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While Cabbagetown still retains a lot of its historic charm, there’s no denying life in Old Cabbagetown was far different a century ago.

The Cabbagetown Regent Park Museum is taking a look at the area in 1914, with a special eye to how it can still serve as a positive example when it comes to city-building today.

The museum is hosting an exhibit, Close to Home: How work, life and play coexist in 1914 Cabbagetown, at Daniels Spectrum. Complete with artifacts from the period – including relics from the First World War – it paints a picture of the community from bygone days.

“Physically, the area’s very different...” said local historian Sally Gibson of the Cabbagetown Regent Park Museum. “We wanted to look at how and where people shopped, worked and played, and how they got along.”

The area covered runs south of the old Toronto General Hospital site on Gerrard Street East, and is now part of Regent Park. The exhibit looks at the two blocks bounded by Gerrard to the north, Dundas Street (then Wilton Avenue) to the south, Sumach Street to the east and Sackville Street to the west. >>>CLOSE, page 6

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Nitros U16 girls crowdfunding for trip to Blackpool JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com The North Toronto Nitros U16 girls soccer team is planning a trip of a lifetime and are turning to the public to help them do some good while there.

The club is preparing to travel to Blackpool, England, a working class community from where the Toronto squad’s coach Dave Kelly hails. The 18 Nitros players have launched a crowdfunding

campaign to help defray their own travel costs and help out people in Blackpool.

“I ran the women’s program for Blackpool FC for four years before I moved to Toronto,” Kelly said. “Blackpool is a very deprived area, so we want to be able to give back and support (soccer) over there.”

The crowdfunding campaign aims to raise $11,000, of which $3,000 will go to purchasing soccer and school supplies

in Blackpool and Lancashire.

Blackpool has recently been forced to close its collegiate institute and merge it with another school. Many of the schools in the area are underserviced.

“Because of my ties to the area, I really want to help out, and the (Nitros) girls want to as well,” Kelly said.

The trip will expose the North Toronto team to the English style of play, with friendlies scheduled against local football clubs and

visits to Blackpool, Liverpool and Manchester FC sites planned.

“I’m really impressed with the standard of play here, and I want to show the players that there’s a future in (soccer,)” Kelly said.

The trip takes place March 12 to 22, and Nitros players are making and selling cutting boards and selling raffle tickets and more to cover costs.

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Peter Atienza wins most beloved crossing guard award Keeping kids and parents safe for 16 years in Oriole Park nets nation-wide competition award JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com For the past 16 years, Peter Atienza has helped students and families get to school safely with a smile and a high-five.

Atienza, a crossing guard near Oriole Park Public School, is beloved by school staff, students and parents alike, and his ongoing devotion to the school and his students has earned him recognition as one of Canada’s most beloved crossing guards.

The 76 year old, who originally hails from the Philippines, earned the title after being nominated by an Oriole Park parent as part of a nation-wide competition held by injury prevention group Parachute and FedEx. “He’s so diligent at his job and so positive,” said Tawni Roth, the parent who nominated Atienza.

“Every morning, he has a smile on his face and he always says ‘good morning, good morning, good morning’ to welcome people as they cross.”

The Avenue Road and Eglinton Avenue intersection where Atienza works is both busy and dangerous, and those dangers have increased in recent months.

“There’s construction going on, so drivers can get more aggressive,” Roth said.

“Peter gets to the middle of the road and makes sure everyone’s all the way across, standing there holding his sign up high with his whistle.”

Atienza has stepped in the path of danger to ensure the safety of kids. In at least one case, he has pushed kids into snow banks and out of the path of speeding vehicles, after which he checked to ensure the children, their caregivers and the driver of the car were all OK. He has put his own life at risk as well.

“I’ve had parents who wrote to me saying he’s stepped in front of a car so a kid wouldn’t get hit,” Roth said.

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For the past 16 years, Peter Atienza has helped Oriole Park Public School students and families get to school safely. He has earned recognition as one of Canada’s most beloved crossing guards.

