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t’s the day after the launch of the 2016 budget process – really, the first full budget of Mayor John Tory’s term – and it’s fair to say the mayor is feeling the sting of his critics. The budget is not quite balanced – councillors will have to find $23 million in savings to just hold the line at inflation for property taxes, and find another $67 million if they want to keep the promises of service enhancements that council and the mayor have made through 2015. As Tory sits down for his end-of-year interview with Metroland Media Toronto, the bristling is barely noticeable. “It is the beginning – I have been working on it for months and this is the beginning of the process that is continuing,” Tory says. “We have eight weeks of hard work ahead.” Indeed, as 2016 unfolds, fixing the city’s budget and dealing with the city’s finances will be the first of a series of big jobs that Tory hopes to complete, to eventually make more sense of the mayoralty that Tory began just over a year ago on the heels of the tumultuous Rob Ford mayoralty. In many ways, Tory’s year in 2015 was about restoring calm to an office that had seen a bit too much tumult. Polling data may have told Tory that transportation and public transit are the biggest issue, but he says that in conversation, Torontonians are most grateful for the simple stability of a mayor that if anything tacks to the dull side.

“The number one thing they raise with me every day is how happy they are that I’m conducting the job in a responsible and balanced way,” Tory says. “It’s not just about not engaging in bad behaviour – but they also see that my comments on television are balanced. They see that I’m prepared to take into account the other side.”

spanning project, where there are no existing rail lines. “The studies will come early in the winter – and why would I have bothered to go through the time and money, especially the time, of having those studies done if I didn’t want to pay attention to what was said?” he says. ‘study’

understood Tory would like to be understood in this way: as a balanced, evidencebased politician who steps outside of the world of partisan politics that he himself once inhabited. He offers up evidence to that, in talking about one of the major debates at Toronto Council in 2015, over what to do with the eastern portion of the Gardiner Expressway. Tory advocated strongly against tearing that section of the highway down and instead building a ‘hybrid’ elevated highway – and in the end, he prevailed. “Once the vote was over I could have said I won that vote, that’s that, let’s get on with building it,” he says. “The first thing I did was to ask my staff to sit down with all the people that most vehemently opposed the position I took and ask them how we could make the so-called hybrid much better.” The result? Tory says that the modified hybrid is an improvement on the original plan, and what had begun as a relatively narrow victory at council – he only won by a 24-21 vote – has turned into a much broader consensus. He admits that consensus was not always the

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Mayor John Tory’s priorities for 2016 are transit, traffic, housing and jobs. Mayor Tory sat down with Metroland Media Toronto reporter David Nickle to take a look back at the year that was, and a look ahead to next year.

result of what he termed an honest approach to issues. Taxi and limo drivers took Tory’s name in vain in early December when they blocked thoroughfares to protest the city’s slow action in curbing Uber-X drivers who collect fares via the unregulated Uber app. Tory has taken an agnostic approach to the issue – along with council directing staff to find a way to bring Uber-X under the city’s regulatory regime and acknowledging that apps like Uber will likely remain. “The truth is that when I said they’re here to stay it wasn’t a statement in favour of Uber – it was simply a statement of real-

ity,” Tory says. “They may not like the truth.” Going forward, Tory is bracing himself for dealing with more reality. Early in the new year, he and council will be shown reports on the efficacy of two inter-related transit projects: the extension of the Bloor-Danforth subway into Scarborough, and Tory’s own SmartTrack. Tory has been steadfast in his support of both projects, despite questions being raised about both the expenditure and the engineering possibilities. On SmartTrack, he acknowledges that there will be engineering problems – particularly in the western portion of the city-

