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Centenary: The choir at Eglinton St. George’s United Church performs during multi-media concert Out of Darkness, LightWorld War I Remembered, held Sunday night at the church in commemoration of the centenary of the First World War.

A group of up-and-coming young filmmakers from St. James Town are set to make their mark at the upcoming ReelWorld Film Festival. Roommates Clara Pasieka and Ryan Kotack each worked on their own short films, with both about to be screened as part of the Young Emerging Actors Assembly (YEAA) Shorts program. Pasieka teamed up with colleague Jajube Mandiela on an animated piece, Bee & JulieJulie, which tells the tale of two young cousins – one lightskinned and one dark-skinned – who are made to feel inferior due to their colour. “We’re dealing with challenging subject matter for youth, something that isn’t really talked >>>films, page 9

Toronto Community & Culture Centre opens in Chinatown JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Having settled into its new location in the middle of Chinatown, the Toronto Community & Culture Centre (TCCC) is set to ramp up the number of new Canadians it serves. Formerly working out of a small rental space at 222 Elm St., it now operates out of a much

larger 3,000 square foot space in Chinatown. “Previously, we were in a very small unit,” said TCCC deputy executive director Dawin Kong. “We were able to serve about 300 people in a month and now ... We could maybe even double that.” For the past 19 years, the centre has provided a wide array of settlement services to

newcomers to the country, with a special focus on youth, seniors and women. “We particularly work with seniors, who need more access and help (navigating) the health system,” Kong said. While the centre caters primarily to the Mandarinspeaking community, most of its programs are open to other communities as well, with fund-

ing coming from the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration and the City of Toronto. The funds for the renovation, for which opening ceremonies were officially held on Wednesday, came through the Ontario Trillium Foundation. It operates on a tight budget, with community members pitching in to ensure it can offer the diverse array of pro-

gramming. With its new site all set up, the TCCC is preparing to find more ways to reach out to a larger client base. “Now we’re on our way to applying for more funding to help more people,” Kong said.

The TCCC’s new office is in the Chinatown Centre, 222 Spadina Ave., Unit 217. Visit www.tcccto. com for more information.

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Astronaut Hadfield talks with St. Michael’s students Ali Raza araza@insidetoronto.com Wearing a team jersey with a big ‘M’ for St. Michael’s on the front and “Hadfield” sewn on the back, Commander Chris Hadfield, former astronaut and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) fighter pilot, gave a presentation to the school’s students Monday. Proudly wearing the jersey, and thanking the school for honouring him, he spoke about his time as commander of the International Space Station (ISS) and of sharing his experiences through social media. Graham Sidwell, a Grade 11 student and vice-president of the SMCS student body, said he was in awe of Hadfield’s dedication to his goal of becoming an astronaut. His story provided an inspiration for students deciding their own futures, he said. SMCS students were also witness to the positive uses of social media and how it can expand to provide different experiences. “Nowadays you see a lot of negative social media,” Sidwell said. “But there’s still a positive side, and there’s definitely a

future for social media within government and roles of political importance.” Hadfield was nine years old when he decided to become an astronaut. At that time, there were no Canadian astronauts and he didn’t know what to do to get there. So Hadfield said he decided to turn himself into one. At about the same age as the students he spoke to, he joined the air cadets, learned to scuba dive, studied languages and kept in shape. During the presentation, hundreds of students leaned forward in their seats, gazes fixed on Hadfield as they listened to him explain what he did early in his life to bring him closer to his goal. “Each one of you is going to grow up and be something, whether you choose to or not,” Hadfield said. “Just because it’s impossible right now, doesn’t mean it’s going to stay that way.” Before he was an astronaut, Hadfield was an engineer and a fighter pilot with the RCAF. After flying two space shuttle missions and training four and a half years, he served as commander of the ISS. Hadfield was responsible for

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After calling for a volunteer (Andrew) from the audience during his presentation Monday at St. Michael’s College School, Chris Hadfield demonstrates to students how astronauts sit inside a space shuttle during launch.

