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Ford’s vote nixes new money for for High Park Zoo

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the taste of the town: Julie Hladun takes in the festivities and the sounds of the marching band while enjoying a plate of perogies during the Bloor West Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival on Saturday. For more images from the event, see page 6.

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Mayor Rob Ford made an impromptu appearance at the city’s parks and environment committee this week, to vote down motions that would have seen possible service improvements in the 2014 operating budget. On Monday, Ford cast the deciding vote against motions to provide funding for the Riverdale Farm and High Park Zoo, speed up tree pruning and turf maintenance by city workers, and refurbish aging playgrounds across the city. Ford said he came to the committee meeting to stop “lefties” from putting unaffordable service enhancements into the budget, in advance of the 2014 budget being introduced at budget committee. “We can’t have these lefties spending like drunken sailors,” said Ford outside his office, next to a television showing a campaign-style video of the mayor’s summer highlights. “They’re reckless. They just don’t care. They have no respect for the taxpayers whatsoever. >>>issue, page 26

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Cancer survivor pushes limits to MPP DiNovo urges complete Haliburton Forest race protection of High Park during question period

LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Two years after surviving cancer and no longer content to remain idle, High Park-area resident Joe Mauko decided he wanted to test himself both physically and mentally, even spiritually. The one-time top pole vaulter and former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) scholarship athlete decided to take up running – cautiously at first. Twelve months later, Mauko completed the Haliburton Forest 100 Miles (161 kilometres) Ultramarathon, billed as the toughest race east of the Rockies on the Canadian Shield. “It was a very emotional weekend,” confessed Mauko. “It was a trip to ‘middle earth’ and back. I fought so hard for this.” Mauko began the race Saturday, Sept. 7 at 6 a.m. and completed it the next day around 11:20 a.m. Mauko never anticipated challenges like “sleep-running” or getting lost on an abandoned logging road “in the middle of nowhere” around 3 o’clock in the morning. “When I awoke, I was gripped by fear. It rained, (it was) cold, pitch dark. It was survival mode so I circled back looking for trail markers,” he said. “Somewhere between 4 and 5 a.m., I finally found the course markers. I was back on course – or so

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High Park resident Joe Mauko completed the Haliburton 100 Miles (162 km) UltraMarathon over the Sept. 7 weekend. Mauko began the race at 6 a.m. on Saturday and completed it the next day around 11:20 a.m.

I thought. Then, the unthinkable: I went the wrong direction away from the finish line and ended up back at the previous check point.” He was at the risk of not finishing in the 30-hour time-limit. A ‘DNF’ (Did Not Finish) would appear next to his name. Determined, Mauko decided to regroup at the aid station. Drinking some chicken broth to warm up, he set off again in the dark, cursing at the trail. “I literally hammered it and ran some of the toughest, most intense terrain from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. to make up that lost time,” Mauko said. “I

went to a place in my head I’ve never been.” He was back in the game and in contention again for the coveted gold belt buckle – awarded to everyone who completes the 100 miles. “My quads took such a pounding, burned so much. Blood vessels in my legs are broken,” he said. With the belt buckle in his possession, Mauko is taking a muchneeded rest before he’s back in the gym to train for his next challenge, a seven-day race across the driest place on earth: The Atacama Desert 2014 all in support of the Terry Fox Foundation.

‘Neighbourhood champions’ race for zoo Friends of High Park Zoo will host a neighbourhood cheering section as part of the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 20. As part of the zoo’s 120th anniversary celebrations this year, Friends will cheer the thousands of runners that will pass by their cheering station on Lake Shore Boulevard at Ellis Avenue. “This is a great opportunity for Friends of High Park Zoo to raise awareness and money,” said board member Simone Stock. “Everyone