“We’ll see what the study says and make adjustments if necessary. But there will be a smart track that will run from the Mississauga Corporate Centre through downtown and out to Markham. Can I tell you how many stations? No I can’t. But I put forward a proposal and it’s going to be a transformative transit project.” On the Scarborough Subway, Tory is anxious to take the discussion away from the one that his predecessor Rob Ford framed it as justice for Scarborough. Tory also refutes critics in the development industry and elsewhere who maintain the ridership simply won’t be there to support a subway. “The jobs will eventually develop in the Scarborough Centre and that’s going to be a good thing for Toronto,” Tory says. solution “And I’ve always said that my solution on transit should be a balanced solution that includes everything. It isn’t subways, subways, subways (as former Mayor Ford put it). It’s subways, LRTs, buses, bicycles, cars and trucks.” Tory says he hopes by the end of 2016 to have all

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of the necessary approvals in place to move forward on SmartTrack and the subway project. He is also hoping for some movement on dealing with Toronto’s public housing repair backlog and the creation of new affordable housing, with the help of the new federal government. “We had set targets for affordable housing and missed them by a mile,” he says. “I hope we can get back closer to keeping those targets and over time catch up.” Overall, says Tory, his priorities for 2016 are “traffic and transit and housing,” and also creating jobs. Infrastructure As well, he will be moving forward with his plan to extend the Scarborough Subway levy into a 0.5 per cent annual levy to pay for infrastructure – one of what could be several new revenue tools to help the city deal with its long-term capital project backlog. “I would like you to say to me next year, well last year we sat here and discussed theoretically the levy, and discussed the budget which wasn’t yet completed, and you sit here and tell me that the city is better off both short term and in terms of its budgeting process and how it’s running itself, and that we’re achieving the kinds of efficiencies that I didn’t quite achieve this year, and you can also tell me that the longterm financial picture is better,” he says. “I hope I can look at you and say yes, both of those are substantially better measured by numbers, and not by my saying so.”

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t’s the eve of 2016. We’re all a year older and hopefully a little wiser. From the moment we’re born we begin to age. We’re cradled, we crawl, we stand, we walk, we run; always driven by our curiosity to know more, do more and be more. But how much is too much? Are we experiencing real value in our lives living in this fast-paced culture of technology and responsibility? We resolve to make changes, but most times these changes don’t stick. New year’s resolutions seem to be destined to fail. Maybe it’s because vowing to lose weight isn’t the real goal. But rather to be healthy have more energy to take our view and care of your family. Instead of saying you’re going Aim for a to go on a financial diet, how reframing the thought. life of value about Resolve to spend money only on and balance the things that bring you the most joy. You’ll soon realize you’ll save more money and accumulate fewer things. No one is asking you to come up with a grandiose plan for your future. But, of course, you could if you like. But how about simply resolving to slow down your busy life a bit and reflect on what’s important to you. Live a life of value and balance. Unplug. Increase face time with your favourite people. Find time to exercise. Take in what you’ve learned in the last 12 months and build on the good and be grateful for the bad, because the adversarial experiences no doubt taught you the most. We’re wired, tired and on the go non-stop. At least that’s how it must have seemed for many in 2015. Let’s not say the same next New Year’s Eve. If there’s something you want to do in 2016, don’t think, just do. Push through toward your goals, one foot in front of the other, because baby steps count too. There’s lots of great things that can be done in the coming year, including becoming more involved in your community or volunteering to help others. The best way to make change is to be the change and that’s the best new year’s resolution you could ever make.

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Tory must address SmartTrack concerns If 2015 was simply about righting the ship of state in Toronto and restoring civility to civic life – and for many it was, as I argued in this space last week – the coming year is going to be a challenge for our new and agreeable city council. Indeed, looking at the new calendar, everything contained in the promise (and promises) of Mayor John Tory and his new council is going to be put to the test. There was a certain luxury to be had in the first year of this mandate, being able to set up not just the tone for a debate, but the factual basis for it. So two of Tory’s signature issues – the SmartTrack heavy rail transit system linking Markham to Scarborough and the downtown, and then Liberty Village and Etobicoke and eventually Markham, and the continued construction of the Scarborough Subway – could move slowly and