a crew of five multi-national astronauts and helped run dozens of scientific experiments dealing with the effects of low gravity on the human body under prolonged periods

of time. But the commander’s popularity soared with his use of Twitter. He frequently uploaded images of the Earth, photos he shot from the ISS. His social

media presence exploded near the end of his mission when he released a cover of David Bowie’s song Space Oddity. “Twitter is a great way to summarize an experience for other people to share,” Hadfield said. “It’s just word of mouth, that’s how the word spread all around the world. “People started thinking differently about spaceflight as a result of us using social media, and sharing the experiences we had while onboard the space station.” Hadfield spoke about launching a spacecraft, reentry into orbit and being “peppered by meteorites” during a spacewalk. He said both the launch into orbit and re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere are violent events that shook astronauts like “dice in a cup.” During the launch, astronauts have to grab the throttles and pull one and a half million pounds of thrust back to idle, otherwise the extreme force would rip off the space shuttle’s gas tank. “After lying in position for launch for eight minutes and 42 seconds, you’re exactly the right altitude, heading and

angle. You’re going eight kilometres per second, the engines shut off and, instantaneously, you’re weightless.” Hadfield also spoke about his view of Earth from orbit and what thoughts and feelings it summoned. “It’s amazing to see just how fragile the Earth is,” Hadfield said. “And how necessary it is to think about the fact that we all count on it for life and we’re all in this together.” He ended his presentation with a performance of Space Oddity with SMCS physical education teacher Frank Bergin and a perpetually smiling Grade 10 student Joseph Narducci. “I never thought I’d be playing the same song with him when I first watched his video,” Narducci said. “It was very inspirational, to learn all the different procedures he learned takes a lot of time and concentration, I would take that from him.” After five months as commander of the ISS, Chris Hadfield is now retired. Visit us online and watch a video of Cmdr. Hadfield discussing how to sleep in space - http://bit.ly/1mxfFRv

Event helps Regent Park girls transition to high school JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com

ome 200 girls about to make the leap from elementary school to high school got a chance to learn some of the myriad possibilities that will one day be open to them at a special event at Daniels Spectrum on Tuesday. Sister 2 Sister’s Womyn in the World of Work brought professionals from all walks of life together to speak one-on-one with the girls, who came from schools throughout Regent Park. It marked the end of this year’s Sister 2 Sister program, a Toronto District Schosol Board-led initiative that sees the school board partner with George Brown College, Toronto Boys & Girls Clubs, Boost and Artscape. “Today’s like a career fair with 20 women from a vari-

ety of career paths who will talk to the girls about their own journey,” said Sister 2 Sister co-chair Jodi Burton. “We have everyone from a lawyer to an (early childhood education) worker to a construction worker.” This year marked the sixth year Sister 2 Sister empowered girls in the area through workshops, mentorship and other programs. The program runs out of Regent Park due to a set of circumstances that make the community unique. “In Regent Park, there’s no high school dedicated to the community’s students,” Burton said. “Girls going from Grade 8 to Grade 9 transition to high schools all over (Toronto) even though they basically all live a block from each other.” Sister 2 Sister helps empower young girls through a variety of initiatives. Student Tafriha Islam,

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Paralympian Victoria Nolan makes her presentation during the Sister 2 Sister job fair held Tuesday at Daniels Spectrum.

who will be heading into Grade 9 next year, said the program has helped her in a variety of ways.

“It gives us a chance to learn about ourselves and about things like media and graffiti,” she said. “I joined

a program for esteembuilding and for graffiti arts, which allowed me to express my artistic side.” She was looking forward to speaking one-on-one with the professionals brought in for Womyn in the World of Work. “There are a lot of careers women are not known for, like engineering or even being a doctor,” she said. “This shows us that we can do anything.” Islam added the program has allowed her to meet many of her neighbours. Fos Ashkir, whose daughter went through the program a few years ago and who now volunteers with the program, noted the program helps debunk some of the girls’ worries as they head into high school. “A lot of young girls have a fear of what high school will be like, but this kind of opens it up in a positive way

and makes them look at high school as something to be excited about,” she said. “It’s uplifting, empowering and very inspiring.” Savoy Howe, founder of the Toronto Newsgirls Boxing Club, was one of the guest speakers at Tuesday’s career fair-style event. She noted the event opens girls’ eyes to the options available to them as they choose a career path. “They get to see a lot of different careers they might not think they could have,” she said. “How would they know if they want to be something if they don’t know that’s an option?” The program officially kicked off in late February before drawing to a close on Tuesday.

