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TORONTO FRINGE FESTIVAL MOVING OFFICES TO HELP KEEP COSTS DOWN On Sept. 1, the Fringe’s administrative offices will move from the Centre for Social Innovation at 720 Bathurst St. to a new location at 688 Richmond St. W. The organization will have to close down its Creation Lab, Blake Thorne Studio and Neville Austin Studio until new space can be found. Metroland file photo FULL STORY: bit.ly/fringemove WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: Learn more about the Creation Lab and how it’s been invaluable to independent artists.
BOBBY ORR, BRIAN BURKE VISIT TORONTO TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST BULLYING NHL great Bobby Orr’s (second from right) latest assist – helping out in the fight against bullying – could be the biggest difference maker of his life. Brian Burke (from left), Derek Sanderson, and host Mike Wilson also lent their support at the VIP lunch Tuesday. Benjamin Priebe/Metroland FULL STORY: bit.ly/antibullygala WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: Other former NHL stars will be attending a gala in support of the Canadian Safe School Network.
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About 50 protesters from Black Lives Matter Toronto briefly took over the busy Yonge-Dundas intersection Monday morning. Police said they weren’t previously notified of the protest though they deployed officers to assist with traffic shortly after the protest began. Benjamin Priebe/ Metroland
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FULL STORY: bit.ly/blmprotest WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: Black Lives Matter said they were demanding justice for Ottawa man Abdirahman Abdi.
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A man has been charged after a Toronto police parking enforcement vehicle was damaged near Cherry Street and Unwin Avenue Sunday afternoon. The parking enforcement officer issued a ticket for “parking in a non-designated area.” A man came up to the officer to complain and became uncivil. Metroland file photo FULL STORY: bit.ly/mischiefcharge WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: A suspect fled the scene but was located a short distance away and was arrested.
BIKE LANE PILOT PROJECT UNDER WAY ON STRETCH OF BLOOR STREET The city officially launched a yearlong pilot project that features separated bike lanes running the 2.6-kilometre stretch between Shaw Street and Avenue Road, bringing cycling infrastructure to an area advocates have long touted as a vital east-west bike corridor. Metroland file photo FULL STORY: bit.ly/bikelaneproject WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: If the bike lane pilot project is successful, the local councillor says it might be expanded.
ROB FORD CRACK COCAINE VIDEO MADE PUBLIC AFTER PUBLICATION BAN LIFTED The video of the late Rob Ford, then Toronto mayor in 2013, smoking what appeared to be a crack pipe is now public. The publication ban was lifted on the video after a charge against Ford’s friend and former driver Alexandro “Sandro” Lisi was dropped. YouTube screenshot photo FULL STORY: bit.ly/robfordcocaine WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: Find out what was in the video that triggered one of Toronto’s greatest political scandals.
William and Emsie Williams watched their 25-year-old daughter, Michelle, helped earn Canada’s first medal of the Rio Olympics. And she has her fiance, Guillermo Toro, to thank, as he secretly set up a GoFundMe page in April, with the goal of raising $7,000 to send his future in-laws to Rio. Submitted photo FULL STORY: bit.ly/crowdfundrio WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: Read about how Toro was able to raise $5,570 in three months for his future in-laws to go to Rio.
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TORONTO RUGBY FOUNDATION HOSTS ROOKIE RUGBY FESTIVAL FOR YOUTH Hundreds of youngsters took part in the Rookie Rugby Festival at Sunnybrook Park last Thursday. The festival was made up of rugby play and fun relays and obstacle courses for the kids who took part in Toronto Inner-City Rugby Foundation’s programs in communities in the Don Valley area over the past year. Staff photo
WE STAND WITH WE REWARDS ENAMEL PINS FOR YOUTH MAKING SELFIE PLEDGES We Stand with We campaign encourages youths to snap selfies in front of a pledge wall including one at Fairview Mall to show their dedication to nature, health, education, shelter and hunger causes, then posting it to Instagram with the hashtag #WhoWillYouBe. Dan Pearce/Metroland FULL STORY: bit.ly/wecampaign WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: Find out what the campaign is all about and how you can participate.
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The past few weeks of extreme heat with lack of rain is putting urban trees at risk, say urban forest advocates. Toronto residents are asked to help the trees along streets, in parks and in their own yards by giving them a much needed drink of water. Metroland file photo
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“Yep. You just missed it. They podiumed 10 minutes ago.” 2. “Hey, did that kayaker silver again like he did in London 2012?” “Not quite. But at least he ended up bronzing.” Well, we had our usual lively back and forth and the general consensus was that we were all getting worked up over nothing. So it was time to get to the real purpose of our daily Olympic huddle: share a quick bite before work. It was my turn to pick up the tab, so I proceeded to take the breakfast orders. “So how do pancakes sound everyone,” I cheerily inquired. “None for me today thanks, Jamie,” Jackie responded. “I already waffled.” “I’ll get you next time then. What about you, Arjun?” “Put me down for next time, too. I’m afraid I already French Toasted.” Five more co-workers also passed. One because he’d oatmealed. Another because she’d BLT’d. The other three saying they’d honeybunned, doughnutted and bageled. Heck, even Drake declined and he had only double doubled, for heaven’s sake. There was just one person left. “So what about you Erin,” I mumbled meekly. “Hate to do this to you, big guy, but I’m going to have to take a rain check too. Er, I mean, pancake check. Whatever. The point is I forgot all about you buying breakfast today and I Egg McMuffinned on the way over.” “You mean the Mcway Mcover, I hope,” I corrected. Nobody McLaughed. Tough McCrowd. The $64,000 McQuestion was: do I McContinue?