david nickle the city inconclusively through committee and council, blessed by open questions for another day. The day to answer those questions will come in 2016, probably sooner than later. Media reports have indicated there are problems with the implementation of SmartTrack, particularly in the west end where considerable tunnelling might be necessary. The question, until now avoided, of whether it makes sense to have SmartTrack run so near the Scarborough Subway extension will need to be addressed, definitively. Thanks to the new budget process, in which city finance staff don’t do the work of budget balancing but leave that to politicians, councillors will have to find ways to pay for $67 million worth of

programs that they cheerfully approved in 2015. The continuation of enhanced transit service, investment in poverty reduction strategies… something as simple as setting up safe ice-skating on Grenadier Pond… will all depend on the ability of councillors to make hard choices and take responsibility for their decisions. The city is going to need more money in any case, and councillors are going to have to have another look at that list of possible revenue tools they so neatly rejected during the Rob Ford mayoralty. In year-end interviews, Tory has made much of his indifference to ideology in his approach to governing the city and corralling council. It has served him well so far, and could serve him well this coming year. But it might be a terrifying time. Ideology, for good and for ill, can work as a kind of road map for a politician faced with making a

firm decision to deal with a complex problem. Without a notion of where one wants to be, it can be easy to confuse pragmatism with populism, to make a call that panders to a base rather than provides a solution. That’s not to say Tory should return to his Conservative roots or sign a New Democratic Party membership card – pick shirts or skins in an oldfashioned Toronto council mud fight. But he and the rest of council should remember that over the next year and the ones that follow, there are going to be debates and decisions that together will shape both the city and the legacy. Doing it right is going to require flexibility, and thoughtfulness – and in the end, a crystalline clarity of vision.

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espite a rise in global terrorism, Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders says there’s no credible threat against the city. But the chief stresses that doesn’t mean all is well. “It’s a different world right now,” he said in a yearend interview earlier this month. “We need to be more alert. We need to be more vigilant in our day-to-day processes if we want to keep the city safe.” According to the 2015 Global Terrorism Index, there has been a dramatic rise in terrorism over the last 15 years with nine times more people being killed in terrorist attacks today than in 2000. The report, released last month by the Institute for Economics and Peace, found that terrorism spread significantly in the past year, with attacks and fatalities in more countries than ever. “We work on a provincial, national and international level. We’re in constant communication with law enforcement agencies around the world and we are kept up to speed with information in real time,” Saunders said. “We’ve got a very good machine when it comes to national security. ... I feel comfortable in knowing that if we do have to turn it on that we do have a good plan in place that will be effective.” According to a CNN report earlier this month, ISIS has conducted or inspired at least 50 terrorist attacks in 18 countries that have killed 1,100 people and injured more than 1,700 others since June 2014. “It’s always on the back of my mind,” Saunders said of a terrorist threat. “It’s not like we sit and wait for something to happen. There are things that are in the works on a dayto-day basis, 24 hours a day when it comes to national security.” Saunders, a married father of four, was appointed chief in April, making history as the city’s first black top cop. “If it serves as a role model

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for any member of the community, then it’s a good thing,” he said. “I threw my hat in the ring because I was hoping to move the Toronto Police Service to the next level, the next generation of policing, and I have a particular vision in which I would like us to move in, so that’s the first and foremost reason why I was interested, and the history piece, I kind of stuck that more or less behind me, but I’m grateful that that’s how it has been considered.” At his swearing-in ceremony, Saunders called the cost of policing an “urgent” issue and vowed to “examine everything we do” in an effort to find efficiencies. modernize A recently formed task force, chaired by Saunders and Toronto Police Services Board chair Andy Pringle, will study ways to modernize the force, which has an annual budget of $1 billion. “This task force is going to look at what we can do to transform the existing model, what we can do to modernize the model of policing to make sure that we can be even more effective and efficient,” Saunders said. “Whether it’s looking at technology and using it to help us keep the city safe or it’s looking at the shift model in policing, how we can modify that to get the most out of the

