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Both victims of 1997 shooting were sex trade workers ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com
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Cimarron MacDonald looks over family photos that include her younger sister Florence Harrison, who was murdered in 1997. Toronto police have recently reopened the unsolved cold case. er." After high school, Harrison worked with seniors though her dream was to become a veterinarian. "She loved animals. She always had a dog," said MacDonald. Harrison struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder, alcoholism and drugs, and police say both she and Melanson were "sex trade workers." "I don’t want to portray (her as) the perfect person. Nobody is perfect," MacDonald said of her sister. "But she did have a good heart; she had a really good heart." Harrison and Melanson were last seen alive at the Golden Ring bar near Parliament and Dundas streets at about 2 a.m. on Jan. 5, 1997. Police believe both were gunned down
shortly after 3 a.m. in the stairwell of a nearby building at 274 Sackville St. (No one called police at the time.) The bodies were found 12 hours later by Toronto Community Housing security officers. Gallant noted both Harrison and Melanson knew people in the building. "There were other factors that were looked at: whether or not they were working in the prostitution field that night or not. Whether or not they were involved in drug transactions or not," he said. "Those were things that surfaced back at the time of the investigation. That building and that area at that time had somewhat of a history for drugs and prostitution." Police believe only one
person was responsible for the double murder; one firearm was used to kill both women. "When they were located, they were both fully clothed," Gallant said. MacDonald was at a friend’s house on the night of Jan. 5, 1997, and the news was on. "They didn’t say the names. They just said they found two women in a stairwell," MacDonald recalled. The next morning, police notified the family. "My mom called me at work," MacDonald said. "I went to my parents and I had to take them down to identify (the body). And all the way, my mom kept saying it’s not true." Kelly Melanson was woken up in the middle of the night to be told that her
mom had died in a car crash. "They didn’t want me to know (it was murder)," said Kelly, who was 11 at the time. But the secret didn’t last long. About a year later, Kelly came across a newspaper clipping while babysitting her cousin at her aunt’s house. "It didn’t really bother me then," she said, noting it wasn’t until she had her first child that her mom’s murder became tough to deal with. "She wasn’t around, and how do I explain to my daughter that her grandma has passed?" Melanson, nicknamed Twig because she was so skinny, lived near Coxwell Avenue and Gerrard Street and was active in the local Legion hall.
"She was a bartender there, and she did the events that they held," Kelly said. "She even had a Legion coat with the name (Twig) on the back." Kelly had her last visit with her mother in the summer of 1996. "She was always taking me places and always having heartfelt conversations with me," Kelly said. "She was a really good mom." Kelly suggested an arrest would bring a sense of closure to her family. "The person who did this obviously had their own issues, so I hope they faced their demons." Anyone with information is asked to call the homicide squad at 416-8087400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222TIPS (8477).
