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Residents in the Rosedale area are up in arms over the clearcutting and potential paving of a portion of Chorley Park

to make way for a pedestrian switchback – basically a trail that zigzags on a hill.

Some 130 trees were felled earlier this year in the area, at least in part to make way for the switchback, which comes

as part of a series of planned upgrades to the Beltline Trail and adjoining green spaces.

The move has sparked the formation of Friends of Chorley Park, a neighbourhood group doing what it can to stop the

process from continuing to move forward.

“We’re trying to raise awareness and tell people what’s going on, and to express our opposition to this proposal,” >>>plans, page 17

Yonge-Eglinton residents turned up this week to hear city officials discuss the progress of a study weighing options for a relief subway line.

The project has long been in demand as a way to ease congestion on the Yonge-UniversitySpadina subway line and would take at least eight to 10 years to build. That’s only after design and planning work is completed and the project receives the necessary environmental approvals from the province. There is also the matter of finding the necessary funding – last estimated at $3 billion for the relief line’s first phase.

“We’re at the start of the process,” said the city’s transportation services director Tim Laspa who gave a presentation on the relief line study during Monday evening’s information session at North Toronto Collegiate which was organized by local city councillor Josh Matlow.

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The Mirror questions candidates in St. Paulʼs

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St. Paul’s was home to 116,463 residents according to 2011 census data and is bounded roughly by Eglinton and Broadway avenues to the north, the CP rail tracks and Moore Avenue to the south, Dufferin Street and Winona Drive to the west and Bayview Avenue to the east. It has been Liberal since it was formed in 1999. Liberal Eric Hoskins has represented St. Paul’s since 2009, winning a byelection. In addition to candidates from the big four parties, Libertarian John Kittredge and Freedom Party candidate Mike Rita are running in the upcoming provincial election.

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Tell us about one local issue you plan to champion as MPP.

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What would you do as MPP to improve local transit?

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■ I think one of the biggest issues affecting

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With many construction projects planned for the riding, what say should the Ontario Municipal Board have on local development?

■ Transit is a major plank of the

PC platform. We know that transit needs improvement, and we are the only party with a cohesive, realistic and affordable plan. For St. Paul’s, this would mean easing congestion on our existing subway lines, and ensuring that residents get where they need to be without delay.

■ When it comes to local developments, I think that the OMB is an important tool for balancing concerns of individual citizens in St. Paul’s.

It is important, however, for cities to be able to decide for themselves where future growth will go – any intensification demands in provincial planning should not override local decision making.

■ When it comes to experience, I

St. Paul’s is the cost of energy. I’ve spoken to residents and businesses all over the riding, and they’ve had enough of high electricity bills. The current government has wasted over a billion dollars cancelling gas plants, and under the Liberal plan bills would increase even more, by up to $700/year for an average family. This is simply unacceptable, and the residents of St. Paul’s deserve better.

■ Tenant Rights and Affordable Housing. Around 60 per cent of St. Paul’s residents live in apartments and condos. As the MPP for St. Paul’s I have sent a tenant guide to all residents every year since 2009, which outlines their rights. If re-elected, I will work to ensure that aboveguideline increases are more transparent and fair. We will also continue our review of the Condo Act to better protect condo owners and renters.

■ We know for Ontario to compete

globally we must move our people and goods faster and more efficiently. It is also a quality of life issue, so people can get home to their families faster. This is why we are investing $15 billion for transit in the GTHA, including the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. To grow our economy we know improvements to transit must be done. In addition, we are completing the Spadina subway extension, as well as the Union Pearson Link as part of the Big Move to get people home to their families faster.

■ In 2006, the Liberal government passed the City of Toronto Act, which gave Toronto the power to take more control over local planning issues.

The Act allows for Toronto to create a local appeals board, which can take 60 per cent of the cases away from the OMB and have the applications decided at the local level. I will work with my colleagues to introduce new land use legislation that will make it mandatory for developers to consult with community groups and municipalities, and to have a citizen consultation process when developing their official plans.

