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That’s Nick Kouvalis – the marketing and campaign manager who helped Rob Ford win the mayor’s race in 2010 – on the trick to running a winning campaign for the top political job in Toronto, and arguably the highest-profile municipal

post in Canada.

Getting that post routinely requires a war chest of more than $1 million and a commitment of all or most of a year to a political marathon that has defeated cabinet ministers, CEOs, city councillors and even former mayors as they vie for the hearts, minds and ultimately votes of almost three million Torontonians.

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The finish line for the upcoming marathon campaign is a little over a year from now: Oct. 27, when Toronto voters decide on a new council and mayor.

And rumors are swirling as to who is likely to run. Ford has indicated he will run, and New Democrat MPP Olivia Chow and Councillor Karen Stintz are said to be working on assembling campaign teams.

Former councillor and mayor David Miller-era budget chief David Socknacki said he is exploring a candidacy. And political observers are watching to see what radio host John Tory and councillors Shelley Carroll, Adam Vaughan and Denzil Minnan-Wong will do.

At this point, Kouvalis doesn’t plan on being involved in any >>>RUNNING, page 13

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has agreed to reschedule and relocate its public meeting to Toronto in December to give local residents the opportunity to have their say on the GE-Hitachi nuclear fuel production facility on Lansdowne Avenue at Dupont Street.

Originally set to take place in Ottawa in November, the commission is known to sometimes hold its proceedings in communities in which nuclear facilities are located, spokesperson Aurèle Gervais told The Villager, acknowledging Davenport MP Andrew Cash’s request of the commission to host its annual meeting in Toronto.

“Taking this and Mr. Cash’s request into consideration, the commission agreed to reschedule its Ottawa public meeting in November to a December public meeting in the Toronto area, at a date to be determined, Gervais said. “A key agenda item for the meeting will be the 2012 report on the performance of nuclear fuel cycle facilities, which includes the Toronto GE-Hitachi facility as well as several other facilities from across Canada.”

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Group wants to turn Roncesvalles and Dundas concrete triangle into green space ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com The concrete triangle immediately south of where Roncesvalles Avenue and Dundas Street West connect is a small space, just 72 square metres in size, but is inching ever closer to becoming a lush garden of peace and tranquility.

For a number of years the Dundas Roncesvalles Peace Garden group has been working to develop and implement a plan to redevelop the concrete triangle into a garden.

The proposed garden would be part of the 1812 Binational Peace Garden Trail network, a cross-border tourism initiative connected with the international peace garden foundation, which mark the sites – and tell the stories – of the War of 1812.

It is also intended to enhance the streetscape, be a commemorative place to celebrate peace and identify the area as a gateway to Roncesvalles Village to the south.

“The design intent was to create a year-round place of enjoyment, contemplation and community

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Mary Tremain presented the latest concept for the Dundas Roncesvalles Peace Garden during a public meeting on Monday at Olga Korper Gallery.

gathering,” said Mary Tremain, of PLANT Architect Inc, who presented the latest plans for the garden to the community at a meeting on Sept. 23 at Olga Korper Gallery, near Dundas Street West and Sorauren Avenue.

The new conceptual designs, Tremain said, are based on plans brought to them, community input and opportunities the architects saw on the physical site.

The plan includes a planting garden and circular interior seating area that is 4.5 metres in diameter,

and pavers, which will feature art, created by youth.

There are three trees planned for the site, although the species is yet to be determined, as well as benches and a retaining wall people can sit on.

“We are in the early stages of planting design and would like to use as much native planting as possible that provide interest throughout the year,” Tremain said.

Pavers will create a peace path, which will express the stories and

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These art pavers will be designed by youth from the area as well as from the Mississauga First Nation.

The youth will be led by area artist Kristen Fahrig and Cathie Jamieson, an artist from the Mississauga First Nations currently living in East York.

This portion of Dundas Street was constructed as a military road for the defense of York, the capital of Upper Canada, in 1812. Aboriginal warriors attempted to ward off the landing of the American fleet in April 1813.

The garden would honour the men who built the road as well as those warriors.

Project Co-ordinator Abby Bushby said enough money had been secured to create the garden, but they will continue to seek more support in order to improve the space.

There are a number of approvals needed for the project, but Bushby said she expects shovels to be in the ground this time next fall.

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Heintzman family’s piano legacy plays out in new documentary Junction filmmaker pays tribute to pioneering piano family

The Bloor West Village Residents Association (BWVRA) is set to host a special community information meeting about an upcoming Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing.

The meeting, which will take place this Monday at 7:30 p.m. on the second floor of Grenadier Retirement Home, 2100 Bloor St. W., will give residents the opportunity to discuss an OMB-appealed application to build an 11-storey condo at 1990 Bloor St. W. Executive members of the BWVRA will be present at the meeting to provide an update and answer questions, as will Ward 13 Councillor Sarah Doucettem and the planner and lawyer representing the residents association at the OMB.

LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com If one’s family history is not recorded, it tends to get lost.

That’s the message from Junction filmmaker Andrew Brown, whose documentary The Heintzman Piano Company, Ninety Years In The Junction 1888-1978 will make its debut at the West Toronto Junction Historical Society’s (WTJHS) Oct. 3 meeting.

The veteran director-producer moved into a 19th century home in the Junction in 2009 and immediately fell in love with the neighbourhood’s heritage. Because of his passion for telling family stories – after documenting his own – Brown decided to reach out to WTJHS president Neil Ross about creating a piece for the organization’s archives.

In October of 2011, the historical society hosted Heintzman month, featuring the family whose piano company in its heyday produced world-renowned quality pianos.

For almost a century, the family and its company lived and worked in the Junction.

During that Heintzman month, descendants of patriarch Theodore Heintzman, his step-great, great, great granddaughter, and his great, great grandsons George and Tom Crossley Heintzman spoke “very eloquently” of their family’s contribution to the Junction, Brown recalled.

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The documentary will be screened at the West Toronto Junction Historical Society's Oct. 3 meeting.

“I listened to those people talk and thought, ‘This is a great story,’ Brown told The Villager. “I talked to George and Janet and they agreed to be interviewed.”

Ross agreed to provide a “big picture” perspective of the Junction for the documentary, which Brown gathered images and completed interviews for throughout 2012. He also shot video of the historical society’s fall walking tour that featured the houses Heintzman built in the area. The documentary’s soundtrack includes original sheet music for two waltzes and two marches, which the family would use for promotions and at company functions.

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The Heintzmans hosted a baseball club, entertainment and the like.

“It was a Heintzman community at the time,” Brown said. “A lot of the employees were seasoned crafts people making fine-tuned instruments. They were paid well.”

Twenty-two minutes long, the documentary focuses on the Heintzmans’ heyday in the Junction.

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The Snack and Dance kicks off that same day at 5 p.m. at Cooper Mills Gym, 4200 Dundas St. W., featuring the making of healthy snacks, followed by hip hop dancing.

