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Oh snap! Runnymede CI photography gets a boost LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Runnymede Collegiate Institute’s photographers will soon be snapping pictures using new equipment thanks to Best Buy Canada. The school is one of 14 recipients of Best Buy Canada’s tech grant program, selected out of 300 schools that applied for the award this year. During a Friday, Feb. 19 afternoon reception, representatives from the Best Buy at Keele Street

and St. Clair Avenue presented the high school with a $19,827 cheque as Grade 12 photography students, Principal Paul Edwards, Supt. Jane PhillipsLong, Vice-Principal Julie Ardell and Ward 7 Trustee Robin Pilkey looked on. The grant money will go toward purchasing such items as drawing tablets for re-touching photographs, 10 DSLR cameras, extra lenses and computers with editing software at Runnymede, a Science, >>>runnymede, page 16

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Chris Locke takes absurd act to sketch festival Get forestry LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Insanity, absurdity, dark, silly: this is the kind of humour audiences can expect from The Gurg, a sketch comedy duo starring High Park resident Chris Locke and long-time friend Brian Barlow, during performances at the 11th annual Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. Billed as Canada’s pre-eminent comedy festival, the event, which takes place March 3 to 13, features scripted and ensemble work by comedy troupes and performers. Locke and Barlow are founding members of the comedy collective Laugh Sabbath that could be seen at The Rivoli until 2012 when it began performing Thursdays at the Comedy Bar, at Bloor Street West and Ossington Avenue. The collective’s weekly shows include standup, sketch, and short films, among other mediums. The festi-

val will present a tribute to Laugh Sabbath’s 10 years. Locke jokes that he decided to become a comedian the moment he dropped out of Dalhousie University and “got kicked out of my parents’ house.” “I grew up being an entertainer, a goof,” Locke said. “Everyone was always telling me I should have been a comedian.” Locke got his start at open mic nights and took a sketch comedy course at Second City, which he says threw him into the fire that is sketch comedy. That’s where he met a slew of like-minded comedians. The standup comedian said he loves silliness and absurdity. He’s inspired by real anecdotes that he then takes to “silly heights.” “Most of my favourite writing comes from being live, in-themoment,” Locke said. Locke presents a monthly comedy night called Riffington at The

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day show, takes place Wednesday, March 2. Comedians must perform off-the-cuff, he said. The Etobicoke native and awardwinning comedian can be seen on the CBC sitcom Mr. D and Just for Laughs. He was awarded Best Stand Up at the Canadian Comedy Awards in 2014. Locke and his wife, Kathleen Phillips, an actor, writer and comedian, are expecting their first child in March. Visit www.torontosketchfest.com to find out more. Follow Locke on Twitter: @ChrisLockeFun

Author gets comedic inspiration from Aristophanes LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Writer-comedian-amateur historian Neil Ross was nine when he first discovered Aristophanes, the comic playwright of ancient Athens, known as the Father of Comedy. Yet, it would be more than a decade before Ross, a Junction resident, would read the dramatist’s work. “I didn’t find his collection of plays until I was 21,” Ross said. Only 11 of Aristophanes’ 30 plays exist today and serve as the only concrete evidence of a particular kind of comedy drama known as Old Comedy. Ross stumbled across Aristophanes, whose plays are said to recreate the life of ancient Athens more convincingly than any other writer, while searching for comedy icons. He said he was introduced to Aristophanes by the Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock in the mid-1960s after reading a piece called ‘Homer and Humbug.’

