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Pan American Food Festival JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com The tastes of Latin America will be on display when the Pan American Food Festival comes to Regent Park in August. The festival was founded by Colombian-born Daniel Garcia-Herreros, who found a distinct lack of variety in Latin food when he moved to Toronto five years ago. “From the first year I was here, I realized most Canadians think that from Mexico to Argentina, everybody eats taquitos and

burritos,” he said. “People don’t know that food from Colombia is different than food from Chile, from Brazil, from Peru.” With a master’s degree in marketing and a diploma in events management from George Brown College, GarciaHerreros decided to do something to showcase the distinct culinary styles throughout the Americas. “I decided to do a festival about food because the life of all people is all about food,” he said. He h e l d t h e f i r s t Pa n

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American Food Festival last year at Harbourfront Centre, where he had been volunteering, and saw more than 5,000 visitors stop in. This year’s event will take place in Regent Park, in and around Daniels Spectrum. “We’ll be closing off two boulevards to make room for all the people,” Garcia-Herreros said. The Pan American Food Festival will feature top chefs from 18 different countries, some of whom are coming into >>>SECOND, page 2

Music faculty joins Bloor Street Culture Corridor JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com The Bloor Street Culture Corridor – an initiative implemented earlier this year to draw attention to the various arts and cultural destinations along the busy road – has a new member. The University of Toronto Faculty of Music has joined 12 other organizations in the Bloor-Yorkville and Annex area as part of a collective that aims to raise the profile of each

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member. “We do have over 400 concerts a year that go on at the faculty and we’re really hoping to draw people’s attention to our Monday Evening Concert Series,” said Tyler Greenleaf, University of Toronto Faculty of Music development associate, of the decision to join the Culture Corridor. He added that U of T was intrigued by the concept of the Bloor Street Culture Corridor, which officially launched April 2 >>>FITS, page 5

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Going Back to School Stress-Free Simple advice from Toronto Central CCAC Fall is around the corner and the return to school is on the minds of parents and kids alike. While many children are looking forward to getting back in touch with their friends after the long hot summer, there are those who may be experiencing feelings of anxiety and stress at the thought of homework and school books. For those children who are in the midst of changing schools or grades, or who have had academic or social difficulties in the past, the approach of Labour Day can trigger feelings of extreme anxiety and in some cases, depression. The Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) has a team of specialized Mental Health and Addiction Nurses who work in Toronto schools, supporting students, parents and staff who are in need of education, advice and consultation on mental health issues. Whether your younger child is returning to elementary school, or your teen is in the last year of high school, there are some general things that they can do to make the trip back to school less stressful. Following are some tips from Toronto Central CCAC about how to help children deal with the stress of returning to school: • Sleep – Sleep is one of the most important factors in a child’s mental health and well-being. Before Labour Day rolls around encourage your child to get a full night’s sleep so that she feels rested and ready to address the day. A minimum of eight hours is recommended for children and teens, who sometimes may require more. Start your

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Second annual event comes to Regent Park child’s sleeping schedule a couple of weeks before school starts so that they’re well prepared and well-rested for the first day back. • Talk – Does your child seem anxious? Has their behavior changed, are they acting out or withdrawing from you as the first day of school approaches? They may be experiencing stress related to school’s return and may not know how to articulate their anxiety to you. Open the lines of communication and start a discussion with them about returning to school. Ask them how they feel, what’s on their minds, and what some of their fears or concerns may be. By being available and acknowledging their feelings, you will be one step closer to helping them manage their return to school. • Eat – You are what you eat and so are our kids. A wellbalanced diet that is low in refined sugars and processed foods is the best bet for a child who may be prone to stress. Be sure to support your child in eating fresh fruits and vegetables as well as proteins that will allow them to feel both energized and healthier. A healthy

body will support a healthy mind and will, in many cases, reduce anxiety. • Think – Mindfulness is a skill that even the young can follow. In an age where attention spans are even more limited due to the constant distractions provided by technology, teaching a child to turn off the devices and to practice basic mindfulness techniques can greatly help those who are suffering from anxiety. • Do – Are you concerned that your child needs additional mental health support, beyond what you can provide? There are many options and resources available to you that can help to determine your child’s specific needs. Do some research and reach out for support – there’s help available to you. For local, community-based support in your area, log on to www. torontocentralhealthline.ca. For more information about Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre’s Mental Health and Addiction programs in schools, visit www. healthcareathome.ca or call 416-506-9888.

