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LISA rAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Right now, it’s about “ideas, dreams and fantasies,” says Kristen Fahrig, cultural animator, educator and sculptor. The playground at MacGregor Park on Lansdowne Avenue two blocks north of College Street needs a safety fence. Community members are worried their children could run out into traffic, said Fahrig, who has lived within walking distance of the park since 1981. “We’re envisioning a fence that will be beautiful,” said Fahrig, whose community artwork can be seen in Dufferin Grove Park, Sorauren Park and in and around Parkdale, among many other local spots. “We’d like to do a wrought iron fence, trellises and arbors.” Fahrig can take credit for creating the archway into Sorauren Park, at the corner of Sorauren and Wabash avenues, south of Dundas Street West.

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Swimmer Kim Lumsdon swims towards old title LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Long distance swimmer Kim Lumsdon wants her title back. In 2006, when she was 49 years old, she briefly held the record for the oldest woman to swim across Lake Ontario – until rival Colleen Shields swiped it right out from under her only a few days later, crossing the lake – not only at five years older, but by nine hours and 18 minutes faster. “I’m trying to reclaim the record after several years,” Lumsdon, now 56, told The Villager Wednesday, June 19. “I had to wait seven years (Shields’ birthday is in October, Lumsdon’s is in February).” Lumsdon is allowing herself between 30 and 40 hours to swim the approximately 51-kilometre distance from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Marilyn Bell Park, just west of Exhibition Place. Situated in the heart of the Western Beaches, the park is named for the famed swimmer who accomplished the same feat at 16 years of age, in 1957, the same year Lumsdon was born. She’s aiming to start July 26. A solid year in training, the life-long Mimico resident and only daughter of world-class swimmer Cliff Lumsdon (deemed Canada’s top athlete in 1949 with the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy), is eager to get the momentous event started. With genetics on her side, Lumsdon says she’s ready for anything. Lake Ontario, she said, tends to be “wavy, windy and cold,” yet nothing she hasn’t faced before. For the last six hours of her 2006 swim, Lumsdon conquered a 54-degree water temperature, but challenges

that much longer. For the past three years, Lumsdon’s been coaching swimmers and triathletes as part of her Swim and Tri Club. “I love coaching because I like to see people accomplish their personal goals,” she said. A n t o n i Tz a v e l a s , a n Ironman competitor, trains with Lumsdon. “Kim as a coach has always challenged me athletically. She makes me work hard at every session, even if I am not feeling up to it,” Tzavelas said . “She will push me hard, but at the end of the session, I always thank her for what she did. That’s what a coach does. Gets you out of your comfort zone so you can excel. Without her, I wouldn’t have progressed as much as I have currently.” Tzavelas will be providing a live Twitter feed during Lumsdon’s swim, which will be posted to her website (www. kimlumsdon.com). “Lake Ontario is one of the hardest swims in the world,” Lumsdon said. “The biggest challenge is the cold, cold water. You’ve got to be mentally fit.” Lumsdon is swimming in support of the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. “It hits home because my mother died of cancer and five swimmers in my club have cancer and are training while receiving treatment,” she said. As of mid-June, she had raised more than $4,000. Lumsdon is aiming to cross the lake starting on July 26 through to July 28, although back-up dates have been scheduled for August 9 to 11.

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Kim Lumsdon, 56, is hoping to reclaim her record. In July, she'll attempt to be the oldest woman to swim across Lake Ontario, departing at Niagara-on-the-Lake and arriving at Marilyn Bell Park.

like this don’t phase her. “I love swimming in open water; I love the feeling; I love the accomplishment of doing it. It feels so good when it’s over,” said Lumsdon, whose first traversing of the lake took place at age 19 in 21 hours, 27 minutes. trained all winter Lumsdon trained all winter at the University of Toronto, both in the pool, and in the weight room and has been swimming up north at cottages every weekend since the weather warmed up. She’s swimming four to six hours at a time. Although feeling quite strong now, Lumsdon faced an initial seven-month setback in her training due to knee surgery. “I have titanium knees,” she said. During an operation to make them more flexible, Lumsdon said she got an infection and had to take antibiotics, making her recovery time

