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SickKids gets a slice of fundraiser JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Patients at SickKids Hospital were treated recently to a pizza party courtesy of Pizza Pizza, along with visits from some of their favourite sports mascots.

Jason from the Toronto Argonauts, Stripes from the Toronto Raptors, Sauga of the Mississauga Steelheads and Boomer of the Brampton Beasts joined Pizza Pizza’s own Dough Dude in keeping the kids laughing as they enjoyed pizza and arts and crafts.

While it brought plenty of smiles, the pizza party was only a small portion of

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the celebrations. Pizza Pizza took the opportunity to drop off a $300,000 cheque to the Children’s Miracle Network.

The funds were raised through the company’s Slices for Smiles campaign and will see the money dispensed to children’s hospitals across Canada.

“Everybody loves pizza – especially kids,” said Pizza Pizza chief marketing officer Pat Finelli. “That’s why we’ve always done Slices for Smiles for kids.”

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Residents’ associations making a difference Fighting for the good of your neighbourhood is important JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com

in the south,” said Tim Grant, HVRA chair.

These days, the group’s While residents are the lifemain focus is on developblood of any community, they ment. While the Bathurst can often feel they have little Street Study and the proposed clout as individual citizens. winter sports dome at Central Technical School have been Their voices can be heard more loudly when they unify two key areas of focus, there into one collecare plenty of other tive to look projects on the group’s radar. after the con“We’re living cerns of those in the commucheek-to-jowl nity, whether in a tiny place those concerns where you have revolve around 100 people in 150 safety, devel- EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE yards if you’re opment in their in a single family OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY area, spreading home and more ASSOCIATIONS. than that if you’re news or simply ★★★ getting local resin an apartment,” idents together If you’re involved with a Grant said. group who’s helping to He noted an for community shape our city, tell us your influx of applievents. latest news! Email Residents’ cations for letters@insidetoronto.com taller buildings associations, also sometimes in the area has known as neighbourhood or sparked a great deal of intercommunity associations, give est. This week alone, the them that stronger voice. group attended an Ontario Midtown and downtown Municipal Board hearing for Toronto boasts particularly a 22-storey building at the site strong community voices, of the Silver Dollar club as well with more than 30 groups of as a Committee of Adjustment meeting for the Central Tech that kind.

T h e Ha r b o rd V i l l a g e dome.

Residents’ Association (HVRA) “The key issue is the height is one such group, rising out of buildings,” Grant said of of the Sussex-Ulster Residents’ development in the area. “In Association when the latter Mirvish Village, we’ll get bigger did not include enough of buildings and we understand the community. that, but you don’t want to be “There were a lot of issues living in a single family home with people wanting to do with a 30-storey building 100 projects in and about the yards away.” community but the group was Other issues the group is named after two little streets, working to stop include a one in the north and one trend toward

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Current Harbord Village Residents’ Association chair Tim Grant is flanked by past chair Rory Gus Sinclair, left, and Richard Gilbert.

student rooming houses as landlords try to pack as many students as possible in homes, and bars along College Street overserving students, leading to noise and safety concerns.

On a brighter note, the HVRA also celebrates the area’s history through naming laneways and a collected oral history of life in the area.

“We’ve had a huge focus on the neighbourhood’s history the past couple of years,” Grants said. “We’ve named 24 laneways after people who lived here – not the most famous people, but people like Toronto’s first black postman or the seven Jewish boys who went to fight in World War Two, only two of whom came back, who all lived on Major Street.”

Local community builders

President: Don Cameron Web: www.moorepark.org

Av e n u e R o a d - E g l i n t o n Community Association President: Frank Peters Web: www.areca.info

North Rosedale Ratepayers’ Association President: Lewis Reford Web: www.northrosedale.ca

South Eglinton Ratepayers’

and Residents’ Association President: Greg Russell Web: www.southeglinton.ca Moore Park Residents’ Association

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...YIMBY (yes in my backyard) where possible, but NIMBY (not in my backyard) when not.