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speaks of his experiences as a child visiting the family’s factory, said Brown. Hurd, who is in her late teens, started researching her family for a school project at the age of 16.

“Because of her research, she was able to talk about their time in the Junction,” said Brown, who is currently working on a documentary about the late James Ellis, the premier architect of the Junction.

His work defined the railway town: its schools, houses of worship, homes and civic buildings, according to the WTJHS.

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What we’d like to see in 2014 municipal race

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hile 13 months may seem like a long time away, Toronto’s next municipal election and the race for who will be the mayor of our city come Oct. 27, 2014 is actually coming fast.

In today’s edition, our special feature looks at some of the names being talked about as possible mayoral candidates. Considering that municipal candidates can register their nomination, start campaigning (and more importantly start raising money) as of Jan. 3, the time for voters to start paying attention is now.

As our story points out, running for mayor in Toronto has become a costly marathon requiring a huge amount of political and personal stamina, and about $1 million in funding.

The last mayoral race in 2010, which saw more than 30 candidates vie for the seat left open by the departing David Miller, had debates virtually every day in the final six weeks of a campaign which was ultimately won by Rob Ford.

Ford will be running again, and our view we’ve identified some possible challengers in our story.

Wanted: a race It’s our hope, though, that the campaign will be different that brings us 2014 from 2010. That campaign saw the together divide between our city’s suburban communities of Scarborough, North York and Etobicoke and the downtown core ramped up for political gain.

Ford played that divide masterfully, tapping into the frustration felt by suburban residents toward Miller and his administration which was perceived as downtown-centric.

Yes, it was a winning formula, but we’d like to see a campaign focusing on bringing Torontonians together in 2014 rather than a polarization of our city’s communities.

We’d also like to see a race free from party politics.

We recognize Ford’s strong Conservative connections, and prior to that Miller’s association with the NDP, but it’s critical municipal politics stay free of the party system.

It’s the only level of representation we have not linked to political parties and agendas which may not mesh with the needs of a specific neighbourhood or ward. While high-profile mayor’s races attract voter interest, remember that choosing your ward councillor is a critically important decision. These are the politicians in your neighbourhood, close to your issues, and who are actually approachable.

Also, be wary of council candidates latching onto mayoral candidates in an attempt to ride their coattails. Councillors’ first priority should be the people of the community they represent, not their political allegiance to the mayor.

Write us The Bloor West Villager welcomes letters of 400 words or less. All submissions must include name, address and a daytime telephone number for verification purposes. We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters. Copyright in letters remains with the author but the publisher and affiliates may freely reproduce them in print, electronic or other forms. Letters can be sent to letters@ insidetoronto.com, or mailed to The Bloor West Villager, 175 Gordon Baker Rd. Toronto, ON, M2H 0A2.

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Subway extension: Time for Scarborough to forgive?

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here will be property tax increases. We can expect congestion on the Bloor-Danforth subway line growing to a human traffic jam by the time trains reach Yonge and Bloor. Buses will be the booby prize for priority neighbourhoods promised stops on a light rail line.

Yet raise a cheer, Scarborough. Our government is finally building subways deep into Scarborough.

Those of us who take the Scarborough Rapid Transit (RT) line to the Scarborough Town Centre will no longer face the insult of sporadic service and several escalator rides at the Kennedy station transfer to the BloorDanforth subway line.

We will be able to clutch a pole from Yonge Street all the way to Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road one day, where, if our mayor’s luck holds out, we will one day be able to

david nickle the city hang tight as the subway wheels around and heads back west beneath the condo-tower-shaded pavement, right back to Yonge Street.

But let us not get ahead of ourselves, Scarborough.

For now it is enough that we are building a subway – one that replaces that clanking, wheezing toychoo-choo-train insult of a conveyance, the Scarborough RT. It is, let’s be honest, almost more of an affront than no transit at all.

The new subway will be less of an affront than that, surely. If all goes according to the latest, cobbledtogether plan, the threestop subway to Sheppard will in fact be a proper apology: a $3 billion box of chocolates from neglectful old city hall, begging

forgiveness for staying out late and spending all Scarborough’s hard-earned money on lattes and film festivals and parades and fancy waterfronts.

So Scarborough, subway in hand, might it perhaps be time that we offered up some proper forgiveness? Perhaps we should abandon that narrative that has so long defined Scarborough: that it is forever treated as Toronto’s poor relation, living with naught but the threadbare hand-me-downs and the withering contempt of its so-called betters.

Glenn De Baeremaeker, the Scarborough Centre councillor who along with TTC Chair Karen Stintz helped push his colleagues on council to abandon the multi-stop light rail line to travel that route, suggested Monday that the subway “will bring Scarborough into the family, finally.”

So yes, forgiveness. That is what family does.

Which means that when it next becomes necessary for Toronto to expand transit, and Scarborough is faced with perhaps watching its tax dollars go to building a downtown relief line – in part, to deal with the crush of riders on the newer, longer BloorDanforth line – it would not be out of place to cultivate a certain magnanimity.

Should the light rail lines that are also to be built in Scarborough – along Eglinton and Sheppard Avenues – turn out to be more help than hindrance, it might be gracious to say so.

Grievance, complaint, anger and envy: these are surely feelings of the past now, at least in Scarborough.

Surely, the subway to Sheppard has made it all better.

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THE SHOW MUST GO ON AND THE HITS KEEP COMING: Despite Saturday’s rainfall, the Junction Music Festival was a big hit. “People were brave and came prepared,” said Junction Business Improvement Area (BIA) executive director Kristina Skindelyte. “It was a great event.”

The BIA received positive feedback regarding the music line up, she said.

The second annual Junction Music Festival featured musicians perform at various locations throughout the Junction, including Stephanie Cadman and her band.

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High Park’s Ella Ballentine to play role of Little Cosette in Mirvish’s Les Miserables Revival to kick off Sept. 27 at The Princess of Wales Theatre LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com

the show.

This is E lla’s second Mirvish production after being cast in ‘The Railway Children’ based on Edith Nesbit’s classic novel. She also plays the part of Les Mis’ little Éponine. Officially cast in June, Ella has been in rehearsals since midAugust.

“Cosette – she’s a tough character. She has mixed feelings about what she wants in life, what she wants to be and knows it can’t happen,” Ella said.

Ella has an affinity for musical theatre because she says she loves to perform live and immediately gets to see the audience members’ reactions.

“A three to four minute

Once a shy child, High Park resident Ella Ballentine, 12, can’t wait to perform as part of Mirvish Productions’ revival of ‘Les Miserables’, premiering Friday, Sept.

27 at The Princess of Wales Theatre.

Ella, a Grade 7 art school student, was cast as one of several girls to play the role of Little Cosette, the illegitimate child of one of ex-convictturned mayor Jean Valjean’s factory employees, whom he feels a responsibility to raise once her mother dies.

“It feels really nice. I feel really honoured, happy and excited,” Ella told The Villager about being part of

song can represent so many emotions,” she said.

