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Ward 13 candidate night on Sept. 11 The Junction Residents Association will host a Council Candidates Night for Ward 13 municipal election candidates Thursday, Sept. 11 from 7 to 9 p.m. Of the nine candidates registered, four will be in attendance: Thomas Dempsey, Sarah Doucette, Rishi Sharma and István Tar. The evening will be comprised of a three-minute
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Get ready to polka on Ronces Ninth annual Polish festival kicks off with Sept. 12 polka party HILARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com Get ready to go Polish for a weekend. The ninth annual Roncesvalles Polish Festival will take over the neighbourhood Sept. 13 and 14. The weekend promises cultural displays, films and slideshows. “We’ve added some new features this year,” said Keith Denning, manager of the Roncesvalles Village BIA. “This year with the assistance of the festival’s official patron, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Toronto, we’re bringing some beautiful cultural and histori-
cal displays.” According to Denning, there will be a giant video wall showing different information about Poland. “One of the main reasons for this is that it’s a very significant anniversary year for Poland,” he said. “It’s the 25th anniversary of the end of Communism in Poland, it’s the 10th anniversary of their admission into the European Union and this is the year Pope John Paul II has been made a saint.” The festival will also have polka, disco polo and Górale bands. It wouldn’t be a Polish festival without some traditional dishes. Attendees will have the chance to taste Polish culinary delights such
as award-winning perogies from Supreme Pierogies, bigos, kielbasa, borscht, pickles and zapiekanka. “It’s looking like it’s going to be even bigger this year,” said Denning. The weekend will kick off with a polka party Friday, Sept. 12 with Ed Guca, John Gora and Polka Family Band at St. Casimir’s Church, 156 Roncesvalles Ave., in the auditorium from 8 p.m. to midnight. On Saturday, Sept. 13 the festival will run from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., while Sunday’s festivities run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Olivia Chow lays it all on the table P olitics is a gamble. Voters place their bet on election day, when they put their tax dollars on one candidate or another who they think will best represent their interest over the next four years. Candidates and their campaign teams place multiple bets throughout the campaign. Some of those bets are small – and some of them are huge. Olivia Chow put all her money on the table Tuesday morning – with a financing plan that would raise a lot of money for transit and school breakfast programs, and for better or worse raise the profile of a campaign that over the summer seems to have stalled in the middle ground. Chow’s plan – to raise the land transfer tax on homes selling for over $2 million by one per cent, for an estimated $20 million a year – is a big step away from that middle ground. Until now, Chow’s campaign has been
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one of deathly moderation. She would keep taxes low but not freeze them; kill the costly Scarborough subway plan and return to a fully funded light rail plan to replace the Scarborough RT; add some buses; and do complicated things having to do with housing and small business and youth to provide marginal improvements. And in her person, she would provide the only sure-fire way to make sure Rob Ford wouldn’t be mayor. All of that combined seems to have mainly inspired the voters who supported her strongly in early 2014 to look elsewhere in the summer. Chow’s new fiscal policy might well drive off even more support. She is proposing a tax increase after all – an increase to a tax
upon which even former mayor David Miller (whose council imposed the thing) didn’t dare campaign. The only candidate charting in polls at all who’s talking about the necessity for tax increases is David Soknacki, and he’s stuck in single digits. The only candidate proposing specific tax increases is criminal lawyer Ari Goldkind, and he’s not charting at all. This land transfer tax idea is definitely an all-ornothing kind of thing. But one can see how Chow and her advisors think it might have some appeal. To begin with, it deals with a hole in Chow’s transit platform – specifically, that for her to increase bus service by 10 per cent would require more buses than the TTC has on the road. A land transfer tax increase covers that tidily. And it’s difficult to argue compassionately against funding more school breakfast programs.
