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INSIDE Eggs get a colourful makeover at Colborne Lodge / 2

OPINION The mayor predicts a ‘blood bath.’ He may be sort of right. / 4

Sale of Bloor CI and Kent PS will go on open market April 18

EVENTS The Easter Bunny’s coming to town – and so are a lot of other events / 10, 16

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Grafitti artist José-Gabriel Sandoval participates in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Grafitti Challenge at Yonge-Dundas Square on Saturday.

Cowabunga! Ninja turtles return Local graffiti artist enters art competition; voting opens online ALI RAZA araza@insidetoronto.com Four Toronto artists, including one from the Bloor Street and Lansdowne Avenue area, geared up to spray paint their own versions of the Teenage

Mutant Ninja Turtles in a contest on April 5 at Yonge-Dundas Square. The street art contest is organized by Nickelodeon. Fans can vote on their favourite design of the turtles and the winning image will be printed on a

T-shirt that will be available for sale with Walmart. Bloor West’s José-Gabriel Sandoval, 27, was one of the four spray-painting the ninja turtles. Sandoval is a wellknown street artist, being a fixture in Toronto’s street art

culture since age 15. From an early age, Sandoval often sketched for fun. Upon reaching his teenage years, his interests shifted towards graffiti. “You know how every kid >>>MY, page 8

Concerned by the imminent sale of Toronto District School Board ( TDSB) property at the corner of Dufferin and Bloor West streets, a group of residents under the banner ‘Building a Better Bloordale Community’ banded together to host a public meeting to discuss the site’s redevelopment on Tuesday. The TDSB is currently in the process of selling 7.3 acres of land that includes Kent Senior Public School and Bloor Collegiate Institute. The board is planning to close the high school and relocate students to a retrofitted former Brockton High School at the corner of Brock Avenue and Croatia Street by 2016, moderator Sean FitzPatrick told an audience who packed the cafeteria of Bloor Collegiate. “There are two parts to the redevelopment: the corner of Bloor and Dufferin – what will >>>BAILÃO, page 18

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EGG CRAFTS: Getting ready for Easter, staff at Colborne Lodge held an egg dyeing workshop with visitors on the weekend. Above, staff member Maria Rodrigues shows a dyed egg to, from left, Yaozhen Zhong, Jona Amstalden, sister Lia, mom Viviane and dad Christian. At left, the group watches a demonstration before giving it a try themselves. The annual Easter Egg Hunt at Colborne Lodge is next Sunday, April 13, noon to 3 p.m. The cost is $3 for the egg hunt and $1 for egg dyeing. Staff photos/IAN KELSO

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Ultra marathoner takes the ‘long’ way around Mauko overcomes loss, health challenges and pushes his limits in marathon races LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com High Park area resident Joe Mauko’s philosophy is to take the road less travelled. “My wife and I, we like to find out where others are going and head the other way,” Mauko told The Villager. And, so in typical fashion, the 43-year-old extreme runner tacked on an additional 70 kilometres before he even got to the starting line of Hamilton’s 30km Around the Bay Road Race on Sunday, March 30. “It was a journey,” said Mauko, who set out Saturday night at a solid pace through Etobicoke, Mississauga, along the Lakeshore to Oakville where he stopped downtown at a dessert spot where he downed a litre of water and a Coke and told his servers his story. He reached downtown Burlington early at 2 a.m. Everything was closed. And, so, in an effort to keep warm and rest, he took a power nap in a hospital ER waiting area. Two hours later, he was up and running where he met some friends in plenty of time to start the marathon. When it was all said and done, he had completed the 100/km in 12 hours. Mauko, a one-time top pole vaulter, former National Collegiate Athletic Association scholarship athlete and 1996 Olympic hopeful suffered a serious career-ending injury during the Olympic qualifier. In 2002, his father suffered a massive stroke and two years

later, passed away in his son’s arms. As he was helping his mother cope with the loss of her husband, Mauko was diagnosed with cancer. “To say my life was spiraling didn’t even scratch the surface,” Mauko said. “I thought, ‘Is this it? Is this life?’ My dad’s advice was always to get a good education, get a job and retire 40 years later. I thought, ‘They’re has to be more.’ I made a conscious decision to re-evaluate.” In January 2012, he decided he wanted to test himself both physically and mentally, even spiritually and took up running.

