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A new pilot project could see a large swath of Bloor Street and Danforth Avenue effectively turned into a public square on select Sundays this summer.

Open Streets Toronto would close the street off to cars, turning the stretch of busy road into a place where residents could walk, cycle or take part in other physical activities.

The plan calls for the street to be closed to cars from High Park to Greenwood Avenue, though many major intersections along the route would remain open to allow cars to cross Bloor and Danforth heading north and south. Yonge Street south of Bloor would also be closed to traffic.

“We thought the best possible option would be Bloor Street and the Danforth because it crosses through such diverse neighbourhoods,” said Alyssa Bird, a project manager with 8-80 Cities, one of the organizations working to make Open Streets Toronto a reality.

Bird added that special consideration will be given to anyone living along the route to ensure they can access their driveway if necessary. >>>PROJECT, page 11

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SNOWY RIDE: Lily Parnell, 13, leaves Queen’s Park as part of Cycle Toronto’s Coldest Ride of the Year event on Saturday and makes her way along Hoskin Avenue.

Looking out for homeless youth in midst of February deep freeze JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com With February ushering in continued chilly temperatures,

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Library receives memorial donation

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The City Centre Mirror’s popular Readers’ Choice Awards are back and readers are invited to help choose the best businesses in our community.

By participating, you could win either a $200 or $100 Centerpoint Mall gift card.

For additional information, check out Page 11 of today’s edition or go online to http://bit.ly/LLVe6o to view the nominees.

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Gwen Liu’s dedication to the organization is being commemorated at the Northern District Public Library branch, where she once served as branch head.

A $100,000 donation made by Peter Liu in his late wife’s name will see a meeting room at the branch, near Yonge and Eglinton, receive much-needed upgrades. While much of the branch was refurbished a few years ago, the upstairs meeting room was not part of that process.

“The library looks fabulous, but we weren’t able to refurbish the meeting rooms,” said Toronto Public Library Foundation spokesperson Liza Fernandes. “We were hoping to do that in another 10 years or so but this gift lets us move that date up.”

The 2,900 square foot space is used for library functions and meetings and serves a variety of community organizations, including Delisle Youth Services and the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.

The refurbishment will update the space to allow it to better meet

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Peter Liu has made a $100,000 donation in the name of his late wife, Gwen, for upgrades to Northern District Public Library where she was the former branch head.

the needs of the community.

“We’ll get new furniture in there, new carpeting and some screens,” Fernandes said. “We’ll be able to get more people in to use that space.”

In addition to her work as branch head at the Northern District branch, Gwen Liu was the area librarian in

the Pape/Danforth area. She died following a battle with pancreatic cancer in April, 2013.

She was passionate about the library in general and about Toronto Public Library’s Chinese collections in particular.

A portion of Peter Liu’s dona-

This gift allows us to move that date up.

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tion will start up an endowment fund to help bolster the library’s Chinese collections and programming, opening it up to many new Canadians.

“Gwen dedicated her life to opening doors to a whole new library experience for people who lived in the community. This community room at the Northern District branch is a fitting tribute to Gwen’s memory and will continue to help bring the community together and provide new experiences,” Peter Liu said. “I also hope to add to the endowment fund thus supporting the growth of the Library’s Chinese Collections and programming into the future.”

Peter Liu will continue to donate to the Gwen and Peter Liu Endowment Fund, with others invited to give as well.

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TO Reference Library unveils new Digital Innovation Hub JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com The Toronto Reference Library has taken a step toward the future with the unveiling of its new Digital Innovation Hub. The hub offers an amazing array of high-tech devices, including a pair of 3D printers, a green screen, a 3D scanner, high definition video cameras, editing software, audio mixers and more.

Made possible in part due to a donation from the Metcalf Fund, the new $44,000 space will give everyone a chance to test out the equipment, which will allow them to create and edit audio and video or even create solid prototypes of items they have designed using the 3D printers.