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Pop, perogies and pie. That’s what Cimarron MacDonald thinks of when she remembers her sister, Florence Harrison. "Her favourite thing was orange pop. She always drank orange pop," MacDonald said. And perogies: that’s what Harrison, MacDonald and their two younger sisters made together, both as kids and adults. "When we’re older, we’d go to my kitchen in my house and we’d all make perogies," MacDonald said. "We’d freeze them, and everyone would take them home and not leave me with any." Pie: "She (Harrison) loved lemon pie," said MacDonald, noting "my mom used to bake a lot and ... would make her the lemon pie." Harrison and her friend Therese Melanson, both 32, were shot dead in the stairwell of a Regent Park building on a Sunday morning in January 1997. Police have not made an arrest but remain hopeful the case can be solved. "We do have some DNA that has been identified, and it doesn’t link currently to anybody in the national DNA databank," said Det. Sgt. Stacy Gallant, head of the cold case section of the Toronto police homicide squad. "What we’re looking for is anybody that may know something, anybody that may have heard something over the years, anybody that could come forward today and provide us with the name of someone." Harrison grew up on Logan Avenue in Leslieville and went to Riverdale Collegiate. "We were always very close," MacDonald said. "We’d ride bikes together, we’d roller skate together, we did everything togeth-
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JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com While property value reassessments have offered somewhat of a reprieve for beleaguered business owners on Yonge Street, many still feel threatened by rising taxes and are hoping for further action from the city and province. Business owners in the Yonge and Wellesley area were shocked earlier this year when assessments by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) estimated many of the buildings in the area were worth roughly five times as much as their previous assessment. That meant a massive increase in property taxes, which in turn led to doubts as to whether many of the small businesses on the stretch of Yonge would be able to survive. While MPAC reassessed many of the properties and reduced many of the valuations greatly, the property
values are still well above previous valuations, owners say. Buildings in the downtown core were generally the hardest hit. Those in the Church-Wellesley BIA area were hit with a 91.4 per cent increase from 2012 to 2016, while the Bloor Street area faced an 88.5 per cent increase. "A lot of people with $5 million assessments got $25 million assessments this year," said John Anderson, owner of Morningstar Trading Co. Ltd. at 621 Yonge St., where business owners met on Thursday, Oct. 12 to discuss the matter. Anderson added that the reassessments - which took place after a meeting with MPAC and councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam at City Hall offered some relief. "Our building here, we were assessed at $24 million and went down to $9 million (after the reassessment)," he said. Anderson would like to
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John Anderson, owner of Morningstar Trading Co. Ltd., speaks to fellow Yonge Street business owners at an Oct. 12 meeting to discuss how to combat soaring property taxes. see the Financial District which faced a relatively small 18.8 per cent increase and homeowners bear more of the city’s tax burden. He said small business owners already feel a financial squeeze, taking home an average of $45,000 a year
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per cent tax out of ?" Nicole Rajabi, who rents space just south of Morningstar, saw her property assessment soar from $1.9 million to over $12 million. Even with a reassessment that brings that valuation down to $5.1 million, that means
she will have to raise the rent on her tenants immensely and risk losing them. Worse, her neighbours’ properties were assessed far lower than hers. "Mine’s about double my neighbours’ for property that’s about the same size," she said. "The tax is so high, you can’t survive. If you pay your tax, you can’t pay your mortgage." There are further concerns about what will happen with the next round of assessments. "There’s the unknown waiting there," said Paul Panayiotidis, owner of Eliot’s Bookshop, whose property value increased by 240 per cent even after the reassessment. "Without knowing what’s coming, (businesses) will stay away from the neighbourhood." Many owners are appealing for yet another reassessment and are looking at setting up another meeting with MPAC and the city to find a solution.
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Bloor bike lanes a roadmap for cycling infrastructure What’s the problem between bikes and cars? For years, all we seem to have been able to do is guess, and those guesses have been informed largely by where we’re sitting: on the saddle of a mountain bike, or in the seat of an automobile. If the former, we guess the problem is the proximity to cars and the inattention of their operators; the lack of space and infrastructure on city streets to limit that proximity and maintain safety. If we’re in a car, we see cyclists as contributing to congestion, darting through traffic - trying to claim precious road space for no good reason. Last week, Toronto Transportation staff took a lot of the guesswork out of the equation, releasing an extensive report on the year-long pilot project on the Bloor Street bike lane project. The lanes, which run 2.4 kilometres from Shaw Street to Avenue Road, were subject to intense scrutiny over that time, with some key questions posed: did they in fact increase the number of cyclists? Did they unduly impact other traffic? Did the loss of the parking that was displaced by the bike lanes harm local businesses? Did they improve safety? Now we have some answers. The bike lanes have led to an increase in cyclists: Bloor is now the second-most popular cycling route in Toronto. The lanes have slowed car traffic through the neighbourhood. But local businesses didn’t suffer; indeed, businesses saw a small increase in customers with the bike lanes, and the city has plans to improve movement through other adjustments. And perhaps most importantly, things got a lot safer: there was a reduction of 44 per cent in car/bicycle interactions with the introduction of fully separated bike lanes. Toronto council will be using that report to decide in November whether to make the bike lanes permanent, but it’s a good bet that they will follow staff recommendations and do so, as Mayor John Tory has already signalled he’ll support the permanent lanes. The question then will become, what to do with the example of Bloor Street? The narrow, busy stretch of roadway represents one of the larger challenges when it comes to placing cycling infrastructure. If bike lanes were, as their critics have alleged, going to fail, then surely they would have failed spectacularly on Bloor. The success of those bike lanes should spur council to support even more of them: along Bloor, along Danforth, and even beyond the downtown in Scarborough and Etobicoke and North York. Because we now know: if there is a problem between bicycles and cars, bike lanes are a great solution.
