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TRANSIT New double deckers from GO Transit / 13

Follow Rahul Gupta on Twitter @TOinTransit Mark your calendars, plenty to do in Bloor West/ 5

inside Young brother, sister filmmakers up for TVO, TIFF kids awards for anti-bullying short / 3

entertainment Local Indian classical dancer to perform this week

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Students recognized for academic achievement, community support LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com The 11 Division Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) will award its first-ever Community Safety Scholarship in recognition of high school students’ efforts to make their neighbourhood a safe place to live.

The scholarship is unique for its recognition of community and civic engagement and pro-

motion of safer communities.

Currently, the CPLC is looking for donors to help fund the scholarship. While it is the first for 11 Division, scholarships have been presented across several Toronto Police Services divisions for years, said local CPLC co-chair Linda Martin.

Those who are eligible are students who are working hard to give back to their community, Martin said. >>>BREAKFAST, page 17

Reflexology footpath plans unveiled in honour of cyclist LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Jennifer Morrison’s family and friends are still reeling from her sudden and untimely death last November.

The 38-year-old expectant mother was riding her bike on her way to pick up her fiveyear-old son from school when she was struck and killed by a

truck.

Those who knew the woman, who lived in the Dundas Street West and Sorauren Avenue area, are taking solace in a project they are launching in the yoga instructor and health practitioner’s memory: Canada’s first-ever reflexology footpath to be constructed in Dufferin Grove Park. >>>COUNCILLOR, page 6

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art workshop: Artists with the Milkweed Collective are helping students from James Culnan School in the Jane and Annette streets area of Bloor West Village, with an art workshop that will be part of an upcoming show called "Creativity Rocks" which will run from April 15 to 21. Here, Robin McPhail Dempsey of Milkweed helps from left: Edward-Vene Zuela, Eunice Diaz, Melanie Su, Chassity Amarai and Daniel Sanchez.

Residents wants to make electrification ‘the’ next provincial election issue ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com Residents in Roncesvalles Village are drawing a line in the sand and vowing to make electric trains the hot button issue during the next provincial election.

At a recent meeting of the Roncesvalles-Macdonell Residents’ Association (RMRA), Doug Bennet, the director of the Clean Train Coalition and the Chair of the Wabash Building Society, gave the nearly 50 residents in attendance an update on the issue.

The Union Pearson Express will operate on a 25-kilometre rail route, the bulk of which will share Metrolinx’s upgraded Kitchener GO rail corridor (formerly the Georgetown corridor). Trains will depart Union Station and Toronto Pearson >>>NOISE, page 16

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Purple Martins’ return to High Park includes newly built bird house LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com North America’s largest swallow, the Purple Martin, has a new High Park home because of the talents of a few Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School students.

Grade 11 students Victor Lopes, Joseph Scamolla and Frank Coelho, under the direction of construction technology teacher J.P. Cromien, can take credit for building the birds their new house. Yet, with space for as many as 12 different families – or broods, according to the High Park Natural Environment Committee’s Michael White – it could be described as a bird condo.

“Wow,” exclaimed White as he walked into the Bloor Street West and Dundas Street West-area high school’s shop class and saw the newly constructed bird house for the first time last Friday with its shiny green roof. migrating birds For the last three years, White, along with committee member Ray Bielaskie, has been responsible for looking after the bird house, taking it down in the fall and putting it back up in the spring for the migrating Purple Martins who return to High Park after wintering in South America. It is situated along the bike path at the south end of Grenadier Pond near The Queensway. Last year, high winds knocked the house off its perch and into bulrushes nearby.

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Students at Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School took on the project of building a new Purple Martin bird house for High Park. Teacher J.P. Cromien (second right) guided students Joseph Scamolla (left) , Frank Coelho (centre) and Victor Lopes (right) to build the house.

Ray Bielaskie (far left) and Michael White will look after the bird house in the park.

“It looks fantastic,” he said.

The new version is “much more robust,” Cromien said, as he slid the sides out demonstrating how this will make the house easier to clean.

“It was a great project for the skill development aspect and the mechanical skills, planning and design process,” Cromien said.

The teens modestly called the project “easy,” at least once they got the measuring finished, Scamolla said, an aspiring electrician.

“I love what they’ve done,” said Bielaskie.

He and White will install the new bird house in the next few weeks, to coincide with the Purple Martins’ return to High Park.