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Atienza himself said the award came as a “big surprise” after 16 years on the job.

He loves his work, travelling an hour every morning and afternoon to help kids cross at the busy intersection.

“I like it – I’m very happy (to be a crossing guard,)” he said.

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51 DIVISION: Making Moss Park safer, creating bonds with youth and community members The

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In 2014, Toronto Police 51 Division worked hard to improve safety in Moss Park with help from the Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy (TAVIS). The benefits reaped by that work will help keep the downtown neighbourhood safe in 2015 and beyond.

The strategy, which had already been implemented in Regent Park, was introduced in Moss Park this summer.

“The neighbourhood TAVIS initiative as part of the TAVIS strategy involves us being provided with officers from other divisions to come and work in our scout cars, which allows us to take 24 of our officers and have them solely isolated in one of our small geographic areas,” said 51 Division Superintendent Elizabeth Byrnes.

Moss Park was selected after various police reports were filed by concerned citizens in the area.

The neighbourhood is riddled by extreme poverty and homelessness, and a disproportionate number of those who live in or frequent the area struggle with drug and alcohol addiction.

“With that comes a lot of crime, and a lot of drug dealers target that area,” said 51 Division Staff Sergeant Peter Troup.

Byrnes noted city-wide analysis showed those social issues resulted in the heart of Moss Park having one of Toronto’s highest violent crime rates.

The TAVIS initiative, which ran until mid-September of 2014, saw local officers focus on the area, which helped drive criminals out.

The superintendent noted, however, those officers were not conducting mass arrests of those who use illicit drugs. Instead, they were looking to deal with those further up the supply chain.

“Our focus was not on the purchasers and consumers,” she said. “It was

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Toronto Police 51 Division Staff Sgt. Peter Troup and Supt. Elizabeth Byrnes.

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more those coming in from outside the community and selling.”

The officers placed a special focus on laneways, where many drug deals took place, though their very presence in the community helped lower crime in the area.

Having feet on the ground within Moss Park also allowed 51 Division officers to liaise with those who live and work in the area. That is not always possible in the hectic dayto-day world of policing.

“When our officers are manning cars, they’re going from call to call,” Troup said. “They don’t have time to build relationships with people in the community.”

That means everything from working with BIAs and store owners to getting to know the residents to provide them with specialized help when necessary.

By building relationships with shelters and social support agencies, officers are better equipped to assist those who are homeless, underhoused or dealing with mental health or addiction issues find the

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help they need.

“If we have multiple calls on the same individual over and over, the officers learn what that individual’s circumstances are and can check up on them,” Troup said.

Through TAVIS, the goal is to ensure officers can provide help and support instead of serving as authorities sent to lock people away.

“We can do follow-ups. If an individual’s not coping on their own, for instance, they may reach a point where they may get evicted,” he said.

“We follow up with agencies to help them get support so they don’t lose their housing.”

Byrnes said the difference has been felt throughout the community.

“People have called or written to me saying ‘for the first in seven or eight years living (in Moss Park), I can actually go plant a garden in my backyard – I can use my personal space,’” she said. “When people use the space, that’s eyes on the street and that’s a crime prevention technique as well.”

This year, 51 Division is looking to increase its presence in green spaces such as Allan Gardens and Moss Park. Many in the community do not feel comfortable using their public parks, particularly after dark, due to drug deals, public drug use, public drinking and other behaviours.

“I’d love to see programming coming into some of those parks,”

Byrnes said. “We want to get the city involved, the councillor, the BIA. There could be movies in the park, art in the park, coffee in the park.”

Byrnes noted Moss Park is still a troubled area. Despite the best efforts of police officers, there are still more robberies and assaults than in many other neighbourhoods, but the situation has improved.

She added 51 Division is also looking to strengthen relationships with local service agencies, including the multiple shelters in the downtown core.

