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Seniors reflect on memories during workshop Lambton House, 4066 Old Dundas St., hosts a series of free workshops called “Seniors Making Meanings of Memories” throughout the month of February. Explore what we feel as we age and then express our thoughts about how to enjoy life. Participants are asked to bring any portable instruments they play. Early registration is appreciated. For specific dates and to register, call 416-766-8679. DAVENPORT MPP HOSTS FAMILY SKATE DAY Davenport MPP Cristina Martins hosts a family fun skate at Wallace-Emerson Outdoor Area. Skate rentals (based on size and availability) and hot chocolate will be provided during the event, Sunday, Feb. 15 from 1 to 3 p.m. The skating rink is beside the Galeria Mall at 1260 Dufferin St. Contact cmartins.mpp.co@ liberal.ola.org or 416-535-3158 for details.

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Mo r n i n g s i d e Hi g h Pa rk Presbyterian Church hosts a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. It takes place Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 5:45 to 7 p.m. at the church, 4 Morningside Ave. This is an allyou-can-eat dinner. The cost is $8 per person or $25 per family. Visit morningsidehighpark.com for details. ward 18 residents talk budget at meeting wcity

Davenport Councillor Ana Bailão hosts her annual Ward 18 Budget Town Hall Saturday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. at the Bloor-Gladstone library, at the corner of Dufferin and Bloor West streets. Council will vote on the 2015 city budget March 10 and 11 and prior to this vote, Bailao seeks constituents’ feedback. Visit www. anabailao.com for details. town hall agm slated for Feb. 26 wswansea

Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave., hosts its Annual General Meeting, Feb. 26 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The

guest speaker will be Valerie Jepson, integrity commissioner for the City of Toronto and local officials. If you would like further details, visit swanseatownhall. ca or call 416-392-1954. build a winter home for HIgh Park’s fairies A ‘Frosty Fairies’ Family Nature Walk takes place in High Park Feb. 28 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Participants are asked to meet at the High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside Dr. Learn about the fairies and gnomes of winter and how they thrive in the snow. Help build the fairies some well-insulated fairy homes. The cost is donate-what-youcan. Call 416-392-1748 for details.

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seven years ago. For nine months, the medical staff and other parents became Flacks’ world and her family. “While inspired by my personal LISA RAINFORD situation, Waiting Room is not my lrainford@insidetoronto.com story – it has elements of my story as well as the stories of dozens of Thespian Jordan Pettle is drawing people I met and interviewed,” she on his experience as a father to said in a statement. two young boys for his latest role “It speaks to tricky, often insoluble in Tarragon Theatre’s world premiere questions of humanity that both of Waiting Room. patients and doctors confront when Billed as a drama about diagnosis, they find themselves on the preciprognosis and uncertainty, Waiting pice of life and death, and contemRoom tells the story of a doctor who plate whether they should risk, or undertakes a ground-breaking medirefrain.” cal experiment amid the disapproval A friend of Flacks, Pettle said he of his colleagues. His infant patient’s was drawn to the play for its “enorparents are torn about whether or mous” amount of love. It possesses not the physician can save their a number of universal themes a lot baby. The play is set in the waiting of people will be able to relate to, room of a major children’s hospital. he said. It runs until Feb. 15. Pettle caught the acting bug Despite its heavy in high school. He subject, Pettle said took acting classes there are a lot of I’ve always loved the at Tarragon Theatre’s laughs. Maggie Bassett pure play of it. I love Studio where he’d “Thankfully, I’ve never experienced make-believe. see actors on lunch what my character break from rehearsal – Jordan Pettle on acting is going through,” and think, ‘I want the Bloor West and t o d o t h a t ,’ h e Dufferin streets-area recalled. told The Villager. Growing up in “But my son had to have Leaside, Pettle would a surgery at SickKids – he go on to perform at was four years old at the Stratford for four seatime. I have a lot of things sons. He has done film, I’m drawing on.” television and lots of The play was inspired by voiceover work. playwright Diane Flacks’ “I’ve always loved the own experience in a neopure play of it,” he said natal intensive care unit about acting. “I love makewith her baby son believe.” See Waiting Room Bloor West and at Tarragon Theatre’s DufferinMainspace, 30 streets based B r i d g m a n Av e. , actor Jordan Tuesday to Saturday Pettle stars at 8 p.m.; Sunday in at 2:30 p.m. and select Saturdays Tarragon at 2:30 p.m. Theatre’s Waiting For tickets, call Room. 416-531-1827 or