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t may actually be that spring has sprung. Excuse us for taking this rare opportunity to use this space to talk about a few spring initiatives we at The City Centre Mirror have underway. First and foremost, we’d like you to take a look at our caregivershow.ca website, promoting our upcoming very special day at the Direct Energy Centre. You’ll be hearing a lot in the coming weeks about this show, aimed at being a resource and a respite for family caregivers. We don’t all consider ourselves family caregivers, but in truth, one in four cares for a family member or friend who has some form of short or long-term incapacity. At The Caregiver Show, on May 14, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., there will be sessions on caring for family members, an opportunity to learn about resources available to help caregivers, and an opportunity to our view meet people in the same circumstance for friendship and empathy. yes, we want to offer a little New season And pampering for caregivers as well. It’s a free day. For more informabrings new tion and to register, please go to opportunities the caregivershow.ca website. On a different spring note, you may have noticed information on UsedToronto.com, our latest platform for family-friendly classifieds. It’s time to clean out those closets, basements and garages and make a little money. What’s old to you can be new to someone else this spring. A third initiative is our new portal celebrating Toronto’s interest in the upcoming World Cup. Go to citycentremirror.com and in the rotating carousel of eight stories, you’ll see one takes you to our World Cup pages. Have a favourite soccer team? Are you a blogger? We’d love to hear from you. So apologies once again to expand in this space on how we’re dealing with spring. But we thought it was useful information. The Caregiver Show is a tremendous and rare opportunity for family caregivers. We hope you’ll pass it along to someone in need. UsedToronto is a practical solution to spring cleanup. And then, perhaps the joy of summer activities in some neighbourhoods will be the celebration of this year’s World Cup, June 12 to July 13. Teams from 32 countries will battle it out for world soccer supremacy at this year’s tourney in Brazil and we have passionate Toronto residents following each team. Enjoy your spring and enjoy the city!

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Safety at city hall: the three-sided story

s I write this the morning of April 1, reporters and cameras are camped outside the mayor’s office, waiting for our chief magistrate to show up for council. It is antsy business, for more reasons than April Fool’s Day worries: encounters with the mayor at city hall are chancy operations. Ford makes it difficult. Sometimes, he breaks into a run. A couple of weeks ago, when reporters and cameras were following him in from a hot dog run in Nathan Phillips Square, the mayor called a charge through reporters lining a public staircase, knocking down a photographer. He was closely accompanied by city hall security, as he often is – with security imposing themselves between photographers and the mayor, and at one point, asking reporters to stop shouting questions. The same guard was

david nickle the city bowled over himself in the crush. The situation was hardly a safe one for anyone in city hall at the time. Reporters and camera people were in immediate harm’s way, but so too were members of the public, attempting to access city hall. The mayor might also have harmed himself, although he seemed to feel he had the matter under control. Now, no one was seriously hurt – or at least says that they were. But the goings-on at city hall between the mayor, the press and security are an ongoing worry. Late last year, when the mayor was losing his power, security in council chambers stood by while the mayor bumped into city councillor Pam McConnell as he ran across the floor

of council, and allowed the mayor’s driver Jerry Agyemang to photograph members of the public in an intimidating way while the Ford brothers goaded them on. It is interesting to note that last week, while I was attempting to photograph Porter Airlines president and CEO Robert Deluce making a deputation in council chambers from the same angle, security put a stop to it. It is clear there are different sets of rules for the public and the press – even councillors – and members of the mayor’s personal staff. As a matter of disclosure, when I’m not writing this column, I’m serving as president of the City Hall Press Gallery, and trying to deal with these matters. I do so with some sympathy for at least two of the three sides. As journalists, we have to be able to ask difficult questions and confront city politicians

with uncomfortable truths. That’s not negotiable. And yet the situation that city hall security find themselves in these days is unprecedented: looking after the safety of everyone in city hall, with a chief magistrate that demands they double as a personal guard and has been known to behave erratically. It is an awful situation. But at least until the election and quite possibly beyond, it’s a situation that will persist. As I finish writing this column, Ford has arrived at city hall. When reporters asked him where he might have been, he responded by pushing through the throng and grabbing the lens of a camera held by a CTV cameraman, pushing it away and disappearing into his office. It’s hardly an incident to inspire feelings of security.