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Suburban councillors lead by delaying For some Toronto politicians, kicking a problem down the road instead of facing it is a good strategy. Soon, you’ll see them try it again. Rooming houses, any rooming house, are illegal in Scarborough, North York and north Etobicoke. The city is proposing licensing them in parts of those neighborhoods - providing a legal, low-cost option for housing tenants elsewhere in Toronto already have. Local councillors know their residents - at least those whose faces they see at public meetings - hate the idea. But those councillors suspect they can’t win if this goes to court. As Chin Lee from Scarborough put it recently, there’s a housing
MIKE ADLER Edges of Toronto shortage and housing could be considered a human right. Such councillors have delayed legalizing rooming houses in the suburbs. They delayed throughout the last term of council, and most of this one. Chances are, when the current proposal finally reaches Toronto Council this fall, these councillors will insist more consulta-
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TORONTO NEWSROOM newsroom@insidetoronto.com More than one thousand people gathered at Queen’s Park on Sunday, Oct. 15 to stand against anti-Black racism, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry. Many were directing their scorn at U.S. President Donald Trump and messages of hate spread by far-right-wing demonstrators at Charlottesville, Va. and elsewhere. The Unity Rally to End White Supremacy, which began in front of the legislative buildings at noon, was originally scheduled after news a group calling itself the Canadian Nationalist Party planned to rally at University of Toronto’s St. George campus last month. The far-right group dropped its plan - which the university said it wouldn’t allow - but on a Facebook page organizers of Sunday’s march say they be-
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Yamna Ali, (left) and Chika Oriuwa are amongst hundreds of protesters who showed up at Queen’s Park Sunday, Oct 15 to protest at the Unity Rally to End White Supremacy. lieve the "nationalist" group is "still percolating and are only without a venue." They said their own rally against white supremacist views was going ahead, because of "countless recent tragedies sparked by hatred and bigotry." One of the rally organizers was Shannon McDeez, a writer who also ad-
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Construction of the new park at the Glebe Manor Lawn Bowling Club site continues. "It will be hilly and fun so kids can roll around and enjoy adventure play along with enjoying new equipment," Matlow said. The former Glebe Manor site, meanwhile, will be a more open, passive space geared toward peaceful enjoyment. "It will be a place where you can go, read a book and relax," Matlow said. "There will be some features there will be chess tables, and in a nice homage to the former lawn bowling club, there will be a bocce field." The Sharon, Lois & Bram Playground upgrades, meanwhile, will in-
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Canada Post honours the great ones Canada Post is celebrating the best players to ever don NHL jerseys with its 2017 Canadian Hockey Legends stamp collection. The "Ultimate Six" being honoured with their own stamps during this, the NHL’s centennial, include Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Jean Béliveau, Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Mario Lemieux, and Wayne Gretzky. "The players we immor-
talized on this year’s stamps redefined hockey over careers that spanned more than 60 years," Canada Post President and CEO Deepak Chopra said in a statement. "They inspired us - and each other - with feats that boggle the mind." Designed by Avi Dunkelman and Joe Gault for Mix Design Group of Toronto, each stamp in the 2017 Canadian Hockey Leg-
