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Winter Classic: Jackson Kimelman takes a shot for North Toronto as they face Vaughan in the tyke division of the 7th annual Amesbury Select Winter Classic Tournament Friday afternoon at Canlan Ice Sports York.

Central Tech dome mediation under way JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com With an OMB hearing on a controversial proposal to place a domed roof over the playing field at Central Technical School on the horizon, a mediation process is underway to find a

solution that will work for all. The debate surrounding the plan has been pitched ever since the TDSB and Razor Management Inc. first reached a preliminary deal to build a domed roof over the field in 2013. That plan also included an artificial turf field and would

have restricted public access to the field, with Razor earning revenue for renting out the space during non-school hours. Opponents were livid that the dome would obscure the view of the historic school, saying it would be an eyesore in the

downtown area. They were even more upset with the loss of publicly-accessible green space, which is at a premium in the area. Proponents of the plan, however, said it would give Central Tech students a much better >>move, page 12

The sudden demolition of a long-standing storefront at Yonge and Bloor streets has raised an uproar, with local residents and businesses concerned over the loss of a heritage asset. Stollerys, a 114-year-old site on the southwest corner of the busy intersection, recently closed down and the company that purchased the site last October, Mizrahi Developments, began demolition work on the building last weekend, shortly after councillor Kristyn WongTam requested it be considered for heritage designation. Beyond that request, which the councillor put forth at a Jan. 13 community council meeting, Wong-Tam noted the site is located within the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District, between Davenport and College/Carlton streets. “That entire neighbourhood is actively under review and the property at 1 Bloor West was identified as a property of interest to be further studied,” she said. >>>Development, page 11

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Join the discussion about Toronto’s 2015 Budget The City of Toronto delivers over 150 different services. The Operating Budget determines which programs and services the City will offer and how much the City will raise and spend within a year. The Capital Budget & Plan provides funding for the facilities and infrastructure required to deliver those services. Staff-recommended budgets are now being considered by the Budget Committee for recommendation to the Executive Committee and City Council. Review the proposed 2015 Budget by visiting toronto.ca/council or toronto.ca/budget2015. To participate in the 2015 Budget discussion: 1. Make a public presentation at one of the Budget Subcommittee meetings on February 2 or 3, 2015. Register by email to buc@toronto.ca or by calling 416-392-4666 before 4 p.m. on January 30. Indicate your choice of location, date and session number. Individuals may make only one presentation at any one of the consultation sessions. City Hall Committee Room 1 100 Queen St. West February 2 Session 1 – 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Session 2 – 6 p.m. onwards

Etobicoke Civic Centre Council Chamber 399 The West Mall February 2 Session 1 – 3 to 5 p.m. Session 2 – 6 p.m. onwards

Scarborough Civic Centre Council Chamber 150 Borough Drive February 3 Session 1 – 3 to 5 p.m. Session 2 – 6 p.m. onwards

North York Civic Centre Council Chamber 5100 Yonge Street February 3 Session 1 – 3 to 5 p.m. Session 2 – 6 p.m. onwards

2. Send your written comments about the 2015 Budget to the Budget Committee. Email: buc@toronto.ca. Fax: 416-392-1879, Attention: Budget Committee. Mail: Attention: Budget Committee,Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., 10th floor, WestTower,Toronto, ON M5H 2N2. 3. Send a letter or email concerning the 2015 Budget to your local City Councillor. For information on how to contact your City Councillor, please call 311, TTY: 416-338-0TTY (0889), email 311@toronto.ca or visit toronto.ca. Notice: If you write or make a presentation to the Budget Committee, the City will collect and use your personal information in accordance with applicable laws. We also videotape meetings and make recordings publicly available on request. More information about the collection and use of your personal information is available at: http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/privacy.htm.

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Retirees get together Jan. 14 at Holy Rosary Church for a Probus event.

