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Bathurst Street’s future unveiled JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com The public was treated to a first look at what could one day be the future of downtown Bathurst Street at a public meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

The meeting, hosted by councillors Mike Layton and Adam Vaughan, showcased a draft plan created for the street from Dupont Street south to Queen Street following community consultation sessions earlier this year.

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The meeting showcased land use, built form, public realm and heritage issues along that stretch of Bathurst. Layton and Vaughan commissioned the Bathurst Street Study to steer future development as a result of a variety of

properties along the street being targeted by developers. Perhaps the highest-profile of those developments is the proposed RioCan development, which will house a Walmart and has raised the hackles of many >>>TALLER, page 10

The Regent Park Revitalization is about more than just new buildings, a reality that was brought home at a celebration of some of the training and employment initiatives that have come about. The event, which took place at Paintbox Bistro recently, highlighted the partnership between Toronto Employment and Social Services (TESS), Dixon Hall, Paintbox and local colleges and universities and the impact that partnership has had on Regent Park residents. “ We have developed a network of community and corporate partners that are collectively and collaboratively working to build a strong and vibrant Regent Park,” said Charmaine Duller, director of TESS for Regent Park. Du l l e r p o i n t e d t o t h e Higher Learning Initiative, a partnership between TESS, the University of Toronto and the Daniels Corporation, that looks to meet the career needs of internationally trained professionals and the Mill Centre Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry Program, which TESS runs together with Dixon Hall and Carpenters’ Union Local 27. “A number of Regent Park residents have been taking part in these two exciting education and training initiatives,” >>>PROGRAM, page 5

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pumpkin walk wCabbagetown Cabbagetown is set to host its inaugural pumpkin walk. The event, hosted by the Cabbagetown Residents Association, will see pumpkins lit up in Riverdale Park West from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday. The city will dispose of the pumpkins following the event. Participants are asked to bring a non-perishable in support of the Daily Bread Food Bank. Royal returns wThe

From Friday, Nov. 1. to Sunday, Nov. 10, the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is back at Exhibition Place with the best in local food and animal entertainment. Started in 1922, the Royal is the largest combined indoor agricultural fair and international equestrian competition in the world. It is where Canadian and international breeders, growers and exhibitors are declared champions and where hundreds of thousands of attendees come to learn, compete and shop. For details and a schedule of events, visit http://royalfair.org on surviving Holocaust wFilms

Holocaust Education Week begins Sunday, Nov. 3 with One Story At A Time, a screening of films by authors whose memoirs of surviving the Holocaust have been made into films through The Azrieli Foundation’s Ho l o c a u s t Su r v i vo r Memoirs Program.

Opening night begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes’ Blvd., Exhibition Place. T h i s y e a r ’s Holocaust Education Week program focusses on the dynamic process that unites historical events with personal experiences. For details, visit holocausteducationweek. com. All programs are free of charge unless otherwise noted.

For more information or to volunteer, contact Philip Unrau at punrau@ cnh.on.ca music, film at the Royal wCelebrate

The Royal Conservatory of Music and Hot Docs are coming together to celebrate music and film. Every Monday until Nov. 11, the organizations will showcase music documentaries with the help of special guest speakers. Shows will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Royal Cinema.

Museum Conversations wSpadina and bid for Nellie’s wDonate Spadina Museum is

paying homage to ‘Myth Making: Zombies, War and the Ar t of Advertising’. Join in this series of participatory talks on topics that highlight how perspectives on movie m o n s t e r s, p i t c h i n g products and war have evolved from the 1920s to today. The series will take place at the museum o n Tu e s d a y, Nov. 5 (Vampires vs. Zombies), 12 (Masters of Spin) and 19 (War and Myth Making) from 7 to 9 p.m. For tickets or information, call 416-392-6910 or email spadina@toronto. ca Photographers needed to teach wyouth Central Neighbourhood House is looking for photography enthusiasts to teach youth the basics of taking photographs. Workshops will be held in order to prepare youth for a photography competition hosted by Central Neighbourhood House and the Cabbagetown South Residents Association.