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authority to establish local appeals boards under the planning act. “In fact, only last week, (TrinityAt the urging of her constituents, Spadina) Councillor Adam Vaughan Parkdale-High Park MPP Cheri mused about the possibility of DiNovo called on the Minister of Toronto creating a local appeals Housing and Municipal Affairs body. Strengthening our land-use for help in protecting High Park’s planning system is certainly a natural environment from condopriority and we believe good land minium developers during question use planning ensures long-term period in the legislature earlier this economic prosperity, environweek. mental health – which, I think is Large-scale condo development what you’re raising today – and the proposed and already underway social well-being of all Ontarians,” across from the park poses a threat Jeffrey said. to “a precious resource not only to Yet, DiNovo said that what Torontonians, but Va u g h a n ( a n d to all Ontarians,” others) was talking The development (of about was “minor the local MPP told Minister Linda condos on High Park’s variances and not major changes, that Je f f re y Mo n d a y borders) also impacts the OMB does rule morning at Queen’s Park. nesting birds, migratory supreme.” There are serious patterns and various f r oRepresentatives concerns regarding m the High other human health P a r k R e s i d e n t s the impact of these developments, said and safety concerns . Association, High DiNovo. P a r k Te n a n t s – Cheri DiNovo, MPP Association and the “Already, High Park Coalition 200-year-old black oak trees, they’re heritage trees, were present at Monday’s question across the street are gone. The period to hear DiNovo’s plea for development also impacts nestOMB reform. ing birds, migratory patterns and “In approving almost every develvarious other human health and opment application appealed to safety concerns. This is yet another the OMB... the OMB is ruining the example of undemocratic decisions wonderful, stable, and natural envimade by the Ontario Municipal ronment of High Park and the entire Board (OMB) in favour of developsurrounding neighbourhood,” said ers,” DiNovo said. Jean Cormier, an executive of the “Why has the minister failed High Park Coalition, a volunteer organization opposed to a proto ensure the protection of this environmentally significant park posed 610-unit condominium at and its boundary areas?” 51-65 Quebec and 52-66 High Park Jeffrey admitted this was an issue avenues. that had yet to be raised by her staff, “The area’s density is being but she had certainly heard conincreased exponentially with no cerns from municipalities across supporting urban plan for the Ontario about its planning system. future... The OMB must assume a She acknowledged it’s an important great deal of the responsibility for issue, one which her staff is “still this disastrous situation.” reviewing.” Have an opinion on this story? Send The minister reminded DiNovo us your thoughts to contactus@ insidetoronto.com the City of Toronto already has the

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ith summer vacations over, students back in school and the establishment of new routines at home, September means busier times for most of us. And with the increased traffic volume on our roads that comes with the fall season, there comes a greater need for vigilance and proper planning for all of us making our way around the city. We know Toronto has traffic congestion challenges. The longest commuting times in the country are in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, according a StatsCan report released in late June. Traffic congestion has been identified as a major economic impediment by the Toronto Region Board of Trade, costing billions to the greater Toronto economy. The need for a sustained commitment from all levels of government to funding transit infrastructure is acute. And the discussion about what’s happening on our roadways in Toronto is not conto congestion. There’s safety, our view fined too. A pair of recent schoolchildren Stay alert on pedestrian deaths, including the losses of a 14-year-old North the road and tragic York girl and a five-year-old girl in Scarborough, spurred the Toronto plan ahead District School Board last week to request chair Chris Bolton to enter into discussions with the city, police and other school boards to talk traffic safety. Trustees have directed that those representatives look at ways to reduce traffic risks to students (an increased use of crossing guards is already one suggestion). That means there’s a lot happening on our roads. So for motorists, trip planning is important. Leave yourself plenty of time to get your destination. Remember, beyond traffic congestion caused by any ongoing roadwork, there are some new capital projects underway in the city as well that will impact travel times. For example, a second tunnel borer machine is about to start digging below Eglinton Avenue West as part of the Eglinton Crosstown light rail project – a project that, once completed, should play a part in alleviating congestion. But while the tunneling lasts, one should expect traffic delays. It’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with ongoing construction projects and road closures. The City of Toronto has an updated web page detailing road closures and their durations. Check it out at http://bit. ly/1goY61f In the meantime, if you’re heading out on the roads, be alert, practice patience, and plan ahead.