“It had seen better days,” Bielaskie told The Villager of the old house, first erected in 2007.

The nesting house was part of a Toronto and Region Conservation shoreline restoration project. Historically Purple Martins nested in cavities created by woodpeckers, but now they rely mainly on housing created by people.

“Ray came to me and asked if we could fix it or rebuilt it,” Cromien said, who was only too happy to oblige. “We like to help out the community.”

The shop class is a projectbased, hands-on learning course, Cromien explained, so a project like the bird house was a good fit. The majority of students are working on building Muskoka chairs and dog houses.

Bielaskie was impressed.

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The three-minute film entitled ‘Why it is Okay to be Different’ stars Katie, with her older brother behind the camera. The two shared script-writing duties.

“Think of a world where everybody was the same height, the same colour and had the same personality – the world would be boring and weird,” Katie says, speaking to the camera.

The two created their film over a two-week period last summer during what they coined ‘Katie and Matthew Camp.’ Filming and scriptwriting took place amid playing games out in their yard.

“My school is very big on trying to stop bullying,” Katie

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Katie and Matthew Advani's short film about bullying is a finalist for the TIFF Kids Award and TVO Kids Choice Awards.

said at her Bloor West Village home on a Monday evening.

“We decided to make a film because when you bully not only does it make the person you bully feel bad, but it makes you feel guilt.”

The two were inspired after going to see a screening of the TIFF Kids Award finalists last year at the TIFF Bell Light Box Theatre, according to their mother Suzanne Advani.

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Cantores Celestes choir marks 25th year LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com It’s Kelly Galbraith’s love for the women that comprise the Cantores Celestes choir that has kept the director at the helm for a quarter century.

“The women are incredible.

They’re coming from all walks of life. They’re committed; they memorize all their music,” Galbraith told The Villager.

“They’re the type of women you’d want to go to battle with – there’s such camaraderie between them.”

The choir is like family, Galbraith added.

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“They really appreciate each other,” she said. “They’re a great group of people who continue to inspire me.”

The choir’s latest concert, Saturday, April 20, is an extra special one because it kicks off a year of 25th anniversary celebrations. Cantores Celestes will present ‘The Circle of Days, at Runnymede United Church, starting at 7:30 p.m.

“I’m really excited about it,” Galbraith said.

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despite the fact that she and her husband do not have an artistic background.

“Katie has always been a performer and Matthew loves technology,” Advani said.

The duo credits their “awesome” computer teacher, Mrs. Taylor at MPS Etobicoke in the Rexdale Boulevard and Hwy. 27-area for honing their filmmaking skills.

“We’ll have a family event and Matthew will film us doing stuff on the weekend then he’ll present a little video at the end of the weekend,” Advani said.

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Casino: Care and foresight needed

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hether Toronto councillors vote for a downtown casino or not, it’s critical they make that decision with accurate information and understanding of the long-term implications.

The report released yesterday by Toronto city manager Joe Pennachetti lays out some of the terms Toronto councillors must demand if we are to enter into such an agreement with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.

What the report does not do is come out for or against a Toronto casino. It leaves that decision to our elected councillors.

What the report does do is give all involved some facts to work with. Pennachetti said the report paid particular attention to economic development associated with a casino.

For instance, a casino downtown along with expanded gaming at Woodbine in our view Etobicoke would provide construction investment of $3.3 to $3.6 billion and create more than 11,000 Casino not construction jobs and some 12,000 an economic casino-related jobs once the facilities are built to their full capacity. cure-all The report also sets terms for the city to negotiate hosting fees from OLG. Given the desirability of a downtown location, Toronto should not settle for less than between $111 to $148 million annually, the report says. Property taxes from a new downtown casino and an expanded Woodbine are also estimated at $19 million a year, according to the report.

Those are big numbers, but we urge care and foresight before going all in.

A downtown casino is not the cure-all for all of Toronto’s financial woes, as some seem to believe.

Linking city infrastructure projects to casino revenues is a dangerous game as that money cannot be guaranteed to flow endlessly and generously. Look at Windsor, which for years made big money from its casino but is now seeing its facility downsized as competition from Michigan keeps American gamblers and their money at home.

There is only so much money available to be circulated and we need to be aware that money being spent in a casino, is money not being spent elsewhere in our economy.

Yes, there is a lot of money to come the city’s way if we agree to a downtown casino. What we must be careful of is unrealistic expectations and linking that money to city-building projects that will end in failure if the casino tap starts running dry.