New Probus Club of Toronto offers retirees opportunity to get together JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com After finishing a lifetime of work, many retirees find their days difficult to fill. A new club is looking to help bridge that gap by bringing retired business men and women together for social events, presentations by guest speakers and more. The Probus Club of Toronto offers monthly meetings with coffee and guest speakers, plus get-togethers and outings between those meetings, giving seniors and the retired a chance to meet others with similar interests. “We don’t have an age limit, but most everybody is 50-plus,” said club founder and president John Agnew. “It’s largely a social club and it’s member-driven, so it’s not just me saying ‘do this, this and this.’” started October 2014 The club started in October 2014 and its first few monthly meetings saw membership jump from zero to 21 in November and 49 in December. It marks the first Probus club in the midtown area, though there are some 233 of the clubs across Canada,

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including some in Toronto’s suburbs and the GTA. “It was surprising to me that there wasn’t one in the area,” Agnew said. “But I thought ‘if there isn’t, I’ll just start one and now here we are.’” The group meets from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Wednesday of every month at Holy Rosary Church, at 354 St. Clair Ave., near Bathurst Street. The guest speakers at these meetings lead discussions on issues that pertain to the club’s base. “In February, we’ll have a specialist in exercise and kinesiology for older adults who will give a talk on fall protection,” said Probus Club of Toronto member Robert Horwitz, who is responsible for booking speakers. “She’ll give a talk on fall protection, which is important when you consider it’s one of the leading indirect causes of death in older

people.” Future speakers will include a humourist in May and – if possible – someone from the City of Toronto’s planning department. “A lot of us have lived here for 40 or 50 years, looking at the downtown area and wondering what’s going on,” Horwitz said. “We base our speakers on what our members are interested in. It’s about having interesting topics that are well-delivered.” The Probus Club of Toronto also brings interested members together for specific activities, from walking and swimming to theatre and jazz to travelling. Most importantly of all, however, it brings people together just to meet and socialize. “I have a number of friends who are involved in other Probus groups, but there wasn’t one right in the city,” said member Patricia Elfer. “As soon as I heard there was one, I decided to join because it’s a great way to socialize and get involved with fun activities with a good group of people.”

For more information about the new Probus Club, email probus.toronto@gmail.com

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Neighbours laced up for Councillor Mike Layton’s annual skate party at Christie Pits skating rink last Sunday

Gliding around the rink: Far left, Ana Martinez and her mom Maritza take to the ice at Mike Layton’s annual skating party Sunday at Christie Pits. Left, Alex Vasconcellos and Gabriella Paula go for a skate at the event. Above, Anita Carr helps her son Xavier around the ice. Councillor Layton is hosting another skate party in Trinity-Bellwods skating rink on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.. Staff photos/DAN PEARCE

Actor/comedian Daniel Stolfi performs his last cancer dance JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com

early seven years after his world was shaken by a cancer diagnosis, actor/comedian Daniel Stolfi is finally ready to put that chapter of life behind him for good. Stolfi is set to mount the final performance of his hit one-man show, Cancer Can’t Dance Like This, which earned rave reviews, including a 2011 Canadian Comedy Award for Best One Person Show. More importantly, the show has brought in $75,000 for cancer research over the course of 39 shows across Canada and in New York. The Annex area resident came up with the idea to do the show while he was undergoing treatment for acute non-Hodgkins T-lymphoblastic lymphoma. “When I was diagnosed, it was so wild, so earthshattering, that I thought ‘this is a story I want to tell,’” Stolfi said. “I worked

on the script for 10 or 12 months and originally when writing, I was thinking it was the darkest thing ever, but as a comedian I find the humour in everything. It’s a comedy with elements, obviously, of drama and truth – like my own journey, it’s a roller coaster that’s funny and sad.” Stolfi began performing Cancer Can’t Dance Like This while he was still undergoing treatment, and the show centres around those early days. He plays a variety of characters, including personified versions of the things he lost as he underwent chemotherapy. “You lose a lot of normalcy – your hair, your sex drive, your appetite,” he said. “Everything and anything that was once normal to you is now not normal.” Though he admits to having some initial concerns his show might rub some people the wrong way, Stolfi never doubted he would stage Cancer Can’t Dance Like This.

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Daniel Stolfi’s one-man show, ‘Cancer Can’t Dance Like This’, will have a final performance Jan. 30 at The Great Hall.