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JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com With cervical cancer one of the leading causes of death in Canada among younger women, the Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC) is looking to help more women get tested in a bid to save lives. As part of National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week, which runs until
Oct. 20, the FMWC is running its 10th annual PAP (Prevention & Awareness Program) Campaign, encouraging women to get free Pap tests at more than 100 clinics nationwide. There are three in Toronto, including clinics at Sunnybrook Health Science Centre at 2075 Bayview Ave., at the Hullmark Corporate Centre at 4789 Yonge St., and at 770 Law-
rence Ave. W. Dr. Vivien Brown, a midtown doctor and past president of the FMWC, said it is highly important that women have regular Pap tests. "We have about a death a day in Canada due to cervical cancer," she said. "About a quarter of Canadians don’t have a family doctor and a lot of women in that group don’t get reg-
ular Pap tests." Refugees and new Canadians are among those who may not be fully integrated into Canada’s health-care system, Brown said. The FMWC started as a means of helping women get involved in health care. The organization started the PAP Campaign 10 years ago to bring practical care to women in their own communities, particularly
in underserved communities. The clinic has certainly made a difference for many marginalized and underserved populations. Brown recalled one story she heard about a refugee woman who attended a PAP Campaign clinic in the northern prairies despite having reservations about the procedure. "She got a Pap test and then an hour later she
came back with six of her friends," she said. HPV vaccines are poised to lower the incidence of cervical cancer, but it is still important for women to be tested, and the free PAP clinics set up across the country make it far easier for all women to be screened. For more information, visit www.fmwc.ca/ events/pap-campaign
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EGLINTON CROSSTOWN UPDATE: OPEN HOUSE MEETING LEASIDE AND LAIRD STATIONS Metrolinx is building the Eglinton Crosstown, Toronto’s new 19-kilometre light rail transit (LRT) line that will run along Eglinton Avenue with a central 10 km underground section. The Crosstown will connect Mount Dennis in the west to Kennedy Road in the east, and the new service will be up to 60% faster than the bus service today. With 25 stations and stops and connections to 3 TTC subway stations, 54 local bus routes, 3 GO Transit lines and the UP Express, the Crosstown will improve travel times and change the way we move through the heart of the city. Dr. Vivien Brown/Photo
Dr. Vivien Brown of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada notes that women should be sure to get regular Pap tests. From Oct. 16 to 20, clinics across Canada will offer tests for free.
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When: Monday, October 30, 2017 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Where: Leaside Memorial Gardens 1073 Millwood Road
118 Cumberland St.,Toronto www.villageortho.ca
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EXCELLENT VALUE! Incredibly spacious 3 bedroom/2 bath corner unit. Huge open concept living/dining room, walk-out to large balcony. Large eat-in kitchen. Master with ensuite + walkin closet. 1pkg included + huge ensuite locker. Close to TTC, shopping, etc. Must Be Seen! $349,900
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Beautiful 4-Level Backsplit Located On Quiet, Child Friendly Court!! Tastefully Updated! Lrg Liv/Din Rm, Eat-In Kit, Lrg Master Bdrm, Sept Fam Rm, Gorgeous Backyard Retreat And Much More! Great Location Close To GO Station.
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INCREDIBLE STONEHAVEN BEAUTY! Huge 4+1 Bdrm. Modern Eat-In Kit W/ S S Appl., Breakfast Area & W/O To Deck Overlooks Stunning Backyard Oasis W/ Salt Water Pool. Fam Rm W/ Fireplace, Surround Sound + W/O Main Floor Den. Gorgeous Fin Bsmnt W/ Wine Cellar, Rec Rm, 5th Br + W/O To Yard.