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Future of Toronto casino now sits in the hands of councillors T

hey asked for a report on casinos. What Mayor Rob Ford and Toronto council got was a Rorschach blot.

On Monday, the mayor’s executive committee will be starting what could be a two-day marathon to consider the long-awaited report from Toronto city manager Joe Pennachetti, setting out “the facts” on the prospect of allowing a casino in Toronto’s downtown.

The report is a curious beast. It lays out many benefits to approving a casino – it would kickstart 10,000 jobs in construction, another 10,000 long-term jobs, and let Toronto hit the magic million-square-foot mark for convention space, which would help the city attract the biggest conventions and trade shows that apparently elude the city now.

The report makes

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mention of the potential downside, and also notes that Torontonians who participated in the public consultation this winter were dramatically opposed to the idea, and those who responded to a poll were more marginally so.

But it does not recommend any course of action.

What it does do is set out conditions for approval that on the face of it would make it nearly impossible for a casino to happen. Toronto would need to receive an unprecedented hosting fee – effectively splitting the fee the province would receive 50-50, with a guaranteed minimum of $100 million a year.

The private-sector operator, meanwhile, would be

responsible for any infrastructure improvements, including public transit improvements it might desire.

Ontario’s new premier, Kathleen Wynne, has made it clear several times Toronto won’t get a special deal.

The only way that Toronto could see the kinds of hosting fees that Pennachetti recommends is if the OLG offers the same deal to other municipalities hosting casinos.

In the parlance, that seems like a long shot.

Which makes it easy for councillors who are uneasy about placing a casino in downtown Toronto to support casinos, conditional on Toronto receiving everything Pennachetti recommends.

Before the report came out, Mayor Ford released a spirited pitch in favour of the casino – one of the most

convincing public pitches he’s made since the election in 2010. Given that, he will almost certainly be able to get the report through his executive committee next week.

Whether he can get the report through council is another question.

Pro-casino lobbyists have been at work on Toronto council for more than a year trying to drum up support. But so have grass roots community members, urging the opposite. Last week, a coalition of religious leaders weighed in with strong opposition to a major casino.

Councillors who were hoping for some guidance from the city manager will only be frustrated. As before, the future of gambling in Toronto will be theirs to call.

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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, 647235-0843, www.junctionra. ca/junction-seniors/, eob62@ yahoo.com COST: Free We meet twice a week at a local coffee shop for conversation, as a social network of neighbours. Friday at the above location and Tuesday mornings 10 to 11 a.m. at Agora Cafe, 3015 Dundas St. W. All welcome.

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Spring Rummage Sale WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: St. Olavs Anglican Church, 360 Windermere Ave. CONTACT: Church Secretary, 416-769-5686, stolaves@ stolaves.ca COST: Free Clothing, linens, kitchen items, boutique items, jewelry, crafts, Christmas items, books, toys, games, puzzles and more.

Proceeds go to causes supported by the Anglican church women.

Thrift Shop WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Emmanuel Howard Park United Church, 214 Wright Ave. CONTACT: Megan Kallin, 416-536-1755, www. ehpunitedchurch.ca, hwrdprk@ bellnet.ca COST: Items $1 and up Every Saturday at the church.

Enter at south door closest to Roncesvalles Avenue.

All proceeds go to outreach meals. Great bargains from only $1. Items include gently used clothes, shoes, dishes, and household items. Stock replenished weekly. Donations welcome.

Spring Has Sprung – Family Nature Walk

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Casino Rama Day Trip WHEN: 9 a.m. WHERE: LA Centre for Active Living, 55 Rankin Cres. CONTACT: melissa scott, 416-452-4875, melissa@ loyolaarrupecentre.com COST: $2 LA Centre for Active Living heads to Casino Rama for the day. Call for more details.

WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: 416392-1748, www.highparknaturecentre.com, naturcentre@ highpark.org COST: $2/person or donate-what-you-can Hike the trails of High Park to find the signs of spring. Listen for birds, feel soft mosses, find the bugs as they wake. Meet at the High Park Nature Centre.

Village of Love: A Journey to Freedom WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Runnymede United Church, 432 Runnymede Rd. CONTACT: Linda Levin, 416-7667265, www.villageoflovecanada.org, linda.levin@ villageoflovecanada.org COST: $20, $25 A fundraiser to support family-based orphan care in Kenya. An exciting evening of Afro-centric dance, song and drama featuring dramatist, Dienye Waboso, The Heritage Singers Canda and Twamsifueli Dancers.

