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BIA opposes Yonge Street Mission moving to Chinatown JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com The Yonge Street Mission’s purchase of a new building in the Chinatown neighbourhood has ruffled feathers among some local business owners, who

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have expressed concern that the opening of a youth centre there will negatively impact the area. T h e m i s s i o n h a s p u rchased a property at 365/367 Spadina Avenue, in the heart of Chinatown, from where it

will run services previously provided out of its long-standing site at 381 Yonge Street. The old location was sold because the mission needed more space for its programming, which the organization said the new building will pro-

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The Regent Park Revitalization has brought a plethora of positive changes to the longneglected neighbourhood, but one much-needed resource that was stung by the sweeping changes has been the community’s youth centre. The townhouse housing the youth centre, which is run by Dixon Hall Neighbourhood Services, was demolished a couple of years back, leaving Dixon Hall to seek out a new space for its programming. While it has managed to secure such a space – a portable on Gerrard Street East – the downtown service agency is now working toward a more permanent solution. It has launched a $3-million campaign to build a 6,000-square-foot youth centre near the new Regent Park Athletic Grounds and refurbished ice rink. According to Bill Hallett, campaign director for the Regent Park Youth Centre fundraising efforts, roughly $1 million has been raised so far. He pointed >>>NEW, page 5

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Join the discussion about Toronto’s 2016 Budget The preliminary 2016 tax supported budgets are being considered by the Budget Committee for recommendation to the Executive Committee and City Council. Review the preliminary 2016 Budget at: toronto.ca/council or toronto.ca/budget2016. User Fee Town Hall Meeting City Hall, Committee Room 2, January 11, 6 p.m.

Information session on the user fee policy and any proposed fee increases above inflation. No deputations. To participate in the 2016 Budget discussion: 1. Make a public presentation at one of the Budget Subcommittee meetings on January 12, 13 or 14, 2016. Register by email to buc@toronto.ca or call 416-392-4666 before 12 p.m. on Monday January 11. Indicate your choice of location, date and session number. Individuals may make only one presentation at any one of the sessions. City Hall Committee Room 1 100 Queen St. West January 12 Session 1: 9:30 a.m. Session 2: 6 p.m.

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2. Send your written comments to the Budget Committee. Email: buc@toronto.ca. Fax: 416-392-1879, or Mail:Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., 10 West,Toronto, ON M5H 2N2. Send to - Attention: Budget Committee 3. Send a letter or email to your local City Councillor. For contact information, please call 311,TTY: 416-338-0TTY (0889), email 311@toronto.ca or visit toronto.ca. Notice: If you write or make a presentation to the Budget Committee, the City will collect and use your personal information in accordance with applicable laws. We also videotape meetings and make recordings publicly available on request. More information about the collection and use of your personal information is available at: http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/privacy.htm.

New site to provide meal programs, drop-in centre, housing support and more >>>from page 1 centre for homeless and at-risk youth will damage the neighbourhood’s image. “The Chinatown community is a tourist area, a small business area and a highdensity residential area,” said Chinatown BIA chair Tony Yu. “(The mission) will provide lunch and dinner services (for youth), but after lunch, where will (the youth) go? We don’t want them just hanging around on the street.” Yu added that many residents and patrons in Chinatown are seniors and many do not speak English as a first language, which could lead to conflict and misunderstandings with the youth who use the mission. He believes the presence of a variety of other service agencies in the area, including the Scott Mission, Cecil Community Centre, St. Stephen’s Community House and others, make the Yonge Street Mission redundant in the Chinatown community. “The Yonge Street Mission does very good work, but within our community we have nine of the same kind of service centres already,” he said. “It’s overloaded in our community and there’s not many homeless or street youth here.” The BIA has also expressed concern about a possible rise in crime and the loss of two prime storefronts, among other concerns. It feels it should have been consulted on the mission’s intention to purchase the site before any deal was struck.

“They should have had consultations before buying the building,” Yu said. “Now, what can we do?” Yonge Street Mission president and CEO Angie Draskovic said the new site will provide meal programs, a drop-in centre, health care, counselling, employment and housing support and more. She argued that there is a need for the organization’s services in the area.

