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LIFE SPRINGS FROM THE BRUSH: Helen Whiteman adds a delicate touch to her canvass at the Chinese Brush Painting at Swansea Town Hall each week. See more photos on page 7.
LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com A city garbage receptacle on the north side of Dupont Street at Edwin Avenue has been inexplicably burnt as many as seven times recently, reports an area resident who lives nearby. Junction Triangle resident Marcel Fortin said the bin, situated in front of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Andrew, is burned so severely that only its metal frame remains somewhat intact. It seems to be happening after midnight, he added. Each time, Fortin, who comes across the remnants on his way to work or walking by with his dog, said he has contacted the city’s 311 customer service line and the bin is quickly replaced. “It is always burned to the ground,” Fortin told The Villager. “It’s unbelievably charred.” Fortin speculates that lighter fluid is used to set the bin ablaze. He has been taking photo>>>POLICE, page 6
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Caregivers can get support, resources at Metroland show The Caregiver Show comes to the Direct Energy Centre May 14 PETER HAGGERT phaggert@insidetoronto.com We’d like to extend an invitation to family caregivers. Metroland Media Toronto is proud to be the founding producer of The Caregiver Show, to be held May 14 at the Direct Energy Centre. As many as eight million Canadians are family caregivers. It’s not uncommon for people to care for family members or friends in short- or long-term need. In fact, it is so common we don’t tend to identify ourselves as caregivers. But caregiving is a challenge. Caregiving is a commitment. It’s often fraught with worry, built on unflinching dedication and often carried out with little respite. It’s important for caregivers to know there are resources available to them to help in challenging times. The Caregiver Show has three main goals: to provide caregivers with information, to provide the opportunity for caregivers to network with other family members in the same situation, and as well, a chance for caregivers to get a little pampering. It’s absolutely free, and we suggest you register early
CANDLE POWER: (Above) Lisette Mallet, left, Andre Mallet-Wallace and David Wallace light their candles at the start of the Earth Hour walk along Roncevalles Avenue on Saturday night. (Right) Arif Virani, right, and Sandier Drake help to conserve some energy during the event. This was the fifth annual Earth Hour candlelight walk, organized by the Roncesvalles Business Improvement Area and WWF Canada Earth Hour team captain Karyn Klaire Koski. The city marked its eighth year participating in the global event where people are encouraged to go dark from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on March 29. This year, Toronto Hydro noted a six per cent decrease in power usage. Last year, the decrease was seven per cent.
to attend. Speakers at the show will include: n Teepa Snow is a highly sought speaker and an occupational therapist currently working as a dementia care and dementia education specialist. She has an independent practice in North Carolina; n Dr. Amy D’Aprix is co-founder of Essential Conversations Project, Inc., an organization dedicated to assisting families in having the key planning/decision-making discussions while honouring the emotional components inherent in these conversations; n Shirlee Sharkey is president and chief executive officer of Saint Elizabeth Health Care, a leading national health-care organization known for its social innovation, strong financial performance and pioneering practices. We encourage you to visit our show website at www.caregivershow. ca for more information and to register for this very special day. If you know someone in the community who is a family member caring for a loved one, why not suggest this show? Presenting sponsor is Saint Elizabeth Health Care. Sponsors include downsizingdiva.com, Alzheimer Society and Community Care Action Centre among others. Peter Haggert is the editor-in-chief of Metroland Media Toronto. He can be reached by email at phaggert@ insidetoronto.com
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Host a dinner and raise money for St. Joe’s hospital St. Joseph’s Health Centre is cooking up something extra special. Inspired by a hospital foundation board member, the centre has launched a new initiative, the ‘St. Joe’s Supper Club.’ “It’s an interesting story,” foundation president Maria Dyck told The Villager. “One of our board mem-
bers was hosting a dinner party for friends and family around Christmas time. Instead of accepting wine or other small gifts, he asked his guests to consider making a donation to St. Joe’s instead.” That small request generated a couple thousand dollars for the west-end Toronto teaching hos-
pital. “It got us thinking about what people do in their daily lives and led us to the idea of a supper club,” Dyck said. “It’s a simple concept.” It’s about sharing a meal with friends and family while supporting medical care close to home. Treat loved ones to a meal in your home
and ask guests to make a donation instead of bringing a host or hostess gift. The hospital will provide donation cards so they can receive a charitable tax receipt. “Make it part of your invitation,” Dyck said. “It’s a really nice way to do a little something more for your community.”
