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The Cabbagetown BIA has – for the first time – enlisted the

help of an event coordinator to help keep it growing.

“It started out with a ragtag group marching along the streets and getting people excited about the neighbourhood,” said Cabbagetown BIA executive director David Blackmore. “Now, 38 years later, it’s one of the biggest events in

Toronto.”

The festival has expanded over the years to include a number of offshoot events, including the Cabbagetown Short Film and Video Festival, the Cabbagetown Arts and Crafts Sale, the Riverdale Farm Fall Festival, the Blair’s Run fundraiser for the

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The festival itself remains the main attraction, however.

This year, instead of having specific stages set up throughout Cabbagetown with set show times, there will be more of a spontaneous feel.

“There will be more than 30 bands performing and they’ll be playing on sidewalks and street corners instead of stages,” said event organizer Lido Chilelli, who is perhaps best known for his work in helping to turn the Beaches Jazz Festival into the successful event it is today. >>>LOCAL, page 2

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B e c a u s e o f i t s m o re freewheeling style, both Blackmore and Chilelli likened the festival to a miniMardi Gras in the middle of downtown Toronto – though obviously more familyfriendly.

Kids will have plenty to do, from watching buskers perform, to enjoying fun and games in the Kids Zone.

There will also be a minisports zone featuring Maple Leaf Sports, the Little Kickers Soccer Club and more.

“The mini-sports zone will go along with the Pan Am Games coming up (in 2015),” Chilelli said.

Large swaths of Cabbagetown – Parliament Street between Wellesley and Gerrard and Carlton Street from Parliament to Berkeley – will be closed off to traffic.

Best of all, the festival has remained true to its community roots.

“The exciting part is that

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This year the festival takes place Sept. 4 to 14.

we’re continuing to feature local acts and performers,” Blackmore said. “We’ll have acts like the St. James Town Youth Centre Steel Orchestra playing, and they’re great. People love watching them.”

Other acts include the Flying Yogis, Dr. Draw, Samba Squad, Silver Elvis and dozens more musicians, comedians and street performers.

With all that in mind, Blackmore said the festival will serve as a reminder that Cabbagetown is one of Toronto’s most desirable upand-coming neighbourhoods, one that blends old-style

Victorian hominess with a vibrant social scene.

“I think Cabbagetown’s time has come as a place to be in the city,” he said. “It’s got the charm of an old town, but it’s pretty hip.”

The Cabbagetown Festival will feature events from Thursday, Sept. 4 through Sunday, Sept. 14, with the main festival set to take place Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 7, kicking off with the traditional cutting of the cabbage at 1 p.m. at Carlton and Parliament streets.

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n this week’s papers and online (http://bit. ly/1pCC7MZ), we take a look at nine key municipal ward races to watch this municipal election year, but truth be told every ward across the city is an important one to watch.

There are ward races with high-profile name recognition (Michael Ford, nephew of mayor Rob and councillor Doug, in Ward 2), some with no incumbent (Ward 20 and 39 with the departures of Adam Vaughan and Mike Del Grande, respectively) and then there are rematches (like in York South-Weston’s Ward 12, for example).

Regardless of whether you live in one of these onesto-watch wards, it is the responour view sibility of every Torontonian to make their wards the most imporKeep a close tant ward to watch leading up to day, Oct. 27. eye on your vote Although candidates have been at it since Jan. 2, the last day to file local race nomination papers is Sept. 11, at which time the races really begin.

And for those few weeks leading up to election day, it is the responsibility of every Torontonian to ask their local candidates important questions about themselves, and what they plan to do for the ward. Because, after all, it’s what happens in your ward that impacts you the most every single day.

Transit, development, safety, green space, visioning studies, the list of issues that could potentially impact one or every ward across the city are many. But what’s key to your neighbourhood, your ward may not be the same as the ward next door. That’s why it’s important to not be too distracted by what’s happening elsewhere in this municipal race. Keep your eye on the local prize.

The race to become mayor is always the hot-button topic, and the one that gets more play in the papers, but the mayor is only one vote on city council – no different than your local councillor. The administration’s vision may come from the mayor, but when it comes to voting, each councillor’s vote counts.

