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Take a cold dip to help battle childhood cancer Funds raised goes to Sears Childhood Cancer Fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com

into a pool in weather that’s expected to be barely above freezing. Derek Spencer will be participating in the event for the first time as part of the Chubby Cherub Chums team. He and a group of friends will dress as cupids when they take the plunge. “We decided to make a spectacle of ourselves,” he said. “I put forth idea of doing (the polar bear dip) and it quickly transformed into ‘let’s do it as a bunch of cupids’ because it’s happening the day after Valentine’s Day.” The team’s fundraising page even offers the promise – or threat – of making their own swimsuit calendar depending on how the fundraising goes. If member Drew Petursson gets the most pledges, they will make a calendar in their >>>ONE TEAM, page 10

We may not be in the midst of the coldest of winters, but participants in the upcoming Sears Great Canadian Chill will no doubt be feeling a little frosty in a couple of weeks’ time. The event, which raises funds for the Sears Cancer Clinic and Sears Childhood Cancer Fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), will see brave people leap into a custom-made swimming pool at Yonge-Dundas Square this Family Day (Monday, Feb. 15). Participants may be warmed by the fact that the funds they raise to participate will go to a good cause – the fight against children’s cancer – but that may not quite be enough to offset the chills from leaping

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Participants take part in the Sears Great Canadian Chill, an annual urban polar bear dip in YongeDundas Square. Registration is currently open for this year’s event.

DuBarry recognized as oldest drag queen performer JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com

nized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest drag queen performer, earning the distinction in November, when she was a spry 83. On Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 84 years of age, she received a certificate marking her achieve-

They say you should never ask a lady her age, but for Michelle DuBarry, age is a point of pride. DuBarry, who lives in downtown Toronto, has been recog-

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H E L P P L A N T R A N S I T I N TO R O N TO The City of Toronto and TTC together with Metrolinx and GO Transit are working to bring more transit to communities across the city with connections throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

During February and March we have organized several meetings for you to learn more about integrated transit planning and provide your feedback on key projects and studies underway.

SMARTTRACK

• SmartTrack: Toronto City Planning and Metrolinx are working together on integrating SmartTrack and GO Regional Express Rail to improve transit across Toronto.

RELIEF LINE

• Relief Line: Toronto City Planning and TTC will present the preferred corridor and next steps to select the preferred alignment and stations.

SCARBOROUGH SUBWAY EXTENSION

• Scarborough Subway Extension: Toronto City Planning and TTC will present plans for Scarborough Subway Extension and optimized transit in Scarborough.

ELECTRIFIED GO SERVICE

• Electrified GO Network: Electrification of Metrolinx-owned rail corridors will enable more frequent and faster train service.

NEW STATIONS ON THE GO RAIL NETWORK

• New Stations on the GO Rail Network: Today 64 GO train stations serve thousands of customers and six more are under way. We would like to add even more stations so more people can access transit.

INTEGRATED TRANSIT FARES

• Integrated Transit Fares: We want to make crossing municipal boundaries and switching between transit systems simple and hassle-free.

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN REVIEW

• Regional Transportation Plan Review: Metrolinx is launching the formal review process for the Regional Transportation Plan, which guides the work being done to transform the transportation network in the GTHA.

JOIN US AT ANY OF THESE MEETINGS TO LEARN MORE. YOU CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE ONLINE. Tuesday, February 16 Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School 959 Midland Ave 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 20 Richview Collegiate 1738 Islington Ave 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, February 27 Scarborough Civic Centre 150 Borough Dr. 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, February 24 Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Building Room 203 255 Front St. West 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 9 Lakeshore Collegiate Institute 350 Kipling Ave. 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Connect with Metrolinx by: • Visiting metrolinx.com/RER • Emailing: theplan@metrolinx.com or by calling 416-202-5589 • Meetings are wheelchair accessible

Thursday, February 25 Riverdale Collegiate 1094 Gerrard St. East 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 22 Nelson Mandela Park Public School 440 Shuter St. 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Connect with the City of Toronto by: • Visiting toronto.ca/TransitTO • Emailing: TransitTO@toronto.ca or by calling 416-338-2848

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Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario, is working to transform the way the region moves by building a seamless, convenient and integrated transit network across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).

