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City looking at ways to protect Beltline Trail JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Toronto’s Beltline Trail is a favourite destination for Toronto hikers, cyclists, runners and others. Its popularity has necessitated a study to help protect both those who use it and the trail itself.

The City of Toronto is leading the study, which will look at places where the Beltline Trail requires rehabilitation and maintenance and identify and find solutions for

unsafe road crossings where the trail intersects with busy streets.

“The main impetus was the current state of the trail,” said Wendy Strickland of the City of Toronto’s Parks, Forestry and Recreation department. “We’ve had a number of complaints about the Kay Gardner portion, north of the (Mount Pleasant) cemetery.”

Strickland added the trail has also gotten overly wide in places due to the sheer number of people who use it and the fact that poor

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drainage often leads trail users to tread on vegetation on either side of the trail itself.

“There are parts where it gets up to six, nine, 12 metres wide, and three metres is the standard,” Strickland said. “It’s impacting on the natural environment.”

The drainage itself is a major issue. While many of Toronto’s trails are paved, the nine-kilometre stretch covered by the study has a granular surface due to its long history. >>>DANGEROUS, page 10 @CCMirror

Just the facts: Nearly two-thirds of the way through the year, crime in 14 Division was down considerably from previous years in six of the seven major crime indicators identified by police.

While murder had remained steady with two murders reported through Aug. 23 this year – identical to the same period in 2011 and 2010 – sexual assault dropped 29 per cent from 101 reported cases to 72. Assault was down 16 per cent (from 1,001 cases to 838), robbery was down 12 per cent (162 cases to

143), break and enter was down 22 per cent (332 cases to 258), auto theft was down 52 per cent (121 cases to 58) and theft over $5,000 was down 34 per cent (38 cases to 25).

Taken as a whole, incidents of those seven major indicators had dropped 21 per cent from 2011, with a total of 1,396 such crimes reported in 2012 compared to 1,757 in 2011 and 1,822 in 2010.

Other divisions serving portions of the Mirror’s coverage area include 13, 32, 51, 52 and 53 Division.

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City looking at ways to protect Beltline Trail JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Toronto’s Beltline Trail is a favourite destination for Toronto hikers, cyclists, runners and others. Its popularity has necessitated a study to help protect both those who use it and the trail itself.

The City of Toronto is leading the study, which will look at places where the Beltline Trail requires rehabilitation and maintenance and identify and find solutions for

unsafe road crossings where the trail intersects with busy streets.

“The main impetus was the current state of the trail,” said Wendy Strickland of the City of Toronto’s Parks, Forestry and Recreation department. “We’ve had a number of complaints about the Kay Gardner portion, north of the (Mount Pleasant) cemetery.”

Strickland added the trail has also gotten overly wide in places due to the sheer number of people who use it and the fact that poor

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drainage often leads trail users to tread on vegetation on either side of the trail itself.

“There are parts where it gets up to six, nine, 12 metres wide, and three metres is the standard,” Strickland said. “It’s impacting on the natural environment.”

The drainage itself is a major issue. While many of Toronto’s trails are paved, the nine-kilometre stretch covered by the study has a granular surface due to its long history. >>>DANGEROUS, page 10 @CCMirror

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Just the facts: Nearly two-thirds of the way through the year, crime in 14 Division was down considerably from previous years in six of the seven major crime indicators identified by police.

While murder had remained steady with two murders reported through Aug. 23 this year – identical to the same period in 2011 and 2010 – sexual assault dropped 29 per cent from 101 reported cases to 72. Assault was down 16 per cent (from 1,001 cases to 838), robbery was down 12 per cent (162 cases to

143), break and enter was down 22 per cent (332 cases to 258), auto theft was down 52 per cent (121 cases to 58) and theft over $5,000 was down 34 per cent (38 cases to 25).

Taken as a whole, incidents of those seven major indicators had dropped 21 per cent from 2011, with a total of 1,396 such crimes reported in 2012 compared to 1,757 in 2011 and 1,822 in 2010.