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Mayor Ford’s love of campaigning evident

ayor Rob Ford has made a name for himself as a great lover of football, sometimes to the point of distraction. But there is another game that excites nearly as much passion from our mayor and distracts him from his day-to-day duties almost as thoroughly. That would be campaigning. On Monday, Ford found the hustings so distracting he could barely pay attention to questions in a press scrum, held outside his office and just a few feet away from the spot where his staff had set up a television screen continuously looping a video of highlights of the summer of 2013. The mayor finally stopped, transfixed at the slow-motion video of himself, getting ready to arm-wrestle wrestlerturned-politician Hulk Hogan at the start of a local comic convention. When asked whether he was in fact campaigning now, with his video and another Ford Fest

david nickle the city in the offing later this week, the mayor was clear: “I’ve never stopped campaigning... If you do, you lose at the polls.” In the strictly practical sense of the word, the mayor was correct: an elected official is being judged from the moment he or she takes office. However, there are strict rules about spending and receiving donations for electoral campaigns outside the campaign period. And the video, produced by a local production/editing company and scored by one of the mayor’s vocally talented staff-members, sure looks like a bit of both. But Ford doesn’t care about these things, and by the evidence, the powers-that-be don’t either. Toronto’s Compliance Audit Committee let the mayor off the hook over a boatload of

questions arising from the way he and his brother conducted the 2010 mayoralty campaign when they were brought forward early in the term. The mayor survived that, just as he survived a conflict of interest ruling that threatened to remove him from office. And as things stand right now, campaigning hard and pushing the rules might be worth the risk. Because as much as the video playing in the office window struggles to maintain a happy narrative, the other narrative – the one surrounding the actual business of governing – is less cheerful. The mayor could well see his subway plans dashed, once again, as the realities of financing the Scarborough RT replacement with a subway come up at the October council meeting. The questions surrounding videos and allegations of drug use continue to swirl, and those other videos – of an over-refreshedseeming Ford at the Taste of the Danforth give a very dif-

ferent sense of the Summer of Ford. Indeed, the scrum happened just as he left the city’s parks and environment committee – a committee he belongs to ex-officio, but never routinely attends. This time, as a week ago, the mayor came with the express purpose of blocking an attempt to circumvent his budget process, by adding projects and programs back into the budget before he had even had the chance to set a framework. Ford had to block the matter there, because really, he would have no hope of stopping a budgetary coup at council, a body over which he has long ago lost control. Much better to concentrate on arm-wrestling photo ops, picnics in parks and fishing trips. They might not get him re-elected, but they certainly seem to be keeping our mayor entertained.

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

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Plans forming for new west-end parkette The Dundas Roncesvalles Peace Garden (DRPG) is holding a meeting to present the landscape design for this new west end parkette. Mary Tremain, of Plant Architect, has been contracted by the City of Toronto and the Roncesvalles Village BIA to develop and coordinate all final plans for the DRPG, to be located at the junction of Dundas Street West and Roncesvalles Avenue. She will be presenting her schematic landscape designs on Monday, Sept. 23 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Olga Korper Gallery, 17 Morrow Ave. find treasures and baked

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toward re-stocking its foodbank shelves. Explore architecture and history of buildings Get a glimpse into the architecture and history of some of the religious buildings in the area at the Roncesvalles Village Historic Society monthly meeting Oct. 3. The society will be looking at Emmanuel Howard Park, St. Casimir’s Church and St. Vincent de Paul’s on Roncesvalles Avenue as well as Current Jami Mosque on Boustead Avenue and The Abbey Lofts at Sunnyside Avenue. The meeting takes place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the High Park Library, 228 Roncesvalles Ave.

hope this will bring more awareness to the different ways the public can support the park and the good work these groups do. There is no fee for the exhibitors to this event. Exhibitors will display their wares in the area located close to the Jamie Bell Adventure Playground and next to the zoo parking lot in picnic areas 22 and 23. If you would like further details, visit runforplaygrounds.ca

Lace up for playground funds next month T h e Hi g h Pa rk Ru n f o r Playgrounds takes place in High Park, Saturday, Oct. 12. Along the run, there will be an outdoor education mall and f a m i l y f u n zo n e where participants can learn about groups and programs in the park. Organizers