The Healey Willan Singers presents “Espana” WHEN: 8 to 9:30 p.m.

WHERE: Church of St. Martin in-the-Fields, 151 Glenlake Ave. CONTACT: Ron Cheung, 416-519-0528, www. healeywillansingers.com, healeywillansingers@yahoo.ca COST: $20 adults, $15 seniors/ students Come and enjoy an evening of Latin American choral music.

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women’s choir, will present a choral concert featuring the Missa Sao Sebastiao by Heitor Villa-Lobos, plus music by Pablo Casals, Javier Busto and folk songs from the region.

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Sunday Outreach Program WHEN: 2 to 6 p.m.

WHERE: Emmanuel Howard Park United Church, 214 Wright Ave. CONTACT: Megan Kallin, 416-536-1755, www.ehpunitedchurch. ca, hwrdprk@bellnet. ca COST: Free Every Sunday in the church basement gym. Day includes: lunch, coffee, snacks, worship service and community dinner. Last meal served at 6 p.m.

Vegetarian meal available on request.

Free West Bend Community Association hosts its monthly residents’ meeting. New members welcome.

qualify. A membership to the Centre is required for this service.To qualify you must: Be 55+, make less than $25,000 (single) or $30,000 (couple) Please call for more details.

Takes place tomorrow at the same time.

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Rotary Meeting WHEN: 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

WHERE: Grenadier Cafe, 200 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: Scott Bartle, 416-710-4383 COST: Free The Rotary Club of Parkdale - High Park hosts its weekly breakfast meeting with guest speaker.

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West Bend Community Association WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Indian Road Crescent Public School, 285 Indian Road Cres.

CONTACT: 647-478-8457, info@thewestbend.ca COST:

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w Monday, April 15 Free Income Tax Appointments WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m.

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Councillor Ana Bailão to help launch fundraiser event April 11 >>>from page 1 Designed by Morrison’s husband, Florian Shuck, the footpath will take the shape of the infinity figure eight.

“Jenna embodied light and kindness,” Joey Gill, a close friend said. “She was a professionally trained dancer, one of the most graceful people I’ve ever met. Her entire life, she was fascinated with health and wellness.”

On a visit to Seoul, Korea in 2001, Morrison discovered the widespread popularity of reflexology footpaths throughout Asia.

“Imagine a concrete cement walkway with different sizes of cobblestones – you simply walk along the path and it stimulates the bottom of your feet,” Gill said.

Struck by this notion, Morrison dreamed of creating such a footpath in one of Toronto’s public parks.

Her friends and family want to grant her this wish. On Thursday, April 11, with help

Jenna Morrison was struck and killed by a truck as she she rode her bike en route to pick up her son from school.

from Davenport Councillor Ana Bailão, they will unveil plans while launching a fundraising campaign for the footpath in Morrison’s and her family’s favourite park. The event takes place at The Common, a cafe at 1028 Bloor St. W, with all proceeds going towards the creation and maintenance of the footpath.

“Jenna and I often took our

son, Lucas, to Dufferin Grove Park. We created memories here, made friends and built our community in this park,” said Shuck in a statement.

Bailão will be presenting a cheque to kick off the fundraiser.

“Jenna was a Ward 18 resident who touched the lives of many Torontonians,”the councillor said. “She was devoted to community service and helping people live better. Our aim is to honour that legacy with a lasting piece of infrastructure that provides ongoing health benefits for all of Toronto.”

Donations can be made at the April 11 event, which starts at 7 p.m., and online at the Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation, www.tiny.cc/ jkmfootpath Donations of $10 or more are eligible for a charitable tax receipt.

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The Celebrity Symphony Orchestra, directed by Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton music teacher Dr. Andrew Rozbicki, presents ‘Golden Voices,’ a concert at the Centre for the Arts, Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m.

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seeks federal funds wCity Toronto took a step closer to securing federal infrastructure money to help pay for a new subway line.

Council voted unanimously at its meeting on Thursday to support TTC chair Karen Stintz’s motion to have staff report back on how the city can apply for money from a new $47-billion federal infrastructure fund. Stintz wants a share of that money, expected to become available starting 2014, to fund one third of a proposed $7.4-billion downtown relief subway line and to cover repair costs for the Gardiner Expressway. double deckers from GO transit wNew

Last week, GO Transit debuted the first of 25 new doubledecker buses to hit the road in the coming months.