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his Monday, Canada will celebrate its 146th birthday. In honour of that special day, The Bloor West Villager has compiled a list of ways to celebrate the founding of this great nation. The list, which you can find on page 10, is more of a launching pad for community engagement – a way to connect with your neighbours, your immediate community and in some way Torontonians as a whole. It’s a chance to get out and enjoy the city: Perhaps you’re interested in one of the bigger celebrations such as the Scarborough Canada Day Parade or the events taking place in the Beach. If you’re the kind of person who likes to stay home, why not call up a few friends and neighbours and host a barbecue. We have tons of great recipes you can try. Neighbourhoods across the city from Parkdale to North York, Etobicoke to Scarborough, East York to Bloor West have started community events, street parties and neighbourhood clean-ups and garage sales all in an attempt to bring people together. The same energy that goes into these communitybuilding events can easily be focused on Canada Day. In this issue, we take the idea of celebrating Canadiana with a few things you may have not even considered - although very Canadian: Learn about Canada’s history and the War of 1812 - did you know Canada Day was once called Dominion Day; watch the annual Robbie Soccer Tournament, which happens every Canada Day weekend; enjoy some ribs at any of the three ribfests taking place in the city; say cheers with Canadian drinks while eating Canadian food. Really, what Canada Day is all about is being Canadian and all the great things this country has to offer. People from around the world immigrate here to enjoy a multicultural society focused on equality. So in whatever way you decide to celebrate Canada Day, keep your fellow Canadians in mind and enjoy the nation’s birthday. Happy Canada Day.

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Mayor’s bluster costly in negotiations with province Monday might have been a good day for Mayor Rob Ford. At noon, our mayor ventured onto the roof of city hall where he attended a flag raising for Pride Week, and read some kind words about his LGBT constituents. It was a good sign for the city’s leadership. A few hours later, he dropped the ball on a more vital mayoral duty: negotiating an important financial deal with the provincial government. These things come up – the province makes a financial shift that’s not to the city’s advantage and city officials sit down with their provincial counterparts to work details to balance the books. That didn’t happen this time. By Monday afternoon, after a meeting with Finance Minister Charles Sousa, the mayor had branded the provincial government as a profligate enemy of the city, unmindful of the plight of Toronto’s “most vulnerable,” and jealous of Ford’s fiscal record. “I’m getting punished

david nickle the city for running an efficient government. They found out Mayor Ford can turn the city around and these people can’t.” Then he threatened to continue with a modest tax increase, a cut to the land transfer tax and cut homeless shelters and other social services, and pin it on the province. Sousa was thus enabled to carry himself with an air of bemused frustration. The city is well run and its books are in order? Splendid. It shouldn’t be necessary to continue to prop up the city’s social housing with provincial funding. The city should end up ahead, no longer having to repay an old $200-plus million loan from the province – never mind the city had been considering it off the books since 2005. And even if it’s not... council need not hold “hos-

tage” its poorest residents. The minister needn’t have said anything; Ford had tangled himself up well enough on his own. Ford has spent the past year boasting about savings he has found the taxpayers, while city finance staff continue to find dramatic, seven-figure surpluses each year. To buttress his reelection bid, the mayor has promised to keep taxes low and take a chunk out of one of the city’s main revenue sources, the land transfer tax. Any Ontario voter casually acquainted with city hall would be forgiven for concluding that the city doesn’t need their tax dollars like it used to. Mayor Ford, with his very partisan bluster, hasn’t done anything to convince otherwise. Indeed, in this matter he’s been Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s best friend.

David Nickle is The Villager’s city hall reporter. His column runs every Thursday.

