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Shots that killed grandmother aimed at young men: police JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Residents of the Rivertowne neighbourhood are reeling after gun violence rocked their community over the weekend and claimed the life of beloved friend and grandmother, Peggy

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This shooting is the third one since April in the former Don Mount Court housing complex, which is now a mixed-income community known as Rivertowne. Fortunately, no one was injured in the other two incidents.

On Monday night, dozens of people attended for an emotional candlelight vigil just steps away from where Smith, who is Toronto’s 48th homicide victim of 2016, was murdered.

The gathering brought together family members, friends, loved ones, area residents, and politicians. Prior Paul Tadros from the neighbouring St. John the Compassionate Mission and officers from 55 Division were also in attendance. “(Peggy) was everybody’s grandmother,” said Mayor John Tory, who offered thanks on behalf of her family to everyone for their support during this difficult time.

Tory, who visited with Smith’s relatives before the vigil, said Smith was someone people went to for

Staff/Metroland Family members of murder victim Peggy Ann Smith support each other before the start of the candlelight vigil held Monday night at Don Mount Court and Kintyre Avenue.

comfort and vowed he’d do everything he can to help her loved ones deeply impacted by this terrible tragedy.

At the end of the vigil, Tory spoke with reporters about the need to end gun violence in Rivertowne and throughout Toronto.

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about,” he said, calling on community members to help stop gun violence across the city.

Neighbour Joan King, who founded the Rivertowne Safety 1st group, said the time is now for senseless killings to end.

“Put the guns down. The gun violence needs to stop. Stop it, everywhere,” she implored.

“Let’s come together and walk together to stop the violence in our community. (Peggy) died for no reason. Enough is enough.”

A number of Smith’s friends and neighbours also came forward during the vigil to offer words of support.

Long-time friend Shirley Campbell said the crowd that gathered is a testament to the many lives Smith touched.

“Peggy was a wonderful mother, a wonderful grandmother, and always a friend,” she said, pointing to the legacy her leaves behind with her beautiful family.

“Never a bad word was said from her lips. I was blessed to know her.”

Another woman, who was Smith’s prayer partner, fell to her knees during the vigil, calling out to God

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The day after Smith’s death, Fletcher said Toronto Community Housing (TCH) needs to manage communities like the former Don Mount Court better and monitor who it allows to remain more effectively.

In an email to The Mirror, TCH spokesperson Lisa Murray said the social housing provider takes the safety and security of its tenants very seriously, but admitted there are big challenges.“Unlike other landlords, TCH is not allowed to screen prospective tenants.”

A Go Fund Me campaign has also been set up to help raise money for Smith’s funeral, which is set for this Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Giffen-Mack Funeral Home at 2570 Danforth Ave. Donations can be made to The Angelic Peggy Ann Smith page at https://www. gofundme.com/2m7aayk. The goal is to raise $10,000.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police at 416-808-7400.

for comfort, strength and love.

“There are no words that can console at this time. Today, we’re here grieving her but God doesn’t sleep,” she prayed.

Another friend said Smith’s death is a “tragedy that wasn’t meant to happen.”

“Whoever did this destroyed our whole entire community, our whole entire lives,” she said.

Eldest grandson Jerome Smith, who graduated last week from a preservice firefighter course, shared a few tearful words during the vigil.

He said he’ll never forget how proud his grandmother was of him for graduating.

“She took me to every single house on the street to show me off.

She was even telling strangers how proud she was of me,” he smiled.

“She was the greatest grandma anybody could ever ask for. She was always there for every single one of us.”

Husband John said the news of Smith’s death has torn him apart.

“She was a lovely woman and she was loved by everyone,” he said.

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From left to right: Donald Trump attends the April 2012 opening of the Trump International Hotel and Tower Toronto. Mayor Rob Ford is surrounded by media and supporters while making his way through the crowd during Ford Fest in Thomson Memorial Park on July 22, 2014.

Remembering controversial politicians DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com A businessman whose success stems from inherited wealth, whose opinion tends toward the blunt and controversial, and whose celebrity makes a populist-fuelled run for high office a real possibility.

Remind you of anyone?

If you said real estate mogul and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, congratulations: you’re alive on this planet in 2016.

If you said the late former Toronto mayor and councillor Rob Ford… well, congratulations too. You were around for at least some of the controversial mayor’s term of office, and may even remember his juggernaut campaign to win the mayoralty in 2010. And looking at both campaigns, six years apart, you might think these two campaigns are hitting many of the same marks — that Rob Ford’s 2010 decisive win against well-funded Liberal George Smitherman might provide instruction to Trump’s attempt to best well-funded Democrat Hillary Clinton. You might think that in August 2016. But really?

Nick Kouvalis, the Conservative pollster who took over Ford’s own faltering campaign in July of 2010, says it’s more complex.