The Scottish-made Alexander Dennis Enviro500 LHD buses are lower than the existing fleet of doubledeckers which GO says will allow them to operate on 34 more bus routes than their predecessors – without fear of crashing into bridges or

rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT overpasses.

The new buses will cost the province nearly $20 million.

They are all expected to be in service by May. Association critical of plan wTrucking

On the heels of Metrolinx announcing a shortlist of potential user fees and taxes to pay for the Big Move, the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has come out against the transportation plan itself.

In a press release, OTA president David Bradley said the $50-billion plan “provides only a superficial and rather outdated treatment of goods movement issues”. He also said trucking companies already pay more than their fair share in gas taxes and licence plate fees. exhibition seeks submissions wPoster

Jane’s Walk is inviting submissions for a poster exhibition to be held in conjunction with this year’s walking tour

series.

The group is inviting poster designers to submit their works highlighting the idea of walkable cities.

The top entries will be on display at the 2013 Jane’s Walk launch party May 1 and the grand prize winner will receive $500. Deadline is April 22. To register for the competition visit www. janeswalk.net BIXI stations sought wmore

Cycle Toronto joined the chorus of cycling advocates who want more BIXI bike stations.

The group is circulating a petition calling for the bikeshare service to substantially increase the number of cycles it offers up for temporary use, which stands at 1,000.

Pointing to the success of the program, which launched in 2011 and celebrated its millionth ride last fall, the petition wants BIXI to to expand past the downtown core. For more, visit www.cycleto.ca

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Duo perform in ‘whimsical’ Have your say on art production at Enwave Theatre funding for Toronto Dufferin Grove resident, long-time dance partner weave together modern and classical moves on stage LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Indian classical dancer Nova Bhattacharya and her 10-year creative partner Louis Laberge-Côté will perform in their first-ever full-length joint show at Harbourfront’s Enwave Theatre, April 11 to 13.

Christened ‘Ashkongay,’ the Bengali word for “together,” the dance reflects the couple’s decadelong artistic collaboration and merging of their two different styles and influences.

“We’d already made three smaller pieces together,” said the Dufferin Grove resident. “We really enjoyed working together. There was something that was drawing us back to work together.”

The contemporary dancers weave together modern and Indian classical dance in a production that combines Hindu myths and French Canadian folklore in a “whimsical” exploration of friendship and affection.

“It’s definitely a hybrid of both our training, our personal and individual expressions,” said Bhattacharya.

“Years ago I saw him in a DanceWorks production and we met after that show,” recalled Bhattacharya.

“At the time, I think we were both in a place where we were eager for new experiences. We were curious about each other.” indian classical form Bhattacharya began dancing as a child, studying the Indian Classical form.

“When I told my school counsellor that I wanted to dance for a living, she said, ‘How are you going to feed yourself?’”

But, after a few years away, “a series of circumstances led me back to the dance world,” said Bhattacharya, who grew up in Scarborough and studied with Menaka Thakkar, a leader in Indian dance in Canada for the past 40 years.

Bhattacharya’s first dance class growing up was ballet, however, her parents had seen Thakkar perform and wanted their daughter to study Indian dance because of the family’s heritage.

“I was her first student,” she said of her mentor.

There is a new source of funding for Toronto’s arts and the city wants to know how they should spend it.

This month, the City of Toronto is asking for public input on how to spend and measure the impact of the new arts and culture funding that became available from Third Party Sign Tax retroactive revenues.

On Thursday, April 4, Toronto council approved the allocation of $6 million in revenues, previously collected from the Third Party Sign Tax, to a variety of city arts and culture programs.

The $6 million is being drawn from Third Party Sign Tax revenues generated from 2009 to 2012.

The following program areas will receive funding for 2013: w Toronto Arts Council: $4 million for its grants and $200,000 for its operations; w City cultural services: $700,000 to enhance current cultural programs; w Major cultural organizations: $600,000 overall increase in grants funding; w Local arts service organizations: $300,000 overall increase in grants funding; w Culture Build: $200,000 to reestablish this cultural infrastructure program.

The 2013 allocation of $6 million is the first step in the implementation of the January council decision that earmarked $20 to $25 million of one-time retroactive Third Party Sign Tax revenue to fund a multiyear strategy to phase in an increase to the City of Toronto’s per capita cultural funding.