In rehearsals almost every day, the youngster still manages to go to school in the mornings and keep up with her homework. She credits her teachers for being supportive. She already knows she’d love to pursue acting as a career, having performed in last year’s Fringe Festival as well as a Hallmark movie.

Memorizing her lines is not difficult for her, however, a song is much easier to remember.

Her mother Eva Ballentine admits she didn’t foresee her daughter’s passion for performing.

“She used to hide behind my knee because she was so shy,” Ballentine said.

Her parents signed her up for ballet to encourage Ella out of her shell. Performing on stage as part of school concerts, Ella was a different person.

“We were totally blown away. She just came alive,” Ballentine said. “This is her extracurricular activity. She wants to do it. She loves it and we support her.”

For further details and tickets, visit www.mirvish. com Courtesy photo

High Park resident Ella Ballentine, 12, plays the role of Little Cosette in the production of, 'Les Miserables', at the Princess of Wales Theatre starting tomorrow.

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Cruel, conniving plot drives Les Liaisons Dangereuses MARIA TZAVARAS contactus@insidetoronto.com

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cheming, lying and pretending is just a regular day for the main characters in the Village Players opening show of the season, Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton.

The play, set in 1780’s in France, shows what happens when two old friends and past lovers, who are privileged and bored, play games with the hearts of those around them for sport.

La Marquis de Merteuil (Marisa King), a young widow, and Le Vicomte de Valmont (Ted Powers), show their desire for deception early on in the show when Merteuil comes to him with a proposal to seduce Cecile (Margaret Brock) to get back at her betrothed, a man who had mutually wronged them.

A renowned ladies man, Valmont agrees, but first has a conquest of his own to attend to; the seduction of the beautiful and married La Presidente de Tourvel (Claire St. Francois), who is staying at his aunt’s, Mme de

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Marisa King, left, as the Marquise de Valmont, and Ted Power as Valmount spar during the Bloor West Village Players' production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. The prodution runs at 2190 Bloor St. W. until Oct. 5.

Rosemonde (Elaine Lindo).

Meanwhile, we begin to realize the background of Merteuil, who was married to an older man that “suddenly” died, and who feels conforming to what is expected of a woman should be done for

appearances, not in reality. She is very clear collecting lovers like trinkets, and hurting others by plotting against their love lives, is her right.

Many scenes in this show depict Merteuil and Valmont dis-

cussing the progression of their plans and their recent conquests.

When we are not privy to the plots of these two, we see the painful downward spiral of Tourvel as Valmont pursues her, Mme de Volanges (Bonnie Gray), Cecile’s mother who is worried about her daughter, and Rosemonde, Valmonte’s aunt watching it all unfold while being conflicted yet remaining loyal to her twisted nephew.

However, just at the height of the game, a twist of fate, involving Cecile’s true love, Danceny (Trevor Marlatt), changes the playing field and the game is left irrevocably changed.

While this show boasts a unique plot, it may not be a show for everyone.

It’s long, dialogue-filled and the plot conniving and cruel.

But for those who enjoy witty repartee, great performances and characters so intriguing you have to wonder how they became the way they are, you will enjoy this show.

King and Powers are mesmerizing as the devious duo, and their scenes together are like a

well-played chess game; calculated yet exciting. The roles are intense and all encompassing, and they clearly put their all in these roles. And it pays off with a convincing and intriguing performance from both of these talented actors.

Francois as Mme. Torval is also amazing to watch. Her character’s journey from properly offended

by Valmont’s advances, to the mess she becomes as she succumbs to his seduction, shows amazing talent.

The female cast, Lindo as Rosemonde, Grice as the seductive courtesan, Emilie, and Gray and Brock as the mother daughter duo, give this show a much needed levity and break from the deviousness of the plot, which can be heavy at times.

Accompanying the great performances are amazing hair and costumes depicting that era, and a beautifully designed set that boasts beautiful details.

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Dundas Street West Parkettes win design award A series of small parkettes along 1.5 kilometres of Dundas Street has been awarded an Urban Design Aw a rd f o r Sm a l l Op e n Spaces.

The Dundas Street West Parkettes were given the Award of Merit for the eight tiny parkettes, which were created in formerly neglected nooks along the street.

Completed in 2011, the Dundas Street West Parkettes

are intended to provide a rhythm of special moments along the street, injecting trees and planting and comfortable custom furnishings for residents to pause and participate in the street life. deserving community “It was something the community really deserved,” said Sylvia Draper Fernandez,

a former chair of the Dundas West BIA, who had a hand in bringing these parkettes to life.

The corner parkettes feature benches, planters and bike racks on a number of corners along Dundas.

“You see a lot of people sitting there, women there with kids and strollers,” Draper Fernandez said. “Just in general it improves the quality of life to have something nice

to look at as you are walking down the street.”

Designed by PMA Landscape Architects Ltd., the parkettes were sponsored by the Dundas Street West Business Improvement Area and the City of Toronto.

Sixteen Awards of Merit and one for a Special Jury Award were handed out at the 2013 Toronto Urban Design Awards ceremony held at Palais Royale on Sept. 12.

Doucette, police to meet with public to discuss safety issues Parkdale-High Park Councillor Sarah Doucette is hosting a Ward 13 community safety meeting Monday, Oct. 7.

In response to the number of local crime-related issues recently in the media and discussed by neighbours, the councillor, along with local police officers and safety specialists will discuss what is being done and how

people can protect themselves.

The meeting takes place at St. Pius X Catholic School, 71 Jane St., from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For further details, call 416-392-4072 or email councillor_doucette@toronto. ca

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Hoist a ‘Cuppa Change’ for charity Congregation raises funds for Habitat for Humanity LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Morningside High Park Presbyterian Church congregants are supporting Habitat for Humanity with each pot of fair trade, organic coffee they brew.

Through an initiative called ‘Cuppa Change,’ in memory of longtime church member Don Jennison, the Swansea church community is raising money for Habitat for Humanity’s new build on Runnymede Road, north of St. Clair Avenue.

“We’ve committed to do some fundraising towards the project to purchase windows and doors,” Minister Karen Dimock said. “We’ve committed to raise a minimum of $1,000 and after less than a month, we’ve raised over $1,000.”

Congregant Claire Ross Dunn is the founder of Cuppa Change. She and Jennison, a retired principal, would have coffee together after Sunday morning service sharing in their passion for social justice

causes, fair trade coffee and the Stephen Lewis Foundation, which assists mostly AIDS and HIV-related grassroots projects in Africa. Jennison passed away in April 2005 during open heart surgery.

That’s when Dunn came up with the idea to celebrate Dennison’s life and all he was passionate about – through the sale of organic, fair trade coffee, the church would raise funds to build a school house in Africa with help from international charity Free the Children.

After introducing the idea to her congregation, Dunn decided they would sell fair trade coffee wholesale, mark it up slightly, but keep it below over-the-counter prices with partner Alternative Grounds in Roncesvalles Village.

