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Centre 55 honours Gene Domagala DailyFlag food drive A bench featuring a big red heart now graces the lobby of Community Centre 55 (CC55).

Kill It With Kindness (KIWK), a charitable organization that raises funds and awareness about bullying, donated the bench to CC55 in honour of volunteer Gene Domagala.

“Gene is a wonderful volunteer in the neighbourhood so we thought this was a wonderful opportunity to honour him,” CC55 executive director Debbie

Visconti said during the unveiling event.

Kill It With Kindness is working to install friendship benches, which are designed to act as a tool for bullying and represent a safe zone for children and teens who don’t necessarily have the voice to speak up about someone bullying them, in all schools and community centres across Canada.

So far, KIWK has installed 15 of the recycled plastic, weather-proof benches, includ-

ing one at the nearby Beaches Recreation Centre. The federally incorporated, grassroots organization, whose mission is to stop bullying on all levels in all communities with advocacy, conflict resolution and education, is aiming to install six more benches by the end of this year.

CC55’s friendship bench was unveiled Nov. 19.

Visit www.killitwithkindness. org for more information.

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magic at the Distillery Historic District kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. with a tree-lighting ceremony and concert marking the launch of the Toronto Christmas Market.

The festivities, held at 55 Mill St., will also include a free concert featuring Doug Leahy and the Next Generation Leahy as well as group caroling.

The Toronto Christmas Market runs until Sunday, Dec. 21. Visit http://www.torontochristmasmarket.com Christmas Market at wA Christmas Beach United Church Market Place featur-

ing tasty eats and treats, items of all kinds for purchasing and bidding baskets, will be held at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Visit http://beachunitedchurch.com or call 416-6918082. up your skates at wAllLace Toronto’s rinks of Toronto’s outdoor skating rinks will be open by Saturday.

Some of the rinks, including Greenwood Park, were opened last Saturday.

General hours of operation for Toronto’s outdoor rinks are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.

Visit http://bit.ly/1gBZ6kX.

History talk at Beaches wLocal Library historian Gene Domagala will hold a historical talk called “Gene Domagala’s Toronto” Tuesday from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at the Beaches Library, 2161 Queen St. E. Call 416-393-7703.

sing along Join in the gingerbread wForCarollers w Queen Street contest four consecutive Saturdays, The Gerrard East Community carollers will be making their way along Queen Street East in the Beach bringing a little holiday cheer to the community.

Members of Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Church’s Spirit Choir, the singers will be performing secular and religious holiday and Christmas carols Saturday, Dec. 6, 13 and 20 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Yogathon for the Red Door Shelter A yoga fundraiser benefitting the Red Door Family Shelter is set to take place Saturday at Spirit Loft, 290 Carlaw Ave., Unit 201 from 2 to 5 p.m.

Admission is $30 with proceeds to the Red Door Family Shelter.

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Organization hosts its second annual Gingerbread Contest.

Those interested in taking part should drop off their creations anytime until Sunday, Dec. 7 at The Swag Sisters Toy Store, 1511 Gerrard St. E. The winners will be announced at the neighbourhood Holiday Block Party Dec. 7.

Email info@gecotoronto.ca or erin@theswagsisters.com for details.

drive for Daily wForfood BreaD Food Bank December, Leslieville Yoga

and Thai Yoga Massage and Bottom Line Bookkeeping and Tax hosts their annual food drive.

Donations can be dropped off at 241 Leslie St. Visit http:// goo.gl/ot2SPi for details.

Riverdale Share returns to its kid-friendly roots NORM NELSON nnelson@insidetoronto.com This year’s annual Riverdale Share holiday concert on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. at the Danforth Music Hall, will feature not a new, but an old twist.

It’s being tweaked just a bit to make sure it includes – and appeals to – kids.

“Our response back from the community was that we had kind of gotten a little away from the family show, that it was almost too professional. And that they wanted more kids in the show, and geared more at children,” said Susan Baker, the volunteer executive director as well as producer and co-artistic director.

“So we really tried to do that this year. We have a lot of children in the show.”

Rest assured, though, they still have a lot of star power.

As usual, area musicians and performers have answered the call, led by well known local performers Murray McLauchlan, Kim

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The backing Riverdale Share band includes Tom Leighton as musical director and on piano and Steve Briggs as band leader and on guitar.

Riverdale Share is aiming to raise $30,000 to be distributed mostly to charities that do their work in the east end.