When you donate or purchase items from Nellie’s Online Holiday Auction, which runs Nov 15 to Dec. 18, you are helping women and children who fled abuse. Visit www.nellies.org to learn what items are needed and how you can bid on them. Pick up is between Dec. 19 and 20. for dog water fountain wPush

A push is on to install a water fountain for dogs in the off-leash dog area of Cedarvale Park. The fountain would be installed in memor y of terrier breeder Terry Stokes. The plan would see the fountain installed next spring. Councillor Joe Mihevc has pledged to match all donations. For more information or to donate, visit https://torontoparksandtrees.org/cedarvale-dog-fountain

Scopify app gives visitors insight into 15 pieces at ROM JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com

new smartphone app will allow visitors to the Royal Ontario Museum to add skin to a tyrannosaurus Rex, watch a dodo walk around in its natural habitat, get a glimpse inside an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus and more. ScopifyROM, developed by Toronto-based production studio Kensington Communications, gives ROM visitors unique insight into 15 pieces in the museum’s permanent collection. Special features and additional information are available for each of the 15 pieces, turning a visit to the museum into an interactive experience. “When we talked to the ROM about it, they felt it was a way to take away the glass in front of the exhibit, giving visitors a chance to reach in and

investigate the objects in a way,” said David Oppenheim of Kensington Communications. “It’s a way for people to look at the objects in a different way.” The Scopify app, which is available free of charge for iPhone and Android phones, covers a variety of artifacts throughout the ROM’s many galleries, from dinosaurs to minerals to ancient cultures. “We tried to give visitors a good cross-section of the different areas of interest,” Oppenheim said. Once a visitor has scopified five items, it opens a series of educational games to enhance the learning experience even further. The idea for the app came about when Kensington was filming the TV series Museum Secrets. Following filming at the ROM, Kensington’s team spoke with museum staff about creating an app to highlight and enhance

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ScopifyROM, developed by Toronto-based production studio Kensington Communications, gives ROM visitors unique insight into 15 pieces in the museum’s permanent collection.

the ROM experience. Kensington’s developers worked closely with museum staff to select items that would lend themselves to Scopify’s various features and to

come up with the information provided. In some cases, the Scopify features offer users a look at the work done by the ROM’s curatorial staff. “We helped them narrow

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and refine the scopes and some of them got changed and new ones were added,” said ROM interpretive planner Courtney Murfin. “For some of the features, our curators said ‘Hey, we do this. This is a great way to show what we do.’” Murfin added that Scopify has already earned positive reviews from users. While the app was just released recently, she said she always sees people using it when looking at exhibits. “What we love about it is that it’s giving (visitors) an experience they can’t have in the gallery but it doesn’t detract attention from the exhibit,” she said.

“People will X-ray the cat mummy, look at the neckbones on their phone and then look at the exhibit to see where those bones are in the exhibit.” While ScopifyROM is still in its early days, both Oppenheim and Murfin said they are hopeful it will be expanded to feature more artifacts in the ROM galleries. Oppenheim said Kensington Communications is also looking at potentially expanding the project to other museums, cultural institutions and other landmarks. “We’re looking at Scopify as a brand that could be used in a lot of cultural institutions, including ones that are outside,” he said. “You could Scopify statues or even national parks.” To learn more about the various scopes or to download the free app, visit www. scopify.com

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spooky voice in Casa Loma. A mysterious apparition in North York. A figure in the window of Colborne Lodge. Toronto is full of compelling tales of the otherworldly. In today’s Halloween edition of The City Centre Mirror, you’ll find spooky lore with a local flavour on page 11, along with a list of the stories we’ve worked on in all nine of our newspapers across the city. You can access all of the stories online at bit. ly/192hP6w We encourage you to check them out. Toronto’s tales are fascinating, whether they involve the unexplained chill felt by some visitors to Montgomery’s Inn or the clip-clop of horse our view hooves said to have been heard at historic Fort York. But in addition to offering a City’s history spine-tingling shudder, these stories form an important part a valuable of our city’s history. These are resource stories that have survived, grown and evolved but at their genesis are about real people in real places. As Ewan Wardle of the Fort York National Historic Site observed during a site tour called Fort York After Dark: “These are real human beings who lived and loved and died on the grounds that we are walking.” We wrote in this space in August about why local history matters. Its importance is not just about remembering or preserving the past. We believe if we know more about our local communities and the people and events that shaped them, we establish closer connections to them. If we make those connections, we’ll have a greater understanding of what we want our communities to be. So what can one do? Consider the resources at your disposal. When it comes to knowing more about our history, your local library branch and the City of Toronto Archives are great places to start your search. Did you know you can research your residence at the Archives? If you have more time to commit, perhaps reach out to local resident groups or a historical society to get involved. We spend a significant amount of time in the communities we live in. Why shouldn’t we find out more about them and want to help them grow?