“We sold coffee to the Morningside-High Park community, who got their neighbours involved, who sold coffee to their offices,” recalled Dunn. “It just blossomed.”

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“This year, we thought it’d be so great to help a local project,” Dunn said.

Morningside-High Park church is one of four local churches to support a Habitat for Humanity build. Habitat for Humanity Toronto’s project at 828 Runnymede Rd. will be a two-storey, detached house for a family of 14 – 12 kids and two parents.

Construction will begin late this fall with completion scheduled for spring 2014. It will be the only single detached home built by Habitat Toronto in 2013/2014 and the charity’s first-ever Runnymede-area build.

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Dundas-St. Clarens Parkette now the focus of Dundas West BIA erin hatfield ehatfield@insidetoronto.com Tucked off Dundas Street West near Lansdowne Avenue is a little parkette Lubo Brezina and the Dundas West Business Improvement Area (BIA) say has been all but forgotten.

Dundas-St. Clarens Parkette is a small city-owned green space with a couple of swings and a slide, but according to Brezina, the space is underused and lacks any appeal.

improvements to Dundas Street West and the BIA spearheaded streetscaping and mural projects, but that parkette, one of the only green spaces in the area, has been left behind, Brezina said.

“That is the only public green space we have and it is under-utilized,” Brezina said. “We need to bring some life to it.”

Years ago there was a fire hall on that site, but it was closed in 1972, then demol-

“My problem is that there is no sense of place there,” Brezina said. “There is nothing there to attract you there or keep you there. It just seems like forgotten space.”

Brezina is a father, artist, businessman and the chair of the Dundas West BIA. His children are two and five years old and they live just down the street from the parkette at 1717 Dundas St. W. During the past five years or so there have been steady

ished. For a time there was a fire truck on the site, which was used as a play structure for kids. It was removed for safety reasons and Brezina said, since then, nothing has been done to plan the space.

“It isn’t a place you would want to sit down and spend some time,” Brezina said.

Brezina said the park needs a redesign by a landscape architect and he hopes to begin that process with a

safety audit.

There was a meeting about the parkette this time last year and residents did some visioning at that time.

At that point, people talked about getting better play equipment, seating and improving sightlines as well as a stage area or water activities.

Helder Ramos, co-ordinator of the Dundas West BIA, explained since that meeting, the BIA focused on other

priorities, now the attention is being turned to the parkette.

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Ca s h a n d c o l l e a g u e, Da ve n p o r t M P P Jo n a h Schein knew the meeting was taking place and sent a letter requesting it be held in their riding, “based on the fact that the community hasn’t had a chance to weigh in on the facility in a meaningful way,” Cash said.

Since then the little-known nuclear facility attracted media attention last year, Cash and Schein, say local residents have expressed concerns about the site, particularly the lack of public consultation and awareness as well as potential environmental, health and safety impacts.

There is a range of opinion regarding the subject of nuclear energy, however, what the community does agree on is that it has not been consulted, Cash said.

“It’s been kept in the dark,” he told The Villager.

Earlier this year, Cash and Schein called on the Ministry of Environment to conduct its own soil testing of lands surrounding the nuclear facility.

“Local residents want to know that their homes and neighbourhood are safe

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Ryan Camilleri works Inside the GE-Hitachi facility, at 1025 Lansdowne Ave., inspecting uranium pellets during a media tour of the facility last November.

from the serious health effects of uranium exposure,” they wrote in a letter to the ministry, which was sent in February. “They are concerned that emissions from the plant via air and water have accumulated in the vicinity over the 50 years that the plant has been in operation.”

Results from these tests are expected later this fall.

Cash called the rescheduling of the meeting a “victory for our community.”

“A major concern has been that residents have not had a voice in this process and they

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������� ������� NAME: Olivia Chow CURRENT POSITION: New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Trinity-Spadina BIOGRAPHY: Olivia Chow came to Canada from Hong Kong with her family in 1970. She was first elected as a school trustee in 1985, then was elected to Metropolitan Toronto Council in 1991 along with her husband, fellow New Democrat Jack Layton. The pair were elected to Toronto council at amalgamation, where Chow worked as council’s children’s advocate. Chow ran twice for the federal seat in Trinity-Spadina before joining Layton, then leader of the NDP, in Ottawa in 2005. Following Layton’s death in 2011, Chow has continued as MP for Trinity-Spadina.

NAME: Rob Ford CURRENT POSITION: Mayor of Toronto BIOGRAPHY: The son of former Conservative MPP and Etobicoke businessman Doug Ford Sr., Ford first joined Toronto council in 2000 as councillor for Ward 2 (Etobicoke North) and became mayor in 2010. Ford has made a name attacking what he sees as government waste and personally returning calls from residents.

He has also been at the centre of a litany of controversies including allegations of drug use.

NAME: Shelley Carroll CURRENT POSITION: Don Valley East councillor BIOGRAPHY: A former community activist, Shelley Carroll got her start in politics as a Toronto District School Board trustee in 2000, finishing her single term there as co-chair. In 2003, she was elected to Toronto council in Ward 33 (Don Valley East). After spending her first term on council chairing the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, Carroll was picked for budget chair in 2006 and was a major ally of Miller.

When he announced he wasn’t running in 2010, the longtime Liberal considered a run but decided against early in the election year. Through this term of council, Carroll has been one of Ford’s sharper critics.

NAME: Karen Stintz CURRENT POSITION: Eglinton-Lawrence councillor and chair of the Toronto Transit Commission BIOGRAPHY: Karen Stintz was elected to Toronto council in 2003 after famously answering an advertisement from a local ratepayer organization seeking a candidate to run against incumbent Ann Johnston. Stintz considered and rejected a run for mayor in 2010. Instead, she became chair of the Toronto Transit Commission, where she earned Mayor Rob Ford’s enmity opposing his Sheppard subway plan in favour of the existing light rail plan, then in 2013 championed another Scarborough subway – along the Scarborough RT line.

NAME: Adam Vaughan CURRENT POSITION: Trinity-Spadina councillor BIOGRAPHY: Son of the late CityTV journalist and politician Colin Vaughan, Adam Vaughan worked as a television journalist at CBLT and CityTV. During his tenure covering city hall, former mayor Mel Lastman famously threatened to have him “killed” because he believed (falsely) that Vaughan had leaked information about a shoplifting incident involving Lastman’s wife. Vaughan ran for Toronto council in 2006 in the ward left vacant by Olivia Chow, winning the race against NDP candidate Helen Kennedy. He has been one of Ford’s most vociferous critics since 2010.

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Running for mayor takes lots of stamina

NAME: John Tory CURRENT POSITION: chair, CivicAction and CFRB radio host BIOGRAPHY: John Tory got his start in politics working for former Ontario premier Bill Davis and has worked for former prime ministers Brian Mulroney and Kim Campbell, before leading Rogers Media and Rogers Cable. After coming in second in the 2003 mayor’s race, Tory went on to lead the Ontario Progressive Conservative party, then host a popular afternoon radio show on CFRB 1010. Tory supporters made preparations for a second mayoralty run in 2010, but he backed out of the race early that year.