“I wasn’t trying to please anybody,” he said. “I was just going through so much, I had to share the story somehow. I thought ‘if this is my last dance, then let’s make it the best

dance.’” While the show touches on difficult subject matter, by infusing it with his own experiences, Stolfi has managed to draw laughs out of what could other-

wise be viewed simply as a tragedy. Most heartening, he said, are the reactions he has received from audience members who were facing their own battles with cancer. “People with cancer tend to have a pretty fantastic sense of humour, and they’ve told me the show’s cathartic for them,” Stolfi said. “Many cancer patients have come up to me and talked about how hard it is to express what they’re going through without sounding all woe-is-me.” One audience member in particular stands out to him after so many shows. “A girl came up to me after a show with a pink scarf on her head and tears running down her face and I thought ‘oh no, I’m in trouble,’” he said. “She came up and told me she couldn’t thank me enough for sharing my story and said it gave her the strength to keep fighting.” The last staging of the show will mark the end of a long journey for Stolfi, along with partner and

show producer Jennifer De Lucia and longtime friend, collaborator and show director Andrew Ferguson. “One of the main reasons I had for making this the final performance is that every time I do the show, I’m reliving the experience,” he said. “Reliving some of the moments on stage every time I do the show can be very difficult.” De Lucia added it’s fitting to mount the final staging of the show when Stolfi has been cancer-free for five years. While saying goodbye to the show will be bittersweet, it will also bring about a sense of freedom. “When Daniel does the show, it can be a bit rattling, so to say goodbye to it will be emotional and difficult, but also empowering,” she said. “There will be peace.” The final performance of Cancer Can’t Dance Like This will take place at The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. W., at 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30.

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e’ve argued in these pages many times before that Torontonians will get the transit they pay for. The city’s transit woes are many; the solutions will need to be multi-pronged and include the input (and funds) of all three levels of government. So Mayor John Tory’s recent transit announcement – basically a fare increase, children 12 and under ride for free, and the promise of service improvements – must be lauded as at least an attempt to come up with some solutions. Despite campaigning on the promise to not raise transit fares, the user-pay approach to keeping transit moving versus a property tax increase is a safe option, but not necessarily a courageous one. As the cost of running Toronto’s transit system rises, fares will have to increase, but property taxes may need to rise as well and alternative funding addressed. Transit Bonds are just one idea. And with that inevitable increase, it’s not a stretch our view to demand more bang for our transit buck. Demand more Tory’s Monday announcement offered some of this added value: value for our 50 new buses; restoring all-day, increasing buck everyday bus services that were cut in 2011; 10-minute or better bus and streetcar service. But there needs to be more in order to make the current and future increases at the fare box less frustrating. For instance, a monthly Metropass will now cost $141.50 – it’s getting quite expensive to travel the TTC. For weekday cash commuters who drop $6 a day on transit, it works out to roughly $120 in a four-week month. Unfortunately there are few options for those without a car. Last week’s GO Transit and TTC announcement that an extra $60 GO transit sticker can be purchased so transit users can ride GO when the TTC is busy is not the way to sweeten the transit pie. Soon it won’t be enough to merely add two subway trains on lines 1 and 2 during morning and afternoon rush hours, all-door boarding, or 12 extra routes to the Express Bus network. Riders deserve more: a properly integrated GO and TTC pass, perhaps a two-hour ride-anywhere ticket so people heading out for quick grocery shopping can do so. Torontonians have to get used to the fact that transit will cost everyone more money. And politicians need to understand that any extra increases at the fare box or on our property taxes must be accompanied by something tangible to offset asking more money from residents.

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Tory’s progressive budget likely to pass easily

he first budget of a term of council is often an easy one to swallow. In 2011, it was such an easy budget that Rob Ford could get away with freezing property taxes, eliminating the vehicle registration fee and demanding that TTC fares be frozen, all thanks to a reserve squirrelled away from the previous administration. In 2015, Mayor Tory is faced with a similar gift set. There is no surplus – the last time Toronto used a prior year surplus to balance the budget was 2012. The land transfer tax – which former Mayor Ford generously failed to eliminate — has come in at a staggering $425 million, $50 million more than finance staff anticipated. Ontario Premier Wynne and Mayor Tory are welldisposed to one another — something that could not be said for former Mayor

david nickle the city Ford and former Premier Dalton McGuinty — so odds are good the city will receive $85 million in help from Ontario. And unlike former Mayor Ford, Mayor Tory has felt no need to deliver a property tax freeze. Instead, Tory has done the opposite — and increased service levels to what seems like a luxurious degree, and charged Toronto residents appropriately. Buses will run more regularly and subway trains more frequently and children under 12 will ride the TTC for free; there will be more resources to save the homeless from freezing cold nights and more shelter beds available all the time; traffic-clogging road work will finish up more quickly.