As well, it is likely only a handful of Torontonians even remotely likely to vote Chow would be impacted by a land transfer tax increase on $2 million homes, and a thimble-full would be impacted enough to complain about it: hardships endured by such a tax grab are surely the first among first-world problems. Of course, that scarcely matters in the daily pile-ons that occur in a Toronto mayoralty race, and in coming out with this policy the Chow campaign has painted a target on their candidate for Tory and Ford certainly and perhaps Soknacki as well. But the calculation has obviously been made: better to be talked about as a tax-and-spend progressive, than not talked about at all.
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Street safety party held in High Park neighbourhood Master Mechanic High Park, 2 Howard Park Ave., hosts a neighbourhood safety and charity funfest Saturday, Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event features a barbecue lunch from noon to 4 p.m. and a meet and greet with producer/ singer Daniel Lanois. There will be a traffic safety booth, presented by 11 Division police, as well as a car seat clinic from 10 a.m. to noon. Dundas West Animal Hospital will present a vet booth. For kids, the day includes face painting and a visit by Spider-Man and Wonder Woman, among a long list of others. Donations to benefit the Redwood Shelter and Moosonee Puppy Rescue. Visit bit.ly/1AE9PoN for details or call 416-575-3151. of high park revealed during walk wlegends
Colborne Lodge staff will host a Myths and Legends Walking Tour recounting the many myths and legends told about High Park, Sunday, Sept. 7 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. As part of Highpark.org’s
Grandparents’ Day celebrations, tour participants will enjoy light refreshments at the lodge, on Colborne Lodge Drive, at the end of the walk. Meet at the benches across the road from the south side of Grenadier Restaurant. The walk is part of the High Park Walking Tour program running every second Sunday, and is free. Film on Inuit life set for Annette library Environmental advocacy group Green 13 and Annette library present an Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change, screening and discussion, Tuesday, Sept. 9 at the library, 145 Annette St., at 6:15 p.m. Nunavut-based director Zacharias Kunuk (Atanarjuat The Fast Runner) and researcher and filmmaker Dr. Ian Mauro (Seeds of Change) explore the social and ecological impacts of a warming Arctic and how the Inuit are adapting to it. Learn how climate change is a human rights issue affecting this ingenious culture.
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Emmanuel Howard Park United Church, 214 Wright Ave. at Roncesvalles Avenue, hosts its fourth annual fundraising book sale during the Polish Festival, Sept. 13 and 14.
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With the start of the school year, the TTC has adjusted bus and streetcar service on several routes. Beginning this week, bus service for the 196 Rocket express to York University will increase Saturday evenings, all day Sunday and on holidays with vehicles now coming every 10 minutes. As well, a new express bus, the 198 has launched, offering speedier weekday trips between Kennedy station and University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC). In the west end, the 45 Kipling bus will temporarily bypass Six Points Interchange reconstruction work taking place at Bloor Street West, Dundas Street West and Kipling Avenue. More service is also scheduled for after peak morning periods, between 9 and 10 a.m. For a full list of changes, visit www.ttc.ca
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rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT New student photo ID policy Also in September, the TTC is no longer requiring junior high and high school students to carry a TTC photo ID to purchase discounted fares, tickets and Metropasses. TTC staff can still ask students over 16 years for government or school-issued ID to determine proof of age, and post-secondary students will have to purchase special photo ID for $7. Photo ID sessions organized by the TTC are taking place on selected dates at various colleges and universities this month and next. Students can also get their picture taken at Sherbourne station weekdays between 3 and 7 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., as well as from 10
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With the Toronto International Film Festival about to get underway, organizers of another cinematic showcase are inviting movie patrons to focus their attentions on the nearest subway platform screen. The Toronto Underground Film Festival (TUFF) is on with one-minute, silent films produced by independent filmmakers. The festival will screen one film every 10 minutes on 63 subway platform screens, as well as continuously at Bloor, St. Andrew and Dundas stations. Visit www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com Rahul Gupta is The Villager’s transit reporter. His column appears Thursdays. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT
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Toronto PFLAG’s inclusive poster campaign goes viral JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com What began as a campaign designed to open the minds of Toronto students to their LGBTQ peers has made waves all over the world. Toronto Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) started a poster campaign in the fall of 2012, with local middle schools and high schools receiving copies of the posters. The campaign features two posters, one with a group of teen boys with the caption “He’s gay and we’re cool with that” and another with a group of teen girls reading “She’s gay and we’re cool with that.” The posters were aimed to stop students from using violence, slurs or other forms of bullying to marginalize their LGBTQ peers. ‘A lot of calls’ “We sent the posters out through the TDSB and said ‘if you want additional posters or you want us to come and speak at your school, give us a call,’” said Toronto PFLAG president Anne Creighton. “We started getting a lot of calls and the campaign was so successful, we decided to run the program the following year.” While it was no surprise
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the posters caught on in the Toronto area, Toronto PFLAG was pleasantly surprised when they began getting requests for the posters from further and further away. “I don’t know what happened, but it started when we got requests from a school in Maryland and spread from there,” Creighton said. “We got requests from Germany after an exchange student saw the posters in the U.S.” Larger orders have come in from Vancouver, Washington, D.C. and other locales. The original plan was to print 1,000 of the posters, but Toronto PFLAG is currently having more printed, bringing the total number of posters distributed to 7,000. While the posters were originally targeted at middle school and high school students, Creighton noted requests have come in for younger students, as well, with some elementary schools requesting the materials. Naturally, Toronto PFLAG was happy to help spread the message of inclusiveness to younger kids. One message that hits home
for younger students in particular is that LGBTQ students are just like any other. “Some younger kids look at the posters and try to (determine which of the students in the poster is gay),” Creighton said. “Older students will tell them ‘that’s the point – you can’t tell.’” Toronto PFLAG’s poster campaign was inspired by a similar campaign run out of a private school in Ireland. It has become so popular, Creighton said, that one Toronto PFLAG parent has become what the organization calls its “postmistress.” $20,000 donation Of course, the posters are not free for Toronto PFLAG, who are responsible for the printing and delivery costs. A $20,000 donation from BMO has helped ensure those costs are covered. Toronto PFLAG expects that, with the start of the new school year, orders will once again start pouring in. “I expect in a couple of weeks, we’ll start getting requests,” Creighton said. “We respond to requests from wherever – if we can get (the posters) to them, we’ll send them.”
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Broad Belly Boys @ Pub Night WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to midnight WHERE: Lambton House, 4066 Old Dundas St. CONTACT: 416 767-5472, admin@lambtonhouse.org COST: Free entry, food for purchase No cover charge. Casual monthly pub night with music, roast beef sandwiches, choice of beers and wine as well as tea and coffee are available to purchase.
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Taoist Tai Chi – Beginners WHEN: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Swansea Area Seniors Association, 416-392-1953, swanseaareaseniors@gmail.com COST: $45 for 12 weeks Instructor-led weekly one-hour sessions are good for balance, memory, co-ordination and circulation.
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Ace Your Interview: COSTI WHEN: 3 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Dufferin/St. Clair Library, 1625 Dufferin St. CONTACT: 416-393-7712 COST: Free Discover how to handle challenging interview questions with confidence. Learn how to collect, compile and present information that will showcase your skills and experience. Register in advance.
Victor Malarek Book Launch And Fundraiser Orphanage 41 WHEN: 6 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Ukrainian Canadian Social Services, Toronto, 2445 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Lidia, 416-763-4982, toradmin@ucss. info COST: Free Victor Malarek book launch and fundraiser Orphanage 41. Sponsored by Ukrainian Canadian Social Services (Toronto) in conjunction with the Bloor West Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival. Introduction by CTV national news anchor Sandie Rinaldo.
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Taking Charge of Your Health WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Joseph Urban Family Health Team, 27 Roncesvalles Ave. CONTACT: Reeses, intake co-ordinator, 416-2430127, ext. 237, www.esssupportservices.ca COST: Free ESS Support Services, in collaboration with St. Joseph’s Family Health Team, is offering a free, six-week Chronic Disease Self-Management Program. This program is open to persons living with any chronic condition, and participants will receive a free 300-page guide. Call to register or for more information.