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Karen Stintz aims for centre-right vote Karen Stintz’s early arrival in the 2014 mayor’s race can’t be a surprise to anyone. The councillor from Eglinton-Lawrence has been not-so-quietly organizing a campaign for months, and not-quietlyat-all taking control of the kind of major policy matters – specifically, transportation – you’d expect the current mayor to do. She might have continued that course for a few more months. But with popular conservative talk show host and former Progressive Conservative leader John Tory mulling a run, Stintz had to up her game early and decisively – if for no other purpose than securing some fundraising real estate before the rush in early 2014. In this, declaring early is a good strategy. However, an early declaration for a candidate also invites early assessments, and so it is with Stintz.

david nickle the city Out of the gate, Stintz is attempting to paint herself as a fiscal conservative similar to Mayor Rob Ford in that respect, but... well, completely opposite in everything else. Well and good, but political branding is only partly self-portraiture, and Stintz will have to deal with matters beyond her control. Stintz owes a large part of her public profile to the work she’s done on the public transit file as chair of the Toronto Transit Commission. In the latter part of the term, she’s worked to improve customer service, and she’s been a central figure in the subway-LRT debate. There are problems, though. On the latter point, Stintz has been all over the map – starting the term supporting light rail over

subways and helping to halt Ford’s plan to replace the Sheppard light rail line with an unfunded subway. Shortly after that, she came forward with her One City transit plan – tenuously funded, with a politically unpalatable property tax premium – that included a different Scarborough subway. Council balked, and Stintz left the chamber with egg on her face. Finally, Stintz delivered a subway to Scarborough – funding of which is also tenuous, with federal money tied to a Sheppardstyle public-private partnership arrangement and a boatload of new debt. For all her journeyman work, Ford wasted little time in taking credit. On the customer service question... well, Stintz also helped Ford deliver his first flatline budget by agreeing to service standard rollbacks on the TTC. In that way, one might argue that Stintz created

the very problem she’s now working to solve. With all that, she still remains a formidable challenger to Ford, in the fight for the essential centreright vote. On Monday, the mayor conceded the election would be “a bloodbath,” because his opponents would no doubt go after him on matters of character, associations, truancy and other “personal matters.” The mayor is no doubt correct on this count. His behaviour and comportment have assured all those things will be central questions in his re-election bid. And Stintz, while certainly haunted by controversies and mis-steps of her own, has shown herself to be an active and at-times effective leader on council. In these early days of next year’s fight, that isn’t a bad start.

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>>>from page 1 she said. Dr. Mahbub Hasan, who benefited from the Higher Learning Initiative, spoke of his difficulties in landing a job when he first came to Canada from Bangladesh, and the stress and uncertainty it caused him. “Think of a person who used to work 12 hours a day almost, (who was) now unemployed,” he said. “The amount of support I received from (the program), that relieved my high blood pressure, that relieved my stress.”

Martin Blake of the Daniels Corporation pointed out a major component of the Regent Park Revitalization was to improve more than just the housing stock.

