will be an appearance by the Easter Bunny.
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enants in many Toronto rooming houses are living in unsafe conditions due to crowding, poorly built rooms made with materials that don’t meet fire codes, lack of security and lack of smoke alarms. In some cases, tenants are at the mercy of unlicensed operators, and nearby residents also face risks associated with illegal rooming houses in their neighbourhoods. Toronto is in a limbo of pre-amalgamation rules in which rooming houses are legal in some parts of the city and banned in others. It’s been 15 years since the megacity was formed. Presently, there are 351 rooming houses that are legal or with a licence application. Estimates suggest hundreds of illegal rooming houses are operating in the city. Not all are a bad idea. For instance, students depend on these houses – legal or not – around post-secondary our view campuses in Toronto. Many have good experience. But there are Fair, consistent athose who offer substandard rooms with substandard safety. approach This needs to be addressed. required Council has had more than enough time to come up with rules that can be applied fairly and consistently. As of now, rooming houses are illegal in all of Scarborough, East York and North York. They are legal in the old City of Toronto and are allowed in limited parts of Etobicoke and York. To learn about rooming house issues in our communities, see our special report on page 8. Stories from the situation across the city appear at www.insidetoronto.com With such inconsistent rules, it’s no surprise illegal rooming houses are sprouting up, especially in areas surrounding universities and colleges. Making rooming houses legal across the city does not mean they will be allowed in every neighbourhood. Designating where they can and cannot be located will be a key part of the law. They should be allowed on main roads, and areas that are already made up of multiple-unit buildings. They should not be allowed in single-family neighbourhoods. Legal and licensed would also mandate safe living conditions for tenants. Clear rules would also make it easier for the city to pursue illegal operators successfully in court. As it stands, it’s far too easy for someone who operates an illegal rooming house to plead ignorance of the laws, or even run a defence saying that if it’s legal in one part of Toronto they assumed it was legal everywhere.
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david nickle the city Garrison Ball committee members released a letter Tuesday saying they did not ask Ford to leave the ball. ‘an Outright lie’ The mayor denied the story in its entirety, calling it “an outright lie.” That’s his prerogative. But Ford is on shaky ground when it comes to the question of alcohol. In 2006, he was caught lying about having engaged in a drunken harangue with two out-of-town visitors at the Air Canada Centre. During the 2010 election, he had to field questions about a driving-under-theinfluence charge in Florida, back in 1999. And earlier in March, failed mayoralty candidate Sarah Thomson called out Ford for allegedly boorish behaviour at a party
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for the Canadian Jewish Public Affairs Committee. Accompanying the accusations was a photograph of the mayor next to Thomson, looking disheveled and unwell. In that incident as well, it should be noted, the mayor denied everything. Ultimately, though, the question is not for us: it’s a question for him and his family. The question we’ve got is the same one that’s dogged us for the past few years: is Rob Ford fulfilling his role as mayor in a manner that Toronto needs and deserves? And if he is not, can he make whatever changes are needed in his life so that he can fulfill that role?
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Spring through the words of a nine-year-old This is a poem written by nine-year-old Cassie while scootering around the block with her friend during March Break. Spring. Where the wind blows, And the trees grow, Birds tweet, Our feet, Stomping on the sidewalk, Scootering ‘round the block. Rain Puddles, Children huddle, Turning and twisting as we please, Oops, I think I scraped my knees, Quarter after, What a lovely thing, My neighbourhood in Spring. Cassie Graham
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WHERE: McCleary Park, corner of Queen and McGee The Jimmie Simpson Centre invites people to hunt for coloured eggs Saturday. There will be an appearance by the Easter Bunny.
this week w Thursday, March 28
Silver Birch Boathouse community meeting WHEN: 7 p.m. for current boat slip renters; 8 p.m. for the public WHERE: Balmy Beach Club, Foot of Beech Avenue Come out with your ideas on how best to use the space at the Silver Birch Boathouse.