There are some similarities — but there are key differences between Ford and Trump that could turn out to be deal-breakers, in almost every area. Here are five of them:

to help with small issues. “He did all the phone calls but he was specifically well-known as a guy not putting up with waste and mismanagement.”

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The base. Kouvalis concedes that Ford’s base — the group of mostly suburban voters who eventually became known as Ford Nation — and the base of supporters attending Trump’s rallies come from the same source: “People who are just really pissed off. That’s sort of the same, people who can’t get ahead as hard as they work.”

One difference, though, is that Ford’s base was multi-ethnic; Trump so far has extended his appeal to mostly white voters, aided by consistently racist rhetoric. And that, said Kouvalis, is a mistake.

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The Gaffes: Both campaigns have dealt with missteps and scandals, but Kouvalis says that

Trump is in a worse position because most of his problems arise from missteps on the campaign trail — insulting the Khan family, suggesting a judge with Mexican heritage was unqualified to rule on his case are two examples.

Ford’s problems — a drunk driving case from many years past in Florida, or a tape in which he appeared to discuss helping a supporter buy street-level OxyContin — were in the past. “People don’t care about things in the past. They do kind of care about things that are said in the moment.”

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The Ground Game: On this, there is no comparison. Led by Kouvalis, Ford’s campaign team pushed hard to build a database based on Ford’s own records of phone calls he’d returned and, later, based on robocalls.

By election day, the campaign knew who their supporters were, where they lived, and how likely they were to come out and vote.

Trump, said Kouvalis, “has got nothing.

We’re talking about a national race. I just

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The brand: As mentioned up top, both men are outsiders with private sector bona fides.

But where Trump is famous for living in gold-plated luxury and arrogantly firing those who don’t measure up, Ford spent a decade as a city councillor in Etobicoke, doing the opposite.

“He had 10 years at City Hall,” says Kouvalis, who notes that Ford was also famous for returning constituents’ phone calls and trying

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Joseph Florio, 84, hold his dog Coco and a sign in support of Mayor Rob Ford during the July 2013 Ford Fest barbecue in Thomson Park in Scarborough.

don’t know how you can have nothing. Hillary Clinton has 700 paid staff in a building.”

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The Competition: Here, Kouvalis says, there are similarities. While Trump is behind in nearly every poll, in former First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton he is facing an opponent who is well funded but historically unpopular among voters.

Ford was in similar circumstances, vis-àvis former Liberal Cabinet Minister George Smitherman. Kouvalis maintains that unpopularity pushed Ford’s support to 47 per cent — higher than anyone had expected. And he said that Clinton’s unpopularity could in the end be the one thing that might help Trump recover.

“He’s still got three months,” said Kouvalis.

“He doesn’t have to bring it back that much — he’s behind five points nationally and that’s nothing.”

What would Kouvalis advise Trump to do?

What Ford did in 2010: stay on message, listen to his advisors and never, ever ad-lib.

Do that, said Kouvalis, and the Republican campaigns downstream will start doing the groundwork that Trump’s campaign hasn’t yet begun. And ultimately? Take the lesson from Ford.

“Ford and Trump are different because Ford knew why he wanted to be the mayor and Ford was also willing to learn. He was humble and Trump isn’t. Trump knows what he knows and doesn’t want to ever admit that he doesn’t know something,” said Kouvalis. * In the days following this interview (conducted over August 22-23), Trump may have shown signs of following this advice, softening his position on immigration and attempting at least nominally to reach out to African American voters, and his standings in polls has improved. But as the late Rob Ford was wont to say — the only poll that counts is the one on election day. And that is still more than two months off.

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The exceptional weather was an uncommon trend for Toronto, but one that was welcomed (mostly) throughout the last few months.

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Scarborough-Rouge River misstep reveals PC party sex-ed rift Voters in Scarborough-Rouge River will be casting ballots today in the byelection to replace Liberal MPP Bas Balkisoon – and here’s hoping that by now most of them are clear on at least one key point: Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown is not planning on scrapping the controversial sexeducation plan introduced

by Kathleen Wynne.

Early voters – about 4,500 of them who voted in advance polls from Aug. 20 to 26 – can be excused for a bit of confusion. On the weekend, a letter went out from PC candidate Raymond Cho’s campaign, claiming Brown had a very different plan: that the PCs would, if they prevailed in the 2018 provincial election, scrap the whole thing.

On Monday, Brown was forced to clarify, and he did, in an essay published in the Toronto Star. “It was a mistake for a letter to go out to Scarborough-Rouge River voters saying I would

david nickle the city “scrap” the updated curriculum. This is not my view. This is not what I will do.”

What he would do, wrote Brown, is consult on future additions to the curriculum. The local campaign parsed those words, somehow, to mean that he would also get rid of what was there.