“If you’re interested in history and comedy, (Aristophanes) becomes a holy grail,” Ross told The Villager during a conversation at his favourite Junction neighbourhood coffee joint on an early January afternoon. Aristophanes’ work delves into the social, literary and philosophical life of Athens as well as topics triggered by the Peloponnesian War. ‘plays are outrageous’ “His plays are outrageous, hugely sexual, occasionally scatological and scathing of Athenian politics, most notably those of the War Party,” Ross wrote in a blog post. Aristophanes’ 11 plays became a table beside Ross’ computer as he wrote his first-ever e-novel, inspired by the playwright, called Comedy Can Be Murder: An Aristophanes Murder-Comedy. “The idea of a murder-mystery wouldn’t leave me alone,” Ross revealed. The historical detective fiction is

“the greatest comedy movie never made,” he quipped. Set in Athens 225 B.C.E., the book tells the story of promising new playwright Aristophanes. In the midst of accusations that he is responsible for killing his star actor, he is forced to solve the murder while creating the ‘first known comic masterpiece’ as a war rages, one he believes absurd. Ross encourages readers to picture today’s comedians, actors and politicians, such as John Cleese, Jim Carrey and George W. Bush, among a host of others, playing historical characters during the Athenian comedy period. Aristophanes is the book’s narrator. He describes the events that take place during the production of his first recorded play. “I pulled it off in six months,” Ross said of writing the book. “I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed anything more.” For further information, visit http://comedycanbemurder.com

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BWVRA seeks members The Bloor West Village Residents Association (BWVRA) is seeking new board members. The organization needs a new secretary and treasurer as well as members at large. Involvement in the BWVRA offers a broad perspective on civic and local issues and provides a way to give back to the community. The BWVRA (www.bwvra.ca) represents all residents who live within the boundaries of Bloor Street West to the south, Jane Street to the west, Annette Street to the north and Quebec Avenue to the east. It is a non-profit corporation that was created to engage residents, businesses and other interested community members on issues specific to Bloor West Village and special concerns that may affect neighbouring areas or all of Toronto. The executive meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:15 p.m. For further details, contact info@ bwvra.ca

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onsidering that film and television production work is worth $1-billion a year to Toronto, we think it’s a good idea Mayor John Tory is heading out to Los Angeles for a business mission in support of the industry. The mayor of one of the world’s largest centres for film, television and digital media production should be making annual visits to help promote and protect what is an important business to our city. And he goes at an especially good time as the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar makes shooting movies and television shows in Toronto even more attractive for American production companies. “Toronto’s film and television sector is a growing source of jobs and economic growth,” said Tory in a city press release. Along with the dollars the industry pumps into Toronto’s economy, it’s also helping grow an valuable source of local our view extremely talent, which benefits our city on so many levels. Being a centre of Trip helps film and television production makes Toronto a cultural hub promote T.O.’s also in Canada for those industries. It builds a strong community of not economy only people in the creative arts, but also in the many technical sides of the industry from high-tech digital imaging, to sound systems, to set building, special effects, catering, transportation, hotels and more. It’s an industry that also builds Toronto a profile beyond the film industry as it also helps increase tourism. While in Los Angeles, Tory has meetings planned with 11 major studios including CBS, Paramount, Warner and Sony. According to the city, those studios alone have more than $800-million worth of projects planned for Toronto in 2016 alone. Tory is not going by himself on this trip either, as he is bringing a delegation of both film and tourism professionals from the city with him. They represent Canadian companies and the local hospitality industry, and are making the trip with the mayor on their own dime. There are nine partners as part of the mayor’s delegation and they are paying $5,000 each to sponsor An Evening With Canada’s Stars that will showcase Canadian excellence in the industry as part of the visit. Tory will also meet with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. While some may see this as a nice excuse for the mayor to get out to California at the end of February, we view it as an important part of the job, promoting local industry and looking after the economic health of Toronto.

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‘Crazy’ gondola scheme might be stretching it If you’re going to pitch a crazy transit scheme like gondolas across the Don Valley to service a fancy artisanal market, probably it’s best to make sure that nobody’s planning an extravagant mea-culpa about their crazy transit scheme within the same week. Such is the unhappy circumstance that the entrepreneurial gondola-iers at Bullwheel International Cable Car Corp., who pitched their plan to stretch cable across the Don Valley just days before Metrolinx moved to slash prices on the Union-Pearson Express train to boost its gossamerthin ridership. The train was at one time touted as a major economic development boost, providing a quick link between Union Station and Pearson airport. The investment – $465 million – was deemed worthwhile, even as the private sector consortium initially interested in the project lost interest, and in

