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Breslin turns tartans a twirlin’ comedy tour of Israel into documentary ®

JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Standup comedy can be a tough gig at the best of times.

Performing in a foreign country while trying to absorb the culture and overcome some innate differences can make it that much more difficult.

That did not stop Yuk Yuk’s founder and Canadian comedy icon Mark Breslin from taking six comedians on a tour of Israel where they performed to largely supportive – but sometimes decidedly less-than-enthusiastic – crowds.

The tour was captured in the documentary A Universal Language, which will be screened at the upcoming Toronto Jewish Film Festival.

“I thought a tour of Israel was a great idea,” Breslin said of the tour. “I went to the Israeli Consulate and (the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs) and everybody had a nice response to it, but it didn’t really excite them.”

That changed when filmmaker Igal Hecht signed on to document the tour.

“It changed from six people coming back from Israel and saying ‘What a nice country’ to thousands, hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of people seeing a film about the tour,” Breslin said. >>>MIXED, page 7

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Tartan Day: Dancers take to the floor during the Tartan Day Charity Dance fundraiser in support of the SickKids Foundation held Saturday at the National Ballet School’s Currie Hall.

Trees and tables for Alexandra Park JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com With the tree canopy in Alexandra Park in danger, volunteer group Friends of Alexandra Park (FOAP) is inviting the community out to help solve the problem.

The organization is looking to host its first Community

Tree Planting Festival and is asking those in the community to pitch in.

Downtown park The downtown park, located at Bathurst Street and Dundas Street West, is being monitored for emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle species that has been

seen in Toronto.

“We’ve had some really sizable trees die in the area, mostly elms, and there are a number of trees in the park with green spray paint on them, which means they’re being monitored,” said Christie Pearson, FOAP co-chair.

Pearson noted the trees, some of which are more than

100 years old, are Alexandra Park’s most distinguishing feature.

At the Tree Planting Festival, volunteers will plant a variety of native trees that grow edible berries and fruits such as chestnut, serviceberry and redbud.

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Runner hopes to beat ‘new girl in town’ during Boston Marathon JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Despite receiving a diagnosis that could have changed the course of her life, Yorkville area resident Maya Jonas has never encountered a challenge from which she would back down.

Jonas was diagnosed at the age of 24 with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye condition that caused her to lose her sight. Rather than allowing the condition to affect her quality of life, she decided to tackle things head on.

“Without challenges, life would be so boring,” she said.

“I need new challenges every day.”

She set the lofty goal of becoming the “best blind person on the planet” and strives every day to live up to that.

“I keep meeting awesome (visually impaired) people who are far, far more accomplished than I am physically,

intellectually and emotionally so I’m not there yet, but I keep trying,” she said with a laugh.

Jonas’ newest challenge will come when she competes in the upcoming Boston Marathon. Now 50 years old, she is a relative newcomer to long-distance running, taking up the sport a few years ago.

“I just started running three and a half years ago and when I had cancer two and a half years ago, I decided I wanted to run marathons,” she said.

“I’m not so young anymore, but I’m still 99 pounds and I can outrun men half my age.”

Jonas has always remained active, playing tennis, sailing, rowing, rock climbing and cross-country and downhill skiing. She is fuelled partly by her own drive to succeed, but also by the doubts of others.

“When you’re blind, people will say ‘be careful, don’t do this, don’t do that’ and it drives me up the wall,” she

said. “Blind people are just like anybody else.”

Jonas ran her first marathon in New York two years ago and has since whittled her time down below four hours, qualifying for the Boston Marathon through her showing in the Toronto Marathon last May. She had set a goal of coming first among visually impaired female runners in Boston, but those plans were thrown for a loop.

“In the visually impaired women’s division, there was a girl who would win every year with a time of 3:37 to 3:45,” she said. “I trained to where I can do it at that speed, but now there’s a new girl in town who can do it in two hours, 50 minutes.”

Jonas will be accompanied in Boston by her coach Allister Monroe and guide runner Omar Hafez. While she has several guides who accompany her on her various runs and is quick to dole out praise on each of them, she is particularly pleased to have

Hafez with her for this race.

“All my guides are awesome, but Omar’s my best speed guide,” she said. “He has a great sense of humour.

He’ll tell me all sorts of stories and jokes as we run, which makes it easier.”

Jonas is an athlete with Achilles Canada, an organization that helps those with disabilities improve their health through physical activities.

She also acts as a spokesperson for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and for the United Way. She loves living in the Yorkville area with her spouse, finding it ideal for her lifestyle.

“I’ve always lived somewhere downtown, and since I became blind, this became super-convenient,” she said.

“Everything’s within walking distance.”

Jonas will participate in the Boston Marathon Monday, April 15 and hopes to continue on the marathon circuit, eventually competing in all the major runs.

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Maya Jonas, right, will be running in the Boston Marathon with her guide Omar Hafez. Jonas hopes to be the best blind person in the world and plans to compete in all major marathons.

Motivational speaker will remain silent for Free the Children fundraiser Molly Burke joins in We Are Silent campaign JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com While Cabbagetowner Molly Burke typically helps others through motivational speaking, on Thursday, April 18, she will make a difference by keeping quiet.

She will join tens of thousands of young people in Free the Children’s We Are Silent campaign that day, raising funds and awareness for the plight of children in developing nations whose voices go unheard as they are denied basic human needs such as education and access to clean water.

B u r k e, 1 9 , h a s l o n g been interested in Free the

Children and was particularly inspired when she saw the organization’s founder Craig Kielburger speak when she was 18.

She joined a service trip to Kenya where she helped build a school, soaked in the culture and became fast friends with a girl at Free the Children’s Kisaruni all-girls secondary school.

“When I was struggling with depression, I felt like I didn’t have a voice,” she said.

“I’ve realized that’s not true.

Over here, we have a voice, but there, young people’s voices aren’t heard.”

She has given motivational speeches for the Foundation Fighting Blindness at schools

and other venues since she was five. She speaks about the power of perseverance, something she knows a good deal about, especially for someone so young.

At the age of four, she was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa and slowly began to lose her vision.

