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Residents oppose 42-storey tower for Galleria mall site LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com It’s the size of a residential tower, not the project itself, that those who attended an open house Saturday to discuss the redevelopment of the Galleria mall take issue with.

The project, christened ‘Reimagine Galleria’ by Freed Developments, ELAD Canada, and designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects, is comprised of 13 buildings ranging in height from seven to 42 storeys, within seven blocks. It includes a new threestorey community centre, an enlarged park, and new road that would run diagonally

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“I appreciate the scale of the ambition, but I hope the scale of the buildings don’t compromise the integrity of the neighbourhood,” Matt Park, a nearby Davenport Village resident, told The Villager during the open house at the shopping centre in the Dufferin and Dupont streets area.

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FERTILITY PROBLEMS and reproduction issues aren’t limited to the human population.

Read our feature to discover how Toronto Zoo staff like Heather Kalka (above with Juno the polar bear cub) are helping animals conceive and how their baby-making efforts are furthering species’ conservation. See it on page 3.

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The property leading to the entrance of the Our Lady of Mercy Wing at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, which fronts Sunnyside Avenue in Roncesvalles Village, has received a facelift. Not just a sprucing up, but a complete overhaul featuring a healing garden that boasts new greenery and fall flowers, new benches,

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Global Cardboard Challenge WHEN: 1 p.m. WHERE: High Park Library, 228 Roncesvalles Ave. CONTACT: bbertrand@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Build a library in honour of High Park Branch’s 100th birthday using cardboard, recycled materials and imagination.

At Home Alone WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Jane/ Dundas Library, 620 Jane St. CONTACT: 416-394-1014 COST: Free Toronto Public Health presents a family workshop to help families prepare their 10 to 14 year olds to be home alone. Registration required.

An Evening For The Senses WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Westmount Gallery, 88 Advance Rd. CONTACT: 416-767-6729 COST: $40 Wine and craft beer tastings, paired with cheese, live music, artwork, silent auction and more. Proceeds benefit Runnymede United Church.

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Toast to Autumn WHEN: Noon to 7 p.m. WHERE: Lithuanian Hall, 1573 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: info@toasttoautumn.com COST: Free Oktoberfest polka dance-off contest with Ed Guca & the Polish Canadians.

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Tree For Me WHEN: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7692 COST: Free Register to receive a free tree that is the right tree or shrub for your property. Tree pick up day is Oct. 29. Register by October 24.

Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: www.debating.ca COST: Free Toronto Debating Society has debates on different topics each meeting. Guests welcome.

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Halloween Howl WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Jane/Dundas Library, 620 Jane St. CONTACT: Kara, 416-394-1014 COST: Free Wear a costume, listen to scary stories, go on a pumpkin hunt and make CHECK OUT OUR complete online community calendar by visiting www.insideto- a batty headband. ronto.com where you can read listings from your Bloor West neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto.

Shout Sister Toronto South West WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Roncesvalles United Church, 240 Roncesw Monday, Oct. 24 w Tuesday, Oct. 25 valles Ave. CONTACT: shannon@ Yoga for Seniors Junction Seniors Gathering shoutsisterchoir.ca COST: dues WHEN: 9:30 a.m. WHERE: Swansea WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Agora Always welcoming new members.

Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Cafe, 3015 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Swansea Area Seniors Association, Margarett, 416-767-8844, seniors@ Colour All the Libraries in Toronto 416-392-1953 COST: $50 for 5 junctionra.ca COST: Free WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: High Park classes Group meets twice a week. Fridays at Library, 228 Roncesvalles Ave. CONInstructor led yoga sessions are good Pascal’s, 2904 Dundas St. W. at 2 p.m.

TACT: 416-393-7671 COST: Free for flexibility, strength and balance.