It’s a pretty big shift on the part of the ground campaign. Brown was, after all, on record firmly as supporting Wynne’s sex-education plan, in spite of protests from some parents who are fearful of its frank inclusion of subjects such as LGBTQ and trans-gender issues, masturbation, consent and contraception.

Such a shift might, indeed, convince some of those parents living in the riding to vote for

Progressive Conservative candidate Raymond Cho. Of course, Brown has made it clear that he doesn’t want votes on that basis. Based on his own leadership, it would be duplicitous, and it’s to his credit that he’s unwilling to win an election that way.

What this summer byelection misstep does show is what could remain an existential rift in the Progressive Conservative party heading into the main game in 2018: the gap between a socially conservative wing of the party, and the fiscally conservative, socially centrist wing that dominated during Bill Davis’ Blue Machine era last century and still held sway to a degree during the more tumultuous Mike Harris years in the late 1990s and early aught.

Ontario’s PCs have been in the middle of a tug of war since that time. John Tory tried and failed to achieve a mandate, pulling the party back to the

centre. Tim Hudak likewise failed to bring the party back to power by pulling much farther to the right.

Whatever the outcome of today’s byelection in Scarborough-Rouge River, Brown will have to decide how he will lead through the main game in 2018.

The Cho campaign in Scarborough-Rouge River (managed, it should be noted, by former city councillor and mayoral candidate Doug Ford) has made it clear that there may be an appetite, on the ground in Scarborough at least, for a hard-right, socially conservative pendulum swing.

And even if there’s not that much appetite on the ground…clearly, there is, as there ever has been, a powerful hunger within the party itself.

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Sunset Yoga WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Kew Gardens, 2075 Queen St. E. CONTACT: Beatrix Montanile, 647-993YOGI (9644), info@theflyingyogi.ca COST: donation This donation based class is held at the Kew Gardens Bandstand at Lee Avenue and Queen Street East.

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Flow in the Park WHEN: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Kew Gardens, 2075 Queen St. E. CONTACT: Elizabeth Doyle Harmer,

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Ballet 101 WHEN: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Jones Branch Public Library, 118 Jones Ave. CONTACT: Cathy, 416393-7715 COST: Free Learn about using ballet as a storytelling medium with Canada’s Ballet Jorgen. Costumes and pointe shoes will be available.

Social Painting and Live Music WHEN: 7:30 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Paintlounge Toronto East, 1173 Queen St. E. CONTACT: 416-8006973 COST: 25 Paint to live music featuring local musicians.

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East York, Beach residents celebrate Olympic heroes DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Toronto’s east end welcomed home its heroes in small-town style Sunday, with a parade of Olympians that marched through cheering throngs from the edge of East York to the heart of the Beach.

The star of the parade — 16-year-old sw immer Penny Oleksiak — stayed at the back, riding one of the vintage cars that carried her and other athletes from East Lynn Park on the Danforth down Woodbine Avenue to Kew Beach.

But she, like the others, basked in the adoration of neighbours who lined the route and crowded in Kew Beach Park to pay tribute.

Oleksiak made Canadian Olympic history at the Rio Oly mpics t h is su m mer, taking home four medals — gold in the women’s 100 metre freestyle, as well a silver and two bronze. The Monarch Park Collegiate student has won the most medals of any

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Mayor John Tory spoke at the parade’s conclusion from the bandshell at Kew Beach

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Yesterday afternoon, dozens of people gathered near Gerrard Street East and Broadview Avenue to attend the Around the World in East Chinatown celebration, which included a walking tour of the murals a well as remarks and a ribbon cutting.

The ambitious public art project, which was made possible by StreetARToronto (StART) in partnership with the Toronto Police Service, the Toronto Parking Authority, and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce (East Toronto), aims to add colour and vibrancy to the neighbourhood while helping reduce graffiti vandalism and showcasing Toronto’s creative street art talent.

Called Project Seven New Wonders of the World, the initiative officially kicked off Friday, Aug. 5 and ran until

Aug. 25. During that time, the often-tagged walls of seven commercial properties in East Toronto Chinatown were transformed into colourful works of art depicting some of the world’s most remarkable sites including Christ the Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), The Great Wall (China), The Taj Mahal (India), The Colosseum (Rome, Italy), Petra (Jordan), Chichen Itza (Yucatán, Mexico), Machu Picchu (Cuzco Region, Peru).

The new murals can be found on walls east and west of the Green P parking lot at 665 and 651 Gerrard St. E. as well as at 577, 585, 590 Gerrard St. E., and 318 and 349 Broadview Ave. In a release, Valerie Mah, vice-president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce (East Toronto) said the murals are a great boost for the neighbourhood. “This project has dramatically changed out streetscape, brought everyone together and provided a real sense of pride in our community,” she said.