That, unfortunately, paled in comparison to some of the other challenges she faced.

“At 14, I was struggling with bullying, depression and suicidal thoughts,” she said.

Around that time, her life had gotten busier with school and she was doing less and less public speaking.

Obviously and understandably concerned, her family

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Cabbagetowner Molly Burke will join tens of thousands of young people in Free the Children’s We Are Silent campaign Thursday, April 18.

helped her combat depression by pointing out she had let her passion for speaking

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“My family helped me realize that, yes, I’d lost my vision and, yes, I’d lost friends, but what I was really losing was my voice,” she said.

Burke is encouraging others to join in for the We Are Silent campaign either by making a donation or taking a vow of silence and collecting pledges themselves.

Money collected will go toward Free the Children’s adopt-a-village program.

“We’re encouraging people to stay silent for up to 24 hours and collect pledges for every hour they stay silent,” she said.

While the initiative has traditionally urged participants to stay offline and avoid written communication, this year We Are Silent fundraisers

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While the fundraiser is challenging for all participants, it will be particularly difficult for Burke given her vision loss.

“Because I can’t see, I can’t communicate with people without the auditory,” she said.

“When I work with Gypsy (her guide dog), it’s all verbal commands. Everything in my life is verbal.”

Nonetheless, she is eager to take part in the initiative to help raise money and awareness for those who too often go unheard and forgotten.

For more information on the event, to register, or make a donation, visit www.freethechildren.com/wearesilent

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Casino: Care and foresight needed

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hether Toronto councillors vote for a downtown casino or not, it’s critical they make that decision with accurate information and understanding of the long-term implications.

The report released Monday by Toronto city manager Joe Pennachetti lays out some of the terms Toronto councillors must demand if we are to enter into such an agreement with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.

What the report does not do is come out for or against a Toronto casino. It leaves that decision to our elected councillors.

What the report does do is give all involved some facts to work with. Pennachetti said the report paid particular attention to economic development associated with a casino.

For instance, a casino downtown along with expanded gaming at Woodbine in Etobicoke would provide our view construction investment of $3.3 to $3.6 billion and create more Casino not than 11,000 construction jobs and some 12,000 casino-related an economic jobs once the facilities are built cure-all to their full capacity.

The report also sets terms for the city to negotiate hosting fees from OLG. Given the desirability of a downtown location, Toronto should not settle for less than between $111 to $148 million annually, the report says. Property taxes from a new downtown casino and an expanded Woodbine are also estimated at $19 million a year, according to the report.

Those are big numbers, but we urge care and foresight before going all in.

A downtown casino is not the cure-all for all of Toronto’s financial woes, as some seem to believe.

Linking city infrastructure projects to casino revenues is a dangerous game as that money cannot be guaranteed to flow endlessly and generously. Look at Windsor, which for years made big money from its casino but is now seeing its facility downsized as competition from Michigan keeps American gamblers and their money at home.

There is only so much money available to be circulated and we need to be aware that money being spent in a casino, is money not being spent elsewhere in our economy.

Yes, there is a lot of money to come the city’s way if we agree to a downtown casino. What we must be careful of is unrealistic expectations and linking that money to city-building projects that will end in failure if the casino tap starts running dry.

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Future of casino in hands of councillors They asked for a report on casinos. What Mayor Rob Ford and council got was a Rorschach blot.

On Monday, the mayor’s executive committee will be starting what could be a two-day marathon to consider the long-awaited report from Toronto city manager Joe Pennachetti, setting out “the facts” on the prospect of allowing a casino downtown.

The report is a curious beast. It lays out many benefits to approving a casino – it would kickstart 10,000 jobs in construction, another 10,000 long-term jobs and let Toronto hit the magic million-square-foot mark for convention space, which would help the city attract the biggest conventions and trade shows that apparently elude them now.

The report makes mention of the potential downside, and also notes that Torontonians who participated in the public consultation this winter were dramatically opposed to the idea, and those who

david nickle the city responded to a poll were more marginally so.

But it does not recommend any course of action.

What it does do is set out conditions for approval that on the face of it would make it nearly impossible for a casino to happen.

Toronto would need to receive an unprecedented hosting fee – effectively splitting the fee the province would receive 50-50, with a guaranteed minimum of $100 million a year.

The private-sector operator, meanwhile, would be responsible for any infrastructure improvements, including public transit improvements it might desire.

Premier Kathleen Wynne has made it clear Toronto won’t get a special deal.

The only way that Toronto could see the kinds of hosting fees is if the Ontario Lottery and Gaming

Corporation offers the same deal to other municipalities hosting casinos.

That seems like a long shot, which makes it easy for councillors who are uneasy about placing a casino in downtown to support casinos, conditional on Toronto receiving everything recommended.

Before the report came out, Ford released a pitch in favour of the casino. He will almost certainly be able to get the report through his executive committee, but whether he can get the report through council is another question.

Pro-casino lobbyists have been trying to drum up support, but grassroots community members have been urging the opposite.

Councillors who were hoping for some guidance from the city manager will only be frustrated.

As before, the future of gambling in Toronto will be councillors to call.

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No money, no subways Yes, subways are a good way to move lots of people without interfering with surface traffic. But if funds are limited (and they always seem to be), then surface rapid transit is better than no rapid transit.

And subways not only cost more to build, they cost more to operate and are cost effective only if use is high enough.

Shortly after the Sheppard subway opened, there was talk of shutting it down because of the higher operating costs.

That didn’t happen, and taxpayers continued to subsidize its operation (more than the cost of operating buses on the route). That may have changed since then, but it is an issue when planning other rapid transit lines.

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Sharkwater filmmaker hoping to start a Revolution JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Seven years after releasing his acclaimed documentary Sharkwater, which examined the impact of humans on the world’s shark population, filmmaker Rob Stewart is calling for a Revolution.

His new film is a sweeping look at issues ranging from deforestation to ocean acidification to climate change to overfishing and shows how human behaviour is destroying the planet and endangering not just animals but people as well.

“Everyone seems to have the general feeling we’re not going in the right direction (when it comes to environmental issues), but there isn’t much being done about it,” Stewart said.

