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Davenport MPP-elect Cristina Martins, here at Nova Era bakery, says she’s particularly passionate about education in Ontario.
Martins promises to be accessible to residents Liberal Martins nudges out NDP incumbent Schein LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Four days after being elected the new MPP for Davenport, Cristina Martins admits it still feels a bit surreal. “It feels good. I’m very excited to get started,” said Martins at the Portuguese bakery, Nova Era, at Bloor Street West and Dovercourt Road, Monday afternoon. She and her 106 MPP colleagues will officially start their new term Wednesday, July 2 and Martins said she’s looking forward to working for the residents of Davenport, a community that welcomed Martins and her family when they first arrived in Toronto from Portugal in 1970. She says she’s very connected to the community; it’s where her family business is situated, where her kids play soccer and attend Portuguese classes. “I grew up here. It’s like coming home,” the Liberal MPP-elect told The Villager. As she campaigned doorto-door, Martins said local residents told her they were upset that an election was called. The Liberal budget, she said she was told, was
“progressive and pragmatic” and contained elements that would be beneficial to not only Davenport residents, but to those across Ontario. Martins admitted she was happy an election was called because it gave her the opportunity to get started campaigning sooner than later. She said she owed it not only to herself, but to those who voted for her previously to run again. Education is an issue she said she is particularly passionate about. “As the mother of two young boys – eight and nine and a half – I’m involved in their school. I know educa-
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tion is very important. It’s a stepping stone in their future,” Martins said. It is important that the government continue to invest in teachers and resources, particularly for those students who need a little extra help learning. “I always told people (while campaigning), I can’t really make any promises because I don’t know what tomorrow will bring, but what I will promise is that... there will be accessibility to me,” Martins said. Martins said she admires Premier-elect Kathleen Wynne for her integrity, her compassion and passion for representing Ontario. She said she was particularly impressed that after being heckled during an event, Wynne invited that person onto her tour bus to discuss the person’s concern. Martins said she would like to thank everyone who voted for her. “I’d like to let them know I’m here for whatever issue comes up,” she said. Read more about the June 12 election online at www. insidetoronto.com/ontariovotes2014
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Retains seat after close race with Leblanc LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Parkdale-High Park MPPre-elect Cheri DiNovo said she’ll hit the ground running to build on her proven track record of getting results at Queen’s Park. Her approach will be to “keep on keeping on,” the veteran politician told The Villager the morning after she was re-elected in a close race to win her third term in the legislature. The two big issues she’s been addressing for some time are eliminating the Ontario Municipal Board’s (OMB) hold on the Toronto’s planning department and electrification of the Metrolinx Georgetown South line and Union Pearson Airport Rail Link. Both issues remain concerns for Parkdale-High Park residents, she said, according to what she heard while campaigning door-to-door. DiNovo said she’s anxious to get back to Queen’s Park this fall to re-table the OMB Bill and to meet with the new transportation minister. Seven years ago, she first tabled a motion to free Toronto from the OMB. The OMB, she said, is an unelected and unaccountable board that has the power to override local community consultations and the City of Toronto Planning department. DiNovo said her strategy this election was to simply remind voters of what she has accomplished over the past eight years. DiNovo garnered 18,264 votes while her opponent, Liberal candidate Nancy Leblanc, wasn’t far behind
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with 17,775 votes. Her win Thursday, June 12 came with a feeling of relief, DiNovo said. “A sweep like that – some get swept under,” she said. When asked if the close race was due to a leadership battle, DiNovo told The Villager the outcome was a result of strategic voting. “People were very, very frightened and good things never come out of fear,” she said. “But what we met at the door was nothing but love.” DiNovo said she ran a campaign not of fear and promises, but of a proven
track record. DiNovo called her victory a win for social justice. While a Liberal majority will now rule at Queen’s Park, DiNovo has no qualms about that. “I have been the queen of the tri-party bill, I can work with everyone. We will get things done and that is all I really care about.” DiNovo said she is grateful for all the support throughout the campaign. “It means so much,” she said. – with files from Erin Hatfield