Councillors will fight for what is good for their ward; they will raise issues the city needs to hear; and they should speak on behalf of their constituents. Make sure they do, and that you keep them accountable after they take office.

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Pennachetti operated through turbulence

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ix years ago, Joseph Pennachetti came to the job of Toronto city manager abruptly and definitively.

David Miller, mayor at the time, stepped out of his office to talk to reporters about the departure of Pennachetti’s predecessor, Shirley Hoy. Scarcely after thanking Hoy for her service, Miller announced that Pennachetti – Toronto’s chief financial officer – would be Hoy’s replacement.

There were some formalities to be observed.

For one, Toronto Council had to vote on the matter.

But Miller said that council would do so, and, speaking as a mayor at the height of his influence, he was right. Pennachetti stepped into the city’s top job easily, in a smooth transition in the middle of a term, with a mayor who had confidence in him.

Pennachetti ran a

david nickle the city smooth bureaucracy even through the somewhat rougher transition to a very different mayor in Rob Ford, and the tumultuous years of his term as mayor – through a time when it was unclear that there was anyone in charge politically.

It’s hard to imagine another bureaucrat being able to manage something like that as gracefully as Pennachetti – which is why the timing of his departure, to fall between the Oct. 27 municipal election and the convening of the new council – is such a gift.

Deciding who the new city manager is will, as a result, be among the first orders of business for the 2014-2018 council and mayor.

As such, it will give

council and the mayor in particular, the opportunity to choose a city manager who will mesh well with the political mandate that Torontonians will have granted. a lot to ask It’s a lot to ask of a new council, which will have a number of greenhorn councillors blinking in the light and possibly a new mayor who’s never done this kind of thing before.

But a sympatico city manager will be essential for the job ahead. Because it’s going to be a tough job, one way or another.

At the end of this year’s budget deliberations, Pennachetti warned council that in coming years it will have little choice but to raise property taxes at rates higher than the rate of inflation.

Pennachetti said the bureaucracy has cut as much as it can without

affecting core services.

Tax increases or other new sources of revenue are going to be the rule, to keep the city functioning.

There will be more pressures as well. At some point, the real estate market in Toronto is going to slip, and when that happens, the city’s lucrative land transfer tax is going to start to dry up.

If certain mayoral candidates prevail, taxpayers will also have to finance a costly subway through annual property tax levies.

Council will be responsible for all this. They will need a bureaucrat that understands their mandate, understands city finance and gets the value of public service.

And as Pennachetti will be otherwise occupied, the sooner they find a replacement the better.

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Actor didn’t have to ponder The Next Step JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com From the first time he stepped in front of the camera, midtown Toronto resident Lamar Johnson knew he’d found his calling.

Having already nurtured a long-standing passion for dance, he found the world of acting equally alluring when he made his film debut, appearing in a small role in the Jessica Alba film Honey.

Because the film revolved around dancing, Johnson was able to dovetail something he already loved doing with something that would later become a career.

“At that time, I didn’t know how big dancing was, or how big it could be,” he said. “I got on the set and saw Jessica Alba, Ginuwine, Lil’ Romeo, and I decided I wanted to dance.”

Johnson was largely selftaught as a dancer. When he was as young as two or three

years old, he would gravitate to the centre of a dance floor at social events. Once he got a little older, he did more than just bounce around to the beat, however.

“I taught myself hip hop, popping and locking, because that was what was cool,” he said. “I started at age nine and was doing talent shows and was part of a dance crew that toured around the city.”

He made appearances on the Maury Show on an episode devoted to talented kid dancers, TVOKids’ Pop It! and Showtime at the Apollo, among many others.

Whereas many of his classmates were focusing on sports, Johnson found dancing to be his extracurricular activity of choice. He enjoyed sports as well, but none appealed to him as much as dance. He earned the nickname ‘Flipz’ for his back flips and tumbling skills.