“I tried to make the most important movie ever made. Not necessarily the best, but the most important.”

Stewart was fuelled on by the response to Sharkwater, which helped to mobilize the public against the exploitation and killing of sharks.

Should Revolution spark the same kind of change, it will go a long

way toward preserving the planet as people change their lifestyles before the Earth reaches a point of no return.

“The most amazing thing for me with Sharkwater was that it was kids who came up to bat and worked to change government policies around,” Stewart said. “All kinds of people got involved, but kids really stepped up.”

One of the most disturbing things the filmmaker learned while working on Revolution was that, as much as Canadians would like to believe otherwise, Canada is one of the worst offenders when it comes to environmental issues, particularly with the tar sands project.

“This is the country that birthed Greenpeace, we wanted to save the whales, we’re home to David Suzuki and yet we have the tar sands and the (smallest) amount of marine protected areas in the world,” Stewart said.

The filmmaker, who lives in the College and Bathurst streets area, had big dreams when it came to the film.

Armed with $5 million in funding after the success of his last film, he had planned to bring an 11-person

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Sharkwater filmmaker Rob Stewart will show his new documentary film, ‘Revolution’, April 12 at the Cineplex AMC Yonge and Dundas 24.

crew around to shoot a beautiful 3D film and gathered a team of writers to flesh out concepts. When word of his subject matter got out, however, many of his one-time supporters – who were perhaps hoping for a film that essentially served as Sharkwater 2 – pulled their funding.

“I went from $5 million to $100,000, which is what the Canadian government gave me,” he said. “I could have made an IMAX movie about sharks and snakes or I could fire everyone, spend $100,000 on plane tickets and film it all myself. I knew right away what I had to do.”

Telefilm also came to Stewart’s aid and, while they did not make up the shortfall created when most of the film’s backers dropped out, they at least left the filmmaker less in debt than he would otherwise have been.

Revolution took Stewart on a four-year odyssey across 15 countries with high-definition cameras and the result is both breathtaking for the visual beauty captured and horrifying for the underlying message that humanity is on a collision course with humanity should we not change our behaviour, he said.

Revolution has made the rounds on the festival circuit, earning raves and acclaim, taking home top honours at the Vancouver, Santa Barbara, Atlantic and Victoria film festivals and being named runnerup for best documentary at Toronto International Film Festival.

More impressive has been the emotional reaction from audiences.

While Stewart has had people tell him Sharkwater inspired them to pursue careers in marine biology, response to Revolution has been even more touching, he said.

“The response is so much more overwhelmingly positive,” he said.

“What I love about film is that you can change people emotionally. You can show them something beautiful and bring them up, but then give them information that will bring them right back down.”

Stewart said Revolution was intended to serve as a launching point for a mobile application that would show people how to change the world in a way that fits their own choices and lifestyles.

The app was due to launch in time for the film’s theatrical release, but that launch has been delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.

Revolution will officially be released with Toronto screenings at the Cineplex AMC Yonge & Dundas 24 starting Friday, April 12.

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Toronto city manager Joe Pennachetti’s long-awaited report on Toronto’s terms for hosting a casino has laid out a long list of requirements in order for council to approve the deal – including a guarantee of at least $100 million in hosting fees, and a requirement that any casino developer also pay the cost of transportation infrastructure improvements.

The report, which landed on councillors’ desks Monday morning, says despite widespread public opposition, a large casino could be a good thing for Toronto. But only if the deal with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is significantly sweetened from what’s been offered so far.

According to the report going to Toronto’s executive committee April 15 and 16, council should settle for nothing less than half of the total hosting fee going to Toronto – and no less than $100 million in hosting fees coming to the city regardless.

As well, the casino should be a maximum of 175,000 square feet. And the casino proponents will not only need to comply with the city’s zoning process, but also pay for any transportation infrastructure improvements required for the site.

The report also eliminates the port lands as one of the possible downtown sites.

Now, the only sites Toronto is considering are downtown on Front Street, and at the Canadian National Exhibition grounds.

Pennachetti wouldn’t, however, go so far as to recommend to council whether to approve or reject a casino in the city.

“It’s very divisive, and it’s a very emotional issue,” said Pennachetti.

“I thought seriously about making hard recommendations and at the end of the day I felt given the poll results and consultation results I wanted to make sure that council had all the facts. Now, it’s up to council.”

Prior to the report’s release, Mayor Rob Ford released a written statement trumpeting

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At a news conference Monday, Mayor Rob Ford hammered home his support for building a casino.

his support for a casino.

“I believe we should say yes to a new casino – on the condition that it will help Toronto move forward and achieve our goals,” he wrote.

“This opportunity shouldn’t be judged on emotional or partisan rhetoric, but on facts.”

Ford argued a casino would bring jobs to Toronto, millions of dollars in hosting fees and aid the city in establishing new convention space: all things the city manager’s report cited.

In a news conference Monday afternoon, Ford hammered that point home. In particular, Ford said Toronto needs more convention space – and the only way to achieve that is to allow a casino.

“You need one,” he said.

“People go to a convention – you want to have the restaurants, want to have something to do after your convention with your spouse or your business partners. You don’t just go to a convention and then go back to your hotel room.

You could do it but that’s not the type of city you want.”

Ford also dismissed the possibility the province simply wouldn’t allow the special deal for Toronto.

“It’s important that we get a fair share in the deal – and after talking to Premier Kathleen Wynne, I’m sure it’ll be in and around that number,” he said.

But other councillors pointed out the conditional approval was based on little or no indication the provincial government might green-light a special deal for Toronto.

Currently, the Woodbine

Slots pay about $15 million a year. Pennachetti’s report indicates hopes for as much as $150 million a year from a successful, 175,000 square foot casino – significantly smaller than casino sizes suggested by OLG. Trinity-Spadina Councillor Mike Layton said the conditions in the report effectively kills the possibility of a casino in Toronto.

“Essentially we have a report here that says no to a casino,” he said.

“We’ve had eight months of debate and what we got was a report with fictitious numbers. But Premier Kathleen Wynne has already told the OLG that there’s no special deal for Toronto, yet this presumes a number of special deals with Toronto.”