The father of two kids, seven and three, is able to juggle his training with the least amount of impact on his family by running as early as 4:30 in the morning and running again on his lunch hour and after his children are in bed. He also credits the Bank of Montreal, particularly the Dupont Street and Symington Avenue branch and Access to Network for helping him raise funds for the Terry Fox Foundation. He is in the midst of a campaign to raise $50,000 Read about his next race across the Atacama Desert in Chile in October by visiting http://bit.ly/1oJLCuB

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Henry peers through the fencing at Baird Park dog park after it reopened following a chocolate scare over the weekend.

Baird dog park reopens Area was given thorough inspection after chocolate found LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com

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High Park resident and extreme runner Joe Mauko (front right) tacked on an additional 70 kilometres to Hamilton’s 30K Around the Bay Road Race on Sunday, March 30. Mauko is raising money for the Terry Fox Foundation.

The off-leash area in Baird Park has been re-opened since a dog owner discovered chocolate strewn across the ground and called police Sunday. Peter White, general supervisor, Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation, told The Villager that as of 10:15 Monday morning, the off-leash area is open after a thorough inspection and cleanup. As much was one cup of chocolate was recovered from the park, he said. Eleven Division police and City of Toronto Parks Forestry and Recreation department officials arrived at the park, at

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mixed up.” Dogs have a chocolate radar, warned Bainbridge. “They’ll sniff it out through Christmas wrapping,” he said. If your dog has ingested chocolate, Bainbridge advises calling the vet immediately. “Keep the chocolate wrapper so we know what kind of chocolate the dog has eaten,” he said. “There’s a calculation we do based on the dog’s size and weight.” The first thing a vet will do is induce vomiting, then administer what’s called liquid charcoal that binds and neutralizes any remaining chocolate in the stomach. The key is to call the vet as soon as possible. A dog who has ingested chocolate could exhibit a variety of symptoms, including hyper salivating, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle twitching and hyperactivity.

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he door to a very unique opportunity opened this week for some 20,000 people across Ontario with the launch of the volunteer recruitment campaign for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Games. It’s a great chance for residents young and old to build organizational and leadership skills that could lead to job opportunities. It’s also beneficial to the city, to be able to develop an engaged, experienced volunteer contingent that not only contributes to the strength of our community today, but one that develops a legacy of volunteerism that can be called upon for future events – at the local level or again on the world stage. For these Games, there will be volunteer positions across 16 municipalities in all our view aspects of the events, from antidoping and medical services, Residents can protocol and the Games-time service, to ticketing, venue contribute to news management and ushers at strength of city events. Positions start as early as this September. If you have the time, skills and passion to spare, it’s an opportunity seriously worth considering. It’s a chance to be a part of an exciting, world-class event, to meet new people and learn new skills. But more than that, it’s a chance to directly contribute to the strength of our city and the bonds between our communities. When athletes arrive from the Caribbean and Central, South and North America next year, all eyes will be on our city and the collective force of ambassadors that will be welcoming them. Our communities are already rich with selfless volunteers who work tirelessly at the grassroots level, but this is Toronto’s chance to display our pride for all the world to see. As well, the province will be granting each volunteer at the Games a volunteer certificate, and the Ontario Student Assistance Program is offering benefits to make it easier for college and university students to get involved. Those with additional language skills are especially encouraged to apply. Saäd Rafi, CEO of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Games, likens volunteers to the “backbone” of the event and said they will be behind every amazing moment we witness next year. The power of volunteerism cannot be understated, whether it’s on a small-scale locally or helping to host the largest sporting event Toronto’s ever seen. To apply, visit TORONTO2015.org/volunteer