Candlemaking initiative lighting up workers’ lives

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Handcrafted candles sold to churches but would also make great Valentine’s gifts JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com In a small room in the basement of Evangel Hall Mission near Bathurst and Adelaide streets, a few dedicated craftspeople are making candles and a better life for themselves. The Mission’s This Little Light Candles initiative, led by craftsperson Lorraine Leader, sees two candlemakers making all-natural beeswax candles, which they sell online, to churches, at craft shows and elsewhere. After a successful year of making liturgical candles, the program is set to expand to hopefully add more candlemakers to the roster. “We hire people from the local community – one lives in the housing upstairs (at Evangel Hall) and both our candlemakers are marginalized women who have been through a lot of trauma,” Leader said. “It’s a life-changing experience for them.” Leader noted This Little

We’re looking to give people a way to augment what they make from social assistance and help break the cycle of social isolation.

Light Candles not only provides work experience and a source of income to supplement the meagre social assistance cheques participants receive, it also serves as a form of therapy and helps boost the women’s self-confidence and self-esteem. “We’re in a safe environment that’s calming, and we use all natural beeswax – no paraffin – so it smells great, too,” she said. “Making the candles is a form of therapy, and we add some music, laughter and chatting.”

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This Little Light This Little Light started out as a therapeutic program, in fact, before morphing into a social enterprise in which participants can make a little money. With the success the program has enjoyed so far, Leader said the plan is to continue to grow for the foreseeable future. “Right now, I’m looking at hiring another person this spring, or maybe two, plus

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Lorraine Leader, left, and Eugene Hennie showcase some of the candles produced by Evangel Hall Mission’s ‘This Little Light Candles’ program, on Monday.

a shop assistant,” she said. “Eventually, we want to build to the point where we have 10 to 12 candlemakers.” She added the program

was designed to be selfsustaining after receiving seed money from the Toronto Enterprise Fund. “The money from the

Toronto Enterprise Fund paid for our stock and our studio – before that, we were working in a corner of the chapel (at Evangel Hall,)” she said. “Now we have a sustainable model. We’re not looking necessarily to transition people from social assistance into employment, we’re looking to give people a way to augment what they make from social assistance and help break the cycle of social isolation.” Eugene Hennie has joined This Little Light Candles on as the marketing, sales and outreach coordinator and is working hard to spread the word about the social enterprise. “The candles are sold mostly in churches, but we’ve also been approaching a lot of craft shows and we’re in

the process of approaching stores, florists and wedding planners,” he said. In addition to liturgical candles, This Little Light makes everything from pillars to birthday candles. Hennie offered a timely sales pitch for the product. “They would make a wonderful Valentine’s present, and we’ll deliver them with a rose to anywhere in the downtown core on Valentine’s Day,” he said. “How great would it be to give it as a gift to the person you love knowing that you’re helping marginalized women rebuild their lives?” This Little Light Candles are available through the social enterprise’s website and will also be available at St. Andrew’s Church’s annual Mardi Gras performance, also fittingly titled This Little Light. To check out some of This Little Light Candles’ offerings, visit www.evangelhall.ca/ social-enterprise-candles For tickets or information on This Little Light: Mardi Gras at St. Andrew’s, which takes place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6, visit www. standrewstoronto.org

Scadding Court opens commercial kitchen for entrepreneurs JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com With its Market 707 a huge success, Scadding Court Community Centre has cooked up a new use for shipping containers. Years after the market saw a variety of vendors set up shop along Dundas Street West in used shipping containers, Scadding Court recently opened its own commercial kitchen to give entrepreneurial cooks, bakers, and catering companies a place to prepare their goodies. “The way it was designed was to provide someone who currently runs a small food business in their kitchen way up in their apartment tower with a chance to work in a bigger space with all the bells and whistles,” said Scadding Court interim executive director Herman Ellis. “We give them a safe space where they can be more pro-

ductive because they have more room to work with, and then we teach them how to market their product.” The commercial kitchen costs as little as $10 per hour to rent – far less than most commercial kitchen spaces – and the proceeds go back into Scadding’s community programs.