Contact the hospital to let it know you’re planning a Supper Club event. Then, it’s up to you to plan the meal. – Lisa Rainford For more information, contact Sherry Lamb at St. Joe’s at lambsh@stjoe. on.ca or 416-530-6486 ext 3232. Visit www.stjoe.on.ca
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Excuse us for taking this rare opportunity to use this space to talk about a few spring initiatives we at The Bloor West Villager have underway. First and foremost, we’d like you to take a look at our caregivershow.ca website, promoting our upcoming very special day at the Direct Energy Centre. You’ll be hearing a lot in coming weeks about this show, aimed at being a resource and a respite for family caregivers. We don’t all consider ourselves family caregivers, but in truth, one in four cares for a family member or friend who has some form of short or long-term incapacity. At The Caregiver Show, on May 14, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. there will be sessions on caring for family members, an opportunity to learn about resources available to help caregivers, and an our view opportunity to meet people in the same circumstance for friendship and empathy. And yes, we want to Caregiver offer a little pampering for careshow supports givers as well. It’s a free day. For more inforthe family mation and to register, please go to the caregivershow.ca website. On a different spring note, you may have noticed information on UsedToronto.com, our latest platform for family-friendly classifieds. It’s time to clean out those closets, basements and garages and make a little money. What’s old to you can be new to someone else this spring. A third initiative is our new portal celebrating Toronto’s interest in the upcoming World Cup. Go to thevillager.ca and in the rotating carousel of eight stories, you’ll see one takes you to our World Cup pages. Have a favorite soccer team? Are you a blogger? We’d love to hear from you. So apologies once again to expand in this space on how we’re dealing with spring. But we thought it was useful information. The Caregiver Show is a tremendous and rare opportunity for family caregivers. We hope you’ll pass it along to someone in need. UsedToronto is a practical solution to spring cleanup. And then, perhaps the joy of summer activities in some neighbourhoods will be the celebration of this year’s World Cup. Teams from 32 countries will battle it out for world soccer supremacy at this year’s tourney in Brazil and we have passionate Toronto residents following each team.
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s I write this the morning of April 1, reporters and cameras are camped outside the mayor’s office, waiting for our chief magistrate to show up for council. It is antsy business, for more reasons than April Fool’s Day worries: encounters with the mayor at city hall are chancy operations. Mayor Rob Ford makes it difficult. Sometimes, he breaks into a run. A couple of weeks ago, when reporters and cameras were following him in from a hot dog run in Nathan Phillips Square, the mayor called a charge through reporters lining a public staircase, knocking down a photographer. He was closely accompanied by city hall security, as he often is – with security imposing themselves between photographers and the mayor, and at one point, asking reporters to stop shouting questions. The same guard was
david nickle the city bowled over himself in the crush. The situation was hardly a safe one for anyone in city hall at the time. Reporters and camera people were in immediate harm’s way, but so too were members of the public, attempting to access city hall. The mayor might also have harmed himself, although he seemed to feel he had the matter under control. Now, no one was seriously hurt – or at least says that they were. But the goings-on at city hall between the mayor, the press and security are an ongoing worry. Late last year, when the mayor was losing his power, security in council chambers stood by while the mayor bumped into city councillor Pam McConnell as he ran
across the floor of council, and allowed the mayor’s driver Jerry Agyemang to photograph members of the public in an intimidating way while the Ford brothers goaded them on. It is interesting to note that last week, while I was attempting to photograph Porter Airlines owner Robert Deluce making a deputation in council chambers from the same angle, security put a stop to it. It is clear that there are different sets of rules for the public and the press – even councillors – and members of the mayor’s personal staff. As a matter of disclosure – when I’m not writing this column, I’m serving as president of the City Hall Press Gallery, and trying to deal with these matters. I do so with some sympathy for at least two of the three sides. As journalists, we have to be able to ask difficult questions and confront city politicians with
uncomfortable truths. That’s not negotiable. And yet the situation that city hall security find themselves in these days is unprecedented: looking after the safety of everyone in a city hall, with a chief magistrate that demands they double as a personal guard and has been known to behave erratically. It is an awful situation. But at least until the election and quite possibly beyond, it’s a situation that will persist. As I finish writing this column, Mayor Ford has arrived at city hall. When reporters asked him where he might have been, he responded by pushing through the throng and grabbing the lens of a camera held by a CTV cameraman, pushing it away and disappearing into his office. It’s hardly an incident to inspire feelings of security.