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arkdale is not a “pedophile district”. Deputants who come before city hall committees asking programs be spared are not de-facto communists. A secret cabal of left-wing Toronto councillors have not been wiretapping the councillor from Ward 7. I could go on for an entire column, correcting the fanciful and offensive assertions that have fallen from the lips of Giorgio Mammoliti over the years, and if I did, it would, I suspect, be an entertaining column, in a low-comedy kind of way. But like so much low comedy, it would simply underline the same point: Mammoliti, who is one of the longer-squatting denizens of Toronto council’s lunatic fringe, is kind of creepy. If it weren’t for our cracksmoking mayor doing the heavy lifting, Mammoliti could even be an international embarrassment for
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this town. Of course, one person’s international embarrassment is another’s local-boy-made-good, and Mammoliti’s constituents in northwestern North York have been happy enough with his behaviour to send him back to city hall over and over. Mammoliti’s remarks and actions are all calculated to stoke an oldee-tymee suburban-urban grievance, using as his accelerant a deep social conservatism that frankly mirrors the mayor’s. It’s not surprising, then, that as the municipal election campaign gears up, Mammoliti should choose to wind things up with that business about “pedophile districts.” Parkdale is an interesting
and vibrant community these days, but a couple of decades ago it was known as a place marred by crime and drug abuse – much as many people still regard Mammoliti’s own Jane-Finch community. So. Deride a community that’s got a rocky history, and just for good measure throw pedophilia into the mix, and suggest the local councillor is representing their issues over the safety of children. It is classic Mammoliti game – one that he’s been playing since 1995, when he left a one-term stint on Bob Rae’s NDP backbench at Queen’s Park to join former mayor Mel Lastman’s North York Council, then went to Toronto council as amalgamation took hold, theatrically tearing up his NDP membership card and walking into the Liberals’ loose embrace. Mammoliti became well-known mostly in the
breach – his lack of discipline when it came to spending his office budgets, his limelight-seeking behaviour (remember the time he took off his shirt in a scrum to protest the clothing-optional beach at Hanlan’s Point?), his demagogic mischief-making and his changeable loyalties. Which all, as I may have mentioned earlier, points to one truth: Mammoliti is kind of creepy, and he seems to revel in it; it is a game to him. For the rest of us, it’s a shame. Because the Mayor Rob Ford follies aside, when our neighbours speak about the dysfunction and absurdity of Toronto city politics, they are thinking in large part about Giorgio Mammoliti – amusing himself with verbal pugilism, at the expense of almost everyone else.
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See buskers at Summer Solstice Festival T h e Ju n c t i o n Bu s i n e s s Improvement Area (BIA) hosts its annual Summer Solstice Festival in celebration of the longest day of the year, Saturday, June 21. The first festival of the summer takes place from noon to midnight with activities and events promoting all the Junction has to offer. Whether you like the arts, food, green living or unique experiences, the Junction Summer Solstice Festival promises to satisfy every whim. More than 90 businesses will be participating. There will be exclusive sales and promotions, music and art shows, craft and design workshops, open houses and featured menus. Participate in health activities, interactive performances and demos while enjoying shows by roaming artists, buskers and cirque performers. Visit www.thejunctionsummersolstice.com
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Drop in at weekly Rotary meeting The Rotary Club of ParkdaleHigh Park meets Thursday, June 26 from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Grenadier Restaurant in High Park, 180 Colborne Lodge Rd. Everyone is welcome to drop by the weekly meeting. Come at 7:15 a.m. to order breakfast ($2.99). For visitors, enter the park at Bloor Street West. For further details, contact 416988-5565 or email RCparkdale@ gmail.com