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They have everything you need, with top of the line equipment. For small orders especially, it’s perfect. – Chef Deon King

Though still a relatively new amenity, the commercial kitchen is already booked to roughly 70 per cent of capacity. Ellis said he hopes to bring that number higher as word begins to spread about it. “Having it booked about 85 per cent of the time would

be ideal,” he said. The kitchen includes two deep fryers (one for meat products and one for vegetarian products), a convection oven, four-burner stovetop, conventional deep oven, griddle, walk-in cooler, deep freeze, dishwasher, stainless steel tables, and plenty of pots, pans, mixing bowls, and other wares. Everyone from fledgling caterers looking to start up a business to established food makers have rented out the space, and true to Scadding Court’s community-based roots, those who have used the commercial kitchen have taken a sense of ownership over it. “We’ve had people who have come in and loved it and said they want to do what they can to help make it as good as it can be,” Ellis said. “They don’t look at it as a landlord renting space to a tenant. They want to contribute to

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Scadding Court Community Centre has opened a community kitchen to help small businesses get on their feet.

the community, participate in our special events and use this as a way to do a greater good.” Some have even volunteered their time to help make the space more functional. Despite its large size – for a

shipping container, at least – the kitchen could still make for a tight squeeze for operations with more than three or four people, but with all the amenities and its low cost, it’s hard to imagine a better way for a start-up business

to take flight. Chef Deon King of King Catering said the kitchen’s price point is a major draw, but pointed to a number of other benefits as well. “They have everything you need, with top of the line equipment,” he said. “For small orders especially, it’s perfect.” King Catering provides Caribbean-based meals with a North American twist, delivering largely to businesses downtown, which adds to Scadding Court’s appeal. “It’s a convenient location to get to the customers, and they’re very flexible when it comes to time, so you don’t have to book months in advance,” King said. For more information on Scadding Court Community Centre’s commercial kitchen, including how to rent the space, visit www.scaddingcourt. org/commercial_kitchen or call 416-392-0335, ext. 233.

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othing makes Toronto angrier than a transit strike. Well, almost nothing: transit strikes made Torontonians angry enough that in 2011 Toronto council asked the provincial government to declare the Toronto Transit Commission an essential service – same as police and firefighters – so we would never be troubled by wholesale transit service denial again. In response to the 2009, 40-day garbage strike, Torontonians did something that was arguably even more radical, and elected Rob Ford mayor. The lack of garbage collection for more than a month that summer infuriated residents. Parks were filled with stinking bags of garbage that only got stinkier in the heat, and the only thing worse than hauling garbage there was keepour view ing it festering in the yard. Toronto may well be heading for another garbage strike in just Less impactful a few weeks. But the city’s strategy job action if in dealing with its two unions has that eventuality less likely. unions strike made It was a strategy developed under former deputy mayor Doug Holyday during Rob Ford’s otherwise tumultuous term of office. Rather than let negotiations poke along until the warm weather, Holyday and the city’s negotiating team set the strike deadline clock ticking in December and pushed hard until the end. The result? No strike, but a negotiated settlement. The only workers who walked off the job were from the library, and that strike was over in the blink of an eye. Will it be the same in 2016? In some ways, the city is in an even stronger position this time than last because, since then, Toronto successfully expanded its contracted out garbage collection to about half the city. So if garbage workers do walk off the job, only Torontonians east of Yonge Street will be impacted. And unless the last half of the winter is truly balmy, the smell won’t be that bad either. That’s a real incentive to CUPE Local 416 and Local 79 to make a deal, and probably offer up concessions to the city negotiators, to avoid a long and possibly not impactful job action. With all that said, the city could well be shut down later in the winter, with not just outside garbage collectors, but also unionized inside workers. And even without the stink... that eventuality will make everybody more than a little twitchy. Let’s hope that nobody does anything rash.