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WINTER, SCHMINTER: The dogs didn’t mind the weather at the ever-popular Doggy Hill in High Park Sunday (above), while at Grenadier Pond, people worked to clear off the snow for a bit of hockey. The city posts signs stating that the ice is unsafe and skating is prohibited on the pond, but people have been ignoring the warnings for years. Staff photos/IAN KELSO

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BIG GIVEAWAY: As part of its centennial celebrations, Old Mill Toronto held a contest to give away two romantic cruises and a ‘win your wedding’ prize. Contest winners were Ken McKenzie and Rebecca Stroble (cruise), left, Michael Yeung and Alice Lok (wedding) and Adam-Christian Mazzuca and Katie Mazzuca (cruise). The cruises were donated by the Kingsway Cruise Ship Centre in Etobicoke.

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elp build the Pan Am Path and create a living legacy for the city of Toronto. The 84-kilometre trail promises to connect communities literally and figuratively across the Toronto region and may be our best souvenir from the Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games. Though it’s the dead of winter, now’s the time to get involved. Workshops hosted by the many partner organizations are starting to take place to help build various installations meant to celebrate our diversity. Lakeshore Arts in Etobicoke, for example, will begin public workshops this month to create unique flags banners for part of the path our view and that “explore themes of home, identity and community stories.” Trail will The workshops aim to bring people together across genconnect all erations and cultures and is representative of the kind of colof Toronto laboration the path is meant to inspire. Check in with partner groups Urban Arts, Arts Etobicoke, East End Arts, Scarborough Arts and North York Arts for other local opportunities. Stretching from the Claireville Reservoir in the northwest, down the Humber River, across the Martin Goodman Trail to the Don River and northeast to Rouge Park, the Pan Am Path’s installation and associated programs aim to engage and leverage diversity by showcasing the communities that exist along the route. It’s a great chance for many of our Neighbourhood Improvement Areas (NIA) to get involved through the launch of the Path – which touches seven of the city’s 17 NIAs – and ongoing stewardship to ensure its future sustainability. The Path also aims to promote healthy living by filling in the gaps in our trail system and improving the public spaces found within. The multiuse trail, once complete, has the potential to become a regional landmark that could raise the profile of the city for its own residents and tourists alike. No matter your opinion of the Games, this project is a great example of people coming together to celebrate diversity and create a lasting legacy that’s accessible to all Torontonians. It’s bridging cultures and geography, providing a physical connection between our outer suburbs and the downtown core. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of it.

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Tory right to weigh in on school closures

atching the early months of John Tory’s mayoralty after having watched four years of his predecessor is to constantly be amazed – often at very small things that in a saner environment wouldn’t amaze anybody. The mayor arrives at work before 7 in the morning? He answers questions put to him? These things shouldn’t be a shock, but they are. On Tuesday morning, Feb. 3, Mayor Tory did it again. Upon reading reports on the possibility that a number of schools deemed surplus by the Toronto District School Board might be sold, Tory drafted a three-page, densely argued letter to both the public and Catholic school board chairs as well as the province’s Minister of Education Liz Sandals. One can imagine how Rob Ford might have handled that issue – which is to say, not at all, unless perhaps he’d gotten a call from a group of neighbours convinced that their local school was going to

david nickle the city be overtaken by the disabled... or if someone convinced him it had to do with intramural football. Tory’s letter addresses a rat’s nest of a problem of overcapacity and under-funding that the Toronto District School Board is facing: how to deal with schools that are operating far below capacity. It’s a problem the board has faced since the amalgamation of Toronto in 1998, when it was forced to confront a provincial funding formula that penalized unused capacity and encouraged closures of schools that were underpopulated. The formula has been problematic for Toronto, because the city has a long history of finding utility in its school properties beyond their educational purpose. Local school boards and local municipalities have, to varying degrees, been partners.