Other divisions serving portions of the Mirror’s coverage area include 13, 32, 51, 52 and 53 Division.

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Feds consider redistribution of midtown, downtown boundaries A new Mount Pleasant riding could be created

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Residents throughout midtown and downtown Toronto could soon find themselves living in a different federal electoral district without actually changing addresses.

A redistribution of federal electoral boundaries based on the latest population figures would see several existing ridings carved up and the creation of a new Mount Pleasant riding.

The new riding would be bounded roughly by Avenue Road to the west, Bayview Avenue to the east, Eglinton and Broadway avenues to the north and Wellesley Street and Rosedale Valley Road to the south.

That would naturally bring about changes to various surrounding ridings in the area.

Un d e r t h e p r o p o s e d changes, St. Paul’s would shrink to an area bounded

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Oakwood Avenue to the west and Avenue Road to the east.

Its northern boundary would remain Eglinton Avenue, but the southern boundary would expand from its current location along the CP Rail tracks, stretching instead down to Bloor Street.

Trinity-Spadina would retain its southern and western boundaries but would shrink on its northern and eastern edges.

Instead of reaching as far north as the CP Rail Tracks and as far east as Yonge Street, it would be cut off at Bloor to the north and Avenue to the east.

Toronto Centre would grow to the west to include the area between Avenue and Yonge south of College Street, but the upper edge of the riding would be reduced to the north from Moore Avenue down to Wellesley

Street and Rosedale Valley Road.

Eglinton-Lawrence would l o s e t h e a re a b e t we e n Yonge and Avenue north of Lawrence Avenue to the newly-named Toronto North riding, which comprises much of what was formerly Don Valley West.

Toronto North’s boundaries would zig-zag down Avenue Road, Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue to the west, with a northern boundary of Highway 401, a rough eastern boundary down Leslie Street and a southern boundary along the Don River.

The boundary changes w e re p r o p o s e d by t h e Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario and would mean an increase of 15 ridings province-wide.

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Awkward situation leads to romantic comedy at TIFF JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Hillcrest area resident Jonas Chernick’s upcoming entry into the Toronto International Film Festival was a labour of love, though its cheeky title may make it seem more like a labour of lust.

Chernick wrote, produced and stars in My Awkward Sexual Adventure, a romantic comedy about an uptight accountant who is dumped by his life-long love because of certain inadequacies in the bedroom.

In hopes of winning her back, he takes up with a freespirited exotic dancer, paying her in kind by helping her get her finances back in order.

Chernick wrote the film as a response of sorts to the kind of sex commonly portrayed in movies.

“Sex in movies always has a certain elegance, and the love scenes are almost operatic,” he said. “I find sex hilarious.

It can be really awkward and embarrassing.”

To capture that awkwardness, Chernick insisted the cast was as honest and raw as possible during filming.

While the film is a comedy, it aims for realism without crossing into obscenity.

“I’d find myself watching scenes (in most movies) where I’d ask myself ‘why is that person wearing underwear right now,’ or (the couple) would be doing something and the positioning would be impossible and ridiculous,” he said.

Chernick also made a point of eschewing other rom-com tropes. Where most movies would make the main character’s ex into a horrible shrew, My Awkward Sexual Adventure avoids that easy out. “I worked at side-stepping clichés and a big one was trying to make (the ex) a viable option,” Chernick said.

Because the protagonist

has to overcome his hang-ups and insecurities throughout the film, My Awkward Sexual Adventure serves as a unique coming-of-age story in addition to being a romantic comedy.

Chernick has been working on various incarnations of the film in 2000, and has been developing it in earnest for the past seven years. While earlier drafts dealt with religious issues – the main character was an uptight Jewish man who fell for a free-spirited gentile – the writer learned he needed to pick a focus and stick with it.

“At first, it was a story of navigating faith along with a sexual awakening, but after a while I realized the sex angle was far more interesting,” he said.

Chernick has made his name in front of the camera, with appearances on The Border, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Covert Affairs and many others. He took

up writing largely to fill the gaps between gigs.