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We understand people are concerned, but we’re coming into the neighbourhood to help and we believe we’ll be a positive new neighbour.

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“We look into where (homeless) youth are during the day, and our new location is where they are,” she said. “We’re not seeking to pull street youth from neighbourhood to neighbourhood – we want to make sure the services are where they are.” She noted that she has heard plenty about street youth hanging out, for instance, in the Glasgow Street parkette near Spadina and Cecil Street, a stone’s throw from Chinatown. Draskovic said there have been several public meetings to help allay concerns from local businesses and residents, adding that the

mission has more than 100 years of service at its Yonge Street location and has spent the past 30 focusing on meeting youth needs at that site. “On Yonge Street, we became youth-focused in 1985 and in that time the businesses there have continued to grow and thrive,” she said. Draskovic noted that the size of the new location will allow youth to stay inside when waiting for meals or services instead of having to loiter on the street, as has been the case with its Yonge Street location. “We’ll be designing it so it invites youth into the building,” she said, adding that the public will have a chance to weigh in on the design. Anyone looking to express concerns or offer input on the mission can do so by emailing spadinayouthcentre@ysm.ca or calling 416-355-3570. “We understand people are concerned, but we’re coming into the neighbourhood to help and we believe we’ll be a positive new neighbour,” Draskovic said. “Our desire and our hope is to have as much dialogue as possible so there will be less concern in the neighbourhood.” Two more public meetings have also been set up to discuss the matter. The first, with Mandarin and Cantonese interpretation, will take place Tuesday, Jan. 12 at University Settlement, 23 Grange Rd., from 6 to 8 p.m. The second will take place Thursday, Jan. 21 at the United Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil St., from 6 to 8 p.m.

RIDE program nabs more than 200 ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com

More than 200 people were arrested as a result of Toronto police’s holiday RIDE program, an eight per cent increase over last year. The program, which ran Nov. 19 to Jan. 3, led to 211

arrests for impaired driving. Last year, 195 people were arrested in the 45-day project. In a news release Monday ( Jan. 4), police

encouraged citizens to join “the war against impaired dr iving by calling 911 if they believe another driver may be impaired.” Ending impaired driving will continue to be a goal of the service, the release said.

Grange Park to have new look thanks to $10 million boost JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com After more than eight years of work involving residents, the City of Toronto, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) and other stakeholders, the design for a revitalized Grange Park has been finalized. The green space is currently a welcome respite from the concrete that dominates the downtown area, but there is little question that it has long been underutilized and under-maintained. In recent years, the two-hectare park has seen benches and the play structure fall into disrepair, pathways have dilapidated and the grass has become patchy. Thanks to $10 million in funding from the AGO (through a donor) and the City of Toronto, those problems will soon be remedied and Grange Park will soon be greatly enhanced. “There will be 60 new trees added to the park (in addition to the 120 currently there), a large playground

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Revitalized Grange Park in downtown Toronto is expected to be completed by July 1, 2017.

and an artistic theme to go along with its location near the AGO and OCAD,” said Councillor Joe Cressy, one of the chairs of the Grange Park Advisory Committee. “The Henry Moore sculpture ‘Large Two Forms’ will be moved into the park and there will be new water features, new seating, new paths and new lighting.” The water features will include a splash pad for kids as well as a

tranquil decorative water feature in the park’s north end. The playground will also include separate junior and senior play areas, with the former catering to children aged two to six and the latter designed for kids six and older. Custom equipment in the play structures will be modelled after an artist’s studio to reflect the area’s artistic history.

Dog walkers will benefit from the park’s upgrade as well, with a new off-leash dog area in the southwest portion of the green space. “We’ve had a lot of stakeholders working together on this for years, and the one thing that’s always guided the design is ‘what are the uses (those stakeholders) would like to see?” Cressy said. The new park will also grow to incorporate AGO lands at 4 Grange Rd., which will connect it with Butterfield Park. New perennials, along with the new trees, will add to the greenery in the downtown

core. “It will really be a multi-use park,” Cressy said. “On the west side, there will be an enhanced grove area, which will be a quiet, peaceful area, on the south edge will be the new dog’s play area, to the east of that will be the junior and senior play areas and the northern edge will have the water feature running along it.” The funding outlay for the revitalized Grange Park includes money to ensure a full-time staff person is on site, though the public will once again have a chance to show their love for the park by pitching in. “We’ve come up with a community management model to engage people who want to oversee and manage the maintenance of their park,” Cressy said. Work on the project has been put up for bid, with the work expected to be completed by July 1, 2017, in time for Canada’s sesquicentennial. Cressy said the park would remain open as work was underway. Visit www.grangeparktoronto.ca for details.