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fitness I get,” he said recently before a day in the ER. “Some foundation members were aware that I cycle to work and asked me to be the physician representative.” The Bloor West Village resident said he enjoys cycling, but doesn’t consider himself hard core. He didn’t hesitate to get involved with the event because he said it’s a great initiative not only for individuals’ health. Funds will go towards supporting patient care at the hospital. People may participate as an individual or as part of a team. Registration is $75 and includes some pre-ride fuel, a souvenir cycling jersey and lunch. Each cyclist is required to raise a minimum of $500. Cyclists 25 years and under must raise $250. “It’s a win-win situation. It supports your own health while you enjoy the fall colours of Ontario and you’re also supporting your local hospital to do what it needs to do,” Compeau said. Monarch is the event’s lead sponsor, Zimmer, the secondary sponsor, CIBC the root sponsor and The Etobicoke Guardian and The Bloor West Villager the media sponsors.

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Subway closures planned next month A planned October mid-week closure of a portion of the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line is now off. Two closures are still planned for the line next month to assist the ongoing installation of a new subway signaling system. But TTC engineers have now determined it is no longer necessary to close the line between Tuesday, Oct. 15 and Friday, Oct. 18 from King to Osgoode station. The line will still close Thanksgiving weekend, Oct 12 to 14, from Bloor to Union station, and from Oct 19 to 20 from Bloor to St. George station. Second tunnel borer to start work A second tunnel borer machine which is part of the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit (LRT) project is about to start drilling below Eglinton Avenue West. Measuring 80-metres-long the machine, nicknamed Lea, will commence tunnelling east from Black Creek Drive

rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT as of this week. Like Dennis before it, Lea, will dig about 75 metres per week and is expected to get to Eglinton West subway station by spring 2014. Metrolinx spokesperson Jamie Robinson said residents living along Eglinton Avenue West should continue to expect road and lane closures while the tunneling lasts. host Transit Talk wTTCriders

TTCriders, the city’s largest advocacy group for TTC customers, was set to host another installment of Transit Talk yesterday evening. The regular town hall event allows riders to speak directly with TTC senior executives. This time around the topic is transit funding, and communications director Brad Ross plus chief customer service officer Chris Upfold

were expected to be on hand to take questions. The fully-accessible event is free but registration is required. For more information visit www.ttcriders.ca seeks more bike lanes wLetter

A woman has written an open letter to Mayor Rob Ford calling for more bike lanes after she was seriously injured following a cycling accident. Taylor Flook suffered a fractured nose and lost of some of her front teeth when her tires got stuck in the streetcar tracks at the intersection of Bathurst Street and Dupont Street in August. Her experience inspired her to post an open plea to the mayor which has been shared hundreds of time through social media. An online fundraising campaign has also raised $3,600 to pay for her dental reconstructive surgery. Rahul Gupta is The Villager’s transit reporter. His column appears every Thursday. On Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

TTC’s new articulated bus spotted on training run RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com One of the TTC’s new articulated buses was spotted on the streets of Toronto recently. John Roorda tweeted a snapshot of the 62-foot vehicle at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue West and Bathurst Street last week which was on a training run according to TTC spokesperson Brad Ross. Ross also confirmed the TTC will make a final decision in “the next month or so” on which bus routes get the new vehicles first when the preliminary fleet rolls out for service in early 2014. Twelve of the city’s busiest bus routes are under consideration: 7 Bathurst, 25 Don Mills, 29 Dufferin, 36 Finch West, 39 Finch East, 199 Finch Rocket, 35 Jane, 41 Keele, 53 Steeles East, 85 Sheppard East, 116 Morningside and

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196 York University Rocket. In March, the TTC board approved the purchase of 126 additional NovaBus LFS “artics”, at a total cost of nearly $120 million, upping the total fleet size to 153. The TTC expects to save $9 million per year through the deployment of the artics.