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Community Centre 55 launches its Share-A-Christmas program and hosts Hamper’s Santa Claus Parade: Clockwise from top right, Norah Ralph shows off her styrofoam snowman at the craft table during the Community Centre 55 Share-A-Christmas program launch event on Sunday at the centre. Children try to get Santa’s attention along the route of the Community Centre 55 Hamper’s Santa Claus Parade on Sunday. Pipers make their way along the route.

Balmy Beach Rugby Club members Brendan Douros, left, Alex Johnston, Ryan MacSween, James Mitchell and Iain McLeish ride along with Santa and Mrs. Claus and their 2014 McCormick Cup. Community Centre 55 employees Vanessa Di Leo, right, Chanté Ifill and Amie Bilewicz join Hamper the reindeer aboard his float. Santa arrives. Tristan Ball, left, takes a bite of his self-decorated cupcake, while his brother Lucas enjoys a candy cane during the CC55 program.

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oronto’s new council begins its work on Dec. 2 with the inauguration of councillors and our new mayor, John Tory.

There’s optimism the next four years are going to focus on the needs of the city rather than the circus that was the final two years of Mayor Rob Ford’s administration.

Let’s hope so.

We’re going to be pushing the mayor and councillors to identify their priorities for this term and to achieve results. In today’s edition you can see where Toronto’s longest-serving councillor, Maria Augimeri (first elected in 1985), and one of our rookie councillors (Stephen Holyday) think council’s focus should be.

Earlier this month, we also our view laid out what we think Tory’s top priorities should be. You can read that story at http://bit.

Politicians ly/1uUjUNs should speak A number of the same kept popping up for with one voice issues Tory, Augimeri and Holyday.

Transportation, with both public transit and traffic on our roads; and working together as one cohesive council topped the lists.

On the traffic/gridlock file, both Augimeri and Holyday suggest looking into better traffic signal coordination to keep cars moving. While far from the only solution to our jammed roadways and ridiculously long commutes, it’s a start well worth looking into.

Augimeri, who was chair of the TTC at the end of council’s last term, pulled no punches when evaluating our public transit system. “We are a banana republic,” she called Toronto when it comes to updating and expanding public transit. Harsh words, but given the past decade of political football between LRTs and subways, bike lanes and the “war on the car”, it’s hard to disagree with her.

Tory and council’s challenge on this one is to speak with one voice on the public transit improvements Toronto needs, and then get the provincial and federal governments on board as quickly as possible.

Doing that also ties into the need for council and the mayor to work together. It’s one of the priorities we identified for Tory, and it will be the biggest test of his leadership.

He is not alone in making that happen, though, as voters are expecting councillors to work together this term. We’ll be watching to make sure they do.

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Hockey commentator Don Cherry not expected at first meeting of Toronto’s new council Dec. 2 In just a few days, the wait will be over and Toronto council will get going on its new agenda.

Well, it will get going on that agenda soon enough.

First off, there will be celebration, as the newly elected council and mayor join friends, family and senior city bureaucrats to ring in the new term in style, at the inaugural meeting.

There will also be some music – if past experience is any indication, a bagpiper or two will be involved – and some speeches.

One thing there probably won’t be this time out is Don Cherry, decked out in a hot pink suit-jacket with a Rob-Ford-sized chip on his shoulder, hollering at “pinkos” who he insisted were no longer in charge.

That was how it went at the 2010 inauguration, as you almost certainly

david nickle the city remember: Cherry railing, Ford grinning, almost everyone else gasping at the audacity of it.

Pleasant show The only thing missing from that Animal House inaugural was a keg of cheap beer and John Belushi spraying mashed potatoes over the front row of dignitaries.

You’re not likely to see that particular show repeated in John Tory’s inaugural.

Given all the evidence, that’s far more likely to have more the flavour of a Omega Theta Pi mixer than a Delta Tau Chi toga party.

Which is to say, the show will be a pleasant but rather

dull introduction to the mayor that Torontonians believed they elected: avuncular, cordial and managerial, with a mission to keep council meetings calm and services as they are.

A just-so mayor.

By the time that meeting happens, we will all hopefully have a somewhat clearer idea of how that’s going to go.

As of Nov. 25, when this column went to press, Tory and his transition team still had not determined who would fill out the inner circle of his executive committee, or stand at his side as deputy mayor, or as the mayor’s pick for high-profile jobs like the chair of the Toronto Transit Commission.

