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Playground upgrades set for 2014: Doucette LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Amidst the chaos that was the blackout of Christmas 2013, Parkdale-High Park Councillor Sarah Doucette was able to see the light at the end of the tunnel that is the new year. Looking ahead, the Ward 13

councillor says she will continue to work for her constituents and for the City of Toronto as a whole. As she endeavored to help restore power to local residents’ homes over the holiday, Doucette said there are a number of priorities she intends to address throughout 2014. She is aiming to make sure

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Clean up of debris caused by December’s ice storm that cut power to homes and businesses while knocking down thousands of tree branches began on Friday. Since then, the city has been sending teams up and down streets to determine where the broken branches need to be picked up. These teams then radio the cleanup crews. “We encourage people to bundle their branches and put them in a pile (at the edge of their property). Put the trunk end out, it makes it easier for pick up,” Parkdale-High Park Councillor Sarah Doucette told The Villager. “Do not block the sidewalk or road – other than that, please be patient.” Tree debris cleanup could take as long as eight weeks. The city is in the midst of hauling away all branches from front yards and roadsides and will include those that have fallen on private property – if they are less than 15 centimetres (six inches) in diametre and have been taken to the curb. The city says homeowners do not need a permit to remove damaged or downed trees that are hazardous. Tree removal >>>SPECIAL, page 10

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ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com It was a challenging year at city hall, but there was still good and sometimes groundbreaking work done within Ward 14 in 2013, said Parkdale-High Park Councillor Gord Perks, “I am really lucky,” Perks said. “I get to represent a thoughtful community that keeps innovating and solving problems in novel ways.” Perks said he is proud of the work done in the past year on the West Queen West Bar and Restaurant study and the proposal that would, in part, limit the concentration of bars on Queen Street West between Dufferin Street and Roncesvalles Avenue. He said the proposal was an innovation that communities in other parts of the city haven’t been able to accomplish. “We did great work over several years as a neighbouhood to come up with what I think is the most creative and forward-thinking approach to bar concentration anywhere in the downtown,” Perks said. That proposal is currently tied up at the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), a result of an appeal made by a business lobby group. Similarly, the community consultation process, which looked at the permissions to allow businesses on the west side of Roncesvalles, resulted in a unique set of guidelines, Perks said.

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Next year is going to be a year of big moves for parks, which I always love because they (parks) are a critical public space that brings people together and lets people breathe and share in a very busy neighbourhood. –Councillor Gord Perks

In 2013, Ward 14 had two big development battles, said the Ward 14 councillor. One on Sorauren Avenue, the other on Dundas St. W., just north of Bloor Street above the Crossways, which have now both been directed to the OMB. “I have to say that I have been enormously proud of working with the community,” Perks said. “They have been firm and clear with some developers about what vision they have for the city.” In the new year, Perks said he hopes the decision on those developments will support a good community-based vision of planning. Looking to 2014, Perks said it will be a good year for greenspace. “Next year is going to be a year of big moves for parks, which I always love because they (parks) are a critical

public space that brings people together and lets people breathe and share in a very busy neighbourhood,” Perks said. A small park on Dufferin, just south of King Street West, will be doubled in size to create a new open green space for residents of south Parkdale and Liberty Village. The Sorauren Park Town Square will open in the spring and there will be a major redesign completed in West Lodge Park. In Baird Park, at Humberside Avenue and Keele Street, Perks said he is making inroads into getting an outdoor ping-pong table installed. He is also working with parks and recreation staff and the West Toronto Lawn Bowling Club to get a youth lawn-bowling club started there. As for this year’s municipal election, the two-term councillor has filed his papers to represent Ward 14. “I think there is still a lot of work I need to get done,” Perks said. “We still haven’t done the work to become a sustainable city in the face of climate change. We still haven’t addressed a lot of the issues of equity and inclusion that brought me into politics and there is a ton of neighbourhood-level stuff that has become the thing I think about before I go to bed and the thing I think about when I get up in the morning.”

Councillor to continue her Ward 13 council >>>from page 1 much-needed attention, including the Maria Street Parkette in the Junction and Willard Gardens Parkette, nicknamed the Lollipop Parkette. Through this process, developers and builders are required to set aside a certain amount of land for parks – or alternatively, they must pay cash-in-lieu of parkland. “We’ve been able to build up a bit of a nest egg,” said Doucette of the funding. Doucette will continue to host her Ward 13 council comprised of local groups like tenant and residents associations, ratepayers’ associations and Business Improvement Areas.