■ First elected as MPP for St. Paul’s

■ With streetcars, buses and sub-

■ It’s been proven that the only things that reduce gridlock are congestion charges, and increasing the capacity of transit. So, I would implement dedicated revenue tools such as congestion charges, gas taxes and parking fees, to raise $3 billion a year to build and operate transit in communities across Ontario. My personal dream is to make transit free to ride.

I’d love to be in a city where everyone could hop on and off streetcars and subways any time they want. I’d love bike lanes on every road too.

■ I’ve heard about the OMB interfering with local decisions to side with developers who won’t have to live with the consequences. Which isn’t good. I highly value heritage buildings and green space and livable, walkable communities. I would make sure the OMB can’t ruin neighbourhoods. On the other hand, I seem to have read a bit lately about how the OMB tries to make rational decisions in the greater interest. I’d have to look more into this to see if it’s true.

■ For my day job, I’m a Senior Copywriter at Canada’s top ad agency.

I’m also an actor, cartoonist, singer/ songwriter, stand-up comedian and radio personality. I’m a member of the Green Party of Ontario Shadow Cabinet, responsible for Consumer Services. When I’m walking around the city, I pick up litter and ask idlers to shut off their engines. I invite readers to follow my entertaining personal profile on Facebook so they can see that I’m an open book, and that I’m genuine about wanting to make Ontario better.

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Tell us about your background and qualifications.

ways running through our riding, transit affects St. Paul’s as much or more than anywhere. I’d love to see more clean, green ways of getting around, and even more ways to walk around. And if I could add even more green space, that would be amazing.

If we focus on transit, parks, local schools and small business, St. Paul’s can be even more of an example of the very best a city can be.

Luke Savage (NDP) | 416-768-8105 | www.lukesavage.ca | lukesavage@ontariondp.ca - did not respond by deadline

bring a proven track record of success to the table. As the Chief Operating Officer and Broker of Record at Chestnut Park Real Estate, I know how to run a business – something that is clearly needed at Queen’s Park. I’ve also spent time developing public policy at Queen’s Park, working for both the ministries of Health and Long-Term Care and Citizenship, Culture and Recreation. I’m also very active in the community, and have spent time volunteering with numerous charitable organizations.

in 2009, I am a humanitarian, family doctor, husband and father – and a proud Ontarian. I currently serve as Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Employment.

Previously, I served as Ontario’s Minister of Children and Youth Services, and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.Before entering politics, I practiced family medicine in downtown Toronto. I co-founded the international charity, War Child Canada, with my wife, Dr. Samantha Nutt.

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We need to commemorate all facets of military service T

his Friday marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day, when thousands of Canadian soldiers and Allied forces led a successful invasion of France off the beaches of Normandy during the Second World War. It’s an event that’s earned a honourable place in our history books and put us forever in the debt of the brave soldiers who risked their lives for such a critical mission, which would ultimately turn the tide and end the war.

Canada’s role was a major one but it did not go without sacrifice, as Canadians suffered more than 1,000 casualties, including 359 killed.

As we honour and remember those who served – sadly, a our view lifetime ago for most of those soldiers – let’s extend our comLooking after memoration on this special day also consider other impacts of our veterans a to military service.

For instance, take time to think priority of the families who did, and continue to, watch their loved ones head off to war.

At city hall tomorrow, a special event is taking place to mark the anniversary of D-Day and one of the speakers is Joanne O’Halloran, whose father Edward served during the Second World War and was at the Normandy invasion. She’ll be sharing her experience as a soldier’s child. It’s a perspective we don’t hear often, but one that needs to be heard, as well as that of partners, mothers and fathers.

Soldiers and veterans need our support, but their families do, too.

Something else that should be incorporated into the tradition of military commemoration, is increasing support for the mental health needs of soldiers when they return home.

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be a relatively new term, but it’s not a new illness and its designation comes too late for generations of soldiers and families who suffered without help.

We have a responsibility to look after the people who fight for us, so let’s support them wholly during Friday’s service and after as well.