Time for 905 to pay up I would like to remind Metrolinx and the provincial government that it has become a transit crisis because of decades of abysmal local and provincial urban planning strategies that have, in part, allowed urban sprawl to eat up Ontario’s greenspace. I have seen all of our main east/west roads gradually turned into 905 expressways as Durham Region started to expand in the early 1970s. It is time these satellite communities finally start to pony up their own money for public transit. Torontonians have been ‘carrying the can’ for far too long and now can’t afford anymore fees or property tax increases. This will be a back payment that is long overdue. Chris Belfontaine

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Look for a real transit solution With everyone trying to help the Ontario Liberal government finance the Big Move’s $50 billion tab, did anyone have time to look at the ridiculous plans included in the Big Move that will worsen gridlock instead of reducing it? What kind of transit do we need? From a purely logical standpoint, subways and road improvements are the only solutions to reduce gridlock. Consider that most arterial roads in North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke are now at capacity all day. Why would anyone think it a good idea to take two lanes away to build streetcars in dedicated rights of way that strangles all traffic including emergency and commercial vehicles and prohibits left turns and crossing the road? Most councillors voted in favour of former MPP Greg Sorbara’s subway to Vaughan, a city of only 300,000, outside the borders of Toronto. Yet they voted against a subway to Scarborough with a population of 700,000 that could be one million in 10 years. How about their grand idea to

extend the Yonge Street subway to Richmond Hill? Today you can’t board a Yonge subway train at Sheppard at 8 a.m. without waiting for multiple trains to go by. Extending that subway to Richmond Hill will mean that even Torontonians at Finch station won’t be able to board, it will become a subway for the residents north of Toronto with Torontonians paying for it. Downtown relief line To achieve any improvements, we must first build a downtown relief line that allows commuters to reach downtown without the Yonge Street line. Another great solution would be to replace the Scarborough RT with a subway extension of the Bloor Street subway at a cost close to what is proposed today. Replacing this already obsolete technology with one that is even older is absolute insanity. We must persuade councillors to consider the good of the entire city, not just downtown. The Sheppard subway from

Downsview all the way to Scarborough was approved in 1986 and never completed. The citizens of Scarborough have been strongly lobbying for completion of it for years, but will be happy to wait in line, as long as they can be assured that no LRT will be built to decimate Sheppard Avenue the way they did St. Clair Avenue West. But let’s stop this insane construction of useless LRTs all over the city. Karl Haab

One regional transit authority needed, reader writes to Villager As a provincial agency, Metrolinx gets its funding from the province and thus is not at all impartial to the funding decisions that must and can only be decided by the province. Unfortunately for the past 40 years, all political parties and their incumbent career politicians from all three levels

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Lack of transit funding has been a problem for our city for many years and as long as our politicians sit on their hands, it will continue. Funding will be an election issue during the next municipal and provincial elections, and most likely the ones to follow. The time to do something has past now. It is make up time and the expense will only climb. Glenn Kitchen

of government have mismanaged and failed our cities when it comes to transportation infrastructure and funding. Further, the current makeup of its board members that excludes the mayors from Ontario’s three cities within the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA) makes it politically impossible for this agency to effectively co-ordinate the region’s transit and transportation need. The amalgamation of all the GTHA area public transit authorities into one regional transit authority for this region is a must. Peter Clarke

Reader is proud to call Toronto home Recently I had my recycling bin filled and five more large recycling bags at the curb. Around dinner time, my doorbell rang and when I went to the door a gentlemen was on my porch with several things in his arms. The man said he noticed all of the wonderful things that were on my front lawn and thanked me for

allowing him to peruse and take certain items from my lawn. I was so amazed and very touched by this incredible kindness. Say what you like about Toronto, but there are some wonderful people who live here and I am proud to call this city “my Toronto.” Jacqui Tucker

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Consultation to take place in September >>>from page 1 in sharing their ideas. “People don’t want (the fence) to look like a fenced-in off-leash area because it’s a children’s playground. They want good site lines,” Fahrig said. Once Fahrig is finished working on two installations at local schools, she said she’ll begin creating drawings for the fence. An official public

consultation meeting with Davenport Councillor Ana Bailão will take place sometime in September.

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The Ottawa-born Fahrig specializes in bringing together professional artists of a variety of genres to work with people of all ages and backgrounds to create collective works of art.