Urban Geographer Daniel RotsztainHTML and CSS for Beginners shares his experience of exploring Toronto Swing Dance Society WHEN: 3 p.m. WHERE: High Park Toronto’s neighbourhoods.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: LithuLibrary, 228 Roncesvalles Ave. CONw Thursday, Oct. 27 anian Hall, 1573 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: 416-393-7671 COST: Free Organic Farmers’ Market TACT: info@TorontoSwingDanceLearn the history of HTML and create WHEN: 3 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Dufferin Society.ca COST: Full series: $40, your own webpage. Register at tpl.

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TACT: 416-887-0651 COST: Free With instructor Julie Epplett. BeginEat local and organic at this yearners always welcome. No partner Debate round market. required.

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Swansea Homework Club WHEN: 4 to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: 416-392-1954 COST: Free Homework help and learning strategies for children in grades 5 to 8.

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Halloween Spooktacular WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Runnymede Library, 2178 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: 416-393-7671 COST: Free Wear a costume, walk through a haunted house, and more. For children aged three years old and up.

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High Park Branch Turns 100 WHEN: 2:30 p.m. WHERE: High Park Library, 228 Roncesvalles Ave. CONTACT: bbertrand@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Enjoy a little history, photos and fun skits. Presented by the Sunnyside Historical Society as part of High Park Branch’s Centenary Celebration.

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Procreation problem solvers get a little wild The reproductive physiology unit at the Toronto Zoo helps animals make babies Fannie sunshine fsunshine@insidetoronto.com For two years, the female patient suffered from irregular menstrual cycles.

Doctors were about to explore assisted fertility options when she became pregnant on her own.

In another case, fertility specialists were stumped as to why another female patient could not conceive - until a recording of rain shower sounds was enough to get her in the mood and get the job done naturally.

Those treated by Dr. Gabriela Mastromonaco aren’t your typical patients seeking reproductive assistance.

T h e y a re h o u s e d i n Scarborough’s Toronto Zoo, specifically selected for artificial insemination in hopes of producing offspring to keep the numbers of their species up and, if possible, releasing these animals back into their natural habitats.

According to the Toronto Zoo, it’s the only Canadian zoo with a reproductive physiologist on staff. Located within the Animal Health Centre, the reproductive physiology unit is made up of two laboratories, the endocrinology lab and gamete biology lab, where staff, students and visiting scientists work together to investigate fundamental problems related to reproduction in non-domestic species. The goal is to assist with the care and management of captive and free-ranging populations in an effort to maintain reproductive health and ensure the preservation of genetic diversity.

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of the Meadowvale Road and Old Finch Avenue zoo’s reproductive programs and research, said it’s always preferred for animals to breed on their own, but for a number of reasons - some known, some not - that might be easier said than done.

There could be behavioural or medical issues at play, or lack of a male paramour, in which case semen would have to be flown in.

Very much similar to fertility testing humans go through, animal hormones are tested in a lab to look for abnormalities, cycles are monitored, and semen is collected to freeze for insemination, Mastromonaco said, adding she works with more than 50 species a year.

And like humans, animals can go on birth control pills the same women would use - if the zoo isn’t trying to breed a particular species, she said, adding the gorillas are currently on contraception.

The Toronto Zoo’s reproductive program, which began in 1988 (prior to this

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all breeding was done naturally), lends its support to other zoos, primarily within Canada, Mastromonaco said.

The zoo’s animals typically try to conceive on their own for two to three years before Mastromonaco and her team step in, who will then evaluate “why babies aren’t coming,” she said.

Pinpointing fertility treatment and what works and what doesn’t is still something Mastromonaco is figuring

out.

An Indian rhino calf lost a pregnancy because she didn’t have enough progesterone to sustain it. Cheetahs have undergone treatment for five or six years without producing offspring.

Come next year, the reproductive program currently housed in two rooms inside a 40-year-old building will move into a state-of-theart facility, which will allow Mastromonaco and her staff more research equipment

and space to house and transfer animals more easily, she said, adding the old site will be used as a curatorial lab.

Bison insemination is the next “big project.”