assets that we have, I think are some critical components.” A 2011 efficiency report found that $35 million could be saved with a schedule change. There are currently as many officers on duty in the early morning hours as there are during the busy evening hours. “It’s going to take a tremendous amount of research. It’s not a matter of making change for the sake of making change,” Saunders said of the task force. “We really have to be careful in the approach that we take to make sure that what we do is the right thing to keep Toronto safe.” In May, Toronto police unveiled a body-worn camera pilot project involving nearly 100 officers. Saunders said the project is “going well” but wouldn’t reveal whether he thinks it should be expanded. “I don’t want to promote too much of what my feelings are,” he said. “I’m going to look at the research and see what the research tells me.” As of Dec. 21, there were 243 shootings involving 381 victims in the city in 2015, compared to 174 shootings and 231 victims at this time last year. “We have to be careful because the connotation is that this is now a pattern and it’s on the rise. It’s only compared to one year, which is last year. Last year is a bit of an anomaly year,” Saunders said.

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Stay off Grenadier Pond ice when you see red flags Following Toronto City Council’s approval of skating on Grenadier Pond – a tradition since Confederation – a new flag system will be set up to let residents know when the ice is safe. When a red flag is up, the ice is not safe; when a yellow flag flies, the ice is use-atyour-own-risk. There will be a designated area to skate with access the pond, to help ensure the natural environment is not harmed by people walking through sensitive areas. The changes will help make the pond safer for skaters, safer for the environment, and users will no longer have the threat of tickets by bylaw officers. More at www.ward13.ca donor clinic at Swansea Town Hall wBlood

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donor clinic, Saturday, Jan. 9, from 9:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m. If you can’t make it to the January clinic, another one will be held at the town hall Saturday, March 12 at the same time. To book an appointment online, visit the Canadian Blood Services’ website at www.blood.ca Forge bond with your through rhymes wbaby

Story Planet, 1165 Bloor St. W., has announced the arrival of the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program. The program provides a group experience for parents, relatives, caregivers and their babies that focuses on the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs, and stories together. Participants will gain the skills and confidence to use rhythm and oral storytelling to

help interact with and soothe their babies and forge strong bonds. Adults are encouraged to share their own traditional rhymes and stories as well as learn new ones. The program runs every Monday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. starting Jan. 11 for babies, newborn to 18 months old. This is a free program. To sign up, contact Michelle at volunteer@storyplanet.ca learn how bike lanes benefit businesses Cycle Toronto will be hosting a Bike Lanes Mean Business event at Ciro’s Restaurant, 1316 Bloor St. W., Thursday, Jan. 14, to share how improving bike transit helps businesses near bike routes. The event starts at 7 p.m. To find out more, visit www.facebook.com/ events/805074129615051

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The Jane/Dundas library, 620 Jane St., presents ‘Around the World in Stories’ on Saturday, Jan. 16 from 2 to 3 p.m. Listen as stories from different countries introduce you to new heroes and adventures. Learn about different cultures, try some puzzles, and take home some books. This is open to families with children of all ages.

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according to its website, “social entrepreneurs, change-makers, government employees, hackers, academics, journalists and artists can share knowledge, build tools, and solve problems, together.” world-bettering intent The project there is sponsored by various high-powered corporate players, including Microsoft and Google, with a generalized aim of giving people the resources for world-bettering projects. In his letter to the committee, Ainslie said he believed Toronto could use that kind of space.

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family on Hook Avenue in 1937. He went on to attend St. Rita’s School while his mother worked for Royce Dupont Chicken Packers at Dupont Street and Symington Avenue. Chuvalo lived, worked, and trained in the community for many years before his boxing career led him to international fame. The petition called on the general manager of Toronto’s Parks, Forestry, and Recreation department to consider naming the new community centre after Chuvalo. “I found (the process) to be unanimously positive,” Dobson told The Villager “The idea became a conversation piece. People were talking about it as if it was a reality months before it was approved.” Dobson credited Davenport Councillor Ana Bailao for her support “right from the getgo.” “The motion was seconded by the mayor,” he added. The story has garnered lots of attention from the sports media. Through his petitioning, Dobson said he found that very few people don’t know who Chuvalo is. “People are inspired and moved by his story postboxing. There’s more to him than boxing – his life has been a series of ups and downs,” Dobson said. In his quest to help others,