Michael Foderick, chair of the Toronto Public Library board, said the new devices and technology on display will help make the library more relevant than ever.

He noted, since he became chair of the board, one of the main questions people ask him is how he plans to ensure the library continues to provide value, to which he has a simple answer.

“The same way we’ve been staying relevant for the past 20, 30, 50 years – by innovating,” he said.

“Literacy in things like digital code are just as important now as literacy

in reading.”

The Toronto Reference Library is home to Toronto Public Library’s first Digital Innovation Hub, with additional hubs slated to be installed in the Fort York branch and Scarborough Civic Centre branches once they open.

The hubs could then be rolled out in additional locations.

“This is a pilot project in that we’re going to see how people use them,” Foderick said.

Toronto Public Library staffer Ab Velasco said the new devices will allow the library to boost its programming in other ways.

“We have classes on topics like Photoshop, web design and 3D design,” he said. “Down the road, very soon, we hope to offer a course on computer programming.”

The 3D printer was arguably the biggest draw at the launch of the Digital Innovation Hub on Tuesday, Feb. 4. With nothing more than a library card and a few dollars to cover nominal costs, visitors will now be able to use it on their own, following the completion of a brief safety course.

“It’s amazing to be able to bring this to the public and give everyone a chance to come in and use them,” said library staff member Greg Astill, who was demonstrating the printers’ capabilities.

“Every time we release new dates (for classes) they get filled up quicker and quicker.”

Use of a 3D printer costs five cents per minute, plus a one-dollar fee to print.

Astill said he printed an iPhone case in about 40 minutes using one of the devices, meaning it would cost a library user three dollars to do so.

Staff member Ted Belke demonstrated the green screen technology, which allows users to superimpose video of themselves over various backdrops.

“We’re hoping to target film students or anyone who has an interest in filmmaking,” he said. “The idea is for people to book the space, come in and do their filming and then edit it using the film editing software we have here.”

The Digital Innovation Hub will be constantly staffed so users will always have someone on hand to offer help and answer questions.

Thanks to its new equipment, the Toronto Reference Library has partnered with the Toronto Mini Maker Faire, which will see a variety of craftspeople, techies, artisans and others descend on the venue Nov. 22 and 23.

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Toronto Public LIbrary staff member Nalini Battu experiences green screen technology during a demonstration Tuesday at the Toronto Reference Library.

Grant helps SPRINT Senior Care expand fitness programs

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donation from the province has allowed SPRINT Senior Care to expand its fitness offerings. Now the midtown notfor-profit agency is looking for more seniors to fill its classes.

The Ontario government boosted its funding for seniors fitness classes last August and, while SPRINT has ramped up the number of classes it provides, demand has not kept up with the new schedule.

“We want to invite more people in from the community to help fill the classes up,” said SPRINT Senior Care supervisor of health and wellness Justine Wong.

“We have some great programs and there’s a real need for them in the community, but we need to get the word out because a lot of people don’t know about what we’re offering here.”

Classes are specifically designed for seniors and cater to a variety of different health and wellness needs.

– Justine Wong

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Seniors participate in a fitness class on Thursday at the George Barker Manor.

Chair-based classes help those with mobility issues while balance classes help seniors avoid falls. Yoga classes work to improve flexibility and mobility while other classes use light weights to help seniors retain strength.

“Everyone who teaches the classes is certified in fitness and

aging and we have classes to meet a whole huge mix of needs,” Wong said. “We hold them in a number of facilities and we want to invite more people from the community in to take the classes.”

While the classes are run on a drop-in basis, clients are asked to look over the schedule to deter-

mine which classes best meet their needs. For senior August Pertman, taking SPRINT fitness classes regularly has helped improve his quality of life.

He spoke of the impact the classes have had on his life while at a chair-based fitness program at George Barker Manor near Mount Pleasant and Davisville last Thursday.