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Tory wants to be seen as fiscally prudent, but what he is selling along with that is the good life - or at least a better life - for constiuents.

And Torontonians will pay more. There’s an inflationary tax increase of 2.25 per cent that goes up slightly above Toronto’s rate of inflation when the 0.5 per cent Scarborough subway levy is added in (which it is). Non-children will be paying another 10 cents to ride the TTC. User fees are on the rise, as the city charges more for household garbage collection and hikes fees for renting ice by 7.25 per cent and premium sports field fees by 12.5 per cent. Pushing increases like that would have been bad

medicine indeed for most mayors in Toronto’s recent history — and this may turn out to be the case for Tory but I suspect it won’t. Tory made the point at a lunch-hour speech that his predecessor – that being Rob Ford, now Councillor for Etobicoke North – raised fees and taxes more marginally while at the same time reducing service. And that is not what’s going on here. Tory wants to be seen as fiscally prudent, but what he is selling along with that is the good life — or at least a better life — for constituents. It is at least in the short term a very progressive budget coming from a darling of council conservatives. It will likely pass as easily as it was, say, for Richard Nixon to visit China.

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How to Understand the Mind WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. CONTACT: www.UnderstandTheMind.eventbrite.com for tickets COST: $12 to $15 The talk will include a short guided meditation. In this talk, learn practical tools, which will help you to use your mind to create inner peace and find happiness from within. Villa Toronto WHEN: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Union Station, Great Hall, 65 Front St. W. CONTACT: www.villaraster. com/toronto COST: Free Nineteen local and international art galleries and their artists come to Union Station’s Great Hall in addition to special events in the city.

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Roundhouse Winter Craft Beer Festival WHEN: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Steam Whistle Brewing, The Roundhouse, 255 Bremner Blvd. CONTACT: Holly Postlethwaite, 416-362-2337 COST: $20 (in advance) $25 (at gates) Roundhouse Park will be transformed into a giant, winter sampling party for craft beer lovers and food truck aficionados. Admission includes sampling mug. www.craftbeerfest.ca Central Eglinton Community Centre, 160 Eglinton Ave. E. CONTACT: Nancy Lyon, 416-392-0511, ext. 225 to register COST: $25 Participate in a variety of individual and group exercises to learn a little about others and a lot about ourselves.

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An illustrated lecture on the Georgian Masquerade WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Toronto’s First Post Office, 260 Adelaide St. E. CONTACT: Karen Millyard, www.JaneAustenDancing. ca COST: $20 adults, $15 students, youth and seniors. Illustrated talk on the cultural and social significance of the Georgian masquerade, followed by Q&A, then writing letters with quill pens and sealing wax. Remember your address book! You can get TFPO’s special cancellation mark and have

your letters sent philatelically, which means that they will be hand-sorted and thus delivered looking as they would have 200 years ago, with wax seal intact. Includes afternoon tea. Ontario Black History Society WHEN: 12 p.m. noon WHERE: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 222 Bremner Blvd. CONTACT: www.blackhistorysociety.ca COST: ticketed The Ontario Black History Society is kicking off Black History Month with a special fundraiser brunch. The event features a four-course meal, live entertainment, a keynote speech by former MPP Dr. Mary Anne Chambers and more.

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Balance Classes for Seniors WHEN: 11 a.m. to noon WHERE: Rosedale Presbyterian Church, 129 Mt. Pleasant Rd. CONTACT: Eric

Daw, 416-450-0892, daweric@ gmail.com COST: first workout is complimentary Complimentary balance classes for seniors focussing on balance, coordination, strength, flexibility and posture. Victoria Village Winter Classic WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: New Regent park outdoor hockey rink, 640 Dundas St. E. CONTACT: Gerry Verge, 647-949-5115, gerry@yeomengroup.com COST: Free First annual winter classic hockey game. Boys age 10 playing against Leaside. National Anthem will be sung, hot chocolate, doughnuts.