Write us The City Centre Mirror welcomes letters of 400 words or less. All submissions must include name, address and a daytime telephone number for verification purposes. We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters. Copyright in letters remains with the author but the publisher and affiliates may freely reproduce them in print, electronic or other forms. Letters can be sent to letters@ insidetoronto.com, or mailed to The City Centre Mirror, 175 Gordon Baker Rd. Toronto, ON, M2H 0A2.

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Ford’s rehab working wonders for voters It was not so very long ago that Mayor Rob Ford longed to be anywhere but in the bosom of his constituents – at least when it came to the observation of Canada Day July 1.

In 2011, 2012 and 2013, our mayor would make a bee-line for his family’s cottage rather than wave a flag in Toronto and, coincidentally, march in the Pride Parade.

Not so in 2014.

In an interview from the facility where he is undergoing therapy for alcohol addiction, Ford declared this week he’ll be back in Toronto for July 1.

At that point, he’ll attend Canada Day celebrations and take his re-election campaign out of the holding pattern it’s been in since April 30.

He told The Toronto Sun he’s a changed man, and is ready to make amends for all the wrong he’s done us.

And of course he wants to run for another term as

david nickle the city mayor of the biggest city in Canada.

When that happens, I suppose we’ll all have to contend with him.

Thinking time In the meantime, Toronto has another month, nearly, to appreciate our own bout of rehab.

Think about it: for just more than a month, we’ve been able to spend most of our time doing what people ought to during an election: considering what sort of city we’d like to be in, and worrying over the management of the one we’ve got.

In the mayoral race, John Tory has finally come forward with his transit plan, and while it’s got its problems, at least it’s not a man screaming “subways”

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In the meantime, Toronto has another month, nearly, to appreciate our own bout of rehab.

over and over again.

Even when the talk’s gotten rough, it’s been measured and thoughtful and respectful. civilized That’s been the case in matters of governance, too.

Aside from a bad evening when Councillor Doug Ford and a group of his constituents urged a house looking after autistic youth to pack up and leave, talk’s been civil.

We’re having a provincial election without, so far, a single parade led by Rob and Doug Ford.

It is almost peaceful in Toronto.

And it may well stay that

way.

When Ford returns to his titular post as mayor, there will be just two more council meetings before the municipal election campaign starts in earnest.

The serious campaigns, which is to say the ones that didn’t take a break to dry out in cottage country, will be organized, and funded, and by summer’s end consolidating their presence and support – their platforms mostly unveiled.

The electorate, having been schooled in such for the past few months, will be ready for a serious civic talk.

Which is to say, going into the election, we should be in good shape: rehab, if not for our mayor then at least for our damaged city politick, having worked its wonders.

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Bob Bossin rolling the dice his show will be a hit JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com While little is said these days about Toronto’s seedy gambling underworld of the 1930s and 40s, former Toronto resident Bob Bossin has a unique glimpse into that scene.

Bossin grew up in the Ward, a former slum-like area in the downtown core, and his own father, Davy, was a seminal figure in the city’s gambling past.

A longtime folk singer, Bossin has created a one-man show detailing his father’s life in the area.

“In the early 20th century, anti-Semitism in Toronto was pretty significant, so my father had to rely on his wits,” Bossin said. “He and a number of other smart young guys got into the gambling business and they started a fairly major industry here and internationally while playing cat and mouse with the police.”

Bossin had long known a little of his father’s history, but given that Davy died when his son was only 17, he did not know many of the nitty-gritty details – a fact made more difficult by the fact his father could be reclusive at times.

“Many people in Toronto thought he was mute because he always believed that what you don’t say can’t be held against you,” Bossin said.

“Around his pals and relatives he was close to, though, he could be a great storyteller.”

Bossin noted he knew his father was a part of the city’s illegal gambling scene, but did not know how deep Davy’s roots ran. He decided to create a more complete picture of his father’s past eight years ago.

“I had a little epiphany when I turned 60 where I thought ‘if there’s something you want to do that you haven’t done yet when you’re 60, you’d better get to work,’”

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Bob Bossin’s one-man show, Davy the Punk, tells the story of his father’s involvement in Toronto’s gambling underworld during the 1930s and 40s.

he said.

