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Letter writing in full bloom bee organized to advocate for electric trains ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com For nine-year-old Miguel Kumar, his motivations for penning a letter to provincial officials, calling on them to use electric trains as opposed to diesel, is simple.

“I want to stop the diesel trains because all of the gas and the noise makes pollution,” Kumar said. “I hope to make them think more about the environment.”

Residents Kumar and his father, Jorge Miguel, who is on the Wabash Building Society Board and also sits o n t h e Me t r o l i n x No i s e Wall Community Advisory Committee, were among a dozen families who attended a “Letter Writing Bee” at the Sorauren Park Fieldhouse on May 2. letter writing campaign The Wabash Building Society organized the letter writing bee and had all the supplies necessary for the community to write letters to advocate for electric trains instead of diesel trains.

The family spends a lot of time in the park, at Sorauren Avenue and Dundas Street West, playing soccer and Kumar >>>LETTERS, page 20

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splendid view: The cherry blossoms are now in full bloom in High Park. The Sakura tree (cherry blossom) was planted here by the citizens of Tokyo in 1959 and in 2001 another 34 cherry trees were donated to High Park.

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gathered in the auditorium at Humberside Collegiate Institute to express their disdain – lashing out in anger at times – at >>>HUNDREDS, page 20

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St. Clare Church marks 100 years of service HILARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com It all started with a simple letter, a 1908 request to an Archbishop to build a local parish.

That’s how the St. Clare Roman Catholic Church on St. Clair Avenue West came to be. Built in 1913, the 100-year-old church has become a landmark and a pillar to many in the surrounding community.

“I’ve been coming to this church since I was nine years old,” said Rose Simonetti, a member of the church and chair of the committee planning a celebration gala.

Simonetti, now 50, has the church entwined with some of the biggest moments in her life, including her sacrament of marriage and the baptism, first communion and confirmation of both of her sons.

“It’s always been a

part of my life and it will continue to be for years to come,” said Simonetti.

Aug. 11 marks the church’s 100th anniversary.

Leading up to the big day, Father Vito Marziliano, who has been the church’s pastor since 2009, has been busy gearing up for the celebration.

“The excitement isn’t just about the one day. It’s all about the journey,” said Marziliano.

He has local artist Antonio Caruso carving a statue of St. Clare that will depict her in a way that isn’t as traditional as expected.

“There’s going to be a slight change,” said Marziliano. “She won’t be dressed like a nun, but as she would have been dressed at the time, with a sack cloth and black sack veil, rather than smooth brown habit.”

The statue will be unveiled on Aug. 11 during the Feast of St. Clare and

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St. Clare’s Roman Catholic Church is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Above, the church on St. Clair Avenue West at Dufferin Street. At right, an interior view.

will be blessed in the presence of Canadian Cardinal Thomas Collins in September.

“To have him here is an exceptional opportunity,” said Marziliano.

There’s also a fundraising gala planned for Friday, Oct. 18 at the Liberty Grand on the Exhibition grounds.

Tickets are $150 each and

Simonetti is hoping to raise $100,000.

The church is also working on a commemorative centennial book that will document the church’s evolution.

“We’re not quite halfway through creating the book, but we’re close,” said Christine Horgan, a member of the centenary

committee.

“I’m organizing the topics covered in the book. A photographer was hired to take photos of the windows and artifacts and we’re combing through the archives.”

Horgan has already completed a few interviews for the book, including former music directors. Horgan

believes music and church go hand in hand.

“In some ways I think it’s forgotten,” she said. “I want to have a very nice complete picture of the church, which will include a very healthy music section.”

The church building has gone through many renovations and restoration projects, including new stained glass windows.

In 2006 during the restoration of the church, artist Carlos Nunes was recruited to paint the portrait of St. Clare that hangs above the church’s altar.

Tiles and designs on the church’s walls and ceilings have also been restored to look like the original designs to enhance rather than change the church’s integrity and feel.

“You can’t improve on excellence,” said Marziliano.

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Teacher Tom Samson remembered by tree planting Three firefighters hurt in Swansea Public School students sing during dedication ceremony LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Swansea Public School students from kindergarten to Grade 8 gathered around a sapling, planted at the top of Rennie Park playing field, on the edge of their playground.

They were crouched on their knees at the base of the tree to take a look at a newly unveiled plaque.

“For Mr. Samson,” it said.