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>>>from page 1 town to participate in the event. They will serve fare from a variety of countries, including Canada, Mexico, Jamaica, Chile, Colombia, and this year’s featured nation of Peru. “We’re bringing Roger Arakaki from Peru and it will be very exciting to see what he cooks up,” GarciaHerreros said. “Another top chef coming in is Norman Van Aken, who is known for inventing New World Cuisine.” The festival will also include the Totalmente Tamales Competition, with six competitors from countries such as Panama, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela vying to see who can create the best tamales. The public can judge the entries for themselves, with an $8 ticket giving them a chance to sample each dish. A Wine & Spirits Salon in Daniels Spectrum on Aug. 9 will allow guests to sample Latin American cocktails, including margaritas, mojitos, pisco sours, caipirinhas and wines from Chile and Argentina. While its name implies it is all about culinary delights, the Pan American Food Festival

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The 2014 Pan American Food Festival will take place at Daniels Spectrum and on surrounding streets in Regent Park.

will offer more than just good eats for those in attendance. Daniels Spectrum will host an art exhibition with pieces from artists from throughout Latin America, while a dance instructor will teach guests how to dance the salsa and bachata, and others will showcase different musical and dance styles from across the Americas. “The important thing is to show the diversity of the food, but we also want to show the diversity of the culture,” Garcia-Herreros said. T h e re w i l l a l s o b e a

Youth World Cup at Nelson Mandela Park Public School, with youngsters vying for the title. “We’ll have 125 children (representing) different countries, including Canada, competing for the Youth World Cup,” Garcia-Herreros said. The festival will take place at Daniels Spectrum, Regent Park Boulevard and St. David’s Walk from Friday, Aug. 8 through Sunday, Aug. 10.

For more information on the festival, visit www.panamfoodfest.com

UNITY festival The UNITY Festival brings music to Yonge-Dundas Square Musical acts at the square: Left, bassist Angelique Francis, 16, performs during the UNITY Festival held Saturday at Yonge-Dundas Square. UNITY engages youth aged 10-18 by implementing school and community programs to develop skills for success. Below, fans respond to The Airplane Boys’ vocalist Beck Motley, centre, during the UNITY Festival. Right, Maestro Fresh Wes performs.

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Chef and nutritionist Marni Wasserman pens new book Fermenting for Dummies’ and ‘Plant-Based Diet for Dummies’ on bookstore shelves JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com With a bustling nutrition business and a pair of books published, it’s been a banner year for midtown resident Marni Wasserman. Following last fall’s publication of her debut book, Fermenting for Dummies – which she co-wrote with Amelia Jeanroy – she recently saw the release of her second book, Plant-Based Diet for Dummies. The founder and owner of the aptly-named Marni Wasserman Food Studio, Wasserman has long been an advocate of eating healthy, taking things a step further in recent years by going meatfree. Having studied kinesiology in university before attending nutrition school, she has learned more than most about the importance

of proper eating. “I’ve always been passionate about healthy living and healthy eating, and as I grew up and started to learn more about different foods, it just made more sense to move to a plant-based diet,” she said. Through her work and experience as a certified chef and culinary nutritionist, Wasserman began writing online columns on proper eating for Chatelaine magazine when she was first approached about the possibility of writing a book. “I wrote about fermented foods when (the book publishers) contacted me and asked if I wanted to write a book for the ‘for Dummies’ series,” she said. “I had a few online versions of books I’ve written out there, but this was the first time I’ve written for a publisher.” Wasserman started on the road to healthy eating early

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Culinary nutritionist and health strategist Marni Wasserman displays her first book, ‘Fermenting for Dummies’.

on and first decided to follow a vegetarian lifestyle at the age of 13. She enjoyed the ethical aspects of going meatfree as much as the health benefits. While she would recommend the lifestyle to anyone, she noted there is a subtle distinction between being a vegetarian and enjoying a plant-based diet.