Fahrig expects the project to happen over three years. She was awarded the Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award for Integrated-Arts in 2010 for her contribution to

It’s a career she said she fell into by accident following an apprenticeship in the costume department of the National Arts Centre in her hometown. Fahrig is the artistic director of the MacGregor Park Art Club.

For details, visit www. macgregorpark.ca or email macgregorparkartclub @ gmail.com

Bring home a new cat or kitten during Feline Fiesta Bring home a new cat or two during the City of Toronto’s Feline Fiesta until July 4. The city celebrates Adopta-Shelter-Cat Month by hosting a Feline Fiesta adoption blitz where residents can go home with a kitten or cat for $25 (plus HST and a licence if applicable) from one of the city’s four animal shelters. According to a release,

Toronto Animal Services works hard to keep up with the high intake of cats into its shelters and tries to find good homes for as many cats as possible. If you wish to adopt a kitten or cat, visit a Toronto Animal Services shelter in your neighbourhood.

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Free Canada Day Celebration WHEN: noon to 2 p.m. WHERE: LA Centre for Active Living, 55 Rankin Cres. CONTACT: Melissa Scott, 416452-4875 Free hot dogs, chips and pop, entertainment, trivia, raffle, Canada flags and temporary tattoos and birthday cake. Seniors’ Information Fair WHEN: 2 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Runnymede Public Library, 2178 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Madison, 416-3924072 Councillor Sarah Doucette hosts a Seniors’ Information Fair. Numerous organizations from across the ward and city staff will be on-hand to provide information about programs for seniors and their families.

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Junction Seniors Gathering WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Pascal’s Baguette & Bagels, 2904 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843, www.junctionra.ca/ junction-seniors COST: Free

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Secret Lives of Wildflowers- Midsummer Workshop WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: High Park, 1873 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: 416-392-1748, naturecentre@highpark.org COST: $45 Hike with seasoned naturalist and educator Richard Aaron to learn the many species of High Park, their intriguing histories and ecological relationships. Each session will focus on flowers in bloom at that time. Richard Aaron’s lively hikes are popular and fun ways to gain naturalist knowledge.

Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www.bloorwestvillager.com. Read weeks of listings from your neighbourhood as well as events from across Toronto. The group meets twice a week at a local coffee shop for conversation, as a social network of neighbours. Tuesday mornings from 10 to 11 a.m. at Agora Cafe, 3015 Dundas St. W., and Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. at Pascal’s.

w Saturday, June 29

Junction Farmers Market WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Junction Train Platform, 2960 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: info@junctionmarket.ca COST: Free Come by for all your local food goodies - farmers, artisans and prepared food ready to eat. Every Saturday

morning until Nov. 9. Visit www. junctionmarket.ca. Thrift Shop WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Emmanuel Howard Park United Church, 214 Wright Ave. CONTACT: Megan Kallin, 416-536-1755, www. ehpunitedchurch.ca COST: Items $1 and up Every Saturday. Enter at south door closest to Roncesvalles Avenue. Proceeds go to Outreach meals. Donations welcome.

w Sunday, June 30

Pride and Prejudice Acting Day WHEN: 11:30 a.m. WHERE: High Park, 1873 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Karen Millyard, www.JaneAustenDancing.ca COST: actors $15/$10 students, in advance. A visit from Lady Catherine. Lizzy vs Lady C -- who will win? In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s most popular novel, the group hosts a series of Acting Days throughout the year. Be your favourite characters and act out your favourite scenes. The event will include a brief lesson in Regency etiquette and light refreshments. Spectators welcome. Sunday Outreach Program WHEN: 2 to 6 p.m. WHERE: Emmanuel Howard Park United Church, 214 Wright Ave. CONTACT: Megan Kallin, 416-536-1755, www.ehpunitedchurch.ca, Lunch: 2 to 3:30 p.m, coffee/snacks: 2 to 4:30 p.m., worship service: 4:45 to 5:30 p.m., community dinner, 5:30 to 6 p.m., last meal served at 6 p.m. Vegetarian meal available on request.