“There’s only so much waiting for the phone to ring you can do,” he said. “I have yet to write a script that doesn’t have a juicy part for me to play.”

The writer/actor loves his Hillcrest neighbourhood, finding it a perfect blend of city living and laid-back atmosphere.

“There are great, tree-lined streets and lots of parks,” he said. “I have a two-and-ahalf-year-old daughter and this is a great neighbourhood for her.”

My Aw k w a rd S e x u a l Adventure has three screenings at this year’s festival with show times at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the Scotiabank Theatre, at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept.

13 at the Cineplex Yonge and Dundas and at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 at the Cineplex Yonge and Dundas.

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Jonas Chernick’s film, ‘My Awkward Sexual Adventure’, is screening at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Teaching expert Laura Berg writes bible on signing for babies JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com

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s one of the world’s foremost experts on the merits of teaching sign language to babies, Annex resident Laura Berg was surprised to find how few resources there were on the practice.

To help spread the word on the benefits of teaching babies to communicate through signing, she wrote The Baby Signing Bible, which is set for a Sept. 4 release.

Berg certainly knows her subject matter. A former teacher who used American Sign Language (ASL) to help students improve their literacy skills, she started up her company, My Smart Hands (www.mysmarthands.com) after giving birth to her daughter,

Fireese.

“I thought starting up this company would be a good way to be able to stay home with my daughter,” she said.

She quickly discovered the benefits of signing with her baby, helping Fireese develop language skills even before she developed verbal skills.

“A baby is able to communicate using signs as early as six months (of age),” Berg said. “As a parent, you don’t have to play as much of a guessing game because your baby can communicate what it needs. It cuts down on frustration for the baby and the parent.”

Signing will offer other benefits as well, encouraging babies to learn a second language, thereby opening their minds. By

‘A baby is able to communicate using signs as early as six months.’

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Laura Berg’s new book, ‘The Baby Signing Bible’, is set to be released Sept. 4.

being able to communicate better earlier, children can also grow up happier and more confident, and grow up with stronger bonds to their parents.

When Berg and her

daughter were communicating through sign language, some people asked whether Fireese was deaf.

That, the author said, is a common misconception.

“What people don’t understand is that this has benefits just as a learning tool and it has long-term benefits for (non-hearing impaired) children,” she said.

While some parents may be concerned teaching sign language could hinder their child’s speech development, Berg pointed out

that such fears have proven unfounded.

“My daughter started using (verbal) language at a normal age and once she did, she started talking up a blue streak because she was already able to communicate well,” she said.

Berg showed off her teachings on a Youtube video that has already gotten more than four million hits. She also managed to work out a deal for her company on the television show Dragon’s Den to help her market everything from lessons to flash cards to smart phone apps.

Her upcoming book came about when parents who bought products or took classes at My Smart Hands asked which book she would recommend to help them learn baby sign language.

“I was surprised to learn there wasn’t a single one out there I felt I could recommend,” she said.

The Baby Signing Bible contains instructions on 400 signs to help communicate words such as ‘milk’, ‘eat’ and ‘more’. It also includes games and songs to teach families to sign and sing.

Berg has lived in her Annex neighbourhood for the past 11 years and finds it perfect for her lifestyle.

“What I love most about Toronto is that the city has little pockets like the Annex,” she said. “You can get to know the people in your community – your local fruit vendor or storeowner.”

Berg’s upcoming book will be available at major book retailers both online and in stores.

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Crime prevention community must take ownership

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hen it comes to making our neighbourhoods safer, community interaction is critical for police.

But what happens next is just as important, whether it’s building on the success of a particular program or increased access and visibility into a community to build rich, trusting relationships.

In a special feature on policing in the nine communities we serve, Toronto Community News spoke to people and organizations directly involved in neighbourhood pro- our view grams and initiatives. Earlier this summer, after the horrific Danzig Community Street shooting, Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair had announced partners must mandatory overtime for offibuild trust cers this summer in an effort to restore a sense of safety in city neighbourhoods. The summer safety initiative, which runs until Sept. 6, has an extra 329 officers on city streets each day.