“Plant-based diet is a term that’s used a little more loosely because it’s more of a transitional stage,” she said. “You can have a mostly plantbased diet, but still eat some meat, whether you’re moving toward a vegetarian lifestyle or just keeping the core of your diet plant-based.” That, she said, makes the concept itself easier to

grasp and accept for those who want to eat healthier, but who are not ready to give up on meat. “It’s just a little more approachable,” she said. Plant-Based Diet for Dummies highlights the myriad health benefits of eating less meat and chowing down on more fresh fruits and vegetables, from weight loss

to a decreased risk of chronic conditions and illnesses from cancer to high cholesterol to heart disease. The benefits of a plantbased diet intertwine with the lessons Wasserman teaches at her studio, whether through cooking classes, workshops, products for sale or other offerings. “My focus is just on getting people in control of their health, their lifestyle and their eating,” she said. Even when not working at her studio, Wasserman practices what she preaches, maintaining a healthy lifestyle whether she is at the dining table or not. “I love biking, running outside in nature and just hanging out in the neighbourhood, spending time with my dogs and my friends,” she said. Fermenting for Dummies and Plant-Based Diet for Dummies are available at major book retailers including Amazon.com and Chapters/ Indigo.

For more information, or to get a copy of her book, visit Wasserman’s website at www. marniwasserman.com

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he one-year countdown to the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games has begun. As of today’s editorial, we’re 344 days away from the Pan Am and 372 from the Parapan Am. There is little doubt this event will focus eyes on the Greater Toronto Area. The numbers are impressive: $1.14 billion budget; 7,600 athletes expected to attend; 49 Pan Am and 16 Parapan Am events; 15 upgraded sports facilities and 10 new world-class facilities. The figures alone set us up to host what will truly be a world-class sporting event. However, it’s also a chance for Toronto (and other municipalities involved in the Games) to really showcase what makes us so great. Toronto, for one, will be on display and we’re definitely ready for it. The city has communities from all 41 countries across Latin America, South America, the Caribbean and North America attending the Games. From the Colombian community across St. Clair Avenue West, the Brazilians along Dundas Street West and Jamaican communities along Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto is our view the place to enjoy them all. There’s a lot to With it, the Games bring development for Toronto via new cheer about athletic facilities in North York Scarborough to the masfor the Games and sive 35-acre Athletes’ Village in the West Don Lands that will be turned into a mixed-use community after the Games. But with all the accolades and excitement come some pretty important concerns, namely the impact on traffic, particularly in Toronto, which is already experiencing dramatic traffic issues. In a recent interview, Stephen Buckley, the city’s director of transportation planning, said it’s still unknown how much of an impact the Games will have on local traffic patterns. However, the Games will also see new transportation infrastructure built, including the UnionPearson Express air rail link and improvements to Union Station. Shovels are in the ground, and athletes, coaches and spectators will be here in less than a year. It’s time for governments, communities, and Torontonians to get behind the Games in these last stages of planning. Before we know it, it’ll be showtime and we need to make sure we put our best collaborative effort forward to make the kind of impression we can all be proud of.

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Might some mayoral candidates step aside? I don’t often find myself agreeing with my colleague Toronto Sun columnist Sue-Ann Levy, but I have to say she asked the best question at Monday evening’s mayoral debate in East York. Taking on Rob Ford directly, Levy pointed out that with no supporters left on Toronto council, he had no hope of fulfilling the agenda he proposed. Why not, she wondered, at some point quit the race and throw support behind a candidate who could fulfill that agenda? Of course, Ford had no intention of doing any such thing and said so, making it clear that only Rob Ford could look after taxpayer dollars and if anybody should quit, it was those other candidates. Here in the middle of summer, no one’s going to say anything different. But whether anyone admits it or not, Levy’s question will weigh on the mind of at least two other

david nickle the city candidates between now and election Day Oct. 27. David Soknacki and Karen Stintz are two candidates who’ve put forward serious enough campaigns to put them on the A-list for mayoral debates. But at least so far as polls are going, neither has gained traction. That’s not to say they couldn’t. Stintz has spent the term building her reputation as a councillor and TTC chair with a conservative bent. Soknacki has been out of politics for some time, but he’s put forward a strong centrist platform and of all the reasonable and staid alternatives to Ford, Soknacki is surely the most reasonable and staid. There is, in theory, yet time for both of those candidates to capture the imagination of voters.

In 2003, David Miller only started to gain momentum in the summer before the election – and by the time of the vote, he was the people’s choice for the next mayor of Toronto. Graceful exit There is also time for a graceful exit – such as Sarah Thomson and Rocco Rossi both did four years ago, when it became clear to both of them their earnestly begun campaigns were going nowhere. By the time that election rolled around, the election boiled down to a staring match between George Smitherman and Rob Ford, with only New Democrat candidate Joe Pantalone tagging along in a distant third place. Thomson threw her support behind Smitherman, and Rossi just stepped aside, to let his volunteers and funders have a graceful exit themselves. So will it likely go this

fall – and really, it’s too bad that it will. Great candidates Because aside from Soknacki’s smart platform and Stintz’ bona fides, there are a number of different visions for Toronto that voters should take a look at. Toronto criminal lawyer Ari Goldkind is running a smart, lo-fi campaign himself, preaching the gospel of tax-what-youneed-to-spend as sensibly as Soknacki. But there is an inertia to celebrity, and that is why, barring some calamity, Ford will not likely heed Levy’s suggestion and throw in the towel until the last poll is closed Oct. 27 – while other candidates who might have a chance of running an effective council after that vote will step aside.