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Hasan is now working as a faculty member at Centennial College and is continuing his education at U of T. He is also planning on taking a return trip to Bangladesh to apply his new skills to the non-profit sector there. “I’m not limiting my skills only for sharing with my students and my community fellows, but also I’m accountable to my community when I started my journey,” he said. Mill Centre pre-apprenticeship Carpentry graduate Janelle Richards noted the program has been a valu-

The amount of support I received from (the program), that relieved my high blood pressure, that relieved my stress. – Dr. Mahbub Hasan

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Dr. Mahbub Hasan speaks about the benefits of the Regent Park Employment Centre during an event recognizing educational and employment initiatives in the community.

able step in breaking a cycle of deadend jobs. “I was not good at fixing things and I probably would have won Canada’s Worst Handyman,” she said. “When I met with representatives from Carpenters Local 27, Dixon Hall and Regent Park Employment Services, I realized there were so

many opportunities and there was so much support out there.” Fulfilling careers Richards and the other Mill Centre grads received their certificates at the ceremony, marking the next step on their road to fulfilling careers.

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Since the revitalization began, more than 650 jobs have been created in the community. He pointed out creating jobs is only a beginning, however. “The best part of these employment initiatives is that they go beyond the point of simply creating a job,” he said. “They foster skills and develop leadership and most of all they create a career path for people.”

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Spadina Museum looking to Downton Abbey for clothing The period costumes worn by the cast of Downton Abby will be on display this spring at Spadina Museum if Toronto council signs a loan agreement. Toronto’s Economic Development Committee approved the deal with Cosprop Ltd. without debate Tuesday. A total of 21 costumes from the U.K. television series will be sent to the Spadina Museum. The museum has, since earlier this year, begun to capitalize on its similarity to the stately home occupied by the fictional upperclass British family the Crawleys, offering tours comparing the family to the Austins, who occupied the Spadina site. The display is intended to coincide with the airing of the fourth season of the television show on BBC and Vision TV. This will be the first time the costumes have been on display in Canada. The exhibit will last five weeks.

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Daytime Shakespeare Twelfth Night WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace CONTACT: 647-7251822 in advance COST: adults $31, students (14 to 17), senior $24.50 In addition to enjoying the Shakespeare production, you will also be able to enjoy a self-guided visit of Casa Loma, which is included in admission.

Halloween After-Hours Market Tour WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m. WHERE: St. Lawrence Market, 92 Front St. CONTACT: www.stlawrencemarket.com/ events COST: $50 /person Join historian Bruce Bell for an after-hours tour and stories of Toronto’s famed (and haunted)

market. Registration required.

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Toronto Bead Society fair WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St. CONTACT: www. torontobeadsociety.org/web/index.php/bead-fair3/2 COST: $7 for one day or $10 for two days Holiday gifts and everything you need to make beautiful jewelry, accessories and crafts.

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A Tribute to Alice Munro WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, 207 Queens Quay W. CONTACT: 416-973-4000, www.readings.org COST: $25/$20 The IFOA pays tribute to Alice Munro, a Canadian literary icon.

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Station Design Update Meetings Rapid and reliable transit is coming to the centre of Toronto. The Crosstown will move Torontonians to work, school and play faster than ever before – reducing travel times and enhancing our economy and our environment. The Crosstown will run along Eglinton, with more than 10 kilometres underground, making transit travel up to 60 per cent faster than today. Metrolinx invites you to attend meetings for information on preliminary station and stop designs for the Eglinton Crosstown project. The first meeting will cover preliminary station and stop designs from Laird Drive to Wynford Drive, as well as information on the future construction of a tunnel boring machine launch shaft that will be located east of Brentcliffe Road.

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The Poet’s Dinner Party WHEN: 6:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Grano, 2035 Yonge St. CONTACT: Rebecca Fisseha, 416-944-1101, ext. 360 COST: $50 includes dinner, book and glass of prosecco Have dinner with some of Toronto’s most innovative poets and debate the merits of lyric poetry.

Wednesday, November 6th 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Noor Cultural Centre 123 Wynford Drive, North York

Thursday, November 7th 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Northern Secondary School 851 Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto

Fran, 416-638-2716 The Medina Theatre Ensemble present a staged reading performance of Angel in the Night, an inspirational story of courage, compassion and heroism reinforcing the concept that one individual can make a difference and that ultimately love is stronger than hate.

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Visit the Crosstown Community Office at 1848 Eglinton Avenue West (at Dufferin)

Labour Market Challenge Facing Youth WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Metro Central YMCA, 20 Grosvenor St. CONTACT: mmicallef@ socialplanningtoronto.org COST: Free Youth are experiencing unprecedented barriers to enter the workforce and are resorting to creative and sometimes unpaid outlets to get work.