He researched both his one-man play and a book, both entitled Davy the Punk, uncovering plenty of details by poring over old newspaper accounts and delving into some of Toronto’s landmark locales from back in Davy’s day.

Bossin learned of his father’s introduction to the gambling business by Abe Orpen, a big figure in the gambling scene from the late 1800s through to the 1930s.

“My dad quit school to peddle papers at King and York streets and Abe would buy his paper from

him,” Bossin said. “He was impressed with how quickly my father made change and tested him to do calculations on bets, which is how he found out my father had a mind for figures.”

From there, Davy worked his way up through the ranks, and in the 1930s, he created a publication that catered to those who bet on horse races. He befriended Frank Costello, then known as the Prime Minister of the Underworld, and became somewhat notorious.

“The authorities expended a lot of effort and went through reams and reams of paper dealing with gambling and with my dad in particular,” Bossin said.

Davy the Punk is the latest chapter in an eventful career for Bossin. He co-fronted the long-running folk act Stringband, who forged new paths for musicians in more than one way.

“We pioneered indie music – the idea of making your

own albums – by getting our audiences to raise money for our next album,” he said.

“We were doing crowdfunding back when there was no Internet.”

The group also created a touring circuit for folk acts back in the early 1970s, when such a circuit did not exist.

These days, he lives in British Columbia, but he is looking forward to returning to his Toronto roots for a special staging of Davy the Punk.

“Both the show and the book are full of Toronto characters,” he said. “I’ve done the show outside of Toronto and had people come up to me afterward and say ‘hey, I know some of those characters and places.’”

Davy the Punk will run from June 10 through 15 at the University of Toronto’s Innis College Deluxe Studio Theatre.

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by Evergreen Cityworks and United Way Toronto.

“We wanted people to talk about their dream for the city and what they wanted to see in their neighbourhoods,” said Aurelia Dalinda of Evergreen Cityworks.

Interventions range from park potlucks to sports days to theatre to participatory art projects. Dalinda is looking forward to a project that will see a temporary home being built in Withrow Park,

an event where people can “swim” the Garrison Creek, the silent disco squad and others.

While each project is slated to take place for one day only, Dalinda said there is potential for some of them to last longer.

“It’s a way of building momentum for a day and giving people a chance to test out their ideas,” she said.

While the notion of staging interventions may appear to have a negative connotation, Dalinda said that is not the case.

“When you think about it, interventions are meant to have a positive outcome,” she said.

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“Games Pappalozza is a fun way to get people to be active in a way that isn’t just getting them to go to the gym,” Flemming-Fortune said.

Mobile Magic, meanwhile, will allow participants to create mobiles out of recycled materials and hang them along Gould Street. The Positive Postcard Project is simply a way to allow people to show others they care through the mail.

“I love postcards, but usually we only get bills when we check the mail,” FlemmingFortune said. “How awesome would it be to go get the mail and find something to make you smile – a nice, handwritten note?”

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Project focuses on relieving pressure at Yonge-Bloor station >>>from page 1 years, during which all aspects of the relief line will be considered. A report is scheduled to be completed by early 2016 to present to city council for approval.

Council must also sign off on the study’s timeline, which is expected to take place in June.

“We’ll be determining possible alignments, station locations, improving access to downtown and how to best maximize neighbourhood benefits,” said Laspa.

He said the project’s study area is focused on relieving pressure at Yonge-Bloor station with the first phase of a relief line to be built somewhere along the Danforth to as far south as St. Patrick Station, with plans for future expansion west and north.

Chief city planner Jennifer Keesmaat told the approximately 75 people in attendance – including mayoral candidate frontrunners Olivia Chow, John Tory, Karen Stintz and David Soknacki, as well as Ari Goldkind and Morgan Baskin – the project is making significant progress despite being in its early

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A joint study by the city and TTC is underway examining options for a relief line from the east end to downtown.

stages.