“About 15 years ago, I had an accident where about 500 pounds of roofing material fell on me,” he said. “My problem is balance;

when I walk, sometimes I fall. The classes have helped me get better with that.”

He noted, after joining the classes, he feels healthier and more able to take care of himself, having improved his balance and his strength.

“Around Christmas, I missed a few weeks (of classes) and when I came back, I could tell that coming regularly had made a difference,” he said.

Fellow client Christa Bachert said the classes offer more than fitness instruction. While she has benefited from the gentle exercises, she noted she also enjoys the social outlet it provides.

“It’s nice to have people around me and do some exercises at the same time,” she said. “It gives me people to talk to and I’ve become friends with people. It’s a lot better than just sitting in front of the TV.” For more information on the classes provided, visit www.sprintseniorcare.org/calendars-0 or call 416481-6411.

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he Olympic Winter Games kick off Friday and we’ve got 221 athletes vying for gold in Sochi, Russia – our largest team to ever represent Canada at the winter event.

Ontario is well represented with 64 athletes, the most of any province. Toronto has eight Olympians that we’re particularly keeping an eye on: Patrick Chan (figure skating), Dylan Moscovitch (figure skating), P.K. Subban (hockey), Natalie Spooner (hockey), Michael Lambert (snowboarding), Katie Tsuyuki (snowboarding), Lenny Valjas (cross country skiing) and Phil Brown (alpine skiing).

If you weren’t already planning on it, there are a few good reasons to get on the Winter Games bandwagon for the next two and a half weeks. our view The Olympics truly are a unifying event. No matter your culOlympics tural background, your political ignite national views or whether you actually know the difference between pride luge and skeleton, there’s nothing like a podium win to ignite the national pride in all of us.

The Games strengthen our communities at home.

While our athletes are a world away, we can invite our neighbours, friends and family together to cheer them on. It’s a great excuse to reach out, or strike up a conversation with a stranger, to talk about the standings and how Canada’s team is faring.

It serves as a great inspiration for our children. At a time when childhood obesity rates are critically high, introducing kids to the exciting world of the Winter Games is the perfect way to get them more active.

It’s an especially welcome inspiration at this time, to be reminded that winter in Canada can be enjoyable if we embrace it and play in it. And children can always use more positive role models. Why not introduce them to our roster of Olympians and Paralympians who serve as examples of determination, focus, great teamwork and even how get back up after a failure. The Olympic Winter Games start with Friday’s opening ceremonies and continue until Feb. 23, with the Paralympic Games beginning March 7. Tune in, host a Winter Game-watching party, get the kids involved by having them cheer for their favourite athlete and then do something really Canadian – go play in the snow.

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Scarborough subway still far from a certainty On balance and considering their limitations, Toronto council put together a proper so-so budget for 2014. It’s too bad that in the midst of all that mediocrity, the most vital debate in the 2014 budget deliberations didn’t quite happen.

That’s not to say that there wasn’t a lot of talk about the wisdom of slathering a 0.5 per cent property tax premium to pay for a portion of a multibillion dollar subway going into Scarborough, because there was.

St. Paul’s Councillor Josh Matlow provoked a couple of high-octane discussions about the property tax hike.

On the first day of the budget deliberations, he tried to have the property tax hike itself voted on separately. He was thwarted then by Speaker Frances Nunziata and council’s procedural rules, and then council supported her ruling on a razor-thin margin.

And once that vote hap-

david nickle the city pened – it was done. When Matlow, an admitted naysayer on the Scarborough subway, moved a motion to put off spending any of the proceeds of that tax until 2015, Nunziata ruled that out of order on the legal advice that such a decision might open up the city to a legal challenge.

To whit: you can’t say you’re levying a tax for a specific purpose then not spend it there.

And so council, in their last budget debate before the election, went ahead and charged taxpayers for work on a subway that still may never be built.