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Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km.Total lease obligation is $5,386/$16,186/$23,163. $1,350/$500/$500 NCF Lease Cash included in advertised price, applicable only on 2014 Sentra 1.8 S (C4LG54 AA00), M6 transmission/2014 Rogue S FWD (Y6RG14 AA00), CVT transmission/2014 Pathfinder S 4X2 (5XRG14 AA00), CVT transmission through subvented lease through Nissan Canada Finance. $300 Dealer Participation on 2014 Sentra 1.8 S (C4LG54 AA00), M6 transmission included on advertised price, only available on base model on a 39 month term. ≠MSRP starting from $9,998/$15,748 for a 2015 Nissan Micra® 1.6 S (S5LG55 AA00), Manual Transmission/2015 Micra 1.6 SR (S5SG55 AA00), manual transmission excluding Freight and PDE charges and specific duties of new tires. ◆$11,432 Selling Price for a new 2015 Micra® 1.6 S (S5LG55 AA00), Manual Transmission. Conditions apply. ▲Models shown $25,899/$35,362/$44,292/$17,282 Selling Price for a new 2014 Sentra 1.8 SL (C4TG14 AA00), CVT transmission/2014 Rogue SL AWD Premium model (Y6DG14 BK00), CVT transmission/2014 Pathfinder Platnium 4x4 (5XEG14 AA00), CVT Transmission/2015 Micra® 1.6 SR (S5SG55 AA00), Manual Transmission. ◆±≠▲Freight and PDE charges ($1,567/$1,630/$1,560/$1,400), air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, certain fees (ON: $5 OMVIC fee and $29 tire stewardship fee), manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable are included. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Lease offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Retailers are free to set individual prices. Dealer order/trade may be necessary.Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. Offers, prices and features subject to change without notice. Offers valid between June 3 – 30, 2014. #Offer is administered by Nissan Canada Extended Services Inc. (NCESI) and applies to new 2014 Nissan Rogue, Pathfinder and Sentra models (each, an “Eligible Model”) leased and registered through Nissan Canada Finance Services Inc., on approved credit, between June 3 – 30, 2014 from an authorized Nissan retailer in Canada. Offer recipient will be entitled to receive a maximum of six (6) service visits (each, a “Service Visit”) for the Eligible Vehicle – where each Service Visit consists of one (1) oil change (using conventional 5W30 motor oil) and one (1) tire rotation service (each, an “Eligible Service”). All Eligible Services will be conducted in strict accordance with the Oil Change and Tire Rotation Plan outline in the Agreement Booklet for the Eligible Vehicle. The service period (“Service Period”) will commence on the lease transaction date (“Transaction Date”) and will expire on the earlier of: (i) the date on which the maximum number of Service Visits has been reached; (ii) 36 months from the Transaction Date; or (ii) when the Eligible Vehicle has reached 48,000 kilometers.All Eligible Services must be completed during the Service Period, otherwise they will be forfeited.The Offer may be upgraded to use premium oil at the recipient’s expense. The Eligible Services are not designed to meet all requirements and specifications necessary to maintain the Eligible Vehicle. To see the complete list of maintenance necessary, please refer to the Service Maintenance Guide. Any additional services required are not covered by the Offer and are the sole responsibility and cost of the recipient. Offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain offers NCESI reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice.Additional conditions and limitations apply.Ask your retailer for details. ºNissan is the fastest growing brand in the non-luxury segment based on comparison of 12-month retail sales from April 2013 to March 2014 of all Canadian automotive brands and 12-month averages sales growth. †Based on GAC (AIAMC) Compact segmentation.All information compiled from third-party sources, including AutoData and manufacturer websites.April 7,2014.^Based on 2014 Canadian ResidualValueAward in Subcompact Car segment.ALG is the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data,www.alg.com.+Based on GAC (AIAMC) Compact segmentation.All information complied from NR Can Fuel Economy data and third-party sources,including manufacturer websites. Gasoline engines only, excludes hybrids, diesels and electric vehicles.April 7, 2014. XAll information compiled from third-party sources including manufacturer websites. Not responsible for errors in data on third party websites. 12/17/2013. ∞Ward’s Large Cross/Utility segment. MY14 Pathfinder vs. 2013 Large Cross/Utility Class. 2014 Pathfinder S 2WD with CVT transmission fuel consumption estimate is 10.5L/100 KM CITY | 7.7L/100 KM HWY | 9.3L/100 KM combined.Actual mileage will vary with driving conditions. Use for comparison purposes only. Based on 2012 EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide ratings published by Natural Resources Canada. Government of Canada test methods used.Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on powertrain, driving habits and other factors. 2014 Pathfinder Platinum model shown. ●Ward’s Large Cross/Utility Market Segmentation. MY14 Pathfinder vs. 2014 Large Cross/Utility Class. iPod® is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.All rights reserved. iPod® not included. 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Your community health centre DID YOU KNOW... We are affiliated with the University of Toronto, and mentor and teach 800 medical trainees every year.