Central Neighbourhood House hopes volunteers will help Syrian refugee families settle downtown JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Having far surpassed its fundraising goal in its bid to sponsor Syrian refugee families, Central Neighbourhood House (CNH) is now looking to the public to help the newcomers settle in downtown Toronto. The downtown organization had set an original fundraising target of $40,000 to sponsor a family of Syrian refugees. When the public responded with an outpouring of funds, CNH bumped its target up to $120,000 and then again to $150,000. As of Monday, the campaign’s latest target had been met, with donations totalling more than $152,000. Now, CNH is looking to take extra steps to ensure the families they – and others in the downtown community – are sponsoring have the support they need to thrive. “We’re looking at bringing in about 30 people, but there are many other groups in the community who are also sponsoring families,” said CNH executive director Elizabeth Forestell. “With all these families coming in, we need to have a settlement worker here who can help these families in the transition to their

new lives here.” Forestell suggested hiring a settlement worker would likely require $80,000 in funds, and CNH aid it is hoping one or both of the United Way and the public will step up with funds. There will also be a need for volunteers to help the newcomers settle in new and unfamiliar surroundings.

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“With all these families coming in, we need to have a settlement worker here who can help these families in the transition to their new lives here. – Elizabeth Forestell, CNH executive director

“We have a good list of volunteers who can share things like helping (refugee) kids get to school or transporting the families to appointments,” Forestell said. “There are other things we’re looking for, especially when it comes to housing downtown. “We’ll be bringing in some larger families – 10 to 12 people – so it will be difficult to find housing

that’s adequate and affordable downtown.” She added any housing leads suitable for such families would be greatly appreciated. Variety of volunteers needed Other volunteer needs include shopping for winter clothes, food and supplies, interpretation services, connecting the newcomers with community agencies and religious institutions, and more. CNH is also always looking for volunteers for many of its other long-running programs tutoring children, assisting seniors, mentoring youth, working with stroke survivors and more. Forestell said the public support for CNH’s initial campaign was overwhelming and hopes the spirit of giving – whether in the form of funds or otherwise – stays strong. “We were so touched by the support of the community, and it’s not just about the money,” she said. “It’s the message that people will support (the refugees) when they get here and that they’re welcome as part of our community.”

For more information on the work CNH does, including a link to its donation page, visit www.cnh.on.ca

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Toronto Fire work on putting out a three alarm fire in an old mansion at Jarvis Street, south of Carlton Monday.

Fire guts heritage house on Jarvis A Toronto heritage house that once belonged to a famous physician was gutted by fire Monday. Emergency crews were called to the boarded up home at 314 Jarvis St. for a report of flames seen on the second floor at 5:18 a.m. “Crews entered and found fire in the second-floor ceiling,” said Toronto Fire Services Capt. Adrian Ratushniak. The fire quickly spread to the roof at which point firefighters battled the blaze from the outside. There were no injuries. The fire was brought under control at 11 a.m. Ratushniak said at least two fire hydrants were frozen due to the cold weather “but it didn’t really hamper

our efforts” because other hydrants were used instead. Ratushniak said at this time the fire does not seem suspicious. The heritage property was reportedly once owned by Dr. Charles Sheard, who served as Toronto’s chief medical officer from 1893 to 1910. Sheard also served as MP for Toronto South from 1917 to 1925 and was credited with helping modernize Canadian medical practice through teaching, participating in professional organizations and medical publishing. His house was designed by his brother Matthew. Ratushniak said the fire marshal’s office has been notified of the blaze.