It is also a problem because Toronto itself is by no means a stable community. Population ebbs and flows – and the city itself is planning for more flow into its neighbourhoods. The resources schools represent in a neighbourhood are finite, and in that sense precious. The city can purchase surplus schools. but that’s an expensive proposition – and given that Toronto is already borrowing money to simply balance its operating budget, not in the cards. It may be that Tory’s attempt to delicately insert himself and the city into the process is a foolhardy one — as he admitted in his letter, it is none of the city’s fiduciary business. But it is a pleasant shock, to see a mayor who understands the value of publicly owned assets to both established and growing communities. That was another thing the other fellow never really understood. David Nickle is The Villager’s city hall reporter. His column appears Thursdays. Reach him on Twitter: @DavidNickle

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Reader offers praise to reporter To the editor: In my opinion, David Nickle is the finest municipal affairs journalist in Toronto. He gets to the heart of issues quickly and clearly, helping us to separate wheat from chaff in an environment of city hall double speak. David zeroes in on issues and expresses personal views – views I almost always find myself agreeing with. While I’m at it, congratulations to The Villager as well for, during the municipal election, permitting Nickle to endorse Olivia Chow while, on the same page, the editors endorsed John Tory. Such editorial respect is praiseworthy. John Ellis

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Perks highlights critical lack of transit funding Parkdale-High Park councillors host recent budget town hall LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com The City of Toronto’s population growth and the amount of new construction far outweighs that of its counterparts like New York and Mexico. In 1998, Toronto had as many as 385 million transit riders. This year, that number has grown to 545 million – “an enormous jump,” ParkdaleHigh Park Councillor Gord Perks told those who had gathered for his and colleague Parkdale-High Park Councillor Sarah Doucette’s annual budget town hall meeting, Thursday, Jan. 29. And yet, Perks pointed out, Toronto does not receive any provincial or federal funding towards its transit system – aside from a fixed amount from the gas tax revenue. “In every other municipality in North America and Europe transit funding does not come from fares,” he told his audience who had gathered at Bishop Marrocco Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School. “The American government pays for transportation in its cities. Canada does not.” Seventy-five per cent of the daily cost to run Toronto’s transit system comes from the fare box, Perks said. The 2015 budget is proposing service improvements to the TTC at a cost of $39 million, which would be funded by a 10 cent fare increase. An additional 50 new buses will be added to the city’s fleet through this year’s capital contribution for the price of $13.9 million.

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In every other municipality in North America and Europe transit funding does not come from fares. The American government pays for transportation in its cities. Canada does not. – Councillor Gord Perks

This is so the TTC can add four new express bus routes while reducing overcrowding on especially busy routes at peak periods. New streetcars won’t come without a price, Perks said. “We are planning on cutting the frequency of streetcar service permanently,” the councillor said. “We’ll get worse service. Wait times will increase by 20 per cent.” Additional funding to improve subway service to the tune of $2.8 million does not include money for signal work. “Without improved signal work, we can’t improve the frequency of the subway,” Perks said. While the budget is promising $7.9 million for as many as 181 new shelter beds as well as two new 24-hour dropins to support homeless and marginally housed women to ensure they have a safe place to stay overnight, there isn’t funding for public and social housing. “In fact, after amalgamation, we were given a grant to deal with all the services

that were dumped on us. The federal government said, ‘It’s not a grant. It’s a loan.’ We have to settle that in three years – last year, this year and next,” Perks said. Toronto’s property tax remains much lower than any other of the big municipalities. “We pay less money per person and we deliver more services per capita,” he said. The average homeowner will pay a 3.2 per cent increase in property tax. However, property tax remains lower than inflation, Perks said. As he explained in a recent newspaper column earlier this month and at Thursday’s budget meeting, if property taxes kept up with inflation, the city would have more funds to reduce debt, however, there is no desire on council to increase taxes. “I would say, ‘Let’s bite the bullet,’ but I’m in the minority,” he said. Retired educator Manfred Netzel inquired about the proposed cut to Toronto Public Library’s (TPL) security guards within its branches. Students deserve a safe place to study, he said. Doucette, who is on the library board, said it was a priority to maintain the city staff-recommended budget increase of 2.3 per cent increase without cutting hours or its collection. “One idea from staff was to take $350,000 out of the security guard budget, but still keep them where we felt they were needed, and be able to move them around to different locations” Doucette said.