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Solid All Brick Bungalow On Large 40’ x 140’ Lot!!! Spacious Layout With Huge Potential To Renovate, Add-On Or Build. Separate Side Entrance, Garage & Ample Parking. In Demand ’North Park’ Location Close To Highways, Transit & New Hospital. $799,900
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Home ownership in prime location!! Spacious 2 bdrm corner suite Co-op, open concept liv/ din rm, w/o to balcony, low maintenance fee includes all utilities & prop taxes, transit, school, church & shopping all just steps away.
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Spacious & Well Maintained Detached Bungalow Solidly Built On A 40’ x 110’ Lot! Great Layout With Large Living/Dining Rooms, Eat-In Kitchen, Finished Basement with Separate Entrance, Private Drive & Much More! High Demand Toronto Location Steps To Subway & Shopping. Must Be Seen! $699,000
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AMAzING VALUE!! Large & Beautifully Maintained 2-Storey Semi. Updated And Move-In Ready, Features Spacious Living/Dining Room Combo, Eat-In Kitchen, Spacious Master With W/I Closet, lrg Garage & Much More! Close To York U, Parks & Transit.
Masterful Design and Modern Luxury Are Uniquely Embodied! Loft Style Open Concept Living Space. Brushed Oak Long Plank Hardwood Flrs, 10.5ft Ceilings, Floor to Ceiling Windows, Hunter Douglas Blinds, Extensive Storage, North Park Facing Views, One of a Kind Property in Prime Location!
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Notice of Completion GO Rail Network Electrification Transit Project Assessment Process Metrolinx and Hydro One, as co-proponents, have completed an Environmental Project Report (EPR) in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08 for the GO Rail Network Electrification Project. The Project As part of Regional Express Rail, Metrolinx is proposing to electrify GO-owned corridors. The GO Rail Network Electrification undertaking will entail design and implementation of a traction power supply system and power distribution components including: an Overhead Contact System (OCS) along the rail corridors, electrical feeder routes, and a number of traction power facilities located within the vicinity of the rail corridors. The Study Area (see key map) includes six GO rail corridors, as well as proposed locations for the traction power facilities (i.e., Traction Power Substations, Paralleling Stations, Switching Stations) and ancillary components: • Union Station Rail Corridor – UP Express Union Station to Don Yard Layover - No Traction Power Facilities • Lakeshore West Corridor – West of Bathurst St. (Mile 1.20) to Burlington - Including two (2) Tap locations, four (4) Traction Power Facilities, one (1) feeder route • Kitchener Corridor – UP Express Spur (at Highway 427) to Bramalea - Including one (1) Traction Power Facility, one (1) feeder route • Barrie Corridor – Parkdale Junction to Allandale GO Station - Including one (1) Tap location, four (4) Traction Power Facilities, one (1) feeder route • Stouffville Corridor – Scarborough Junction to Lincolnville GO Station - Including one (1) Tap location, three (3) Traction Power Facilities, one (1) feeder route • Lakeshore East Corridor – Don River Layover to Oshawa GO Station - Including one (1) Tap location, four (4) Traction Power Facilities, one (1) feeder route 30-Day Public Review – October 11 to November 9
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The environmental impact of this transit project was assessed and an EPR prepared in accordance with the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08 - Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings (made under the Environmental Assessment Act). The EPR for the GO Rail Network Electrification is now available for a 30-day public review period starting October 11, 2017 on the project website (www.gotransit.com/electrification) and at the following locations: Metrolinx Head Office 97 Front Street – 2nd Floor Reception Toronto, ON M5J 1E6 tel: 416-874-5900 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Central Region Office Metro Toronto District Office 5775 Yonge Street, 8th Floor North York, ON M2M 4J1 tel: 416-326-6700 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals, Access and Service Integration Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 tel: 416-314-8001 / toll-free: 1-800-461-6290 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Newmarket Public Library 438 Park Avenue Newmarket, ON L3Y 1W1 tel: 905-953-5110 Tuesday to Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Downtown Barrie Public Library 60 Worsley Street Barrie, ON L4M 1L6 tel: 705-728-1010 Monday to Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Pickering Library Central Branch 1 The Esplanade S. Pickering, ON L1V 6K7 tel: 905-831-6265 Monday to Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Scarborough