“We want to make sure we’re on the same page, have the same awareness of what our roles are and what our procedures are, how we can assist each other and how we can work together,” she said.

With the age-old method of police sending out news releases and bulletins to keep the public informed becoming obsolete, 51 Division also aims to boost its social media presence in 2015, getting the news out to more residents in a timely manner.

Most importantly, however, the division aims to forge new trust between police and the residents – particularly youth – who call it home.

That way, Byrnes said, youth may be less likely to view the police as enemies and become involved in gang activity.

“We hope to reduce the number of young people who see (gangs) as the only opportunity they have,” she said, adding several of 51 Division’s officers grew up in local neighbourhoods such as Regent Park.

The superintendent is realistic about the fact the division’s initiatives – from making Moss Park safer to creating bonds with youth and other community members – will take time to take root.

“They’re not quick fixes – they take a long time to develop and some problems may never completely go away,” she said. “But things are getting better and we want them to keep getting that way.”

For updates on 51 Division, including safety alerts, follow @51Division on Twitter.

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or most people looking for work, going up against a four- or five-person hiring committee is nerve-wracking enough.

Candidates for the top policing job in the city will have it a little tougher.

“It’s a citywide interview process,” said Michael Thompson, former Toronto Police Services Board vice-chair.

Thompson and Chair Alok Mukherjee developed the system for hiring the replacement for Toronto police Chief William Blair.

“It’s an open, transparent, fully accessible process that everyone’s involved with,” Thompson said. “The system and process we put in place allowed for internal/ external discussion to come up with the criterion we want.”

The first part of that process, stakeholder consultations, have already taken place.

The consultations looked to find answers to four questions: what are the top challenges faced by the new chief; what competencies will the chief need; what would those competencies mean from different perspectives; and what would they look like on an everyday basis. common themes In a report to the police services board Dec. 5, the consultants noted some common themes.

The chief needs to be visible and build relationship among stakeholder populations. Communityoriented policing is essential. The chief must recognize diversity.

Stakeholders also wanted a chief to bring innovative ideas, at the same time as he or she listened to community needs.

The Police Services Board will then use that information to come up with a short list.

Thompson said final applicants will face not only the hiring committee, but the general public.

“It’s a full engagement process and the public will be able to hear from them,” Thompson said. “It’s never happened before in the city. We felt that we wanted to see something open and transparent. I think that’s interesting and cool.”

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ith a new mayor already in office and a new police chief to be named in the spring, 2015 is guaranteed to be a year of change for Toronto.

Among the challenges for Mayor John Tory, who officially took office at the beginning of December, the hiring of a new chief to replace Bill Blair will be among the most critical.

The relationship between the Toronto Police Services Board and police officers is not a good one at the moment, with the police union upset at board chair Alok Mukherjee for his recent Facebook post regarding the number of blacks shot by police in the United States. Also, Blair is unhappy with the board for its position regarding a report on “carding” of community members in North York’s 31 Division.

Tory has made a good move toward repairing these relationships by taking a seat on the police board himself, something former mayor our view Rob Ford did not do.

Hopefully, trust can be rebuilt between police officers, board 2015 to see a members and, most importantly, new chief at the residents they serve and protect. the helm Key to that will be the selection of a new chief.

In today’s edition, we look at the selection process that will be used to hire Toronto’s next police chief.

It’s a much more public process than ever before, and more information can be found in our feature on page 3.

Also in today’s edition we’ve spoken to 51 Division Supt. Elizabeth Byrnes and Staff Sgt. Peter Troup to see what their priorities are for the coming year.

Reducing street crime and working with youth were among the main goals identified by many of the divisions. A visible police presence on the streets helps keep street crime at bay, and gets officers out in their community interacting with those who live and work there – especially youth.

It’s a good goal, but sometimes with community contact comes criticism.

The carding report in 31 Division raised concerns that young black members of the community were being unfairly singled out for negative attention by police.