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oronto might be a city on the move, but a casual observer might wonder whether that movement would be outpaced by a glacier. When we build something – whether a subway, a highway or a waterfront – we are not inclined much to hurry. Of all the slow-burn builds, few are slower than the revitalization of Union Station. The grand old station officially opened in 1927 and was built during the First World War. It was then and remains a vital transportation hub for the largest city in Canada. It was in 2000 – 16 years ago – that Toronto purchased the station and looked for a private-sector partner to redevelop and renovate the station. Nearly a decade ago, Toronto and the federal and provincial governments launched a $640-million plan to expand, repair and revitalize the station. It went over budget, and now our view is going to cost in the neighbourhood of $800 million. It was supposed to be finished New deal in 2015. brings life to Now, it is expected to be done in 2017. To say the project’s progUnion Station ress has been painful is an understatement. It was hopeful news, then, when at the Jan. 4 Government Management Committee, councillors considered altering the lease with Osmington, the company that manages the leases in the public space of Union Station. The lease will see Osmington put another $37 million into the project to enhance the leasable public space, to turn the station into more of a destination. The deal seems like a good one: Toronto will pay for its portion of the redevelopment by forgoing the incremental revenue it would receive from the new spaces. In the end, the city projects it will still get more revenue than if the spaces were maintained as-is. The only money that the city would put up front is $500,000 for lawyers, to make sure the deal is, and stays, as good as it seems. We sincerely hope that it is. While it’s difficult to fault the city for the escalating costs of a project that is at once essential and a profound engineering challenge, it would be nice to cap this very tough job with a flourish to make it all look easy.

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Budget chief Crawford not interested in tax increases It didn’t take long for the fundamental direction of Toronto’s budget to emerge this week. The Jan. 5 meeting of the budget committee had broken for lunch, after its first foray into the $11-billion worth of unfinished business that is the 2016 operating and capital budget. The budget, as has been noted, is unfinished by design. City finance staff made it clear in late 2015 that it is unable on its own to square maintaining existing services and adding the services that council approved last year, and also keeping the property tax increase below the rate of inflation. Staff, in fact, couldn’t even figure out how to balance the budget without the $67-million worth of enhancements approved by council and its agencies. The budget will require $23 million of, well, something to balance it without adding a lick of service.

david nickle the city Council has to figure its own way out of this. There are not really very many routes. Council could raise property taxes higher than inflation, or find some similar way to bring in extra cash. Or it could dig into other parts of the budget, either cutting services or trimming staff and resources, expecting more out of what remains. Or, it could simply refuse to fund some or all of the enhancements it supported through 2015. At least as far as the budget committee goes, it looks as though this last option is the one that we’re going to be looking at. Budget chair Gary Crawford spoke with reporters after a morning going over those options with staff, and immediately after council progressives

Joe Mihevc and Joe Cressey had made their pitches for versions of the first option. And he made it clear over the next month of budget hearings, he’s not going to have much time for tax increases and revenue tools. It’s going to all be about setting priorities, among those $67-million in enhancements, or as Crawford referred to them in scrums, the “wish list.” We’ll see how all that goes. I don’t recall any of the motions and reports approved at council last year including the term “wish list.” Council debated the poverty reduction strategy last year, for instance, and approved it in principle then sent it along to be funded. When council partially funded service enhancements at the Toronto Transit Commission in 2015, it didn’t represent the full roll-out of those increases as a “wish” for 2016. To be fair, it is always the

case that a government has to balance its aspirations with its means, and nothing is guaranteed. But council and Mayor John Tory ought to have considered affordability in the long term when they approved and promoted those things, during what may well be remembered as the feel-good honeymoon year after the 2014 election. That was the year when council supported a hugely expensive rebuild of the Gardiner Expressway, and when it approved paying premiums to have city road work finished early, and when it put its stamp of approval on all sorts of enhancements. This year is shaping up to be a little more sobering. To paraphrase Mick Jagger: you can’t always get what you thought you voted for.