The increased visibility manifests itself in different ways depending on the community and the types of crime that need to be addressed.

For example, there’s an increased foot patrol in the Beach, a ramped-up police presence on the subway system in East York, and more officers for 14 Division’s anti-gang initiative, Project Post.

But law enforcement is more than about solving crimes that have been committed. There is a proactive element, too.

“There is a sustainability component we are trying to address,” notes 12 Division Supt. Mark Saunders, whose area includes much of the former city of York.

“The only way to do this successfully is through community relationships.”

Breaking down barriers of distrust, increasing youth participation in community initiatives and establishing a healthy two-way discussion between law enforcement and residents are all part of the solution to safer communities.

Once the summer safety project wraps up, there must be a review of the various initiatives across the city to assess their respective impacts. Then there is the opportunity to build on programs which appear to have traction,.

“We can’t police the community on our own. We can’t solve all the problems on our own, we need the community’s input, we need their assistance and their consent to be in their community,” says 14 Division Supt. Mario Di Tommaso.

It’s acknowledgements like these that help pave the way. It’s up to the community to respond in kind.

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To the editor: If you are going to a garage sale, don’t steal from the people who are hosting it. They work hard to get it all set up.

I have had jewelry stolen at my garage sale and we are getting to a point where we are not going to have them any more if people are going to steal from us.

Ask to purchase the item for less or don’t buy it, but don’t steal from a garage sale.

People are trying to make a bit of cash with their stuff they are already getting rid of at a great price.

If you are that hard up for something, go on welfare.

Remember, it is still a crime stealing from a garage sale. Police can be involved.

Dorothy Hicks

Anything could happen as mayor takes stand

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t might be premature to start speculating on the next two years in this city’s life, given the drama set to unfold next week at the University Avenue courthouse.

Mayor Rob Ford will be on a witness stand, testifying in his own defence against a complaint that he violated the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act when he spoke on the floor of council asking that he not be required to pay back about $3,100 in donations to his football charity made last term. Questioning him will be high-profile lawyer Clayton Ruby.

Anything might happen.

Given the inflexibility of the penalty for violating the act — the minimum sentence is removal from office – it’s not unreasonable to ask what would the rest of 2012, 2013 and much of 2014 look like at

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city hall, if Justice Charles Hackland finds Ford guilty of knowingly violating the act and throws him out of office in the next month or two?

Under those extraordinary circumstances, council will have some options.

The City of Toronto Act and the Municipal Elections Act allow council to hold a byelection to fill a vacancy, or fill the office by appointment.

Should council choose the more costly option of a byelection, and the sentence be the minimum, Ford would be free to run again. And given that the

matter in court next week concerns his charity work, he would stand an excellent chance of winning.

The fact that every councillor harbouring mayoralty ambitions would be tempted to run as well — losers could, in a byelection, still return to their seat on council — a mid-term re-election for Ford in the midst of a field crowded with challengers would be an excellent bet.

But council might also choose to appoint a caretaker mayor to see the term through to the next general election. There are advantages: it is cheaper, and far less disruptive to the flow of work at city hall. And there are disadvantages: Toronto would, for two years, have a mayor no one voted for but 44 councillors.

There would be a strong argument to hand the

job to the Deputy Mayor, Doug Holyday. He would be in a position to deliver something approaching the agenda that Ford’s supporters voted for.

But there would be an argument as well to install a more neutral figure, given that for the past calendar year, Toronto Council has essentially usurped that agenda in favour of the agendas its members see themselves as having been elected on.

Whichever way it goes it’s unlikely the decisions coming out of city hall would be much different than they have been. The mayor, whoever he or she might be, is after all only one vote. n David Nickle is The Villager’s city hall reporter. His column appears Thursdays.

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Owners of Projection Booth to transform Metro Theatre JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com The Metro Theatre is undergoing a transformation of sorts, with the adult movie theatre shifting its focus to independent movies during the evenings.