– David Harrison

The HVRA also brings the community together for its annual fall fair, its Litter and Glitter clean-up efforts and its Pumpkin Festival.

With the municipal election coming up this fall, the HVRA will also take an active role in giving the candidates a platform.

“We’re non-partisan – we don’t back a particular candidate, but what we do formally is have debates for the may-

Association President: David Townley Web: www.southrosedale.org Christie Pits Residents’ Association Co-chairs: Majella Coleman, Cristina Juarez Nilsson Web: www.christiepits.ca/cpra

oralty and for councillors and trustees,” Grant said.

The nearby Annex Residents’ Association (ARA) has a range of projects on its plate, from battling development that does not fit into the community’s characteristics to helping to improve the tree canopy in the area.

“The overriding objective for the ARA is to maintain and improve the quality of life in the Annex,” said David Harrison, ARA chair.

That organization, like many others, has fought developments not just at the city level but as far as the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). Given the costs of hiring lawyers and experts to speak at OMB hearings, residents’ associations allow groups of residents to band

together to cover expenses and show strong community opposition.

In recent years, the ARA fought a University of Toronto application for a large student housing proposal at College and Glasgow streets. Harrison said the association does not fight development unless it would change the character of the neighbourhood.

“This issue is symptomatic of the many problems our communities face as they attempt to stem the tide of inappropriate development in our city,” said Harrison of the application. “The ARA is open-minded about development proposals but resists development plans which are completely out of scale with the existing built form of the Annex – YIMBY (yes in my backyard) where possible but NIMBY (not in my backyard) when not.”

The ARA has also taken the lead on TreesPlease, a project dedicated to improving the tree canopy in the Annex and has played an active role in the Bathurst Street Study, which will help shape development along the busy street between Dupont and Queen streets.

The key to a successful residents’ association is to ensure it represents the voices and interests of as many members of the community as possible.

“The more active you are, the more able you are to connect with people,” Grant said. “It’s really about enabling people in the community.”

Read all about the work of other Toronto community associations online at http:// bit.ly/1hlAN8D

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Cabbagetown Residents Association President: Steven de Blois Web: www.cabbagetowner.com

Lawrence Park Ratepayers’ Association President: Jennifer Milson Website: www.lpra.ca

Church Wellesley Neighbourhood Association President: Steve Lough Website: www.cwna.ca

St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association President: Steve Lowden Website: www.slna.ca

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trong neighbourhoods make a strong city, and involved residents make strong neighbourhoods.

In Toronto, that’s true thanks to the work being done by our scores of local community associations.

These organizations play a key role in how our city is not only governed, but in how it is planned and how it grows.

Neighbourhood associations, which can vary in size from a dozen members to those with membership lists of more than 1,000, are the first place to go for residents who want to have a say in their community.

In this week’s paper, our special feature looks at these local associations and their impact.

To see what’s going on across the city and how you can get involved, visit us at http://bit.ly/1hlAN8D Whether it’s organizing a street party or dealing with a massive redevelopment proposal, the neighbourhood association is the best our view way for residents to get involved.

There’s power in numbers when it comes to such associaBringing tions when they need to make neighbours their case to municipal politicians and big developers. together Don Mills Residents Inc. is a good example of this. With more than 1,000 members, the neighbourhood association took a proactive role in negotiations with developer Cadillac Fairview when it came to the Shops at Don Mills redevelopment, which also included condos and a possible community centre. The residents’ group was able to ensure the community centre was not lost during what was a sometimes difficult and contentious planning process.

The reality is that a powerful neighbourhood association puts the local politicians on notice that they have to work with residents to come up with a satisfactory solution to development plans, or risk not being elected again. This helps focus the politicians to bring the full weight of the city and its planning processes to bear when negotiating with developers.

A strong association also helps developers know what the feelings of the community are, and who they need to deal with in order to come up with a successful project that can be welcomed, or at least tolerated, rather than scorned by the area’s residents.

But it’s not all about negotiating with politicians and developers. The real strength of these organizations is how they bring the people of a neighbourhood together.