w Wednesday, July 3

Nature journaling WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: 416-392-1748, www. highparknaturecentre.com COST: $2 to $5/person or donate-what-you-can

Make a simple nature journal and discover some ways to use it. Participants will be hiking to several areas of the park to try some journaling activities. Salvaging Urban Wood Tree Tour WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Keele Street and Dundas Street West, 358 Keele St. CONTACT: Robyn Stewart, 416-413-9244 COST: $5 donation Explore the beautiful trees of the Junction and learn the species and situations that make for the best urban wood salvage operations. Tour a Junction backyard where a homeowner, tree climber and woodworker worked together to salvage the wood of a black locust.

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Peter & Greg Walker Contracting - Celebrating 32 years in Etobicoke best home improvement company. The readers of the Etobicoke Guardian have voted Peter & Greg Walker Contracting the best roofing company for 12 years (including 2013). They were voted best window company in 2013. Recently Peter’s son David joined the company and is in training to operate the business insuring that a Walker will be overseeing the work performed for decades in the future.

Upon the requests of past customers, Peter & Greg Walker Contracting have expanded the number of services they provide. They specialize in the installation of Roofing and Chimney Replacement, Eaves Trough and Siding, Windows and Doors. In 2010, Peter & Greg Walker Contracting were awarded the exclusive rights to sell Marvin Windows Fiberglass Windows in the Toronto area. PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY

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Peter and Greg Walker are proud to be long term residents and employers in Etobicoke. They continue to expand their efforts to The unique “Walker Process” ensures that your project is give back to the community by sponsoring local hockey, baseball, overseen by a member of the Walker family. All the quotes are soccer and basketball teams. An annual charity drive by Walker reviewed by Greg before they are presented to the customer(s) Contracting raises thousands of dollars for local charities including OUR HISTORY and after the contract is signed the project is monitored by Peter. Sleeping Children Around the World, George Hull, Safe Haven, At job completion, Peter meets with the customer to discuss the Mooreland’s Camp, Greeneholme Breakfast Club, York Township Peter and Greg Walker started Peter & Greg Walker Contracting in project, provide them the customer satisfaction survey and collect Tri-Hards and The Dorothy Ley Hospice. 1981 with a mission to provide their customers with highest quality the last payment. products and craftsmanship. That has led them to become the Peter & Greg Walker Contracting is proud to be part of the home improvement contractor Toronto homeowners rely on for Peter Walker explains, “We treat every customer with a high level Etobicoke community and want to thank all the volunteers that their exterior renovations. of personalized service regardless of the project size.” Peter & Greg work tirelessly to make Etobicoke a great place to work and live. Walker have a distinctive company culture that says, “Do the Right Peter and Greg’s hands on management style and attention to Thing for the Customer” that all employees work towards. They would like to thank you for your business. detail have made Peter & Greg Walker Contracting Toronto’s

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LIBRARY VISIT: Walter Lindstone, a member of the Batchewana Bay First Nations near Sault Ste. Marie, unpacked a wisdom box at the Annette Street Library last Tuesday. Lindstone described the items inside, including a traditional pipe, and a stereotypical Indian doll, as part of Aboriginal Month.

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Celebrating Canada

Here are 20 suggestions to celebrate Canada’s 146th birthday Host a BBQ: Have your friends over for a Canadathemed barbecue. Decorate the patio with red and white and serve food purchased locally. Visit www.insidetoronto.com/blogs/1312630/ for a new recipe blog post featuring a variety of dishes.

Make a toast: Say cheers to Canada’s birthday with some uniquely Canadian drinks. Make a Caesar – http://bit. ly/15cudLE; enjoy a Canadian beer or some ice wine.

Attend a parade: There are Canada Day parades set for East York - http:// eastyorkcanadaday. com/parade/ - and Scarborough Monday.