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Sauna fire at Charles Street highrise injures firefighters ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com

Several firefighters suffered minor injuries after they were caught in a backdraft at a downtown Toronto highrise Monday. Fire crews were called to 57 Charles St. W., a 21-storey residential building, at 10:48 p.m. “There were alarms ringing in this building,” said Capt. Adrian Ratushniak, adding firefighters found smoke on the second floor where workout facilities are located and found fire in a sauna. When firefighters opened the door to the men’s sauna, an explosion occurred. “This room was super heated and all the air had already been consumed in there, so when they opened up the door and a rush of oxygen came in, it immediately ignited and created an explosion,” Ratushniak said. “It blew the firefighters that were there down the

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Several firefighters were looked over by paramedics at the scene of a three-alarm fire at 57 Charles St. W. Monday after an explosion knocked firefighters back. One female occupant from the building was transported to hospital.

hallway.” One crew member quickly issued a mayday distress call, which upgraded the incident to a third-alarm response. Several firefighters suffered burns to their hands, faces and ears. One was taken to hospital while the others remained on duty.

“The explosion blew out apartment doors and blew out patio doors and steel frames on both sides of the hallway,” Ratushniak said. Damage is estimated at $100,000. The cause of the sauna fire hasn’t been determined as of The Mirror’s deadline.

New youth centre to feature programs ranging from mentorship to film initiatives >>>from page 1 out that the youth centre helps some of the highest needs young people in Toronto. “We primarily run mentoring programs for highly vulnerable and high-risk youth in the Regent Park and St. James Town areas,” he said. “These are kids who could join gangs or they could finish high school and go into postsecondary education or go right into learning a trade. We want to make sure they pick the right path.” While many of the youth who benefit from the program are already street-involved – many are underhoused and some have been involved in gangs – Dixon Hall is determined to ensure they have the tools they need to succeed. “These kids have the same ambitions as any kids. They want the right sneakers, they want a good cellphone, but they don’t have the resources to get those things,” Hallett

said. “For a lot of them, gangs seem like an easy way to get those resources, but our outlook is more long-range – get an education or learn a trade.” Dixon Hall serves some 650 youth a year, and the new youth centre is expected to boost capacity by at least 150. The centre will feature programs ranging from mentorship to film, music and spoken word initiatives to cooking classes for young people living on their own. There are also camps, sports programs and other personal development opportunities. “Plus, it’s just a safe refuge, somewhere these kids know they can come and be safe,” Hallett said. He noted that even with programs designed to cater specifically to their interests, many youth are hesitant to get involved with the youth centre. “They don’t trust many

people, but our youth workers (who work at the youth centre) come out of the program, so they know what living on the street or being involved in the wrong situation is like,” he said. The program has certainly made a difference in the lives of many of the young people who have come through its doors. In 2014, 20 young people who had dropped out of school found work through Dixon Hall’s Youth Employment Program, while fewer than 30 per cent of firsttime criminal offenders reoffend once they get involved in Dixon Hall’s programs. The City of Toronto and Toronto Community Housing Corporation have already donated the land for the building, and construction on the youth centre is expected to start this spring.

For more info on the youth centre and its fundraising campaign, visit www.dixonhall.org

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“(The friend) said ‘That story’s too good to just let it sit there,’ so it wound up getting turned into a young adult novel and I absolutely fell in love with the genre,” Murphy recounted. Tough teen While he is particularly happy with the success The Phantom’s Gold had in appealing to boys – who are notoriously reluctant readers – he is equally proud of his ability to include strong female characters. In his nautical young adult series, main character Will’s cousin Harley is noteworthy for being a tough teen. “I have strong women in my life – my wife’s a strong woman and my daughter is a super-strong woman,” he said. The Dead Man’s Boot may

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be a swashbuckling adventure on the surface, but deeper down it tackles environmental issues and also takes on the problem of bullying. The author even dedicated the book to the memory of Rehtaeh Parsons, the Canadian teen who committed suicide in 2013 after being bullied at school and online following an alleged gang rape.

I fell in love with the characters in the first book and didn’t want to say goodbye to them. – author Eric Murphy

Stepping up While the bullying in The Dead Man’s Boot does not touch on that tragic an incident, Will definitely steps up when he sees bullies in action. “ T h e re’s a c h a ra c t e r who’s bullied because he’s high-functioning but has Asperger’s,” Murphy said. The novel also leans heavily on research. While the story itself is fantastical, Murphy includes historical details, meshing them seamlessly with the adventure. For instance, Will’s