Now, it’s true that council has supported the subway to replace the Scarborough RT, and when it voted to do so last year, Metrolinx agreed to build it.

But there are still imped-

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A smart opponent would leave that base to (Rob) Ford, and go after a portion of the streetcar-loving majority.

iments.

For one thing, there are elections coming up: likely a provincial election, and a municipal election Oct. 27.

And while there is a large contingent of voters in Scarborough who believe that a shorter subway line is a better fit than a longer light rail line, there’s every indication they’re not a majority.

A poll released Monday, Feb. 3 by Leger shows that 61 per cent of Toronto voters would prefer a light rail line and 56 per cent of Scarborough voters would like light rail over a subway.

In Toronto, at least one serious mayoralty candi-

date, David Soknacki, has indicated that if elected in October will steer the course back to light rail.

Others may or may not follow suit, depending on how public opinion goes across the city over the coming months.

Mayor Rob Ford will almost certainly continue to support subways, on the likely correct assumption that the minority of subway supporters will intersect almost perfectly with his own base. A smart opponent would leave that base to Ford, and go after a portion of the streetcar-loving majority.

As to the province? Who knows what a fresh legislature will bring to the question of subways in Toronto.

All in all, it seems an unwarranted risk, betting a 0.5 per cent 2014 property tax hike on the vagaries of election-year politicking.

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Denim Drive supports wYorkville United Way until Feb. 16 store Over the Rainbow is giving the community a chance to give back through its Love Denim Drive.

Anyone bringing in gently used jeans to the store at 101 Yorkville Ave. will receive a 20 per cent discount on new jeans.

The initiative will support the United Way and runs through Sunday, Feb. 16.

Reiki healing class Saturday Those interested in holistic medicine are invited to the World’s Biggest Bookstore for a free reiki healing class.

The event, hosted by the Healing Team, will include an information seminar and a question and answer period.

It takes place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at 20 Edward St. W.

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Friends of Alexandra Park are hosting a meeting to discuss how to ensure the green space is safe and inviting for all.

The meeting will give people a chance to get involved and

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It takes place at Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Ave., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday. up express open house monday evening Metrolinx and Hydro One Networks Inc. will host joint public open houses to offer residents an opportunity to learn more about plans to electrify Union Pearson (UP) Express, the train that will run between Union Station and the Toronto Pearson International Airport.

The meeting takes place Monday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Lithuanian House, 1573 Bloor St. W. For details, email electrification@metrolinx.com or visit www.gotransit.com/electrification

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Skate at Moss Park Arena with MPP Murray Toronto Centre MPP Glen Mu r r a y i s inviting constituents to Moss Park Arena for weekly free skate

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days. Families can join in the skating fun from 4 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday through March 11.

Murray is also looking for volunteers to help skaters. Anyone interested is asked to call 416972-7683.

ROM looking for wildlife photography The Royal Ontario Museum invites photographers to share their nature photos as part of the ongoing Wildlife Photographer o f t h e Ye a r exhibit.

Photographers can submit their pictures via Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #ROMWPY, and some will be selected to be displayed on screens throughout the museum.

The exhibit runs until March 23.

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celebrating the chinese new year The Toronto Chinatown BIA helped ring in the Chinese New Year Saturday.

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Food Jobs Forward: Growing your career and community WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Food Forward Centre, 2 Homewood Ave. CONTACT: Darcy Higgins, 416-459-9975, http://pushfoodforward.com COST: $45 This mini-conference on good food work will provide opportunities to learn how to build sustainable food systems and community

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food security through your career; learn important skills such as grant writing; gain ideas and tips for the food job search and career development; and learn from those who’ve made a go at it.

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Taste the Bachelder Project WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: University of Toronto, Faculty Club, 41 Willcocks Ave. CONTACT: Vita Leung, ontariowinesociety@gmail.

com COST: Members $75, general $85 Thomas Bachelder will be leading the tasting of nine wines from the Bachelder project.