david nickle the city 2010 Metrolinx took the whole thing over. The private sector clearly knew something that the public sector leadership didn’t, because the rail line opened up with tepid ridership. It wasn’t hard to see why. With few stations, and those that existed difficult to access, the only way that the 25-minute airport ride could be a convenience would be for those travellers who were staying or holding meetings within a short walk of Union Station. And with the price point of $27 one way, really only executives with an expense account would have any reason to ride it. But for that class of traveller, an airport limo ride with door-to-terminal service would only cost a few dollars more. What a terrible idea that

airport express train was. What a terrible, seductive idea. It was so seductive, of course, because it played to that aspirational myth that is so damaging to Toronto’s more necessary priorities: namely, that we need to dress ourselves up in the manner of much larger cities in Europe and America in order to remain competitive. So if there are trains from Stockholm’s downtown to its airport, and an express train between Victoria Station and Gatwick Airport in London, what fun it would be for us to be like that too. So many of our major transit initiatives have sprung from that ethos. In the 1990s, then North York mayor Mel Lastman fought tooth and nail to make sure there was money for the Sheppard subway, because he knew that building it would validate the Yonge-Sheppard hub that was to be his old city’s

downtown. Scarborough is getting an absurd, one-stop subway extension to the Scarborough Town Centre, because residents there have been convinced that a subway is the path to civic legitimacy. The gondolas as described sound like a lot of fun – soaring over the leafy glories of the Don Valley, carrying passengers from the million-dollar-homes of prime Riverdale to the boutiques and paths of the Evergreen Brick Works in the Don Valley and back. It sounds almost enough fun to subsidize with tax dollars when the logistics prove too costly and the revenues too slim for the private sector. The worst that can happen is you might have to cut your fares.

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Cardinal Collins celebrates mass at St. Cecilia’s St. Cecilia’s Church, 161 Annette St., hosts its 38th annual St. Patrick’s Mass and Celebration Sunday, Feb. 28, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Cardinal Thomas Collins, bishop of the archdiocese of Toronto, will be the principal celebrant and homilist The Roman Catholic parish of Saint Cecilia was founded in 1895 by Irish Missionary Priests who had followed the post-famine immigrants from Ireland. The Saint Patrick’s Celebration at St. Cecilia’s Parish is a continuation of a spiritual tradition for which St. Cecilia’s is renowned. An informal reception will take place after the mass in the church hall with ‘Irish entertainment’ and light refreshments. For details, visit www.saintcecilia.ca centre sells perogies, cabbage rolls wUkrainian

The Ukrainian Canadian Social Services, 2445 Bloor St. W., hosts a Homemade Varenyky (perogies) and Cabbage Rolls Fundraiser, starting Sunday, Feb. 28, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

The sale continues until May 31. There will be fresh or frozen homemade varenyky with potato and cheese, sauerkraut, meat, or meatless cabbage rolls for sale in support of social assistance programs provided by Ukrainian Canadian Social Services. To learn more, call 416- 7634982 or visit www.tor.ucss.info 55 Warren Park bus gets increased service The 55 Warren Park bus route is one of 25 routes across Toronto with recently increased service during peak periods Monday to Friday to reduce crowding and wait times. Service on the 55 bus route has been increased in the morning and afternoon peak periods from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes, according to Parkdale-High Park Councillor Sarah Doucette. This increase in service began Feb. 15. Doucette said she is advocating for a similar service increase on the Swansea 77 route. For more details, visit www. ward13.ca

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The Swansea Town Hall is looking to fill vacant positions on the board of management of the Swansea Town Hall Community Centre, and director positions on the board of directors of the Swansea Town Hall Association. Ap p l i c a t i o n f o r m s a n d related information are available online at the Toronto Public Appointments website. The deadline to apply is March 7. To apply, visit http://bit. ly/1RcK9YV Friends of High Park seeks directors wZoo

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Saturday Morning Knitting WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7692 COST: Free Meet with other knitters to chat as you knit. Bring your own supplies.