There’s a fine line between having officers on the streets to deter crime and increase the sense of community safety while at the same time not appearing to target one group for undue attention. It will be an early and crucial test for Toronto’s new police chief to find that balance.

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De Baeremaeker’s Scarborough subway musings could re-open ongoing debate Glenn De Baeremaeker only had one thing to do.

When Mayor John Tory asked the Scarborough Centre councillor to be a deputy mayor, he spelled it out as clear as day: Keep the Scarborough subway plan on track. Make sure the thing gets built.

Don’t let it get mired down in bureaucratic malaise, or Metrolinx monkey business.

And if anyone on council gets any idea to bring the costly project back to council for another possible derailment...

Well, Glenn, you know what to do.

Those were De Baeremaeker’s marching orders. But as revealed in an interview with Metroland Media Toronto’s Mike Adler, De Baeremaeker has different ideas.

The three-stop subway extension, he said, needs a fourth stop. And he’s going

david nickle the city to make sure it gets one, right at Danforth Road and Eglinton Avenue.

De Baeremaeker says he’ll be circulating a letter to local politicians at all three levels of government requesting the additional stop, for their signature.

Then, it will be off to the TTC and Toronto Council, to get the approval to add at least $100-$150 million to the $3.56 billion project.

If the idea goes through and the engineering checks out, the additional station will certainly serve Scarborough commuters better.

But one can’t imagine Mayor Tory is pleased at the idea of opening a discussion now about how that line might serve Scarborough

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But one can’t imagine Mayor Tory is pleased at the idea of opening a discussion...

commuters better.

That might lead some councillors to hold up the $3.66 billion (minimum) four-stop Scarborough subway paid for in part by 30 years of property tax increases, against the $1.3 billion seven-stop light rail plan paid for entirely by the provincial government.

And that might lead to the one thing Tory asked De Baeremaeker to prevent: a re-opening of the Scarborough subway debate in the first year of his mandate.

For the sake of the city, that might be a healthy debate to have. When coun-

cil approved the subway extension in 2013, it was doing so amid unprecedented municipal turmoil thanks to the Ford drama, and when the matter came up in the mayor’s race, it was before an electorate seized of a need for stability above all else.

Now that the election is in the past and the city has emerged relatively stable, it might be prudent to reconsider the massive yet inadequate infrastructure project with its pocketbook-denting price tag.

But if you’re John Tory, it’s got to be embarrassing: to have that debate kicked off by the freelance tinkering of one’s trusted deputy mayor who’s trying to increase public spending on an already-too-rich deal that was supposed to be done.

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Little Italy resident reprises role in award-winning play JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Having a two-year-old child of her own, actor and Little Italy resident Lesley Faulkner knows some of the questions that go through a young couple’s mind when they discuss whether to have a baby.

Those questions are front and centre in Faulkner’s upcoming play, Lungs. The stark two-person work sees her and co-star Brendan Gall debate bringing a child into a world amid fears of climate change and social and political uncertainty.

“Brendan plays my boyfriend and he proposes the idea of having a baby,” Faulkner said. “It’s something (the characters) haven’t discussed, but we each have our own feelings about it, what it would mean for ourselves and what it would mean for the world.”

She first auditioned for the play after she and her husband welcomed their own daughter into the world, so she instantly related to her character.

“I had just gone through all of this, and nothing makes life real like having a kid,” she said.

Written by British playwright Duncan Macmillan, Lungs gives

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Brendan Gall, left, and Lesley Faulkner appear in the Tarragon Theatre’s production of, ‘Lungs’.

both performers a chance to shine.

With a bare stage and no props, it’s up to Faulkner and Gall to keep the audience riveted.

“The script is written as one conversation with no stage directions and no stops,” Faulkner said. “For some of the lines, my character says the same thing five or six times in slightly different ways, so it was kind of a nightmare to memorize.”

There is no question the barrenness of the play works. It was roundly acclaimed when it was first staged early in 2014, earning the Toronto Theatre Critics’ Award for Best Production of a Play in the 2013 to 2014 season as well as Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations for both the piece itself and both actors.