NAME: David Soknacki CURRENT POSITION: columnist with Metroland Media Toronto, President of Ecom Food Industries Corporation BIOGRAPHY: David Soknacki is a Scarborough business owner whose company Ecom Food Industries imports spices. He served a single term on the old Scarborough Council from 1994 to 1997, then returned to politics in 1999, filling former Scarborough mayor and councillor Frank Faubert’s seat in a byelection following his death. In 2003, he was Miller’s budget chief, and oversaw the first three budgets of that administration. In 2006, he left politics to return to his business and chair the Parc Downsview Park’s board.

NAME: Denzil Minnan-Wong CURRENT POSITION: Don Valley East councillor, chair of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee BIOGRAPHY: Denzil Minnan-Wong is a veteran of municipal politics in North York.

He was first appointed to North York Council in 1994 to fill a vacant seat in Don Mills. A longtime Progressive Conservative, MinnanWong was among Miller’s more active critics and is one of Ford’s most trusted allies. He currently sits on the Executive Committee and chairs the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee. While he is loyal to Ford, he has differed from the mayor on occasion – notably, in not supporting a casino in downtown Toronto earlier this year.

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>>>from page 1 of those campaigns. But as to the challenge of running a winner? “A simple thing,” he says.

“You have to have a message that you’re communicating that the plurality of voters accept. You have to identify your voters, know who they are and get them out to vote.”

That, in essence, was the formula Kouvalis used to propel Ford across the finish line, in a race that was considered former Liberal Health Minister George Smitherman’s to lose in early 2010: A blitz of robocalls, telephone town halls and shoe-leather to identify those voters who agreed with Ford’s mantra of stopping the “gravy train” of out-of-control public spending, and make sure they came out on election day.

By election day, the Ford campaign had a detailed list of supporters.

It’s unlikely that list will be as much use four years later, Kouvalis acknowledges, given what he calls “the distractions” of Mayor Ford’s current term. But the larger divide continues to persist: Ford’s support is strongest in suburban communities and weak in the downtown core.

Andrea Adario, who served as press secretary on Miller’s 2003 campaign, says any contender in 2014 is going to have to address that divide.

“The city needs a mayor who’s really going to unite most of the municipalities post amalgamation in a way we haven’t seen yet,” she says.

“Any candidate needs to be visiting every corner of the city and getting into a headspace where they can comfortably be the advocate of all parts of Toronto. The mayor needs to be seen as a downtown candidate or an Etobicoke candidate.”

Adario said given the gruelling pace of a Toronto election, any candidate also needs stamina.

Once nominations open Jan. 3, 2014, candidates will have to balance fundraising and low-level campaigning with what has historically been a gruelling number of debates.

“It was crazy,” recalls Adario. “We were debating nightly for sure. I would say there was a minimum of four a week, sometimes more. Everything from local ratepayer associations to big debates sponsored by news outlets.”

On his radio show, Ford has indicated he doesn’t intend to attend nearly as many debates as he did in 2010.

“There are risks as well as benefits,” says Adario. “You risk having the conversation unfold without you... but he’s shown that he knows how to be disciplined and stay on message and he is a formidable campaigner. But it all depends on who else is running and whatever revelations we might have.”

Which leads to one other very simple truth about mayors’ races in Toronto.

“There are no rules,” says Kouvalis.

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Baby Point residents pen book on neighbourhood’s history LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com

Loss of one of the area’s historically significant homes prompted writing

Baby Point residents Pam Slaughter and Robert Galway’s new book about the history of the neighbourhood they both have called home for the past several decades would not have been written were it

not for the loss of one of the area’s historically significant homes.

In November of 2010, an original, 1920s Arts and Craft Robert Home Smith-designed one-and-a-half storey cottage

Back of Sorauren Park

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was torn down to make room for a new house almost double its size, despite the community’s opposition and efforts to save it.

“The book wouldn’t have happened without the impe-

tus of the destruction of one of the original houses, one of heritage value,” said Galway, a 40-year resident of Baby Point Road. “It was a wakeup call.”

Motivation for the book,

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Baby Point: The Place Where We Live was borne out of that “unfortunate” loss, agreed Slaughter.

“One of our goals is educating people, giving them a tool that let’s people know about the place they live,” she said. “We want to help people understand why this place is unique.”

The book is a comprehensive, 178-page collection of the historical, archeological/ geological and architectural record of the area and includes lots of photographs, historical and archival material and maps. Members of the Baby Point Heritage Foundation, a group founded in part in response to the years-long battle to save 66 Baby Point Rd. from demolition, encouraged Galway and Slaughter to write the book. Both experts in the health field, she an epidemiologist, adept at researching the causes and consequences of illness and disease, and he, an orthopedic surgeon, are accustomed to research, said

Slaughter.

“We treated (the book) as something we had to get done.

We weren’t intimidated by it,” she said. four months From pen-to-paper-toprint, the book was a fourmonth process that started at the end of February. Selfpublished through blurb.com, an online book publishing site, Baby Point is a fundraiser for the Baby Point Heritage Foundation and is currently for sale. Slaughter has shopped the book to a few local stores as well.

“It’s been fascinating to get their response,” she said. “The book has emotional attachment to both of us.”

The area boasts archaeological significance; it is situated next to the Humber, designated a heritage river, and to the Carrying Place Trail.

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“I never realized the wealth of information that is out there through the City of Toronto Archives and Toronto Public Library. My biggest surprise was the depth of information at the City of Toronto,” said Galway.

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LUXURY EXECUTIVE TOWNHOME!!

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ISLINGTON AND GOLFDOWN!!

Spacious detached 3 bedroom bungalow on large lot, located on a quiet street, close to all conveniences. Long private drive, separate entrance to basement and many extras included for only $379,900!!

Gorgeous 2 bdrm Nautilus suite, fabulous open balcony with South West exposure, thousands spent on upgrades. Gourmet kitchen with nougat ceasar stone counter top, mosaic glass backsplash, stainless steel appliances, magnificent master bdrm with 4 piece ensuite & walk-in closet, 24hr concierge, 5 star facilities & amenities for only $359,900!!

Gorgeous Creditview Rd/ Rathburn detached 3bdrm 2stry, large pie shaped lot on a quiet court. Spacious open concept layout, modern Kitchen, Stainless Steel Appl., gleaming hardwood fls., 3wshrms, and many extras, great central location walk to parks, go train, and all conveniences.

SPECTACULAR PARK LAWN & LAKE SHORE CONDO!!

BEAUTIFUL BUNGALOW!!

Situated on a quiet cul de sac, premium 50’ lot, gorgeous landscaping brings out its beauty, large patio & pond, renovated kitchen, 3 bdrms, spacious principal rooms, and separate entrance to 2 bdrm in-law suite for only $489,900!!

LUXURIOUS WATERFRONT CONDO!