Email: crosstown@metrolinx.com Tel: 416-782-8118 TTY: 1-800-387-3652 Web: www.thecrosstown.ca

Angel in the Night WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT:

The meetings will be open house format, and will begin at 6:30 p.m. with an opportunity to view displays and speak one-on-one with staff. We look forward to seeing you there.

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WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St. CONTACT: www.antiqueshowscanada. com COST: $8 Show features collectibles, including railway and ocean liner items; land grants, mortgages and deeds; ’30s and ’40s fashion magazines; airline memorabilia, old magic books, farm equipment booklets, vintage paperbacks, movie posters, sporting material. Vintage postcards, scientific journals, comic books, magazines, old books. About Face: Celebrated Ontarians Then and Now WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Queen’s Park Main Legislative Building, Main Legislative Building CONTACT: 416-325-0061 COST: Free About Face: Celebrated Ontarians Then and Now is an exhibition of photographs showcasing the diversity of our province from the past 150 years including images that range from Alexander Graham Bell to Commander Chris Hadfield.

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Older Lesbians Book Group WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: 519 Community Centre, 519 Church St. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-2350843 COST: Free The group discusses “Carry the Onet,” a novel by Carol Anshaw. Light refreshments. Japanese-Canadians, Memory and Life after Internment WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Lillian H. Smith Library, 239 College St. CONTACT: 416-393-7746 Pamela Sugiman will explore the post-war history of Japanese-Canadians who had been interned during the Second World War.

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Read Africa WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Fermenting Cellar, 28 Distillery Lane CONTACT: torontocityevents7@gmail.com COST: $75 A unique event celebrating African culture through music, art and artifacts, in support of CODE, that will make a difference in the lives of children.

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tinct areas and we’re looking to put strong protections on the residential components of it while allowing some intensification at specific nodes in

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on that.” The study calls for varied heights along Bathurst Street, ranging from roughly 12 to 30 metres, with the taller portions coming where Bathurst is met by major streets. “We wanted taller height along Bathurst where it’s crossed by the east-west main streets and lower in between,” said Brent Raymond of DTAH, who devised the plan. “That’s consistent with what we heard from residents.” Raymond added that public consultations underscored the need for more green space and public realm, including the preservation of Mirvish Village. “What we heard loud and clear is that there is a need for park space along Bathurst,”

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A lot of mediums say they come back in what’s called a visitation state because they didn’t have the castle very long. – Michelle Desrochers

on the turnout at a sold-out haunted tour of the building on Sunday, Oct. 27, plenty of others harbour those same suspicions. “We haven’t been very successful with photographs or video, but we’ve had success with voice recordings,” Desrochers said. “Casa Loma has given up her voice. That’s one thing she’s done; she’s let us hear her.”

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Casa Loma is known for many a haunting tale. One spooky tale in particular is that of the white lady, who haunts the halls of Toronto’s century-old castle on the hill.

Henry and said ‘That’s him. Why is he so mad?’” A woman believed to be Lady Mary has also been spotted on the grounds, though Desrochers pointed out the notoriously private woman has proven elusive. At one point, the CMH team attempted to film her room, leaving a camera running there while they explored other parts of the castle. When the team returned to check the footage, the tape was gone. A Casa Loma staff member, who Desrochers said was skeptical the castle holds ghosts, had locked the door behind them before they left. “This was one of those older cameras where if you don’t insert the tape, it won’t run, so I know I put it in there and (the staff member) saw me put it in,” Desrochers said. “(The staff member) said ‘I locked down the room’ and I just looked at him and said ‘I got nothin’. The tape’s MIA to this day.” Desrochers then set up a different camera that stored footage on a hard

drive only to find that it shut itself off – or had been shut off – after 10 minutes. According to mediums who claim to have felt the presence of Sir Henry and Lady Mary, their spirits are not trapped there, instead choosing to be there after the Pellatts were ousted from Casa Loma after being unable to keep up with its costs. “A lot of mediums say they come back in what’s called a visitation state because they didn’t have the castle very long,” Desrochers said. The tunnel leading to the castle’s stables are where another of its most notorious ghosts is believed to roam. Many have reported feeling as though they had been grabbed or had their hair pulled in the tunnel. People have also reported hearing the spirit in the tunnel sighing gruffly and he has even been captured in recordings speaking and interacting with visitors. In one recording, he is heard mimicking a medium who said “Oh, he’s a horrible person” while trying