On Monday, Premier Wynne said a special deal for Toronto wasn’t on the table.

“Let me be very clear,” she said at a Toronto Region Board of Trade luncheon.

“There needs to be one formula across the province, no special deals, and the municipalities need to decide on that basis whether they want to host a casino.”

Mayor Ford said the executive committee meeting will likely be filled with deputations the first day, while the second day will be devoted to debate of the issue.

“Hopefully before it gets to council we’ll have the numbers we’re looking for,” said Ford.

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Mixed response for comedians >>>from page 1 In addition to following the comics around to gigs, the film features traveloguestyle moments, showcasing the culture and beauty of Israel.

Breslin, who lives in the South Hill area, was adamant the comics not censor or temper their material.

While most of their material consisted of tried and tested routines they had mastered in Canada, the comics based some of their material on their experiences in Israel.

They were, however, careful not to wade into political dialogue.

“Who are we, a group of comics going there for a week, to make jokes about a very complicated political situation?” Breslin said.

While the comics were generally well-received, there were definite stumbling blocks. Each comedian had shows where they shone and others where they fell flat.

“We had lots of walkouts,” Breslin admitted. “Religious people don’t like it when you

talk about sex and drugs.”

Breslin acknowledged the mixed response makes the film’s title somewhat ironic, though he noted that all six comics did well on the tour as a whole and feels the trip was definitely worthwhile.

“I hope people admire our pluck for taking some acts to represent Canada, Yuk Yuk’s and standup comedy,” he said.

‘It will happen’ While in Israel, Breslin looked into the possibility of setting up a comedy exchange that would see Israeli comedians travel to Canada to perform. Unfortunately, he found the English-language standup comedy scene had not developed enough to make that dream a reality just yet.

“It will happen,” he said.

“Tel Aviv is a city of hustlers.

It’s a historic city, but also very young and new, so I think a lot of amazing things will come out of there.”

Breslin, who considers

himself “a cultural Jew but not a practicing Jew,” had originally intended to bring his wife Karina Lemke along for the trip. When the tour took place later than expected, life threw the couple a curveball – albeit a pleasant one – in the form of a child.

“The hardest part of the trip for me was being away from my little boy for a week,” he said.

He was happy to return to the South Hill community he has called home for the past five years.

“I love this area because it’s just far enough from downtown to be peaceful but just close enough to downtown to be convenient,” he said.

A Universal Language will premiere as part of the Toronto Jewish Film Festival at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W. at 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 14. For tickets or information, visit www. tjff.com

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It’s happening w Thursday, April 11

The Future of the Book WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St. CONTACT: Holly Tran, 416-944-1101 COST: Free Two dynamic and informed proponents of public access to literature debate what new technologies signal for the book, and consider what else might be under transformation.

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Launch of After The Error WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Ben McNally Books, 366 Bay St. CONTACT: sarah@ecwpress.com COST: Free New book After The Error: speaking out about patient safety to save lives.

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Spur Festival - Well-Read Mornings WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen’s Park CONTACT: Holly Tran, 416-944-1101 COST: $30, $25 students Enjoy a continental breakfast while listening to author Ayelet Tsabari read from and discuss her new collection of short fiction, The Best Place on Earth. Lots of other events throughout the festival. Visit http:// spurfestival.ca/toronto/ for details.

looking ahead w Wednesday, April 17

Sleepy, not lazy! Taking a closer look at adolescents’ sleep and health WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View Blvd. CONTACT: Kendra Hunter, 416-946-3657 COST: Free What is a healthy amount of sleep during the teenage years?

Youth, teachers and parents are welcome to join a discussion with leading Canadian sleep experts.

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.

w Sunday, April 14

Youth soccer equipment drive WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: St. Michael’s College School, 1515 Bathurst St. CONTACT: Andrea Dawber, 416-535-4277 COST: Free Youth soccer equipment drive to equip kids ages eight to 18 years in priority neighbourhoods.

w Monday, April 15

New Music 101 series WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St. CONTACT: 416-393-7131

Third in a four-part series of free interactive presentations that highlight new directions in music creation.

Conversation with Kate Atkinson WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. CONTACT: 416-973-4000 COST: $10/free for supporters, students and youth Author Kate Atkinson reads from and discusses her latest novel, Life After Life.

w Tuesday, April 16

Midtown Women’s MS Self-Help Group WHEN: 1 to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Bay/

Yorkville area CONTACT: Lynn Laccohee, 416-967-3032 COST: Free Women with multiple sclerosis get together for support, encouragement and information. Location provided after registration.

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w Wednesday, April 17

Lessons from the War of 1812: A Six Nations Perspective WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Native Canadian Centre, 16 Spadina Rd. CONTACT: 416-338-1339 to reserve Richard Hill (Six Nations Legacy Consortium at Grand River) reveals his research into the impact of the war on the various Six Nations communities. The event is free but registration is required.

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Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Awards Short List Party Toronto WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Indigo (Manulife Centre), 55 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: http://crimewriterscanada.com COST: Free Authors read from their latest books while awaiting the names who made the short list. Short list will be announced at 9 p.m. Guest speaker Joy Fielding; Emcee Jon C. Redfern. Free.

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Sunnybrook opens Canada’s largest breast cancer centre LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com The stories were personal, the gratitude evident.

Last Thursday, at the official opening of the Louise Temerty Breast Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Health Minister Deb Matthews shared that her mother had been treated at the hospital for breast cancer.

Next came Premier Kathleen Wynne, whose partner, Jane Rounthwaite, had also been treated at Sunnybrook for breast cancer.

Finally, there was Yonge and St. Clair resident Susan Conacher, who shared her journey with breast cancer at Sunnybrook.

She was diagnosed in 2009 in a trailer that used to stand in a field where the state-of-the-art new cancer centre, the largest in Canada, now stands.

Because of a family history with the disease, Conacher was seen every year at the high-risk clinic.

Despite getting a clean bill of health in June 2009, she found a lump in her breast just before Labour Day that year. Diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer, Conacher learned she had two

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tumours and began her treatment, including chemotherapy, surgery and radiation.