The cost of artificially inseminating an animal is $500 to $600 a try, with invitro fertilization running $3,000 to $4,000 a pop.

But, with certain species dangerously close to extinction, such as the Grevy’s zebra, “you can’t put a price” on reproduction, she said.

Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue act like typical twins: teasing each other, play fighting, and competing for mom’s attention.

Except these twins walk on all fours, are black and white, and will eventually munch on bamboo, their food of choice.

Born at the Toronto Zoo Oct. 13, 2015, the giant panda cubs are still very much a crowd favourite, with visitors lining up for hours to catch of glimpse of them and their mother, Er Shun.

Da Mao, one of three potential fathers, is housed in a separate enclosure.

The first giant panda cubs born in Canada, Jia Panpan (Canadian hope), and his sister, Jia Yueyue (Canadian joy), are still bottle fed, although they like to chew on bamboo, said giant panda zoo keeper Emily Noel of Mitchell’s Corners, Ontario.

Weighing in at 20.5 pounds, Jia Panpan is the more active of the two. Jia Yueyue weighs 16.5 pounds.

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veryone loves baby animals.

Visitors have flocked to see the brand new additions to the Toronto Zoo, which include Juno the polar bear cub, Rey the zebra filly, and arguably the most popular, the panda bear cubs Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue who recently celebrated their first birthday.

While seeing the cute baby animals are worth the price of admission, what’s equally impressive is the work that goes behind the scenes to bring these animals to life - literally.

The special report this week explores the fascinating world of Dr. Gabriela Mastromonaco, curator of the Toronto Zoo’s reproductive programs and research.

OuR ViEW She along with her team and visiting scientists work together Work helps to investigate problems related reproduction in non-domestic to conserve to species.

It’s always preferred for animals species to breed on their own, notes Mastromonaco, but sometimes there are behavioural or medical issues at play.

Other times, it’s a lack of a suitable partner that prevent mating to occur, in which case semen that is collected to freeze for insemination might have to be flown in.

The problem could also lie in not creating the right environment or mood for animals to procreate.

Mastromonaco, who works with more than 50 species a year, admits though trying to figure out exactly which fertility treatments work and which ones don’t is still an ongoing challenge.

But whatever the issue a particular species might have, the Toronto Zoo’s goal is to assist with the care and management of both captive and free-ranging populations in an effort to maintain reproductive health and ensure the preservation of genetic diversity.

In other words, the zoo hopes to produce offspring to keep the numbers of endangered and vulnerable species up.

That includes the polar bear, the Indian rhinoceros, cheetah and giant panda, to name a few, as listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, an international organization focused in the field of nature conservation.

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What to call the young Leafs line?

I need your help loyal readers. The reason I’m reaching out is that I have a funny feeling that the Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Zach Hyman trio is going to end up getting dubbed “The Kid Line.”

It’s not that it isn’t a catchy phrase. It is. Or isn’t a fitting phrase. It’s that, too. Very much so.

The problem is, it’s not original. There already was a Kid Line. On your very own Maple Leafs, in fact.

From 1929 - 1936.

The line consisted of centre Joe Primeau, in between right winger Charlie Conacher and left winger Harvey “Busher” Jackson, all of whom are in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

I remember that line like it was yesterday. No, not because I was around back then, smarty pants. That was way before my time.

Yes, way. Very way. How way is besides the point.

I only remember it like it was yesterday because it

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY was yesterday that I made a point of going back and looking up The Kid Line’s bios again.

What prompted me to do that was seeing all three grace the Top 100 Maple Leafs list of all time that was introduced during that special centennial celebration at the Air Canada Centre before the opening home game last Saturday night.

I seemed to recall that they were even younger than the current young troika but I wanted to make absolutely sure.

It turns out I was right.

When it comes to kids being kids, they indeed were more junior than today’s group. Primeau was only 23, and Conacher and Jackson were both just 18 when they all first hit the ice together.