Councillor Sarah Doucette “It helps each understand what the others are doing,” Doucette said. “If we have an issue, we can approach it together.” The councillor will be

helping to determine what and how many trees were lost during the ice storm and where they can be restored. The city needs to increase its budget to parks and forestry so that trees are maintained and pruned, she said. The department’s budget has been reduced, she said. Those who have trees on their property are encouraged to maintain them. Doucette says she plans to run in the next municipal election. Her priority remains working for her constituents, helping them whenever and however they need support. “I’ll keep doing what I do,” she told The Villager.

All for run and run for all in High Park Running guides help the visually impaired navigate the bumpy terrain LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com John Tomasino first learned of the Achilles Running Club through a friend. The self-described novice runner, whose vision is impaired, relies on a running guide to make his way around High Park. He is one of as many as eight people who meet every Saturday morning at the Black Oak Cafe as part of the High Park chapter of the Achilles Running Club. The club, affiliated with Achilles Canada, provides support, training and technical expertise to runners of all fitness levels. Tomasino is tethered to a guide, who describes the park’s terrain and alerts him to any obstacles he must maneuver around. “They’re your eyes in the park,” explained Tomasino of the guides, as he sat down for a post-run tea at the Grenadier Cafe in High Park this past Saturday. “It’s all about communication.

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A group from Achilles Runners Club meet each Saturday at High Park to help disabled people to participate in running and enjoying the great outdoors and ending at the grenadier restaurant for refreshments.

The guides are fabulous.” Tomasino prefers to hold onto his guide usually by the elbow. “I prefer physical contact,” he said. The local branch of the 15-yearold Achilles Canada was initiated in June by avid runner Nora Ceh. There is one other chapter in Toronto in the Beach. Anyone with

any type of disability is welcome to participate. So far those who have joined the High Park chapter are visually impaired. Sandra Derencinovic, who lost most of her sight due to a genetic disorder, discovered the Achilles Club through its St. Patrick’s Day 5km Run/Walk through downtown Toronto fol-

lowed by a hot bowl of Irish chili. “It’s fun,” said Derencinovic, who usually runs with the club in the Beach. “You get to visit with people you wouldn’t otherwise meet.” Ceh was inspired to launch a local chapter of The Achilles Club, a non-profit, which provides people with various disabilities an opportunity to receive the physi-

BIA restores Baby Point Gates for its milestone LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com A two-year project to restore the historic stone gates at the Jane and Annette streets intersection has finally come to fruition. The year 2011 marked the Baby Point gates’ centennial anniversary, which coincided with the creation of the Baby Point Gates Business Improvement Area (BIA). In recognition of the milestone, the BIA hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially launch the restoration project, funded by the BIA with support from the city and the Baby Point Club. “We’re the first official parkette funded by a BIA in Ward 13,” said Danica Loncar, chair of the Baby Point Gates Restoration and Rejuvenation Committee. “We’re pretty proud of that.” A focal point of the BIA and the surrounding area, the gates saw the addition of new landscaping, upgraded and additional ground

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The Baby Point Gates Business Improvement Area's restoration project of its namesake, the Baby Point Gates, is now complete. The gates' mortar was restored, new lighting and benches installed and a new plaque. lighting not only for ambiance, were constructed and new benches but also for safety as well, vintage installed. reproductions of existing lanterns A victim of graffiti, the gates’ stone

and mortar was rehabilitated. A new plaque commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Robert Homes Smith-designed gates and the creation of the BIA. The gates were erected in 1911 at the onset of the construction of the Baby Point Gates subdivision to showcase the new neighbourhood. Once the houses were built and residents moved in, they liked the gates so much they wanted to keep them. However, over time, they became neglected and run down. The BIA thought it interesting that in its inaugural year its namesake was turning 100 years old and thought was only fitting that the BIA’s first major beautification project be the rejuvenation of its namesake. In celebration of the holiday season, two fir trees have been decorated in lights. “We went through all these obstacles,” said Loncar of seeing the project through to completion. “We’re so happy. It looks great.”

cal, psychological, and communal benefits of running, after witnessing runners with bibs saying ‘guide runners’ and ‘blind runners’ on a race course in Paris. After that event, she would see the same occasionally at races in Canada. She then approached Brian McLean, president of Achilles Canada, about starting the High Park chapter. “I just kind of wore him down,” said Ceh with a chuckle. Ceh’s friend and fellow runner, Kathy Nicholaichuk, is a guide with the High Park chapter. She ran with Ceh in the Paris race. Since the High Park chapter was created, Nicholaichuk is helping one participant train for a halfmarathon. Volunteers are always needed and sponsorship is greatly appreciated. Achilles welcomes people with all disabilities, including visual, cerebral palsy, paraplegia, arthritis, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, amputation, cystic fibrosis, or those who suffer from stroke, cancer, traumatic head injury, and many others. The local branch of Achilles Canada meets every Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at the Black Oak Cafe in High Park – weather permitting.