“They say ‘If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.’ But I wasn’t sure that day,” Conacher told the crowd.

“I’m lucky my DNA doesn’t have the ‘Why me’ gene. But make no mistake, I wasn’t nervous like I am making this speech. I was terrified.”

Fortunately, Conacher’s treatment was successful.

“In all my many, many appointments at Sunnybrook, no matter how long the wait, no matter how busy they were, my team never, ever made me feel they were in a hurry.

They always gave me their undivided attention – what a gift and much appreciated,” she said.

“At Sunnybrook, I had the luxury of feeling safe with all of the caregivers.

Not safe in terms of life and death but safe as a trusted friend, safe that they

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Premier Kathleen Wynne speaks with Susan Conacher during the official opening of the Louise Temerty Breast Cancer Centre on Thursday.

would do all it took and safe that they would help me do all they asked.”

Conacher wished present and future patients the best as they are treated at the new centre, which she believes will come to be known as Louise’s Palace.

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During a tour that included looking at images of breast tissue and hearing how innovations at Sunnybrook are changing breast cancer care, Wynne said the hospital’s research will impact cancer care at home and abroad.

“I’m just so enormously proud of the work you do here,” she said.

Patients who discover suspicious lumps in their breasts will receive a diagnosis within 24 hours.

Patients with breast cancer will benefit from industry-leading breast imaging and advanced clinical care at the centre.

The centre will be “a beacon of hope” for women during the terrifying and confusing time they are waiting for a diagnosis and as a plan is developed for their treatment and recovery, said Sunnybrook president Dr. Barry McLellan.

The facility also includes Sunnybrook’s PYNK program, the first of its kind in Canada for younger women diagnosed with breast cancer.

Louise Temerty did not attend the official opening because she was out of the country due to a family matter.

But her husband, Jim Temerty, said his wife was moved to create the centre after accompanying friends with breast cancer when they visited Sunnybrook for treatment.

“Her personal experience through friends made it a no-brainer for our family,” said Temerty, a North York resident. “We’re very proud to be associated with this program.”

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smaller setbacks, plus less money handed to the city in Section 37 benefits.

Those arguments did not sit well with opponents of the proposal, who pointed out the current proposal calls for double the number of units included in the prior proposal.

Councillor Adam Vaughan was also incensed the 10-storey tower would stand a mere six metres from one of the other towers, well below city regulations.

The applicant has been asked to work with the community to address residents’ concerns and submit an amended proposal at next month’s Toronto City Council meetings, which will take place on May 7 and 8.

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A plan that would see the Yorkville Four Seasons converted into a mixed-use building and would result in new mixed-use buildings standing 10 and 38 storeys tall at 21 Avenue Road has been sent back to the developer for further discussion.

The proposal, which was presented to Toronto and East York Community Council on Tuesday, April 9, had drawn the ire of local groups, who felt there were outstanding concerns over parking, public space and other issues.

Jane Pepino, who represented four community residents’ groups at council, called for improved amenities and more investment in both public space and public art.

“The Yorkville area is supposed to speak not only to the public realm but also to public culture,” she said.

Gee Chung of the Greater Yorkville Residents’ Association said the proposal represented “a very perilous tipping point for Yorkville,” suggesting that overbuilding would destroy the community’s Victorian feel.

Other concerns raised included the fact that the proposal would add roughly 20 per cent to the area’s population, parking issues and the fact that the proposal did not fit within the City of Toronto’s tall building guidelines.

Speaking for the applicant, Adam Brown said a previous proposal on the site, put forth by another developer, called for even greater height, an increased floor plate and

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Foundation is asking participating adults to pay a $20 registration fee. Youth aged 12 to 18 can participate for free. The event is not suited to children under 12.

Funds raised will support local shelters and programs that help break the cycle of violence against women.

Move for Hope will take place at Yonge-Dundas Square from 11 a.m. until noon on Saturday, April 13, with registration starting at 9 a.m. For more information, visit www. moveforhope.ca James Gothic Revival wSt.

The Canadian Women’s Foundation is looking to ramp up its efforts to end violence against women by getting the public involved in a fitness-based fundraiser at Yonge-Dundas Square.

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FOAP partners with school, environmental groups to help with tree maintenance >>>from page 1 such grove in the city.

According to LEAF, pawpaws are a native tree that produces a fruit that tastes like a cross between banana and mango. Visit www.yourleaf.org/pawpaw-trees to learn more.

By increasing the tree canopy and getting the community more engaged with the park, FOAP hopes more people use it in the future.

“It’s a well-used park, but it’s not a destination for a number of people who live in the area,” Pearson said. “Even people who live right across the street from the park will go to Trinity Bellwoods instead, or they’ll go to Kensington Market instead.”

FOAP has partnered with nearby Ryerson Public School and environmental groups to help with tree maintenance and is reaching out to the

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We want to engage the community to talk about what belongs in the park ...

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co-ops and housing groups in the area.

The Community Tree Planting Festival will bring volunteers out on Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20 to

plant trees and assemble and paint picnic tables to make the park more inviting on the whole.

It will also draw more attention to FOAP. The organization has been around for a few years and is still looking to expand its presence in the community.

“Because we’re still a pretty young organization, we want to get as many people as possible to know about us,”

Pearson said.

The organization aims to steer the park’s direction to make it more usable for everyone in the community.

“We want to engage the community to talk about what belongs in the park and what we want in that space,” Pearson said.

The festival will also feature games and refreshments for those who come out.

Volunteers are needed from

noon to 5 p.m. Friday, April 19 to prepare soil and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to tend the soil, plant trees and assemble and paint picnic tables.

Volunteers are asked to bring their own shovels and gardening gloves if they have them, though some will be provided if necessary.

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The City of Toronto holds public consultations as one way to engage residents in the life of their city.Toronto thrives on your great ideas and actions.

We invite you to get involved.