Lungs is the latest in a long line

of successes for Faulkner. The Little Italy resident has appeared in such TV series as Suits, Flashpoint and Republic of Doyle, though she still calls the stage her first love.

Faulkner first fell in love with performing as a youngster. She grew up in the community of Manotick, near Ottawa, where the theatre scene was virtually non-existent, but she always relished trips to Ottawa with her mother to watch ballet.

She wound up attending the Ottawa School of Speech and Drama and demonstrated a flair for the stage. From there, she attended theatre school at Concordia University on a scholarship.

She is looking forward to reprising the intricate interplay she exhibited with Gall during Lungs’ first run when the play is reprised on the Tarragon stage starting New Years Eve. Lungs opens Dec. 31 and runs until Jan. 25 at the Tarragon Theatre’s Extraspace, 30 Bridgman Ave.

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The Musicians In Ordinary - Baroque New Year’s Day Concert WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. CONTACT: www.musiciansinordinary.ca COST: $30, $20 students and seniors.

Let The Musicians In Ordinary ease you into 2015 with their annual New Year’s Day Baroque concert.

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Take Home a Piece of Clare Twomey: Piece by Piece WHEN: 1 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen’s Park CONTACT: www.gardinermuseum. on.ca/event/clare-twomey-pieceby-piece-giveaway COST: Free with admission For one day only, on the closing day of the Clare Twomey exhibition, join the Gardiner Museum in a public intervention as they give away the ghostly white statuettes from the acclaimed British artist’s first Canadian exhibition. More than 2,000 of these figurines are frozen in a dramatic tableau, waiting to be liberated. This is your chance to play a part and free art, piece by piece. The general public may take one figurine per person only, free with admission. Register

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Older Lesbians Book Group WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: 519 Community Centre, 519 Church St. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843, eob62@yahoo.com COST: Free The group will discuss the classic allegory Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Light refreshments.

50-plus Scrabble Party Drop-in WHEN: 3 p.m. WHERE: Central Eglinton Community Centre, 160 Eglinton Ave. E. CONTACT: Sherri Bulmer, 416-392-0511, ext. 228 Have fun with good companions and exercise your brain. This program is offered in an all-inclusive, accepting atmosphere, where players of all levels are welcome.

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Living with Ambiguous Loss WHEN: 1 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Alzheimer Society of Toronto, 20 Eglinton Ave. W. Suite 1600 CONTACT: www.alzheimertoronto.org/ edu_FamilyFriends.htm COST: Free As a family member caring for a person with dementia, you may find that you are experiencing ongoing stress and grief due to the “ambiguous loss” of having

your family member physically present, but psychologically absent.

This four-week support group will provide you the opportunity to explore these feelings with social worker Christine Leskovar and other caregivers.

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A Temple Sinai Program - Early Years Centre Mini Programs WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-487-3281, www.templesinai. net COST: $80 Starting in January and running for eight weeks, sign your 12 month to five year old up for one of the many fun and educational programs: Mini Chefs at Work, Super Scientist, Junior Circuit and many more. Morning, lunchtime and afternoon programs are available. For more information, please call the Education Office at 416-487-3281 or visit online at www.templesinai. net

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‘Close to Home’ exhibit now on display at Daniels Spectrum >>>from page 1 Back in 1914, the area consisted primarily of small homes and shops, and was connected to the rest of the city through various through streets – something that was not the case for years between the time when Regent Park was first built and its recent revitalization.

“The notion of putting streets right through Sackville and Sumach was so important (in the revitalization) but that’s just the way it was in the old days,” Gibson said. “It was anticipated that doing that would bring immense benefits for the people in the area, but what I hadn’t anticipated was how important it would be for other people who use those streets to come into or pass through the neighbourhood.”

Gibson noted the exhibit should help give people – particularly those without strong ties to Toronto – a better sense of the area and its past.