Ward 30 Councillor Paula

Fletcher agreed. “I am thrilled that East Chinatown is home to these beautiful and inspiring murals,” she said in the release. “Their creation demonstrated how art and artists bring communities together, and was made possible thanks to the support of the local neighbourhood, the tireless dedication of the community leaders involved in the project and the innovative StreetARToronto program.”

Project Seven New Wonders of the World is the successor to a neighbourhood beautification effort that took place in the community last fall called Project Picasso, which resulted in the removal of spray paint vandalism from local laneways as well as the creation of a large-scale mural on the brick wall at the back of the Green P parking lot on Gerrard Street East, just west of Broadview Avenue.

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For its 17th annual event, the Toronto International BuskerFest for Epilepsy will be held at Woodbine Park, near Coxwell Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard East.

The popular festival, which this time around is set to feature more than 100 of the planet’s best street performers including comedians, contortionist, musicians, magicians, fire jugglers, acrobats, aerial artists, clowns, and daredevils, will run this Friday, from noon to 11 p.m.,; Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday. from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Monday, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Back in May, organizers said moving BuskerFest from its long-time home in downtown Toronto to the city’s east end would allow the festival to spread out and expand to include a Fun Zone as well as a new licensed beer garden and more seating with improved sightlines. The move was made possible with the support of the Ontario government and the Toronto Education Workers (CUPE, Local 4400).

Created in 2000, BuskerFest and has welcomed hundreds of performers and millions of spectators, raises muchneeded funds for Epilepsy Toronto.

The Toronto International BuskerFest for Epilepsy is widely recognized as one of the best and biggest street performer festival on the planet, not to mention the world’s largest epilepsy awareness event.

Buskers retain the proceeds from “the hat” passed around after their performances, except for special group benefit shows where all funds donated are directed to Epilepsy Toronto.

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Masonry & Concrete

BUILDER/ GENERAL

Contractors Metro LIC# T85-4420956 Residential/ Commercial.

Complete Restoration. Finished Basements.

Painting. Bathrooms. Ceramic Tiles.

Leaking Basements. House Additions.

Office/ restaurant renovations.

905-764-6667 • 416-823-5120 Plumbing

Brick ~ Blocks ~ Stonework Chimney’s ~ Tuck pointing Porches ~ Flagstone Window Sills All Masonry Work. Insured & Licensed

For free estimates call Roman

416-684-4324

www.fadomconstructioninc.com

Plumbing

RAY PLUMBING SERVICE Repairs & Replacement, Faucets, Sinks, Toilets, Drains, Main Valve, Leaky Pipes, Drain Cleaning.

Licensed & Insured. 24/7.

Masonry & Concrete

BRICK, NATURAL STONE & CHIMNEY WORK

if the puzzles don’t fit, 416-880-4151

Tuck Pointing, Crack Repair, Flagstone, Windowsills and Much More!

For Free Estimate Call Peter:647-333-0384 www.stardustconstruction.com

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Flooring & Carpeting

Flooring & Carpeting

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Inexpensive expertise!

Major weeding, sodding, trees trimmed or cut down or re planting!

What a difference a day can make.

References available.

A1, sales, installation, repair, restretch. Seniors discount.

For expert workmanship/ low rates, and free estimates call:

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(416)569-5606

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GEORGIA CARPET & FLOORING

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Supply & install all your flooring needs at very affordable prices.

Over 24 years in business.

Free Estimates. No HST!

416-834-1834

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Engaged?

HARDWOOD FLOOR sanding. Specializing in stain/ refinishing. Call for Free Estimate!

Reasonable rates. Paul 416-330-1340 pger.

NESO FLOORING Carpet installation starting from $1.19/ sq.ft. Hardwood, laminate at low prices. 27 yrs experience.

Free Estimates. Best Price!

647-400-8198 Painting & Decorating

Decks & Fences

TOP PAINTERS! Great prices! 30 years experience! Licensed and insured. Interior and exterior. Spray painting as well. Free estimates.

416-729-3314

0 ALL decks built in 1 day. Highest quality.

Summer discount!

Free design and estimates. Call Mike 416-738-7752 www.griffindecks.ca

Tree/Stump Service

Tree/Stump Service

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Lumber Jack’s Tree Service, Since 1980, Hedge Trimming, tree pruning, tree/ stump removal. Free Estimates.

Fully OUR insured.

Call Jack 416-762-2400 WeeklY CROssWORd, www.treeservicetoronto.com

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Professional Repairs

OF ALL BRANDS OF: Refrigeration, Stoves, Dishwashers, Washer, Dryers, Air Conditioning & Heating.

Free Estimates. Warranty.

Credit cards accepted. Seniors discount.

416-616-0388

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(416) 723-1462

ROOFING aceroofingtoronto.com Services Inc.

Let friends & family share in the details!

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Father & Son serving thousands of happy customers since 1993 Proud member of BBB, WSIB, and 411.ca

1-800-743-3353

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