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Mozart’s Requiem WHEN: 7:30 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. CONTACT: torontobeachchorale@gmail.com COST: Adults: $25, youth seven to 18, $12.50, seven and under free Mozart’s Requiem with Salieri’s Te Deum in D Major. Presented by Toronto Beach Chorale, orchestra and soloists.
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Easter Egg hunt WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
w Tuesday, April 2
Stephenson Park meeting WHEN: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon and city staff invite you to a second meeting to view and discuss a new plan for Stephenson Park. Share your opinions and give feedback on revitalizing this urban space. Register for Spring Sprint WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Beaches Recreation Centre, 6 Williamson Rd. Register for two-kilometre run for kids and seniors walk or a five-km run or walk. Registration is $25. You cannot register the day of the event. The run takes place April 6. Volunteers needed. Contact the centre or email springspring@hotmail.ca
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Maple Syrup, chocolate and cheese WHEN: 9 a.m. WHERE: Community
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Yom Ha’Shoah Holocaust Remembrance Day WHEN: 2 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Beach Hebrew Institute, 109 Kenilworth Ave. The Beach Hebrew Institute commemorates Yom Ha’Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). Join them for a moving presentation, with stories, tributes and poetry. Light refreshments provided. Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: Evonne, 416-691-1113, ext. 222 to reserve COST: Free The trip includes a stop at Sandy Flats Sugar Bush & Pancake House in Warkworth; Dooher’s Bakery; the World’s Finest Chocolate Factory; and Empire Cheese Factory. Cost, $45.
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Spring Sprint WHEN: 9:30 a.m., adults; 10:30 a.m., children WHERE: Silver Birch boathouse, 2 Silver Birch Ave. Spectators are invited to stand along the Martin Goodman Trail, along the boardwalk to past the volleyball courts to cheer on runners.
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Foot Care Clinic WHEN: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: Evonne, 416-691-1113,
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Improve Your Memory workshop WHEN: 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: Evonne, 416-691-1113, ext. 222 to reserve COST: Free Community Centre 55 hosts the workshop where people can learn to remember people’s names; facts and figures; more effective techniques for daily life and so on. Tuesdays from April 9 to May 13.
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Riverdale Historical Society meeting WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: Riverdale library, 370 Broadview Ave. COST: $5 for non-members CONTACT: www. riverdalehistoricalsociety.com
Students of the Ryerson University School of Urban and Regional Planning presents an illustrated report on the proposed Riverside Heritage Conservation District during the Riverdale Historical Society meeting.
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Register for Moorelands summer camp CONTACT: www.moorelands.ca, 416466-9987 COST: fees based on family size and income Moorelands Community Services offers a subsidized Wilderness Camp for City of Toronto kids eight to 14 (six camps each eight days) near Dorset, ON (Lake Kawagama).
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Breakfast meeting Rotary Club of Toronto Beach holds a breakfast meeting Tuesdays at 7 a.m. at the Balmy Beach Club. Visit www. torontobeachrotary.org The Joy of Writing The Joy of Writing, a weekly workshop where writers gather Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m., at the QueenSaulter Library, 765 Queen St. E. Call Lucille Barker at 416-392-6810. Lactation help La Leche League Canada, Riverdale chapter, meets 7 p.m. every third Wednesday, 715B Danforth Ave. Call Diane at 416-463-4502 for details about this organization.