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Dickson Enow, 24, of Toronto is 11 Division’s latest ‘Wanted One.’ Officers are seeking the public’s help in locating the man, who is currently wanted on a warrant in the first for two counts of assault with

More than 23,000 volunteers are needed to help out with the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Games set for July 10 to 26 and Aug. 7 to 15 respectively. Volunteers will get a sneak peek of the Pan Am Games opening ceremony created by Cirque du Soleil, access to exclusive promotions and events, a chance to meet international athletes, training and a uniform. For information on how to volunteer, call 416-256-8997 or toll free at 1-855-388-2015 or email TO2015volunteer@ cibc.com

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Softball Canada released its women’s roster for the Pan Am Games, which will be played from July 19 to 26 in Ajax. The team includes three returning 2011 Pan Am Games athletes from Toronto: Jenna Caira, Victoria Hayward and Joey Lye. The team also includes four Olympians from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Other countries that qualified for the 2015 Pan American Games in women’s softball are Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Jose Guerra visits scarborough wdiver

Jose Guerra, veteran of four Olympics and Pan Am gold medalist from 2007, along with

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community calendar Winter Tree ID WHEN: 1 to 5 p.m. WHERE: High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: 416-392-1748, www. highparknaturecentre.com/adultworkshops/, naturecentre@highpark. org COST: $50 Build skills, knowledge and learn how to identify the trees of Ontario while they sleep. Hike on some lesser known nature trails of High Park to practice your new skills by identifying a variety of trees.

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LOVE! A Winter Jazz Vespers WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Windermere United Church, 356 Windermere Ave. CONTACT: Katie Mior, 416-769-5611 COST: Free Recording artists Bill MacLean, Barbara Grenier and Brian Stevens celebrate love in song. LOVE! A Winter Jazz Vespers will feature solos and duets sung by Bill and Barbara with Brian Stevens on piano. The evening will also feature a wine bar. Pay-what-you-can.

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Swansea Horticultural Society WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavina Ave CONTACT: Ellen Mitchell, e.mitchell@rogers.com COST: Free Find out about the Urban Orchard Project. Guest speaker will be Laura Reinsborough. All welcome. Instructor-led one hour sessions are good for improving flexibility, strength and balance. Cha Cha Workshop WHEN: 7:30 to 9:45 p.m. WHERE: Lithuanian Hall, 1573 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: TorontoSwingDanceSociety.ca/world-class-workshops, info@ TorontoSwingDanceSociety.ca COST: Members $20, non-members $25 Toronto Swing Dance Society is very happy to have Steven James teach a one evening Cha Cha workshop. No partner required. Beginners welcome.

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Junction Seniors Gathering WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Agora Cafe, 3015 Dundas St. W CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843, www.junctionra.ca/junction-seniors/, eob62@yahoo.com COST: Free Group meets twice a week at a local coffee shop for conversation, as a

15th Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. All you can eat pancakes and sausages. All welcome.

social network of neighbours. Tuesday mornings at the above location, Fridays from 2 to 3 p.m. at Pascal’s, 2904 Dundas St. W. All welcome.

Saturday Writers WHEN: 9:30 to 11 a.m. WHERE: High Park library, 228 Roncesvalles Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7671, COST: Free Read from and discuss works in progress. Prose, poetry, essays welcome.

Vegetarians of High Park Dinner WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Soup and Such Cafe, 2285 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Vegetarians of High Park, www.highparkveg.wordpress.com, highpark@veg.ca COST: Pay for your own meal Join the Vegetarians of High Park for dinner at Soup and Such Cafe, a very vegan-friendly cafe. Enjoy fresh made soups, salads, chili, quinoa salad and even vegan yogurt. RSVP by Feb. 12.