There was not even any indication as to what the mayor might make a priority at his first council

meeting.

It would make sense for him to bring his Smart Track plan to council early for at least a set of report requests, Tory has been mum on his plans other than to say that he wants something to happen to relieve congestion by early 2015.

Toward that end, last week Tory came out with a bizarre pseudo-endorsement of the Uber ridesharing app and a qualified endorsement of a city-staffdriven plan to squeeze a few feet from the width of motor vehicle lanes across the city.

But generally, the new mayor is playing his cards close to the vest.

The pinkos, at least for now, remain on their toes.

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Power of the Pen: Handwriting Analysis WHEN: 4 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Gerrard/Ashdale Library, 1432 Gerrard St. E. CONTACT: 416-393-7717 COST: Free Learn the basics of graphology and find out what handwriting can reveal about your favourite celebrity or person. Arrive early to get your handwriting analyzed.

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St. John the Baptist Norway Church Craft Sale WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: St. John the Baptist Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: gordonandgenny@ hotmail.com East-end artisans are set to showcase and sell their works. Lunch and baked goods will also be available for purchasing.

Light Up The Riverside/Shop The Neighbourhood WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Mustard Seed, 791 Queen St. E. CONTACT: Anjuli Solanki, 416-466-8167, www.riverside-to.com COST: Free Riverside will be lit up with the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Mustard Seed. Santa will be paying an early visit to Riverside includ-

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St. Aidan’s Presents The Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, 70 Silver Birch Ave. CONTACT: Chris Schryer, chris@torontobeerblog.com COST: $25 The Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir will perform at St. Aidan’s Church to start the advent and Christmas season celebrations. This concert will feature seasonal favourites as well as traditional Welsh selections. A special reading of Dylan Thomas’ ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’ will round out this festive event. Visit www.staidansinthebeach.com ing kids’ activities; and a special performance by the Toronto Beach Chorale singing holiday carols. The ladies at Mustard Seed will be having their annual craft sale and Matt & Ben will be serving warm drinks and treats.

Holy Eucharist Annual Bazaar WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church - Broadview, 515 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: holyeucharistbazaar@gmail.com COST: Free This Riverdale event is well known for perogies, meats, apple pies, baked goods, pesto, jams and fresh apple cider. Kozak lunch made right in the church kitchen.

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hall WHEN: 2 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: St. David’s Parish Hall, 40 Donlands Ave. CONTACT: www.thepocket.ca COST: Free Hosted by the Pocket Community Association, the gathering will give people updates on the discussions with the TTC regarding uses for the Oakvale Green Space as well as community safety among other things.

Leslieville Flea Holiday Market!

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: S.H. Armstrong Community Rec Centre, 56 Woodfield Rd. CONTACT: leslievilleflea@gmail.com COST: Free The market is your one-stop shop for all of your holiday gift giving needs.

Decorate a train WHEN: 3:30 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Gerrard/Ashdale library, 1432 Gerrard St. E. CONTACT: 416-3937717COST: Free Children are invited to come decorate a train.

Here Comes the Holidays concert WHEN: 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Malvern Collegiate, 55 Malvern Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-1480, ext. 20102 COST: $5 The junior holiday concert takes place Wednesday, while the senior concert is set for Thursday, Dec. 4.

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Bake/preserve swap honours Upper Beach daycare provider JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@ionsidetoronto.com

serve swap in her honour.

Sayers, who for several years ran a home daycare and was known and loved by many in the community, died of cancer Dec. 1, 2013

Upper Beach resident Kathy Sayers is being remembered this Saturday with a bake/pre-

at the age of 63.

Fiona Bramzell, whose now 13-year-old daughter Paige attended Sayers’ daycare, is organizing the Kathy Sayers Bake Swap and Social

in honour of her daughter’s caregiver and her good friend. “(Kathy) practically raised my daughter. We were really, really close,” Bramzell, a single mom whose family is overseas, said during a recent interview. “ We actually spent a couple of Christmases at her place.”

Bramzell said Christmas was a favourite time of the year for Sayers, who enjoyed decorating her home and running an annual cookie exchange.

“She really loved Christmas.

It was her thing,” said Bramzell, who started planning the swap/social in midOctober and in recent weeks has reached out to several of Sayers friends and acquain-

Fiona Bramzell is organizing the Kathy Sayers Bake Swap and social Saturday in honour of Sayers, pictured, who died of cancer Dec. 1, 2013.

tances to invite them to the event.