Unfortunately, he found his involvement in the art

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Lamar Johnson plays West on the Family Channel tween dance series, The Next Step.

form waned when his film and television career began to take off. Roles on TV shows

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his first love.

His current role as West on the hit tween dance series The Next Step allows him to return to his roots.

“I had stopped dancing for about two years and when I auditioned for this, it made me get back into it,” he said.

“I went through a bunch of callbacks and I finally got the part.”

The show follows a troupe of dancers who move up through the ranks of various dance competitions, working different routines and moves into their routines.

Given his experience was almost solely in hip hop, The Next Step has been a learning experience for Johnson. To keep up with the variety of dance styles explored on the show, he has been forced to study a number of different genres, from contemporary to jazz to ballet.

“It was challenging, coming from a hip hop background, but it’s opened me up to new

styles,” he said. “I really love contemporary. It’s probably one of my new favourite styles of dance because, like hip hop, it’s not all structure – there’s some technique to it, but you can just move, as opposed to something like ballet where if your arm’s at the wrong angle, you’re doing it all wrong.”

Despite the challenges, the Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts graduate – who now lives in the Yonge and St. Clair area – has rediscovered his love of dance.

“I don’t think I could stop acting and I would never stop dancing again,” he said. “It’s my passion – what I love to do and want to do for the rest of my life.”

Season 3 of The Next Step is currently being filmed and will appear on the Family Channel this fall.

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race to watch WARD 20 - TRINITY-SPADINA

Vacant council seat draws many candidates After winning the federal seat, Adam Vaughan’s council seat was left empty, leaving hopefuls looking into issues like development, transit and housing, in the ward

JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com The vacant council seat left by Adam Vaughan’s departure has brought a full slate of candidates to the municipal race in Ward 20.

No fewer than 26 candidates had registered to run for councillor as of earlier this week, with the slate including everyone from student activists to veterans of the political scene.

One familiar name for voters is Joe Cressy, who ran as the NDP candidate in this year’s TrinitySpadina federal byelection, losing the seat vacated by Olivia Chow to Vaughan.

Another is community advocate Mike Yen, who came second to Vaughan in the last municipal election.

Cressy, a long-time resident of the area, said he relishes the chance to represent the area at City Hall.

“At the municipal level, you don’t just talk about change, you drive impact on issues like transit or housing,” he said. “This ward is in downtown Toronto, where you have four per cent of the city’s land mass, but a quarter of its tax base.”

He cited transit as the key issue in the ward, but wants to look at more than just roads and streetcar tracks.

“Forty per cent of the residents downtown cycle or walk to work, so to increase livability, we need effective investments in pedestrian and cycling infrastructure,” he said.

He also hopes to boost affordable housing in the area and looked to the example set by Alexandra Park as a way forward in other portions of the ward.

Yen said his key priority will be tackling the booming development scene in the ward.

“Living in the Entertainment District, I see a lot of issues with respect to development and what I consider overdevelopment,” he said.

As a founder of the Toronto Entertainment District Residents Association and someone who fought to save restaurant row along King St. W. near John St., he has a history of advocacy and hopes to bring that same commitment to council.

“We have to make sure we have infrastructure – the traffic congestion’s insane here,” he said.

“We need to treat our neighbourhoods like neighbourhoods instead of thoroughfares.”

He cited walkability, cycling infraWHAT ISSUE DO YOU THINK structure, affordable housing and is key for this ward, and do social facilities as key priorities.

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A to point B most efficiently in difFormer Green Party and Liberal ferent parts of the ward.”

Party member Kate Holloway cites He also wants to see more transit and development as her key emphasis placed on the environpriorities. She said the downtown mental impact of buildings and development. relief line is a must for residents.

“I want to build the downtown Local business owner Philip relief line on existing rail stock Morrison, meanwhile, is pushing so we can get it sooner and more to cut waste at City Hall. affordably,” she said.