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Learn to apply for arts grants Are you interested in learning more about applying for arts grants? Parkdale-High Park councillors Sarah Doucette and Gord Perks and are hosting an information session with the Toronto Arts Council, Wednesday, Jan. 15. Are you an artist or part of an arts collective? You may be eligible for funding from Toronto Arts Council (TAC). Learn about TAC’s grants programs and get important tips on how to write a successful grants application. Find out about some of TAC’s micro-grants partnerships that offer support to first-time applicants, youth and emerging artists. Learn about the diverse range of work funded by TAC in your ward and across the city. At this session you will hear about discipline-specific programs directly from TAC grants officers.

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he heat is on. The race to the Oct. 27 municipal election is going to be complex, and hit residents where they live – in their wards. The high-profile race always focuses on who will become the mayor of the City of Toronto. With former councillor and David Miller-era budget chief David Soknacki filing his paper on Monday, the first big name to challenge Rob Ford for the seat is in. Let the sound-bites begin! However, the mayor is just one vote on council. He or she leads an agenda, but the real races – the races that matter most – will be fought in the individual 44 wards across the city. In 2014, there are many issues that need addressing across the city, and each ward has its own unique issues, as well as a shared vision for the city. our view Knowing the people vying to fill your ward’s council seat – Opportunity their values and platforms – is to dig deep into extremely important. Knowing that they have their own opincommunity ions, and will not be on a mayoral ticket, following the lead of those who would be mayor, is essential. It is through these 44 councillors decisions impacting your local parks, streetscapes, safety and business concerns are voiced and brought to the bigger council chamber. Also, one councillor can impact the thinking of others – sometimes from clear across the city. Could a councillor in Ward 2 (Etobicoke North) impact a decision in Ward 36 (Scarborough Southwest) or Ward 27 (Toronto Centre-Rosedale)? Certainly. Residents should meet, find common ground on important issues such as development – the city isn’t getting any smaller, and development and intensification are but two examples of pressures every resident will feel. Then there are city-wide issues such as transit, where knowing how your candidate sits on the issue is important for both your ward and the economic viability of the city. The 2014 municipal election is an opportunity for residents across the city to dig deep into their communities, attend all-candidate debates, and pose questions that need answering. The glamorous nature of the mayor’s race will take on a life of its own, but it’s the grassroots, nuts and bolts races in each ward that truly deserve the attention of each and every Torontonian.

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Walking a thin line at the hair salon

ell, it looks like I’m a tad overdue for a haircut. Ah, whom I trying to kid? Truth be told, it’s actually several tads. I should have gone a long time ago. What can I say? It’s the thinning hair thing. Putting off salon visits kinda goes with the territory. Of course, thinning is just the politically correct term. Truth is, evaporating is more like it. David Copperfield couldn’t make mine disappear any quicker. (I mean it. He tried in one of his shows in Vegas. You can look it up on YouTube.) Which brings me back to the premise of this column. When you have thinning hair, you avoid getting it cut. Your rationale is simple: why pay a professional to lop off what few measly follicles you have left when they’ll inevitably disappear on their own – for free. Alas, you have to get it trimmed as regularly as those who are not thinning challenged. You have no

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY choice. When what little thinning hair you have gets long, it makes you look sloppy, unkempt, absent-minded professor-ish. And if you wait too long to get it shorn, you may spook the neighbour’s dog and face the prospect of having the pup snap your scary picture and put it on his Facebook page to get even. So you get it done eventually and that’s when things get really embarrassing. You see, when a guy like me with thinning hair slinks into a salon, he can feel all the energy get sucked right out of the room. Not so when a hunk with a mane like a young Antonio Banderas sashays in through the doors. The moment a Banderas clone arrives, the hairstylists fight over him like it was a 20-girl Battle Royale in

Wrestlemania. And then the lucky winner does the samba to a Gloria Estefan medley while cutting his hair, pausing only occasionally to drool. Meanwhile, the poor soul who draws the short straw and has to do mine grumbles to herself all the way through, stopping only intermittently to hum Peggy Lee’s Is That All There is. And that, sadly, is the good news. The bad news is what happens after she’s done. She makes a huge production over what my hair looks like from behind. She gives me a gigantic mirror to hold and spins me around and around and around in the chair so I can get more angles of the back of my head than those 50 camera crews give you of the winning touchdown at the Super Bowl. The only thing missing is slo-mo, instant replay and me getting my head doused with Gatorade. Hey, my hair looks great

from behind after she’s done, no question. But it never thins in the back so it always looks pretty good back there. Besides, where else do you check out the back of your head except in a salon? The rest of the world sees only the front and it’s the front that’s the problem here and it’s doing what it always does, thinning away like there’s no tomorrow. It was thinning when I dropped into the salon. It was thinning while it was being shampooed. It was thinning while it was being cut. It was thinning while it was being blow-dried. It was thinning while it was being styled. And to add insult to injury? All that spinning around in the chair makes it thin twice as fast. I tell ya, I can’t catch a break. Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist, who takes writing very seriously. The topics? Not so much. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at jamie.wayne@sympatico.ca