People from the community who knew Sayers and would like to attend the Nov. 29 event are welcome.

“I’m hoping people don’t just come in and go out,”

Bramzell said, adding the event is all about sharing memories and stories about the many ways Sayers impacted the lives of those in the community.

The Kathy Sayers Bake Swap and Social will be held at Kingston Road United C h u rc h , 9 7 5 K i n g s t o n Rd. from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

People are asked to bring a (homemade or store bought) baked treat or a homemade preserve to be swapped as well as a $5 donation for the Hospital for Sick Children.

Non-perishable food is also being collected. The event will include tunes by musician Mark Battenberg, refreshments and prize draws.

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“It’s a tough time of the year regardless of income level.”

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Chaisson, who for a few years has thought about organizing an event like this for his friends, shared his idea on facebook about two weeks ago and already scores of people have come forward to donate food and their time.

“A lot of people are coming forward to help,” he said, thanking the Royal

Canadian Legion for donating its space for the inaugural event.

“The legion seats 200 people and they’ve got a full commercial kitchen. It’s exactly what we need.”

An entrepreneur with a background in volunteer management and event planning, Chaisson has also prepared an information letter for corporations, groups and/ or individuals interested in helping out.

“The biggest challenge is going to be getting 40 or 50 people fed,” said Chaisson, who has also been in touch with some local social service agencies for referrals for people who might like to attend the event.

For more information or to donate, email bigfatxmasdinner@gmail.com or call 647471-2147.

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p Destiny is a next generation first person shooter set in our future developed by Bungie, the creators of Halo. Made for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360. uFrom work to the weekend, keep him warm with a cosy cashmere v-neck from Club Monaco that’s always in style.

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With the Holiday season in full swing, many of us are in planning mode. Whether it’s making preparations for outof-town visitors, meal-planning for a celebratory feast or making a list and checking it twice, it’s a busy time of the year. Those of us who may wish to leave the chaos behind and take a tropical vacation over the holiday break are likely counting down the days to rest and relaxation. Others are looking forward to the seasonal festivities as well as some well-earned down time with family and friends.

During this time of the year, it’s easy for many of us to forget that there are many in our community who may not have the family or social circles that much of the population enjoys. This is particularly the case for seniors, many of who may have lost a spouse, or who may be living alone at home, in a senior’s residence or a long-term care facility.

It’s been a well-known fact that the holiday season, while festive for many, can trigger

feelings of depression, and this is often acutely the case with the elderly. Without some of the personal supports that many of us take for granted, this time of year can seem bleak.

The holiday season is a good time to take stock of our lives and to reach out and help those who may need support. If you have a senior friend, neighbor or loved one, this time of year provides an opportunity to provide a helping hand. The Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) provides a variety of supports and resources for seniors. Following are some suggested activities from the CCAC to help the elderly during this time of year.

1) Check-In: Often, a simple phone call or visit to an elderly neighbours or loved one can make the difference in their mood. It will also provide them with the knowledge that they are cared for and are important to those around them.

2) Community Resources: Does your elderly loved one know about some of the community resources available to them? Whether it’s a day program or seniors group, these types of options are appreciated by those who may be alone

during this time of year. By visiting www.TorontoCentralHealthline.ca, friends and family members of seniors can find local, specific information about various community supports that are of interest to seniors.

3) Referral For Support: At any given time, anyone can make a referral on behalf of another to the CCAC. Whether you’re a friend, family member or neighbour and are concerned about an elderly person in your life, you can call (416) 506-9888 for help and guidance. Referrals can also be made anonymously on behalf of someone in need of help as well.

4) Respite Care: If you choose to go away during the holiday season and are concerned about an elderly loved one or friend, the Toronto Central CCAC can assist with coordinating the details of shortterm respite care. Because it’s a busy time of the year, bookings fill up quickly so call early for information and to make arrangements.

For more information about supports and community services contact the Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) at (416) 506-9888 or visit www. healthcareathome.ca

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One hundred per cent of the proceeds from the DailyFlag for DailyBread campaign will be directed to the Daily Bread Food Bank.

Last year, $18,482 was raised for the cause.

This time around, organizers are aiming to collect at least $18,500 for the Daily Bread Food Bank plus food donations thanks to a partnership with Fire Station 227 at Queen Street East and Woodbine Avenue.