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No beehive of activity this winter in downtown core JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Urban beekeeper Fred Davis, owner of a hive share program through his own company, FredD’s Bees, has shut down his hives for the winter in order to preserve the colonies. With various hives in and around the downtown core, including at the Canadian Opera Company, Osgoode Hall and near Casa Loma, among others, the midtown resident has established himself as a source of fresh, local honey. The bees do more than produce honey for members of FredD’s Bees’ hive share program. They have an impact on the communities in which the hives are located, particularly due to their role as pollinators. “It’s a good situation for everyone,” Davis said of his urban hives. “I’ve heard from people at Osgoode Hall that because of the bees, they believe their gardens are doing better.” The hives near Casa Loma, meanwhile, help to pollinate the historic castle’s gardens. The presence of urban beehives is welcome given the growing scarcity of bees everywhere. An influx of Varroa destruc-

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tor mites in the 1980s dealt Canada’s bee population a serious blow, and colony collapse disorder remains a huge concern. Beekeeping in cool climates, too, holds challenges. Last winter, seven entire hives of the 30 Davis keeps died. “In Ontario, it’s not unusual to lose 30 per cent of your hives each year,” Davis said. The hive share program allows patrons to take part or full ownership of a hive in exchange for the honey that hive produces. While Davis does the work involved, hive share members are welcome to join him and see their hive in action. The urban beekeeper has protective suits on hand when patrons decide to tag along and pitch in. “People get to invest in a quarter, half or whole share of a hive,” he said. “A typical hive in the city will produce about 60 pounds of honey.” The funds paid for a share of a hive ensure the hives are

well-tended, and replaced when necessary, as well as for supplies and Davis’ time and effort – in addition to tending the hives, he delivers the honey to clients within Toronto. While beekeeping is an at-times onerous job, Davis is looking to expand his business. “I’m hoping to give beekeeping courses – one intensive session that teaches the basics of beekeeping and other courses throughout the year,” he said. He is also always looking for new lots he can use to add more hives to his collection. His existing hives are registered with the Ontario Beekeepers Association and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and there are specific criteria a space must meet before he can work there. “According to the Ontario Bees Act, hives must be a certain distance from the street and from the next property,” Davis said. “It can be difficult in the city to find an appropriate site, but as long as the neighbours are cool with it, it can be done.” For more information about FredD’s Bees and the hive share program, visit www. freddsbees.com

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Mayor Tory backtracks on campaign promise RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com Citing a need to act quickly to improve public transit, Mayor John Tory acknowledged he is stepping away from a campaign promise to freeze TTC fares in 2015. The move to raise all non-cash fares by 10 cents â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including Metropasses and bulk token or ticket purchases â&#x20AC;&#x201C; would soften the financial impact of $95-million in new service initiatives announced by the mayor and senior TTC leadership this morning, which includes free service for all children under the age of 12 as of March 1. The investment is needed to boost transit service in this city immediately to reduce overcrowding and delays â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even if it means going back on his campaign pledge, said the mayor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have made a difficult choice in the past few weeks that we simply cannot freeze fares and have a functioning transit system in this city and get on with making improve-

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Toronto Mayor John Tory announces a $95 million transit funding proposal to boost TTC service in 2015 as TTC chair Josh Colle and CEO Andy Byford look on.

ments right away,â&#x20AC;? said Tory from the parking lot of Joyce Public School near Caledonia Road and Lawrence Avenue where he and TTC chair Josh Colle held a press event Monday morning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While ridership rises we want people to be able to choose transit. Wait times are growing and crowding is beyond tolerable.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;TTC users will pay a little more, and get a lot more.â&#x20AC;? Tory promised with the added revenue TTC users will

see demonstrable improvements. He promised to show where the city would get the money to pay for the $95-million commitment when this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operating and capital budgets are released, which could also include a property tax increase beyond the one already approved by council for the Scarborough subway extension. In addition to restoring TTC service back to levels pre-dating the 10 per cent cuts