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Portions of two of Toronto’s busiest streets will be closed to cars on a pair of Sundays in August for the Open Streets Toronto pilot project. The project is based on similar events in cities around the world, where streets are taken over by pedestrians and cyclists and converted into large public squares. The idea originated in Bogota, Colombia and will make its debut in Toronto on Aug. 17 and 31. “It’s going to be a wonderful, wonderful event with lots of activities in open spaces,” said Open Streets Toronto spokesperson Alyssa Bird. “It will also offer a window into the different neighbourhoods in the area.” Open Streets Toronto will see arts and culture events, sports and games and other fun attractions taking place in the middle of what are typically traffic-heavy streets. As of Monday, organizers did not know what form, exactly, those activities would take. “We just went through the application process (for those looking to organize activities) and there will definitely be some great things to do,” she said. “We’ve talked to a lot of local stakeholders and everyone’s really excited about the concept.”

Original plans called for Open Streets Toronto to stretch from High Park in the west to Greenwood Avenue in the east, with Bloor Street closed off to traffic from the Bloor West Village to East York. Following collaboration with the City of Toronto and various stakeholder groups, however, the plan was amended to have the event take over Bloor Street between Spadina Avenue and Parliament Street, as well as Yonge Street between Bloor and Queen streets. “Our organization is going to be looking at a lot of research to measure physical activity, social inclusion and connections, economic impacts, public engagement and civic engagement,” Bird said, adding the program could be expanded should it prove as successful as the organizers feel it will. Ryerson University has taken on the task of compiling the research data. Downtown Yonge BIA executive director Mark Garner said excitement is mounting among businesses as Open Streets Toronto approaches. “We usually only have programming around seasonal holidays and at Yonge-Dundas Square, so this is something to look forward to,” he said. Garner noted there is a growing trend toward closing streets off to vehicles in major cities as something that

improves the quality of life for those living in urban centres. More and more municipalities are hosting similar events as their benefits become clear. “We like to refer to it as a healthy epidemic,” he said. While Open Streets Toronto will not allow businesses along Yonge and Bloor to open street shops, Garner said businesses along the closed off roads will get exposure and will hopefully boost sales. More than that, however, he said many businesses are looking forward to the event simply for the opportunity to be part of something fun and different. “We’re seeing businesses sign up already,” he said. “We’re looking at ping pong c o m p e t i t i o n s, m u s i c a l events, exercise and hip hop classes.” Community members are also invited to come out and animate spaces with projects of their own devising. While Yonge and Bloor streets will both be closed off to traffic in the selected area, there will be openings at major intersections allowing traffic to flow north-south past Bloor and east-west past Yonge. The event takes place from 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Aug. 17 and Sunday, Aug. 31.

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Fits well with street concept >>>from page 1 even though the faculty of music did not officially join until earlier this week. “We weren’t part of the initial time because sometimes the university works at a bit of a different pace, but there was no hesitation in joining,” he said. The other member organizations include the Royal Ontario Museum, the Bata Shoe Museum, the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, Tafelmusik, the Roy a l Co n s e r va t o r y o f Music, L’Alliance Francaise d e To ro n t o, t h e Ja p a n Foundation, the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto,

the Toronto Consort, Istitudo Italiano di Cultura and the Gardiner Museum. All are located on a roughly mile-long stretch of Bloor between Bay and Bathurst streets. “We’re seeing now that people are recognizing that Bloor Street is full of culture,” Greenleaf said. “The culture corridor really shows the vibrancy of the Annex and Yorkville. There are a lot of great things happening downtown.” The U of T Faculty of Music fits well with the concept of the corridor, offering musical performance, lectures, seminars and other events, many of which are free of

charge. Highlights include the Thursday at Noon daytime concert series and the Monday Evening Concert Series. The faculty is also home to several artists in residence, including the Canadian Brass, the Cecilia String Quartet and the Gryphon Trio. “We’ve been a part of the community for a very long time and (joining the Bloor Street Culture Corridor) is a good way to remind people there are incredibly highquality musical performances going on here, right along Philosopher’s Walk,” Greenleaf said.