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After 10 years, the Queen West Art Crawl (QWAC) is now a significant part of the Toronto events scene. QWAC has been counted as one of “50 things to do this summer” by Blogto.com and one of Toronto’s “best art events” by the Toronto Star. This year we are thrilled to welcome presenting sponsor BMO Financial Group. Their tremendous support of QWAC and the Toronto arts community is much needed and much appreciated. They are truly having an impact and are helping to build the success of this event—and the community—now and into the future. To keep this programming free, we rely on the generous support of sponsors and the Queen West community. If you see a QWAC donation can, please consider making a donation. Donations support our educational programming and marketing efforts to help promote local artists. You can also donate via Canada Helps or send a cheque to the QWAC office. Donations are eligible for a charitable tax receipt. On behalf of the QWAC team, the board of directors, our generous sponsors, our amazing volunteers and everyone involved in bringing you the Queen West Art Crawl, thanks for visiting and for supporting the Toronto arts community. Suzanne Peters and Craig Hudson Co-Chairs, Board of Directors

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250+ Artists And Community Groups The Kids Zone In The Park Will Have Creative Activities Organized By Arts For Children And Youth Self-guided Tours And Special Promotions Along West Queen West’s 13 Community Crawl Venues 19 Parkdale Nightcrawl Venues to Explore Local Musicians at The Public Mobile Performance Zone Stage Art-themed “Walks And Talks” Tours Of The Neighbourhood And Local Businesses

Thanks to BMO and other supporters, all those who join us for QWAC weekend will be part of a vibrant and free celebration of art, artists and the Queen West community.

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Tony Quarrington Nick Nobody Jennifer Harvey Alissa Vox Raw Samantha Haggard Samba Elegua

The DoneFors Meher Steinberg Michael Rault Eon Sinclair Lemon Bucket Orkestra

Face Painting Become the art! Have your face painted in a design imagined by you.

Hula Hoop Weaving Be part of a collaborative textile art project! Weave recycled fabric and wool into several hula hoop frames and watch the artwork grow over the course of the weekend.

Snap a Photo! Capture the excitement at Queen West Art Crawl with AFCY's custom photo booth. Feel free to be creative and expressive using some (or many) of the props and costumes, and take home a photo souvenir of you and a friend! All children MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT to participate.

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Goodfellas Gallery 1266 Queen Street West Local food vendors outside. Staged live-in spaces inside.

Common Sort 1414 Queen Street West Along with art & refreshmentsshop tax-free all night!

Skeir Gallery 1537a Queen Street West an interactive event where the public will paint on canvases.

Roaming Focus The Bait Shop 358 Dufferin Street An inside look at Toronto's graffiti and street art scene.

Silver Screen Star Captain’s Treasures 1424 Queen Street West Tweet your pic and join our online cast of Nightcrawl characters!

Parkdale Nightcrawl HQ 1537 Queen Street West Pickup or drop your completed Passport here. Tour sign-up!

Elevator 1273 Queen Street West Interactive art installation exploring the psychology of lift passengers

Music, Martinis and Momos! Quinn West 1479 Queen Street West Listen to some local musicians, sip a martini and sample a momo.

Parkdale Nightcrawl HQ QWAC 1313 Queen Street West Pickup your Passport for $10. Bring it back for a gift and draw. Sign up for a guided tour here. Parkdale Live! Across from 1313 Queen West Special Parkdale Live music webcast.

West End Comics 1590 Queen Street West Cambie 1535 Queen Street West Contribute to a unique community story. Crown Flora Studio 1537 Queen Street West

Food and Liquor 1610 Queen Street West Doublenaut North Standard Trading Post 1662 Queen Street West Enjoy a Bellwoods brew along with Doublenaut designer’s screen prints on display for sale. Chartreuse Style 1692 Queen Street West Add to an interactive collage using waste material from local designers to build a community tree of life.

Where Design 1712 Queen Street West Roller Disco Daze My Roll Life 1714 Queen Street West Bring roller nostalgia into the present. Our Lady of Data Go Lounge 1718 Queen Street West Influence Our Lady of Data by tweeting replies to her Twitter account.

Terroni 720 Queen Street West Spectacle 752 Queen Street West Blues in the Garden Queen St West at Crawford (NW corner) Enjoy live performances and an art display. BBQ and beverages available for purchase. Surface and Symbol OCC, Ontario Crafts Council 990 Queen Street West Enjoy the gallery exhibition Surface & Symbol, open 11 am – 6 pm. Creative on Queen CAMH Lawn, 1001 Queen Street West Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm Original art, photography, pottery, hand-crafted jewellery, baked goods, musical performances and a sizzling barbeque!