They make your community stronger, and by extension they make Toronto – as a whole – a better place.

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Taking an early position a gamble in mayor’s race Whenever Karen Stintz gets asked about how she feels about her singledigit next-to-last spot in the polls, she always answers that she’s looking forward to a good mayoral campaign and avoids the numbing question.

One might be glib and note that given her trailing popularity, a good campaign is as much as she might reasonably look forward to.

But Stintz does imply a point: the mayor’s race is a long game, and while the Olivia Chow, Mayor Rob Ford and John Tory campaigns are dominating attention now, there is still time for those positions to shift.

After this article goes to press, but before you read this Thursday, Stintz and the rest of them will have finished the first mayoralty debate of the season, and that might have changed the entire field by now.

But for the moment, it’s fair to say that Tory,

david nickle the city Ford and Chow are running a rear guard fight against Stintz and David Soknacki’s attempt to gain ground.

Policy clarification On Monday, Stintz made her first foray into that, with what she billed as a major policy announcement and delivered as a policy clarification.

She gathered some cameras and reporters together on a south Riverdale street corner to give more details about how she would monetize Toronto Hydro to pay for a downtown relief line.

Stintz had already said she wanted to get some cash out of Toronto Hydro for the subway – when she spoke at the Toronto Region Board of Trade to launch her campaign.

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But (mayoral candidate Karen) Stintz does imply a point: the mayor’s race is a long game.

There weren’t details then, but she was well aware that the complicated rules of utility ownership in this province meant that Toronto couldn’t sell more than 10 per cent without paying a whack of tax.

Sell off Toronto Hydro So Monday, Stintz told reporters the city would need to negotiate changes to the rules – so that the city could sell just more than 50 per cent of the billion-dollar utility.

That would make a down payment for the downtown relief line.

The wisdom of this policy is debatable.

Toronto receives a tangible benefit from the power

company, in the form of dividends, which last year amounted to $41.9 million.

That revenue will have to be made up somewhere, even as the city struggles to find more cash to build the relief line.

But like everything coming from candidates at this stage, taking a position is a gamble.

When Tory questions the wisdom of Stintz’ financing policy, Stintz can point to the absence of Tory’s.

When Chow suggests the city should keep its electricity asset, Stintz can paint the New Democrat front-runner as a biggovernment socialist.

Of course, it’s easy for everyone to name-call in March.

But really, at this stage in the game, everybody’s got to do what they got to do. It is, as Stintz has observed, a long game ahead.

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The Search for Honesty and Humour in Politics WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: St. Andrew’s Church, 73 Simcoe St. CONTACT: jneal@standrewstoronto.org COST: $20 Terry Fallis will discuss the important role humour and satire can play in holding governments to account using his novels for illustration. He will discuss the power of humour as a force for social change.

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Community Consultation: Close the Rent Control Loophole WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Harbourfront Community Centre, 627 Queen’s Quay W. CONTACT: 416-603-9664, http://rosariomarchese.ca MPP Rosario Marchese and Kensington Bellwoods Community Legal Services hosts a community consultation pertaining to the escalating rental costs, specifically the loophole surrounding Residential Tenancies Act. Join them to discuss Cindy Forester’s bill to reform the Residential Tenancies Act, why individual activism is needed and how the act falls short. And we will discuss what individuals can do to put real reform back on the government’s agenda.

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.

Intro to Tantra with Mark A. Michaels & Patricia Johnson WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Come As You Are Co-operative Ltd., 493 Queen St. W. CONTACT: Cleis Press, jamescleis@gmail.com COST: $15 Tantra uses sexual energy for consciousness expansion. Join us for an honest discussion in which we will dispel some of the popular myths surrounding this ancient tradition.

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Wychwood Vintage Clothing Show WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St. CONTACT: Jeff Gadsden, 1-800-667-0619, www. antiqueshowscanada.com COST: $8 Thirty top vintage dealers from Toronto, Montreal and elsewhere.