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Grandparents Day in High Park WHEN: 3 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Grenadier Cafe, 200 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: www.highpark.org, info@highpark. org COST: Free Celebrate the grandparents in your life with a family tea on the patio of Grenadier Restaurant. Afternoon tea: $12.99; cream tea $8.99; children 12 and under, $5.99. Wear a hat, win a prize.
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Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www. WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: West bloorwestvillager.com. Read weeks of listings from your neighbourhood Toronto Baptist Church, 3049 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, as well as events from across Toronto.
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Osteo-Fit Classes WHEN: 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Swansea Area Seniors Association, 416-3921953, swanseaareaseniors@gmail. com COST: $40 for eight week session Weekly, one-hour sessions of exercise to maintain and build bone strength. Dynamic Resumes: COSTI WHEN: 3 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Dufferin/ St. Clair Library, 1625 Dufferin St. CONTACT: 416-393-7712 COST: Free
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Drop Everything and Sing WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: 193 High Park Ave., second floor CONTACT: Judith Butler, 647-3438412, highparksingalong@gmail.com COST: $2 per visit Fun, informal sing-alongs, biweekly. No experience or long-term commit-
647-235-0843, junctionra.ca, info@ junctionra.ca COST: Free The Junction Residents Association holds its bimonthly public meeting.
Boats on the Bay: Sachau Boat Yard free Heritage Talk WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Lambton House, 4066 Old Dundas St. CONTACT: Lambton House, 416767-5472, admin@lambtonhouse.org COST: Free Ellsa-Ann (Sachau) Pickard will speak about her father’s businesses. A display will accompany the talk. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
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Big Fat Used Book Sale WHEN: noon to 5 p.m. WHERE: Emmanuel-Howard Park United Church, 214 Wright Ave. CONTACT: Lisa Forestell, 416-5361755, emmanuelhowardparkuc@gmail. com COST: Free Annual book sale, being held during the Polish Festival today and tomorrow.
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Detached 3+1 bedroom on a premium 75’x160’ lot backing onto green space & shadow lake, just steps to Musselman Lakes. Fabulous renovated home, large living & dining room, spacious family size kitchen, stainless steel appliances, updated bathrooms, Jacuzzi tub, finished basement and many extras must be seen for only $599,900!!
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Man arrested in St. Clair hit-and-run “The family is trying to arrange for his body to be sent back (to Africa). They’re trying to raise some funds,” Smith said. Owen Thompson, 33, of Toronto has been charged with failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing death. Anyone with information is asked to call traffic services at 416-808-1900.
A man has been charged in connection to a weekend hit-and-run that took the life of a student from Zimbabwe who had just celebrated his 31st birthday. Police said the pedestrian was in the westbound lanes of St. Clair Avenue west of Symes Road when he was struck by a minivan shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday. “He was struck and left on the road,” said Const. Hugh Smith, noting the man had been celebrating his birthday. The driver fled, continuing westbound on St. Clair. “He got into work and realized what he’d done and he contacted his lawyer, which is how we found the vehicle so quickly,” Smith said. Detectives made arrangements over the weekend for the man to turn himself in. “He did appear when he was supposed to appear at the station this morning,” Smith said Tuesday. The man was arrested at 6:30 a.m. at traffic services. The victim, the city’s 25th traffic fatality of the year, was pronounced dead a short time after the collision.
Junction train victim was 36-year-old man The person who was struck and killed by a train in the Junction Aug. 27 was a 36-year old man, according to police. A three-car locomotive freight train travelling westbound on the CP Rail line between St. Clair Avenue West and Dundas Street West at Runnymede Road struck the man just before 2 p.m. last Wednesday. The man suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The involved train was subsequently stopped at the Milton GO station for investigation. Police are not releasing the man’s name, nor the circumstances surrounding the collision, according to Police Const. Jennifer Sidhu.