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He taught us to share, play, learn, laugh and never to

Pa r k d a l e - H i g h Pa r k Councillor Sarah Doucette, the city’s tree advocate, attended the dedication.

“This is a very special day and I’m honoured to be here,” said Doucette addressing the entire school population. “Mr. Samson loved life, he loved his family, he loved his job.”

grow up all the way.”

Tom Samson, 35, died following a cycling accident at the corner of Davenport Road and Lansdowne Avenue on his way to school Nov. 23.

Six months later, his family, friends, colleagues and students commemorated the Grade 2 teacher, basketball coach, avid chess player and music fan.

His children, Evora and Oscar Samson, unveiled the plaque to commemorate their father as their mother and grandparents looked on.

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Where are Toronto’s worst roads?

The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) is inviting road users again to name the province’s worst roads in its annual campaign launched this month.

We want to hear from you too – which road in your neighbourhood deserves being named the worst?

It can be a stretch of road strewn with potholes as Dufferin Street is known to have – and not surprisingly received the people’s choice award as being the worst in the province in last year’s CAA campaign.

Maybe it’s poorly marked lanes or a bottleneck that constantly results in slow and excess traffic.

Community input is important to help prioritize road construction work especially in the city where dayto-day driving takes a major toll on the road infrastructure.

The country’s largest auto club suggested the provincial government establish a dedicated fund for road work to be paid through provincial gas tax revenues.

The province currently reaps $2.3 billion annually through its excise tax, stated CAA spokesperson Faye Lyons.

More will be necessary for the continual upkeep of roads to help lessen gridlock and subsequently improve economic productivity.

We encourage all residents to provide feedback on how to tackle this issue.

Several ideas are already out there that warrant further discussion such as Premier Kathleen Wynne’s recent announcement during the provincial budget this past week that new tolls to use high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes could raise money for transit construction.

Metrolinx has also recently recommended revenue tools for transit infrastructure improvement such as introducing parking space levies and a dedicated portion of sales tax on consumer goods, which will be debated by Toronto council later this month.

In the meantime, the money that is already earmarked for road improvement work should be spent on areas of the city that need it the most.

Let us know which roads in your neighbourhood are seemingly neglected and need more attention by emailing us at contactus@insidetoronto.com To learn more about the CAA campaign, visit www.caaworstroads.com and make your selection for the province’s worst road.

Results are expected to be revealed next month.

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City needs to look at tourist-friendly projects In little over a week, Toronto council will finally get a chance to make the call on a downtown casino.

It’s a good bet council won’t be voting yes to a casino in the core of the city. Opposition is not unanimous, but decisive, and it seems unlikely the provincial government will sweeten the pot of Toronto’s hosting fee to sway enough to make a difference.

And so, no casino, at least not downtown. The debate, once that final vote happens, will be over. Or will it?

It may be true that Toronto doesn’t need or want a casino, but that’s not to say Toronto doesn’t need, or really want, more infrastructure to promote tourism and jobs and investments.

Currently, the city’s core is developing effectively as a mass of tall condominium towers filled with tiny apartments. In the midst of those, Toronto does have assets: museums and galleries and sports venues and even a certain amount of convention space.

But if the city wants to

david nickle the city encourage visitors beyond the parents of 20-something condo dwellers in Liberty Village, it’s got to do something.

Once the casino is out of the way, it would behoove our leadership to start thinking about that.

As City Manager Joe Pennachetti noted in his report outlining the benefits of a casino, Toronto needs more convention and trade show space near the downtown if it’s to be competitive with other destinations. A casino, Pennachetti said, would be an easy way to kickstart that development.

That sounds like a mission statement. Council should, if they reject that casino plan, start looking at other ways to redevelop downtown properties in such a way as to draw visitors.

Building a giant new convention centre with nothing but property tax and

municipal debt might not be a good idea. But finding ways to create incentives for that sort of development would be a good use of, say, the city’s economic development committee’s time.

Toronto could look at how well it promotes its existing convention space and see if there’s a way to maximize it. It could look at its public spaces, and see if there’s anything that can be done to improve them beyond making them welcoming, and making them mesmerizing.

In the past, Toronto’s done well for tourism fueled by a relatively open border, a low Canadian dollar and a thriving theatre scene. The dollar’s too high, border crossing is a pain and the theatre scene isn’t what it used to be.

A casino wouldn’t, by itself, have made up for all that. A concerted, positive effort based on consensus, investment and genuine civic pride, though... that might be just the thing.