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Discovering High Park through Archival Photos WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: High Park, 1873 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: highparkwalkingtours@ yahoo.ca COST: Free High Park master gardener Terry Fahey narrates the story of changes in the park for the past 100 years, comparing old pictures with current scenes. Meet at the benches across from the Grenadier Restaurant.

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Oscars Party WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Ave. CONTACT: 416-5319950, info@revuecinema.ca COST: Free The Revue’s annual Oscar party is a live broadcast of the Academy Awards on our giant screen. There will be prizes, champagne and more. This is a licensed event. The Natural Environment in Toronto: An exploration of citizen advocacy and partnerships WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Howard Park Tennis Club, 430 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: http:// highparknature.org, stewards@ highparknature.org COST: Free The urban natural environment is an invaluable part of the healthy functioning of Toronto and its

inhabitants. This talk will explore the current state of the natural environment, the challenges we face, and the opportunities available for improving this asset.

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Junction Seniors Gathering WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Agora Cafe, 3015 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843, http://www.junctionra.ca/junctionseniors/, eob62@yahoo.com COST: Free We meet twice a week at a local coffee shop for conversation, as a social network of neighbours. Fridays at Pascal’s, 2904 Dundas St. W., 2 to 3 p.m. 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.

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Ready for Reading Toddler Storytime WHEN: 10:30 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7692 COST: Free Ready for Reading storytimes encourage a lifelong love of reading. For toddlers 18 to 36 months of age. Babyn Borscht

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WHEN: 1 to 2 p.m. WHERE: Ukrainian Canadian Social Services, 2445 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Olena, 416-763-4982, toradmin1@ucss.info COST: $7.50 Traditional Ukrainian Dinner, which includes borscht with garlic bread, perogies, coffee and sweets. Help to support our social assistance programs. Also, buy our tasty varenyky (perogies) and cabbage rolls. Meditations for a Happy Life WHEN: 6:45 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Runnymede Library, 2178 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada, 416-762-8033, info@kadampa.ca COST: $12, or $40 for four classes Each class contains guided meditations and a talk, everyone welcome. Swansea Historical Society WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavina Ave. CONTACT: 647-859-3901, swancnews@gmail.com COST: Free Speaker Joanne Doucette on Ashbridge’s Bay – The Natural and Human History of a Wetland.

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Ready for Reading Storytime WHEN: 10:30 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7692 COST:

Free Ready for Reading storytimes show parents and caregivers how to help their child, birth to 18 months get ready for reading. Drop-in. Baby Time WHEN: 10:30 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Jane/Dundas Library, 620 Jane St. CONTACT: Kara, 416-394-1014 COST: Free Bouncing and tickling rhymes, songs and stories for babies from birth to 18 months with their parents and caregivers. Call 416-338-7600 to register.

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St. Patrick’s Day Bake & Book Sale WHEN: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Runnymede Presbyterian Church, 680 Annette St. CONTACT: Walter Brewer, 416-767-2689, runnymedepc@bellnet.ca COST: Free Bake and Book Sale.

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pensaries is about 1,600. “From that point, we try to guide our members to a treatment for their ailment. The reality is, (medical) marijuana does cure and heal,” Graham said. “I don’t think there’s anything that it doesn’t help.” The product, at both establishments, is subject to quality control. Staff can inform membership of its effect and potency. THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) levels are significantly lower in medical marijuana than it is in marijuana obtained on the street. Information regarding membership is kept private at both Canada Bliss and True Compassion. Pa r k d a l e - H i g h Pa r k Councillor Sarah Doucette told The Villager she has nothing against medical marijuana. Her only stipulation is that the dispensaries make sure that their users have prescriptions.