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During the Rio Olympics, those of us early birds in the office make it a point to gather for a Games recap before work starts. It’s always a very animated discussion. And Drake is kind enough to provide the music. No, not that Drake. We wish. We’re talking Melvin Drake. He’s in IT. You haven’t lived until you’ve heard IT rap. Anyhow, the game plan for the get-togethers is to get everybody up to speed with what happened the day before and make them aware of what to keep an eye on in the day ahead. But with a week and a half of Rio 2016 TV telecasts behind us, we decided to veer from the usual babble operandi and turn our gaze to the Olympic coverage itself. We focused on one thing in particular our biggest Games telecast pet peeve: the announcers’ use of the word “medal”. Medal is no longer a noun. It appears to be strictly a verb. Before an event announcers routinely say he or she is expected to medal or not expected to medal. Then after it’s completed, that he or she medalled or wasn’t able to medal. The use of medal as a verb is nothing new. It has been going on for the last VI Summer Games and V Winter Games and many viewers talk this way too, now. But the real worry within our group is that other Olympic terms are going to follow that lead. Announcers have turned a lot of other nouns into verbs and fans are copying them instantly. Listen closely to your daily Olympic conversations and you’ll see what I mean. They now go something like this: 1. “So? Don’t keep me in suspense. Did they anthem yet?”
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A flurry of social media posts discussed the idea of organizing a parade in Beaches-East York for Olympic medal-winning swimmer Penny Oleksiak. That idea has since been expanded into a larger-scale interactive, red-andwhite-themed community event to celebrate the city’s east-end athletes. Jason Ransom photo FULL STORY: bit.ly/pennyparade WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: Read about what’s in the works and how you can participate to celebrate our Olympic athletes.
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KALIS RASMUSSEN IS ‘ONE IN A MILLION’ The 91-year-old swimmer (second from left) has dominated Canadian swimming in the 90 to 94 age group. Submitted photo FULL STORY: bit.ly/swim90 WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: See what she’s taking up next.
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Etobicoke resident Amar Kumar joined 12 other Canadians to visit Washington, D.C. to meet with 800 Congress men and women to discuss practical solutions to address climate change. These people included teachers, accountants and nurses. They are all volunteers of Citizens Climate Lobby. Submitted photo FULL STORY: bit.ly/climatedc WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: Find out what the proposed solution to climate change is, and how it can be implemented.
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Abokichi looks to make Japanese convenience store snack a Toronto favourite It was during a seven-year stint in Japan that Thornhill-native Jess Mantell first tried Onigiri – a Japanese snack made of rice balls stuffed with pickled or salty ingredients, sometimes wrapped in seaweed and commonly sold at convenience stores and gas stations in the country.
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A road closed by construction - asphalt torn up, dust and debris everywhere, workers in construction helmets milling about- has become such a common sight it’s likely you won’t pay much thought to the work taking place, much less what’s going on underneath. This summer, the city is tackling an unprecedented amount of construction, necessitated by an infrastructure backlog over $2.6 billion. $1.6 billion of that is for Toronto Water projects, including replacing well-aged watermains. By tripling spending - Toronto has already committed $5.6-billion for water upgrades over the next 10 years, the largest infrastructure program in the country - the city projects to reduce its underground-infrastructure backlog down to $261 million by 2025. “We’re making a concerted effort to address our backlog of renewal needs,” said Michael D’Andrea, director of the city’s engineering and construction services.” This year, the city has earmarked over $550 million for infrastructure, $227 million of that for watermains and another $71 million for basement flooding protection, which includes “upsizing” sewer infrastructure to absorb the deluge of extreme thunder storms - a more frequent occurrence due to climate change. 238 kilometres worth of sewer and watermain replacement is scheduled for completion by the end of 2016. Some of Toronto’s sewer infrastructure dates back to the 1850s. That might seem like a long time, but it’s actually the underneath infrastructure installed over the post-war period which is degrading faster. Unlike the older water pipes which are thicker and have proven more durable, it’s the thinner walled spun cast models located outside of downtown which are corroding and breaking down much faster, according to D’Andrea. “(Spun cast pipe is) the worst infrastructure in the ground and when a watermain breaks in the winter, it’s usually one of those,” he said. Another need for replacing watermains is the ongoing
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intensification fuelled by Toronto’s development boom. A building going up means more pressure on the water system, so planning must account for anticipated increases to population, even if that’s 25 years away. “We can’t forecast how quickly developers will turn that land into development, we just need to be thinking about whether they’re likely to and make sure we’ve got the infrastructure,” said D’Andrea. On River Street, one such project got underway this month between Queen Street East and Gerrard Street. The work is ambitious, as it will include a complete roadreconstruction plus beautification. Before any of that happens three crews of approximately eight, including a foreman, a backhoe operator, pipe layers and general labourers, are replacing the pipes which given the age of the neighbourhood are of the inferior variety and likely made of lead, presenting possible health risks. The workers must also keep a close eye for existing infrastructure such as gas mains or subway tracks. Planning helps map out the locations and ensures utility companies are made aware of the work, crucial given the inherent dangers of unwittingly interfering with a live gas main. “If you break that stuff you get a free ride to the moon,” said Harry Persaud, a senior engineer with Toronto roads. Persaud, who was on site Friday, July 21 inspecting the work carried out by a private contractor, estimates around 40 metres of watermain replacement is completed per day. While the city tries to co-ordinate the necessary water and road work into one project in order to minimize expenditures, the ever-increasing urgency to get broken or degraded pipes replaced means sometimes that’s just not going to happen, admitted D’Andrea. “Sometimes you just can’t wait,” he said.
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