“Waterfront Explorer”!! Built by Monarch, beautifully upgraded suite, open concept layout, 9’ ceilings, hardwood flrs, granite countertop, s.s. apl., den or guess rm, oversized balcony overlooking landscaped courtyard with tranquil waterfall, amenities include: indoor pool, spa, gym, theatre, bistro with patio, waterfront trails, and much more just minutes to downtown Toronto and the airport for only $309,900!!

SUMMERLYN VILLAGE!!

Stunning brand new detached home in Bradford, detached 3 bdrm 2 stry, 3 wshrms, Modern family size kitchen, w/s.s. appl., granite countertop, glass Mosaic backsplash, large combined open concept living and dining rm, gleaming hardwood flrs thru-out, spacious master bdrm with W/I closet & 4pcs ensuite, fabulous high end upgrades & much more for only $469,900!!

THE TIDES AT MYSTIC POINTE!!

Amazing opportunity, 2 bedroom suite split bedroom plan, 10’ ceilings, huge balcony 2 w/o, fabulous amenities include concierge, gym, aerobics, squash, sauna and outdoor pool, steps to lake, waterfront trails, and all conveniences, just minutes to downtown Toronto. Live the life for only $289,900!!

RAVINE $399,900!!

Situated on a 50’ x 120’ premium lot, spacious bungalow, w/o basement, open concept living & dining rm, hardwood floor, separate side entrance & back entrance, ideal for entertaining or possible in-law suite. Located close to amenities, fabulous opportunity, must see!!

AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR $269,900!!

Beautiful Toronto 2 bedroom 2 bathroom townhome, all on 1 level, open concept layout 9’ ceiling, large family size kitchen, backsplash, California shutters, master bedroom with full ensuite, mirrored closet, and walk out to large terrace. Simply must be seen steps to transit and all amenities!!

HER ANOTLD SO LAKESHORE/PARK LAWN!!

The Tides at Mystic Pointe, a fabulous 1+1 bdrm condo, modern kitchen, stainless steel appliances, w/o to balcony, high south view of pool, courtyard and CN Tower, low maintenance fees, many extras and building amenities, great value for $259,900

LUXURY ONE SHERWAY!!

Spectacular 1+1 bedroom suite, open concept layout, gleaming hardwood floors, granite countertop, modern kitchen, walk out terrace, 17,000 sq ft of amenities, pool, Gym, theatre, and much more, plus 24 hr Concierge, steps to transit & Sherway Gardens Mall only $244,900!!

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this week ◗ Friday, Sept. 27

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 COST: Free The group meets twice a week as a social network of neighbours. Also takes place Tuesdays, 10 to 11 a.m. at Agora Cafe, 3015 Dundas St. W. Constituency Hours with Councillor Sarah Doucette WHEN: 3 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Runnymede Public Library, 2178 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Irmgard, 416-3924072, councillor_doucette@toronto. ca COST: Free Ward 13 Councillor Sarah Doucette holds constituency hours. Everyone welcome. An appointment is required.

◗ Saturday, Sept. 28

Hawk Watch – Family Nature Walk WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: High Park Forest School, 1873 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: High Park Nature Centre, 416-392-1748, ext. 2, www. highparknaturecentre.com/ai1ec_ event/hawk-watch-f, naturecentre@ highpark.org COST: $2 to $5 per

looking ahead

◗ Wednesday, Oct. 2

◗ Tuesday, Oct. 1

Swansea Historical Society WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Kathleen Krisciunas, 647859-3901 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.

City Critters WHEN: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7692 COST: Free Learn about the animals that live in urban areas and the adaptations they make to share their home with people. No registration required.

◗ Monday, Oct. 7

Community Safety Meeting WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Pius X Catholic School, 71 Jane St. CONTACT: Irmgard, 416-392-4072, councillor_doucette@toronto.ca COST: Free Councillor Sarah Doucette invites you to meet local police officers and safety specialists to discuss reports of criminal activity in the ward over the past six months and what we can do to protect ourselves.

CHECK OUT OUR complete online community calendar by visiting www.bloorwestvillager.com. Read weeks of listings from your neighbourhood as well as events from across Toronto. person or donate what you can High Park is one of the finest places to witness the fall migration of raptors /birds of prey. Explore a savannah habitat through the eyes of a raptor before visiting Hawk Hill where participants will try to spot some of these birds. Bring your binoculars.

Weather permitting.

◗ Monday, Sept. 30

◗ Sunday, Sept. 29

DUKE Presents: Stretch Your Limits WHEN: 11 a.m. WHERE: DUKE Condos, 2803 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: intern@faulhabercommunications. com COST: Free Locals living in the surrounding Junction neighbourhood are invited to stop, drop and roll out their mats and participate in a complimentary, outdoor yoga session at the DUKE Condos build site. RSVP.

Osteofit for Seniors WHEN: 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavina Ave. CONTACT: Swansea Area Seniors Association, 416-392-1953 COST: $35 for seven-week session Weekly one-hour sessions feature fun exercise to maintain and build bone strength.

A Five-Step Road Map to Getting Your Family Back on Track WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: High Park Library, 228 Roncesvalles Ave. CONTACT: Mardi Ennis-Gregory, 416-526-2617 COST: Free Resources for parents dealing with children who are experiencing behavioural difficulties, mental health diagnoses and/or loss and trauma with parent support facilitator Mardi Ennis-Gregory.

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Susan Swan Author Visit WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7692 COST: Free Evening talk with author Susan Swan and her Evergreen Award-nominated book, The Western Light – the prequel to the bestselling novel, The Wives of Bath.

The Villager wants your community listings. Sign up online at insidetoronto.com to submit your events (click the Sign Up link in the top right corner of the page).

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NOMINATE SOMEONE TODAY! Nominations are now being accepted for the

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The strength of our community lies in solid citizens.

If you know a young person, aged 6 to 17, who is involved in worthwhile community service; a special person who is contributing while living with a limitation; a youth who has performed an act of heroism; or a ‘good kid’ who shows a commitment to making life better for others, doing more than is normally expected of someone their age – help us recognize their contribution – nominate them today!

Stay Safe, Stay Back cyclist safety campaign launched A new campaign aimed at educating cyclists on sharing congested road space with trucks has been launched.

Stay Safe, Stay Back encourages cyclists to stay visible at all times to prevent deadly situations with large vehicles.

Organized by the Share the Road Coalition whose membership includes the Canadian Automobile Association, the campaign’s purpose is creating cycling safety awareness.

For more info, visit www. sharetheroad.ca OCT. 16 PUBLIC MEETING ON GARDINER’S FUTURE Waterfront Toronto has announced the date for a second public meeting on the future of the Gardiner Expressway.

Along with the city, the tri-governmental agency has resumed work studying options including repair, replacement or outright removal of the Gardiner’s elevated portion. That’s in addition to $500 million of

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The meeting is Oct. 16 at the Bram and Bluma Appel Salon inside Toronto Reference Library. For more info, visit www.gardinereast.ca

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A new line of retro-subway gear pays homage to the short-lived “interlining” era of the TTC. The idea was to integrate both Yonge and newly-opened Bloor-Danforth via a junction of switching tracks, making it possible to board a train and ride it between lines without having to transfer.