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Mayor wants photo radar enforcement Mayor John Tory has requested the province allow the city to make use of photo radar for traffic enforcement. The primary motive for the mayor’s request, it would seem, is to save money on ballooning policing costs. Having cameras installed at traffic lights and elsewhere would prevent the need for expensive uniformed officers. It would also help to boost enforcement levels in precarious traffic areas like school zones. There will be those who say the move is nothing but a cash grab. Of course it is – and a welcome one if it improves traffic enforcement in the city. DANFORTH GARAGE DECISION ON TRACK The TTC will likely decide what to do with the old Danforth Garage later this year. TTC chair Josh Colle will introduce a motion at this week’s board meeting of the transit commission for staff to report in September on the building’s future use. B e a c h e s - E a s t Yo r k Councillor Mary-Margaret

rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT McMahon initially requested the TTC look into community uses for the site, located at the intersection of Danforth and Coxwell avenues. The building dates back to 1915 when it was used as a streetcar garage, and then more recently housed buses. Currently, the five-acre site is used primarily for office and storage space. TO APPEAR FIRST AT MAIN STATION wPRESTO

Main will be the first subway station to receive fare gates accessed by Presto. The transit commission announced last year it would begin installation of the gates in 2016, which slide open when a Presto card is tapped. It’s part of the TTC’s work to migrate fare payment to Presto, which is expected to be completed by 2017. At that point, older fare methods like tokens and Metropasses will

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In what might be the least surprising transit news of the year, fares for the Union Pearson (UP) Express are going down by a significant amount. The new fares, beginning March 9, for an adult, oneway ticket are as follows: With a Presto card, Union to Pearson costs $9; Union to Weston is $5.02; and Union to Bloor costs $4.71. Without Presto, Union to Pearson costs $12; Union to Weston costs $5.65; and Union to Blooris $5.30. The writing was on the wall for UP when Metrolinx, which operates the service, announced in February disappointing ridership numbers. Rahul Gupta is Metroland Media Toronto’s transportation and infrastructure reporter. His column runs every Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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Caledonia GO Station The Project

Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario, has completed an Environmental Project Report (EPR) in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08 for the Caledonia GO Station. The new GO Station will be located on the Barrie rail corridor in the City of Toronto and will be integrated with the future Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (ECLRT) Station at Eglinton Avenue West and Croham Road (west of Caledonia Road), adding regional connectivity to the ECLRT and the Toronto Transit Commission bus network. The Process The environmental impacts of this transit project were assessed and an EPR prepared according to the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings. The EPR for Caledonia GO Station is now available for a 30-day review period starting February 25, 2016 online at www.metrolinx.com/CaledoniaGO and at the following locations: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor, Toronto, ON M4V 1P4 tel: 416-314-8001 toll-free: 1-800-461-6290 fax: 416-314-8452 Metrolinx Crosstown Community Office 1848 Eglinton Avenue West (at Dufferin Street) Toronto, ON M6E 2J4 tel.: 416-782-8118 Metrolinx Head Office 97 Front Street – Reception Toronto, ON M5J 1E6 tel: 416-874-5900

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Toronto District Office Place Nouveau, 9th Floor 5775 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M2M 4J1 tel: 416-326-6700 fax: 416-325-6345 Maria A. Shchuka Library 1747 Eglinton Avenue West Toronto, ON M6E 2H4 tel: 416-394-1000 Evelyn Gregory Public Library 120 Trowell Avenue Toronto, ON M6M 1L7 tel: 416-394-1006

Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments by March 28, 2016, to the contact below: Caledonia GO Station Project c/o Georgina Collymore Senior Advisor – Environmental Assessment Communications & Community Relations 20 Bay Street, Suite 600, Toronto, ON M5J 2W3 tel: 416-202-4921 e-mail: CaledoniaGOstation@metrolinx.com Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Review There are circumstances where the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change (Minister) 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 EPR is first published. If you have discussed your issues with Metrolinx and object to this transit project, a written submission can be made to the Minister no later than March 28, 2016 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. Objections must be received within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the EPR is first published. Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals Branch Attention: Adam Sanzo, Project Officer 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor, Toronto, ON M4V 1P4 tel: 416-314-8001 / 1-800-461-6290 fax: 416-314-8452 e-mail: EAABGen@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 and Climate Change 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 and Climate Change Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434. This Notice first issued on February 25, 2016. Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez composer le 416 874-5900 ou le 1 888 GET-ON-GO (438-6646).

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