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Cheer on the runners Sunday Thousands of marathoners are set to wind their way through the city’s east end Sunday during the 23rd annual Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Kicking off at Toronto City Hall at Queen and Bay streets before heading north to Bloor Street East, down St. George and Bathurst streets and out to the western beaches, the marathon portion of the event will then wind its way through Riverdale and the port lands along Commissioners Street, Lake Shore Boulevard East and Eastern Avenue before crossing into the Beach community before wrapping up where it all began downtown. Race organizers have slightly altered this year’s route to include more of the city’s neighbourhoods. The most noticeable local change is the location of the Queen Street East turnaround, which will have runners turning back at Beech Avenue instead of at Neville Park Boulevard. This modification is designed to give area residents additional travel and parking options. Runners are still expected to arrive in the Beach-Riverdale community between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Motorists should note several local roads will be closed from 10 a.m. to about 2:30 p.m. to accommodate the marathon. This year, a dozen local charities/organizations have signed on to participate in the waterfront marathon’s annual Neighbourhood Challenge, a series of mini-festivals along the race route where community and >>>five, page 18
New space for seniors opens at WoodGreen
MALVERN SPORTS DAY
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SOCCER DANCE: Malvern Knights Josh Aucoin and Northern Red Knights Zain Mackenzie battle for the ball during Malvern Collegiate Sports Day at Birchmount Stadium Friday.
WoodGreen Community Services celebrated a special milestone Oct. 4 with the grand opening of its new Amica Helping Hands Recreation Space at 721 Broadview Ave., just south of Danforth Avenue. Part of the Health and Wellness Centre for Older Adults, the new room will offer a range of wellness services such as Nordic pole walking, tai chi, line dancing and other social and recreational activities for able-bodied seniors. The recently renovated space, which features new floors, doors, lights and audio-visual equipment as well as freshly painted walls and a new drop ceiling, was made possible through a $42,000 donation from Amica Helping Hands, a not-for-profit organization that raises funds to assist and support seniors in need. Wall mirrors will also be installed in the space in the near future. A colourful mural is also planned for the new “great hall” in the coming months. Colin Halliwell, chair of Amica Mature Lifestyles Inc., which operates 23 retirement residences across Canada, said the organization’s 10-year-old charitable arm – Amica Helping Hands – was looking for projects it could contribute to and WoodGreen’s new recreation room for seniors was a great fit. “We were looking for suitable >>>NEW, page 3
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