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Total budget for TO2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. Of that, $674 million is for new infrastructure.

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The number of athletes e x p e c t e d f o r co m bin e d Pan Am/Parapan from the Americas and Caribbean. That number jumps to more than 10,000 when coaches and team of ficials are added.

UofT and Ryerson campuses to turn into popular destinations for sports fans JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com

enues for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games will be spread across the Golden Horseshoe region, but residents in the Annex and downtown Toronto areas will be able to take in sporting events right in their own neighbourhood. The University of Toronto and Ryerson University are both slated to host events as part of the Games, turning the campuses into popular destinations for sports fans. The University of Toronto’s St. George Campus will be home to two venues – the university’s own Varsity Stadium and renovated fields at Hoskins Avenue and Tower Road. Work on the latter, on the university’s back campus, has started, following an attimes contentious process, which saw then-councillor Adam Vaughan and some others both from the U of T community and the surrounding neighbourhood opposed to the installation of turf on the field. Despite the reservations by the opponents of the turf field, Toronto council voted 31-12 in favour of allowing the turf project to proceed. Now, with the Games just under a year away, the university is gearing up to play its role in welcoming athletes and visitors from across the Americas.

“It’s definitely something we’re excited to be a part of,” said Elizabeth Cragg, U of T operations manager for the Pan Am Games. “We think the university is a great venue, right downtown with St. George and Queen’s Park subway stations so people can access the events.” The new turf fields will host field hockey and fivea-side and seven-a-side football (soccer) for the Parapan Am Games. “The turf is just being finalized and we’re going to have some test events in field hockey starting in the first week of September,” Cragg said. Those events include games between universities early in the month, followed by a competition between national teams from Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela later in the month. Cragg said the turf field would make the U of T back fields a world-class venue, better suited for top athletes.

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We think the university is a great venue, right downtown with St. George and Queen’s Park subway stations so people can access the events.

– Elizabeth Cragg, U of T operations manager for the Pan Am Games

“The turf will physically level out the playing field and make the surface better for players, and (the September matches) will give us a chance to try it out,” she said. She added there may have to be some changes made to the field throughout the games to accommodate the different sports that will be played on its surface. Field hockey is played on a 91-by-55-metre pitch, whereas five-a-side football – played by visually impaired athletes – takes part on a 42-by-42-metre pitch with rebound walls. Seven-a-side football, for athletes with physical

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW? IS THERE SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR you’d like to know, as to how you or your community may be affected by the Games? Let us know and we’ll try to get answers for you in a future story. Email us at ccm@insidetoronto.com Artist renderings of the fields at the University of Toronto/COURTESY

impairments often due to cerebral palsy is played on a more standard soccer pitch. “We’re still working out some of the details on the seating and how it might have to be adjusted for the games,” Cragg said. Following the Games, Cragg said the fields will be available for use by both U of T students and the public at large, depending on availability. “It will certainly be a multi-purpose field area and we want to make it as malleable and flexible as possible so people can use it for a variety of sports,” she said. Should the university hold true to that promise, it should hopefully appease some of the concerns of those who opposed the turf field, who cited access and usability as concerns, along with the fact that turf often contributes to the heat island effect, which sees temperatures in cities rise, particularly in hot weather. Varsity Stadium – which is already in good working order – may also go through some minor tweaking to seating, but will remain mostly untouched. It will be home to Pan Am archery events. “Archery is a fairly new and unique sport on our campus, so I think people are going to be excited to see it,”

Cragg said. Ryerson, meanwhile, will host both basketball and wheelchair basketball at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. Formerly Maple Leaf Gardens, the centre was redeveloped in recent years to host hockey, basketball and other sporting events for both the Ryerson community and beyond. “Restoring Maple Leaf Gardens for our university, city and country has brought the opportunity to make new memories in this spectacular and historic building, and we are pleased and proud to be hosting every basketball game at these great events,” said Ryerson University President Sheldon Levy. Leading up to the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, the Mattamy Athletic Centre will host the 2015 Canadian Interuniversity Sport Men’s Basketball Final 8 Championship in March. The centre was home to the 2014 Women’s World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in late June. For more information on the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, including a full list of sports and venues, visit www. toronto2015.org

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Amount of metric tons of sand that will be brought in to create an urban beach at Chevrolet Beach Volleyball Centre, 200 Princes’ Blvd., which is built as a temporary venue.