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Toronto’s half-imagined transit future is not all bad Whatever you may think of the details, you’ve got to hand it to Toronto’s planning department and chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat for this achievement: the most completely imagined transit plan in recent memory. There was one other: the OneCity Plan that former TTC chair Karen Stintz stitched together with the help of Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker that, in 2013, simply stitched together every dream project that caught their attention and put it on a map. But that one, delivered to council in 2013, could barely stand up to a stiff breeze. The plan that Keesmaat has put together and is completing is made of sterner stuff. The plan to make a one-stop subway crossing the gulf between Kennedy station and the Scarborough Town Centre is justified using economic development metrics rather than on a measure of local transit. The extended

david nickle the city Eglinton RT deals with the local transit needs along with a multi-station SmartTrack line running parallel. There will be more light rail in the west end, planners decreed, having looked with some rigour at Mayor John Tory’s SmartTrack plan through Etobicoke and pronounced heavy rail there to be impractical. The light rail would provide more stops and therefore more localized service as it makes its way to Mississauga and the airport. As was reported last week, meanwhile, a downtown relief line coursing south from Pape station at Danforth and along Queen Street East past Toronto City Hall would deal handily with the growing congestion at the Bloor/ Yonge subway interchange. The detailed justification of that plan will have to

wait until Toronto planners actually release the leaked report later in the spring, but the plan has a sense to it: Queen Street is already a busy streetcar route and Nathan Phillips Square is a focal point for the city. So: a downtown relief line, a SmartTrack only slightly truncated, more light rail and a nominal subway in Scarborough. If all that could somehow be built, to the specifications of the planners...well, Toronto would be in pretty fine shape. That might be a trick. There are engineering problems to overcome, financial hurdles to beat and the raw uncertainty of fickle Toronto politics. Odds are good that some or all of this well-imagined future will not manifest. More likely, it will be some of it. Two elements of this plan are particularly vulnerable: the one-stop subway to the Scarborough Town Centre and SmartTrack itself. In the

case of the former, the costs remain high to send trains to service a single stop. In the case of the latter, the realities of geography and engineering may make it cost prohibitive. It might be useful to imagine, then, a scenario in which those two elements are absent. In the case of SmartTrack’s imagined demise, it might not be as bad as that: Metrolinx is still planning to expand GO Train service along that route. And if the subway vanishes – well, there are light rail plans on the book for linking the Scarborough Town Centre and Kennedy station. In the meantime, the plan would still encompass massive light rail expansion and a downtown relief line that would improve transit for everyone. As half-imagined futures go, it’s still not a bad one.

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Mardi Gras / Pancake Supper at St. Clements Church Toronto WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. WHERE: St. Clement’s Anglican Church, 70 St. Clements Ave. CONTACT: 416-483-6664, www.stclements-church.org COST: $5 per person Join the church for local food (including pancakes and real maple syrup), live music and mask making. Serial Pod-Club WHEN: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: St. James Town Branch, 495 Sherbourne St CONTACT: 416-393-7744 COST: Free “Serial” covers the story of Bowe Bergdahl, an American soldier in Afghanistan that purposefully left his post and was captured and held hostage by the Taliban for five years before returning to the U.S. Every Tuesday we will discuss the episode from the previous Thursday.