The Metro has long been known as Toronto’s last X-rated movie theatre. Now, with the previous owner striking an equity deal with the owners of Projection Booth, the organization that revamped the old Gerrard Theatre in the city’s east end, the cinema’s two screens will become home to a wider variety of fare.

Studio Film Group (SFG) co-owners Jonathan Hlibka and Nadia Sandhu are giving the Metro, located at 677 Bloor Street West, a three-month trial run to see how the public responds.

“If the community really jumps on board and this really works, then we’ll take it on full-time,” Hlibka said.

The duo had decided prior to opening the Projection Booth East location on Gerrard that if the idea took off there, they would look into doing something simi-

lar somewhere further west.

Hlibka noted the Metro was an ideal fit due to its prime location.

“It’s right on the subway line and there’s parking out in front and parking out back,” he said. “Our goal is to give independent films, especially Canadian and local stuff, a home.”

While the Metro may seem seedy to some, there is no doubting its history. It opened in 1939 and played mainstream fare until 1978, when it became an adult movie theatre and burlesque venue. The theatre still bears markers of its glory days, with a chandelier in one cinema and larger-than-life images of movie stars in the other.

“There’s something about the ostentatious in the Metro that’s just amazing,” Hlibka said.

SFG aims to return the Metro to those halcyon days when going to a movie was more than a night out to absorb disposable fare.

“It should be an experience going to see a film,” Hlibka said. “We want people to come here who care about movies and want to talk about

them after they see them. We want people to hang around after the movie, because films are about sharing stories.”

The Metro’s success could hinge on whether their audiences have an icky sense attending films in a cinema that has long been known to show adult films. Hlibka said, however, that anyone who saw the audiences during the Metro’s X-rated fare would not think twice about attending.

“People think of porn cinemas being like the porn cinemas in the 1980s in New York where it was all bad all the time,” he said. “It’s not like that at all. I went to the Metro when we were looking into making a deal here and it was shift workers looking to catch a bit of sleep or couples who would come in for a giggle – not what I expected it would be at all.”

The cinema will still show adult fare during the day with indie fare at night. As part of the deal, SFG have done some remodeling work and recarpeted the place.

Hlibka and Sandhu are optimistic the venture will work following the huge

success of Projection Booth East.

“The best case scenario is that this works the way we suspect it will, it will be financially viable and give the community access to films they won’t be able to see anywhere else in the city,” Hlibka said.

Projection Booth Metro is scheduled to hold its grand opening on Friday, Sept. 21.

For more information, visit www.projectionbooth.ca

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It’s Happening n Thursday, Aug. 30

Ashkenaz Festival WHEN: various times WHERE: Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. Now in its 17th year, the Ashkenaz Festival, runs until Sept.

3. The festival continues to be a strong celebration of Jewish culture, with contemporary forms of Jewish art, a blend of traditional and contemporary music, theatre, dance and more.

Highlights from this year’s fest include Yemen Blues, a world music fusion band that combine Yemenite, Middle Eastern and West African influences with jazz, blues and funk; The Corpse Bride, a theatre show based on a classic Jewish folk tale; and the Ashkenaz Parade.

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The Complete Works of Shakespeare [Abridged] WHEN: 7 and 9:30 p.m.

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For three nights only this August, the Classical Theatre Project (CTP) partners with Casa Loma to present The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged on the garden terrace at dusk.

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Older Lesbians Book Group WHEN: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: 519 Community Centre, 519 Church St. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843, eob62@yahoo.com COST: Free The group discusses the novel “Midnight at the Dragon Cafe”

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Vegetarian Food Festival WHEN: noon to 9 p.m. WHERE: Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. CONTACT: http://festival.veg.ca COST: Free From cupcakes to kale, the 28th Annual Vegetarian Food Festival is the world’s largest vegetarian food festival with 40,000 visitors.

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Toronto Cat Rescue Adoptathon WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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how do our police

serve & protect?

Project Post focuses on 14 Division

Stats across the city

Statistics provided by the Toronto Police Service: • 14 Division: last shooting July 15. Over past year: 11. Over past three years: 53.

JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com

• 52 Division: last shooting Aug. 6. Over past year: 9. Over past three years: 15.

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hen an area of Toronto just south of Kensington Market saw a marked increase in gun-related incidents earlier this year, police at 14 Division decided action needed to be taken.

Officers in both 14 and 51 Divisions ramped up their street presence through an operation dubbed Project Post. The initiative, an acronym for the two gangs primarily being targeted by police, aims to target known individuals involved with the Project Originals and Sic Thugs gangs.

The two gangs have been at odds for years, but tensions boiled to a head earlier this year with a number of guns being discharged in the Vanauley Walk, Atkinson Co-Op and Alexandra Park area, with the perpetrators believed to have come from outside the area as members of a rival gang.

“There was a disproportionate amount of gun violence in that area,” said 14 Division Insp. David Vickers. “It was disproportionate for that area, not necessarily for the city as a whole. Project Post’s goal is to surgically remove these individuals from our community.”

Officers have increased

past three years: 32.

• 51 Division: last shooting May 28. Over past year: 8. Over

Staff photo/JUSTIN SKINNER

Toronto police 14 Division Const. Diogo Nunes, left, and Const. Willy Wang take a momet to talk with Atkinson Co-Op residents this week.

their shift lengths and more resources have been poured into the division to help ensure the success of both Project Post and the longer-running Summer Safety Initiative.

Police in 14 Division have targeted three specific areas where there are public safety concerns. In addition to the Project Post area, police have upped their presence in south Parkdale, where residents had complained of a series of robberies, and the Entertainment District, where alcohol-fueled violence has been known to take place.

According to early returns – Vickers noted a few individuals known to police have been arrested through Project Post – the initiative’s effectiveness has been obvious.

“The crime picture in 14 Division is down about 20 per cent overall year-to-date over where it was last year,” he said.

A n i n c re a s e d p o l i c e Vickers noted there will presence could have led to always be those who find fault increased wariness on the with the police, but said most part of many in the commucomplaints could be rectified nity, but officers involved in by sitting down with those Project Post have taken pains who complain about what to ensure their interactions they perceive as excessive with the public are use of force. He said positive. officers are trained to uphold the safety “I don’t think we’re ever perfectly satisfied of the community a that we have a perfect first and foremost, closer look relationship with the and sometimes that community,” Vickers entails taking extreme Inside said. “But our beat Toronto measures.

“There’s no pretty officers are walking in the area or biking use of force,” he said. in the area and engaging with “Our officers could receive a the community.” call for a robbery and have to The police have reached apprehend a suspect who has out to at-risk youth to foster a gun in one hand and (stolen) money in the other. Someone better relationships through friendly sports games, campcould drive by and see four ing and canoe trips and movie officers with the suspect on nights. Recently, the division the ground and think ‘there’s received a batch of tickets to another example of the police a Toronto FC game and opted being heavy-handed.’” to give the tickets to youth in Const. Diogo Nunes said the community. the response on the street

has been generally positive, with residents in the Vanauley Walk, Atkinson Co-Op and Alexandra Park area happy to see an increased police presence.

“For the most part, people enjoy seeing us around,” he said. “We go up, talk to the people just to say hello. We have a diverse community, but there are a lot of talented officers who speak a lot of different languages.”

Local resident Cathy Byrd of the Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) concurs. There was initial trepidation from some within the community when Project Post started, with various residents concerned youth would be targeted even if they were not known to police or doing anything illegal. Byrd said, however, that to the best of her knowledge, those fears have been for naught.

“The police have been getting to know the community and I haven’t heard any stories of people being targeted or bothered by police,” she said, adding the police have gone out of their way to become a positive force in the community, assuaging the fears of those who felt increased

• 13 Division: last shooting June 24. Over past year: 19.

Over past three years: 19.

• 53 Division: last shooting June 22. Over past year: 2. Over past three years: 8.

• 32 Division: last shooting Aug. 11. Over past year: 21.

Over past three years: 59.

police presence might lead to some innocent residents being harassed. “(The police are) really doing a lot to interact with people, especially kids, in a really positive way,” she said.