“I know what it’s like to watch As for development, she vows she your money at home, but why is will bring developers and local resiit okay for them not to have to dents together to discuss proposed watch how they spend our taxes?” new buildings if elected. he asked. “The TTC is getting new streetcars and replacing streetcar “It’s about continuing the fight Adam Vaughan started where he tracks at huge expense, but that’s worked to cooperate with developjust a Band-Aid solution.” ers from the outset as opposed to He cited the money spent on getting into a combative stance barricades for Kensington Market’s with them later on,” she said.

Pedestrian Sundays events as Nick Wright, who was the foundanother example, arguing they ing leader of the Green Party of could be rented for less than the Nova Scotia and who current costs. has lived in or near Long-time local At the municipal resident Susan Tsai, Trinity-Spadina for most of his life, said level, you don’t just who has worked as he hopes to see more a financial manager, talk about change, you also hopes to find amenities for local residents. drive impact on issues ways to maximize “It’s all about crebudget. like transit or housing. the“Icity’s ating a livable, walkthink that the – Joe Cressy able community,” he key issue in this said. “I want to work ward is to continue Ward 20 - Trinity-Spadina is a diverse riding, which includes the to protect the vibrant neighbourto improve upon the programs and Entertainment District, the University of Toronto, and Chinatown. hoods here and work to expand services that we have with the funds library and community centre available,” she said.

He cited the creation of a the development of a Walmart on hours.”

Bathurst Street and redeveloping He also hopes to see more funding downtown relief (subway) line Other candidates: and preserving the area’s cultural local parks. for transit from all levels and more heritage as other key planks in his “I think the key thing we have dialogue between developers, city Peter Caragianakos, Stephanie platform. to look at is smarter growth and staff and residents when it comes Carty-Kegel, Levi Cassidy, Daryl “If we continue to let developgiving the neighbourhood more to the area’s growing density.

Christoff, Akeem Fasasi, Sam ment run wild, we could lose areas control over development,” he said.

Environmental lawyer Albert Goldstein, Reg Hartt, Leanne Hicks, like Chinatown and Kensington “Ward 20 has quite a few Heritage Paul Ince-Mercer, Anshul Kapoor, Koehl, meanwhile, is hoping to Market, and places like CityPlace Conservation Districts already in make Ward 20 more pedestrianStella Kargiannakis, Tonny Louie, will turn into slums if they’re not place, which help control growth friendly.

Charles MacDonald, Dean Maher, taken care of.” and protect the character of neigh“We need wider sidewalks and Michael Monaghan, Kat Shermack Long-time local resident and bourhoods, but we need more polilower speed limits – you look at and Ryan Walters. cies in place.” the downtown area along Spadina, community advocate Graham FIND MORE ELECTION COVERAGE online, Hollings is also vying for the council Graham also hopes to stump for for instance, and the streetscape is including news, commentary and seat. He has worked on a number transit funding while pushing for dominated by motor vehicles, but candidate profiles at http://bit.ly/ torontovotes2014 of local issues, including stopping an interconnected cycling network it’s still a neighbourhood,” he said.

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Ward 2: Etobicoke North

Ward 9: York Centre

Ward 12: York South-Weston

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ard 2 - Etobicoke North is the race to watch to see if name recognition is all it takes to get a seat on city council. Polls indicate that twentysomething, Humber College student Michael Ford, nephew to Rob and Doug, leads the race, with Rexdale native and financial planner Andray Domise coming in second. Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, president of Forum Research says name recognition, however, only goes so far. The Ford brand isn’t untarnished and Michael Ford has kept a low profile so far in the election, with his uncle Doug saying there’s no reason for him to speak to reporters. In order to beat the Ford brand in north Etobicoke, pundits say candidates need to do a “huge amount of grassroots, streetlevel, door-to-door canvassing” to get their own name out there.

t’s a rematch in Ward 9 between incumbent Councillor Maria Augimeri and businessman Gus Cusimano, which saw the former almost losing her job in the 2010 municipal election by less than 100 votes.

Augimeri, who has represented the area for three decades, held onto her seat by 89 votes four years ago.

A court challenge to try to have the election overturned by Cusimano ensued. He initially won the challenge but then lost on appeal. He was then charged with breaching the Municipal Elections Act by voting for himself in a ward he did not reside in. He pled guilty and agreed to a $1,000 fine.