Civic Centre Library 156 Borough Drive Scarborough, ON M1P 4N7 tel: 416-396-3599 Monday to Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mimico Centennial Library 47 Station Road Etobicoke, ON M8V 2R1 tel: 416-394-5330 Tuesday & Wednesday: 12:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Thursday & Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Oakville Public Library – Central Branch 120 Navy Street Oakville, ON L6J 2Z4 tel: 905-815-2042 Monday to Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Markham Public Library 3990 Major Mackenzie Drive East Markham, ON L6C 1P8 tel: 905-513-7977 Monday to Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library 175 Mostar Street Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON L4A 0Y2 tel: 905-642-7323 Monday to Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Brampton Library Chinguacousy Branch 150 Central Park Drive Brampton, ON L6T 2T9 tel: 905-793-4636 Monday to Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments by November 9, 2017 to: James Hartley Manager, Environmental Programs and Assessment Metrolinx – GO Transit 20 Bay Street, Suite 600, Toronto, ON M5J 2W3 tel: 1-888-438-6646 e-mail: electrification@metrolinx.com www.gotransit.com/electrification
Patricia Staite Environmental Planner Hydro One Networks Inc. 483 Bay Street TCT12, Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 tel: 416-345-6799 e-mail: Community.Relations@HydroOne.com www.HydroOne.com/GORailElectrification
There are circumstances where the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change has the authority to require further consideration of the transit project or impose conditions on it. These include if the Minister is of the opinion that: • The transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest; or • The transit project may have a negative impact on a constitutionally protected Aboriginal or treaty right. Before exercising the authority referred to above, the Minister is required to consider any written objections to the transit project that he or she may receive within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the EPR is first published. If you have discussed your issues with the proponent(s) and you object to the project, you can provide a written submission to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change by no later than November 9, 2017 to the address provided below. All submissions must clearly indicate that an objection is being submitted and describe any negative impacts to matters of provincial importance (natural/cultural environment) or Aboriginal rights. Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals Branch Attn: Adam Sanzo, Project Officer 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 tel: 416-314-8001 / toll-free: 1-800-461-6290 fax: 416-314-8452 e-mail: EAABGen@ontario.ca All personal information included in a submission such as name, address, telephone number, email address, and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s. 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Project Officer or the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-314-4075. This Notice first issued on October 11, 2017. Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez composer le 416 874-5900 ou le 1 888 GET-ON-GO (438-6646).
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EVENTS l Friday, October 20 Other Side of the Game WHEN: 8:00 p.m - 11:00 p.m WHERE: Aki Studio Theatre, Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E., Toronto CONTACT: 416531-1402, http://www.nativeearth.ca/otherside/ COST: $20-$37 Other Side of the Game tells the story of silenced Black women who organize communities, protect loved ones, battle institutions, and live each day by a ride-or-die philosophy.
International Folk Dance Open House WHEN: 8:00 p.m - 11:00 p.m WHERE: University of Toronto Schools, 371 Bloor St. W., Room 122, Toronto CONTACT: walter.zagorski@bell.net, http://ofda.ca/ wp/ifdc COST: If you can walk, you can dance. Instruction provided. Beginners welcome. No partner required. Refreshments will be served.
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l Saturday, October 21 Native Canadian Centre Fall Craft Fair WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Native Canadian Centre CONTACT: 416-964-9087, Fred.Martin@ncct.on.ca, http:// ncct.on.ca COST:
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Scottish Country Dance Lessons WHEN: 7:30 p.m - 9:30 p.m WHERE: St. Leonardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Church CONTACT: 416-7630073, glenna.macdonald@sympatico.ca, http://www.dancescottish.ca/Lessons.html COST: $100 for 10 weeks Scottish Country Dance is lively, multi-generational, and, above all, great fun. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need a partner. Learn Scottish dancing to
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