CGA Ontario Career Information Session WHEN: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Yorkville Marriott Hotel, 90 Bloor St. E. CONTACT: sshen@cga-ontario.

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org COST: Free There are endless opportunities for designated accountants across various industries in today’s global marketplace.

CGA Ontario’s exclusive Career Information Session will give you the opportunity to learn exactly how a recognized and respected accounting designation can take your career to the next level.

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Soapstone Sculpture class at Yonge and Elginton WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Central Eglinton Community Centre, 160 Eglinton Ave. E. CONTACT: Nancy Lyon, 416392-0511, ext. 225 COST: $70 for six classes Learn the techniques and tips of using wonderful, versatile soapstone in this six-week class.

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FEBRUARY 8-9: THE TORONTO CHARITY BRIDAL SHOW

4th Annual Toronto Charity Bridal Show, previously known as The Perfect You Charity Bridal Show. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit SickKids Foundation, Lakeridge Health Foundation, and Canadian Mental Health Association - Durham Region. An exclusive show brought to you by David Rabinovitch and his team will feature our guest speaker Jane Dayus-Hinch, unique giveaways from our vendors, a Groom's Lounge, and much more.

FEBRUARY 10-14: FOLDED WITH LOVE, BECRAFTED YORK

Folded With Love, Becrafted York Club is holding a Valentine's Day event selling bouquets of handmade roses at the Keele Campus at York University.

FEBRUARY 17: THE SEARS GREAT CANADIAN CHILL

Take the plunge and help #EndKidsCancer! The Coolest Event On Earth comes to Yonge-Dundas Square on Family Day. The Sears Great Canadian Chill is bringing the traditional polar bear dip to the heart of the city once again. Participants will be taking the plunge into a custom built pool filled with icy cold water. In addition to the traditional dip, the Chill includes family fun activities, entertainment, crazy costumes and prizes for top fundraisers. Register online at www.TheChill.ca and join the fight to #EndKidsCancer!

Chair Exercise Class WHEN: 11 a.m. to noon Mondays WHERE: Rosedale Presbyterian Church, 129 Mt. Pleasant Rd. CONTACT: Eric, 416-450-0892

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Rotary Luncheon Speakers WHEN: 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays WHERE: The Badminton and Racquet Club of Toronto, 25 St. Clair Ave. W. CONTACT: Pat Bartlett-Richards, pbartlett@webcanada. com COST: $25 Weekly speakers’ luncheons featuring various speakers.

Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www.citycentremirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your neighbourhood as well as events from across Toronto.

One-hour class focusing on balance, coordination, strength, flexibility and posture. Facilitated by a qualified Older Adult specialist.

Call to register. Also at Leonard’s Anglican Church, 25 Wanless Ave. from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday.

A class takes place Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Grace Church-On-The-Hill.

Contact Eric to register.

Toronto Nomads Rugby Club Junior Rugby Winter Training WHEN: 1:45 to 4 p.m. Saturdays WHERE: St. Michael’s College

Carnevale di Venezia 2nd Annual Masquerade Gala. The event is a black-tie, masquerade gala mirroring the grand Venetian Ballo del Doge on the same day in Venice. The event will feature Venetian inspired cuisine as well as acrobats, singers, musicians, etc.

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Carmen’s Unisex Hairstyling and Creative Concepts in Hair Design invite you to come to Eglinton Square Shopping Centre from 12pm to 5pm to have your haircut and help raise money for SickKids Hospital. Visit the cutting stations in front of Coles Book Store to have a basic haircut. Only basic cuts will be done, no wash. Prices are: $15 for children, 20$ for men, and 25$ for women. 100% of proceeds will be given to SickKids Foundation.

School Dome, 1515 Bathurst St. CONTACT: Ross Pinkerton, www. torontonomads.com/juniors COST: Free Toronto Nomads Rugby Club welcomes junior boys and girls, beginners and experienced plays 12 and under. In association with the Toronto Inner-city Rugby Foundation (TIRF) and Toronto Dragons RFC.