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TTC bike racks a waste of money, reader writes The installation of bicycle racks at the front of TTC buses is a total waste of taxpayers’ money.

Just look around and see how many bicycles are carried on those racks on any given day.

Bus ornaments The buses are for carrying passengers and bicycles are for people to ride.

The TTC always cry out for more funding from taxpayers, yet they can waste millions to install such ornaments on the buses.

I suggest that TTC Chair Karen Stintz try to sell the racks to a scrap dealer so she can recover some of the money.

Kenneth Singh

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Re: ‘The perils of Toronto not articulating a transit vision’ Behind the Headlines, May 2.

I agree with David Soknacki in one respect, that Toronto council has no cohesive vision for transit as simple geography and topography are the most salient factors in transit choices between downtown and the suburbs.

I disagree that Mayor Rob Ford’s decision to postpone the ‘tax’ debate until Metrolinx puts their cards on the table. This is wrong.

The province, through Premier Kathleen Wynne, has stated she will

not necessarily be bound by a municipal decision and since the province will institute and collect such taxes, the ball is really in their (her) court.

I would much rather be in a position of not giving the province permission to levy new taxes based on what will be an acrimonious council debate that is likely to further polarize councillors.

A simple majority decision by council would not be enough for a decision; it would have to be two thirds to have any weight.

Finally this is too big a decision not to be decided by the electorate, both municipal and provincial.

No projects are going to be delayed until after those elections as there are many funded projects already under way.

Ross Vaughan

Columnist David Soknacki points out that in Scarborough and Etobicoke “almost 60 per cent of residents use their car as their primary means of transportation.” The inference is they have no intention of using mass transit.

Frankly, they know there is no way transit can be designed to take them where they want to go in a reasonable time.

Downtown is already well serviced. That could be improved by the “Downtown Relief Line” that if extended north at both ends would actually serve the suburbs. Why should people in either place pay for transit they won’t use or need? The improvement on Bloor from Avenue to Jane by fixing the traffic signals could be spread across the whole city for a fraction of the cost of Metrolinx and would have more impact on travel times.

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Sam Bonanno joins the Toronto Hyundai Family Toronto Hyundai is pleased to announce that Sam Bonanno is the new General Sales Manager at Toronto Hyundai, effective immediately.

Mr. Bonanno has previously served as General Sales Manager at some of Canada’s largest volume car dealerships. He has earned an excellent reputation in areas of hiring, training and retaining staff; achieving sales and profitability goals; exceeding CSI objectives; inventory management; coaching and mentoring; and interacting with customers and colleagues.

“I’m delighted to join the Toronto Hyundai family,” says Mr. Bonanno. “I chose to come to work at Toronto Hyundai for many reasons: product, location, but most importantly, ownership. Benny Leung truly cares about his employees and customers and lives that philosophy every day.”

Mr. Bonanno brings decades of automotive management experience to his new position and looks forward representing the Hyundai brand. “Mr. Bonanno’s track record in the retail car industry and the fact that he has lived all his life in this neighbourhood makes this a great fit,” says Benny Leung, President of Toronto Hyundai and President of the Trillium Automobile Dealers Association. “We are all excited to have him on board.”

For Mr. Bonanno, success in automotive retailing is driven by satisfied customers. “Toronto Hyundai is a leader in delivering customer service and customer satisfaction,” Mr. Bonanno says. “We consistently achieve among the highest CSI scores in the GTA. We have a winning team that includes an award-winning Grand Master auto technician who is number one in Canada.”

Mr. Bonanno was born and raised near Toronto Hyundai and still live moments away from the dealership (walking distance). “I invite all my friends and neighbours to visit me…the coffee is always fresh and always on me!” *** TORONTO HYUNDAI Toronto Hyundai is a full-service, multi-lingual Hyundai franchise serving central Toronto. The company offers award-winning automobile products and services, from new and pre-owned vehicle sales and lease/financing to service, parts and collision repairs. A family-run dealership with a strong sense of community, Toronto Hyundai is proud to serve customers from many nationalities and cultures and supports a variety of community initiatives, including Hyundai Hockey Helper, local hockey and soccer teams, underprivileged children in nearby schools, and lends financial assistance to numerous local groups and fund-raising initiatives.

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The Village Players brings an ‘absurd’ comedy to the stage Absurd Person Singular is final show of Village Players season MARIA TZAVARAS etg@insidetoronto.com Once you watch the Village Players final show of the season, Absurd Person Singular, you may never look at social gathering the same way again.