Meanwhile, left-winger Hyman is 24, right-winger Nylander is 20 and centre Matthews is 19.

There have been a few more Kid Lines since then in the NHL, but the name only caught on with the fans of the teams they played on. There is only one real Kid Line. Primeau, Conacher and Jackson.

So no Kid Line 2, OK? Or Kid Line II. Over to you. The ball is in your court. If you can say that when talking about hockey. But you better get the lead out. Or the ink out, if you’re using a pen instead of a pencil to come up with a name.

There’s no way of knowing how long Matthews, Nylander and Hyman will remain a unit. Coaches typically like to experiment with different combinations in order to keep the players from getting complacent or having them get comfortable with a bunch of players, but also to give

the team different looks to keep the opposition off guard. They could each have two different linemates if you wait too long.

A unique name is a must.

Matthews, Nylander and Hyman deserve a handle created just for them.

With that in mind, that means ixnay to The New Kids On The Block, which I fear is likely running a close second to Kid Line.

Not just because it is also associated with another group, but more importantly the New Kids On The Block aren’t kids anymore.

They’re all pushing 40-something. What’s more, it’s probably been a while since they’ve been anywhere near the block, let alone on it. They’re likely everywhere but on the block when you get right down to it.

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Stolen inspired by life and death of lost Manitoba teen Tina Fontaine Junction resident Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs makes her directorial debut at the 17th annual imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival with a short she wrote titled Stolen, inspired in part by the life and tragic death of Tina Fontaine.

Written by Jacobs, Stolen is the story of Sheena, a lost teen who ends up placed in a girls’ home where she yearns for freedom, so much so that she escapes only to be picked up by a suspicious stranger. Not unlike Sheena, Fontaine, 15, was in the care of Manitoba Child and Family Services when she was reported missing to the Winnipeg Police Service. She’d been staying in a downtown hotel, reportedly placed there by social workers before her disappearance.

Days later, her body was pulled from the Red River in August of 2014. Fontaine’s death renewed calls to undertake an independent

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national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women which was officially launched in August by the federal government.

“I have a background in counselling. Caseworkers are overworked and have too many clients,” Jacobs said.

“This film combines my passion for indigenous activism and my experience working in the field.”

Stolen, which was financed entirely by a crowdfunding

campaign, screens Saturday, Oct. 22, at 2:15 p.m. at the TIFF Bell Lightbox Centre as part of the ‘Femme Totale’ shorts program. There is no other film festival like ImagineNATIVE, Jacobs said.

“I find it really cool to get together with Indigenous filmmakers from all over the world – not just Canadian Indigenous voices – and seeing the similarities among our culture,” she said. “It’s incredible to come together to celebrate our voices as filmmakers.”

Jacobs is from the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, outside of Montreal. There was no doubt in her mind that she would become an actor, the question was could she make a career of it. While she says it’s important to tell native stories, she is an actor first; her culture comes second.

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Proposed Runnymede Road homeless shelter reduced to 50 beds: council A controversial men’s shelter slated for Runnymede Road and St. Clair Avenue West has been reduced from 100 to 50 beds and will now include on-site counselling for those battling homelessness.

The input of a residentdriven community liaison committee has resulted in

changes to the men’s shelter report that was unanimously adopted by city council at its Oct. 5 meeting.

The newly approved report recommends that a 24-hour, 50-bed men’s shelter be developed at 731 Runnymede Rd., in what used to be the Goodwill store. The shelter would pro-

vide on-site counselling in housing and employment to address the needs of those in the community who are experiencing homelessness.

The community liaison committee will continue to meet regularly to help guide the development of the shelter while city staff are in the midst

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The shelter is scheduled to open in late 2017.

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CORRECTIONS The story ‘Give Blood - It’s the ultimate renewable resource’ which appeared in the Oct. 16 edition of The Bloor West Villager contained incorrect information.

Potential donors who take

prescription medication may be excluded from donating blood, but are asked to call Canadian Blood Services to inquire further.