For admitted patients coming through our Emergency Department, wait times have gone down by 4 hours. We also helped more of our complex patients get the care they need beyond the hospital by getting them a bed in the community, leading to a reduction in what we call “Alternate Level of Care” days.
We serve patients of all ages, in our main clinical programs including Women, Children, Family Health and Chronic Disease Management; Emergency, Mental Health & Addictions; Medicine & Seniors Care; Surgery & Cancer Care; Diagnostic & Therapeutics; and Interprofessional Practice.
There’s more to us than what you see along the Queensway. Our new patient wing, Our Lady of Mercy, is home to our brand new Family Birthing Centre and modern patient rooms.
IN A TYPICAL DAY AT ST. JOE’S
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Babies born in our Family Birthing Centre Daily stats for 2013-2014 fiscal year.
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PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY & INNOVATION We’re constantly striving to improve the quality of the care we provide at St. Joe’s, and part of that involves embracing innovation and new technology such as our big shift to an Electronic Patient Record. Over the past year, “eCare” has been changing the way our teams provide patient care. New mobile devices and our state-of-the-art Electronic Patient Record system recently brought computerized physician order entry and electronic clinical documentation to every bedside for our inpatient units such as Medicine and Surgery. It’s just one way we’re improving care in a modern, innovative way.
ENGAGING WITH OUR COMMUNITY We spent the last few months speaking with hundreds of St. Joe’s staff and community members face-to-face about what services they want us to provide and the broader role we should play by the year 2020. We also saw fantastic community support at our Foundation’s great annual lineup of events, such as Cycle 4 St. Joe’s and the Toronto West Halloween Fest, which brought together people from across Toronto’s west-end neighbourhoods to raise support for the work we do every day - and gave us all the chance to have a bit of fun, too.
CREATING THE BEST PATIENT EXPERIENCE Our goal at St. Joe’s is to make each patients’ experience as positive as possible. With that in mind, we have been working closely with our 10 Patient and Family Advisors over the last year to gain feedback on how we deliver care. We’ve also been building exciting initiatives geared towards getting our frail, elderly patients home sooner - and helping renal patients like Flynn Ramirez (shown above) conduct their regular, life-saving haemodialysis treatments in the comfort of their own home. By thinking outside the box, we’re creating a better patient experience.
A TEACHING & LEARNING ORGANIZATION We take pride in our role as a University of Toronto affiliated teaching hospital, and the strong partnerships we have with educational institutions across the GTA and province. Every year, 800 medical students, residents and fellows and over 150 interprofessional education students from a wide variety of health care professions choose us for the unique learning opportunities we provide as an urban community hospital. We are helping to teach the next generation coming up in the world of medicine - and all of this knowledge and new skill benefits the care patients receive.
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this week ◗ Sunday, June 22
◗ Friday, July 11
Free Yoga in High Park WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: High Park, 1873 Bloor Street West CONTACT: Chad Wenzel, 647-3522237, www.meetup.com/ONETOOTH, chad@onetoothtoronto.com COST: Free ONE TOOTH’s Free Yoga in High Park series. Every Sunday morning. Free. The styles will vary week to week, but will always accommodate beginners and is open to people of all ages, including children. Check out Meetup group or Facebook page for exact details about which west-end yoga studio is offering an instructor, who the weekly sponsor is offering goodies.
Constituency Hours WHEN: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: Irmgard, 416-392-4072 Call to book a meeting with Ward 13 City Councillor Sarah Doucette.
High Park Restoration Site Maintenance WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Grenadier Cafe, 200 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: highparknature. org, stewards@highparknature.org COST: Free Weeding is as important as planting, and equally rewarding. Once the weeds are removed, the native plants have room to grow, show their beauty, and provide food and shelter for wildlife. It really is amazing how a few people can make such a difference in one morning. Meet in front of the Grenadier Restaurant. Tools
group. Not a drop-in group. Submit works and receive critiques from a group of experienced writers.
◗ Tuesday, June 24
Swansea Horticultural Society WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavina Ave CONTACT: Ellen Mitchell, 416-7672574, e.mitchell@rogers.com COST: Free General Meeting Wednesday June 25 Strawberry Social and speaker Malcolm Geist on Garden Bugs.