Support youth sports: The Robbie International Soccer Tournament is set for June 29 to July 1. Visit www.robbiesoccertournament.com Read about it at http://bit. ly/14VssWt

Go to a citizenship ceremony: Watch at Black Creek Pioneer Village or at 7:30 a.m. at the East York Civic Centre. Read about one at - http://bit. ly/10iyHlw

Eat ribs. Ribfests are scheduled for Friday through Monday in both Etobicoke (www.torontoribfest.com) and Scarborough (www.rotarymulticulturalfestival.com). There’s also a ribfest July 1 in East York (www.torontoeastrotary.com) For more information about the Etobicoke Ribfest, visit http://bit.ly/10iqgGX

Learn our history: Download a War of 1812 app at www. toronto.ca/1812 View Fort York photos at http://bit. ly/14uWBd4

Go camping: Pitch a tent at Glen Rouge Campground in Scarborough or take the Park Bus to a provincial park. Visit http://bit. ly/136IcbB to read about Rouge Park.

Grab your swimwear: Toronto has 11 beaches, several with Blue Flag status. Visit http://bit.ly/19kJ3r5 for city info.

Catch a fireworks display: Harbourfront Centre hosts Canada Eve fireworks. Ashbridges Bay Park, Downsview Park, Centennial Park, Mel Lastman Square, Stan Wadlow Park and Amesbury Park have displays, too. Photos at http://bit.ly/19yTjsB

Attend a picnic: Take part in the CHIN International Picnic or the Q107 Canada Day Picnic – http://bit.ly/17g5Ljn Visit http://bit.ly/121aiyd for photos from the CHIN picnic

Pick strawberries: Visit http://ontarioberries.com

Catch a fish: Head out to a Toronto fishing site http://bit. ly/1al2m1r

Eat Canadian food: Poutine, peameal or buttertarts. Read about Dorothy Duncan and Canadian heritage food http://bit.ly/16utcRy

Hang out on the lake: Watch the Canada Day Regatta at Centre Island – www.ddra.ca

Support farmers: Visit www. farmersmarketsontario.com/ markets.cfm for a location. Visit http://bit.ly/14payco for photos.

Discover local events: Find events across the city at http://bit.ly/toronto_events

Listen to music: Take part in the Digital Dreams Music Festival at Ontario Place. http://digitaldreamsfest.ca

Participate in a community celebration: North York’s Amesbury Park and Mel Lastman Square; East York’s Stan Wadlow Park; Scarborough’s Thompson park; downtown’s YongeDundas Square and Queen’s Park offer Canada Day events. Visit http://bit. ly/1ab37M9 for photos.

Visit a city park: Toss a ball around or enjoy a walk at one of Toronto’s parks. Visit www. toronto.ca/parks for a list.

Read a Canadian book: Pick up a book by a Canadian author and spend the day reading. For a list of Canadian authors, visit www.canadianauthors.net

Attend local Canada Day celebrations Parkdale-High Park MP Peggy Nash is hosting a Canada Day celebration in High Park, Monday, July 1 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Celebrate our country and community at the annual Canada Day Celebration in High Park. This year’s event includes a special ceremony, live music, children’s activities, refreshments and more. Join your neighbours, community groups and local representatives July 1. The cost is free and festivities take place in the picnic area. Enter the park at Bloor Street West. V i s i t w w w . facebook.com/ events/515304781863494/ for details. ◗ Davenport Councillor Cesar Palacio hosts his annual Canada Day barbecue in Earlscourt Park, 1200 Lansdowne Ave., from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a limited number of free hamburgers and hotdogs and family friendly entertainment. The event is free. Visit www.cesarpalacio. com for details. ◗ Residents can also spend Canada’s special day at the birthplace of urban Toronto, The Historic Fort York. Kids can enjoy various take-away crafts, facepainting, hula-hooping and storytelling sessions. There will be Fort York temporary tattoos and Canadian flags for visitors to show their pride. Bring a picnic and learn the exciting story of this National Historic Site on one of the varied tours. This is a Celebrate Canada event sponsored by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage. On July 1 between 10 a.m. at 5 p.m. admission to the historic site is free.

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Perfect to move in and reno or build up on. S. of Bloor St. W of Prince Edward Dr. walk to Kingsway shops, nearby excellent schools; Etobicoke School of the Arts, Sunnylea Junior, 2 bdrms. Plus lower level rec rm. and office, 2 baths. Asking price $799,999.