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Free Drama Class WHEN: 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. WHERE: Windermere United Church, 356 Windermere Ave. CONTACT: Katie Mior, 416-769-5611 COST: Free Windermere United Church offers a drama program for children ages six to 12. Takes place Wednesdays until June. Participants will explore storytelling through music, text and movement. The class project will be a musical version of The Three Little Pigs at the end of the session.

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Ward 13 Constituency Hours WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavina Ave. CONTACT: Irmgard, 416-392-4072,

Multi-Media Art Class - Seniors WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Swansea Area Seniors Association, 416-3921953, swanseaareaseniors@gmail. com COST: $30 per month Instructor-led art classes on Tuesday mornings lets you choose your medium, with acrylics, water-colours or oils, and discover your talent. Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper WHEN: 5:30 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Morningside High Park Church, 4 Morningside Ave. CONTACT: Kathleen Kilgour, 416-766-4765, kathleenk123@gmail.com COST: $8 pp /$25 family

West Bend Community Association WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Indian Road Crescent Public School, 285 Indian Road Cres. CONTACT: 647478-8457, info@thewestbend.ca COST: Free The West Bend Community Association hosts its monthly residents meeting. New members welcome.

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Choose the right summer camp for your child using these 3 helpful factors Though February does not often elicit images of youngsters building campfires or playing games in the pool, the month more synonymous with the Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day is a great time for parents to start thinking about summer camps for their kids. Summer camp is often something kids look forward to, and for many kids, summer camp provides a first CONSUMER FEATURE

It’s almost time for baseball season!

With summer just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about summer sports registration for the kids. High Park Baseball Association is gearing up for its 62 Little League T-Ball & Baseball seasons. The T-Ball league is changing this year, to follow the age classifications of Little League International. Any would-be player turning six in 2015 is welcome to join the league. The High Park Baseball Association has had roots in the Bloor West community for over 50 years. As one of the most popular leagues in West Toronto, it hosts thirty-two house league teams plus an instructional league, which gives more than five hundred kids the opportunity to have fun, while

being active playing baseball or T-Ball. All games and practices take place in High Park. “There’s just certain comradery and community feeling around the park,” says Dan Holliwell, president of the High Park T-Ball Association. “For a condo dweller like myself, it’s a perfect place to bring my kids and whether they’re playing a game or having a practice or just seeing their friends.” On the baseball side, Holliwell says they have some of the best T-ball coaches in Ontario, with a real depth of excellent coaches to draw from. T-ball teaches kids a proper swing, more importantly, every inning they batter out, so everyone gets a chance to hit. Kids will benefit from being outside all summer, not only

making memories of the baseball season, but also learning teamwork, leadership and get valuable exercise. All players receive real baseball uniforms and they are presented with trophies at the end of the year. High Park Little League and T-Ball divisions also field rep teams at all age levels, including an all-girls T-Ball team, to travel to tournaments throughout the summer. Returning players’ registration takes place from February 6-13 and new players’ registration takes place February 2122 and February 28 to March 1. Register in person at the High Park Baseball Clubhouse. For more information, visit online at highparktball.com or highparkbaseball.com.

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taste of independence. But as great an experience as summer camp can be for youngsters, it can be just as difficult an experience if parents don’t find the right fit for their children. The following are a few things parents should take into consideration when seeking a summer camp for their kids. The right summer camp staff can make all the difference. Many children are understandably shy when arriving at a summer camp, as their friends from back home might not be joining them. That can make kids hesitant to participate in activities or less enthusiastic about those activities. But a good staff will know how to make kids feel welcome. The quality of staffs can vary significantly depending on the camp, so it’s important that parents ask camp representatives about their staffs before making any commitments. Ask how long the staff has been together and the types of training new and even veteran staff members undergo before the start of camp season? Does the training include first aid and emergency medical training and certification? It’s also good to ask about the vetting process the camp employs before hiring new staff, including the extent of its background checks. A good camp will be forthcoming with answers to all of your questions, so eliminate those that appear hesitant to share information about their staffs. When vetting camps for kids, parents should ask what a typical day is like once the season hits full swing. Many parents want their youngsters to have a well-rounded experience, while others might want their kids to attend a more specialized camp, whether it’s a sports camp focusing on a particular sport or a music camp devoted to helping kids become better musicians. Ask to see schedules and how strictly camps adhere to those schedules. When considering specialized camps, ask the staff representative if kids will have the chance to simply have a little fun and which types of recreational activities are planned to give kids a break from what are often rigorous schedules. Another thing parents must consider before choosing a summer camp for their kids is the goals of each individual camp. A camp should be dedicated to ensuring kids have fun, even when kids are attending more specialized camps that tend to be more strict. In addition, parents should look for a camp that wants its attendees to foster relationships with their fellow campers. Camp can be lonely for some youngsters, especially those attending summer camp for the first time, but a summer camp that strives to promote friendship among its campers can reduce, if not eliminate, any feelings of homesickness. Late winter is when parents should start looking at summer camps for their kids, and there are a host of factors moms and dads should take into consideration during the vetting process to ensure their youngsters have as much fun as possible.