The Bloor West Villager regrets the error.

In the Oct. 6 edition of The Bloor West Villager, the story ‘Junction residents still waiting for graffiti cleanup’ contained an error.

Salza Kassam was longer with Metrolinx when contacted for a response on this story.

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St. Joseph’s Health Centre unveiled its new healing garden outside the Our Lady of Mercy Wing on Sunday. The garden was made possible by local donor Sandra Belvedere in honour of her husband Rocco, a lover of the outdoors (seen below with family).

‘Physical space is critical to our well-being’ says hospital CEO >>>from page 1 Buller and president and CEO of the hospital’s foundation Maria Dyck, to unveil the Rocco Donald Belvedere Healing Garden during a special ceremony Sunday.

“My family and I hope the garden will serve as a comfort and peace in a time of quiet reflection,” Belvedere told the audience who had gathered in the garden Sunday morning.

Belvedere, whose home is just blocks from St. Joe’s, first met Buller and Dyck at a fundraising event for the health centre in 2015. It was then that a conversation about the garden, a gift to her nature-loving husband, began.

“Everything she envisioned has come true,” Dyck said of Belvedere’s vision for the garden.

“It’s a healing, tranquil space where people can feel

at peace.”

As part of that vision, Belvedere worked with the hospital to host a competition for landscape architecture students.

She helped select the winner, Sandra Cook, a University of Toronto student, who designed the garden.

Cook was unable to attend the unveiling.

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Managing change will be crucial, councillor tells group >>>from page 1 house with her daughter, said she accepts that change is necessary, but takes issue with the height and density of the development.

“I agree it has to be done.

Am I against 42 storeys?

Absolutely,” Nesbitt said.

“I know (the property) was zoned for 17 storeys and then rezoned for 26.”

The more than 3,000 units applied for will bring thousands of new residents to the area, who will want to take public transit, she pointed out.

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Davenport Councillor Ana Bailão acknowledged that “everyone has a lot of feelings about this place.”

“We all use it in our daily lives,” she told the dozens of residents who were at the open house around 12:30 p.m. “We know that change is about to happen. How we manage that change is crucial.”

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“After dropping my daughter at school the other day, I arrived at the bus stop at 7:50 a.m. and finally got on a bus at 8:25 a.m.,” Nesbitt said.

Fatima, a local resident who asked that her last name not be used, said she has no problem with the style of the project.

“It looks beautiful, but it’s too big,” she said. “We need to think about the aging population; we need to think about traffic. There are already lots of accidents that happen in the area.”

She called the development seemingly “pompous” and “ambitious.”

Michael Conway, of Hariri Pontarini Architects, said the goal was to create a diversity of buildings within the project.

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tech fun with CoderDojo Toronto Public Library’s Pop-Up Learning Lab

author readings with JonArno Lawson & Sydney Smith Ruth Ohi Kenneth Oppel Joel A. Sutherland

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With recent changes to taxi licensing regulations, resulting in the legalization of ride-sharing services like UberX, the multi-day training program at the city was scrapped to the chagrin of the taxi industry, which promised its own version.

Taught through the college, the 25-hour weekly course also includes an emphasis on defensive driving.

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Centennial College has launched a new training program for new Beck taxi drivers.

The course was announced back in the summer as a replacement for a city-administered workshop which was mandatory for all new

We were spending too much time in the kitchen.

The Woodbine station bus bay is about to open after several months of construction.

While renovations continue at the station, the rebuilt bus loop will officially reopen Monday, Oct. 24, allowing buses to enter Woodbine for the first time since May. Rahul Gupta is The Villager’s transit reporter. His column runs every Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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It’s the first time according to the TTC any move has been made to spotlight its subway performers, and if it proves a success, the zones could appear at more stations.

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HIRING?

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APPARTMENTS FOR RENT GREAT 1 bed apartment in Forest Hill Community.

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PLUMBING

FLOORING & CARPETING

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