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60 Raymond Ave. Baby Point Area 2 bedroom, 2 bath bungalow. Spacious living rm, separate dining rm, Big finished basement with tons of storage space. Beautiful perennial gardens. Quiet, sought after location. $669,000 Call Sharon to view. www.60RaymondAve.com

Attention Contractors Or Renovators! This 2.5 Storey Home Needs lots of TLC. Great Bones! 5 Bedrooms. Lane Access To A Parking Spot. Great Location, Close To Subway, High Park, School, & Shopping. 51 Abbott Ave $649,000 Sunny & Bright 1 Bedroom at the Waterford. Lovely South East Views. Kitchen Offers Granite Counters, Breakfast Bar & Stainless Steel, FabulousAmenities,Great Location, Steps To Lake, Waterfront Trails & Transportation. Only $275,000

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Fantastic Toronto opportunity, 3+1bdrm 2 Storey, well maintained, modern kitchen, granite countertop, granite floor in foyer, oak stairs, 9’ ceilings on main floor, crown moulding, custom backsplash, formal living and dining areas, finished basement w/ sept. entr. to in-law suite, large garage and much more only $399,900!!

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Conveniently located across from Sherway Gardens, 2bdrm, 2full washrooms, gorgeous corner suite, fabulous views, gleaming hardwood floors, open concept living and dining rm, W/O to Balcony, resort style amenities, 24hr concierge, and many extras just minutes to downtown Toronto and Airport for only $329,900!!

WESTON VILLAGE 2 STOREY!!

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Detached bungalow on premium 50ft lot, renovated Kitchen with centre island, renovated bathroom with soaker tub, separate shower, open concept living and dining room and walk out to large back yard, potential for in-law suite!! Sold in 1 WK for 122% of Asking!!

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Spacious corner unit, fabulous view of the Humber river and wild life conservation area. Family size kitchen, fully renovated bathroom, large combined living and dining room, floor to ceiling windows, master bedroom with ensuite, granite counter top with undermount sink, great building close to all conveniences, Hwy 427, Airport, Hospital, Humber College, Woodbine Mall, Woodbine race track and more for only $184,900!!

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Councillors give High Park condominium plan the OK TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com Councillors last week approved without debate a 14-storey, mixed-use building in the High Park area, which will commission public art. Daniels Corporation will soon construct a 400-unit con-

dominium at 1844 Bloor St. W. with commercial/retail space at grade. The building’s three components will be arranged in an inverted “U” shape around a public plaza. The intended public art program at High Park will focus on giving young artists the opportunity to work with

established local artists chosen by Daniels. Four experienced artists Micah Lexier, Luis Jacob, Christian Giroux/Daniel Young and Public Studio (Elle Flanders and Tamira Sawatsky) will partner with one or more young, emerging artists of their choice. Each will

form an artist team. Artist teams then each receive a $4,000 fee to develop a conceptual approach to one or a combination of the recommended areas within the plaza. The Public Art Plan for the building across the street from High Park provides a framework for a public art

commission, including: the introduction, site context, specified opportunities for public art sites, art site requirements, competition process, jury, art selection process, estimated budget and schedule of the works. The plan meets the objectives of the city’s Percent for Public

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it is a very busy main street with a bunch of houses on it so there has been some pressure for businesses to go into them.” So the city started a study to look at the suitability of certain non-residential uses on the west side. Based on the results of a study, city planning staff made a report that recommends maintaining the existing zoning bylaw provisions and establishing a set of performance standards for the consideration of future non-residential use proposals in the study area. “This introduces a performance standard tool, which helps to guide the building department and the planners when someone comes in for a rezoning application in this one area,” Perks said, adding that it takes a proactive approach to planning for the future of the strip. The existing zoning bylaw does not permit stand alone non-residential uses on the west side of Roncesvalles. Under this scenario certain non-residential uses, being small-scale retail, service and office uses would be permitted by way of a planning act appli-