Lawrence Park Neighbourhood Investigation of Basement Flooding (Area 20) & Road Improvement Study Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Public Information Centre #1 You are invited to attend the first Public Information Centre (PIC) to learn about this Environmental Assessment Study, its planning process, and the information collected to date.The PIC will provide you with an opportunity to help clarify key issues of concern, objectives and opportunities. City staff and the consulting team will be present to answer questions and discuss the next steps in the process.The PIC will include an open house, a presentation at 7:00 p.m., followed by a community mapping activity that will focus on key issues and opportunities for the study.The PIC details are noted below:

Date: Monday, April 22, 2013 Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m. – Presentation Location: Sunny View Junior and Senior Public School 450 Blythwood Rd The Study The City ofToronto has initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) study to address issues relating to deteriorating road conditions, traffic, pedestrian safety, drainage problems and basement flooding in the Lawrence Park neighbourhood. Measures will also be incorporated to improve storm water quality and reduce storm runoff.The map in this Notice shows the Lawrence Park Neighbourhood Study Area.

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The study is being planned under the requirements set out in the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) document dated

October 2000, amended in 2011.The MCEA process provides members of the public and interest groups with opportunities to provide input at key stages of the study.The study will define the problem, consider and evaluate alternative solutions, assess impacts of the preferred solutions, and identify measures to lessen any adverse impacts.

We would like to hear from you

Public consultation is an important part of this study. If you have any questions or comments, please contact: Kate Kusiak, Sr Co-ordinator, Public Consultation, City of Toronto Metro Hall, 19th Fl., 55 John St., Toronto, ON M5V 3C6 Tel: 416-392-2962, Fax: 416-392-2974, TTY: 416-338-0889 email: kkusiak@toronto.ca Project website: toronto.ca/involved/projects Issue Date: April 11, 2013

Information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.

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YMCA to take over former Youthlink shelter JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com A decision made at Toronto and East York Community Council on Tuesday, April 9 will make it easier for homeless and underhoused youth to find safe shelter in the Alexandra Park area.

The YMCA of Greater To ro n t o w i l l t a k e ove r operations of a building at 7

Vanauley Street, the former home of Youthlink.

The YMCA will run an emergency shelter, youth outreach programs, transitional housing and housing assistance, employment training and social enterprise out of the building.

“The Vanauley Street YMCA is one of 10 centres of community the YMCA is investing in by the year

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2020,” said YMCA of Greater Toronto general manager of youth outreach and intervention Louise Smith. “This will allow us to meet the

needs of homeless youth in the area. Needs are increasing and services are decreasing at the same time.”

Youthlink was forced out of the site due to funding cuts. Though the YMCA operates another shelter nearby, the closure of Youthlink has left them short on space.

“We currently have 45 beds for young men 16 to

24,” Smith said, noting the YMCA shelter went from seeing roughly three-quarters of those beds taken up each night to more than 95 per cent of beds used every night once Youthlink closed.

Councillor Adam Vaughan applauded the Alexandra Park community’s willingness to work with the YMCA on the new shelter.

“It’s amazing what happens when a community finds a way to cooperate instead of arguing about providing emergency shelter,” he said. “If we don’t have places to put people for a safe night’s sleep, we’re going to leave them vulnerable on the street.”

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Big Race GTHA highlights commuter challenges RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com For someone in a rush, Kendall Duthie was in high spirits.

Duthie, a Centennial College public relations student, had an immense smile on her face as she walked along the GO bus platform at Union Station to complete a race against the clock intended to demonstrate the daily rigours of taking public transit in congested Toronto.

Over a recent morning rush hour, Duthie made it from Centennial’s Progress Campus in Scarborough to Union to complete the Big Race GTHA challenge, an Amazing Racelike competition organized and filmed by students from Centennial College.

Over that time, she boarded buses, streetcars, the Scarborough RT and the subway, stopping along the way to complete various tasks like drop off her toddler daughter

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College student Kendall Duthie took part in the Big Race GTHA, a competition organized by Centennial College public relations students demonstrating the hardships faced by public transit riders.

at daycare, and take frequent bathroom breaks, a necessity for the five-months pregnant Duthie.

“It was mentally and physically challenging,” said Duthie shortly after meeting race organizers at Union just after 9 a.m.

“It makes me realize what other people have to go through every day to get to work on time.”

Among the challenges Duthie faced: getting on the wrong elevator, trying to figure out confusing station signs, navigating a large suitcase through hordes of commuters and standing in a “packed, crazy” streetcar.

Compounding the confusion for Duthie, a newcomer to Toronto who has lived in New York City and London, UK, was her relative inexperience with the TTC. “I just moved here a couple of months ago and trying to get on a bus the first time I was so confused,” she said. “I didn’t know where to go or what to do.”

Fortunately for Duthie, her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Beatrice remained in good spirits,

excited to be on the “choo choo” train, her word for the subway.

“We plied her with Cheerios and storybooks,” said Duthie.

Duthie’s journey was also filmed by a camera crew and the footage will be part of an eight-part reality series to be aired online, said Big Race co-organizer Juliet O’Farrell.

The other competitors were civic enthusiast Dave Meslin and Mitizie Hunter from the Greater Toronto CivicAlliance.

O’Farrell said each contestant traveled along separate routes from different locations in the Greater Toronto area and had to complete several tasks along the way.

The winner was the contestant with the shortest commute time, and won’t be revealed until the series begins airing.

“They were racing against the clock and each route is different with various race checkpoints to fulfill various tasks like transporting laundry or pushing a stroller,”

she said.

O’Farrell and co-organizers Nadine Bukhman, Belinda Dodaro, Giulianna Fericelli, Igor Rakic and Meaghan Savage created the Big Race for a corporate communications class.

“We were trying to shine light on the issues our public transit system faced in a way that wasn’t aggressive and dark, but light hearted and optimistic,” wrote Rakic on the group’s blog.

The first episode of the Big Race GTHA will be screened during CivicAction’s pubic transit forum on April 17.

Subsequent videos will be posted online in the time period before Metrolinx, the provincial transportation agency, presents its final recommendations for transit funding to the provincial government June 1.