“We hope it helps Regent Park residents get a sense of the history of the area,” Gibson said. “We want to shape people’s imaginations and hope when they leave, their view of the landscape in the area will

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WITH 2014 BEHIND US, I’D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT BACK ON SOME NUMBERS THAT MARKED THIS MEMORABLE YEAR FOR ME.....

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$1,551,874,906: DOLLARS OF REAL ESTATE TRADED IN TORONTO THIS YEAR. 3: 3: 2: 28: $222,000: Zero: 7.4: 2.

100’s: 13: 16: 7.

6.

9.

30.

47: 1: 1: 15.

5.

1.

53,387: 1: 92: 1,176: 103: 4: 1: 1: 99: 52: 23: 17: $1,100: 17: 40: 50: 8: Countless: 0: 365: 1:

Percent of that total traded by me.

The date in January of my first sale of the year.

Blackberry phones worn out this year; 1: decrease in retired blackberries from last year.

Number of years I have been selling great West Toronto Real Estate.

Value of my smallest sale of the year.

Number of my clients that matter less than the others.

Percentage increase of home prices in the GTA over last year.

Fantastic real estate sales representatives assisting me, 1 commercial-based.

Of smiles and laughs we have had together… the best medicine to get through the hectic day.

Number of first time buyers I helped find the perfect place to get started.

Number of clients I moved to a condo so they didn’t have to climb stairs or take the garbage out.

Months of my kitchen/family room renovation that was promised to be complete in no more than 3 months.

Days of chaos when moving to a larger office space on the main floor of our brokerage.

Months of working with totally competent new Licensed Client Care Manager.

Calls received for a property appraisal directly from Realtor Sweep.

Number of calls received directly because of my MarketWatch newsletter.

Client whose phone rang more often during a showing than mine did.

Car retired with far too many excess kilometers.

Number of trips made to Ithaca, New York, to visit my Ula. Number of times police have come to my door because of my dog Wilson’s howling `Beagle-style`.

First time having a Co-op student help us on her school work term.

Number of ”Just Sold” cards I mailed to homes in Etobicoke.

Number of days on the market for my fastest selling listing of the year.

Number of showings in one week of my hottest listing of the year.

Number of hand written Christmas Cards mailed.

Number of fruit and gift baskets sent this year.

Number of clients that got married, 9 that had babies, and 3 who died.

Squirrel encountered in the kitchen while showing a house.

Rodent dispatched to the outdoors safely and humanely.

Percent Comparative Market Analysis presentations converted to Listings.

Hot debates by my team regarding the merits and pitfalls of dating.

Photocopier jams; 23 whispered profanities.

Number of blown or flattened tires due to unavoidable potholes.

Cost for tire and rim replacement insurance, due to above.

Total pounds gained by my team during the holiday season.

Weekends hosting public open houses on my listings.

Continuing Education credits taken by my team to keep current in the industry.

Consecutive years receiving the Royal LePage National Chairman`s Club Award (Top 1% in Canada).

Cherished clients, old and new, that I am honored to count among my friends.

Number of days a year I am too busy for your referrals, emails, or phone calls.

Number of days spent in 2014 with my clients and their real estate at the top of my priority list.

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ROM hosts Franklin Project JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com One of Canada’s greatest and longest-standing mysteries is coming closer to being solved following the discovery of the wreck of the HMS Erebus in the far north.

The wreck was one of two ships, along with the HMS Terror, lost in the 1840s as part of the ill-fated Franklin expedition, in which the British were attempting to conduct an in-depth exploration of some of Canada’s northernmost regions. It was last seen entering Baffin Bay in 1845, with the ships and their 129 crew members never seen or heard from again until the Erebus was found in September.

The Royal Ontario Museum is hosting an exhibit, The Franklin Outreach Project, in partnership with Parks Canada, to help share the story as it unfolds.