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So h ow c a n To ro n t o tap into this underused resource? Mark Garner, the executive director of the Yonge Downtown Business Improvement Area (BIA), believes it’s by transforming laneways into “programmable spaces.”

“We have to start looking at these thoroughfares as public realm space and be treated like sidewalks and roads,” he said.

Garner added the laneways could be used as spaces to have a strip of cafes similar to what’s seen in Melbourne, Australia, or as an entertainment space for bands during festivals. It’s a step toward transforming the current laneways from garage pickup locations and delivery spots into vibrant community destinations.

Garner, along with five other speakers – Dylan Reid, the co-founder of Spacing Magazine; Brandon Donnelly, a real estate developer from TAS Design Build; Philip Bliss, chief strategy officer and cofounder of Perceptible Inc.; Victoria Taylor, the founder and principal of Victoria

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Presenters at the Toronto Laneway Summit, Engaging In-between Spaces, answer questions from the audience.

From left to right: moderator Mary Wiens, Philip Bliss, Dylan Reid, Brandon Donnelly, Victoria Taylor and Jonas Spring.

Taylor Landscape Architect; and Jonas Spring, owner of Ecoman, a residential landscaping and gardening business – presented their ideas for Toronto’s laneways at the first Toronto Laneways Summit, Engaging In-between Spaces Thursday.

The summit was hosted

by The Laneway Project, a Toronto-based non-profit organization.

“You would think with a topic so specific and niched as laneways that there isn’t a lot of people interested but in fact there’s a lot of people that are really passionate and care about it,” said Mackenzie Keast, one of the partners of The Laneway Project.

Donnelly showed how garages in laneways in resi-

dential areas could be, and have been in some cases, transformed into laneway housing.

From Bliss’s point of view laneways would be great for a temporary art installation space for artists, while Taylor and Spring pitched to the public its laneway puncture infrastructure strategy. It involves creating greenspace by allowing the natural ecosystem that already exists to be a part of the design phase with the help of an incision made along the central drainage system channel of the laneway. This could create a new park or community garden, according to Taylor.

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cil needs to do is look at the way it makes decisions, and the way it functions.

1. Functionality: Augimeri said the city needs to restore public confidence in its ability to function.

“This priority starts at the top, and is encouraged through an environment of congeniality and mutual respect while at the same time being competitive with our ideas,” said Augimeri.

The first step to achieving this, DAVID NICKLE she said, is in selecting a competent and positive speaker. dnickle@insidetoronto.com 2. Public transit: “Upper levels tephen Holyday was seven of government talk about big years old when Maria Augimeri announcements but no one talks - Maria Augimeri was first elected to North York about what we really need,” said City Council. It was 1985, the same Augimeri. “We need operating year as Stephen’s father, Etobicoke funding.”

Alderman Doug Holyday, suffered Augimeri said the city needs to his first electoral defeat in his bid get the provincial government to to join the old Etobicoke Board of begin funding the operating costs of Control. the Toronto Transit Commission, as Next week, the 39-year-old it had in the 1990s and earlier.

“We have a signal system that Stephen Holyday will be joining is as old as I am on Line One, built Augimeri on the newly elected Toronto City Council. Holyday will in 1954,” said Augimeri. “We are a be sitting in the Ward 3 (Etobicoke banana republic.”

Centre) seat that was for much of 3. Gridlock: Augimeri is also a last term occupied by his father, who fan of traffic signal prioritization ended his long career in politics earto get transit vehicles moving more lier this year after a brief stint serving quickly through the city, and believes WHAT DO YOU THINK? When council gets down to as the Progressive Conservative MPP the city needs to expand its bicycle business, what issues do you hope will be first on the for Etobicoke-Lakeshore. infrastructure.

Holyday is one of seven repreWhile she acknowledged that agenda? Email us at letters@insidetoronto.com sentatives new to city council who these improvements would not will be getting their feet wet for the make driving easier in the short first time along with mayor-elect tested in Etobicoke and then in other 4. Labour Relations: Holyday term, it would have longer-term John Tory. places.” favours moving quickly with conbenefits.