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Transit Project Assessment Process GO Rail Network Electrification – Public Meetings Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario, is helping to transform the way the region moves by building a seamless, convenient and integrated transit network across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). As part of this project, we are expanding GO Transit to enable 15-minute service on most corridors with electrified trains, which will enable faster and more frequent service. Together, these infrastructure improvements will change how people move around Toronto and the region with four times the current number of GO train trips, service on evenings and weekends, and twice the number of trips during peak periods. Building on the GO Electrification Study completed in 2010, which looked at the electrification of the GO Transit rail system network, Metrolinx is currently undertaking environmental studies under the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP), in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08, to examine the conversion of several rail corridors from a diesel to an electric-based system. The project will include design and implementation of a traction power supply system (i.e. traction power substations and high voltage connections to Hydro One’s existing grid), as well as power distribution components (i.e. electrical power distribution facilities) located in the vicinity of the rail corridors. The Study Area (see map) includes six GO rail corridors, including potential locations for the electrical power supply and distribution facilities: • Union Station Rail Corridor • Lakeshore West Corridor – Strachan Avenue to Burlington • Kitchener Corridor – UP Express Spur (at Highway 427) to Bramalea • Lakeshore East Corridor – Don River to Oshawa GO Station • Barrie Corridor – Parkdale Junction to Allandale GO Station • Stouffville Corridor – Scarborough Junction to Lincolnville GO Station A series of public meetings are being held as part of the TPAP process to provide information about the scope of the project, environmental studies, design and engineering components, preliminary locations for traction power supply/distribution facilities, project timelines and next steps. Interested persons are encouraged to attend: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School 959 Midland Avenue Scarborough, ON M1K 4G4 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 St. Maximillian Kolbe Catholic High School 278 Wellington Street East Aurora, ON L4G 1J5 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Monday, February 22, 2016 Unionville High School 201 Town Centre Blvd. Unionville, ON L3R 8G5 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 Nantyr Shores Secondary School 1146 Anna Maria Avenue Innisfil, ON L9S 4X5 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Building, Room 203 255 Front Street West Toronto, ON M5V 2W6 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 25, 2016 Abilities Centre 55 Gordon Street Whitby, ON L1N 0J2 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Monday, February 29, 2016 Oakville Trafalgar High School 1460 Devon Road Oakville, ON L6J 3L6 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Holy Name of Mary Catholic Secondary School 115 Glenvale Blvd. Brampton, ON L6S 3J7 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Stouffville District Secondary School 801 Hoover Park Drive Stouffville, ON L4A 0A4 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 3, 2016 Holly Community Centre 171 Mapleton Avenue Barrie, ON L4N 8T6 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2016 Lakeshore Collegiate Institute 350 Kipling Avenue Etobicoke, ON M8V 3L1 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Monday, March 7, 2016 St. Joan of Arc Catholic High School 1 St. Joan of Arc Avenue Maple, ON L6A 1W9 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 Robert Bateman High School 5151 New Street Burlington, ON L7L 1V3 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 10, 2016 Glengrove Public School 1934 Glengrove Road Pickering, ON L1V 1X2 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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Check out the downtown events planned for Black History Month JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com One of Toronto’s longestrunning Black History Month events is set to return for a 21st year, shining a light on the AfricanCanadian experience with a series of shows, discussion panels and other draws. Ku u m b a , a t Harbourfront Centre, will explore the theme “Black Like We,” taking a look at issues of black identity today and in the future. “ T h i s y e a r, we’ve tr ied to shift away from the civil rights movement to looking forward,” said Kuumba lead programmer Sergio Elmir. “We’re coming at it from a socio-political stance and looking at issues like violence against black youth, misogyny in hiphop lyrics and race politics in 2016.” To take on the subject of systemic violence against black youth, Kuumba will host a panel discussion titled “Black Youth as an Endangered Species” featuring journalist and activist Desmond Cole and others. Toronto’s first lady of hip hop, Michie Mee, will headline “She Got Next,” a showcase of women in hip hop, while rap pioneer Jalal Mansur Nuriddin will be the featured headliner at “Dispatches from Tomorrow,” which explores the connection between hip hop and Islam. While Kuumba will take a serious look at political issues surrounding African-Canadian life, there will also be plenty of lighter fare designed to appeal to people of all ages. “Friday night, one of