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Street streetcar construction starts wKing Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians should be aware of streetcar track construction on King Street at Sumach Street starting in early April. The work is expected to run until mid-May. Service on the 504 King and 503 Kingston Road streetcars will be impacted. Streetcar service along King Street between Queen and Parliament streets will be temporarily suspended during construction. For more information contact Joan Taylor, the TTC’s Chief of Staff, at joan.taylor@ttc.ca or 416-393-2068. Storytelling festival at Daniels Spectrum The Toronto Storytelling Festival is underway at Daniels Spectrum, as well as other locations across the city. The festival serves to highlight storytelling, with a special stage to highlight Regent Park

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Youth in St. James Town are invited to apply for a scholarship to help with their postsecondary education. The St. James Town Youth Community Award honours young men and women who give their time and efforts to the area through voluntarism. To apply, visit http://stjamestownyouth.com/apply-now/ and fill out the form by April 30. Cabbagetown heritage meeting in late April The City of Toronto’s Heritage Preservation Services will host a public meeting regarding the creating of a Cabbagetown S o u t h We s t He r i t a g e Conservation District. The meeting will likely take place in mid-to-late April, though no date has been set. The meeting will outline boundaries and what such a designation means for the

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Hi-tech help at Reference Library The Toronto Reference Library is giving technophobes a hand in demystifying hi-tech gadgets. The library will host an information session on iPads, iPhones and e-readers at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 7 and another session teaching the ins and outs of smartphones, tablets and apps at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8

CAA Worst Roads competition The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) South Central Ontario has launched its annual worst roads competition. Drivers are invited to nominate the roads they encounter that are in bad shape by visiting www.caaworstroads.com/ home/index/9 “The Canadian Automobile Association is calling on road users throughout the province to raise awareness about the need for improved infrastructure by voting for Ontario’s worst road,” the organization said on its website, adding it is running the competition with the Ontario Road Builders’ Association. The organizations will share the results with the provincial and municipal governments. In 2013, Dufferin was named the province’s worst road for the second year in a row. You can let the city know about potholes on Toronto streets by calling 311.

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Toronto Silent Film Festival presents The Wind WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave. CONTACT: www.torontosilentfilmfestival.com COST: $15 Opening night features The Wind, 1928, starring Lillian Gish, a masterpiece of filmmaking; Silent Toronto Photoplays Part 1 featuring rare archival footage of Toronto; and Best of TUFF 2013, oneminute modern silent films. Live piano accompaniment by William O’Meara.

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Buy Art Not Kids WHEN: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: CBC Context Studio, 250 Front St. W. CONTACT: www.buyartnotkids.com COST: $79 Buy Art Not Kids (BANK) returns for its annual fundraising event in support of Ratanak International, working to eliminate child sex trafficking, with live music, performance art, food, wine and art auction.

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The World of Relationships WHEN: 3 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Mount Pleasant Library, 599 Mt. Pleasant Rd. CONTACT: Nomita Sanchdev, 647-7667050, gnosticculturalacentre@gmail.com COST: Free In this talk participants will see practical steps we can take toward improving all relationships and developing the most important relationship - our relationship with ourselves. TSO and Tafelmusik Movie Night: The Red Violin (35 and under event) WHEN: 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Magic Lantern Theatres, Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton St. CONTACT: Pierre Bussieres, pbussieres@tafelmusik.org COST: $15

Psychic Fair WHEN: 4 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Central Eglinton Community Centre, 160 Eglinton Ave. E. CONTACT: Nancy Lyon, 416392-0511, ext. 225 programmanager@centraleglinton. com COST: Free Palms read, tarot cards, fortunes told - all for fun. Free admission. Enjoy reasonably priced tea, coffee and deli snacks at the Clairvoyant Cafe. Door prizes and more. Fundraising for community centre. Table rentals cost $25.