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Toronto food banks, meal programs hit by rising costs LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com It’s only the beginning of the new year and the Weston K ing Neighbour hood Centre’s drop-in meal program is already feeling the effects of rising food costs. A spokesperson for the Weston Road and King Streetarea community centre, Ken Theobald, says that its charitable food sources, such as Second Harvest and the Daily Bread Food Bank, are under an increased demand and so “the dollars we do have aren’t going as far as they used to.” At the same time, he added, the number of residents who are reliant on its drop-in breakfast, lunch, and community dinners are steadily increasing from about 65 to 100 people daily. In a recently released study, the University of Guelph Food Institute predicted food inflation rates to hit anywhere between two to four per cent across Canada, exceeding the general inflation rate. This, after a year in which food prices in grocery stores rose by 4.1 per cent. “In dollar terms, we can anticipate based on historical data, the average Canadian household will spend $8,631 on food, of which $2,416 will be outside the household (restaurants),” stated the study. “This means our forecast predicts the aver-

age household could spend up to $345 more on food in 2016.” Fo r m o s t p e o p l e i n Toronto, this expenditure is frustrating, but will likely only take a small bite out of their income. However, those on fixed incomes will feel the brunt of these increases. Weston resident Carl Tebo is one of those people. He was more than happy to chat on a bitter cold early January afternoon at the Weston King Neighbourhood Centre. “The impact is dramatic,” he said. “I’ll eat fewer meals at home, more at places like these.” Drop-in centres, like Weston’s, ensures that Carl and those like him don’t go hungry – “that’s number o n e,” h e s a i d . “A n d , I shouldn’t have to. I shouldn’t have to miss meals because I can’t afford them. I shouldn’t have to eat unhealthy food, full of carbs and fats.” Weston King’s menu, Carl said, is varied. “There are days that are better than others, but the demand is great and their budget is small,” he said. “They do perform miracles with the relatively small budget that they do have. I commend them for that.” Carl relies on the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). He said he took his January payment that arrived in December and went to No Frills where he was only

Above, Daisy Burns works i n t h e We s t o n K i n g Neighbourhood Centre food bank on Monday. Increased food prices are having an affect on those in need in Weston; Right, volunteer and client Carl Tebo takes a moment in the centre’s food bank. Staff photos

able to purchase three days’ worth of meat. “That’s all I’d have for the month if it wasn’t for this place,” he said. Carl’s monthly ODSP income is $600, an amount

he said he could spend in a week at the grocery store when he was working. T h e We s t o n K i n g Neighbourhood Centre has seen the largest increase in the number of seniors who

are now feeling the pinch more than ever – because they are on a fixed income, Theobald said. “It’s sad,” he said. Distribution centres, like the Daily Bread Food Bank,

are hit double in situations like these, its executive director Gail Nyberg said. “First, we’ll see an increase in member agencies because people are being pushed to the edge. As prices increase, we’ll see the need increase,” she said. On top of that, much of Daily Bread’s food is purchased and prices on such items as rice, beans, and lentils will increase, Nyberg pointed out. “Our buyers’ dollar shrinks as their need grows,” she said. Not only is it crucial to donate to the Daily Bread Food Bank during non-holiday periods, it is important that we look at the way we store food, Nyberg said. For example, vegetables will keep much longer if they are washed and trimmed and wrapped properly. “I read a report that people like me throw out in excess of $1,000 worth of food a year. We need to do better as a society,” she said. What the Weston King Neighbourhood Centre is lacking is fruits, vegetables and dairy. “In the long run, what’s really needed are policy changes,” Theobald said. “People on fixed incomes have been living at the same levels for years.”

For further information and to find out how to donate, visit www.wknc.ca and www. dailybread.ca

Know your rights when signing a gym membership this year With 2016 just days old, many people will use this time to make resolutions for the new year, which might include joining a gym or signing up for fitness classes. But before contracts are signed, the provincial government is reminding consumers about rights protecting them under Ontario’s Consumer Protection Act. You have a 10-day cooling-off period You have the right to cancel a membership within 10 days of receiving a written copy of your contract. You don’t need a reason to cancel. All you need to do is give notice to the business, preferably in writing. Use this 10-day cooling-off period to test out the facility to see if it’s right for you.

