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Canada’s first public reflexology footpath is set to be built in Dufferin Grove Park this spring. The city’s Parks, Forestry and Recreation department expects to hire a contractor by April with construction scheduled for May and June and a completion date in July, according to Davenport Councillor Ana Bailão. The reflexology footpath is being built in memory of Jenna Morrison, a 38-year-old expectant mother, a yoga instructor and health practitioner, who was riding her bike on her way to pick up her five-yearold son from school when she was struck and killed by a truck at the corner of Dundas Street West and Sterling Road in November 2011. “Jenna was very active in this park. It is the park we most frequented as a family,” her partner Florian Shuck told The Villager. Designs for the footpath were unveiled at a meeting last month. The meeting was the culmination of a series of events, which included a fund>>>footpath, page 7

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Owen Bachli, 5, reads with kittens at the Dundas West Animal Hospital on Tuesday. The "Kitty-Litter-a-ture" sessions mean both boy and rescued kittens get to socialize, while Owen builds his reading skills.

Kids, cats share love of ‘litter-a-ture’ Animal hospital program fosters volunteering and reading skills in children LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Ve t e r i n a r i a n D r. S c o t t Bainbridge and his client Julia Gallagher – one-time Grade 5

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ing it at his Dundas West Animal Hospital as part of the clinic’s community outreach activities. Intrigued by the idea, Bainbridge launched the >>>reading, page 14

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