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Fiddlers unite to practice for World Fiddle Day Howard Park Emmanuel United Church, at the corner of Wright and Roncesvalles avenues, hosts practice sessions for World Fiddle Day most Sundays until May 17 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. All string players are invited to participate in World Fiddle Day, May 17, at Ontario Square, Harbourfront Centre, from 2 to 5 p.m. Visit www.worldfiddledaytoronto.wordpress.com or contact 416-538-9036.
The idea is to create a five-to six-kilometre figure-eight loop that starts, intersects and ends at or near the park. That way people can walk half an hour, join half-way through, or walk the whole hour. Walks will start April 16. Contact dpwalks@ yahoogroups.ca for details.
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Colborne Lodge in High Park hosts an Easter traditions event Sunday, April 6 from noon to 4 p.m. Visit Colborne Lodge at the south end of the park and learn about 19th century Easter traditions. Families can tour the museum and spot eggs hidden in the restored rooms. Children dye their own eggs using natural dyes. Call 416-392-6916. public consultation on condo development The first community consultation meeting for a proposed condo-
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kids can tinker in makerkids workshops MakerKids, a makerspace for youth, 2241 Dundas St. W.. hosts hands-on after school programs, open shops for kids, teens and adults, workshops, Minecraft programs and birthday parties for adults and kids based on 3D printing, electronics, woodworking, programming, sewing, and crafting. On Monday, April 21, a 10-week beginner robotics program begins for ages eight to 18 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Visit www.makerkids.ca for information.
Renowned fiddler Anne Lederman, centre, makes a point during rehearsal on Sunday afternoon at Howard Park Emmanuel United Church in preparation for World Fiddle Day on May 17.
minium at 2265 Bloor St. W. takes place Thursday, April 10 at St. Pius X Catholic School, 71 Jane St., at 7 p.m. Community members are encouraged to attend to make their voices heard. For further details, visit www.ward13.ca
Saturday, April 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Seeds are free. No registration is required. This event is sponsored by the Toronto Seed Library and Toronto Public Library. For further details, contact 416-393-7692.
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Police say there’s no pattern to the fires >>>from page 1 graphs of the bin’s demise. Over the past year, a dozen of these kinds of fires have been set, according to Toronto police’s Community Response Unit manager Staff Sgt. Phil Van Andel. “There’s really no pattern in terms of times or days,� Van Andel said. “We’re mindful of it. We’ve got an officer assigned to it.� Police have talked to the local community about it as well, he added. If you have any information about the fires, call the division at 416-808-1108.
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TEAM EFFORT: Nyree, left, puts the finishing touches on a bunny with the help of her mom Marina Schiralli-Earle, at the Perth/Dupont library recently.
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Junction Triangle resident Martel Fortin has taken photographs of a City of Toronto garbage receptacle that’s been burned to the ground several times. Eleven Division police say they are aware of the fires and are investigating.
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■A story on page 18 of the March 27 edition of The Villager headlined ‘Harnessing the power of a collective voice’ wrongly identified the subject of the feature photograph. In fact, the subject of the photo was
Ed Guca, chair of the Bloor by the Park Business Improvement Area. The Villager regrets the error. ■A story in The Villager Thursday, March 27 headlined ‘Community garden to spring up at Humberside and Clendennan’
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Art Garage WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Bloor/ Gladstone library, 1101 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: 416-393-7674, COST: Free Join the Art Garage Inc. team and make a craft to take home at the library. Materials are limited. First come, first served. Appropriate for school age children seven to 12 years of age.
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My Favourite Trails WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: High Park, 1873 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: highparkwalkingtours@yahoo. ca COST: Free City councillor and local resident Sarah Doucette leads a ramble through some places in High Park she especially enjoys, including the zoo. Meet at the Grenadier benches.