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Any mayoral race ‘blood bath’ will be of Rob Ford’s making M

ayor Rob Ford sought to set the tone early on in the 2014 mayoral race, when he predicted it would be a “blood bath.” That’s a crude metaphor for what this very Canadian race is turning into. In these early months, it seems that candidates for the top job are struggling to put as kind and civil a face on the proceedings as they can. It is almost well-mannered. Opponents of Ford have, it’s true, called out the mayor on his bad behaviour and other obvious shortcomings – but it seemed like they had to be goaded into doing so after a notable lack of carnage in the first, televised mayoral debate. Most of the real bloodletting has come from the sidelines: those ‘No Ford Nation’ Rob Ford parody signs showing up

david nickle the city on streets around the city, or that independently produced YouTube attack ad on John Tory, drawing ties between him and the Fords, reminding women voters of his advice on golf and success in business, and his well-compensated work with Rogers. From the candidates themselves, the aggression remains generally passive. Last week, Tory emerged with a code of conduct he’d follow as mayor – pledging to show up on time, not make enemies’ lists, not consort with criminals and obey the law – which if boiled down amounts to a sniping assertion to behave nothing like Ford. Olivia Chow, meanwhile,

has stuck to the line that the mayor’s a bad example for her grandchildren, then gone on to talk about child care, housing, business taxes, and public transit. Karen Stintz largely avoids the issue, and David Soknacki favours a lighter-touch version of those clever street-sign and YouTube snipes, combined with more direct questioning of the way in which the mayor’s using his office resources during the election period. One could almost anticipate a relatively genteel run up to the Oct. 27 election, were it not for the fact that all this messy characterbased stuff keeps coming up. On the weekend, Mayor Ford took budget chief Frank Di Giorgio on a very bad boy’s night out at the Air Canada Centre. While

there, the mayor threw a tantrum, fell into what sounds like a selfie-drivenmosh-pit of fans, and ditched poor Di Giorgio for a taxi full of revelers and a night on the town. Di Giorgio was left to mope off to his ward, where a small gathering of constituents were waiting for a visit from their mayor. At the end of it, even Di Giorgio – among the last of Ford’s supporters on council – admitted he had to rethink his loyalties. If the mayor keeps this kind of behaviour up, his prediction will come true, but not as he thinks. Whatever ‘blood bath’ comes of it, the wounds will be the mayor’s and they’ll be entirely self-inflicted. David Nickle is The Villager’s city hall reporter. His column appears Thursdays. Reach him on Twitter: @DavidNickle

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Members of Western Tech’s robotics team are on their way to the world championships of FIRST Robotics in St. Louis, Missouri at the end of the month. Working on a robot are left to right, Marcus Qhintilian, Meetkumar Patel, Sebastian Valenzuela, Madison Kent, Ethan Valdic and Avi Lauter.

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The Bloor West Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) and its merchants between Glendowynne Avenue and the South Kingsway presents Easter in the Village on Saturday, April 19 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Look for the Easter Bunny with chocolate treats for children. Visit the BIA’s website at www. bloorwestvillagebia.com for more information. Church hosts Palm Sunday concert All Saints’ Kingsway Anglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W., hosts a Palm Sunday massed choir and chamber orchestra concert featuring Shawn Grenke, conductor; Andrew Adair, organist; Margaret Bardos, mezzo-soprano Sunday, April 13 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. For further details, visit www. allsaintskingsway.ca or call 416233-1125 ext. 0

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parking until next week, Tuesday, April 15. This change traditionally takes place on April 1. It is expected that the road will be clear by April 15, allowing alternate parking rules to go into effect on this date.

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discuss the results of a Ontario Trillium Foundation-funded feasibility study. The town hall takes place Wednesday, April 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 151 Annette St. Share refreshments with neighbours and get involved in the project. Volunteers are still needed for the event and for the Junction Commons Project in general. The group will be building a board of directors for the freshly minted Junction Commons not-forprofit society over the next few months and is looking for new members. Free tickets to the town hall are available at junctioncommons.brownpapertickets.com (people can still show up at the event without a ticket, but registering helps determine numbers in advance). Visit junctioncommons. wordpress.com

The Junction Commons Project, a group of Junction residents working to convert the former 11 Division police station on Mavety Street into a community hub, is hosting a town hall meeting to

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Community, family mourns passing of Junction butcher George Sakellariou LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Junction butcher George Sakellariou left a significant mark on the neighbourhood since opening the popular ‘Junction Meats’ at Dundas Street West and Indian Grove in 1979. Sakellariou passed away Monday, March 31, surrounded by his family after a short and difficult battle with lung cancer. Sakellariou is survived by his wife of 44 years, Anticoni, his daughter Angela, sonin-law Andrea and granddaughter Anastasia, along with his son Frank and his wife, Michelle. “He was a people person with a big heart. He helped a lot of people in the Greek community and in the Junction,” Frank said. “He was a hard worker.” Working since the age of 12, Sakellariou, who was