This comedy, by Alan Ayckbourn, showcases the best and worst of human nature within a social circle, and explores the playwright’s theory that the real drama, or anything interesting at a party, actually occurs in the kitchen.

This play is performed in three acts, over three Christmas Eves, each act depicting the holiday party of one of the couples. The same guests are always in attendance and the action always takes place in their kitchen.

The sets in this show are amazingly designed, and in minutes the set is transformed to depict three distinct styles and decor to represent each couple’s personalities.

The first party is at Jane and Sidney’s home (Tara Maher, Robert McMullan), social misfits who want to fit in with the successful among them, Geoffrey and Eva (Andrew Batten, Stephanie Haines) and Ronald and Marion (Paul Schwartz, Julia Hendrik).

While the party is happening just outside their kitchen door, in the kitchen, Jane is frenzied and under pressure by her husband to impress their guests because they’re important business colleagues.

Soon the guests begin to trickle into the kitchen and between Marion’s disingenuous compliments and

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From left to right: Rob McMullan, Stephanie Haines, Tara Maher and Paul Schwartz star in the Bloor West Village Players' latest production, Absurd Person Singular.

Eva’s melancholy about her marriage and pill-popping problem, this party is clearly full of unhappy women.

Next Christmas Eve, we find ourselves in the kitchen of Geoffrey and Eva, who, after her husband has told her he’s leaving her, is in a non-

responsive state. Nonetheless, the party must go on, and it does despite her overt misery that everyone is oblivious to.

The show continues on in this manner, with the final gathering at Marion and Ronald’s house at yet

another absurd and bizarre, but honest, glimpse at our three couples attempting a successful Christmas Eve party together.

Absurdities aside, what’s great about this show is the evolution of the characters as seen year after year at each party. The success of this show lies in the honesty and honest portrayal of these characters, a testament to the talent of the cast who held nothing back in bringing these flawed people to life.

brave and entertaining as the emotional and medically dependant Eva, who plays well opposite Batten’s angerinducing portrayal of the emotionally abusive, Geoffrey.

Maher and McMullan portray Jane and Sidney so well that they end up being as annoying as they are endearing, while Schwartz’s portrayal of Ronald is genuine and contributes a much needed calmness to the bunch that the other characters don’t have.

charm is in the writing

unique storyline

While this show may sound like it has a flimsy premise, and maybe isn’t for everyone, it’s more about portraying human nature at its best and worst, and the charm is in the writing. It’s refreshing to hear people vocalize the things people tend to think but usually keep to themselves.

Hendrik gives a believable and in-your-face performance as the sarcastic, booze-loving Marion, while Haines is

This show is unique in its storyline and character portrayal, and is an interesting food-for-thought piece served up in an entertaining way.

Absurd Person Singular runs until May 18, 8 p.m., at The Village Playhouse, 2190E Bloor St. W. Tickets are $20 and $16 for students and seniors.

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BASEMENT FLOODS ARE ON THE RISE. DON’T LET YOUR BASEMENT BE NEXT. Together we can stop heavy rainfall, melting snow and runoff from ending up in your basement. At the City, we’re doing our part by continually updating and maintaining Toronto’s complex underground pipes, sewers p and catch basins. Now it’s your turn. Here are ar some tips to help you flood-proof your home.

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Murder mystery book set in West Toronto Junction LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com The year is 1951; the setting: The West Toronto Junction.

A bookmaker’s son, “Junior O” is murdered; a “fledgling” private detective firm is hired to find out why – local officers aren’t much help. They’re in the midst of a jurisdictional dispute with the RCMP. Det. Al Green, aka “the Old Man” and his associates Will Jones and Dorothy “Red Ball” Brophy are on the case.

Given the Junction’s storied past, this incident, although based on factual information, is indeed fiction, written by Kenneth Newton, who grew up on Britannia Avenue, in the Runnymede Road and St. Clair Avenue area, his son, William Newton, and niece, Ann Ball.

“We started this two years ago, August,” Ball said, sitting in a Junction eatery, along with her cousin and uncle on a Friday morning in May. “My uncle and parents grew up in the Stockyards. My uncle is a great storyteller. We thought it’d be great to set a murder mystery in the area.”

Every weekend, the trio would get together at a coffee

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Ann Ball, her uncle Kenneth Newton and her cousin Will Newton, have written a murder-mystery novel set in the Junction and based on factual information about the neighbourhood.

shop in the Bloor Street West and Ossington Avenue area to discuss the pages of the historical detective novel they’d each written that week.

