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DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com It will cost $20 million a year for the next decade for Toronto to build out the entirety of its 10-year cycling plan. The ambitious plan to spread a cycling network across Toronto will be coming to the Monday meeting of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee – where councillors will look at various options for timing and funding. But the plan features a total of 525 kilometres of new cycling infrastructure – which adds up

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to 1,050 kilometres of cycle lanes counting each direction. The plan would see feasibility studies at least for city-spanning bike lanes or cycle tracks extended on Yonge Street from Front Street to Steeles Avenue, along Bloor from Dundas Street West to Sherbourne Street, and further along Danforth Avenue from Broadview Avenue to Kingston Road. Jane Street would see a bike lane from south of Hwy. 401 to Steeles Avenue; Kingston Road from Eglinton Avenue to the Highland Creek Trail, Kipling >>>PLAN, page 6

While today’s Yorkville is known for its toney boutique shops, hotel towers and posh eater-

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plaques – one denoting the area’s history as a whole and two marking the sites of oncefamous coffeehouses The Purple Onion and the Penny Farthing – were unveiled at the

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Hodgson Senior Public School alumnae and former staffers will be able to take a trip down memory lane as the midtown school celebrates 100 years on Friday and Saturday. The school first opened its doors near Mount Pleasant Road and Davisville Avenue in 1915, and Hodgson Senior Public School 100th anniversary organizers are marking the milestone 2015-2016 school year with a two-day celebration to honour the school’s long-running history. “We have two sets of open houses where people can come and just enjoy taking a walk around the school,” said Hodgson principal Ian Wilson. The festivities will begin Friday afternoon with an open house running from 5 until 8 p.m. Wilson said the Friday event will be a no-frills affair, with people encouraged to tour through Hodgson, with

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more interactive activities slated for Saturday. “Saturday, we’ll be open from 12 to 5 p.m. and we have different things scheduled throughout that time,” he said. “It starts with an open house from noon to 1 p.m. with a meet and greet and a walk down memory lane.” Decade rooms will be set up to help alumnae connect with former classmates.

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“We have one decade room that spans from 1915 to 1959 because we think the people from those years may be fewer in number than from the later decades,” Wilson said. Wilson added each decade room will feature photos and artifacts from their respective eras, though the bulk of the photos come from the late

20th century. “In the earlier years, photography was quite expensive, but we do have a lot of handmade items from those years,” he said. “Then, as we got to more modern years and photography became easier and less expensive, we started to get a big collection of pictures. “Strangely, in the cell phone era when everything’s digital, we found we had fewer photos to choose from again, so there’s a lesson there in terms of archiving things.” In addition to the decade rooms, Saturday will feature live performances from Hodgson’s esteemed arts programs between 1 and 2 p.m. and again between 3 and 4 p.m. A cake cutting and a few short speeches discussing Hodgson’s importance to the community will close out the festivities from 4 to 5 p.m. For more information on Hodgson Senior Public School’s 100th anniversary celebrations, visit www.facebook. com/groups/2247960515

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Ceremony marks 71st anniversary of V-E Day JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com May 8, 1945 will forever be remembered as the day the Allied forces finally claimed victory over the Nazis in the Second World War, and the City of Toronto did its part to keep the memory alive with a special ceremony on Monday, May 9. The day’s festivities began with the laying of flowers and wreaths on the Old City Hall Cenotaph, with representatives from various branches of the military, police, fire department and EMS, foreign nations and veterans of the Second World War themselves taking part. Following the touching ceremony, hundreds gathered in Nathan Phillips Square to reflect on the sacrifices made by tens of thousands of Canadians who joined in the war effort. “I happened to be in Trafalgar Square near Nelson’s Column when people from

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Veterans lay flowers on the cenotaph at Old City Hall on Monday to commemorate Victory in Europe (V-E) Day.

Hyde Park and surrounding suburbs began celebrating,” said Second World War veteran Cyril Roach, whose Royal Canadian Navy vessel was docked for repairs at the time. “As the king and queen joined in with crowds, it is a day never to be forgotten.” Roach noted, while V-E

(Victory in Europe) Day was a time of celebration, in the intervening years it has also become a time to remember the losses taken in the name of freeing Europe from Nazi control. “Today, as we celebrate the Allied victory in Europe, we also remember the sacrifices

that brought the military success of the Allies, (and) also the suffering of the civilians who fought on and lost their lives helping the Allies during the years of occupation,” he said. Theo Hopkinson worked w i t h c o d e b re a k e r s a t Hanslope Park to help Allied

forces communicate in secret. The work of code breakers was largely unheralded – Hopkinson and others were forbidden to speak of it for 30 years after the war – until recently, when the movie The Imitation Game shed light on the revolutionary work of Alan Turing in cracking theretofore unbreakable German “Enigma” code. Their work is credited with speeding up the Allied victory by allowing information to pass securely between Allied forces while deciphering messages being sent by Axis forces. “The work done shaved two years off the war,” Hopkinson said. She recalled V-E Day as a massive time of celebration. “A million people took to the streets for the biggest love-fest you have ever known,” she said. Fellow veteran Allan Stapleton worked on the Enigma machine, helping to crack the German code.