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Councillors eye rooming house law City’s Opinions vary on whether changes needed in East Toronto communities Tara Hatherly thatherly@insidetoronto.com
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o be or not to be, that is the question facing Toronto staff and council when it comes to rooming houses and whether they should be allowed throughout the city. Toronto does not have a city-wide zoning bylaw. Zoning regulations differ in each of the megacity’s former municipalities, with some allowing and regulating rooming houses, and others banning them outright. On April 3 and 4, council will look at harmonizing Toronto’s zoning bylaws. The new zoning bylaw will not change rooming house regulations, instead carrying over the status quo. On Oct. 22 the issue will be revisited when the city’s planning and growth management committee receives a closer a staff report explorlook ing the possibility Inside of allowing rooming Toronto houses city-wide. In the east end of the city, rooming houses are not legally permitted. Don Valley West Councillor John Parker said he’d like it to stay that way. “We don’t want rooming houses in Ward 26,” he said. “I wouldn’t think that Ward 26 would be a suitable place for that sort of thing, and I wouldn’t favour encouraging it.” No one has asked him that rooming houses be allowed there, he said, noting there is currently an issue at some condominium buildings in the east end of his ward. “They partition the condominium space into several different living units and rent them out to different occupants,” he explained. “They’re dealing with that as an internal matter within their particular organizations, it’s not something that has involved the city or any of the city’s bylaws so far.” The illegal housing’s presence does not demonstrate a need for rooming houses in his ward, Parker said. “Where it exists, it’s a problem, and I wouldn’t see it as a reason it should be allowed,” he said. “It’s more a reason why it should be, if it is to be accommodated, on its own terms on the up-and-up somewhere else.” Rooming houses are both
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Local councillors say they have not been receiving specific complaints about rooming houses locally, but arterial roads such as Greenwood Avenue, shown here, are areas where they might be made legal.
allowed and banned in TorontoDanforth Councillor Mary Fragedackis’ ward, which contains portions of East York and the former city of Toronto, the latter permitting the accommodations. Fragedackis said she has not heard any significant complaints about rooming houses in her ward, nor has she heard from any residents asking the rule be changed to allow rooming houses there. “I agree that we need to carry forward what exists. I see no overwhelming reason to change what we have,” she said. “I’m happy to carry forward what exists, unless I hear differently from the residents of Ward 29.” She added she doesn’t know of any illegal rooming houses operating in her ward, but looks forward to the issue being reviewed in October. “I’m sure there are, across the city, illegal rooming houses,” Fragedackis said. “If people have properties that they’re running as illegal rooming houses, there would be lots of fire code issues, and so it will be interesting to see what that report has to say.” Rooming houses are both allowed and banned in BeachesEast York Councillor Janet Davis’ ward as well. Davis said rooming house bans in Toronto warrant a closer look.
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“There are many areas across the city where illegal rooming houses are springing up...I think rather than trying to ignore it, we might be better to look at how we regulate them and legalize them,” she said. “That way we can ensure that certain standards are met, and they can be controlled.” She noted there have been illegal rooming houses in the East York part of her ward before, but none she is aware of now. She added she has never received a complaint about the single rooming house that is registered in the former City of Toronto portion of her ward. There has not been a big call from residents requesting rooming houses be permitted in East York, Davis said, but she wants to see the issue addressed by council. “Rooming houses are springing up in various places across the city and it’s problematic. I believe we should be looking at how to deal with this problem in a systematic way,” she said.
“I know it is a contentious issue, but we shouldn’t avoid contentious issues, what we ought to be doing is exploring the concerns, looking at solutions, talking to the public and deciding what direction to take. ... In a city where affordable housing is in such short supply, multiple-unit dwellings may be one solution, but not without regulation.” Parker, a former Toronto Community Housing Corporation director, said he doesn’t think rooming houses are the answer when it comes to increasing affordable housing in Toronto. “I would rather see efforts put towards finding more suitable housing for those who need assistance in financing a proper residence,” he said. “Rooming houses are not a way that I would want to see the needs of the less fortunate addressed on a permanent basis. They serve a specialized purpose in certain circumstances, and they serve a temporary need in some cases, but for long-term living conditions, rooming houses are no way to go.” Residents will likely get a chance to weigh in on the topic. The city staff report will also recommend a process for public consultation.