“This is a story which, as we all well-know, resonates very largely in this country,” said British naval historian Andrew Lambert, author of

Franklin: Tragic Hero of Polar Navigation, at an event following the launch of the exhibit Thursday, Dec. 18.

He disputed the long-standing belief the Franklin expedition was sent to complete the Northwest Passage.

“It’s quite clear that the British government didn’t send two very big ships and a lot of people just to find out if there was a way to the other side,” Lambert said. “They sent them to complete part of the world’s largest science project of the mid-19th century, which was an examination of Earth’s terrestrial magnetic fields.”

Unfortunately, the ships wound up becoming trapped in ice, with the crew eventually succumbing to the cold and other perils.

“The problem we’ve always had with this expedition is that there were no survivors,” Lambert said.

The Franklin Outreach Project will feature pop-up displays, first-hand accounts of exploration of the recently discovered HMS Erebus, traditional Inuit knowledge, a 3D

printed replica of the ship’s bell and other details on the Franklin expedition. As more is learned about the expedition and what happened to the ships and crew, that information will be added to the exhibit.

“This is a truly innovative project, and together we will share the unfolding Franklin story over the next three years,” said ROM director and CEO Janet Carding.

While portions of the current display will move on to other museums across Canada after March Break, the ROM will remain part of The Franklin Outreach Project team for the next three years.

The project is virtually certain to evolve over time, as more is discovered about the HMS Erebus – and, hopefully, the HMS Terror.

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photo feature

Celebrating our community in photos from events throughout the year.

1. St. Raymond Catholic School

cardboard craft capsizes under the weight of seven passengers during the Cardboard Boat Races held Tuesday, Dec. 2 at the Bishop Morrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School pool.

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Photo/PETER C. MCCUSKER

2. Meadow competes in the Dock Dogs speed retrieve event during the Redpath Waterfront Festival at Sherbourne Commons on Friday, June 20.

Staff photo/NICK PERRY

3. Dancers pay tribute to the

ancestors of the Aztecs during the Day of The Dead celebration held Saturday, Nov. 1 at Artscape Wynchwood Barns.

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Photo/PETER C. MCCUSKER

4. Yvette Mattern’s Global

Rainbow installation at this year’s Scotiabank Nuit Blanche on Saturday, Oct. 4 entailed the projection of coloured laser beams on to the CN Tower from a rooftop parking lot in Kensington Market.

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Photo/JEFF WILLIAM IP SZE YUEN

5. David Gadd, left, and Andy

Miller run in the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon dressed as Batman and Robin Sunday morning, Oct. 19. The race raised more than $3.6 million for community charities.

Staff photo/NICK PERRY

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1. The City of Toronto played host

to WorldPride 2014, which took place June 20 to 29 with an opening ceremony at Nathan Phillips Square, a GrandPride Wedding at Casa Loma and of course the WorldPride Parade where dancers on The Casey House AIDS Hospice float made their way along the route on Sunday afternoon, June 29.

Photo/PETER C. MCCUSKER

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2. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues’ Kwasi Oti-Awere dunks over Laval University’s Hugues Ryan during exhibition basketball action at the Toronto Pam Am Sports Centre on Thursday, Oct. 2. The Varsity Blues went on to win 87-81.

Photo/WILLIAM MEIJER

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3. Former city councillor Adam Vaughan, left, and Liberal Party of Canada Leader Justin Trudeau celebrate at Steam Whistle Brewery after Vaughan won the federal bylection for the riding of TrinitySpadina on June 30. The seat became empty after Olivia Chow decided to run for Mayor of Toronto during the Oct. 26 Municipal Election.

Photo/TOM HICKEN

4. Toronto firefighters work at the scene of a three-alarm blaze on Yorkville Avenue Wednesday morning, Jan. 22. Approximately 60 firefighters battled the blaze.

Photo/JOHN HANLEY

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5. An honour guard stands at the Old City Hall cenotaph during the Remembrance Day ceremony held Tuesday morning at the site.

Photo/GIORDANO CIAMPINI

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