“We alternated chapters,” Will Newton said. “We didn’t collaborate on each paragraph.”

Added Ball, “Each of us wrote our own detectives.”

The story takes place over 10 days in 1951, the year Kenneth Newton was 21.

“We would always ask him for historical accuracy,” Ball said.

For Kenneth Newton, writ-

ing the book served as a walk down memory lane.

“It was a different era,” Kenneth Newton recalled.

Their book is called Junction Book, one of likely three murder-mystery novels – they’re already working on the second.

Currently, the three are shopping Junction Book around to publishers.

“We hope to see it on bookshelves soon,” said Will Newton.

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LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Bloor West Village dancer Karen Murray left the comforts of home once again for a stint in Dawson City, Yukon where she planned to take up the Can Can at Diamond Tooth Gertie’s, a gambling hall reminiscent of the 1898 Gold Rush.

Murray came across the random job posting online and jumped at the opportunity. When she was 10 and a student at Gotta Dance Inc. studio at Jane Street and Dundas Street West, Murray’s teacher, Leah Jackson, would go to the Yukon every summer to dance at Diamond Tooth Gertie’s.

“I wanted to be a Can Can

Karen Murray

dancer just like my teacher,” recalled the now 23-year-old.

And, so, she immediately called the director and mentioned Jackson’s name. She was hired on the spot.

Because the dream job has been on her bucket list for

years, Murray said she isn’t nervous.

Not only would she be moving to a town of only 1,300 people and dancing at a gambling hall named for legendary dance queen Diamond Tooth Gertie – nicknamed for the diamond she stuck between her two front teeth – Murray’s journey would be chronicled by a film crew from Los Angeles intent on making a reality show about life as a dancer.

“I kinda love the idea because that’s my personality,” Murray said, admitting though that she’s never experienced this kind of attention before.

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It's happening ◗ Thursday, May 9

BNI High Park WHEN: 7 to 9 a.m. WHERE: Dr. Generosity, 2197 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Jacqui Synder, 647-404-9380 to reserve COST: breakfast, $20 The High Park chapter of BNI meets Thursday mornings.

Rotary meeting WHEN: 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. WHERE: Grenadier Cafe, 200 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: Scott Bartle, 416-7104383 Meets Thursday mornings and offers interesting speakers.

Cardio, strength and balance class WHEN: 11 a.m. to noon WHERE: LA Centre for Active Living, 55 Rankin Cres. CONTACT: Melissa Scott, 416452-4875 COST: $26 for 12 weeks Thursdays. They also offer a number of other classes and courses.

Junction Residents Association WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: West Toronto Baptist Church, 3049 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Martin Lennox, 416-769-4239 COST: Free Discussion of “how high is too high for the Junction” and meet the franchisee of the new Tim Hortons on St. John’s Road.

◗ Saturday, May 11

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Spring baking, gift sale and cafe WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: St. Pius X, 2305 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Mary DiFrancesco, marydifrancesco@ gmail.com Find some treasures.

◗ Thursday, May 16

No cost Introduction to Buddhism WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Runnymede Public Library, 2178 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Mark Macdonald, 416-675-6622 COST: Free A discussion on the emergence of your “True Self” and how it creates happiness around us.

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.

Spring birding workshop WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: 416-392-1748 COST: $36/person (adults and youth 12 plus) Learn how to identify birds by sight and sound, how to use a field guide and binoculars to their maximum potential, and where to look for them in Toronto’s biggest park and beyond.

Practise your new skills with a hike, moderate in difficulty for two hours Saturday.

◗ Friday, May 10

Junction seniors gathering WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Pascal’s Baguette & Bagels, 2904 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843 We meet twice a week at a local coffee shop for conversation, as a social network of neighbours.

◗ Friday, May 10

Ward 13 constituency hours with Councillor Sarah Doucette WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Irmgard, 416-392-4072 Ward 13 Councillor Sarah Doucette meets with constituents to discuss B:10.375” various issues.

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Mother’s Day silent auction and bake sale WHEN: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Runnymede Presbyterian Church, 680 Annette St. CONTACT: Walter Brewer, 416-767-2689 Bid on our interesting gifts and buy delicious baking.

Furry Things – Family Nature Walk WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: 416-392-1748, www. highparknaturecentre.com COST: $2/ person or donate-what-you-can No registration necessary.