Beyond Race, Beyond Faith WHEN: 7:30 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Holy Blossom Temple, 1950 Bathurst St. CONTACT: Mari Lynn Rusak, 416-789-3291, ext. 224 COST: Adults $36; youth (18 and under) $18 International trio ensemble will perform mid-Eastern Jewish and Arab music encouraging dialogue among Arabs, Christians, Jews and Muslims, creating a message of peace.

Night Songs: A Benefit Evening of Music, Wine Tasting and More WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square CONTACT: 416-462-9400, www.mariposaintheschools.ca COST: $35 Music, a wine tasting and more make for an exceptional evening, when Mariposa In The Schools and Echo Women’s Choir present Night Songs.

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Police believe they have photo of (un)masked gas station robber ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com He first entered the gas station store barefaced and then left.

Minutes later, police allege, the man returned with a white towel over his face, wielding a knife and demanding cash.

“It’s clearly, in my opinion, the same guy,” Det. Chris Scherk said.

“I don’t know if he thinks he’s fooling somebody, if he’s casing

the place. It’s hard to form an opinion on what’s going through his mind.”

The robbery happened at the Esso station on Lake Shore Boulevard near Bathurst Street around 5:55 a.m. Sunday.

The suspect left with money in a white plastic bag. He fled west on Lake Shore Blvd.

Police have images of the robber, both barefaced and with the towel.

“You would think that he would use something else, but I guess it’s something he had handy or found nearby and just decided to obscure his face,” Scherk said.

“Maybe he’s known to the community, and we’re hoping that somebody can help us identify this guy and get him behind bars.”

The suspect is black with a dark complexion, in his 20s or 30s and about 5’11” tall. He was wearing

a black jacket with a hood, dark jeans and dark runners and was carrying a black knapsack.

“The appeal is for that before (towel) picture: take a look at it and if you know who he is... give us a call and tell us,” Scherk said.

Anyone with information is Courtesy/TORONTO POLICE SERVICE asked to call the holdup squad at 416-808-7350 or Crime Stoppers A man allegedly took on a ‘disguise’ in order to anonymously at 416-222-TIPS rob an Esso Station in the Lakeshore Boulevard (8477). and Salter Street South area on March 23.

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Staff photos/NICK PERRY

The 2014 Courage Canada National Blind Hockey Tournament took place at the Mattamy Athletic Centre this past weekend.

Team West took on Team Pacific in the gold medal game Sunday afternoon, winning 4-3. The action was intense: far left, Christine Osika of Team West and Graham Foxcroft of Team Pacific fight for the puck; middle top, Marc-Antoine Maheu of Team West and Graham Foxcroft of Team Pacific fight for the puck; middle bottom, Maheu of Team West and Danny Woodard of Team Pacific collide; above, Team West celebrate their win over Team Pacific.

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CLEAN TORONTO TOGETHER Pizza Pizza campaign helps Corporate & School Clean-up Day APRIL 25

Community Clean-up Days APRIL 26 & 27

Join fellow students and businesses and help keep Toronto clean and green.

Get together with friends and family to clean a park, laneway or any other space that needs your help.

REGISTER AT livegreentoronto.ca

Children’s Miracle Network >>>from page 1 tiative raised $300,000 last year as well, with $182,000 of that money going to SickKids.

Finelli said he expected at least half of this year’s amount to stay in Toronto.

“The money stays where it was raised,” he said.

SickKids Foundation vice president of corporate partnerships Adrian Horwood said the funding would help cover the costs of high-priority areas at the hospital.

“A lot of the funding will go toward research but we’ll also use it to fund strategic programs that aren’t funded by the government,” he said.

“We’re an inner-city hospital and a lot of our patients come from a long way away, so we can use these funds to help

Staff photo/JUSTIN SKINNER

Mascots Jason from the Toronto Argonauts, Dough Dude from Pizza Pizza and Sauga of the Mississauga Steelheads stand by as Toronto Raptors’ mascot Stripes holds eight-year-old SickKids patient Julian Aburto.

those families out.”