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mandated by Ford in 2011, the new money, which will require a majority of councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approval to become reality, will go towards a raft of initiatives proposed by the TTC back in August 2014: expanding express and latenight bus service, promising 10-minutes-or-less bus and streetcar service, reducing delays and would also pay for 50 new buses and a storage facility to open at an undisclosed location in the north part of the city by the end of the year. Raising fares would generate $43 million this year alone, but would still leave the TTC with approximately a $14 million shortfall. The TTCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest union, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) 113, called the fare hike â&#x20AC;&#x153;another tax on transit users who already pay more to run their system than anywhere else in North America.â&#x20AC;? Despite having reservations, ATU president Bob Kinnear said the union will endorse the proposed service improvements.

David nickle dnickle@insidetoronto.com Ward 2 Councillor Rob Ford has accused Mayor John Tory of not being â&#x20AC;&#x153;honest with the taxpayersâ&#x20AC;? after he abandoned an election promise to freeze TTC fares in 2015. â&#x20AC;&#x153;John said he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to raise fares â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we all heard it during the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debate. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not being honest with the taxpayers,â&#x20AC;? said former mayor Ford. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was honest with the taxpayers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not.â&#x20AC;? Ford was a minority of opposition to Toryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan, announced Monday to raise TTC fares by 10 cents and add $95 million to the Toronto Transit Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget. That add-on would reverse many of the service cuts imposed under Ford: restoring 10-minute service to bus routes throughout the city, adding express bus routes on key routes, adding two trains each on Lines 1 and 2 during rush hour, and

allowing children under 12 to travel for free on the system. Ford scoffed at the idea of free rides for children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Putting kids on for free? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to put them on for free, but we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford it.â&#x20AC;? Other councillors took a different tack. Courageous Don Valley East Councillor Shelley Carroll said Toryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to change his tune on the fare hike was courageous. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a mayor whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now admitting he cannot do things for free and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a change,â&#x20AC;? said Carroll. Deputy Mayor and Don Valley East Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong said the increase in TTC fares was due whether service increases or not. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an increase last year, and whenever there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an increase one year youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have an increase the following year,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Development to feature high-end international retailers >>>from page 1 Despite its standing within the Heritage Conservation District, however, the property was not officially protected, meaning that Mizrahi Developments were within their rights to start demolition. Wong-Tam noted the only rule the company broke was in blocking off sidewalks to pedestrian traffic, a situation that was rectified.

“I tried to speed up the listing and designation of the property, but they had applied for a demolition permit and it was granted, so that met the statutory requirements,” Wong-Tam said. The councillor added the only way to stop demolition work would be to have the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing issue a

stop work order, something she said has only happened once before at a demolition site at 7 Austin Terrace, near Casa Loma. Mizrahi Developments president Sam Mizrahi noted he did not feel the building had heritage significance, pointing to the fact that there had been no measures taken to have that site designated prior to Jan. 13, after his

company had applied for a demolition permit. While he would not divulge specific plans for the site, he promised it would contain “a first-class retail development with an underground public parking facility and underground path connections to the TTC – both the Yonge and Bloor subway lines.” Mizrahi said the building would feature high-end inter-

national retailers, though he would not divulge the identities of those retailers due to confidentiality agreements. “This is a very, very important corner – one of the most important in the city, and we know that,” he said. “We’re looking at building a landmark type of building here.” Mizrahi added it would fit in with upcoming develop-

ments in the area, particularly the 76-floor One Bloor residential tower being built at One Bloor Street East. “Without question, you can look at the context of what’s being built across the street,” he said. “This building will fit within that context.” He said the proposal is still in the works and will presented to the city in the coming weeks.