The plan was shelved in mere months.

Now Astrid Idlewild has produced classic T-shirts for each of the 36 stations on the 1966 subway map, including the now-defunct Lower Bay station.

For more info on the collection, visit www.denizen.to

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Fall and winter road closures were announced by Metrolinx as construction of the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit project continues.

Work crews are busy relocating watermains and other utilities in preparation for tunnelling below Eglinton Avenue West, which continues east of Allen Road come mid-2014.

Winnett Avenue followed by Gloucester Grove, Strathearn Road, Dewbourne Avenue and finally Flanders Road will close fully or partially starting this

Rahul Gupta is The Villager’s transit reporter. His column runs every Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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Teams of friendly, knowledgeable sales associates are never pushy and work with you to find pieces that flatter your body type.

Visit Tzatz.com to browse new fall fashions or call them at 647- 352-2055.

Tzatz won the Diamond award for Best Women’s Clothing in 2012 and thanks readers for this year’s nomination.

THANK YOU!

THANKS FOR NOMINATING FOR NICHOLSON’S NO FRILLS AS YOUR FAVOURITE GROCERY STORE Best Grocery Store Best Frozen Foods Best Health Food Store & Best Specialty Foods

WOW!!

THANKS EVERYONE! 2187 Bloor St. W Toronto, ON M6S 1N2

COPELAND | MCKENNA Lawyers & Notaries

We thank our clients for nominating us Best Law Office

Ann Woodruff Business / Real Estate: Purchases, Sales, and Refinancings; Wills, Powers of Attorney & Estate Work; Incorporations/Corporate Maintenance

2794A Lakeshore Blvd. West, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON M8V 1H5 Tel: 416-252-3351 • Fax: 416-252-7519 www.copelandmckenna.ca

World Famous

$2.99

Breakfast Special

Thank You Bloor West for nominating us Best:

Breakfast/Brunch • Family Restaurant • All-Around Restaurant

Bacon OR Sausages OR Ham, 3 Eggs with Toast & Home Fries Available Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)

7am to 11am after 11am all breakfasts are $1.49 extra

“In the Heart of High Park” open 7 days a week from 7am to 9pm - 416.769.9870

Patricia’s Cake Creations would like to Thank You for voting for us!

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Barrington Collection

nominee's spotlight

By Murray Feiss 22 1/2”W x 22 3/4”H 3x100 Watts Thanks for Nominating us Bloor West!

Warm up your home this season with Olde world finishes of Brushed Steel and Oil Rubbed Bronze. Gently curved metal accents and warm tints can quickly update your entire home this fall, and now you can save 25%!

Hurry in, Sale Ends this Sunday!

Best Nail Salon

Available in Bronze or Satin Nickle finish SALE

$169

Ana’s Nail Boutique & Spa

Reg. Price $219

Ana’s Nail Boutique, located at 2300A Bloor St. W., is a comfortable and relaxing nail spa dedicated to providing clients with the best quality products and services.

Never using harsh chemicals, Ana’s Spa has high standards in hygiene and sanitation. All instruments at Ana’s Nail Boutique are thoroughly disinfected after each

Camerina Collection

By Kichler

Chandelier 9 Lights 34.5”Hx30”W 9x100Watts SALE

Barrington Collection

$279

THANKS FOR NOMINATING US AS

By Murray Feiss

Sconce extends 4” 151/4”H x 5 1/4”W 1x100 Watts

Reg. Price $369

Available in Bronze or Satin Nickle finish SALE

use. The pedicure basins use pipefree technology to eliminate fungi and bacteria, so water is fresh and clean every time.

The salon is proud to offer high quality Organic Calgel Nails which is a healthy alternative that doesn’t require harsh chemicals or sanding.

Shellac and Bio Seaweed Manicures deliver 14 + days wear, no odor and

mirror shine with zero dry-time and easy removal. Choose from over 300 colours! The Boutique specializes in a variety of other pampering services including gentle facial and body waxing, professional eyebrow shaping, and eyelash extension.

The Boutique is the winner of many Readers’ Choice Awards including Best Nail Salon and Best Manicure/Pedicure. To book an appointment call 416-239-0431. Visit Anaboutique.net.

$89

Reg. Price $119

Best Specialty Food & Best Health Food Store

STRICTLY BULK The Bulk Food Emporium

Open 7 Days a Week!

Mon - Thurs: 10am - 7pm Fri: 10am - 8pm Sat: 9am - 6pm Sun: 11am - 5pm

Barrington Collection

Barrington Collection

By Murray Feiss Semi-Flush 13”W x 7 1/2” H 2x60 Watts

Available in Bronze or Satin Nickle finish SALE

$59

Reg. Price $79

By Murray Feiss

Camerina Collection

By Kichler

Chandelier 5 Lights 31.25”Hx27”W 5x100Watts SALE

25 1/2”W x 25 3/8”H 5x100 Watts

Available in Bronze or Satin Nickle finish SALE

$259

Reg. Price $349

$169

Reg. Price $229

Ana’s Nail Boutique & Spa

2389 Bloor St. West (416)766-3319

Many Thanks to our clients for nominating us.

We look forward to serving you and our community!

Etobicoke Guardian Readers’ Choice Winner

Diamond Award (1st Place) for Best Manicure/Pedicure & Best Nail Salon in 2011, 2012, 2013

Bloor West Villager Readers’ Choice Winner

Diamond Award (1st Place) for Best Manicure/Pedicure in 2010, 2011 Diamond Award (1st Place) for Best Nail Salon in 2011, 2012 Platinum Award (2nd Place) for Best Manicure/Pedicure in 2012

SPECIAL OFFERS

With any service from $40, receive one of the following services FREE: • Eyebrow Shaping • Upper Lip or Chin Wax • Underarm Wax • Eyebrow Tinting

One offer per person. Must present ad to receive offer.

Expires November 15, 2013.

We have a 100% Money Back Guarantee.

If you’re not happy, we’re not happy either!

This promotion available only at the Etobicoke location. Cannot be combined with any other promotional offer. Sale ends Sunday, Sept.29th or while quantities last. Bulbs extra.

SERVICES Spa Manicure/ Pedicure Bio Seaweed Manicure/Pedicure Shellac Manicure/Pedicure Organic Gel Nails Eyelash Extensions Eyebrow & Eyelash Tinting Waxing Eyebrow Shaping

Gift Certificates Available

416-239-0431 2300A Bloor St. W. (2nd Floor) • www.anaboutique.net

nominee's spotlight Best Computer Store

nominee's spotlight Best Dry Cleaners

service at High Park Cleaners Computation looks after your computer Expert A family run business, High Park his sisters, Mona and Monica have items as well as rugs are all sent to Computation offers a large variety of IT and computer equipment through retail and wholesale outlets.