Also running are Anthony Fernando, Danny Quattrociocchi, Ances Hercultes and Wilson Basantes.

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Ward 17: Davenport

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t’s the third matchup for municipal candidates Cesar Palacio and Alejandra Bravo in Ward 17 - Davenport, who faced off against one another in 2003 and 2006. The last time around, Palacio won with only a couple hundred votes ahead of Bravo. The incumbent says he’s running on his track record and experience, citing his advocacy for fiscal responsibility and neighbourhood revitalization. Bravo, on the other hand, feels the ward needs a change and thinks Palacio’s close alignment with Rob Ford is detrimental to the constituents of Ward 17. She’s mostly concerned about creating jobs and expanding transit.

Here’s a synopsis of eight other key races taking place across the city. For the full writeups, visit http://bit.ly/1pCC7MZ

hree candidates have so far signed up to run in Ward 12 - York SouthWeston in the upcoming 2014 municipal election on Oct. 27.

Longtime incumbent Frank Di Giorgio is running again in the riding he’s served in since 2000. Before the city’s amalgamation, Di Giorgio was a North York councillor first elected in 1985.

It will be Nick Dominelli’s third time running for Ward 12, finishing second both in 2010 and 2006 by less than 500 and 2,300 votes, respectively.

Lekan Olawoye, who’s built a strong local profile as executive director of For Youth Initiative for the past six years, will also be on the ballot to represent Ward 12.

Ward 18: Davenport

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he ward’s current councillor, Ana Bailão, has been leading the charge in Ward 18 for the past four years and will battle it out with a set of new candidates this year.

In the last municipal election, Bailão defeated her closest rival for council, Kevin Beaulieu, by 1,366 votes. Of the 10 registered candidates so far, nine are candidates who didn’t run in the 2010 municipal election.

Issues surrounding development, transportation, and green space are key in the ward.

Ward 18 is known to have a high Portuguese population according to the 2011 Canadian Household Survey, which plays well for Bailão, who is Portugeuse. However, the riding is changing quickly, and the average household income is growing.

Located just west of the downtown core, Ward 18 runs from Dovercourt Road to Dundas Street West, north to Dupont Street, with its most southern point at King Street West, Davenport is a vibrant area of the city.

Ward 26: Don Valley West

Ward 30: Toronto-Danforth

Ward 39: Scarborough-Agincourt

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The ward includes the neighbourhoods of Leaside, Thorncliffe Park, Flemingdon Heights and Wynford and takes in parts of East York and North York.

Registered to run are incumbent John Parker, who has held the seat since 2006, and challengers Jon Burnside, Ishrath Velshi and David Sparrow.

In the 2010 election, Parker beat Burnside by 415 votes.

Prior to being elected ward councillor in 2006, Parker, a lawyer, was MPP for the York East area from 1995 to 1999. Burnside is a former Toronto police officer, who has been involved in the ward through both his job and coaching youth sports.

Velshi has served as executive assistant to Parker at city hall, and most recently as executive assistant to Ward 34 Don Valley East Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong.

Sparrow is a longtime resident and president of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA).

ard 30 - Toronto-Danforth, is going through a period of significant change and its next representative will need to both be able to mitigate those changes and the impacts they’ll undoubtedly have on the ward, while juggling the expectations and demands of city hall.

Improving transit both in Toronto-Danforth and the city as a whole as well as finding the best balance when it comes to development pressures are key election issues this time around in Ward 30.

This election race promises to be an exciting one this time as three-time incumbent Paula Fletcher is running for a fourth term.

She won the last election in 2010 by just 259 votes against television personality, Liz West.

West is also running again.

Jane Farrow, a journalist, former executive assistant to Ward 32 councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon and founding director of Jane’s Walk, is also trying her hand at representing Ward 30 as is Dan Trayes, Francis Russell, Kim Diep and Mark Borden.

ith the decision by veteran incumbent councillor Mike Del Grande to step down earlier this year, the race for the Ward 39 Scarborough-Agincourt council seat features a number of high-profile candidates.