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. The Red Violin is a 1998 Canadian drama film directed by François Girard. It spans four centuries and five countries as it tells the story of a mysterious violin and its many owners.

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Shakesbeer WHEN: 6:30 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St. CONTACT: Tanya Doroslovac, 416-915-6750, www. shakesbeer.ca COST: $49 With a beer in hand, join three performers as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s plays in one wild ride.

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Old Book and Paper Show WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St. CONTACT: Jeff Gadsden, 647-236-3277, www. antiqueshowscanada.com COST: $8 Ontario collectors and dealers in old paper and vintage books get together for the biggest one-day vintage print-fest of the year.

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Seminar on Buddhist Practice WHEN: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Lillian H. Smith Library, Room A, 239 College St. CONTACT: Markus Parillo, 416-596-0999, markusparillo@rogers.com COST: Free Practical application of the practice of Buddhism in today’s world

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The Siege of Sarajevo & the Legacy of the First

World War WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St. CONTACT: 416-395-5577 COST: Free With historian Margaret MacMillan; the Munk School’s Janice Stein; and former diplomat Paul Heinbecker. Hosted by CBC Radio’s Carol Off. Choral Workshop with the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Grace Church onthe-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. CONTACT: 416-488-7884 COST: $15 Join the Christ Church Cathedral Choir from Oxford who are visiting Grace Church on the Hill for a unique evening where you will rehearse four pieces with the choir and then sing the program together.

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Concert: Choirs of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and Grace Church onthe-Hill WHEN: 7:30 to 9:22 p.m. WHERE: Grace Church onthe-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. CONTACT: 416-488-7884, www.gracechurchonthehill. ca COST: $30, $5 discount if you also buy a Monday workshop ticket Enjoy the concert.

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Jajube Mandiela, left, and Clara Pasieka are the voices of Bee and Julie-Julie respectively in the animated short, Bee and Julie-Julie, that will screen during the ReelWorld Film Festival this weekend.

Sammy Yatim shooting. The film deals obliquely with the issue, following two friends from different backgrounds as a similar incident takes place. “I watched the video of the (Sammy Yatim) shooting itself and it really stuck with me,” Kotack said. “It’s a story that needs to be told. We live in a safe city here in Toronto,

so it’s shocking to see the amount of violence in our neighbourhoods, in our own backyards, especially when you see it on YouTube.” Mars is Laughing at Us looks at the different reactions of longtime friends Morgan and Andre to a shooting similar to the Yatim case. As with the aftermath of the actual shooting last year, opinions are divided over the culpability of Yatim and the police. Kotack noted that, when dealing with such a charged subject, he had to walk a fine line. “The hardest part was to be unbiased,” he said. “When it comes to something like that, people are going to inject their own biases.” The films form part of a lineup of short films created by up-and-coming actors and filmmakers. The shorts program will air at Famous Players Canada Square at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 6.

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Films screened Sunday at Famous Players >>>from page 1 about,” Pasieka said. “When I envisioned it in my head, it was animated. I thought that would be a good way to make it safe for young people to engage with the subject without feeling alienated.” The film’s protagonists look at ways to lighten or darken their skin using techniques learned from their mothers. “The comments they hear trigger thoughts inside of them where they want to fix something that doesn’t need fixing,” Pasieka said. “No one’s born thinking ‘my skin colour sucks.’” Pasieka wrote and co-produced the film and voiced the character of Julie-Julie. For the animation, the production team enlisted the help of a pair of 17-year-old girls. “It’s a story for tween and teen girls, so when we were looking for animators, we thought it would be perfect to give this opportunity to two teenage girls,” she said. Kotack wrote and co-stars in Mars is Laughing at Us, a film based on last year’s

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Downton Abbey-themed costume exhibit at Spadina Museum ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com The dinner dress and three-piece suits from the television show Downton Abbey are more than just the fashions of the 1920s, they also tell the story of social transformation here in Toronto. Spadina Museum is hosting the Canadian premiere of the Dressing for Downton: Costumes from Downton Abbey exhibit running through to April 13, featuring 20 costumes worn by the characters from the critically acclaimed period drama. “The costumes trace the huge changes that happened in the world because of the impact of World War One,” said Karen Black, the manager of the city’s 10 historic site museums. “Toronto was very much a part of that changing world view.”