He noted that Allied intelligence managed to use a bit of trickery to help fight the Nazis. “For example, when we went into Italy, (Adolf Hitler) thought we were going into Greece,” he said. “British intelligence got a dead body, put it in a diplomat’s clothing and put a letter in the pocket saying we were sailing from England and Scotland to Greece.” Ward 10 ( York Centre) councillor James Pasternak, who hosted the V-E Day ceremony at Nathan Phillips Square, noted it is crucial to remember the sacrifices made by so many in fighting the Nazis and the rest of the Axis powers. “Our ability to understand the greatness of the moment is tempered by the realization that they were so young, and yet the maturity beyond their years ensured that the ultimate sacrifice could sow the seeds of our greatest rewards,” he said.

Rose Avenue and Mabin schools named ‘Changemaker Schools’ JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Rose Avenue Public School and the Mabin School have long made a point of teaching empathy, leadership skills, teamwork and problemsolving to their students. Now, both schools have received recognition for those efforts, becoming the first two schools in Canada to be named Ashoka Changemaker Schools. The title denotes schools where students focus on helping out others, not just among their own student body but also in their surrounding neighbourhoods. Ashoka is an international association of social entrepreneurs that works to use their talents for the betterment of society. Barb Steele of Ashoka Canada noted that becoming official Changemaker Schools will enable Rose Avenue and the Mabin School to both serve as role models and learn from other people and institutions that are also making positive contributions to society. “Ashoka’s role (with the

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Rose Avenue Public School students showcase the concept behind the school’s new Buddy Bench concept, which will encourage children at the school to be inclusive. Rose Avenue was one of two schools to be named a Changemaker School.

Changemaker Schools program) is to connect the global community and help the schools learn from likeminded groups on new ways to problem-solve and produce leaders,” she said. Rose Avenue students highlighted a few of its initiatives that have helped to bring about positive

changes. The school’s Eco-buds and Eco-team have undertaken energy saving and waste management initiatives to help reduce its impact on the environment, while the school is also looking to implement a “Buddy Bench” that will give kids who have no one to play with a place

to sit so others can include them. “The school environment here and the learning opportunities they have here…gives the students the skills they need to be changemakers,” said Toronto District School Board trustee Jennifer Arp. The Mabin School, a private school for boys and girls

ages 4 to 11, has also made a big impact in its south Forest Hill community. Inspired by guest speakers at their school who are in wheelchairs, some kindergarten students there led a campaign to have local businesses install ramps in a bid to increase accessibility. They even painted a ramp that was installed at one local

business. The students have also started their own entrepreneurial projects, with a mobile food cart and cupcake sales at a few local bakeries to raise funds for SickKids Hospital and the Daily Bread Food Bank. Mabin School vice principal Julie Binsmore was thrilled to have her school named one of Canada’s first two Changemaker Schools, and the first independent Changemaker School. “It’s delightful because it gives us an opportunity to learn from a whole network of incredible schools around the world,” she said. Ashoka Canada Fellow Mary Gordon, founder of children’s program Roots of Empathy, noted that both schools were highly deserving of Ashoka’s recognition. “We’ve seen amazing acts of empathy here – the Buddy Bench and the ramp – from some of the youngest children,” she said.

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Cabbies and left-wing councillors lose in Uber debate Last week’s vote on Uber at Toronto City Council did undeniable harm to two very vulnerable groups in our city. Taxi drivers form one of those groups. The suite of amendments moved by Mayor John Tory and approved by a solid majority of Toronto councillors makes the lives of drivers who don’t own their own plates undeniably worse. Licenced taxi drivers come away from the debate with less stable income, in a position that makes it virtually impossible to compete with a potential flood of Uber-X cars and drivers. And then there is that other vulnerable group – one that’s not vulnerable economically or socially perhaps, but is practically an endangered species in the political ecology of Toronto City Hall: Toronto’s small but vocal group of left-wing councillors. Tory left them gasping

david nickle the city in disbelief, after he abandoned a long negotiation with them to come up with a more progressive and taxi driver-friendly set of amendments, to make a sharp turn to the right and champion a very different, very Uber-friendly set of amendments. Those amendments mollified some of the bigger voices on the right – notably Giorgio Mammoliti and Jim Karygiannis. But they left the leadership on the left – Janet Davis, Gord Perks, Deputy Mayor Pam McConnell – seething more than usual. The negotiations had been long, and the left went into the May council meeting thinking they had a deal. The reversal was a clear indication that the left could count on no reli-

able negotiations with the mayor’s office, so there was no point in trying. None of this should concern Tory much. While it’s true he has promised to bring Toronto Council together in a way that no other mayor has, the reality is that Tory does not really need to do so in order to govern. His natural allies, council’s centrists and right wing, will support him on most matters. If the mayor wants to put policy in place that strays to the left, he can rely on council’s left without a thought. Is the left going to vote against bike lanes, public housing dollars, public health matters? Given that Tory’s mandate seems to be based on offering comfort to voters of nearly every political persuasion, will the left really be able to bring forward a credible, winning mayoral candidate in 2018?