◗ Sunday, May 12

High Park native plant sale WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Grenadier Cafe, 200 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: Sarah Malekzadeh, 416993-0989 Create a wildflower garden at home with plants grown by High Park

volunteers. All proceeds from the sale go toward improving High Park.

◗ Monday, May 13

Bloor West Village Residents Association’s AGM WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Grenadier Retirement Home, 2100 Bloor St. W. Guests include local LEAF and Emerald Ash Group. Guest speaker Jennifer Keesmaat, chief planner.

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ESL English classes WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Ukrainian Canadian Social Services, Toronto, 2445 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Olena, 416-763-4982 Everyone is welcome regardless of statues. Free.

Line dancing for seniors WHEN: 11 a.m. to noon WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Swansea Area Seniors Association, 416-392-1953 COST: $50 for 12 weeks Beginners welcome.

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Junction Farmers Market open earlier, has new location LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com The Junction Farmers Market has a new venue this year.

The eagerly anticipated second season of the local farmers’ market opens Saturday, May 25 and takes place at the Junction train platform, on the north side of Dundas Street West, just east of Pacific Avenue. It’s a spot

organizers have coveted since the inception of the market, but were not able to secure until this year.

“We always wanted the space,” Chris Ganowski, president of the farmers’ market board of directors, told The Villager on May 1. “The Green P (lot at Pacific Avenue) was okay, but it wasn’t our first choice. This year, things came together and we were able to

secure the space.”

There is a tiny downside, admitted Ganowski – vendors won’t be able to park their vehicles in the space, however, there will be plenty of volunteers to help set up their produce, he assured. volunteers needed Market organizers are now on the lookout for volunteers,

passionate about the Junction community and local sustainable food to help out on Saturdays.

The majority of its vendors are returning this year. Most hail from the GTA, Niagara Peninsula and Prince Edward County, said Ganowski. For a full list of vendors, visit junctionmarket.ca Because of requests from both shoppers and vendors,

the market’s season has been extended to Nov. 9 this year.

Plus, it is getting an earlier start this year in May rather than June, Ganowski pointed out . farmers market initiative T h e Fa r m e r s Ma rk e t Initiative was borne out of a climate change town hall co-hosted by Green 13,

the local environmental advocacy group, and Live Green Toronto Community Animators.

Two topics that arose from the town hall were community gardens and farmers markets.

After much community input, the farmers market launched in June of 2012.

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Weigh in on province’s worst road The country’s largest auto club wants dedicated gas tax revenue to pay for the maintenance and upkeep of Ontario’s crumbling road infrastrucutre.

The Canadian Automobile

Association, which launched its annual campaign to locate the worst roads in the province Wednesday morning at Queen’s Park, wants the Wynne Liberals to establish a dedicated fund for road work

to be paid through provincial gas tax revenues. To make your pick for the province’s worst road, visit www.caaworstroads. com. Results are expected to be unveiled next month.

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PLEDGES TO EXPAND GO SERVICE ◗PROVINCE The provincial government wants to beef up GO Transit service over the next decade.

This year’s budget, delivered on May 2 by the Liberal minority government of Premier Kathleen Wynne, lists as 10-year priorities extending regional transit into “underserviced” areas, increasing rush hour service and working towards all-day GO train and bus service.

For 2013, the Liberals want to boost GO’s service capacity 20 per cent, increase ridership by 50,000, add 16,000 parking spaces and spend on infrastructure upgrades. No dollar amounts are given.

Part of The Big Move transportation plan, the GO expansion will cost $4.9 billion (in 2014 dollars) to complete.

TO DECIDE ON PASSING RULE ◗CITY

City council is to consider this week the creation of a onemetre passing distance rule that would protect cyclists from overzealous drivers.

Toronto Centre-Rosedale Councillor Kristyn WongTam’s motion calls for the

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The measure is in line with recent recommendations made by the province’s chief coroner on traffic safety.

If approved the city would become the first jurisdiction to adopt the one-metre passing rule ahead of even the province which has yet to update the Highway Traffic Act. Council is to debate the issue at this week’s meeting.

ON BAY ST. UTILITY POLE WRAPS ◗FEEDBACK

The Toronto Financial District BIA wants public feedback on prospective designs for street pole “wraps.”

The wrapping will protect street poles along Bay Street from graffiti and adhesives, says the BIA, which was formed in 2011.

It’s asking the public to choose one of two patterns at its website www.torontofinancialdistrict.com. Respondents can also provide feedback on

improving the designs.