to make contact. “There’s always the same tone to the voice,” Desrochers said. “That’s what’s known as an intelligent haunting – it’s not just the residual sound of doors slamming.” Once again, various mediums have reached similar conclusions, coming up with the same two names popping up for the man in the tunnel, though the CMH team simply refers to him jokingly as “Mr. Happy.” Desrochers said evidence points to the voice belonging to the ghost of a friend of Sir Henry’s who was hired to look after the Pellatts’ prizewinning horses. Whether or not Casa Loma is haunted – and even with the recordings and experiences her team has collected, Desrochers always wants to allow others to draw their own conclusions – it has certainly made a name for itself among ghost hunters. As for the CMH team, they certainly have their beliefs, and based

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Toronto Transit Commission Chair Karen Stintz is in the 2014 mayor’s race. Stintz, who represents Eglinton-Lawrence on Toronto Council, brought her campaign team into the light on Sunday – in part, she admitted in an interview, to make it clear to potential supporters she’s a serious enough candidate to commit to, when other potential candidates are still making up their minds. “A big part of my coming out now is demonstrating to people that I have a team that’s committed to change in the city,” said Stintz Monday morning. “I have a campaign that is solid. We’re going to be very busy over the next couple of months putting together the final platform, but I want people to know we’re committed.” Stintz is in fact the third potential candidate to come forward with clear intent. Mayor Rob Ford has long made it clear he will seek a second term, and earlier this fall former councillor and David-Miller era budget chief David Soknacki also said he will be seeking the mayoralty. While candidates can’t begin fundraising or spending money until they register, on or after Jan. 2 2014, they’re not prohibited from talking about their bid. On Friday, the anniversary of the 2010 election, Mayor Ford conducted interviews on the radio and scrums highlighting his achievements, and test-driving the slogan “Ford More Years.” Soknacki, less known to voters, gave interviews highlighting his past accomplishments as Miller’s budget chief, and his support for light rail over subways. Stintz is better-known. She helped lead a push on

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council to first dismantle Mayor Ford’s plan to build a subway along Sheppard instead of light rail, and then along with Scarborough Centre Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker convinced council to build a subway to replace the Scarborough SRT line. She has voted as a fiscal conservative. Although a firm opponent of Mayor Ford, in the first year of the term, as TTC Chair she supported rolling back service levels on the Toronto Transit Commission in order to assist in a property tax freeze for 2011. Critics have pointed to both of these as signs that Stintz is inconsistent on transit, and willing to sacrifice service levels for small tax cuts. In supporting the subway, critics say she simply handed Mayor Ford a victory he hadn’t earned. Stintz said the service rollback was an attempt to find a balance that now needs correction. “I think it’s all a step-bystep process,” she said. “We tried certain things with respect to our service standards. Now we’re coming back. We have done everything we can in the organization, now it’s time to look at the city and say you need to help us.” As to the subway?

“I look at it as a victory for Scarborough,” said Stintz. “Scarborough residents and the city as a whole. “Through that debate we were able to build a consensus where it didn’t exist before. Now we have a plan that has transit reaching into all corners of the city. I view that as a success for the city, not an individual.” Stintz said she believes she can build on that consensus in the next term. “I think it all does come down to a direction, a vision for the city, and being able to work with council and get things done,” said Stintz. “I’ve demonstrated I can work with council. We’ve wrestled with big decisions and got them through. I see a lot of opportunities for the city and want to be the mayor that takes advantage of those opportunities.” While Stintz said that the platform is still under consideration, she said she would keep property tax increases to the rate of inflation and periodically review service levels. “Not so much with an eye to cutting, as figuring out how are we best fitting the needs of our residents,” she said. Her campaign co-managers are two Liberal organizers, former McGuinty aides Don Guy and Dave Gene, and conservatives Paul Brown and Bev Hammond are all on her team.