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Walks & Talks To spark dialogue among our artists, visitors and community about the creative hub this neighborhood has become, we present free talks and tours throughout the weekend. No need to pre-register. Rain or shine.

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Behind the Scenes at The Drake

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Public Art Installations at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Sunday Thanks to Feather Factory, Coriander Girl, Spectacle, The Theatre Centre, Casa Loma, EnergyXChange, Jubilee Cruise Lines for Passport prizes. Thanks to sponsors Parkdale Village BIA, SteamWhistle, TAG No.5 Vodka, Bellwoods Brewery, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Hot Bunzz.

Place Workman Arts “Pop Up” Gallery at Gordon Bell Road at CAMH Friday Sept 13 – Saturday Sept 21 1 – 5 pm An exhibition of visual poetry created by artists of Workman Arts.

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Current Abstractions Workman Arts Window Gallery Shoppers Drug Mart, 1033 Queen St West at Lower Ossington Aug 28 – Oct 29 A showcase of abstract works from the Workman Arts art rental and sales gallery.

Andrew James Paterson - "S.A.P" gallerywest 1172 Queen Street West This exhibition positions pictures against language as well as analogue against digital. S.A.P. can also be interpreted as a site-specific or gallery-related performance.

“24Hours” Stephen Bulger Gallery 1026 Queen Street West Saturday only William Eakin investigates solar time through the medium of photography. Opening reception 2-5pm.

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Curry’s Art Store 1153 Queen Street West Make your mark and help create a masterpiece using Liquitex Professional Paint Markers.

The Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen Street West various exhibitions Flotsam and Jetsam by Juliana Neufeld; You looked better before I knew you by Hannah Pertsovsky; and works by Lisa J Perlman.

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Junction Seniors Gathering WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Pascal’s Baguette and Bagels, 2904 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843, www.junctionra.ca/ junction-seniors, eob62@yahoo.com COST: Free We meet twice a week at a local coffee shop for conversation, as a social network of neighbours. Tuesday mornings 10 to 11 a.m., at Agora Cafe, 3015 Dundas St. W., and Friday afternoons at the above location. Les Liaisons Dangereuses WHEN: 8 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Village Playhouse, 2190 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: David Nicholson, davidnicholson@sympatico.ca, www.villageplayers.net COST: Visit website for cost Just before the French Revolution, two aristocrats play cynical games of seduction and manipulation. Continues until Oct. 5. Visit website for dates and showtimes.

w Saturday, Sept. 21

Light Up Bloordale WHEN: 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: MacGregor Playground, 346 Lansdowne Ave. CONTACT: Linda Liu, 416-516-1551, linda@aragon.ca COST: Free Light Up Bloordale is a community barbecue and traditional lantern festival. Residents are invited to enjoy

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w Wednesday, Oct. 2

Swansea Historical Society WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Kathleen Krisciunas, 647-859-3901, swancnews@gmail.com COST: Free Paul Huntley will speak on ‘City Dairy Toronto: A Yellow Wagon on Every Street’. Huntley will cover the history of the City Dairy from its creation in 1900 to its years under Robert Borden’s Canada.Visitors welcome. Light refreshments!

hotdogs and hamburgers from 3 to 5 p.m. and participate in lantern decorating with friends and family from 5 p.m. onwards. The lantern parade to show off the creative designs will begin at sundown.

w Sunday, Sept. 22

Fun in the High Park Nursery WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Grenadier Cafe, 200 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: www.highparknature.org, stewards@highparknature. org COST: Free Visit the Native Plant Nursery, a non-public area for seed collecting, transplanting, weeding, digging and planting. Meet in front of the Grenadier Restaurant at 10:30 a.m. There is restricted access via a gate. Please be on time. Group meets rain or shine, but not during lightning storms. Sunday Service and Potluck Sup-

per WHEN: 4:30 to 7 p.m. WHERE: St. Chad’s Anglican Church (High Park), 260 High Park Ave. CONTACT: 416889-8248, info@stchads.ca COST: Free Sunday church service, contemporary music, followed by a potluck supper

w Tuesday, Sept. 24

David Rotenberg Author Visit WHEN: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7692, COST: Free David Rotenberg reads from and discusses his new book ‘A Murder of Crows’. Book two of The Junction Chronicles picks up where ‘The Placebo Effect’ left off, however reading book one is not a requirement.