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Covenant House helps 3,000 youth a year >>>from page 1 unaware of the problem,” said Erin Boudreau. Covenant House spokesperson. “It’s a national epidemic, so we’re calling attention to it, advocating for people to pay attention and raising funds.”

Covenant House provides shelter and support services for some 3,000 youth per year, offering not just a place to sleep but education and employment training, health care, counselling and more.

Many of the youth it serves wound up homeless because of mental illness or because they were fleeing abuse.

Kiwayne Jones, 25, grew up in the foster care system and used Covenant House as a stepping stone on the road to fulfilling his dreams.

“When I came out of the foster care system, I was trying to manage school, a job and housing at the same time,” he said. “It was a big challenge and I wound up losing my housing and dropping out of school.”

He went to Covenant House, where he got far more than just a roof over his head.

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They helped me get back into school, get health care, get the ID I needed. They put me back on track.

– Kiwayne Jones

“I started out in the shelter first and I made use of their services for about four years,” he said. “I was going down a path in my life where being at Covenant House was the right place for me to be.

They helped me get back into school, get health care, get the ID I needed. They put me back on track.”

Second -year college Thanks to the support he received, he is now in the second year of a three-year construction engineering program at George Brown College. He said he plans to use his education to fulfil an ambition he has harboured for the past few years.

“I want to build better community centres,” he said. “In my situation, I used

community centres a lot and want to make them better for youth.”

Covenant House chose February to host Covenant House Month both because February tends to be freezing, adding yet another element of danger for youth living on the streets, and because the organization opened its door in February 1982.

Spread the word Boudreau said she hopes the month helps spread the news about the work the organization does and encourages more people to donate to the cause.

In addition to getting the word out via social media, Covenant House Toronto will host a special event Feb. 27 in which special guest, Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair will speak about youth homelessness in the city and Covenant House International President Kevin Ryan will speak about the sexual exploitation of homeless youth.

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Project would require city approval >>>from page 1 Of course, the project still requires approval from the city, as well as buy-in from local stakeholders. While some may bristle at the concept of blocking streets off to cars, Bird said she hopes as people learn more about the concept, they will come on board.

“Some people object because they assume it’s like the street festivals or parades already in the city, but it’s very different,” she said. “People will have access to the stores and we won’t have vendors on the streets. It will be a place for people to come out, meet their neighbours and take part in some fun activities.”

She noted that communitybased organizations – from local fitness groups to arts organizations – will provide programming along the stretch of road. Open Streets

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In Guadalajara, Mexico, they have one of the best programs with 65 kilometres of road closed off every Sunday.

– Alyssa Bird

Toronto plans to put out a call for community partners shortly.

Community input “We really want this to be community-focused,” Bird said. “It’s intended to be something fun that celebrates energy and movement but that’s also accessible and has a participatory nature.”

Similar projects have proven popular elsewhere, particularly further south in Mexico and South America.

Those events offer an array of activities, from yoga and dance classes to storytelling stations to picnic spots to bike repair stations.

“In Guadalajara, Mexico, they have one of the best programs with 65 kilometres of road closed off every Sunday,” she said. “The streets there are just jammed with people.”

Open Streets Toronto organizers are hoping to get the requisite approvals in time to run a pilot project this summer. July 27, Aug. 3 and Aug. 17 have been chosen as tentative dates, with community information sessions next up on the agenda.

The organizers are also looking for volunteers and sponsors to help bring the streets to life.

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Island airport debate put off until March DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com

to allow jets to take off and land at the airport on the Toronto islands.

Porter has argued it needs to be able to operate jets to extend the range of its flights, that are currently limited to short runs to North American cities.

But in order to accommodate the proposed jets, Bombardier CS-100s, the runways on the airport would need to be extended from 168 to 200 metres at each end, and transportation infrastructure on the mainland would need hundreds of millions of dollars in improvements.