our big highlights will be a women in comedy showcase (titled “Black Like She”) featuring all black women performers,” Elmir said. “And we have lots of programming for kids – crafts and activities to keep them entertained.” Kuumba will also feature screenings of National Film Board films reflecting the black experience. Most of the events are free, though Dispatches from Tomorrow is a paid admission event. The event will take place at Harbourfront Centre from Friday to Sunday. For information on Kuumba, including show times and details, visit www.harbourfrontcentre. com/kuumba Harbourfront Centre is not the only downtown organization shining a light on African-Canadian culture this month. The Wellesley Community Centre at 495 Sherbourne will also host a film event, TIFF presents Black History Month, from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24. On Friday, Feb. 26, the community centre will host a Black History Month closing dinner. Anyone interested is asked to contact Jansten Labagnao at 416-392-0227. The Toronto Reference Library will also host programming, including Before the 6ix, a look at Canada’s pre-Drake hip hop roots from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10. Further Toronto Public Library Black History Month events will include readings, lectures, discussions and kids’ shows.

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Earned Guinness title for November show >>>from page 1 as a drag queen in the 1960s, though her love of fancy dresses predates that by a long shot. “There’s a picture of me at nine years old in a strapless dress and for a high school dance, a friend of mine and I both wore dresses,” she said. Of course, times were different back then, and the thought of someone who was born male but wore women’s clothes was virtually unthinkable. “Gay wasn’t a word back then,” DuBarry said. “In the ’50s, you were called a faggot, or a queer or a sissy.” She first came to Toronto at the age of 19, moving into an apartment on Maitland Avenue. She has lived in the city ever since, enjoying the perks of being in an urban centre where her choice of dress raises fewer eyebrows. While she earned the Guinness title for a show last November, the performer hasn’t exactly rested on her

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laurels. She still performs a few times per week, usually to help raise funds for charity. Twice, she has been named the empress of the Imperial Court of Toronto, an organization that raises funds for Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender

(LGBT) initiatives, and she is quick to lend her talents to worthwhile causes. “What amazes me most is that every weekend, she’s dressing up and raising money for someone,” said longtime friend Carolun Kelly, who is making a documentary about DuBarry. “Here she is, living on a tiny Canada pension and she’s doing much for others.” Kelly added that despite a modest personal income, there are some areas in which DuBarry will not skimp. “She’s got a wealth of life and a wealth of clothing,” she said. “And shoes... she has a wall of shoes.” DuBarry vows to keep the good times rolling as long as she is able – and she shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. “I’m totally honoured to be recognized (by Guinness) and totally blessed to be happy and healthy,” she said. “I’m not performing as much as I used to, but I’m still going.”

NBA All-Star KidsFest event set for YMCA NBA legend Isiah Thomas among guests at KidsFest and All-Star Challenge at U of T A pair of events in honour of the upcoming National Basketball Association AllStar game are set for Toronto this week. On Friday, Feb. 5, the Scarborough YMCA hosts the BMO NBA All-Star KidsFest from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The KidsFest will feature Jr. NBA Clinics and NBA Cares activities for all ages. There will also be a youth arts program that gives fans a chance to design a canvas that will be displayed at this year’s NBA All-Star Game in Toronto. Participants in KidsFest will also get a chance