“I can tell you we’ve never had this kind of momentum before,” said Keesmaat.

Matlow, who has supported building the line, said he was happy to see the study proceed, but hoped the line will eventually benefit his residents who he said must wait for four or five trains during rush hour.

“While it’s great YongeBloor is being prioritized, midtown residents want to know they’re part of the priority too,” he said.

Christopher Thompson said he avoids the subway as much as possible despite living just seven blocks away from Davisville Station due to overcrowding in the mornings, which makes it impossible to get on a train.

“All of these great plans (for a relief line) are not going to alleviate the problem of getting me downtown to go to work,” said Thompson.

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Sony Centre board seeking to overturn their threatened ouster DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com The board of directors for the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts are asking Toronto Council for a stay of their ouster, after the city’s audit committee recommended the board be replaced.

The committee made the unusual recommendation following a report from Auditor General Jeff Griffiths, pointing to numerous problems with the renovation of the performing arts centre on Front Street, formerly the Hummingbird Centre.

The renovation’s budget has grown to $40 million from $28 million – and Griffiths found the board and management had failed to properly manage the project. Transactions were

not properly accounted, procurement procedures weren’t followed, and the board and corporation didn’t avail itself of expertise within City of Toronto departments. replace entire board The audit committee voted to replace the entire board of management with a new board comprised of city councillors and senior city staff to manage the remainder of the project – about $4 million worth.

“We lost confidence in being able to proceed in the current management structure,” said Don Valley East Councillor Shelley Carroll who moved the motion at the meeting.

The board of directors issued a statement and a

letter to City Manager Joe Pennachetti on Monday asking council be apprised of the board’s accomplishments, and pointed out the citizen members of the board were appointed following the events in the auditor general’s report.

“The fact that the current board actively advocated for the auditor general’s investigation, and the citizen members were appointed after the events in the auditor general’s report took place, is not being given sufficient emphasis,” wrote Ronald Forbes, chair of the board. “In addition, the work that has been done by the current Sony Centre Board since its appointment has been ignored.”

Council will be discussing the recommendation at its June 10 meeting.

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ONTARIANS ARE HEADING to the polls June 12 to elect candidates who will represent them at Queen’s Park. The following candidates are set to run in the riding of Don Valley West: Khalid Ahmed for the NDP, Louis Fliss for the Green Party, David Porter for the Progressive Conservative Party, and incumbent Kathleen Wynne for the Liberal Party. Also running are Patrick Boyd (Libertarian), Brock Burrows (Independent), Tracy Curley (Freedom), Dimitrios Kabitsis (Communist) and Rosemary Waigh (Vegan Environmental). The Mirror sent questionnaires to candidates from the four main parties.

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Tell us about one local issue that you plan to champion as MPP.

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What will you do to improve transit for your constituents?

■ Young people are the future of this community. Education can give every child the chance to succeed. But Liberal education cuts have led to school closures, less access to educational supports and fewer opportunities for students.

Worse yet, Ontario has the highest university tuition fees in Canada. New Democrats will stand up for adequately funded public schools, freeze tuition fees and make student loans interest free.

■ After a decade of Liberal waste, delays and mismanagement, congestion costs our economy billions annually. Only Andrea Horwath’s New Democrats can be trusted to kick-start transit relief and make transportation investments across Ontario. We have a balanced plan to reduce corporate tax giveaways and invest in transit infrastructure. Families and businesses need transit relief, safer roads and an end to gridlock – not more empty Liberal promises.

■ As a student and aspiring criminologist, my experiences with Toronto’s school system and job market fuel my desire to more actively represent this community, make life more affordable and ensure that tax dollars are respected.

Issues related to gaps in community services, and job-creation initiatives for local residents are especially important. An active member of this community, I volunteer with TNO Youth Centre to raise awareness of the needs of youth in Thorncliffe.

■ Naturally I hope to champion many issues, that is why I have aligned myself closely with the Green Party. Having to pick one I would stress Liveable Cities: to have safe, convenient access to the amenities, employment, schools, recreation (exercise), etc. A community that promotes walking and bicycling, electric bicycling and limits exposure to automobile traffic exhaust and risk of injury or accidents.