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differing bylaws In small parts of Etobicoke and York they are allowed. In Scarborough, North York and East York they are banned. Rooming houses are often not welcome due to concerns about property values, noise, garbage and the character of residential streets. When the city’s planning and growth committee passed a bylaw harmonizing zoning rules across Toronto this month, it deliberately avoided setting city-wide rules for rooming houses. “There is a feeling that they don’t fit the suburban community, physically,” said Councillor Norm Kelly. The chance to license and legalize rooming houses “would be ignored by the guys looking for big illegal dollars, which you don’t have to report,” said Kelly. Councillor Shelley Caroll called that view shortsighted. “People always attempt to break laws. Does that mean you don’t create them?” she said. “Because we have no legal rooming houses in the suburbs, which would be licensed and inspected we have a whole lot of people living unsafely.” The number of legal rooming houses in old Toronto have fallen, but as new Canadians and poverty migrate to Toronto’s suburbs, and as university and college campuses grow there, so does demand for illegal rooming houses. It’s been hard to have a conversation about them, but a staff report this fall is expected to launch a community consultation on the issue, Carroll said. Rooming house advocates argue that suburban rooming houses are necessary for lowincome tenants, but those tenants face abuse and poor or dangerous conditions as long as the houses remain unlicensed. Suburban councillors respond to complaints about rooming houses by asking city inspectors to shut them down. Ken Hale of Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario said for councillors to pretend they don’t have rooming houses in their ward or that they can get rid of them through enforcement, “is not being honest with their constituents.” – Mike Adler
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Old-fashioned health care, not marijuana offered at clinic, says owner Tara Hatherly thatherly@insidetoronto.com New Age Medical Clinic aims to bring back an old-fashioned style of health care and help people fight drug addiction, not sell marijuana, says its owner. Though he’s open to selling medical marijuana from the new clinic if Health Canada allows it, Sam Mellace said the issue has no bearing on the operation of his facility. “This clinic has been under construction for two years. ... We did not open a clinic based on the fact that doctors can dispense (medical marijuana),” Mellace said. “We had no idea that Health Canada was going to potentially allow doctors to dispense.” Health Canada is considering shifting distribution of medical marijuana to commercial operations. Mellace, a well-known medical marijuana activist and grower, stressed the change is just a consideration at this point. While media are pegging New Age Medical Clinic as Canada’s first commercial medical marijuana dispensary, for all he knows, he might never be able to sell marijuana from the facility, Mellace said. “Everybody, all the newspaper people and everybody, started hitting up on medical marijuana. I guess because of who I am,” he said. “We didn’t have an intent to distribute marijuana from here at all. ... Whether we can dispense out of here or not, it doesn’t matter to us.” Once up and running, the clinic will provide services Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mellace said he expects it will serve between 50 and 100 patients a day, noting it already has a wait list of about 500 people. “It’s a family practice, and we just happen to have extra services that other clinics don’t offer, like drug intervention and counselling, education to educate people on the pharmaceutical drugs and what they can do to you compared to alternatives to medicine, naturopath for example. We have a psychologist, psychiatrist and we also do home visits,” said Mellace, noting home visits for patients who are bed-ridden and have restricted mobility are covered by OHIP. By staying open late, the clinic helps people who work during the day refrain from using walk-in clinics or hospitals for evening care. “I’m trying to get back to the oldfashion family doctor style, where people have the family doctor to go to instead.” Mellace dedicated the clinic to
the late federal NDP leader Jack Layton, who he spoke with about it before Layton’s death. “The concern was our society is becoming so dependent on pharmaceutical care,” he said of his conversations with the Layton.
“We (New Age Medical Clinic) want to be able to turn around and help people get off their addictions, whether it’s pharmaceutical, and/or street drugs, pertaining to heroin, cocaine, what the case might be.” While doctors at the clinic are
open to prescribing medical marijuana, Mellace said patients have to demonstrate a need through medical testing. He plans to open about 10 more clinics in the Toronto area in the next year, before looking to expand
across Canada. He’s also considering opening detox centres. Mellace said he’s only received positive feedback about the clinic, while Toronto-Danforth Councillor Mary Fragedakis said she hasn’t heard any feedback at all.