As well, the city requires engineering reports to see

The question of what future Billy Bishop Airport has will be debated at a meeting of Toronto’s executive committee in late March.

That was the word from the Feb, 4 meeting of the committee, after it was clear the Toronto Port Authority and Porter Airlines had not yet been able to gather enough information to inform a debate.

Porter and the authority have been lobbying Toronto Council to open an agreement between the city, the federal and provincial governments

whether the new aircraft would meet noise restrictions.

Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly said he hoped by the March 25 date for the special executive committee meeting, there would be enough clarity to render a decision, which he hopes will be approved.

“I think there are a considerable number of people and groups who believe that the island airport is an important economic asset to the City of Toronto,” he said, noting urban advocate and author Richard Florida has recently endorsed expanding the airport.

“What I hope is finally a

fulsome debate (will happen) and we’ll have a final decision, yea or nay. I think our chances are better than most people think.”

Local Trinity-Spadina Councillor Adam Vaughan says approval is unlikely.

“They’re just going to keep deferring and deferring and deferring,” he said. “The only answer that’s going to come from this council is no. You cannot build the equivalent of the Ottawa International Airport on the waterfront and you can’t do it with other people’s money. Making this work now in the current configuration is going to cost $200 to $300 million.”

Union Pearson Express electrification open house Monday ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com

electrify the trains that will run on the Union Pearson (UP) Express.

On Feb. 3, Metrolinx, which initiated an Environmental Assessment (EA), and Hydro One hosted a public information session on the UP Express Electrification Environmental

About 20 residents from along the rail corridor that runs from Union Station to the Toronto Pearson Airport attended an open house in Liberty Village to hear about future plans to

Assessment.

This project, though currently unfunded, would involve electrification of about 25 kilometres of track along the Union Station GO rail corridor and the Kitchener Go rail corridor.

The final public open house

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Meeting info will also be available online at www. metrolinx.com/en and public can comment until Feb. 17.

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new name for wJudging union station? from the feedback on Twitter, the response to the idea of Union Station getting a name change is decidedly mixed.

“Foolish!” was how @ YYZemily described city councillor Denzil MinnanWong’s proposal issued this week to rename Union after Sir John A. Macdonald, who in addition to being Canada’s first prime minister was also instrumental in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Got your own naming suggestion for Union Station?

Tweet your ideas to @ TOinTransit.

Meanwhile staff is expected to report back to the city’s executive committee on the Sir John A. Macdonald name change proposal by July. ryerson students wA new snap t.o. transit photo exhibition features stark images of Toronto transit as captured by Ryerson University students.

Mov i n g On : Rye r s o n Photography Students Explore Urban Transport Around the

rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT GTA runs until April at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre. The free exhibit, co-sponsored by Metrolinx, can be found within the theatre’s second-floor lounge Thursdays to Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. until April 3. chief planner at wToronto’s walk toronto event chief planner, Jennifer Keesmat, is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at Walk Toronto’s 2014 general meeting.

The event takes place 7 p.m Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the auditorium of the University of Toronto Schools (UTS), located at 371 Bloor St. W. For more info about the free event, visit www.walktoronto.ca • Rahul Gupta is Metroland Media Toronto’s transit reporter. His column appears every Thursday. Reach him at rgupta@insidetoronto.com

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GOT IT right DOWN TO A TEA The second annual Toronto Tea Festival took place at the Toronto Reference Library on the weekend. The two-day event featured tea tastings from around the world, teamaking tools and supplies and presentations. At left, tea specialist Robert Coons of Kong Jie Tea Company offers samples. Above, a Japanese tea service is performed. At right, Phillip Chan of Crimson Teas offers samples.

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Another English premiere for Tarragon Theatre

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ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com It might not be the perfect play for a Valentine’s Day date, but Richard Rose, artistic director at Tarragon Theatre, said their latest production is a love story at its core.