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WHEN: 1 to 2 p.m. WHERE: Ukrainian Canadian Social Services, Toronto, 2445 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Olena, 416-763-4982, toroffice@ ucss.info COST: $5 Traditional Ukrainian dinner. Includes Borscht with garlic bread, perogies, coffee and sweets. Support the centre’s social assistance programs by purchasing varenyky (perogies) and cabbage rolls . CultureLink’s 25th Anniversary Open House WHEN: 3 to 8 p.m. WHERE: CultureLink Settlement Services, 2340 Dundas Street West, Suite 301 CONTACT: 416-588-6288 COST: Free CultureLink hosts an open house in honour of its 25th helping newcomers. The open house features welcome packages for eligible newcomers who pre-register, and music performances and light refreshments. Learn about current programming.

Greater Toronto Area. The group meets to network and help build each others' business through referral marketing.

w Friday, Sept. 27

Multi Media Art Show: Swansea Area Seniors’ Association (SASA) WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: 416 392 1954, COST: Free SASA’s MultiMedia Art Class will be showcasing its work until Nov. 5. Opening reception tonight.

w Saturday, Sept. 28

“Rolling Thunder” with Thunderbird Native Theatre WHEN: 2 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7692 COST: Free Sing, dance and drum on powwow drums. For the whole family. Participants limited to 80 people.

w Thursday, Sept. 26

BNI HIGH PARK WHEN: 7 to 9 a.m. WHERE: Dr. Generosity, 2197 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Jacqui Synder, 647-404-9380, info@ adventourus.com COST: Breakfast $20 The High Park chapter of BNI meets every Thursday morning. The group is a sales team of business owners based in Bloor West, serving the

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Gardener honoured for years of beautifying school grounds For more than 17 years, Stanley Roszak has tended to the plants at Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School. He has logged more than 10,000 volunteer hours gardening at the school on the corner of Bloor and Dundas streets west. For his efforts, Parkdale-High Park MP and MPP Peggy Nash and Cheri DiNovo have extended “heartfelt thanks” through framed certificates of recognition. “By sharing his horticultural expertise, Mr. Roszak has enriched the lives of so many at the school,” Nash said. “His commitment is an example for us all of the virtues of volunteerism and community building.” Not only does Roszak volunteer at the high school, but

also at Canada Blooms. “I’m getting older so soon, I’ll have to quit,” he admitted. Roszak, an Etobicoke resident, is a third generation horticulturist. The native of Poland got his green thumb from his grandfather. Roszak has shared his passion for plants with countless Bishop Marrocco students, one of whom was his son, who was the one who initially volunteered his father to help out. “His science teacher said, ‘the plants are dying.’ So, my son offered my help,” Roszak recalled. Plants, he says, never give one the cold shoulder. “Plants are all ver y friendly,” he said. “Dedication and pride – that’s why I do it.” ~ Lisa Rainford

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Stanley Roszak received certificates of recognition for his more than 10,000 hours volunteering as gardener at Bishop Marocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Seconday School.

‘Muriel’s’ tree saved OMB refuses bid to sever Windermere lot into three LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com

The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) has refused a homeowner’s application to sever a Swansea Village property, in turn saving a decades-old tree that neighbours have fought to rescue for several years. The OMB ruled against the homeowner’s request to sever the lot in three to build three detached dwellings at 154 Windermere Ave. In a decision delivered Aug. 12, the board found that removing the tree “does not conform to the policies of the Official Plan that seek to ensure the preservation and enhancement of the city’s urban forest by regulating the injury and destruction of trees,” ruled M. CarterWhitney. Pa r k d a l e - H i g h Pa r k Councillor Sarah Doucette told The Villager she was

pleased by the OMB outcome. “We were very fortunate the person at the OMB agreed the tree should be saved,” she said. The majestic Linden tree, a fixture on the residential property at the corner of Windermere Avenue and Budgell Terrace, is known among community members as Muriel’s tree after the former longtime fowner of the house, Muriel Kennedy. The tree, at least five-storeys high with a trunk that’s 74 cm in diametre, has been there since Kennedy moved in as a newly married woman, right out of university, more than six-and-a-half decades ago. She was in her 80s when she passed away in early 2010. The homeowner had at one point offered to relocate the tree, said Doucette, however, given its size and age, doing so would have been risky.