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T-Ball, Little League, OBA Rep House League and All Star For boys and girls from 5 to 21 REGISTER IN PERSON High Park Baseball Clubhouse (beside swim pools) Returning Players: Fri. Feb 6th 6-8 PM Sat. Feb 7th to Sun. Feb 8th 11AM-3PM Mon. Feb 9th to Fri. Feb 13th 6-8PM All Players: Sat. Feb 21st to Sun. Feb 22nd 11AM – 3PM Sat. Feb 28th to Sun. Mar 1st 11AM-3PM

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Registration packages will be available at the Swansea Public School Office from February 1 through February 22, 2015. Registration forms are to be completed and returned for processing on a date specified in the packages. If you are unable to pick up the registration forms at this time, you may contact the office for a more convenient time.

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City says it’s ‘not uncommon’ for people to not know the rule >>>from page 1 “What I found out – from 311 ( Toronto’s customer service line) is that you can get a parking ticket even if there’s no signage,” Wilson told The Villager. “How is that? I’ll abide by the rules, but to be surprised like that, it’s not fair.” Wilson, who lives near the Humber River south of Dundas Street and Scarlett Road, said it’s the first time she’s received such a ticket in the 20 years she has lived in the area. According to Anthony Fabrizi, Toronto’s manager of parking operations, the city’s parking limit on all streets is three hours unless otherwise posted. And the city does not post signs indicating the three-hour parking limit bylaw. “We only post restrictive parking signs,” said Fabrizi, citing the overnight parking

limit signs as an example, where residents require permits. The three-hour parking limit is not an offence the city enforces regularly, he added. Tickets for exceeding the three-hour limit account for less than five per cent of all tickets issued every year. “It’s not uncommon that people wouldn’t know the rule,” Fabrizi said. Last year, Toronto issued 2.5 million tickets. Only 116,000 of those were for exceeding the three-hour parking limit. “That’s 4.7 per cent. It’s not a serious offence,” he said. That’s why the ticket doesn’t come with a significant fine. Wilson’s ticket was for $15. Fabrizi explained that the city aims to keep its streets clean and clear. “We don’t want vehicles parked on the street for too

long,” he said. Oftentimes, it is residents who live on these residential streets who call to report cars parked for a long time. These cars can take up permitted parking spaces, Fabrizi said. Wilson says she doesn’t want others to be penalized like she was. “I love the neighbourhood. I love shopping there. I’d like other people to know (this rule),” she said. Fabrizi pointed out that at entry points to the city, such as off-ramps on the 401, there are large ‘Welcome to Toronto’ signs that along with its population also provide a general guideline for speed limit and parking. WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? Do you know about the threehour parking limit? Do you think the city should post signs on all streets? Email your thoughts to contactus@insidetoronto.com

Online petition started to garner support >>>from page 1 have embarked on a mission to retrofit the silo from its current state – a faded lime green colour with a smattering of graffiti – into what looks like a retro toy rocket popular in the 1950s and 60s. In a former incarnation, Shaheen said Cuppa Coffee Studios and the building next door manufactured toys and rubber. The train would pull up to the silo and fire rubber pellets into the cylinder. The power plant at 50 Edwin Ave. belonged to the neighbourhooring Viceroy Manufacturing Company. “The origins of these two buildings are making toys. A greater part of what we do is animation. (The rocket) seemed a natural fit,” Shaheen said. The goal is to create a landmark that showcases the neighbourhood and resurgence of a community while putting a smile on people’s faces. The rocket would be unique to Toronto and unlike anything in the province, said Shaheen, who is in conversa-

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Adam Shaheen and Kevin Edgell of Cuppa Coffee Studios have big plans for this old silo.