◗ Wednesday, June 25
Writers’ Group in the Junction WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Undine Arts Studio, 3081A Dundas West CONTACT: Alison Gadsby, junctionwrites@gmail.com COST: small monthly fee, approx $12 Looking for writers to join weekly
◗ Friday, June 27
Professionals, Entrepreneurs & Art Lovers Social Mixer WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Proof Vodka Bar, 220 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Frank Vicich, www.eventbrite. com/e/toronto-professionals-entreprene, downtownsocialmixerto@ gmail.com COST: Free We are a premiere social networking group whose mission is to provide professionals, entrepreneurs and
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Forest Foodie WHEN: 1:30 to 3 p.m. WHERE: High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: High Park Nature Centre, 416-392-1748, naturecentre@ highpark.org COST: $2-$5/person, or donate-what-you-can Find out who eats what in the wild, make a squirrel salad, and munch on some human edibles, too.
Junction Reads WHEN: 4 to 7 p.m. WHERE: 3030, 3030 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Alison Gadsby, www.facebook/junctionreads, junctionwrites@gmail.com COST: PWYC A monthly prose reading series in the Junction. The last Sunday of every month. Today: Anthony De Sa, Brent van Staalduinen Marissa Stapley and Chris Eaton.
Summer Reading Club: Inventionation with Mad Science WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7521 COST: Free Mad Science presents an interactive fun workshop showcasing the wonders of invention. Learn about famous inventors and get creative with hands-on science experience. Ages five to 12. Registration required.
◗ Tuesday, July 1
Canada Day in High Park WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: High Park Picnic Area 1, 1873 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Tenzin, 416-7695072, peggy.nash.c1c@parl.gc.ca COST: Free Join MP Peggy Nash at the annual Canada Day celebration in High Park. This year’s event will include an official citizenship ceremony. Fifty
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will be provided. Please bring water and wear clothing that covers your arms, legs and feet. Junction Seniors Gathering WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Agor Cafe, 3015 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843 COST: Free The group meets twice a week for conversation as a social network of neighbours. The group meets Tuesdays at the above location and on Fridays from 2 to 3 p.m. at Pascal’s, 2904 Dundas St. W. Everyone welcome.
new Canadians will take their oath of citizenship before family and friends. Children’s activities, refreshments, and performances.
art enthusiasts with an opportunity to expand their business and social network through events where real relationships are developed organically with real people. Go online to RSVP.
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1-877-257-4963 ®All Hyundai names, logos, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. †Finance offers O.A.C. on 2014 Elantra L 6Spd Man /Elantra GT L 6Spd Man/Accent 4Dr L Man/Tucson 2.0L GL FWD with annual finance rate 0%/0%/0%/2.9% for 90 months. *0 pmts (pmt deferral) for up to 74 days on all new 2014 Elantra L 6Spd Man/Elantra GT L 6Spd Man/Accent 4Dr L Man/Tucson 2.0L GL FWD models only to purchase finance O.A.C, pmts are paid in arrears. If 74-day pmt deferral is selected, original term will be extended by 60 days for bi-weekly finance contracts. Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. will pay interest of the deferral for the first 60days after this period, interest will start to accrue and the purchaser will pay the principal and interest bi-weekly over the remaining term. Not available with 96month financing. Bi-wkly pmts are $78/$96/$68/$129. $0 down. Cost of borrowing $0/$0/$0/$2,660. Finance offers include D&D $1,595/$1,595/$1,595/$1,760 [freight, P.D.E. and a full tank of gas] levies, and all applicable charges (excluding HST), excludes registration, insurance, PPSA, license fees and dealer admin fees up to $499. ‡Purchase, finance or lease a new 2014 Elantra L/Elantra GT L/Accent L Sedan/Tucson GL FWD and receive a Gas Card worth $425/$500/$425/$600. Based on Manufacturer’s approved fuel consumption ratings of 6.6L/100km/ 7.3L/100km/ 6.5L/100km/ 8.7L/100km at 18,000km/year [yearly avrg driving distance (Transport Canada’s Provincial Light Vehicle Fleet Statistics, 2014)] at an average gas cost of $1.45/L, is 288L/328L/292L/391L for 90 days. _Adjustments calculated against starting price up to $2,325/$1,400/$1,825/$900 on 2014 Elantra L 6Spd Man/Elantra GT L 6Spd Man/Accent 4Dr L Man/Tucson 2.4L GL FWD Manual, applied before taxes. Offer cannot be combined, used in conjunction with other offers, & is non-transferable. ♦Price of 2014 models shown: Elantra Limited /Elantra GT SE w/ Tech /Accent 4Dr GLS/Tucson 2.4L Ltd AWD are $25,380/$28,530/$20,530/$35,495. Prices include D&D of $1,595/$1,595/$1,595/$1,760, levies, and all applicable charges (excluding HST). Prices exclude registration, insurance, PPSA, license fees and dealer admin fees up to $499. ▼Consumption based on Manufacturer Testing, actual efficiency may vary, used for comparison only. *†‡♦_Offers available for a ltd time, subject to change or cancellation without notice. ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Ltd Warranty covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use/maintenance.