With an industry leading 6-month warranty on refurbished equipment, and unbeatable prices you’ll find shopping at Computation, online, in per-

tation specializes in computer recycling and secure data destruction.

Computation is located at 280 Jane St. For more information on products and services please call 416 910 4358, email service@computation.ca or visit Computation.ca.

son or over the phone to be a rewarding experience. A team of trained technicians is on hand to provide full service technical support and network cabling and telephone wiring installation to residential and business clients for Windows and Apple/MAC platforms. Compu-

Cleaners has been servingTorontonians since 1965.

Backed by experience and expertise in the cleaning industry, the parents of current owners, Pak, Mona and Monica, started the business on Bayview Avenue before moving to its current location at 107 Roncesvalles Ave in the early 1980s. Since then, Pak and

run the family business and dedicate themselves to offering the best dry cleaning and shirt service in the city.

Full shirt service is available, offering professional dry cleaning or washing, pressing and folding of Tshirts and dress shirt.They handle a variety of clothing from dresses to jackets to pants. Leather and suede

expert cleaners in the city through High Park Cleaners. You can trust the team to get tough stains out of your favourite items, making them look new again.The store offers fast and efficient same day service.

The store is open Mon. to Fri. from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sat. from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sun. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Serving Bloor West Homes & Businesses Since 2001

Rapid On-Site or Drop-Off Service • Service for PC & MAC Laptops, Desktops, and Printers • System Design • Installation • Upgrades • Consulting • Servers and Networking Configurations • Data Back-Up & Recovery • Cabling • New & Refurbished Equipment • Antivirus Protection • Wiring • Wireless • Website Design

WE ARE HONOURED TO BE NOMINATED

Best Women’s Clothing

We are honoured to be nominated Best Computer Store!

www.computation.ca

Professional & Friendly Staff

3072 Dundas St. W. in the Junction naturealjunction.com

280 Jane Street (5 blocks north of Bloor)

416.910.4358

SOLNIK & SOLNIK

GH PARK

HI

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Thank you to our clients for your support for over 50 years!

LAWYERS & NOTARIES SIDNEY SOLNIK

MANNY SOLNIK

Wills and Estates • Real Estate Corporate

Personal Injury • Wrongful Dismissal Litigation

2991 Dundas St. W.

416-767-7506

Vote r Your You Fo g Centre Thank Shoppin as best

DRY CLEANERS

solnikandsolnik.com Dogs:

PetAgree Professional Grooming

Puppy cuts Show cuts Summer + Winter cuts Face, feet & tail

Cats: De-shed groom Lion cut groom Brush-out

Services: THANK YOU for Nominating Us Best Pet Groomer!

Spa De-matting Nails & ears

Products:

Treats Accessories

Certified Professional Groomer Linda Kilpatrick Hours: Tues - Fri 9am - 5pm Sat 9am – 6pm

1708 Queen Street West (east of Roncesvalles) 416-536-9064 | www.petagree.org

107 RONCESVALLES AVENUE (416)532-5365 Thank you for Nominating us as the best Dry Cleaners in Bloor.

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2013

Visit www.insidetoronto.com and click on

contests under local interest congratulations to all 2013 readers’ choice winners!

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Roof repairs on track for TDSB schools

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CLARK KIM ckim@insidetoronto.com Much needed repairs to rooftops of 32 public schools will begin immediately as part of Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) Solar Schools Project, which launched this fall.

The TDSB will be working in partnership with Potentia Solar Inc., which received 311 Feed-in Tariff (FIT ) contracts from the Ontario Power Authority to develop a qualifying renewable energy project.

Revenue generated by installing solar panels on school roofs will be used to fund 4.3-million square feet of school rooftop repairs over the course of the project.

“We need to reach out. We need to understand we can’t do everything ourselves,” said TDSB chair Chris Bolton, noting partnerships are key to addressing some of the board’s infrastructure needs. “Given our budget constraints, it’s getting to the point where we can’t simply just depend on the Ministry (of Education)

Congratulations to Julia! She is the winner of our First Day of School Contest and has won a $250 Cadillac Fairview shop! card® gift card that can be used at Fairview Mall or other premier Cadillac Fairview shopping centres across Canada.

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for funding.”

Bolton announced the project last Thursday at Maple Leaf Public School near Keele Street and Hwy. 401, one of the 32 schools in need of roof repairs. Solar panels will later be installed at 311 TDSB school roofs starting next spring.

“We are in fact more integrated into the community because with the power we’re generating, it’ll all go back into the grid,” said Bolton.

Chris Asimakis, president of Potentia Solar Inc., said the total cost of school roof repairs and the eventual installation of solar panels will be $200 million.

“We believe in renewable energy,” Asimakis said. “We believe there’s massive benefits for the province. It makes sense for both parties.”

Donna Quan, TDSB education director, applauded the partnership and pointed out the added benefit to young people like the Grade 5 students at Maple Leaf of gaining an environmental education.

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The following schools will have their roofs repaired or replaced: • Albert Campbell CI • Bennington Heights MS • Brian PS • Brockton Learning Center • Cedarbrae CI • Claireville JS • Corvette JPS • Danforth Collegiate & Technical School • Daystrom PS • Dunlace PS • East York CI • Elmlea JS • Etienne Brule JS • Fairmount JPS • Hodgson MS • J.R. Wilcox CS • John Ross Robertson JPS • Kipling CI • L’Amoreaux CI • Maple Leaf PS • Oakdale Park MS • Oakwood CI • Ossington Old Orchard PS • Pleasant PS • Rosedale Heights School of the Arts • Sir Oliver Mowat CI • Sir Wilfred Laurier CI • The Elms JMS • Victoria Park CI • Wedgewood JS • Westview Centennial SS • West Education Office (Civic Centre Court)

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Public board shows overall improvement on EQAO scores Primary and junior students show improvement in reading and writing The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) results released last week showed improvement

by Toronto District School Board (TDSB) primary and junior students in reading and writing, particularly those with special education needs.

Compared to the 2011-

2012 school year, the results for Grade 3 students with special education needs (excluding gifted) meeting or exceeding the provincial standard, increased six per cent in reading from 27 to 33 per cent, one per cent in writing from 49 to 50 per cent, and one per cent in math from 33 to 34 per cent.

The results for Grade 6 students with special education needs (excluding gifted) increased six per cent in reading from 34 to 40 per cent and six per cent in writing from 39 to 45 per cent, and remained the same in mathematics at 20 per cent. “Students and staff should

be proud of these results.

Ontario is recognized as one of the best education systems in the world and our Toronto students are achieving and are among the strongest,� said Donna Quan, TDSB education director, in a statement.

English Language Learners (ELL) also showed improve-

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The results for Grade 6 English Language Learners

increased four per cent in reading from 39 to 43 per cent, four per cent in writing from 47 to 51 per cent, and decreased three per cent in math from 47 to 44 per cent.

For more information on the 2012-2013 EQAO results for the TDSB, visit http://bit. ly/15ShbHS

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