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month to month instead of paying up-front for the whole year. The business can charge up to 25 per cent more for monthly payments than the total cost of the annual, upfront fee. However, monthly payments provide flexibility and convenience. All contracts must end after a year Ask about the club’s renewal policy and how you will be contacted to renew. The gym or fitness club must send you a renewal notice between 30 and 90 days before your contract expires, listing any changes to your new contract. If you received a renewal notice and do not respond to it, the club has the right to renew and bill you under the renewed contract. “Making the decision to join a gym or fitness club can be challenging when you feel

pressured to sign up before a promotion ends,” David Orazietti, minister of government and consumer services, said in a release. “Consumer Protection Ontario offers resources to help you ensure you’re asking the right questions and keep you informed about your consumer rights.” Contracts for a gym or sports club membership or for classes such as martial arts or dance are called personal development services under the Consumer Protection Act. The rules apply where pre-payment for more than $50 is required. The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services dealt with more than 710 gym and fitness club-related complaints and inquiries in 2015, most commonly contract cancellations, billing disputes and the 10-day cooling off period.

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Toronto’s Union Station could become a “unique destination” with improved spaces for retail, dining and cultural experiences as soon as 2018 if Toronto council agrees to open its lease with Osmington Inc., the station’s main lessee. Osmington proposed the change to the city’s Government Management Committee Monday, Jan. 4. It would see Osmington put an additional $37 million into enhancing the public spaces in the renovation of the venerable train station. The city would, on paper, be responsible for 40 per cent of those costs, but the proposed lease would see Osmington front the entire amount and recover the city’s share by withholding leasing fees on the new spaces. That would still leave the city with slightly more revenues than it would receive without the enhancements. And city real estate officials agreed that doing so would turn the site into a destination as well as a transit hub.

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Lease renegotiation could add more retail, dining and cultural amenities to Union Station.

“This was seen as a transportation hub, slash, mall,” said Toronto Real Estate director Joe Casali. “Now it’s seen as a destination that could fuel the downtown.” Councillor Pam McConnell was supportive of the plan to beef up the public space at the station. “This is a way that people can get their groceries on the way home, get their dinners,” McConnell said. “We have very busy people here so we have to make it very easy. (Enhancing) this kind of central iconic place says to me we are proud of what we have at the City of Toronto.” Only Etobicoke North Councillor Rob Ford, back after his third round

of chemotherapy, voted against the plan. He said he did so to be consistent, insisting he had opposed the Union Station redevelopment every step of the way and wouldn’t change his position even faced with an enhancement that seemed to cost Torontonians nothing. “I never voted for it,” he said. “It started off as a mess and I’m not going to be hypocritical and jump in and say it’s a good deal.” The lease renegotiation will be decided by Toronto council at its meeting Feb. 4.

Taxi owners and drivers should get ing fee increases “is a first step a small break on their licensing fees in acknowledging taxi drivers in until Toronto’s new ground transToronto are facing undue financial port regulations are ready, Mayor burdens and are being asked to comJohn Tory said on Tuesday. pete against an illegal operator.” The city’s taxi license holders are In a statement, she added the “in a particularly unique and chalcompany will “work with the mayor lenging position,” Tory and city councillors in added in an open letter the new year to estabBe a part of the to Gary Crawford Dec. lish smart and effective discussion. Visit 29, Toronto’s budget regulations that are fair this story on our chief. for the entire ground website and share transportation industry Cab drivers, comyour thoughts in plaining the ridesharand properly protect the the comments ing service Uber and citizens of Toronto.” section. UberX are eroding their The iTaxi Association, business, have lately however, said Tor y’s blocked Toronto traffic  insidetoronto.com gesture “is a drop in the in protests. bucket and will make no License fees for cabs rise in significant difference to the lives of January, but the mayor suggested the frontline drivers.” Crawford freeze them at 2015 levels, The industry “has been sufferoffering “modest relief” until new ing for a year and a half now, and regulations for both taxis and rideunfortunately we haven’t seen the share drivers go before Toronto political leadership required to halt Council sometime this winter. the illegal, unlicensed and uninTory said he expects fees under sured operation,” said a statement the new regulations will cost taxi from Sajid Mughal, president of the drivers and owners less. group representing independent Kristine Hubbard, operations drivers. manager at Beck Taxi, said freez- Mike Adler

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