Running for the seat are Christopher Blueman, Cozette Giannini, Clayton Jones, Jim Karygiannis, Franco Ng and Patricia Sinclair.

Collectively, the candidates have deep community roots and a wealth of political experience.

Karygiannis served as the area’s MP for more than 25 years before resigning his federal seat earlier this year Blueman, who grew up in the area, served four years as a councillor in Sundridge, Ont., before moving back to Scarborough.

Sinclair has been actively involved in numerous city issues, mostly related to transit service in Scarborough.

Ng worked as an assistant in Councillor Del Grande’s office.

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Rooming house issue on next year’s council agenda MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com Councillors on Toronto’s executive committee have agreed to handle an explosive issue next year – the possible legalizing of illegal rooming houses in their wards.

Rooming houses can be legal in some form in old Toronto, York and Etobicoke, but are illegal in Scarborough, North York and East York.

City council has avoided settling on a single city-wide standard for years, but faced with rising numbers of complaints from residents, along with threats of a human-rights challenge by advocates, it has brought it up again.

The committee last week approved a plan promising extensive consultation, including “tailored and localized” meetings, “in areas identified by local councillors and city staff as having rooming house-related complaints, such as neighbourhoods near post-secondary institutions.”

Councillors were told owners of rooming houses, both legal and illegal, will be asked to participate, so city officials can understand the “full sum of issues” involved.

North York Councillor Shelley Carroll said they had better be prepared to run those meetings in a “non-political and an upfront way” so that “everyone feels safe in the room.”

The usual conversation on illegal rooming houses in her area “gets racist in about five minutes,” she said, suggesting it’s fortunate the consultation would take place next year, after October’s municipal election, “when we can all be grownups.”

To rush it, Carroll predicted, will provoke “an explosion.”

Such strong feelings are involved in North York, East York and in Scarborough – where it’s legal to rent two rooms and a separate apartment in a house, but not three rooms – that sympathetic councillors from those former cities buried the issue and continued calling for better enforcement of existing bylaws to

shut rooming houses down.

A report and consultations promised for 2011 was not done, and in 2013 a proposal for “dwelling room accommodation” in zones where multi-unit dwellings are already allowed was delayed indefinitely.

“We made no progress on the issue this term, at all,” Parkdale-High Park Councillor Gord Perks told the committee. “It’s worse than disappointing. It’s a failure of governance and leadership.”

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to do.”

Some residents and councillors seem to believe people who can’t afford a single-family home shouldn’t be allowed to live in many Toronto neighbourhoods, which is discrimination, Perks charged.

Geordie Dent, executive director of the Federation of Metro Tenants’ Associations, said illegal rooming houses are one of the few affordable options for many in the city, though tenants often live in “very, very poor conditions,” and cannot report violations to the city.

“In cases such as Kensington Market, people can end up dead,” said Dent, referring to a fire, which killed two men in a St. Andrew Street rooming house in March.

But illegal rooming houses aren’t going to disappear, he argued, and a crackdown will only add to the “housing nightmare” lower-income tenants face.

There should be a general amnesty for existing rooming houses, legal or otherwise, and a moratorium on kicking tenants out during the consultation, said Dent.

Studies done over the years have shown there’s a great need for licensed, regulated rooming houses across Toronto, said Phil Nazar, housing manager of the Toronto Christian Resource Centre, a non-profit group involved in founding and operating rooming houses.

He said he hoped new zoning will bring illegal rooming houses into the fold, but added it’s not clear why the consultation is needed.

The committee approved a fourphase plan, starting with research and moving to a discussion paper, after a consultation, for the executive committee by next June. A final report is expected by December after a second round of consultation.

Zoning that allows rooming houses, even licensed and inspected ones, will be difficult for many homeowners in the city’s inner suburbs to accept.

Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly said the consultation is just asking people what they think, not telling them what the city will do.

City manager Joe Pennachetti, deputy manager Brenda Patterson retiring The City of Toronto has announced City Manager Joe Pennachetti and Deputy City Manager Brenda Patterson will be retiring this year.