“The new source of funding for Toronto’s arts and culture sector will

have a profound impact on Toronto’s cultural vitality,” said Councillor Michael Thompson, chair of the City’s Economic Development Committee in a release. “We need input from the public, as well as Toronto’s cultural community, to help us decide where to invest these funds, and how to measure their effect.”

The city is hosting four public consultations about where to spend the money and its effectiveness: w Saturday, April 6 from 1 to 4 p.m., St. Lawrence Hall, 157 King St. E. w Monday, April 8 from 6 to 9 p.m., Lakeshore Assembly Hall, 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr. w Tuesday, April 9 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Cedarbrae Library Auditorium, 545 Markham Rd. w Thursday, April 18 from 6 to 9 p.m., Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. In addition, people can participate in an online survey until April 30 at http://fluidsurveys.com/s/ city-of-toronto-cultural-servicescreative-capital-investment/ These public consultations are being presented by the City of Toronto and the Toronto Arts Council with the support of the Creative Capital Advisory Committee and the Beautiful City coalition.

The public’s input will become part of a multi-year cultural funding implementation plan that will be presented to the city’s Economic Development Committee in May. For details about council’s recent decision on the new fudning for arts and culture, visit app.toronto. ca/tmmis/viewagendaitemhistory. do?item=2013.ED20.5

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Popular art tour returns to Bloor West Village next month Courtesy/John Lauener

Indian classical dancer Nova Bhattacharya will perform her first-ever fulllength joint show with her dance partner, Louis Laberge-Côté , at Harbourfront's Enwave Theatre starting April 11.

Bhattacharya has been awarded the Anita Das/Preeti Laxmanan Memorial Award for excellence in bharatanatyam, classical Indian dance, as well as fellowships from the Chalmers Family Fund and the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute.

DanceWorks presents ‘Akshongay’ as part of Harbourfront Centre’s,

NextSteps, Thursday, April 11 to Saturday, April 13 at Harbourfront Centre’s Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay West. Tickets are $19.50 to $34. Call 416-973-4000 or visit www.danceworks.ca

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To learn more about Nova Bhattacharya’s history of dance, visit www.novadance.ca

The popular Bloor West Village Art Tour celebrates its ‘Sweet 16’ this year.

Art lovers and collectors will be provided the opportunity to mix and mingle with artists; view their work and purchase original work of art over the weekend of May 31.

This year’s tour will again feature a hand-picked selection of 28 artists in 24 locations. Admission is free.

The art tour provides a friendly, intimate setting to experience art.

Artists will exhibit their works in various locations throughout Bloor West Village, Swansea, High Park, The Junction and Malta Village.

Many sites are the homes of participating artists, while some are picturesque commercial locations transformed especially for this event.

Artists are present to answer visitors’ questions.

“The art tour continues to thrive because of the quality of art presented by our artists as well as their passion and commitment to both their art and their community,” artist and founding tour member John Y. Lynch said in a statement.

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fashion therapy theme wFashion for arts & fashion week Art Toronto (FAT) Arts & Fashion Week kicks off its eighth year with runway shows, performances, fashion films, photography exhibits and art installations from April 23 to 27.

With five days of programming FAT Arts & Fashion Week transforms a historic industrial warehouse at 213 Sterling Rd. in Bloor West Village into a vibrant multi-sensory environment.

The event takes place from 7 p.m. to midnight daily. Tickets are $30 for a day pass, $80 for a

week pass when purchased online at http://fashionarttoronto.ca/ buy-tickets Tickets are $35 for a day pass when purchased at the venue. planned for off-leash area wcleanup

The High Park K9 Committee hosts its annual cleanup of the off-leash area Saturday, April 20 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Latex gloves and garbage bags will

be provided by High Park. Bring scoops, hand spades and work gloves. Participants are asked to meet on Dog Hill. The rain date is Sunday, April 21. Email ewugalter@ gmail.com for further details.

meeting, email marksherman@ gmail.com or lizsutherland@gmail. com

cycling group launches wWard in ward 18; Meets april 30 18 has its own cycling

winners of the City of Toronto’s 2013 Live Green Toronto Awards is now open.

The awards recognize and celebrate the residents, groups and businesses that contribute to the greening of Toronto. Fifteen finalists were selected for award categories that include youth, individual,

group.