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TOYS R US SHINES A LIGHT FOR AUTISM SPEAKS CANADA Toys R Us located in the Yonge and Eglinton Centre is raising money for the Autism Speaks Canada foundation.Customers are invited to help make the $10,000.00 donation goal by purchasing a puzzle piece at the check-out for $1.00 or more. The store is also taking pledges for a team of staff members to take part in the Autism Speaks Now Walk on June 16. Autism Speaks Canada helps fund research into the causes, prevention, and treatments for autism and advocates for the needs of children and their families.

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Coach helps collect equipment for players in need ‘Laza’ Lowe sees untapped talent in city’s priority neighbourhoods SEAN DURACK active@insidetoronto.com Having trained around 5,000 elite-level soccer players in the last 15 years – several hundred of whom have gone on to college scholarships and pro careers – Patrick (Laza) Lowe is passionate about unearthing soccer talent and growing the game in Toronto.

The former Jamaican national team member who emigrated to Toronto’s Regent Park community in 1975 isn’t going to rest on the coaching achievements of his past, however.

Considered a coaches’ coach, Lowe, or Laza as he is more widely known, has seen some of the talent that goes unidentified in some of Toronto’s most disadvantaged areas, and he wants to provide more exposure and opportunity to those

athletes.

After all, the Ontario Soccer Association coach of the year recipient in 2001 was once one of them.

“I, myself, know how talented some kids are in some of these areas. When I came to Canada I saw it,” he said, pointing out at the time, some 37 years ago, Cabbagetown contained some of the best untapped talent in the province.

At that time he was competing with Cabbagetown and Toronto Jets soccer clubs. Eventually he went on to play pro locally in the National Soccer League and Canadian Professional Soccer League before moving on to a coaching career.

Lowe, now a resident of Scarborough, and the Leaside Toronto-East Soccer Club, which houses Lowe’s newly installed Sanjaxx Soccer School develop-

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I, myself, know how talented some kids are in some of these areas.

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ment academy, are teaming up to encourage youth soccer clubs in Toronto to participate in the second of two equipment drives this Sunday, April 14 at St. Mike’s turf field, just east of the arena.

The gently used, donated equipment, will be gathered and sorted at St. Michael’s College Field from 10 a.m. to noon.

It will go to kids ages eight to 18 participating in free grassroots camps delivered this summer by Sanjaxx Soccer School, according to the drive’s c o - o r g a n i z e r A n d re a Dawber.

Soccer talent will be identified during these camp sessions and will be subsequently offered the opportunity to train with Lowe’s academy at St. Michael’s for a year free of charge.

Organizing equipment drives and providing free training for the betterment of the game and its players isn’t something new to Lowe.

He’s been helping since 1992, though this will be the first equipment drive for Sanjaxx.

“I just sent 300 soccer balls and other soccer equipment back to the Clarendon soccer club for kids in Jamaica. It just arrived,” he said.

To afford some of these programs the academy is seeking donations to its Sanjaxx Scholarship Fund for Players of Merit.

The goal, noted Dawber,

is $30,000 “to provide six youth from priority neighbourhoods with full year scholarships at Sanjaxx.”

Lowe has high hopes for the scholarship and development initiatives.

“I’m hoping that it gets more kids from priority neighbourhoods off the streets and playing the game. I’m trying to take the guns and drugs out of their hands and I’m trying to give them a ball.”

To donate to the scholarship fund send cheques with the name and address of the contributor, payable to Sanjaxx Soccer School, to 56 Treverton Dr., Toronto, M1K 3S6.

For more information on the Sanjaxx program or the neighbourhoods the program is targeting visit www.sanjaxxsoccer.com

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Council voted unanimously at its meeting on Thursday to support TTC chair Karen Stintz’s motion to have staff report back on how the city can apply for money from a new $47-billion federal infrastructure fund. Stintz wants a share of that money, expected to become available starting 2014, to fund one third of a proposed $7.4-billion downtown relief subway line and to cover repair costs for the Gardiner Expressway. double deckers from GO transit wNew

Last week, GO Transit debuted the first of 25 new doubledecker buses to hit the road in the coming months.

The Scottish-made Alexander Dennis Enviro500 LHD buses are lower than the existing fleet of doubledeckers which GO says will allow them to operate on 34 more bus routes than their predecessors – without fear of crashing into bridges or over-

rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT passes. The new buses will cost the province nearly $20 million. They are all expected to be in service by May. Trucking Association critical of plan On the heels of Metrolinx announcing a shortlist of potential user fees and taxes to pay for the Big Move, the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has come out against the transportation plan itself.

In a press release, OTA president David Bradley said the $50 billion plan “provides only a superficial and rather outdated treatment of goods movement issues”. He also said trucking companies already pay more than their fair share in gas taxes and licence plate fees.

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Jane’s Walk is inviting submissions for a poster exhibition to be held in conjunction with this year’s walking tour

series.

The group is inviting poster designers to submit their works highlighting the idea of walkable cities.

The top entries will be on display at the 2013 Jane’s Walk launch party May 1 and the grand prize winner will receive $500. Deadline is April 22. To register for the competition visit www.janeswalk.net BIXI stations sought wmore

Cycle Toronto joined the chorus of cycling advocates who want more BIXI bike stations.

The group is circulating a petition calling for the bikeshare service to substantially increase the number of cycles it offers up for temporary use, which stands at 1,000.

Pointing to the success of the program which launched in 2011 and celebrated its millionth ride last fall, the petition wants BIXI to expand past the downtown core. For more, visit www.cycleto.ca Rahul Gupta is the Mirror’s transit reporter. His column runs every Tuesday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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‘Stay tuned’ for transit funding plan: Premier RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne declined to state her opinion on the shortlist of taxes and user fees under consideration by Metrolinx to fund transit expansion in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) during a speech Monday in Toronto.

But Wynne did hint that new transit funding could be made available by the provincial government before final recommendations this June from Metrolinx on paying for the Big Move transportation plan – perhaps as early as the forthcoming provincial budget.

“Stay tuned. I’m committed to putting in a plan that’s going to allow us to pay for transit infrastructure,” said Wynne to reporters following a speech at the Toronto

Region Board of Trade Monday afternoon.

“We’re looking forward to getting the budget out and look forward to your reactions at that time.”