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United Way Toronto and York Region fundraising campaign exceeds $100M Some 23,000 volunteers, 760 workplaces helped fundraise this year The United Way Toronto and York Region celebrated the collection of more than $100 million for its 2015 fundraising campaign at a special event last Wednesday night in downtown Toronto. More than 1,500 supporters joined United Way President and CEO Susan Mc Is a a c a n d Un i t e d Way’s 2015 Campaign Chair, Mark Wiseman, president and chief executive officer, CPP Investment Board, to celebrate the raising of $100,250,000 for the Toronto and York Region communities. The celebration took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. “ W h a t a n i n c re d i b l e

moment for United Way Toronto and York Region, and an exceptional campaign,” said Wiseman at the event. “In September, we announced our first regionwide campaign, a commitment to raise funds f o r Un i t e d Way programs and agencies from Toronto’s waterfront to the shores of Lake Simcoe. “And tonight, we’re proud to say we’ve surpassed our $100 million target. The hard work, passion and persistence of everyone who helped us get here is inspiring.” Bringing Toronto and York Region together has helped build momentum and raise more money, the United Way

said in a press release. “Tonight goes beyond dollars raised, it’s about each and every person here,” McIsaac said. “We’re celebrating the generosity of our donors and volunteers across this city and region. It’s only because of them that we’ll continue to make real change happen for communities and improve the quality of life for our residents.” Some 23,000 volunteers and in more than 760 workplaces were among those who helped funds for the campaign. Last Wednesday night, Wiseman also announced Dave McKay, president and chief executive officer, RBC, will chair United Way’s 2016 campaign, set to kick off in September. “Our community is in terrific hands under his leadership,” Wiseman said.

Class Environmental Assessment - Study Area 40 (Eglinton Avenue & Yonge Street) Notice of Study Commencement Study Overview The City of Toronto is starting several Class Environmental Assessment (EA) studies to identify causes of flooding and develop solutions to reduce the risk of future surface and basement flooding, as well as, improve stormwater quality before it is discharged to watercourses. Study Area 40, located in the Yonge-Eglinton area, has experienced basement and surface flooding during extreme storms in the past. In response, the City of Toronto has initiated this EA to address flooding that originates within the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property such as roads and sewer infrastructure, as well as, to identify solutions for stormwater quality improvement in the area.

The Process

The study is being planned as a Master Plan in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process and will result in a series of recommended basement flooding remediation and water quality improvement projects. The Master Plan will define the problem, consider and evaluate alternative solutions, assess impacts of the preferred solutions and identify measures to lessen any adverse impacts.

Public Consultation

Two (2) Public Information Centres (PICs) are planned for this Study Area. The first PIC is expected to take place in late 2016. City staff and the consulting team will be present to answer questions and discuss the next steps in the process. Notification of the PICs will be advertised in the local community newspaper and information mailed to residents within the study area.

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the hours before the incident to come forward with any information that could shed light on the reasons behind the incident. They are also looking to anyone who was in the area and witnessed the crime, including passersby on the street, taxis in the area or patrons of New Ho King restaurant to help with information that could identify a suspect. “Experience has indicated to us that individuals that are witnesses to these types of events may capture information on their cellphones and there may be information that may be on their dashboard cameras,” McLane said. Anyone with information on the Jan. 31 shooting outside New Ho King can contact Greg Carbone of the Toronto police homicide division at 416-8087400, ext. 77378 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-8477.

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TTC gets $50 million to improve service City staff’s recommended relief route It’s not new money, but the TTC will receive $50 million from the city this year toward improving transit service. Alongside TTC chair Josh Colle, Mayor John Tory announced this week the extra funding, which is part of a commitment of $95 million made to the transit commission in 2015. For this year’s budget, the TTC has had to trim $5 million from its operating expenses and suspend planned service expansions such as the Cherry Street streetcar. Tory also promised to cut subway delays by half within three years. Last year, according to the TTC, delays across the network were down 13 per cent because of additional service, while customer satisfaction was at a historic high of 81 per cent. GO UP, SERVICE DELAYED wPRICES

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York University’s City Institute is about to release a new report, detailing the socio-economic barriers to transit access in the Toronto region. Prepared by Sean Hertel, Roger Keil and Michael Collens, Next Stop: Equity seeks to determine just how easy it is to make use of transit, particularly in low-income neighbourhoods. For the report, the authors spoke with transit riders, planners

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