The new-look street poles are part of overall improvements to the area, including new banners, street furniture and sidewalk repairs, intended to give Bay Street a uniform look.

PATRICK STATION TO BECOME ART GALLERY ◗ST.

St. Patrick station on the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line will play host to a photography and animation exhibit during May. Co n t a c t i n g To r o n t o : Under this Ground features 54 subway posters from celebrated photographer Michael Cook from his exploration of the Toronto sewer system.

The installation is part of the CONTACT photography festival. The austere and eerie images are accompanied by stop-motion animations from Andrew Emond, which will play on a 10-minute loop on station platform video screens.

For more information, visit www.contactingtoronto.ca Rahul Gupta is The Villager’s transit reporter. His column runs every Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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Learn how to protect Ward 13’s ash trees from Emerald Ash Borer Fifty ash trees have had to be removed in Ward 13 because of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) infestation, said Toronto’s Tree Advocate and Parkdale-High Park Councillor Sarah Doucette.

The EAB, an insect thought to have arrived in North America in packing crates in

about 2002, is wreaking havoc on the city’s ash trees – 860,000 across the city.

“We have lots of ash trees in the ward,” Doucette told The Villager Monday, May 6.

Ash trees on city property are being protected by an insecticide called TreeAzin, Doucette said, while more

trees are being planted to replace the trees that have to be removed. However, many residents don’t know if they’ve got an ash tree on their property or what they can do to save it. Volunteers are needed to address this challenge.

If you have expertise you can share (tree identification,

arborist, communications) or if you are ready to acquire some knowledge (through free training) and assist the city in canvassing homes, businesses, faith group properties in the ward to

inform the public of the situation, to identify ash trees on private property and to explain options for action, contact project organizers at green13toronto.org/saveourash/ contact or call Rita at 416-766-6331.

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the EAB problem, the identification of ash trees and courses of action will be provided to volunteers, courtesy of the Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF).

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Celebrate mom with these special events taking place nearby and around the city Mothers' Day Weekend at Medieval Times May 6 - 12 Moms get in Free during Mothers' Day Week, with another paying adult admission. medievaltimes.com Mother's Day Chocolate Tour May 11, 3:30pm until 6:00pm Sample the sweets of Trinity Bell-

woods while savouring the stories of chocolate. Mothers bring home a bonus treat! www.tastytourstoronto.com Mother’s Day Tea at Black Creek May 12 A delicious meal and a tour of the historic Village.

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Mother's Day Tea and Tour at Montgomery's Inn May 12, 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm Cream Scones with crème fraîche and gooseberry jam, lemon tarts and more!

416-394-8113 www.toronto.ca/museums Mother’s Day at Toronto Zoo May 12 Bring Mom for a day at the Zoo and meet some of our WILD Moms including Tania (two-toed sloth), Olive (babirusa) and Lily (ring-tailed lemur)!

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Letters addressed to provincial parties >>>from page 1 said he is afraid of the impact diesel trains might have when Metrolinx, the provincial body that oversees transit in Ontario, starts running as many as 450 trains a day on the Union to Pearson air rail link, renamed UP Express, which passes directly past the popular park.

The Union Pearson Express will operate on a 25-kilometre rail route. Twenty-two kilometres of the route will share Metrolinx’s Kitchener GO rail corridor, formerly the Georgetown corridor. It’s slated for completion in time

for the Pan/Parapan American sure everyone hears the mesGames in 2015. Metrolinx has sage.” purchased diesel trains for The letter writing bee was the link, but the line can be organized to get letters from converted to electric trains, all kinds of residents, in particwhich it says will happen in ular children, Bennet said. the future.

There are 18,000 students The letters described from 52 Toronto District how diesel trains fail on all School Board schools within counts: health, environment, 1.2 km on either side of the economic, transit and social proposed rail line.

“We wanted to get children’s justice.

The letters, 106 in total, voices because they are so were written by the commueffective,” he said, adding in nity and addressed to the leadan era where society seems ers of all provincial political to be saddling future generaparties. tions with debt, electric trains “This really is a non-partiare one thing that would be san issue,” said Doug Bennet, cheaper to run in the future. chair of the Wabash A new website (www.

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Dorothy Moszynski, a three-year resident of nearby condominium building 70 High Park Ave., who is also a registered professional planner, was one of a long list of people who took issue with the proposal. shading concern “My biggest concern is shading. We paid big money for our condo and we’d like our light and views protected,” Moszynski said. “I don’t want my neighbourhood to become a wind tunnel.”