Council’s left wing meanwhile, is in a corner. Unless a Bernie Sanders municipal figure emerges very soon, there is very little that a left-leaning councillor can do to harm Tory politically, particularly as Tory is far more likely to face a strong challenger from the right. And as was demonstrated last week, there is scarcely more that left-wing councillors can accomplish in working with Tory and his staff. They can vote for policies they agree with, of course, but influence them? Put a mark on them? Well they can certainly try – if, that is, they can put from their minds the May 2016 council meeting, when they and Toronto’s cab drivers both lost it all.

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this city,” he said. “David Clayton-Thomas (of Blood, Sweat and Tears fame) said he went to high school on Yonge Street, but he went to university in Yorkville.” As much as musicians cut their teeth on Yorkville stages, they were also able to meet and form bonds with fellow performers. Jennings noted the dozens of clubs and coffeehouses were so close, artists could take a break between sets and catch some of a fellow singer or band’s show at a nearby venue.

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Community English Country Dance WHEN: 7:45 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Trinity St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Karen Millyard, 416-578-1031, www.TorontoEnglishDance.ca COST: $10/$7 students, seniors; family rates No dance experience is needed, and all dances will be taught, walked through and cued during the music by professional dance callers. Suitable for children eight and up.

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Free Clothing Repairathon WHEN: 8 a.m. to noon WHERE: Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St. CONTACT: www.repairathon.com COST: Free Not more than two to three per person. More information at repairathon.com Off-Leash Safety Course WHEN: 9 to 10 a.m. WHERE: PawsWay, 245 Queens Quay W. CONTACT: 416-360-7297 COST: $10.75 Learn everything you need to know to keep your dog safe in an off-leash environment. Sing-a-long Grease

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Book Launch: Hamburger by Daniel Perry WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Victory Cafe, 581 Markham St. CONTACT: Daniel Perry, 416-786-2447 COST: Free The stories in Daniel Perry’s debut collection skew and capture contemporary trends and events in entertaining fashion. Join Perry for a reading, signing and special guests. Books available at the launch, or from Thistledown Press at www.thistledownpress. com WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W. CONTACT: 416-599-8433, customerrelations@ tiff.net COST: $16 to $22.75 Belt out the tunes with the new sing-along version of the classic film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Harlan Wells and Friends WHEN: 9 p.m. WHERE: The Cameron House, 408 Queen St. W. CONTACT: Christine Bode, www. harlanwells.com COST: PWYC Singer-Songwriter Harlan Wells releases the latest CD, ‘Waiting For June’.

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interim results to show a tie between the Bentway and the Artery,” he said. “We need to go away and do some work to put to rest our concerns that someone may have been tampering with the process.”

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to be tampered with. Concerns were initially raised over Twitter, with screenshots showing the Artery option leading the voting at www.undergardiner.com just before a “site crash” ahead of the midnight deadline May 7. After that, it appears the Bentway has the most votes. Named after the concrete pillars holding up the Gardiner, the Bentway name was part of the final shortlist selected by a jury panel from 884 initial public suggestions. But McKinnon said the site didn’t crash, and strongly denied the result was fixed to favour the Bentway choice. Regardless of the outcome, Toronto Council must approve the eventual selected name. The Under Gardiner plan will span 1.75 kilometres below the expressway from Strachan to Spadina Avenue. Waterfront Toronto hopes to open it by Canada Day 2017.

Western tunnelling now complete The Eglinton Crosstown LRT celebrated an important construction milestone this week. Metrolinx announced the completion of western tunnelling for the portion of the light rail line to run below Eglinton Avenue. Since June 2013, two massive Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs), nicknamed Dennis and Lea, had painstakingly excavated a tunnel around 50-feet below street level from Black Creek Drive to Yonge Street. Last year, another pair of TBMs started tunnelling the Crosstown’s eastern underground portion traveling from Brentcliffe Road towards Yonge Street. Both of them are currently west of Bayview Avenue. gardiner closure on weekend wcomplete

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You can now use your Presto card at Wellesley Station. The station is the 28th in the subway and RT network to receive Presto access, and the TTC is promising to have every subway station plus all buses hooked up to the tap-on fare system by the end of the year. Physical locations where you can purchase an adult Presto card are a little more elusive, but you can buy a pre-loaded card for $20 plus a $6 issuing fee from vending machines at Union, Queen’s Park and Main Street stations. Some downtown Gateway newsstands also have pre-loaded cards

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