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power work set for Bingham loop wStreetcar The TTC is set to conduct overhead power-line work at the Bingham streetcar loop. Starting Monday, work crews will upgrade the overhead lines above the tracks around the loop, near the intersection of Kingston Road and Victoria Park Avenue, to make them compatible with the new Bombardier streetcars. The work, which will
take place from Monday to Friday between 1 to 6 a.m., weather permitting, will require the use of two to three trucks carrying hydraulic equipment. While the TTC says it will make an effort to minimize noise, beeping sounds from back-up alarms may be audible, as well as glare from construction equipment lights. TTC buses servicing the area are not expected to be affected by the work, but lane restrictions may be necessary at times. The work is expected to last for six weeks.
Contact the TTC’s community liaison at 416-393-2197 for details. DigIT fundraising for 4th Toronto Scouts The 4th Toronto Scouts wants to help you get your garden growing. And to make it easier, the group is hosting its annual DigIT fundraiser. From now until April 11, people can go online at http://game2. com/4th/ and order a vari-
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and Gerrard streets from noon to 1 p.m. Nutritionist at Community centre 55 There is a Nutritionist in the House, or at least at Community Centre 55. Sheila Ream, a certified nutritionist, encourages people to bring their questions to 97 Main St., April 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (by appointment only) and she will guide them in their food choices and offer solutions to improve their well-being. Call Evonne at 416 691-1113, ext. 222 to book your free consultation.
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Slim majority oppose transit taxes A slim majority of Toronto residents are against paying higher taxes dedicated to building new transit according to a poll taken last week. Forum Research found 52 per cent of respondents disapproved of the Toronto Region Board of Trade’s recommendations last week to pay for transit expansion via revenue tools, or taxes. The poll surveyed 1,045 residents March 19. Opposition for the revenue tools suggested by the board of trade, which includes a parking levy and a one per cent regional sales tax, is higher among supporters of Mayor Rob Ford, who is against using revenue tools to pay for transit. BOOK CLUB TURNS UP THE HEAT IN APRIL wTTC
The TTC’s annual One Book Club returns in April to lead discussion of another classic novel Fahrenheit 451. The popular discussion series, which is a col-
rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT laboration between the TTC and the Toronto Public Library, allows participants to exchange ideas about a chosen literary classic through social media. This year’s book is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and Twitter users will be able to see their comments about the dystopian classic running across the TTC’s subway platform video screens operated by advertising firm Pattison Onestop from April 2 to 21. Each day, readers will be asked to answer through Twitter a different question pertaining to the book. For more information, visit www.torontopubliclibrary.ca Toronto held wCycle AGM last night
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last night with elections held to determine the groups’s 2013 board of directors. For information on the club or the new board members, visit www. cycleto.ca SOUGHT ON DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC wINPUT
The city is looking to get input from residents on improving traffic congestion in the downtown core. Unlike the Feeling Congested citywide consultations, whose first phase sought to gauge the public appetite for improving public transit long term, the Downtown Transportation Operations Study wants to know how best to improve traffic gridlock now. A drop-in public consultation was scheduled for last night in the Metro Hall rotunda. Visit www.toronto. ca/dtos.