She also expressed concern for the potential loss of rental units.

The re-zoning application, which has been submitted to the city, proposes the two towers at 31-storeys each and 16 three-bedroom units as well as a two-storey amenity building at 51-77 Quebec Ave. and 40-66 High Park Ave. Each new building would contain 306 units comprised of studio, one and two-bedroom suites from

500 to 900 square feet.

“This area has a cluster of about 20 apartment buildings,” said Tony Volpantesta, High Park Bayview Inc. spokesperson. “Today, intensification is done in a point tower way. This means it takes up less of the site and there’s less impact on views. There’s an added benefit in terms of light, privacy and views. Shadows move quickly over a tall point tower.”

However, residents didn’t agree.

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– Elle McLaughlin, area renter

“This is an incredibly dense area. My question is, why are you building more apartment towers here,” said area renter Elle McLaughlin, pointing out the developer’s proposal to replace three-bedroom townhouses with bachelor suites.

“We’re sharing enough of our city. You are forcing us to share more.”

As many as 600 neighbours of the Grenadier Square rede-

velopment have signed a petition in favour of turning down the proposal. Such a development “would be irresponsible of the City of Toronto to allow” for its close proximity to other buildings, its size and density and its imposition on other residential buildings, among other issues, according to the petition.

“Hundreds of thousands of people oppose this development – how many people support it,” asked one area condo owner of the developer’s team.

“Since when does a handful of developers carry more weight than area residents? It’s irresponsible for a developer to be so irrational. The bylaws are put in place in the interest of the neighbourhood. Do not insult the community by asking for a 31-storey building.”

Meanwhile, ParkdaleHigh Park Councillor Sarah Doucette said a working group would be created comprised of 10 to 12 members of the public to work with the developer on the proposal.

“We need the height to come down,” Doucette said.

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Collages covered the walls of the hospital’s Gathering Room walls depicting photographs of the work done by the health centre’s nurses.

“I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart,” said President and CEO Connie Dejak. “Nursing is one of the most noble professions.

It takes acts of courage every day. Our staff comes to work with pride – thank you each and every one of you for all you do each and every day for our patients.”

National Nursing Week is an annual celebration that recognizes nurses’ commitment to quality care and safety every day. florence nightingale Created in the name of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, the week is acknowledged during the week of Nightingale’s birth.

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nity at this time to start some meaningful dialogue, to take the health-care system and the health centre in a direction we’d like to be in 10, 30 years,” said Raj Sewda, chief nursing executive.

Festivities included presentations about nurses as leaders in patient advocacy and the enhancement of interdisciplinary care.

“All nurses are leaders,” said Baiba Zarins, program manager of the Nipissing University Scholar practitioner program and project manager of Global Practice at the University Health Network on Monday.

“This is a chance to celebrate you and your profession.”

The healthcare centre also hosted a nursing open house this past Tuesday with Dr. Natalie Archer, past vicepresident of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario and Dr. Paul Scotti, member of the College of Chiropodists of Ontario.

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Toronto council prepares for busy May Ontario PC leader meeting despite casino debate put on hold Tim Hudak slams

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A motion to find ways to fix up Yonge Street between the waterfront and Davenport Road is coming from Toronto Centre Rosedale Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam. Wong-Tam is asking that the city find a way to link a major utility and road resurfacing on Yonge Street in 2015, with commercial improvements that might improve the area generally.

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Toronto Centre-Rosedale Councillor Pam McConnell is asking that Toronto council officially support the United Nations in declaring Nelson Mandela International Day on July 18, 2013.

McConnell cited Toronto’s “very deep connection” to the South African leader who led that country out of Apartheid in the early 1990s.

Mandela visited Canada and Toronto shortly after his 1991 release from prison.

He returned in 1998 and was granted Honorary Canadian Citizenship in 2001. That same year, he attended a ceremony renaming Regent Park’s Park Public School Nelson Mandela Park Public School.

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provincial budget LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com Bashing the minority Liberal government’s budget, Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak told a North York press conference on Friday, his party offers a better alternative.

The Progressive Conservatives will vote against the budget introduced last Thursday, with the hopes of forcing a provincial election.

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“People want change. They know Ontario needs to go in another direction,” Hudak said at the Radisson Toronto East hotel near Victoria Park and Hwy. 401. “We’re spending

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