Part of the community outreach includes hosting public meetings between 14 Division and the CPLC. There, residents in the community are invited to speak out about any concerns they may have.

While Project Post is slated to end in a few weeks, Vickers noted it will not mark the end of 14 Division’s efforts in the affected community.

“Just because we hit a date, that doesn’t mean we’re done there,” he said. “We’re going to keep up our presence in the area because we want to do everything we can to keep people in our neighbourhood safe.” n Do have a comment? Send us an email to ccm@insidetoronto.com

ONLINE POLICING: Read what other divisions are doing to keep engaged in the community.

Check it out online: www.insidetoronto.com

Toronto’s TAVIS program created to help combat gangs and guns The Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy, better known as TAVIS, was formed in 2006 in response to a sharp spike in gun violence in the city the previous year.

A total of 52 people were murdered by gunfire in 2005, many during the summer months, thus 2005 became known as the Summer of the Gun. TAVIS, run by the Toronto Police

Service, combats guns and gangs through two initiatives: • the summer neighbourhood initiative began in 2008; it involves teams of officers focussing on two or three high-crime neighbourhoods each summer (this summer the focus is on north Etobicoke and the Jane Street corridor); • the year-round rapid response unit has a total 72 officers; they

go to trouble spots throughout the city as needed to increase police visibility and enforcement.

On July 23, premier Dalton McGuinty announced the permanent funding of TAVIS. According to police, between Jan. 1 and June 30 of this year, the TAVIS rapid response unit: • arrested 765 people; • seized four handguns;

• seized two replica guns; • seized three air/starter pistols; • seized 22 rounds of ammunition; • seized $99,955 cash as proceeds of crime.

TAVIS summer neighbourhood initiatives: • 2012 – north Etobicoke; the Jane Street corridor in North York (Jane from south of Sheppard Avenue to north of Finch Avenue)

• 2011 – Eglinton Avenue between Brimley and Kennedy roads in Scarborough; the Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue area in York • 2010 – Scarborough Village; north Etobicoke; the Jane Street corridor • 2009 – the Jane Street corridor; the Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue area in York • 2008 – the Jane Street corridor; Regent Park

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Bayview businesses adopting trees JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com With street trees along Bayview Avenue struggling in an urban environment, local resident Helen Godfrey is leading the charge to ensure they can thrive.

Godfrey partnered with Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) to enlist local businesses to promise to care for the trees in front of their stores in what has been dubbed the Bayview Buckets Adopt-a-Tree project.

“I love trees and I think it’s a good way to get people to take ownership of their neighbourhood,” Godfrey said. “The city would need an army to look after all its trees, so if people step up and do it, it will really help.”

Godfrey is a graduate of LEAF’s Tree Tenders Volunteer Training Program, which teaches tree and tree carerelated knowledge and skills.

It was after taking part in that program that she got the idea to help street trees along Bayview between Davisville

and Hillsdale avenues.

“I walk up and down the strip and see the trees and some of them were struggling,” she said. “I wanted to see which business owners would like to participate in a program like this and most of them have been great.”

Participating businesses will get a sign to post in their windows noting they are part of the program, and those who need it will receive a plastic watering can. As part of the Bayview Buckets program, they will be responsible for watering the trees three times a week.

LEAF also created and posted educational signs on the trees, which offer information on the individual species such as their history and their role as a habitat.

“Now that LEAF has put the educational signs up, maybe the kids at Maurice Cody (Junior Public School) will take part in this as well,” Godfrey said.

LEAF spokesperson Amanda Gomm said the Bayview Buckets program may seem simple, but it shows

the kind of difference a single person can make when they have a good idea and the desire to see it through.

“It’s not just the trees (that) are winning here,” she said.

“It’s the entire Bayview community.”

St. Paul’s Councillor Josh Matlow concurred, noting the area is much better off when it has a healthy and vibrant green component. Though the trees along Bayview may not be large in size, they definitely add to the streetscape.

Sue Byford of participating area business Bonnie Byford Real Estate said many of the trees along Bayview Avenue have long suffered from neglect.