Frank. Their daughter, Angela, was born soon after. In 1978, he purchased the property at 2802 Dundas St. W. which became Junction Meats. Sakellariou worked at Canada Packers – now Maple Leaf Foods – at St. Clair and Dundas West streets. His shift ended at 3 p.m. Not ready to go home and wanting to make more money for his family, he got a job at a butcher shop at Queen Street West and Sherbourne Street for three years until he realized he wanted to open his own business. “He was really beloved in the neighbourhood,” said Frank of his father. He ran an old-school business. If a customer couldn’t pay him right away, he’d say, come back next week, recalled Frank. “He was a character. He’s gone, but he’s always with me,” he said.

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Runnymede Maker Club WHEN: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Runnymede Public Library, 2178 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Ana M, 416393-7697, COST: Free Take part in exciting experiments, kooky crafts and thrilling technologies. Drop-in. For children ages six and up. Runs April 19 and May 3.

Swansea Treats and Treasures Sale WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Community Centre Gym, 15 Waller Ave. CONTACT: Dona Pagnan Vendroy, 416-392-6796, SacTreatsandtreasures@yahoo.ca COST: Free A community sale with both craft vendors and garage sale tables. Live band, bake table, door prizes and face painting. Tables are $40 to rent; Proceeds to Swansea Community Centre needs.

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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 Varenyky, cabbage rolls, Ukrainian Easter bread, home-baked goods, ceramics, Ukrainian Easter eggs, embroidered and woven goods and more.

and let the sunshine in. Go directly to the nursery if you know where it is, or else meet in front of Grenadier Restaurant. Tools provided.

w Monday, April 14

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 every Monday and Thursday morning. Call to register.

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High Park Native Plant Nursery Cleanup WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Grenadier Cafe, 200 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: highparkstewards.celebrations.com/nurserycleanup, stewards@highparknature. org COST: Free It’s time to uncover the plants in the nursery, remove some of the dead stalks from the Boulevards Beds,

w Tuesday, April 15

If These Walls Could Talk – Film screening WHEN: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette

Engagement Marketing Works WHEN: 6:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Camaraderie Coworking, 2241 Dundas St. W., 3rd floor CONTACT: Jim Pagiamtzis, 416-894-7859, COST:

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Asian Heritage Month Intercultural Dating WHEN: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7692 COST: Free Tamil-Canadian author Koom Kankesan is a creative writing teacher and author. Join him as he reads from his work and discusses the cultural classes that can arise when people from different cultures meet, date and meet the family. West Bend Community Association Meeting WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Indian Road Crescent Public School, 285 Indian Road Cres. CONTACT: 647478-8457, info@thewestbend.ca COST: Free West Bend Community Association (east of Keele Street, north of Bloor Street to CPR tracks) monthly

residents meeting. Guest speaker is mayoral candidate David Soknacki. New members welcome.

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Book Talk: Suanne Kelman WHEN: 7 to 8:15 p.m. WHERE: Runnymede Public Library, 2178 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: 416-393-7697 COST: Free Ryerson University professor and book lover Suanne Kelman offers an insightful discussion about The Cellist of Sarajevo.

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Junction Seniors Gathering WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Pascal’s Baguette and Bagels, 2904 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 social network of neighbours. Tuesday mornings 10 to 11 a.m. at Agora Cafe, 3015 Dundas St. W. and Fridays at the above location.

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days only government entities – other school boards, universities, colleges, the City of Toronto – can bid. If the property doesn’t sell in 90 days, it will go on the open market to private bidders. This 90-day period ends April 18. As soon as she received notice the land was for sale, Davenport Councillor Ana Bailão said she immediately contacted all city departments to determine all available resources for purchasing the site. The city’s real estate services division, on behalf of Parks, Forestry and Recreation and Economic Development and Culture Divisions, wrote a letter expressing formal interest in the site. “We are interested. What a great site to do something innovative,” Bailão said. However, the school board and the TLC told the city they are not willing to entertain any bid for less than the entire 7.3 acre site.