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Group looking to install container in the fall >>>from page 1 McCormick Recreation Centre, however, commercial food cannot be prepared there because of a venting issue, Cypher said. The Friends looked into capitalizing on the snack bar at the McCormick arena, but its board wasn’t receptive to the idea. A few months ago, Bailã o approached the group about Scadding Court’s community engagement economic development project that it initiated four years ago. “We’ve taken shipping containers and modified them into market stalls,” said Kevin Lee, executive director. “We have 17 businesses operating out of shipping containers.” These businesses at Dundas West and Bathurst streets include retail, food, an inorganic market and many more. “We rent them out for $11 to $24 a day so people are able to start a business. To try to rent something in Toronto is really expensive. That’s why we set this up,” Lee said. Scadding Court also hosts community events at its market place, like TED (Technology, Entertainment
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and Design) Talks and movie screenings. It is because of Scadding Court’s success with its market place that the councillor approached Lee to share his expertise. Earlier this month, Lee was instrumental in helping Friends set up a shipping container at McCormick Park to showcase the potential for a shipping container cafe during Bailão’s free compost day. “We’ve had a number of meetings with Ana Bailão and the Friends of McCormick Park,” Lee said. “We’re looking at installation for September in time for a harvest festival.” Co m m u n i t y m e m b e r s a re intrigued, said Cypher, who has
lived near the park for the past 10 years and has been a part of Friends of McCormick since its inception in early 2012. “It has a lot of support,” she said. The launch of the pilot project will coincide with the completion of the park playground’s retrofit. Construction is set to begin soon. Its footprint is expanding both east and west. There will be a new water-sand play area and a climber for older kids as well as an accessible swing and other accessible play options. Low-impact sport equipment, such as a pull up bar, will be incorporated for adults. A free library, near Brock Avenue, is set to open anytime. As for the shipping cafe, it will take a number of months to get a sense of what its hours will be and who its customers are, Cypher said. “We are trying to get local entrepreneurs from marginalized communities involved,” she said. “Like Scadding Court, we’re trying to make this a social enterprise.”
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making it another sellout. Besides the golf, there was a putting contest, various Closest to the Pin Specialty Holes and a variety of prizes handed out during dinner. The event raised $20,000 for the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation, and a wonderful time was had by all.
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Friends of McCormick Park, Davenport Councillor Ana Bailão and Scadding Court Community Centre have launched a shipping container cafe pilot project in McCormick Park. (L-R) Diana Grimaldos (Community Engagement Coordinator with Working Women Community Centre), Kevin Lee (Executive Director with Scadding Court Community Centre), Marcie Ponte (Executive Director with Working Women Community Centre), Councillor Bailão, Jennifer Tibbitt (Friends of McCormick Park) and Joe Pauker (Friends of McCormick Park).
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Plan contingent on changing building’s zoning designation >>>from page 1 several years of dwindling membership. Parrott purchased the legion in October and took ownership in February. “I’m a big believer in preserving properties like these as they are a part of a city’s or a community’s history,” he told The Villager. “Reinventing these old properties also gives a community real character. This particular legion was one that I had brought both my dad and older brother to and who were both veterans. Both have since passed, but it is a nice memory and thought knowing that I’ve been given the stewardship of the property now.” Initially, Parrott wanted to restore the legion as a single-family residence with a garage in the lower level. However, the city prohibited access to the proposed garage and so, he decided to switch gears. Meanwhile, Parrott had been receiving several inquiring calls from those who had rented space at the legion in the past. The lower level, the former ‘club room,’ is in “wonderful shape,” he pointed out. And so, for these reasons, Parrott thought a yoga studio would be a fitting use for the space.