Augimeri, meanwhile, is return2. Public Transit: Holyday is also tract negotiations with the city’s “It’s a really good way to get ing to her Ward 9 (York Centre) a supporter of Tory’s plans to use unionized workers so as not to risk a people out of their cars,” she said. seat that she’s held since amalgaelectrified rail as a way to expand summer strike – a strategy his father 4. Services: “Toronto needs to mation in 1998. The 60-year-old rapid transit using existing rightsemployed as deputy mayor – and reignite its commitment to great New Democrat is now the longest of-way. he favours plans to contract out service delivery,” said Augimeri, who continually serving politician on garbage collection across the rest noted that services have, despite “It makes sense to me if you utiToronto council. lize those other means for a choice, of the city, if it makes sense. promises from Mayor Rob Ford, Both councillors sat down with it alleviates traffic. It’s not a subway, 5. Collegiality: Holyday is also deteriorated.

The Beach Mirror last week to talk it’s not a bus, it’s not a GO train. taking his father’s advice – and the Augimeri said the city needs to about their hopes and It’s another system that benefit of his own experirevisit service improvepriorities for Toronto as has an everlasting and ence in the provincial ments across the board, a whole over the next durable value.” civil service – to his dealfocusing on the most four years.

3. Planning: Holyday ing with city staff. vulnerable residents’ Ho l yd a y m a d e a studied architecture “I spent 15 years in the needs. point of noting while 5. Citizens First: and design, and said Ontario Public Service as he shares many of his he wants to ensure the a manager,” he said. “My The city needs to stop father’s “small-c concity’s planning process dad taught me to have identifying citizenry as gets an overview. tremendous respect for taxpayers – which may servative” values, he is a child of the digital “What I do know is the staff at the city. It sound like semantics – age and is interested in the folks in Etobicoke doesn’t mean you agree but for Augimeri it has Stephen Holyday are frustrated with all the time with what Maria Augimeri exploring innovation. a point.

1. Traffic: “Traffic conchange that seems to be they’re doing, but chances “I believe referring to gestion came up over and over irresponsible. Let’s evaluate that. We are you’re getting pretty good inforour citizenry solely through the again,” said Holyday, who wants know people want to live in the city. mation.” interaction we have with their walto push traffic signal prioritizaBut how do you deal with demands?

Maria Augimeri, a seasoned vetlets...diminishes the possibility of tion, using a “smart-city” intelliYou have to build more housing but eran of City Hall life, brings other how a city should... build communigent system of traffic management. that doesn’t mean you let housing priorities. ties and come together to increase ”That is something that could be She said one of the things counbe developed willy-nilly.” our livability,” she said.

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JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com It’s going to be a busy next four years in Ward 30, TorontoDanforth.

And, Councillor Paula Fletcher, who was reelected for a fourth term Oct. 27, is eager to get to work.

Her Top 5 priorities for the ward include: Neighbourhood Traffic calming, especially in school zones.

Since the election, Fletcher said she’s heard from two more groups – one near Frankland Community School in Riverdale and another in Leslieville by Gerrard and Leslie streets – interested in discussing ways to make our roads safer for all users.

Another issue is transit.

Fletcher said Mayor-elect John Tory has made a “big commitment” to improving the way we get around in Toronto through his proposed SmartTrack plan and is vowing to hold him to it.

Fletcher said she will dissect Tory’s plan to see how it impacts and benefits residents.

She said she will continue working on the downtown relief line.

Further, Fletcher said she’ll keep pushing for free transit at off-peak times for seniors and low-income individuals.

Development is another issue.

Fletcher said she plans to focus on having clear rules for developers, establishing working groups and finding ways to manage development.

She also said she will look into planning studies on Danforth Avenue in the next term.

She is also concerned about housing.

Fletcher said this term she will work to bring more co-operative housing to Ward 30 and across the city.

She’ll also explore structural/ organizational issues in the Toronto Community Housing (TCHC) so it works more fairly and more efficiently, especially when it comes to seniors and supportive housing.

Fletcher would also like cut the red tape.

With the so-called Ford years over, Fletcher said she’s eager to get the City of Toronto running more efficiently and with more accountability.

For more stories on the new term at City Hall, visit us at insidetoronto.com or follow City Hall reporter David Nickle on Twitter @ DavidNickle

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Circus Cabaret visits Centre of Gravity They’re on fire: Top left, and counter-clockwise, aerialist Amanda Bolah works above the crowd during the 100th presentation of the Lunacy Cabaret Saturday at Zero Gravity Circus’ Centre of Gravity. Members of the New Model Circus Army perform with fire. Belly M. Eurta keeps her eye on the ball. Performers with the band Sheelagh throw balloons into the crowd.

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