Rahul Gupta is The Mirror’s transit reporter. His column runs every Tuesday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT
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More affordable housing may come if private member’s bill passes ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com It’s a short bill, just two pages, but if it’s successful it could mean more affordable housing and more diverse communities across Ontario. Parkdale-High Park MPP Cheri DiNovo has tabled a private member’s bill that will allow inclusionary zoning and enable municipalities to tackle the shortage of affordable housing in Ontario. Tabled March 26, the bill would trigger a change to the provincial planning act and would give cities across Ontario the power to develop inclusionary zoning policies. This type of policy would require a given share of new construction to be affordable to people with low to
moderate incomes. Inclusionary zoning is in effect in more than 500 jurisdictions across North America and DiNovo said the proof is there that it works. In Ontario, 24 jurisdictions, including Toronto, have shown support for this bill. “This is one way of getting affordable housing done without tax dollars being spent,” she said. The bill does not impose on municipalities, or set out exactly what policies would look like, but simply gives them the power to introduce these kinds of policies, if they choose to, DiNovo said. “All it does is get the OMB (Ontario Municipal Board) out of the way so that if municipalities want to bring in inclusionary housing policies they
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can,” she said. “Right now they can’t, their hands are tied.” What an inclusionary zoning policy looks like could be different depending on each municipality and its needs. It could be that a municipality could use so-called Section 37, money negotiated with developers toward housing in a building, they could also forgo down payments or use a rent-to-own model to make owning a home accessible. “Even if it were 10 per cent of all
new units of big developments we would have 12,000 new units a year,” DiNovo said. Inclusionary zoning also leads to more diverse communities because of the mix of affordable and market rate housing, DiNovo said. This is DiNovo’s fourth attempt to get the bill passed, starting in 2006. Previously, the bill has passed second reading twice, including just before the prorogation of the Ontario government in 2012. Although private member’s bills don’t often pass, DiNovo said there seems to be willingness on the other side of the aisle to discuss the bill. What do you think about this private member’s bill? Have your say. Email letters@insidetoronto.com with your comments.
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Learn more about Idle No More April 2 Learn more about Idle No More. Representatives from The South Riverdale Community Health Centre, 995 Queen St. E., and CounterFit, will teach people about the cultural context of the movement and help make an Idle No More Banner with people from the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre (PARC) April 2 from 1 to 3 p.m. A traditional Indigenous meal will be shared. Idle No More is an ongoing protest that originated among Canada’s Aboriginal people. Call Rhiannon at 416-461-1925, ext. 388.
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Residents fight fur-rim apparel trend, dog and cat fur use Tara Hatherly thatherly@insidetoronto.com A music video from a Toronto musician and local animal rights activists that denounces the popularity of fur-trimmed apparel is gaining in popularity on YouTube. The video, released on YouTube in February, has been viewed almost 70,000 times. The video features the song Tell a Friend by North York musician Gabriel Nicolau, who performs as Gaiaisi. Nicolau is joined on the song and video by fellow Toronto musicians. Also on the video is Kobu, a coyote look-alike who lives in the Beach with his owner Anouk Bikkers, an animal rights activist.
“He’s a rescue dog from Taiwan he was brought over about two years ago, and he was a street dog that was basically slated for slaughter himself, so it’s kind of fitting that he’s starring in a video about anti-fur,” Bikkers said. “I get stopped quite often by people remarking on his fur and his beautiful tail, and I’m like yeah and you’re wearing it on your jacket. So it’s a good segue usually. People stop and they don’t have that connection, and then they’ll be like, oh well that’s coyote, but it’s very similar. It could just have easily been my dog.” The recent increase of furtrimmed jackets inspired the project.
Ma n y o f t h i s w i n ter’s popular jackets are trimmed with coyote and fox fur, while knock-offs of popular designs are sometimes lined with dog fur, said Shannon Kornelsen, director of public outreach for the Association for the Protection of FurBearing Animals, an anti-fur organization based in the Beach and Vancouver. The organization provided footage used in the music video. In Canada, it’s legal to sell imported dog and cat fur, Kornelsen explained, adding lax Canadian labelling laws mean dog and cat fur
is not labelled as such, instead being labelled as rabbit, fox or even fake fur. “It’s just really sad, because people don’t know,” she said. “The way that Canada’s labeling laws work, a lot of products don’t have to be labeled at all, so even if it’s real fur, it doesn’t have to be labeled that it’s real. And the stuff that does have to be labeled that it’s fur, does not have to say what type of fur it is, so mislabelling is rampant. Our organization uncovers constant mislabelling – fake fur labelled as real, real fur labeled as fake, coyote fur labeled as something else and vice versa.” Chinese manufacturers have admitted mislabelling dog and cat
fur imports is common practice, she added. “The vice-president of Canada Goose himself admitted to (a Toronto daily) months ago that they tested a knock-off coat and found that it was German shepherd,” she said. Nicolau said he hopes his video’s message reaches far and wide. “Historically there’s a direct correlation between anti-fur campaigns and activism, and the sales of fur and a drop in the amount of animals that are farmed and that are trapped for it,” he said. Visit http://youtu.be/1KgNx8OSrA to watch Tell a Friend. Visit www. furbearerdefenders.com for detailsa bout the fur protection group.