The costumes from the first three seasons have been borrowed from Cosprop, Ltd., the Londonbased costume house that designs and creates the clothing. On display in the upper rooms of the historic home, the costumes are identified by character and season, and labels feature photographs of cast members wearing the exhibited costumes. The tour takes visitors through the museum’s family and servants’ spaces and links the characters and events from the TV show to real Toronto history. “The exhibit also includes dresses and accessories from our own artifact collection that were worn in this city during that Downton Abbey period,” Black said. Black explained that Spadina Museum focuses on the period in Toronto between the two world

wars and through this exhibit they are trying to tie the story of Toronto into the larger global story. Three generations of Toronto’s Austin family lived in the home that is now the Spadina Museum from 1866 until the house became a museum in the 1980s. “The Austins were not as aristocratic as the Crawly family of Downton Abbey, but they did face many of the same challenges including a shell shocked son returning from the First World War, the changing role of women, the new technology: everything from radio to the automobile and the telephone,” Black said. Tickets, which are nearly sold out at $25/$35 per person, are available at https://spadinamuseum.streamintickets.com

For details, visit www.toronto.ca/spadina. The museum is open Tuesdays to Sundays and closed Mondays.

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The Spadina Museum is hosting the exhibit Dressing for Downton: Costumes from Downton Abbey until April 13. Fans of the show can head down to see 20 costumes worn by the characters.

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Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One) has completed the draft Environmental Study Report (ESR) for the Union Pearson (UP) Express Traction Power Substation Project. Metrolinx is proposing to electrify the UP Express service from Union Station in the City of Toronto to Pearson International Airport in the City of Mississauga. A separate Environmental Assessment Study is being carried out by Metrolinx for this project, in accordance with O. Reg. 231/08 – Transit Project Assessment Process. Hydro One is seeking approval for the Traction Power Substation, which will be connected to Ontario’s electrical system. This substation will convert the voltage from 230 kV to 25 kV so that it can be used to power electric trains. The project area is shown on the map below.

Left, mayoral candidate David Soknacki and Toronto Mayor Rob Ford go head-to-head during the first all-candidates debate.

Toronto’s billion dollar election question Exactly how much has Mayor Ford saved? DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com A memo from the city’s chief financial officer appearing to bolster Mayor Rob Ford’s claim that he saved $1 billion over the last term is more complicated than it sounds according to City Manager Joe Pennachetti. The memo, released last Thursday by CFO Roberto Rossini, suggested the city has achieved $972 million in budget savings over the past four years. But according to the accounting terminology used by the city, that doesn’t mean the city has made cuts or reduced taxes – which in fact have gone up over the past four years. Rather, explained Pennachetti to reporters late Thursday, it means the city has balanced its budget each year with a combination of cuts, efficiencies, good fortune and fee increases. “We have hundreds of millions of budget pressure to begin with every year and we have to find anywhere between three and five million dollars over the past four years,” said Pennachetti. “And this is no different than any other term of council. That’s what these numbers are. They are not a billion dollars of tax savings – they are budget savings to get to a balanced budget.” The briefing note was sent out to city councillors on Thursday, the day after the first mayoral debate of the 2014 municipal campaign. In that debate, Ford boasted of having saved taxpayers $1 billion – a figure that has been in dispute. Last year, Pennachetti told reporters his claim wasn’t accurate and he had saved more in the neighbourhood of $600 million. Pennachetti couldn’t explain

the difference between this claim and that one. And he wouldn’t say whether Mayor Ford was being misleading about his billion dollar savings – because, he said, if none of the efficiencies had been found, the burden for balancing the budget would have fallen on the property taxpayer. “What would be misleading is to

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Hard copies of the draft ESR will be available for review at the following locations:

What would be misleading is to say that I saved a billion more than the previous administraton. – Joe Pennachetti

say that I saved a billion more than the previous administration. What he can say is I had budget savings over the last four years, but he can’t say I saved a billion more than the last,” said Pennachetti. Parkdale-High Park Councillor Gord Perks said he was “flabbergasted” that Pennachetti would, as he put it, “avoid the central question.” “Taxpayers did not find a billion dollars in savings over the past four years. Taxpayers pay a lot more now. And the city manager failed to mention was an awful lot of the difference isn’t cuts or efficiencies or refining estimates,” said Perks. “The city manager and the CFO put these pressures out 18 months before, then they come out and refine the guesses. The mayor cannot take credit when the city manager makes a conservative guess that turns out to be wrong.”