The number of spor ting events that will be held at Pan A m Par k , w hich encompasses E xhibition Place, Ontario Place and the West channel.

The number of events in the Pan Am Games.

The number of venues to be used for the Games.

The number of events in the Parapan Am Games.

The number of municipalities in Southern Ontario, mostly in the Greater Toronto Area, that will host events.

T he num b er of at hletic facilities being upgraded in order to host events.

The number of world-class facilities being built.

The number of times Canada has hosted the Pan A m Games. Courtesy www.toronto2015.org

Games’ impact on traffic difficult to predict: city transportation officials RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com

hough planning and infrastructure builds are well underway for the 2015 Toronto Pan Am / Parapan Am Games, the city’s transportation officials have outstanding questions as to how traffic will be managed during the event. The largest ever multi-sport undertaking for the Toronto region, the Games are projected to cost $2.5 billion, of which the province has budgeted between $75 million to $90 million for transportation management to ensure 7,700 athletes and coaches, plus some 1.4 million spectators get to their venues on time. Eight new Games venues are located in Toronto, including an athletes village in the West Don Lands community, aquatics centre in Scarborough and an athletic stadium in North York. The Pan Am coverage zone extends from north of Toronto south to St. Catharines. With a year to go, finalizing traffic concerns now would seem a welcome cushion for the province, which has had to deal with issues such as venue construction delays

and the removal of Ian Troop as Games CEO in 2013, replaced by Saad Rafi. In Februar y, the province released a preliminary plan for managing Games traffic following almost two years of consultations between provincial and municipal agencies including the Ministry of Transportation (MOT), Metrolinx, Toronto, the TTC as well as the Games’ Integrated Security Unit. By establishing reserved lanes and encouraging local use transit, the province believes it can reduce existing traffic levels by 20 per cent. But how much of a traffic impact the Games will have on local traffic patterns remains to be seen. “That’s sort of the unknown when you do big events that are, say, anomalies,” said Stephen Buckley, the city’s director of transportation planning. “We don’t know where people are staying, we don’t know what venues they’re attending. We don’t know

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Artist rendering of the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre at the University of Toronto Scarborough.

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Movie Night and Q & A Session with North Korean Defector Sungju Lee WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: University of Toronto Mechanical Engineering Building Room 102, 5 King’s College Rd. CONTACT: / www.hanvoicepioneersproject.com COST: $10 Explore the concept of freedom through a screening of short films depicting some of the incredible challenges faced by North Koreans. Proceeds go toward the HanVoice Pioneers Project.

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1914-1918: In Memoriam WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: University of Toronto Varsity Stadium, 299 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: http://uoft.me/WWI Ceremony honouring the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War. Featuring a military Honour Guard and performances.

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Heritage Toronto is looking at the city’s history and its successes and failures in preservation over the past 40 years. A panel discussion will feature an array of experts and acknowledges the 40th anniversary of the Heritage Toronto Awards. It takes place at the Toronto Reference Library from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6. To pre-register, visit www.heritagetoronto. org/builtheritage FIX ELECTRONICS AT ◗ LIBRARY The Toronto Repair Café

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He may very well have been known around his high school as the kid with the magic legs. Tall and slim, Daniel Brady is part of sports history at Greenwood College – the co-educational private school located at Mount Pleasant and Davisville. With a box full of awards that include league and Metro accomplishments as a hurdler, Brady is the only male athlete at Greenwood to have won a provincial high school gold medal in sport. And he did it twice: in Grade 10 and again this year. And that’s not all. After claiming the prestigious Athlete of the Year award at Greenwood for a second time this past school year, Brady is in a special category of sports excellence and his grades, on the academic honour roll three consecutive years, is another major achievement. “Greenwood is a small school and I had an inkling (the athletic award) might come my way again,” said Brady, a multi-sport athlete, quite modest and very supportive of his school buddies. “I am honoured to have won and will take with me some great memories of Greenwood.” Proud of the support he has received from his family, backing him in a variety of sports, the 18 year old paused when asked about a role model. Then, talks about a man who not only had a harrowing tale of survival, but also has inspired him to be successful. That man happens to be his 86-year-old Czechoslovakianborn grandfather George Brady, a Holocaust survivor of both Theresienstadt and Auschwitz, who escaped the death camps at age 18 and eventually became a Canadian businessman.

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