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Fruits of group’s labour go to the hungry, and members >>>from page 1 is used during the following Thursday’s lunch program. Everyone who attends pays $10 to cover the ingredients and when the work is done they all sit down to sample their work. Everyone is welcome – friends of congregants or neighbours from the community. While the volunteers get a lot out of Cooking with Soul, the ultimate purpose is to assist the volunteers of the lunch program and to provide home-cooked meals to its guests. The drop-in lunch offers a nutritious meal and fellowship to low income and
homeless people, or anyone who is hungry. “We wanted to try and provide home-cooked meals for the lunch program or at least supplement what the volunteers are able to provide,” Alton said. “And it’s not just the food, it’s showing people you care and putting love into the food.” They’ve prepared sushi, cooked soup, potstickers and even fancy desserts with the guidance of restaurant chefs, cookbook authors or members of the congregation. Guy doesn’t normally come to Cooking with Soul, but she was asked to share her Jamaican curry recipe
and was happy to oblige. She shares her tips about washing the chicken in lime water before seasoning and what the right mix of spices is to make it a Jamaican curry. Nella Cramer, a congregant originally from the Bahamas, is there to assist Guy. “She doesn’t have to give me as much instruction as the other people,” she said. While Guy is quietly busy in the kitchen, Cramer circulates instructing volunteers on how to slice the plantains and urging them to try the starchy boiled green banana. “Anybody want to work?” she asks and is greeted with
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Spring is here, but it’s still the perfect time for soup Portuguese stone soup Carrot and cumin soup and beef stew This hearty country vegetable soup comes from Portugal’s Ribatejo province and is popular all over the country. Legend is a beggar asked a poor couple for something to eat, and when they declared their cupboard bare, he started to make soup with stones. Upon asking if they had a carrot, an onion and so on, he finally got enough vegetables for soup. The kidney beans represent the stones.
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In large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook onions and leeks for 10 minutes, stirring often. Stir in potatoes, carrots, garlic and cabbage. Add broth, bay leaf, ham and chorizo; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Remove ham and chorizo; dice and return to pot. Add tomatoes and kidney beans. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add macaroni; simmer until al dente, about 10 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Stir in parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. ~ Recipe, Foodland Ontario
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1 large onion, cut lengthwise into eighths 1 tsp finely grated gingerroot 1 cup beef broth 1 can diced plum tomatoes 2 tbsp each Worcestershire sauce and paprika 1 tsp dried sage, crushed 1 each bay leaf and cinnamon stick 1/2 tsp each chili pepper flakes, salt and pepper 1/2 cup each raisins and green olives 1 coarsely chopped sweet green pepper
1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp margarine 6 cups peeled and chopped carrots 3 large leeks, white and pale green parts only cleaned and chopped 2 cloves minced garlic 4 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp dried red pepper flakes 900 ml chicken broth juice of 1 fresh lime 1/2 cup natural yogurt 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1 tbsp grated lime zest
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Just before serving, stir in lime juice, drizzle with yogurt and garnish with lime zest and cilantro. Island-inspired beef stew 2 tbsp olive or vegetable oil 2 lb stewing beef cubes 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 garlic cloves, minced
Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat until sizzling hot. Brown meat in four batches. Set beef aside; sprinkle with flour. Add garlic, onion and gingerroot, cooking three to four minutes until just softened. Stir in broth, scraping up browned bits. Add beef, tomatoes, Worcestershire, paprika, sage, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, covered, for one hour until fork tender; remove cinnamon stick. Add raisins, olives and green pepper; cook 30 to 40 minutes longer until vegetables are tender.
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