How to provide your input: This project is being planned in accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment for Minor Transmission Facilities, approved under Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act. Hydro One is making the draft ESR available for a 30-day public review and comment period, beginning April 1, 2014. The draft ESR can be viewed at www.HydroOne.com/projects.

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Ministry of the Environment Environmental Approvals Branch 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A Toronto, ON M4V 1L5 tel: 416-314-8001 or 1-800-461-6290

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Parkdale Public Library 1303 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M6K 1L6 tel: 416-393-7686

Weston Public Library 2 King Street Toronto, ON M9N 1K9 tel: 416-394-1016

Mount Dennis Public Library 1123 Weston Road Toronto, ON M6N 3S3 tel: 416-394-1008

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Written questions or comments on the draft ESR must be received by Hydro One no later than 4:30 p.m. on April 30, 2014. Please address your correspondence to: Patricia Staite, Environmental Planner Hydro One Networks Inc. 483 Bay Street, South Tower, 6th Floor Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 e-mail: Community.Relations@HydroOne.com tel: 1-877-345-6799 Hydro One will respond to and make best efforts to resolve any issues raised by concerned parties during the public review period. If no concerns are expressed, Hydro One will finalize the draft ESR and file it with the Ministry of the Environment. The project will then be considered acceptable and may proceed as outlined in the ESR. The Environmental Assessment Act has provisions that allow interested parties to ask for a higher level of assessment for a Class Environmental Assessment (EA) project if they feel that outstanding issues have not been adequately addressed by Hydro One. This higher level of assessment is referred to as a Part II Order request. Such requests must be addressed in writing to the Minister of the Environment and received no later than 4:30 p.m. on April 30, 2014, at the following address: Ministry of the Environment 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 12th Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 Please note that a duplicate copy of a Part II Order request must also be sent to Hydro One’s Environmental Planner at the address noted above. Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez composer le 416 869-3200 ou le 1 888 GET-ON-GO (438-6646).