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The TTC will soon know if long-standing construction delays will again postpone the opening of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension. The six-stop extension of the Spadina line traveling north from Downsview station has already delayed its opening until fall 2016. But, faced with ongoing station construction issues at some

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A station map in the Downsview bus concourse was taken down this week by TTC staff – after users of the social media site Reddit pointed out its uncanny resemblance to a penis. The map was supposed to show riders where they can catch a bus from the Allen Road and Sheppard Avenue East station. A new map bearing no resemblance to genitalia has been placed in the concourse. Rahul Gupta is The Villager’s transit reporter. His column appears Thursdays. Find him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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St. Joseph’s Health Centre invites pre-qualification submissions from Mechanical Contractors to act as Prime Contractor for a complete replacement of an existing RO water system and the installation of a new fully redundant RO water system (35 points of use) serving the Purchaser’s Dialysis Department. It is anticipated a Request for Tender/Proposal for the system to be issued in early March of 2015. The Purchaser seeks Mechanical Contractors with experience in dialysis projects; preference will be given to previous healthcare experience and similarly complex projects on acute-care hospital sites. Demonstration of previous work with strict phasing and sequencing of work under a type four infection control set up is preferred. St. Joseph’s Health Centre reserves the right to pre-qualify only those contractors that it deems to be suitable for the work of this contract. This pre-qualification does not obligate St. Joseph’s Health Centre to call on any contractor to provide goods and services related to this or any work. Interested contractors may receive a copy of the Request for Supplier Qualifications document through the Ontario Tendering Portal: CW2294507 - Mechanical Contractor for RO Water Treatment System. Pre-qualification submissions must be received before 12:00 p.m. EST on February 19, 2015. Submit Pre-qualification Submissions to: St. Joseph’s Health Centre 30 The Queensway Sunnyside Building, 1st Floor Purchasing, Room 1S123 Toronto, Ontario M6R 15B Attention: Brett Mondok Questions regarding pre-qualification submissions and criteria may be addressed to: Brett Mondok Contract Specialist Phone: 416-530-6101 ext. 4304 Fax: 416-530-6346 Email: mondob@stjoe.on.ca

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INVITATION TO TENDER Metroland Media Toronto is accepting tenders to deliver our weekly Apartment Saverbag to carrier and lobby drop locations within the Etobicoke and Scarborough area 1 to 2 times per week. This entails picking up the skids of Saverbags at our North York location on Wednesday’s and completing all carrier deliveries by Thursday’s at 2 p.m and all lobby drop deliveries by Thursday’s at 7 p.m. All applicants must have a cargo van or cube truck. Contracts commence Monday March 2nd 2015 Bid packages are available at the Reception Desk, of Metroland Media Toronto, 175 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto Ontario M2H 0A2. Tender due date: Thursday February 19 2015 By 5 pm To the attention of: Anton McCormack, Mailroom / Trucking Supervisor Lowest or any bid not necessarily accepted.

INVITATION TO TENDER Metroland Media Toronto is accepting tenders to deliver our weekly Newspaper and flyers to carrier drop locations within the Scarborough, Etobicoke, East York and North York areas 3 times per week. This entails picking up the newspapers and flyers at our North York location on Tuesday’s and completing all Flyer deliveries by Wednesday’s at 3 p.m and all newspaper deliveries by Thursday’s at 2 p.m to all carrier drops. All applicants must have a cargo van or cube truck. Contracts commence Monday March 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd, 2015. (Depending on area selected to bid for) Bid packages are available at the Reception Desk, of Metroland Media Toronto, 175 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto Ontario M2H 0A2. Tender due date: Thursday February 19th 2015 By 5 pm To the attention of: Anton McCormack, Mailroom/ Trucking Supervisor Lowest or any bid not necessarily accepted.

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