They made their retirement plans public at last week’s Toronto City Council meeting.

After a career in public service spanning close to four decades, Pennachetti will retire from his position as city manager on Nov.

28, of this year.

Patterson will retire on Nov. 6, 2014, after a 38-year career that began in child care and family services.

“It’s been an honour and a privilege to lead the public service and to serve city council for the past six years,” said Pennachetti in a release issued by the city.

“I am proud of what we have been able to accomplish, particularly

the enduring intergovernmental relationships we’ve established at the GTHA, provincial and federal levels. Without these strong collegial partnerships we would not have achieved as much of our infrastructure funding in the past 10 years. I hope that this work and these relationships will provide a strong foundation for the city to continue to prosper and excel into the future.”

Pennachetti served as Toronto’s third city manager since amalgamation in 1998.

He was appointed to the role in 2008 after serving as the chief financial officer and deputy city manager since 2002.

He joined the City of Toronto in 2002 after having worked in Peel, York, Durham and Edmonton.

Since 2011, Patterson has been in the role of deputy city manager

for Citizen Services A. “Brenda is well known as a principled decision-maker with sharp executive skills, and a strong focus on accountability and service excellence,” said Pennachetti.

“But most of all, it is Brenda’s passion to make life better for those in need that is the hallmark of her career in public service. She has truly made a difference for the city’s most vulnerable residents.”

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Bloor Street will once again be closed to cars from Spadina to Parliament and Yonge will be shut down from Bloor to Queen for arts, activities and more.

The second Open Streets Toronto will take place from 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Aug. 31.

Ashkenaz Festival through to Labour Day Yiddish and Jewish culture will be on display when the Ashkenaz Festival returns to Harbourfront Centre.

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Toronto Film School Festival of Films WHEN: noon to 9 p.m. WHERE: Cineplex Odeon Yonge and Dundas, 10 Dundas St. E. Suite 402 CONTACT: Erin Hatfield www.torontofilmschool.ca COST: Free Featuring about 40 screenings of student-made short films averaging about 10 minutes each, a selection of filmmakers, actors and writers from the Toronto Film School will have their work on the silver screen for the first time.

Play the Parks WHEN: 2:30 p.m. WHERE: College Park, 777 Bay St. CONTACT: Jessica, jhoang@downtownyonge.com COST: Free Everyone is invited to Trinity Square Park and College Park for free lunch time concerts featuring upcoming indie artists and different fitness classes that will get you moving.

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THE FUTURE IS HERE THE NEW STREETCAR IS COMING TO SPADINA ON AUGUST 31ST The new streetcars on Spadina are more accessible, more comfortable, more convenient to board, more spacious and carry twice as many passengers. The 510 Spadina will now run on a Proof-of-Payment (POP) system. Customers will need to show their POP receipt to a TTC fare inspector upon request.

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Customers with a Metropass, Day Pass or Weekly Pass will be able to board the new streetcar through any door. Your Pass is your POP receipt.

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Customers using tokens will need to pay at an on-board or curbside fare vending machine to receive a POP receipt. Your POP receipt can also be used as your transfer.

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Customers using Senior/Student or Child tickets are required to have their tickets stamped at a ticket validator located beside the on-board or curbside fare vending machines. Your stamped ticket is your POP receipt and can be used as your transfer.

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Customers with a transfer can board the streetcar through any door.

Your transfer is your POP receipt.

CASH FARES:

The fare vending machines accept coins only (change is not provided), and will issue a POP receipt. Your POP receipt can be used as your transfer.

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Customers can also purchase fares and validate their tickets at new curbside fare vending machines installed at the busiest stops along the route, such as College and Spadina. Fare vending machines accept coins only (change is not provided).

The new fare vending machines and ticket validators are unique to the 510 Spadina route. There will be a transition period when both new and regular streetcars will run on the 510 Spadina route. Customers boarding regular streetcars will pay their fare as usual and will now be required to show a POP receipt upon request.