While some have been well-maintained, others have typically been left to fend for themselves.

“Some of the trees along here look deserted while others are much prettier with flowers (in the beds),” she said. “Some have had to be replaced and some are thriving. You can really tell in the spring, when some take a lot longer to bloom.”

Photo/ARMANDO VILLAVONA

Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) volunteer Helen Godfrey, left, LEAF volunteers manager Amanda Gomm and LEAF design volunteer Paula Jacobs get together during the launch of the Bayview Buckets adopt-a-tree program at Millwood Road.

Dangerous crossings concern users >>>from page 1 Strickland said part of the study’s purpose will be to get more people involved in ensuring the trail remains in decent condition.

“We want to see what the opportunities are regarding the stewardship of the trail,” she said. “We want to know what people are interested in.”

Christina Bouchard of the City of Toronto’s Transportation Services department said users are concerned about dangerous road crossings where the trail crosses major arterial roads such as Yonge Street, Mount Pleasant Road and Bathurst Street.

“Those are major roads with heavy traffic moving at high speeds,” she said. “There’s no sort of acknowledgement that the roads meet up with the trail.”

She noted those streets cater to motor vehicles, as should be expected on such major roadways, but pointed out there are ways to set up traffic signals – ideally coordinated with other nearby traffic signals – to give trail users a safer way to cross.

Another possible solution would be to angle the trail so it comes out closer to existing crossings. Bouchard said the City is hoping trail users and motorists will chime in to suggest the best possible solution for all.

“The city’s pretty gridlocked as it is and we don’t want to make that worse,” she said.

“We want to find a balance between (keeping traffic moving) and the trail users’ safety.”

The City plans to initiate manual trail counts to determine how many people use the Kay Gardner portion of the Beltline Trail and at what times.

“Understanding how it’s being used will help us make the best decision,” she said.

The study will also seek to improve wayfinding along the trail so users can better get their bearings.

The City will hold the first public meeting to allow the public to speak on the issues surrounding the trail from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept.

10 at Northern District Public Library, 40 Orchard View Blvd.

The study is expected to be completed this fall.

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Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Study Completion The City ofToronto has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) study to assess the Mud Creek valley corridor with respect to channel stability, hazards to existing infrastructure, forest cover, local wildlife and corridor use.The objective of the study is to provide recommendations to address the instability of the Mud Creek channel and associated impacts by providing a broad-scale blueprint for remedial works.

The City has accepted the consultant’s recommendations to address erosion concerns of Mud Creek by stabilizing the existing channel largely in its current configuration, which include:

• Construction of armour stone retaining walls or vegetated boulder bank treatments along sections of the eroding channel.

• Installation of channel bed elevation control structures.

Opportunities for Review The study was carried out following the requirements set out in the Municipal Class EA document (amended 2007). A Project File Report has been completed and has been placed on public record for a 30-day review period starting August 23, 2012 ending September 21, 2012. It will be available for review at: Deer Park Library 40 St. Clair Ave. E. 416-393-7657

Mount Pleasant Library 599 Mt. Pleasant Rd. 416-393-7737

If you have any outstanding issues about this project, please address them to the City staff listed below and we will attempt to seek a mutually acceptable resolution.

Josie Franch Public Consultation Unit, City of Toronto Metro Hall, 19th Fl., 55 John St. Toronto, ON M5V 3C6

Tel: 416-338-2859 Fax: 416-392-2974 TTY: 416-397-0831 E-mail: jfranch@toronto.ca Visit: toronto.ca/involved/projects

If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the City ofToronto, a person or party may request that the Ontario Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual environmental assessments.The Minister must receive the request in writing by September 21, 2012 at the address below, and a copy must also be sent to the City contact. If no requests are received by September 21, 2012, the City may proceed with this project as outlined in the Project File Report.

The Honourable Jim Bradley Ontario Minister of the Environment 77 Wellesley St. W. Ferguson Block, 11th Fl. Toronto, ON M7A 2T5 Issue Date: August 23, 2012 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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