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Walk Fit 55+ WHEN: 9 to 10 a.m. WHERE: Galleria Shopping Centre, 1245 Dupont St. CONTACT: Maria Di Marco, 416656-8025, ext. 246 COST: Free A free mall-walking program for those 55 years and older at the Galleria Mall. Get in shape, make new friends and get your shopping done
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Drop Everything and Sing WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: 193 High Park Avenue, second floor, corner of Humberside Avenue CONTACT: Judith Butler, 647-343-8412, highparksingalong@gmail.com COST: $2 per session. Neighbourhood sing-alongs, no experience or long-term commitment. Call or email a day ahead to register.
while you’re at it. Call DavenportPerth Community Centre to register.
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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 The group meets twice a week at a local coffee shop for conversation, as a social network of neighbours. Tuesday mornings at the above location and Friday afternoons at Pascal’s, 2904 Dundas St. W. from 2 to 3 p.m. All welcome. THE MARS PROJECT: A Documentary about Mental Illness WHEN: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7521, COST: Free The Mars Project is a film that documents Toronto hip hop recording artist Khari’s history and daily life,
and the deep complexities of mental health and inadequacies of the current Canadian health system. The director will be in attendance and welcomes a discussion following the screening. For teens and adults. The War to End All Wars WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Jane/ Dundas library, 620 Jane St. CONTACT: 416-394-1014 COST: Free As part of Keep Toronto Reading month, Professor Tomaz Jardim, from the Department of History at Ryerson University, will present a talk on the Second World War. Mystery Mayhem Author Series WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7692 COST: Free The Crime Writers of Canada present its monthly panel of crime writers, who will read from and discuss their work. Revue Cinema & Toronto Silent
Film Festival present The Last Command WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Ave. CONTACT: Toronto Silent Film Festival, torontosilentfilmfestival.com, torontosilentfilm@gmail.com COST: $15 Closing night of the festival. Josef von Sternberg’s stunning expose on Hollywood casts Emil Jannings in his Oscar winning role as an ex-Tsarist General reduced to bit parts in Hollywood after the Revolution. When he’s hired by a former rival turned director, his tenuous grasp of reality slips away.Plus: Behind the Screen 1916 with Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance Live piano accompaniment by Jordan Klapman.
w Thursday, April 10
Ask-An-Expert: Top Tips for Top Vegetables WHEN: 1 to 2 p.m. WHERE: Jane/ Dundas library, 620 Jane St. CONTACT: Kara Miley, 416-394-1014, COST: Free Discover the joys of growing your favourite veggies in garden beds and containers. Learn the ‘when’, ‘where’ and ‘how to’ of planting and harvesting with Toronto Master Gardeners.
w Friday, April 11
Ward 13 Constituency Hours WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave.
CONTACT: Irmgard, 416-392-4072, councillor_doucette@toronto.ca Ward 13 Councillor Sarah Doucette holds time to regularly meet with constituents. Appointment required.
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Easter Bazaar WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Ukrainian Canadian Social Services, Toronto, 2445 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Olena, 416-763-4982, toroffice@ ucss.info COST: Free Enjoy Varenyky, cabbage rolls, Ukrainian Easter breads and Easter eggs, home-baked goods and more. Family Nature Walk WHEN: 1:30 to 3 p.m. WHERE: High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: 416-392-1748 Ext.2, www.highparknaturecentre.com, naturecentre@highpark.org COST: $2/person or donate-what-you-can Search for signs of spring. Listen for the birds returning, look for waking bugs and investigate promising leaf buds. All ages event.
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SOBEYS ON THE QUEENSWAY CELEBRATES 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY On March 29, Sobeys at 125 The Queensway celebrated its 10 year anniversary with staff and customers. Delicious cake from the Sobeys’bakery, as well as free coffee were distributed to customers, while women received fresh cut flowers. Sobeys would like to thank customers for their business, and the store looks forward to the next 10 years on The Queensway.