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Some areas of assistance required by seniors include: • Personal Support – Includes access to assistance with meal preparation, grocery shopping and general day-to-day needs • Home Care – Includes occupational therapy and rehabilitation, general nursing care • Community Supports – Meal delivery, pharmacy support, transportation assistance For the elderly, the thought of seeking out and finding these various services may seem daunting, with many unsure of where to start. Some may feel overwhelmed by the prospect of researching then connecting with the appropriate agencies for the support that they may require Fortunately, there are options that allow seniors to access the

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A call to the main number at (416) 506-9888, connects people with knowledgeable staff who can start the process of providing information and referrals (where required) to local community services. Some of these include: Home Care Support – After a hospital stay, seniors may require additional medical care or assistance with activities such as bathing or meal preparation.

Online Support – The TorontoCentralHealthline.ca is a onestop repository of information about community services and supports and includes a Health Library, Caregiver Exchange and Stroke Resources.

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City council approves new Raptors’ training facility at Exhibition Place DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Toronto Council has approved a deal with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment to construct a basketball training facility, but it turned down a motion by Mayor Rob Ford asking for youth from Toronto Community Housing to have practice time at the facility.

According to city staff, Ford’s plan could throw a wrench into negotiations between the city and MLSE,

which will see the city receive $4.4 million in rental payments over 20 years. The facility, costing an estimated $30 million, will be entirely funded by MLSE, and MLSE will cover the operating costs.

Exhibition Place, meanwhile, will pay $1 million for the conversion of an underutilized baseball diamond to the east of the site to new parking, to make up for the parking that’s lost.

One of the two courts in the 68,000 square foot facility will be

primarily for community use, while the other will be used as a practice court for the Toronto Raptors.

body else,” said Ford, adding “we want to have kids rise up through the ranks. We have to concentrate on the youth in these neighbourhoods.

You’ll bring tears to these kids’ eyes.

One day they’ll be playing at the Air Canada Centre.”

Ford hoped by phrasing the motion as a request rather than a renegotiation of the contract, council would support the move.

In the end, it didn’t matter. Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly led the charge in having the motion referred off to

time allotment Ford offered a motion suggesting 10 per cent of the time be allocated specifically to young people who reside in Toronto Community Housing properties.

“It’s essential, in my eyes, that we give the underprivileged youth in our city the same opportunity as every-

city staff, arguing it wasn’t fair to single out young people in TCHC buildings.

“There are lots of kids who are needy that don’t live in TCHC housing,” said Kelly.

Ford said the referral was a “deal breaker for me,” but council supported the referral and approved the deal.

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Position Responsibilities: • You will be responsible for the work flow process through monitoring independent contract drivers entering and exiting the facility. Maintaining loading schedules & coordinating the delivery and removal of product flow • You will maintain consistent work flow by ensuring product is prepped for shipping in a safe, timely manner.

• Provide clear, concise communication to employees and contractors on operational policies and procedures, taking necessary action as required.

• Responsible for overseeing the loading staff and assisting the staging area as needed.

• Ensure a safe working environment in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Company Health and Safety policies • Produce and analyze production reports, taking action where necessary to meet internal compliance requirements & FDSA audit reporting • Strong team work skills a necessity • Other duties as assigned by the Trucking Supervisor Competencies, Skills and Experience: Time Management, Process Management, Drive for Results, Delegation, Building Effective Teams • Forklift equipment certificate or experience • Must be available to work all shifts: 1st Position: (Mon. 12:00 Mid.-Tues.12:00 noon) (Tues.12:00 Mid.-Wed.12:00 noon) (Wed.12:00-Mid Thurs. 11:00 am.)

2nd Position: (Tues. 12:00 noon- 12:00 Mid) (Wed. 12:00 noon - 12:00 mid) (Thurs. 11:00 am - 10:00 pm) • Strong communication skills a must • Previous experience working in a distribution operation an asset.

• Ability to work in a fast pace environment • Proficiency in written and spoken English • Health and Safety knowledge and experience preferred.

Interested and qualified candidates should email their resume and cover letter to: Sonny Sidhu ssidhu@metroland.com no later than September 5th, 2014.

No phone calls please.

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