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To gain community feedback, advisory panels made up of residents from eight west-end neighbourhoods along the corridor were formed. The panels’ recommendations, on issues ranging from excessive shadows caused by the walls to graffiti removal, were incorporated into the proposed designs. B u t o n Tu e s d a y, a t Lithuanian House, a signifi-

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Photo show launches crowd-funding campaign Roncesvalles resident and photoXplorers creator looks to community for support LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com In its first season, photographers captured images of abandoned buildings in Europe, including a Belgian castle, a forgotten German cathedral, a Nazi hospital and a power plant in Luxembourg. Debuting on Bravo in November of 2009, ‘photoXplorers’ was a TV series that followed an intrepid group of shutterbugs on their quest to document forsaken structures. Despite a loyal fan following, the network cancelled the show after Bravo decided to no longer air arts programming, according to photoXplorers creatorproducer-director Claude Barnes, a Roncesvalles Village resident. “We were just so sad it went away,” he admitted during a recent interview.

After repeated requests from fans to resurrect the show and a chance meeting with a representative of the crowd-funding platform “indiegogo” at the ReelScreen West entertainment conference in Santa Monica, California, in June, Barnes was inspired to launch a crowd-funding campaign for season two of photoXplorers. The indiegogo campaign officially launched Tuesday, Sept. 3 and in the first few days raised more than $1,700. “It’s a really fun way to fund a project you’re passionate about,” Barnes told The Villager. “With a crowd funding campaign, you don’t have to empty your bank account anymore. It’s pretty cool.” Barnes’ goal is not to raise money to make money, but rather collect enough funds to pay the crew and cover some expenses. “It’s a passion project,” he

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Roncesvalles Village resident Claude Barnes, creator, director, producer of the TV show ‘photoXplorers’ has launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise money for a second season of the show. Pictured here are the photographers who capture images of abandoned buildings: Laurin Jeffrey, Sean Galbraith, Steve Jacobs, Mathew Merrett and Russell Brohier.

said. With a modest budget of $45,000, Barnes said the film crew and photographers can find, explore and shoot

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and focus on “the forgotten byways and mechanized rust belt of the USA.” “I always say, who hasn’t walked by an abandoned building and wondered ‘what was that?’ Barnes said. Urban exploration is a huge past time around the world, Barnes pointed out. The photographers: Laurin Jeffrey, Sean Galbraith, Steve Jacobs, Mathew Merrett and Russell Brohier, take only pictures and leave only footprints, Barnes said. The indiegogo campaign has turned into a full-time job for Barnes. There are several perks offered for making a donation. For $50, you’ll get a VIP pass to see the show before anyone else. For $800, you’ll get to hear your name and see your image on an episode. For $2,000, you’ll receive a guest-starring role on an episode from your town. ~ with files from Erin Hatfield

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COMING SOON... West-End Renovated Starter Professionally renovated with permits. Dazzling open concept with gourmet gas-powered kitchen. All new mechanicals, landscaped yard, fully fenced, garage, and just steps from St. Clair and a short walk to Corso-Italia. This home was carefully designed to ignite\ the senses and give people a modern urban feeling without having to occupy a condo. Excellent freehold alternative, to be priced in the 570k range.

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UPDATE ON DANIELS PROJECT High Park Condos Released I recenty attended the “inner circle” event. A total of 53 floor-plans were released with prices raging from $200,000 to $1,245,000. Daniels was the High-Rise Builder of the Year in 2012. If you have a desire to explore NEW CONDOS, and are not sure where to start, contact me for FREE but meaningful help.

FOR SALE Hottest Strip in North America $1,250,000 - I have a remarkable storefront on Ossington. It is currently configured for development. It’s LCBO license is intact. This is for an end user or experienced investor only. Opportunity to exist in Toronto’s newest village between Dundas and Queen. Photo is an example only and not of the actual property.

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