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Veterans and schoolchildren came together at Davisville subway station last Friday to honour Canada’s war dead during the kick-off event for the Or Order der kkey ey tags and annual poppy drive. address labels at: The Royal Canadian Legion’s 2013 Poppy The War Amps Campaign runs until 1 800 250-3030 Remembrance Day during waramps.ca which time across the country approximately 18 million poppies and 70,000 memorial wreaths are expected be sold by war veterans Charitable Registration No.: 13196 9628 RR0001 and volunteers for the legion, said Toronto Legion Commander Jay Burford to an audience Be a part of the that included Grade 6 discussion. Visit this students from Davisville Public School. story on our website Some $8 million is and share your raised through the camthoughts in the paign every year with proceeds going to veterans comments section. and their families.  http://bit.ly/1is5nhU One of those veterans, Fred Newton, who enlisted with the Canadian military when he was just 18 and fought in northern Europe during the ONTARIO’S TRANSIT PANEL WANTS TO Second World War, was among HEAR FROM YOU those attending Friday’s camThe Transit Investment Strategy Advisory Panel was established by the paign launch. Government of Ontario to look at ways to fund transportation across the Wrapped in a Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). blanket, Newton, Traffic congestion impacts all of us in our daily lives. The GTHA needs to who is now a expand public transit. resident of the We want to find ways to fund transit and want your input. Visit veterans’ wing transitpanel.ca or attend one of our public meetings. at Sunnybrook hospital, beamed Space is limited, so please register online at transitpanel.ca/events to as he helped pin reserve a place. poppies on to the Vaughan Monday, November 4th – 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. lapels of the stuVellore Village Community Centre, Cafetorium dents, but grew 1 Villa Royale Avenue emotional as he recalled fallen Toronto Wednesday, November 6th – 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. comrades. Mattamy Athletic Centre, Alumni Room “I lost so many 50 Carlton Street (formerly Maple Leaf Gardens) friends, so many Mississauga Wednesday, November 13th – 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. friends,” said Living Arts Centre, BMO Hall Newton as he 4141 Living Arts Drive wiped away Pickering Thursday, November 14th – 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. tears. Pickering Recreation Complex, West Salon Throughout 1867 Valley Farm Road the two-week campaign, poptransitpanel.ca pies will be avail-

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Autumn is no time for falls Toronto Central CCAC provides seniors with falls prevention tips Trips and falls can happen to anyone, but they happen more often and have more serious effects on older adults. Each year, about one third of Canadian seniors has a fall. Falls can result in serious injuries, including broken bones. This, in turn, can lead to hospitalization, a loss of independence and in some cases, may even lead to death. These effects on individuals can be devastating, but there are also serious effects to our healthcare system: each year about $1 billion is spent caring for seniors who have fallen. But falls are NOT an unavoidable part of aging. Older adults can take control of their lives, and work with their family doctor and other healthcare professionals to avoid most falls. Dizziness is one common reason for falls. One cause can be medications. Changing the type, dose or timing of a medication can make a big difference – but only with the agreement of one’s pharma-

cist or family doctor. Another cause of dizziness can be low blood sugar – making sure to eat healthy meals and snacks throughout the day is important. Low blood pressure can also be a cause. This may be related to medication, but it can also be caused by dehydration. Making sure to drink water throughout the day can be a simple way to improve low blood pressure. Poor balance can often be improved with gentle exercises or assistive devices like walkers or canes. Installing – and using – hand rails on steps and in bathrooms can

also be a big help. Avoiding trips and slips can mean keeping pathways clear inside and outside the home. Remove small rugs and ensure outside steps and walks are shovelled and salted in the winter. Having good lighting is important, including night lights. Toronto Central CCAC (Community Care Access Centre) assists people to stay at home longer and safely. The CCAC can provide an occupational therapist or physiotherapist to help with these and other falls prevention steps.

Fall prevention tips for seniors: • Wear your glasses and hearing aids • Get rid of clutter on your floors and stairs • Wear proper footwear that provides good support. Don’t wear loose slippers or socks • Focus on one task at a time • Be careful when getting up

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