The City Centre Mirror, October 1 2015

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15th ANNIVERSARY: Many people have enjoyed walking or biking along the Kay Gardner Beltline Trail, and on Sunday, on the 15th anniversary of its opening, they got to personally thank the woman who was instrumental in making the park possible. A former city councillor, Gardner tenaciously fought plans to prevent the Beltline Park from being developed back when it was a neglected and unused railway line in the 1970s. Part of a 9 km. linear trail, the Kay Gardner Beltline Path forms the middle section, running approximately from Allen Road (north of Eglinton Avenue), to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery where it turns into the Beltline trail through the Moore Park Ravine. For more on the trail visit www.facebook.com/KayGardnerBeltline

Should all go according to plan, the King and Spadina neighbourhood will become home to a new YMCA facility. The new YMCA would fill a definite need in the area, which has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years with the addition of numerous highrise condo towers in the area. While many of those living in the towers are young, single professionals, that hardly constitutes the entirety of the new population. “One conception people have is that it’s all single people, but there are a lot of families moving in,” said Jane Pyper, YMCA of Greater Toronto chief operations and services officer. “We do know there’s definitely a market for family services there that is not being met.” The building would be at 505

Development could spark school expansion JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com With plenty of development on tap for the midtown area, a plan is in the works that could see the capacity of Davisville Junior Public School double. The proposal to grow and redevelop the school has been

on the books since 2012, but the need is growing more urgent with every new building that goes up. The school board has even looked into selling off a portion of the school to help cover the costs, though that plan has been put on hold while Councillor Josh Matlow and a team of local

residents work to find a way to add a new community hub in the area. Trustee Shelley Laskin said the growing need for school spaces was driving a push to expand not just Davisville, but other schools in the area as well. “We’re looking not just at

redeveloping Davisville, but at a major addition to Hodgson (Senior Public School) as well,” she said. “Just rebuilding Davisville doesn’t solve the issues in the community, but it’s a step in the right direction.” The redevelopment of the school site would be more than

Help our children to remember

This year is the 70th Anniversary of the end of WWII, The 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Holland and the 100th Anniversary of Vimy Ridge which defines us as Canadians! Our Veterans gave their youth and many their lives so we can enjoy the “Freedom” we take for granted today!. We at the Legion Branches need to pass on the Torch so our Children will RemembeR the sacrifices that have been made. Contact your local Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion to get the details on how your child or any Student can participate in our Annual Poem, Poster & Literary contest Financial prizes to be won in several together with the Video contests the DeADLIne is november 15th, 2015. categories: Essay, video, public The Public Speaking contest will take place in February depending on the Branch. speaking and visual art.

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Richmond St. W., the site of the old Waterworks building. That site, which has a heritage designation, was handed over to BUILD Toronto, the city’s real estate corporation that leverages surplus and underutilized real estate assets, in 2012 for eventual redevelopment, and the YMCA seems to be a perfect fit. “My bottom line is that we need a community centre in there,” Councillor Joe Cressy said. “We don’t have one in the area and the population in the King and Spadina area has grown from 1,000 to about 30,000 in the past 20 years.” The new site would also help the YMCA bring services to an area in which residents have traditionally not been able to enjoy the programming the organization offers to so many. “The two closest ( YMCA >>>APPROVED, page 6

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just an expansion. Situated in the former Metro Toronto School for the Deaf, Davisville has several smaller-than-usual classrooms and is in need of upgrades just to meet the needs of students. “There are a lot of issues with the structure of the cur>>>TDSB, page 3

Lest We Forget For more information please contact any Legion branch in the GTA, http://www.legion.ca/who-we-are/branch-locator/ For details on categories and age groups, go to http://www.rcldistrictd.com/DistrictYouthed.html For further information contact Sheila Harris, District “D” Youth education Chairman, at stharris@rogers.com


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