This month’s meeting takes place Tuesday, April 30 at 7 p.m.

The group will meet regularly on the last Tuesday of every month. For more info and to find out the location of April’s

vote now for live green wPublic toronto awards voting to determine the

group, small business and corporation. The public is now able to view the finalists’ videos and vote for their favourites at http:// awards.livegreentoronto.ca Voting ends at 11:59 p.m.

April 19 and the winners will be announced on Earth Day, April 22.

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Sunday 21st April at 4 p.m.

Choral Evensong (Book of Common Prayer) plus St. George’s Tea and

A DOG’S BEST FRIEND

St. Olave’s Arts Guild and Consort with words and music from William Shakespeare onwards: writers who find drama and comedy in the world of dogs, humans and other animals.

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Noise wall another concern for residents >>>from page 1 International Airport every 15 minutes and will make stops at Bloor and Weston GO stations.

The point of contention between Metrolinx and the community is the air rail link will use diesel trains to transport passengers.

“Why is this government building diesel trains when every other jurisdiction in the world is either using electric or switching to electric trains,”

Bennet said.

Currently the plan calls for 5,000 riders per day paying a one-way fare of between $20 and $35, according to Bennet, although Metrolinx says the fare structure has not been determined. Bennet compared that to Vancouver’s Canada Line to their airport, which carries 110,000 riders per day paying a one-way fare of $3.75.

Bennet said he’s also con-

cerned about Metrolinx’s plans to build a 16-foot-high noise wall, along the entire corridor because of the increased noise from diesel train traffic. This wall, Bennet said, would not be necessary if Metrolinx were to use electric trains on the line.

Chander Chaddah, a member of the RMRA and area real estate agent told residents they need to start acting on the issue and in a more focused manner than just

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“We need you to make noise on this issue,” Chaddah said.

“We will have an election in the province sometime in the next few months or so. The drums are beating.”

RMRA chair Brian Torry said Metrolinx was invited to attend the meeting, but declined.

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Breakfast launch slated for April 17 >>>from page 1 “We really want to recognize kids who are establishing a balance with regards to academics, but support their community too,” she said.

“We’re working with our school resource officers because they know the students who stand out.”

The CPLC would like the opportunity to help marginalized students, who might not think they have the option to go further, Martin added.

The goal is to help one or more students pursue a post-secondary education. cplc mandate The CPLC’s mandate is to identify, prioritize and problem-solve policing issues by “being proactive

in community relations, crime prevention, education, mobilization and communication initiatives” while acting as a resource to the police and the community.

The CPLC-sponsored scholarship is an initiative the group wanted to offer for a long time, according to 11 Division Community Response Unit Staff Sgt. Phil Van Andel.

“We took the model that 14 Division has been using,” he said.

Eligible students are those who are graduating or a recent graduate of an Ontario secondary school or go to school within the boundaries of 11 Division police, which include Dufferin Street to the east, St. Clair Avenue to the north, Humber

River to the west and Queen Street/Lake Ontario to the south (visit www.torontopolice.on.ca/d11/neighbourhoods.php for a map).

The CPLC has alerted all the high schools within the division to the scholarship opportunity.

Winners will be chosen by an impartial adjudication committee that includes, but is not limited to police and community representatives from the CPLC. A Toronto Police Services Scholarship breakfast launch will take place Wednesday, April 17.

Our backyard looks like a war zone with all the holes our 7-month-old puppy has dug.

We’ve tried dissuading him with everything -- but he just digs new ones. He gets plenty of exercise: we walk him three times a day, and he plays with the neighbor’s dog until he’s wiped out. With spring here we need help. We’d like to have a nice yard to play in this summer!

Our backyard looks like a war zone with all the holes our 7-month-old puppy has dug.

We’ve tried dissuading him with everything -- but he just digs new ones. He gets plenty of exercise: we walk him three times a day, and he plays with the neighbor’s dog until he’s wiped out. With spring here we need help. We’d like to have a nice yard to play in this summer!

Options are: • to build a dog run in your yard so that he has his space to do with as he will, preserving space for the rest of your family.

• to only let him in the backyard when supervised so that you redirect his energy from digging holes to playing ball etc.

• to only let him in the backyard when leashed • to not let him in the backyard at all From your question it is obvious he gets lots of exercise outside of your yard, so maybe he being your “supervised guest” in your backyard is a suitable compromise.

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