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Take a turn at Toronto Tango Marathon The third annual Toronto Tango Marathon takes place Friday, Jan. 10 to Sunday, Jan. 12 at the Lithuania Hall, 1573 Bloor St. W. Lots of dancing and refreshments provided. A variety of DJs will keep you dancing into the wee hours. Three days and nights of non-stop tango. Visit torontotangomarathon.com or call 416-240-0808 for details. tdsb ecoschools information session The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) EcoSchools specialist Erin Wood outlines the key components of the EcoSchools program and environmental issues at a meeting at Howard Park Tennis Club, 430 Parkside Drive. on Sunday, Jan. 12 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The club is at the first light south of Bloor from Keele. Enter via the bottom door. Visit highparknature.org for details.

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Minister apologizes for long waits to receive ice storm grocery cards NDP MPP DiNovo calls distribution of cards ‘worse than useless’ mIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com A member of Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government apologized Tuesday to everyone in Toronto who had to stand in line to receive a gift card for groceries after the ice storm. “It should not have happened, especially at the end, when there were no cards left,” Ontario Community

Safety Minister Madeleine Meilleur said in an interview. Opposition MPPs in Toronto, however, called the gift card distribution a hastily-thought-out scheme done more for Premier Wynne’s benefit than for the people who spent hours in lines last week and often were turned away empty-handed. That result was “worse than useless” because it left so many frustrated, said Parkdale-High Park MPP Cheri

DiNovo, adding the program, by tapping into a “huge and ongoing” need for food in Toronto revealed the Liberal government doesn’t understand the extent of poverty in the city. A New Democrat, DiNovo said she appreciates the people and companies who contributed funds for cards, but many who arrived at the 15 city offices were turned away and large numbers of the neediest, including seniors, could not have stood in lines

anyway. “It’s a pretty cynical kind of electioneering” for the Wynne government, considering a provincial election is expected this year, DiNovo added. Doug Holyday, the city’s only Progressive Conservative MPP, said the idea for the program apparently came from the grocery chains and was a good one, but the distribution was done poorly. “They did it so quickly they botched the program,” recalling how cameras had captured Wynne delivering food

baskets to Toronto homes. “When the (gift card) distribution fell apart, you haven’t seen her since.” Meilleur acknowledged problems with the Toronto distribution, including not having all the gift cards ready when they were needed. “We were not expecting to have such an interest,” she said. “Actually, we got four times what we were expecting.”

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Yoga for Seniors WHEN: 9 to 10 a.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavina Ave. CONTACT: Swansea Area Seniors Association, 416-392-1953, swanseaareaseniors@gmail.com COST: Five-week sessions at $50 Weekly one-hour yoga sessions are good for improving flexibility, strength and balance. Mats provided.

Taoist Tai-Chi for Beginners WHEN: 10:15 to 11:10 a.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavina Ave CONTACT: 416-392-1953, swanseaareaseniors@gmail.com COST: 12 weeks @ $45 One hour weekly tai chi sessions are good for balance, memory, co-ordination and circulation.

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Multi-Media Art Class WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Swansea Area Seniors Association, 416-392-1953,

swanseaareaseniors@gmail.com COST: $30 per month Instructor-led weekly sessions working in oils, acrylics or watercolours. Junction Seniors Gathering WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Agora Cafe, 3015 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843, www.junctionra.ca/junction-seniors/, eob62@yahoo.com COST: Free We meet twice a week at a local coffee shop for conversation, as a social network of neighbours. Tuesday mornings at the above location and Friday afternoons, 2 to 3 p.m. at Pascal’s, 2904 Dundas St. W.

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God at the Pub: The Alpha Course WHEN: 6:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Yellow Griffin Pub, 2202 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Linda Ruth Ciglen, 416767-1401, info@runnymedechurch. org COST: First night free. Alpha looks at the big questions of life and explores the basics of the Christian faith. West Bend Community Association WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Indian Road Crescent Public School, 285 Indian Road Cres. CONTACT: 647478-8457, info@thewestbend.ca West Bend Community Association (east of Keele and north of Bloor to CPR tracks) monthly residents meeting. New members welcome.

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