Wynne’s comments echoed those of provincial transportation minister Glen Murray, who said earlier Monday the premier wants some transit funding in place ahead of the 2014 budget, when the Metrolinx’s recommendations would likely be adopted.

During her 15-minute speech to a capacity audience gathered at the Board of Trade, Wynne did not state a preference for the desired funding tools to pay for a wave of transportation improvements for the Toronto region as part of the $50-billion Big Move.

She said doing so would “pre-empt” discussions taking place by the public ahead

Metrolinx’s June 1 deadline.

Instead, she reiterated her desire to see any new taxes or fees dedicated solely to building new transit.

“People need to know what they are paying for and they need to see where the money is going,” she said.

Wynne also said the burden for funding new transit must fall on everyone, not just one group of commuters.

“Contrary to what some people will have you believe there is no war on cars, or cyclists or transit,” she said.

“We are all fighting for a better way forward.”

Representatives of the TTC board, including chair Karen Stintz, were in the audience largely made up of business leaders and elected officials.

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ELECTRICAL

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Jacob Tree Service

est.

1997

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(416) 417-TREE (8733)

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COMPANY DEMO SELL-OFF LOW KM.

2012 DODGE CHALLENGER

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38,987

$

2012

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$

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$

25,987

$

13,987

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31,987CALL TODAY

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STK# N9595A

2012 DODGE RAM 1500

2011 DODGE JOURNEY

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31,988

$

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18,988

$

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23,988

$

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From

27,988

$

ALL SALE PRICES ARE PLUS HST. ONLY LIC, GAS ARE EXTRA. LOW RATE FINANCING IS AVAILABLE ON OAC. CALL FOR MORE DETAILS.

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321 FRONT STREET EAST @ PARLIAMENT

416-368-7000

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ONE DAY ONLY SALE SATURDAY APRIL 13TH!

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2013 COROLLA CE

128

CONVENIENCE PACKAGE 5 SPD - MANUAL

OWN IT FOR ONLY

$

DOWNTOWN TOYOTA

BI-WEEKLY FOR 72 MONTHS* Limited time lease offers available from Toyota Financial Services on approved credit. *All-in price of a new 2013 COROLLA CE 5-Sp Manual w/Convenience Package and APX 00 is $19,968 plus license. All-in price includes freight and fees (PDE, EHF, OMVIC fee and air condition tax, where applicable). HST, licensing, registration and insurance are extra. 0% APR finance rate on a new 2013 COROLLA CE 5-Spd Manual w/Convenience Package over a 72 month term equals a bi-weekly payment monthly payment of $128 with $0 down payment OAC. Offer ends April 31, 2013. Call 416 465 5471 or visit Downtown Toyota for complete details.

677 Queen St. East Toronto, Ontario 416 465 5471 downtowntoyota.ca

2013 INFINITI G37X AWD LEASE FOR ONLY

$

489

SIGNATURE EDITION

* INFINITI DOWNTOWN

PER MONTH FOR 48 MONTHS PLUS HST WITH $0 DOWN *Leasing offers available O.A.C. from Infiniti Financial Services based on a new 2013 Infiniti G37x AWD (G4XG73 /AA00/Luxury A7) with an annual lease rate of 1.9%. Monthly lease of $489 for a 48 month term. Down payment of $0 and first monthly payment required. Buy back is $18,898.50 at end of term. Total lease obligation is $23,585.56 plus HST. Cost to finance over term is $2,238.32. Model shown may be different from actual lease vehicle. Lease offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,995. Applicable license fees, insurance registration, PPSA and taxes are excluded. $0 security deposit required. 16,000 km per year allowance applies. Additional charge of $0.15/km applies after 16,000 km. Terms and conditions apply. Offer valid until April 31st, 2013. Call 416 975 2623 or visit Infiniti Downtown for complete details

549 King Street East Toronto, Ontario 416 975 2623 infinitidowntown.ca

2013 NISSAN SENTRA LEASE FOR ONLY

$

179

*

PER MONTH FOR 60 MONTHS PLUS HST WITH $0 DOWN. FREIGHT AND FEES INCLUDED. *Lease offer available on new 2013 Sentra 1.8 S (C4LG53 AA00), manual transmission. 0.9% lease APR for a 60 month term. Monthly payment is $179 with $0 down payment or equivalent trade-in and includes freight and fees ($1,567) and no Security Deposit required. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km per year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $10,730. Terms and conditions apply. Offer valid until between April 2 - April 31st, 2013. Call 416 975 3800 or visit Nissan Downtown for complete details

OWN IT FOR ONLY $

508 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario 416 975 3800 nissandowntown.ca

2013 SANTA FE

SELLING PRICE: $28,395♦

SANTA FE 2.4L FWD AUTO. DELIVERY, DESTINATION & FEES INCLUDED. PLUS HST.

168 1.99 + BI-WEEKLY PAYMENT

NISSAN DOWNTOWN

WITH

%†

FINANCING FOR 84 MONTHS

The Hyundai names, logos, product names, feature names, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. †Finance offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new 2013 Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto with an annual finance rate of 1.99% for 84 months. Bi-weekly payments are $168. No down payment required. Cost of Borrowing is $2,048. Finance offers include Delivery and Destination of 1,760 fees, levies, and all applicable charges (excluding HST). Fuel consumption for Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto (HWY 6.7L/100KM, City 10.1L/100KM) is based on Energuide. Actual fuel efficiency may vary. ♦ Price for 2013 Santa Fe 2.0T Limited AWD model shown is $40,395. Prices include Delivery and Destination charges of $1,760, fees, levies, and all applicable charges (excluding HST). Prices exclude registration, insurance, PPSA and license fees. *Purchase, finance or lease an in-stock 2013 Santa Fe Sport/Santa Fe XL during the Double Savings Event and you will receive one $0.99 per litre Esso Price Privileges Fuel Card (including applicable taxes). Lengthy terms and conditions do apply. Dealership has details. †_*♦ All offers available for a limited time and subject to change or cancellation without notice. Call Downtown Hyundai at 416 465 9000 for complete details.

DOWNTOWN HYUNDAI

21 Broadview Ave. Toronto, Ontario 416 465 9000 downtownhyundai.com