Chuvalo continues to share his story of loss as a cautionary tale. He speaks to elementary and high school students about the dangers of drug abuse. Three of his five children died as a result of drugs. “His story is bigger than boxing,” Dobson said. “Boxing is one part of a bigger story.” The community centre was made possible by Section 37 development funds. Following a Request for Proposals process earlier this year, operation of the new community centre was awarded to the Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre, a multi-service organization that provides community-based programming for everyone, including high-needs’ children, youthat-risk, homeless men and women, vulnerable community members, newcomers, or anyone who might require extra support (conccommunity.org). In part because of his work with youth, local Councillor Ana Bailão said it is a fitting tribute to name the centre after Chuvalo. “Community members have played a major role in defining this centre, from its layout, to the type of programming that will be offered once it opens, and now the name of the centre itself,” the councillor told her constituents in a post on her website.

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PAIL Network Bloor West Peer Support WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Bloor and Parkside area CONTACT: Lynn Davis, 1-888-301-7276, www.pailnetwork.ca, support@pailnetwork.ca COST: Free PAIL Network is an organization of volunteers who support families who have suffered pregnancy and infant loss, through education, peer and telephone support. Parents are invited to attend a Peer Support Group to discuss the shared grief experienced after a loss. Please inquire about the One to One Telephone Support if you are unable to attend.

Winter Tree ID Workshop WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: Julie, 416-392-1748, naturecentre@ highpark.org COST: Free Build skills, knowledge and learn how to identify the trees of Ontario while they sleep. This course will begin indoors with a discussion of what to look for – bark, twigs, buds and tree shape. You will then go on a guided hike on some of the lesser known nature trails of High Park to practice your new skills by identifying a variety of trees. This course is recommended for the beginner-to-intermediate tree observer. Dress in layers for both indoor and outdoor learning. experience is necessary. Taoist Tai-Chi for Seniors - Beginners 1 WHEN: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Swansea Area Seniors Association, 416-392-1953, swanseaareaseniors@gmail.com COST: $45 for 12 weeks Instructor-led Tai-Chi sessions are good for balance, memory, co-ordination and circulation. And fun too. World Hypnotism Day Open House WHEN: 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Hypno Healing Institute, 355 Keele St. CONTACT: Debbie Papadakis,

416-760-8996, info@hypno-healing. com COST: Free Debbie Papadakis, BCH, CI, popular hypnosis expert and founder of Toronto’s Hypno Healing Institute invites everyone to join her in celebrating World Hypnotism Day. Discover the power and possibilities of hypnosis.

w Tuesday, Jan. 5

Zumba Toner for Seniors WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Swansea Area Seniors Association, 416-3921953, swanseaareaseniors@gmail. com COST: $48 for 13 weeks Work out with an instructor and with

w Wednesday, January 6

Fundance for Seniors WHEN: 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Swansea Area Seniors Association, 416-3921953, swanseaareaseniors@gmail. com COST: $48 for 13 weeks With an instructor, learn the rhumba, salsa, waltz, samba, foxtrot and meringue. No partner needed and lots of fun!

w Friday, Jan. 8

Junction Seniors Gathering

WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Pascal’s Baguette & Bagels, 2904 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843, http://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. On Tuesdays at Agora Cafe, 3015 Dundas St. W, from 10 to 11a.m.

w Friday, Jan. 8

5th Annual Toronto Tango Marathon WHEN: 9 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Lithuanian Hall, 1573 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Elizabeth Sadowska, 416-240-0808, http://www.torontotangomarathon.com/index.php, info@torontotangomarathon.com COST: $100 Elizabeth Sadowska and Rhythm & Motion Dance Studio present the 5th Annual Toronto Tango Marathon. Three days and nights of tango.

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