Flesh and Other Fragments of Love, staging now at Tarragon, is an “autopsy” of romantic love, Rose said, but one where love triumphs over death.

With this production Rose – who is also directing the play – said the Tarragon continues its tradition of presenting English-premieres of new Canadian work.

Flesh and Other Fragments of Love is an adaptation by the Gov.-Gen award-winning playwright Evelyne de la Chenelière, a Quebec play with a translation by Linda Gaboriau.

“This one was extraordinarily difficult to translate,” Rose said. “Because it is very poetic, the text, you can’t be one-to-one. You have to somehow capture the image, but your own version of it.”

You want to stay true to the play, but not be fixed by it and Rose said he feels the result is a good one, although unusual, for English audiences.

The audience is like the marriage therapist.

Staff photo/ERIN HATFIELD

Tarragon Theatre artistic director Richard Rose is directing the play ‘Flesh and Other Fragments’ through Feb. 17.

The story is of a couple who go on vacation in Ireland and discover a dead body on the beach. The discovery is the catalyst to the couple reviewing their own relationship and they begin to see each other in a way that they haven’t before.

“In the Quebec, or the French theatre, there is a

style of theatre that is very presentational, talking directly to the audience and people speak in long passages,” Rose said, adding the play becomes a three-way conversation between a couple and the audience.

“The audience is like the marriage therapist,” Rose said.

“People will see the battles of

their lives and their relationships...This is like the fight that goes on in the kitchen and it goes on and plates are thrown.”

Originally from Sudbury, Rose has lived in the Trinity Bellwoods neighbourhood for 20 years. Rose is the founder of Necessary Angle and has been the artistic director at

– Richard Rose

Tarragon since 2002.

He has directed more than 20 productions for the Tarragon stage, won five Dora Awards and received the prestigious Walter Carsen Prize and City of Toronto Mayor’s Award for career achievements including an honourary doctorate from Thorneloe University in Sudbury.

“One of the things I got because I came from Sudbury is a great concern for the rest of the country,” Rose said.

“And we try as hard as we can at the Tarragon Theatre to get out shows out to the rest of the country and make some effort that way.”

Tarragon Theatre, which is in Tarragon Village near Bathurst and Dupont streets, has a mission to create, develop and produce new plays and to provide the conditions for new work to thrive.

“The mandate of the theatre is really the creation, development and production of new Canadian plays and or plays that complement that,” Rose said. “So part of my job is to

choose projects, help to create them, help to develop them and eventually to produce them.”

Inside of that, he works with playwrights and runs a variety of programs that encourage the art of creation of plays.

He also chooses all the artistic personnel for the shows, including the director, actors, cast, designers and staff.

“I am at a time in my career now that I have directed a lot, that I am really trying to pass on education and the art of directing,” Rose said. “I want to talk about that with people more and I teach a course here and we have a number of apprentices.”

Rose helps to educate newer playwrights and young directors, some for a dozen years or more. In fact teaching is becoming more and more of a passion, Rose said, and something he would like to do more of.

Tickets to Flesh and Other Fragments of Love, which runs until Feb. 16, range from $21 to $53 and are available by calling 416-531-1827 or by visiting www.tarragontheatre. com

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS In the Estate of Francis Gordon McCully Date of Death January 7, 2014 WE, the undersigned, propose to distribute the assets of the Estate of Francis Gordon McCully, late of the City of Toronto in the Province of Ontario, Retired Mechanic, and will be responsible only for claims of which we have notice and which are received by us on or before the 6th day of March, 2014.

DATED at Richmond Hill this 6th day of February, 2014.

Cindy Ann McCully, Andrew Lee McCully and Kathleen Dawn McCully-Castro, Estate Trustees, by their solicitor, Robert H. Blackburn, Q.C., 10800 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4C 3E4 Technical/ Skilled Trades

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