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Six men and three women face nearly 150 charges following an investigation into a rash of residential break-ins and vehicle thefts in affluent areas of south Etobicoke, North York and midtown. Project Yellowbird began Dec. 22 when police from North York 32 Division responded to a break-in in which a yellow Porsche was stolen. The vehicle has been recovered in Lithuania. On Thursday, Aug. 28, police executed search warrants at seven
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homes, one business and seven commercial storage lockers and recovered vehicles and property believed to be worth more than $5 million. “What is unique about this case is that this is the first time that criminal organizational charges have been laid against a crime group that is involved specifically and primarily in property-related crimes,” Deputy Chief Peter Sloly said Friday, Aug. 29. “Break and enters and auto thefts
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A quartet of Second World War Harvard aircraft flies again during the CNE’s Canadian International Air Show Saturday afternoon.
Nash suggests moving the show to a less populated area or over the lake >>>from page 1 a panicked expression on his face, she said. Munce said she wonders why such a show takes place over such a densely populated area. Munce was one of as many as 25 constituents who contacted Parkdale-High Park MP Peggy Nash with their complaints. Nash says she receives roughly this many inquiries about the noise each year. In response to concerns, Nash has written to CIAS executive director Jennifer Brown. In her letter, Nash acknowledges what a popular event the show is and that it attracts thousands of spectators. In addition to frightening children and pets and traumatizing residents who are native to war-torn countries, there are those who feel they are “denied the enjoyment of spending time in their yard or in public spaces, since the noise keeps them inside,”
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wrote Nash. The Villager. “This year, I thought I “Some people feel that for should give (the CIAS) a head’s the above reasons, as well as for safety, the best solution is up.” to move the air show out of the The aviation display has CNE to a less populated area,” been flying for more than six said Nash, such as over the decades and has become a lake, rather than land. tradition for many spectators, Nash had yet to receive a said Nash. response by early Tuesday However, many Parkdale afternoon, however, she had and south end Toronto resionly sent the letter late last dents don’t leave the city over week. the long weekend. CIAS did not respond to The “I happened to be on Villager’s request for comment Roncesvalles Avenue on by deadline. Sunday speaking to a couple Organizers had written to with a nine-month-old baby. Nash initially alerting her to When a jet flew by overhead, when the show would happen they dove to cover the child’s and provided a complaint head. I think it catches a lot of parents off guard,” she said. number, which the local politician posted to her Facebook page and Best Buy CORRECTION NOTICE Twitter account. The NEWSPAPER RETRACTION FOR THE BEST BUY AUGUST 29 CORPORATE FLYER Please be advised number is 416-263-3653 in the August 29 flyer, on the following pages, these laptops and tablets are in limited quantities: Page AMD Quad-Core A8-6410 APU (Web Code: 10299412). Page 5:Apple iPad Air 16GB with Wi-Fi and email is info@cias. 1:(WebHP Code: 10246558/9),Apple iPad Air 32GB with Wi-Fi (Web Code: 10246486/5). Page 6: Digital2 D2 Pad Plus Tablet (Web Code: 10302990). Page 24:Apple MacBook Air 13.3" with 1.4 GHz Intel® Core org i5 Processor (Web Code: 10297629/35),Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display 13.3" with 2.6GHz “I get a whole lot of Intel® Core i5 Processor (Web Code: 10303886/7). Furthermore, on page 1, the Dell Intel® Core i5-4210U Processor (Web Code: 10298306) was advertised with an incorrect image. complaints,” Nash told We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers.