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that help learners find their best way to learn. They offer math, communication, grammar and reading and writing groups. They also have a knitting circle, literacy through hip-hop, creative writing, book clubs and college preparation courses. In the last year PPR worked with

133 learners. Cox, who lives in Swansea, not only attended PPR’s AGM on June 20, but shared some of her legendary storytelling, including the story of the creation of PPR. Cox is the founder of the centre, which teaches and supports people to learn to read. She is also a member of the Order of Canada, an author and a master storyteller. Born in Trinidad, Cox joined the Toronto Public Librar y as a children’s librarian in 1960. In 1972, she became the head of the Parkdale Branch and served at the branch for 24 years. Cox pioneered the library’s Black Heritage and West Indian Resource Collection, which were later named the Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection in her honour. She shared with the group the story of the creation of PPR after a parent confided in her that she couldn’t read to her children as the teachers were telling her to. Cox

wanted to help. “In those days, in the 1970s people were more hospitable,” Cox said. “That may have changed, but Parkdale remains a place where people care about each other.” After PPR was started in the Parkdale Branch, Cox said the demand grew. “As the number of learners grew we decided it had to become a community-based program in order to give it

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took no chances and made the unusual move of attending the committee meeting himself to cast a vote on the matter. As it happened, he needn’t have. Committee Chair Denzil Minnan-Wong’s motion, to simply receive the report for information passed easily. “The item was received, that means the issue is dead,” said Minnan-Wong. ‘status quo prevails’ “The status quo prevails. We’ve had this debate over and over again. I think from the very beginning it was a manufactured issue. The public didn’t really want to have this debate about banning bags and it just went out of control. At that meeting where it did go out of control, where we were going to go to court and get our heads handed to us, we were taught a powerful lesson that we

can’t go off and make policy wherever we want without consulting and going through the proper process.” Following the meeting, Ford spoke to the press. “Today I cast my vote as mayor to make sure we put the final nail in the coffin of this plastic bag fee once and for all,” said Ford. “Folks, we have to remember these bags are 100 per cent recyclable and reusable.” Opponents of the mayor wanted to keep a bit more life in the question of diverting plastic bags. The report from city staff indicated that diversion of plastic from the waste stream improved during the implementation of the mandatory fee, by 53 per cent. A n d So l i d Wa s t e Management commissioned an Ipsos Reid public opinion survey which found 72 per cent of residents changed their behaviour as a result of

the fee, using reusable bags, and 59 per cent reduced their bags more as a result of the fee. About half were in favour of maintaining the status quo for bags. Don Valley East Councillor Shelley Carroll said there wasn’t any will to go back to the fee as it stood, or a ban — but it made sense to discuss the question of plastic bags in the context of a larger waste diversion plan. “No councillor wants to go back to the bag fee — they don’t want a fee that doesn’t end up in the city’s coffers, but they want to do the right thing,” she said. “The mayor came to vote because he thought he had some kind of fight. Councillor Minnan-Wong tried to put on a superhero cape, the mayor put on a superhero cape, but it was to fight a villain that wasn’t there.”

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United Way-funded agencies will receive two per cent boost ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com

Two hundred agencies across Toronto will receive a two per cent boost in funding from the United Way this year, the charity announced. The money comes from last year’s United Way Toronto campaign, which raised $116 million. “That enables us to maintain the support that we have always given to our agencies as well as provide them with this one time incremental two per cent,” United Way Toronto President and CEO Susan McIsaac said at a press conference to announce the funding hike on Friday, June 21. “I’m excited we’ve completed another good year. We had strong financial results.”

The 200 agencies will receive a total of $77 million. The remainder of the money raised in last year’s campaign was designated to specific charities by donors and also went toward operating costs. “I’m really grateful to Torontonians for all of their support,” McIsaac said. McIsaac said United Way Toronto will focus on four priorities over the next five years: youth employment, providing services in the city’s 13 priority neighbourhoods, building a strong stable community sector and “identifying emerging trends and issues and creating a response to that so that as issues arise we have the capacity to respond to them.”

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