“The thinking was that it would be a quiet and healthy use that the community would embrace and welcome,” Parrott said. “So far we have had an overwhelming positive response from the area residents.” Parrott has joined forces with veteran yoga instructor Michael Siddall to launch Studio Swansea at the Legion, but there is a hurdle they must first overcome. According to the city, the property is designated and zoned residential. “Consequently (the city is) currently not recognizing the existing legal non-conforming use that the legion had enjoyed for so many years since it was in existence prior to the current zoning,” he said. Parkdale-High Park Councillor Sarah Doucette explained that the legion was zoned as an assembly hall, which permitted occasional events, such as weddings and dances. “The problem is, (Parrott) wants to have a permanent business run in the building,” Doucette said. “He needs to request a ‘change of use.’ He may get it, he may not get it. It’s a fairly simple process. We’ve put him in touch with the proper people at the city. He’s on the right track.”
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Richard Parrott (left), the new owner of the former Swansea Royal Canadian Legion, is in the midst of a project to restore the building and has plans to open a yoga studio with veteran yoga instructor Michael Siddall (right).
Doucette said she’s happy with the direction Parrott is taking with the building. Legion members were careful
about who they sold the building to, said the councillor. Parrott was chosen out of three buyers in part because he promised to maintain
and restore the building. He has kept that promise and has embarked on the restoration project that includes the installation of a new ceiling that respects the heritage of the building, maintaining existing windows, rewiring the building to code, maintaining and restoring the old bar into a reception counter and adding bicycle parking. Should the city continue to press the zoning issue, however, Parrott said the property may instead have to be developed into a more “conventional manner” of new homes, townhomes or condominiums. “I certainly do not want this and know the area residents do not,” he said. “We have to get the city on side.” So far as many as 70 people have signed a petition in favour of the yoga studio. While the focus will be on yoga and pilates, the building will provide community space for potential meetings, art gallery showings or similar events. There is no plan to offer it for entertainment, weddings or the like, the new owner said. For further details or if you would like to sign the petition, visit www. studioswanseaatthelegion.com
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Over the past 20 years, Walmart has supported families in need, donating and raising over $200 million, making them our biggest sponsor. That adds up to Walmart being instrumental in helping us help Canadian families, and, for that, we’re forever thankful. walmart.ca/thankyoucanada
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New dads get help with depression Community
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along with Dr. Benjamin Rosen, the Fathers Mental Health Network – a homegrown, international collaboraSt. Joseph’s Health Centre has launched ciated with lower parenting efficacy tion of researchers, clinicians and comthe first-ever Fathers Mental Health and relationship difficulties, along with munity partners, which aims to address Network, founded by two of its physinegative outcomes in their children, the gap in mental health care for men cians. including higher rates of childhood and fathers. The rate of depression in early fathermental illness. The network was the a recipient of the hood is 10 per cent – two times the genDr. Andrew Howlett, a child psychiaCanadian Institute of Health Research eral rate of depression in men, according trist at St. Joe’s has seen, first-hand, the Planning Grant worth nearly $24,000. to the hospital. impact fathers’ mental health can have There are more than 10 academic And various types of mental illness on his young patients. women’s mental health programs in or addiction issues in fathers are assoWith this in mind, he co-founded, Canada, according to St. Joe’s, and even more maternal-child health care programs servicLOTS OF BOOKS! LOTS OF FUN! JOIN THE CLUB! ing the needs of women and children, but there has not been any paternal/fathers’ mental health programs – until now. Visit www.fathersmentalhealth.com
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consult coming for eight-storey apartment at Dundas, Pacific TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com
An eight-storey apartment building with fewer units than originally suggested is proposed to be built on Dundas Street West and Pacific Avenue in The Junction. An Ontario numbered company has applied to the city for a zoning bylaw amendment to build 42 apartments above 286 square metres of retail space at 19782982 Dundas St. W. and 406-408 Pacific Ave. Some 26 would be one-bedroom, 15 two-bedroom and one, three-bedroom. Early Stages (4-6 yrs) & During Tuesday’s Main School (6-16 yrs) E t o b i c o k e Yo r k Community Council FOR MORE INFO VISIT: meeting, councillors Mary Long Toronto West endorsed city planning staff recommendations to schedule a comwww.stagecoachschools.ca munity consultation