Horwood noted that partnerships like the one with

Pizza Pizza are crucial for children’s hospitals.

“We know governments are financially stretched and adults will take up more and more of the (health) funding as people age, so it’s critical to have partnerships like this one,” he said.

The kids who attended Wednesday’s pizza party were certainly thankful for the partnership, as well.

“I love pizza and I like seeing (the mascots),” said eight-year-old Julian Aburto.

“They’re so funny.”

Pizza Pizza holds Slices for Smiles weeks twice a year, in April and October, with proceeds from special menu items going toward the campaign. Customers can also make donations at in-store donation boxes anytime.

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ROM celebrating centenary I’m I’m calling calling CAS...

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JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com

After 100 years as a Toronto landmark, the Royal Ontario Museum is hardly showing its age.

The institution marked its 100th birthday with a special celebration on Wednesday, March 19, giving a nod to its past but also looking toward a bright – and interactive – future.

ROM director and CEO Janet Carding noted that the anniversary marked an impressive milestone and a time during which the museum’s past should be recognized.

“It’s a day to remember the museum’s founders and their vision to build a museum which should belong to the people,” she said. “For a century, the ROM has been making groundbreaking discoveries, leading innovative research, broadening our perspectives on the world and connecting communities.”

She pointed out the ROM

team was looking to expand its programming further through technology and interactivity.

The museum will host special events and celebrations in the coming months to reach out to existing and new patrons alike.

“We start this spring by looking back 100 years with our beautiful Around 1914 exhibition on the Art Nouveau, that launches on the 29th of March,” she said.

In April, the ROM will celebrate the volunteers who help make it what it is, while visitors will be in for a special treat when the museum lets visitors behind-the-scenes, both through a photography exhibit on May 3 and through a special event from May 2 to 4. “... for the first time in its history, without having to come on a special group guided tour, you’ll be able to experience the whole ROM the conservation workshops, the DNA labs, the teaching

suites, the libraries and of course the collections,” Carding said. “You’ll be able to see all the things that go on in this building and have been for 100 years but are usually hidden behind the scenes.”

As part of its 100th anniversary, the ROM is also embarking on new projects. Those include a Gallery of Early Life, the launch of a Director’s Fund to boost investment into innovations such as digitizing the ROM’s collections, and a Programming Fund to help animate the existing Centres of Discovery.

The two funds will be made possible through the museum’s new Love the ROM fundraising campaign.

Perhaps most exciting for guests, however, will be the Welcome Project, which will see the lobby enhanced and a new performance space created just west of the museum itself.

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For more on the 100th anniversary celebrations visit www.rom.on.ca

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Open House

Dupont Station - Easier Access Improvements Construction will begin in 2015 to make Dupont Station accessible to all customers. You are invited to an Open House on Tuesday April 1 to find out about these improvements, which will include:

St George St

Devin Horne Community Liaison, TTC devin.horne@ttc.ca 416-397-8696

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Macpherson Ave

Madison Ave

For more information and to find out more about the project, please visit

City of Toronto Archives Spadina Rd

Displays will be set up and TTC staff will be available throughout the evening to answer questions.

George Brown College Casa Loma Campus

Walmer Rd

Three elevators to access all levels of the station Accessible fare gates Barrier-free path to the subway platform Improved signage CCTV – Security cameras

Davenport Rd Kendal Ave

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Event Details Date: Tuesday April 1, 2014 Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Location: The Atrium City of Toronto Archives 255 Spadina Road

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Committee moving to ease food-truck restrictions, now up to council DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Food trucks and ice cream trucks could have an easier time plying their wares.

If council goes along with the licensing and standards committee’s amendments, food trucks will be able to stay in one spot for five hours at a time and put as many trucks as will fit into street parking zones.

If the local business improvement area or councillor wants to prevent trucks from operating in a particular neighbourhood, there won’t be much they can do about it as long as the vehicle’s operating safely, because the committee nixed an appeal process recommended by staff. The amendments came after a long day of hearing from restaurant owners, BIAs and food truck operators deputing

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