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Move to avoid costly OMB hearing >>>from page 1 playing field, replacing the run-down field on the site. Having a dome over the field nearly six months a year would also make it more usable in all kinds of weather. Councillors Joe Cressy and Mike Layton and TDSB trustee Ausma Malik recently sent a letter to local residents to keep them appraised of the situation, which has been through various hearings. “We sent the letter out for two reasons,” Cressy said. “The first was to clarify the situation, which can be kind of confusing. The second point of the letter was to reemphasize our willingness to work toward a solution that would work for everyone.” The mediation process is the latest in a long series of hearings and discussions surrounding the field. The TDSB and Razor Management applied for zoning variances at the City of Toronto’s Committee of Adjustment in March of last year and was refused. Appeals to Superior

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Court and Divisional Court were also unsuccessful, leading to the proposal being brought to the OMB. Cressy noted details of the mediation process are confidential and cannot be revealed at present. “All I can say is we’re willing to invest city resources into such a partnership,” he said. “Before the last election, (interim) councillor Ceta Ramkhalawansingh and Mike Layton put a figure on the table in terms of funding the city would commit to (rehabilitating the field).” Regardless of the outcome of the mediation, there is little question a solution must be found, and soon. An envi-

ronmental assessment of the field found the soil was contaminated, and Central Tech students and members of the public alike have been denied access to the field for months. “We need a resolution that will ensure the students of Central Tech can play sports on a professional quality field while protecting green space for residents,” Cressy said. The mediation process could help both sides in the dispute avoid racking up more legal fees by making the OMB hearings unnecessary. Should the two sides be unable to reach a resolution, the OMB hearings are slated to begin in June.

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City looking at how to better show off its past LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Awareness of the city’s heritage places is low, admitted Dr. Lawrence Ostola, Toronto’s director of museum and heritage services. While at a recent event hosted by one of the 10 cityowned and operated museums, a woman remarked to Ostola, ‘I just found this by accident. I’ve lived here all my life and I didn’t know this was here.’ “We have a challenge in terms of awareness,” Ostola told a capacity crowd that attended the Heritage York 2015 Howland Lecture at Lambton House, in the Dundas Street West and Scarlett Road-area, Thursday evening. “People say, ‘I went to Fort York in Grade 3. What’s changed?’ There’s a perception we need to change.” He acknowledged Toronto’s museums face intense competition, with so many other options for entertainment available. “Where do museums fit in? How do we engage new audiences? Toronto is incredibly diverse,” he said. “How do we engage new residents and others we haven’t attracted in the past?” Technology has a role to play in promoting awareness of heritage properties, said Ostola, who added Toronto is not unique in its plight. The key is to think of the

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Where do museums fit in? How do we engage new audiences? Toronto is incredibly diverse. How do we engage new residents and others we haven’t attracted in the past. – Dr. Lawrence Ostola

grams and exhibitions. In March, Spadina Museum hosted the exhibit ‘Dressing for Downton,’ featuring the costumes of one of the most popular and critically acclaimed period dramas, ‘Downton Abbey.’ The sold-out event inspired another one, The Gatsby Garden Party featuring live music, a ukulele jam and dancing, during which visitors took a trip back to the roaring ’20s. One resident asked if museum and heritage services has a partnership with Toronto Public Library. This, he said, would be helpful in boosting its outreach. While there isn’t an overall, official partnership, sites like Fort York are partnering with its nearest branch to put on an exhibit. Another asked if a ‘Museum of Toronto’ would ever be established. This, said Ostola, is not a new question. It has been debated over the years, but nothing definitive has been established.

city’s museums and heritage sites in non-traditional ways. Each site has its own characteristics and different audiences. A lesser known fact is that Toronto owns 40 heritage properties – roughly 100 buildings that are occupied by third parties, such as Steam Whistle Brewery, which operates out of the historic Roundhouse on John Street, he said. Museum and Heritage Services now has a social media presence. It’s on Facebook and Twitter – “we have to speak to new audiences and use different forms of commuFollow Toronto’s museum nication,” Ostola said. and heritage services It is experimenting with on Facebook: Toronto’s Historic Sites (operated by the a new program, which will City of Toronto) and Twitter: “hopefully” be rolled out @TOhistoricsites this summer, where visitors to Fort York will be FUTURE SHOP CORRECTION NOTICE able to interact with NEWSPAPER RETRACTION FOR THE FUTURE SHOP animated historical JANUARY 16 CORPORATE FLYER On the January 16 figures. flyer, page 18, the Nikon D5200 DSLR camera package Museum and (WebID: 10284824/10300492) was incorrectly advertised with an image of an extra lens. Please be Her itage Ser vices advised that the package does not include an additional boasts a wide range lens. It only comes with the 18-55mm VR II lens. of innovative proWe sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers.

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