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meeting with area Councillor Sarah Doucette. Residents and landowners within 240 metres of the site will receive notice of that meeting. Out of character Previously, residents expressed concerns with the proposal’s compatibility with the street and neighbourhood, height, architectural style, streetscape treatment and unit sizes at a pre-application community consultation meeting held in February when the applicant and owners presented plans for a then-eight storey, 51-unit project, a May city planning staff report indicates. A final report and statutory public meeting under the Planning Act is targeted for the second half of 2015. For more stories from Etobicoke York Community Council visit our website at www.thevillager.ca
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a day at the beach: Left, Megan, 8, and her father Michael reach shore during Mountain Equipment Co-op's 10th annual Toronto Paddlefest at Sunnyside Beach on Saturday. Above, Vikas Nath, left, and his son Artash, 7, take in the view from the water while kayaking. Right, instructors Marc Clausen, right, and Liz Burnside arrange some boards and kayaks on the beach in time for the party. Participants also had a chance to learn more about gear, kayaking and canoeing and meet other paddlers and watch demonstrations.
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GO adds more weekend trips for summer travel
City council backs off banning parking on grass in Toronto parks
With spring turning into summer, GO Transit has added more weekend Lakeshore line train trips. Additional morning and evening trips are planned for both the Lakeshore east and west lines on Saturdays, while Sundays will see six new eastbound and seven westbound trips added to make the number of trips on both days the same. Starting Monday, June 30, GO is also adding two more weekday morning trips for Barrie line riders headed to Union Station. Check www.gotransit.com for more information.
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SPECIAL PRIDE PARADE TTC PASS available The TTC is offering a special pass for attendees of this
year’s Pride Parade as part of Toronto’s hosting of World Pride festivities, a global celebration of LGBTQ communities that starts Friday, June 20. For the parade weekend, June 28 to 29, a unlimited pass is available for groups of up to six people with a maximum of four children. There are also individual weekly passes available which are on sale now. The TTC also unveiled last week a plaque commemorating World Pride to be permanently displayed outside Wellesley station. GO also announced it will offer more train trips on the day of the Pride parade, Sunday, June 29. Rahul Gupta is The Villager’s transit reporter. His column appears every Thursday. Find him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT
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Grass parking used for large events like ribfests, film fest Toronto council has backed off a ban on parking in non-designated areas of city parks. The ban was recommended by the city’s Parks and Environment Committee, as a way to protect turf and parkland from damage from cars. But the ban caused problems for groups such as the Canadian Film Centre, which uses parkland parking for a signature fundraising barbecue event during the Toronto International Film Festival. The film centre, which operates out of the E.P. Taylor estate on Bayview Avenue, needs the parking for at least some of the guests at the barbecue. “This is a one of a kind institution in Toronto and across the country and it’s a critical
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Ribbers Megan O'Donnell and Bernie Grill at Toronto Ribfest held at Centennial Park in Etobicoke.
part of the film industry and we need to do what we can as a council,” said Don Valley West Councillor Jaye Robinson during debate June 13. “Once a year they have an event where for three hours people have to park on the grass. Without this fundraiser they’d have a very challenging time.” Also affected are ribfest events across the city.
“I think it’s critical in certain parks we’re able to park on the grass,” said Etobicoke North Councillor Doug Ford. “The ribfest over at Centennial Park, there’s not enough parking there. If we expect people not to park on the grass we better give them an alternative parking lot to park in. It’s not just about ribfest, it’s about numerous events. This is about economic development.” Council approved an amendment by Peter Leon, that would set criteria for allowing parking in city parkland. Parking would not be available if other parking were available within the area, or there were options to park elsewhere and be shuttled. As well, the availability of public transit and impact on the natural environment would be taken into account.
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Since 1990
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