Public meeting set for April 14 >>>from page 1 application,” Dianne Bradley, chair of the BWVRA, told The Villager. “They want to consider it.” The next step in the process, Bradley said, is the community consultation meeting, April 14. A Heritage Conservation District (HDC) is an area of the city that is protected by a municipal bylaw passed under the Ontario Heritage Act by city council. According t o To r o n t o’s He r i t a g e Pre s e r v a t i o n Se r v i c e s, HDCs ensure that an area’s “significance and character are protected and conserved in the long-term by managing change to the resources within it.” “We’re trying to preserve the character – not all architecture,” Bradley said. “We’re very concerned the latest condo development will change the character of the village. People are concerned about the pace of development as we don’t have an overall plan of how it’s supposed to look.” Each neighbourhood association had its own condominium development proposals. “All our antennae were going up,” Bradley said. The issue of development was big enough to bring the four organizations together for the first time. “Our resident associations did a walkabout to look at
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Groups are hoping a heritage designation will help preserve the area’s character.
buildings in our areas, like the fire hall and certain houses, that warranted heritage status,” Bradley said. A Ryerson University urban design student helped the group research and craft the nomination document. Despite being situated along Bloor Street West, a major arterial road, the village still maintains a “charming, family-oriented and pedestrianfriendly environment,” says the nomination. distinct features
retail main street dating back to the 1920s and ‘30s “characterized by an eclectic blend of small street level stores with apartments or offices above in a predominantly two to threestorey skyline”; a “continuing regional destination for retail and cultural events linked to the post-war European settlement of the area” and a “strong historic ‘walk-to’ association of the retail strip with the surrounding residential neighbourhoods of the same 1920 to 1930s era, among other attributes.
Bloor West Village’s “distinct community atmosphere” is created by several important physical and cultural assets. These include, an historic
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Police release security image of man wanted for two bank robberies ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com Police have released security camera images in the hopes of identifying a suspect in two bank holdups in Bloor West Village. Police said a man walked into a bank near Bloor Street and Windermere Avenue, approached a teller and displayed a knife around 3:10 p.m. March 12. The man then made a threat to the teller and demanded money. He left with cash. About 35 minutes later, the man walked into another bank in the area, walked up to a teller and made a demand for money. When the teller hesitated, the man produced a box cutter and made a threat. He fled towards Runnymede subway station. The suspect is white, 35 to 40 years old and unshaven. He wore a black winter coat,
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Union Pearson Express Electrification Environmental Assessment NOTICE OF COMPLETION Environmental Project Report THE PROJECT Metrolinx has completed an Environmental Project Report (EPR) in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08 for the Union Pearson (UP) Express Electrification project. Metrolinx is proposing to electrify the UP Express service beginning at the future UP Express Union Station in the City of Toronto and terminating at the future UP Express Pearson Station (at Terminal 1, Toronto Pearson International Airport) in the City of Mississauga. The project involves the electrification of approximately 25 kilometres of track along the Union Station GO Rail Corridor and Kitchener GO Rail Corridor to Highway 427, where the route then follows the new UP Express spur line (under construction) into Pearson Airport (see key map below). The purpose of the project is to convert the UP Express service from diesel to electric power, which will be achieved through a Traction Electrification System that will provide electrical power to the trains by means of a power distribution system. An Overhead Contact System (wiring system) will be suspended from a number of support structures (i.e. portals, cantilevers) placed along and over the track. Two paralleling stations and a new maintenance facility are also required. In addition, a separate Environmental Assessment study is being carried out by Hydro One for the proposed Traction Power Substation, in accordance with the Class EA for Minor Transmission Facilities. Electrification of the UP Express is part of The Big Move, Metrolinx’s regional transportation plan, which will dramatically improve how people move in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Funding for electrification is dependent on the Metrolinx Investment Strategy. THE PROCESS The environmental impact of this transit project was assessed and an Environmental Project Report prepared in accordance with the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings. The EPR for the UP Express Electrification project is now available for a 30-day review period starting April 1, 2014 on the project website (http://www.gotransit.com/electrification/en/default.aspx) and at the following locations: Ministry of the Environment Environmental Approvals Branch 2 St. Clair Avenue West Floor 12A