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Union Pearson Express Electrification Environmental Assessment NOTICE OF COMPLETION Environmental Project Report THE PROJECT Metrolinx has completed an Environmental Project Report (EPR) in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08 for the Union Pearson (UP) Express Electrification project. Metrolinx is proposing to electrify the UP Express service beginning at the future UP Express Union Station in the City of Toronto and terminating at the future UP Express Pearson Station (at Terminal 1, Toronto Pearson International Airport) in the City of Mississauga. The project involves the electrification of approximately 25 kilometres of track along the Union Station GO Rail Corridor and Kitchener GO Rail Corridor to Highway 427, where the route then follows the new UP Express spur line (under construction) into Pearson Airport (see key map below). The purpose of the project is to convert the UP Express service from diesel to electric power, which will be achieved through a Traction Electrification System that will provide electrical power to the trains by means of a power distribution system. An Overhead Contact System (wiring system) will be suspended from a number of support structures (i.e. portals, cantilevers) placed along and over the track. Two paralleling stations and a new maintenance facility are also required. In addition, a separate Environmental Assessment study is being carried out by Hydro One for the proposed Traction Power Substation, in accordance with the Class EA for Minor Transmission Facilities. Electrification of the UP Express is part of The Big Move, Metrolinx’s regional transportation plan, which will dramatically improve how people move in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Funding for electrification is dependent on the Metrolinx Investment Strategy. THE PROCESS The environmental impact of this transit project was assessed and an Environmental Project Report prepared in accordance with the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings. The EPR for the UP Express Electrification project is now available for a 30-day review period starting April 1, 2014 on the project website (http://www.gotransit.com/electrification/en/default.aspx) and at the following locations: Ministry of the Environment Environmental Approvals Branch 2 St. Clair Avenue West Floor 12A Toronto, ON M4V 1L5 tel: 416-314-8001 or 1-800-461-6290 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. City of Toronto City Clerk’s Office Toronto City Hall 100 Queen Street West 13th Floor, West Toronto, ON M5H 2N2 tel: 416-392-8016 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Ministry of the Environment Central Region Office 5775 Yonge Street Place Nouveau, 8th Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4J1 tel: 416-326-1825 Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Metrolinx/GO Transit 20 Bay Street Suite 600 Toronto, ON M5J 2W3 tel: 416-874-5910 Monday to Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Weston Public Library 2 King Street Toronto, ON M9N 1K9 tel: 416-394-1016 Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday: 12:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Richview Public Library 1806 Islington Avenue Toronto, ON M9P 3N3 tel: 416-394-5120 Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Mount Dennis Public Library 1123 Weston Road Toronto, ON M6N 3S3 tel: 416 394-1008 Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday: 12:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Parkdale Public Library 1303 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M6K 1L6 tel: 416-393-7686 Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Perth/Dupont Public Library 1589 Dupont Street Toronto, ON M6P 3S5 tel: 416-393-7677 Wednesday, Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday: 12:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments by April 30, 2014 to: Karen Pitre Executive Director, Electrification Metrolinx-GO Transit 20 Bay Street, Suite 600 Toronto, ON M5J 2W3 tel: 416-874-5910 e-mail: Karen.Pitre@metrolinx.com There are circumstances where the Minister of the Environment has the authority to require further consideration of the transit project or impose conditions on it. These include if the Minister is of the opinion that: • The transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest; or • The transit project may have a negative impact on a constitutionally protected Aboriginal or treaty right. Before exercising the authority referred to above, the Minister is required to consider any written objections to the transit project that he or she may receive within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the Environmental Project Report is first published. If you have discussed your issues with the proponent and you object to the project, you can provide a written submission to the Minister of the Environment by no later than April 30, 2014 to the address provided below. All submissions must clearly indicate that an objection is being submitted and describe any negative impacts to matters of provincial importance (natural/cultural environment) or Aboriginal rights. Environmental Approvals Access and Service Integration Branch Ministry the Environment Attention: Adam Sanzo, Project Officer 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A Toronto, ON M4V 1L5 tel: 416-314-8001 or 1-800-461-6290 fax: 416-314-8452 e-mail: EAASIBGen@ontario.ca If not already provided, a copy of the objection will be forwarded to the proponent by the ministry. All personal information included in a submission such as name, address, telephone number and property location is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s. 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Project Officer or the Ministry of the Environment’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434. This notice was first published on April 1, 2014. Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez composer le 416 869-3200 ou le 1 888 GET-ON-GO (438-6646).

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GO fares to BMO Field for Toronto FC matches. Art in Transit wNational showcase Poetry Month is underway and to celebrate Art in Transit is showcasing the lyrical prowess of local rhymers. Lyrics to Go spotlights the output of 10 acclaimed local hip hop artists, whose verses will be featured on 30-second silent videos airing on a loop on various subway platform video screens. Artists taking part include Masia One, spoken word artist Mustafa Ahmed and twice-Juno nominated hip hop emcee Eternia, The showcase is a coproduction of Art in Transit, which is funded by advertising company Pattison Onestop, and Manifesto, which organizes the annual eponymous late-summer festival spotlighting hip hop music and culture. Visit www.artintransit.ca Rahul Gupta is The Mirror’s transit reporter. His column runs every Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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into this,” he said. “We’re not giving up though.” The report found that with accessible buses now operating on all regular bus routes, ridership on the community bus routes had fallen to half of the ridership levels seen 20 years ago with the exception of the 405 Etobicoke service, which has remained stable. Over the same time, ridership across the TTC has increased by nearly 30 per cent. A further wrinkle, according to the staff report, is that apart from helping the community bus service start up, expected outside funding never materialized. TTC customer care chief Chris Upfold told the TTC board it didn’t make sense, even though there have been multiple requests for more community bus routes, to spend more money on expanding the service until the 2015 review.

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