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The problem is, it is impossible for the City of Toronto to obtain necessary funding approval to submit an offer for the entire property by the deadline, she said. “The legislation needs to change,” she said. “We don’t have time to do a formal bid in 90 days.” Regardless of whether another school board purchases the property and it does not go on the open market or if it is bought by private developers, Bailão said she is committed to ensuring the community remain involved and consulted throughout the process. Local resident Erella Beaubella shared her concern for the fate of the site. “Once we sell this off to a developer, we’re not going to get these classrooms back,” she said to applause. For more information on the campaign, visit the ‘Building a Better Bloordale’ Facebook page.

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Ministry of the Environment Central Region Office 5775 Yonge Street Place Nouveau, 8th Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4J1 tel: 416-326-1825 Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Metrolinx/GO Transit 20 Bay Street Suite 600 Toronto, ON M5J 2W3 tel: 416-874-5910 Monday to Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Weston Public Library 2 King Street Toronto, ON M9N 1K9 tel: 416-394-1016 Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday: 12:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Richview Public Library 1806 Islington Avenue Toronto, ON M9P 3N3 tel: 416-394-5120 Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Mount Dennis Public Library 1123 Weston Road Toronto, ON M6N 3S3 tel: 416 394-1008 Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday: 12:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Parkdale Public Library 1303 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M6K 1L6 tel: 416-393-7686 Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Perth/Dupont Public Library 1589 Dupont Street Toronto, ON M6P 3S5 tel: 416-393-7677 Wednesday, Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday: 12:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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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rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT to complete. UP Express is promising frequent rail service between Union Station and Pearson International Airport, but has been a source of controversy for residents living along the Georgetown South GO rail corridor. They are concerned about the anticipated rise in carcinogenic diesel fumes from trains when the service goes online just before the 2015 Pan American Games. The full report is available for public feedback until the end of April at www.gotransit. com/electrification streetcar testing continues wNew

The new TTC streetcars are about to get a lot more visible. The new vehicles, which are larger and quieter than the current aging fleet, have had several sightings in the past year while they continue to undergo testing ahead of an Aug. 31 official launch. While testing continues, the vehicle will be on public display at two events in April and May. The new vehicle will

be part of the annual parade of streetcars taking place April 20 at the Beaches Easter Parade. The new streetcar will also be available to tour, but not ride, at the TTC’s Russell Carhouse for Doors Open Toronto on the weekend of May 24. call for better transit wStudents

Students from the University of Toronto are calling for better transit in an effort reduce excessive commute times in the Greater Toronto Area. Information released by the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance indicates 68 per cent of first-year U of T students rely on transit to get to campus. A quarter of those students average 16 hours per week on their commutes, well above the regional average of nearly seven hours, which itself is one of the highest totals in North America. Last week, at a debate at the university co-hosted by CivicAction, students shared tales of their long commutes and called on all major provincial parties to make improving transit a central objective of reducing traffic congestion. Rahul Gupta is The Villager’s transit reporter. His column appears every Thursday. Find him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

Union-Pearson Express project commencing sewer construction Residents living along the GO Georgetown South rail corridor could be impacted by scheduled construction for the ongoing Georgetown South (GTS) Project. The provincial transit planning agency Metrolinx is coordinating work for the GTS Project, a series of infrastructure improvements along the rail corridor to accommodate the upcoming Union-Pearson (UP) Express air-rail link service. Metrolinx announced

CORRECTION A story on page 17 of The Bloor West Villager Thursday, April 3, ‘Junction historical society to remain at Annette branch,’ said the Toronto Public Library has granted the West Toronto Junction

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construction vehicles performing the sewer installation. Metrolinx has pledged to monitor vibration levels while the work takes place. It’s not currently known how long the work will last but the entire GTS project construction is not expected to be completed until the end of the 2014. Pa r k d a l e - H i g h Pa r k Councillor Gord Perks hasposted a construction bulletin for the sewer work on his website www.gordperks.ca

Historical Society a rebate off its rent. However, the figure the society is paying is part of a license agreement covering overhead costs in the library associated with the space. The licensing agreement is based on the society agreeing to share its space with the district librarian one day a

week. Because the society has a license agreement, not a lease, it is officially in partnership with the library, hence sharing the space. The society is paying $800 per year. This is half the non-profit rate, which is typically $1,900. The Villager regrets the error.

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