Toronto, ON M4V 1L5 tel: 416-314-8001 or 1-800-461-6290 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. City of Toronto City Clerk’s Office Toronto City Hall 100 Queen Street West 13th Floor, West Toronto, ON M5H 2N2 tel: 416-392-8016 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments by April 30, 2014 to: Karen Pitre Executive Director, Electrification Metrolinx-GO Transit 20 Bay Street, Suite 600 Toronto, ON M5J 2W3 tel: 416-874-5910 e-mail: Karen.Pitre@metrolinx.com There are circumstances where the Minister of the Environment has the authority to require further consideration of the transit project or impose conditions on it. These include if the Minister is of the opinion that: • The transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest; or • The transit project may have a negative impact on a constitutionally protected Aboriginal or treaty right. Before exercising the authority referred to above, the Minister is required to consider any written objections to the transit project that he or she may receive within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the Environmental Project Report is first published. If you have discussed your issues with the proponent and you object to the project, you can provide a written submission to the Minister of the Environment by no later than April 30, 2014 to the address provided below. All submissions must clearly indicate that an objection is being submitted and describe any negative impacts to matters of provincial importance (natural/cultural environment) or Aboriginal rights. Environmental Approvals Access and Service Integration Branch Ministry the Environment Attention: Adam Sanzo, Project Officer 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A Toronto, ON M4V 1L5 tel: 416-314-8001 or 1-800-461-6290 fax: 416-314-8452 e-mail: EAASIBGen@ontario.ca If not already provided, a copy of the objection will be forwarded to the proponent by the ministry. All personal information included in a submission such as name, address, telephone number and property location is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s. 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Project Officer or the Ministry of the Environment’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434. This notice was first published on April 1, 2014. Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez composer le 416 869-3200 ou le 1 888 GET-ON-GO (438-6646).
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Rollergirls founder honoured with Caring Canadian award Cynthia Brooks credited for reviving sport of roller derby LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com It’s likely Dundas Street West and Runnymede Road-area resident Cynthia Brooks – perhaps best known as her roller derby alter ego “Splat Benatar” is the first-ever player of the sport to be awarded a Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award. Brooks was recognized by Lt.-Gov. David Onley, on behalf of Gov.-Gen. David Johnston, with a certificate and pin during a special ceremony at Queen’s Park along with several people “who have made a significant, sustained, unpaid contribution to their community, in Canada or abroad.” Brooks is credited for reviving the sport of roller derby by creating the GTA Rollergirls, a not-for-profit, all-inclusive league comprised of women of all ages, fitness levels and careers. “It was quite a shock,” revealed Brooks at the league’s practice at Bishop Marrocco/ Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School on March 26. “The players applied for me.” Brooks said she was inspired by the 2006 A&E reality TV show Rollergirls, featuring the Lonestar Rollergirls, of the Austin Texas roller derby league. “I came off the couch and decided I wanted to do this,” Brooks told The Villager, adding she used to roller skate as a kid. Founded in 2007, the flat track league – comprised of allstar team the G-sTARs and the rookies, the Derby Debutants – plays its first game of the season Saturday, April 19 at the Bubble next to Ted Reeve arena, at the corner of Main and Gerard streets. Tickets to the pre-season community day game are free, but spectators are encouraged to make a cash ($5 suggested minimum) donation to the Lions Club at
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“jammer” who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team. Meanwhile, each team helps its jammer while blocking the opposing jammer – which means they’re playing both offense and defense at the same time. Janine Yager, or Brickhouse Bardot, has been playing for five seasons. The Etobicoke resident said she wanted to join a lesbian soccer league, but when she discovered it was full, decided to try roller derby. Her moniker was inspired by a neighbour. When she was 10, he told her she was built like a brick house. The name is “tough and sexy.” May Biley, a.k.a Maykilla the Hun, an Annex resident, has been a part of the league since its inception. She says she loves the sport for its camaraderie and sense of community. Every practice is a challenge. “It doesn’t matter how slow you go – you’re always one lap ahead of that person on the couch,” Biley said. Since the beginning, the GTA Rollergirls has supported several charitable organizations like the Parkdale Food Bank, Community Centre 55, the Heart & Stroke Foundation and even helped finance a private adoption. Take part in the April 19 community day. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the game starting at 7 p.m. Ted Reeve arena is situated at 175 Main St.
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