Master Mechanic High Park is an important part of the Master Mechanic family. With owners Josie Candito and Michael Taveres at the helm, Master Mechanic High Park has kept cars running their best since 1999. Now, Josie, Michael and Master Mechanic are giving back to the community by presenting a Neighbourhood Charity and Funfest on Saturday, Sep 6 between 10 and 4 pm at 2 Howard Park Ave., where Howard Park meets Dundas Street West. Join the fun while also supporting worthy causes. There will be fun for the entire
family, and of course your furry friends, including a meet-andgreetwithworld-renownedsinger and producer Daniel Lanois, a BBQ lunch, ice cream truck, dog kissing booth, Moosonee mini-adoption area, vet booth, a photo op with a fire truck, and illusionist Ken Margoe. Rosie the Clown also will be there twisting balloons and a cartoonist will be drawing caricatures. Kids will love the face painting and can even have their nails painted by a fairy princess. Both kids and adults can meet their favourite superheroes like Spiderman, Wonder Woman
and Batman who is bringing his two Lamborghinis. You can also learn about the latest in safety with the car seat clinic and traffic safety booth hosted by Toronto Police 11 Divison, and a cycle booth. You can donate to support the Redwood Shelter, which helps women and children experiencing domestic violence, and Moosonee Puppy Rescue, which helps prevent abuse of northern dogs. MP Peggy Nash and MPP Cheri DiNovo will host a booth where you can sign petitions to protect High Park and prevent animal cruelty. See you there!
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Rexall Foundation presents a cheque to the Geneva Centre for Autism On Aug 27, Rexall Foundation board member Mischa Kowall presented a cheque for $10,000 to Debbie Drewett, CFRE director of development for the Geneva Centre for Autism.The money was raised with the help of Rexall employees and customers, through a number of in-store fundraising initiatives. The Rexall Foundation has been helping build strong and vibrant communities by supporting charities and causes since 2003.
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Etobicoke Community Concert Band
11:45- 12:45pm The Jade Monkeys 1:00 - 2:00pm Moebius Stripper
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6 11:00 -12:00pm Etobicoke School of the Arts 12:15 - 1:15pm Denise Fex Band 1:30 - 2:00pm Fish and Chips Eating Contest 2:15 - 3:15pm The British Invasion (Beatles) 3:30 - 4:30pm Conjuncto Lacalu 4:45 - 5:45pm The Honeyrunners 6:00 - 7:30pm Desire- U2 Tribute band 7:45 - 9:30pm The Wholigans
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High Park residents head to OMB over Grenadier Square condo proposal High Park Coalition representatives will be heading to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) Monday, Sept. 8, alongside experienced technical professionals armed with a strategy to demonstrate why the proposed Grenadier Square condominium development does not fit in the area. The coalition, comprised of local residents dedicated to fighting overdevelopment in the neighbourhood, is calling on neighbours to help demonstrate community opposition at the OMB hearing, which begins Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. at 655 Bay St. on the 16th floor.
The High Park Coalition was granted party status for the OMB hearing this month while the developer had approached the group with a request for mediation in July. To be successful, the coalition needs a roster of paid professionals in its corner to lend expertise. This includes the coalition’s lawyer and urban planner, who were instrumental in guiding residents through the early stages of their fight, as well as an urban designer and arborist, who will provide critical counsel during the next two phases. defend our case
10 day hearing The hearing is expected to take 10 days. This summer, the High Park Coalition sought the community’s help in raising $27,000 in preparation for the OMB hearing. GWL Realty Advisors Inc.’s application, which city planning staff and many local residents call a blatant “over-development” of the site, calls for the demolition of two existing blocks of townhouses (containing 16 units) to make way for the construction of two 26-storey residential
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The High Park Coalition held a fundraising garden party recently to raise funds for a lawyer to represent their case for a hearing at the Ontario Municipal Board in regards to condo developments in their community. Pictured at the wine and cheese are from left, Katherine Trimble, Nadia Granova, Councillor Sarah Doucette, Artist/Musician David Crighton (who donated work to the silent auction) and Pamela Johnston.
towers (containing a total of 558 units), plus a two-storey amenity building.
At a February community council meeting, west end councillors voted unanimously against the applica-
tion to redevelop the property at 51-77 Quebec Ave. and 40-66 High Park Ave.
“The OMB is looking for hard evidence, sound urban planning evidence to defend our case,” High Park Coalition executive member Rishi Sharma told The Villager this summer. “We’re up against a developer who has deep pockets and expert counsel.” – Lisa Rainford
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