■ As an MPP I would improve the school curriculum to encourage knowledge in the new green technologies; give students the skills in entrepreneurship; significantly increase apprenticeship programs especially with small progressive businesses. My health practitioner background compels me to insist that schools concentrate on increased physical activities as I see the results of ill health in the later stages of life and the inefficient emphasis and misuse of tax dollars on health care.

■ I would champion the subway relief line through the riding via Don Mills Road.

Metrolinx’s The Big Move had plans for Don Mills with an LRT and that should happen if not a subway. A public transit network is crucial: The Eglinton LRT is a great start but brings users to ill-equipped hub points with transfer options that significantly delay arrival times. Transit means opportunities for park path bicycling and a network of ravine paths.

■ My second time running and I’m keenly aware that dedication is needed to spread the understanding of sustainability and environmental health (local and global). I work and live in the riding; I’m the senior chiropodist at the Flemingdon (Community) Health Centre for the past 25 years. I’ve been an activist locally since I moved into the community 10 years ago.

Former city Can-Bike safety instructor.

■ The biggest issue both locally and across the province is jobs and the economy. One of the things that is holding our province back is the poor state of our provincial finances and I will bring my expertise in the financial sector to the Legislature to make sure the province is well run so that businesses will want to invest here and create jobs now and in the future.

■ Almost everything in the PC Million Jobs Plan is aimed at creating job opportunities, especially for youth. We will modernize the apprenticeship system so young people can get into the trades. We will work with colleges and universities to ensure students graduate with the skills employers are looking for and to create more spaces in science, technology, engineering, business and math because these disciplines drive economic growth.

■ We will put the province in charge of rail-based transit and major highways so the pieces all work together for commuters. We will build subways rather than LRTs that take away lanes on busy streets. We will start with an east-west express subway which will take pressure off the existing transit routes and roads including those here in Don Valley West. And we will do this by finding efficiencies rather than by raising your taxes.

■ I am a chartered professional accountant with more than 20 years’ experience in the financial sector, most recently as a managing director at BMO Capital Markets. I was born and raised in Toronto and have worked and lived in Toronto or the GTA all my life. I have been married to my wife, Robin, for 22 years and we are the proud parents of two sons, one in university one in high school.

■ I will continue to strengthen our community by ensuring people have access to good jobs by growing our economy, protecting public services and ensuring people have fair pensions.

Our Jobs and Prosperity Fund will attract new business to Ontario and we will keep business taxes low. Locally, we are helping people find jobs through investments at the Labour Education Centre in Don Mills, the Employment Resource Centre in Thorncliffe, and Skills for Change in Flemingdon.

■ Our government is providing opportunities for youth by investing in our economy and protecting public education. Our Youth Employment Fund has created 11,000 jobs for youth. We are maintaining the 30 per cent off Tuition Grant that saves university students up to $1,730 a year and college students up to $790 a year. Additionally, we increased the minimum wage to $11 an hour and are increasing wages for personal support workers and licensed daycare workers.

■ We are building the Eglinton Crosstown LRT that will reduce traffic congestion and allow people to get from work to home faster.

We are investing in full-day two-way GO train service every 15 minutes that will help commuters in Toronto and across the GTHA. We are also building the Union-Pearson Express Rail service, extending the University subway line to York University and York Region, and are committed to funding the Sheppard and Finch LRT lines.

■ I am Ontario’s 25th premier and was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2003 as MPP for Don Valley West. I have served as Ontario’s Minister of Education, Minister of Transportation, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Minister of Aboriginal Affairs. I am a resident of Don Valley West and my partner Jane and I have lived in North Toronto for more than 25 years. I have three adult children and three grandchildren.

GREEN Louis Fliss | 647-293-6419 louisfliss@gpo.ca | @GreenbeltrFliss

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Tell us about your background and qualifications.

■ Making life more affordable. Having lived in this community for 12 years I understand this issue first-hand. After a decade of Liberal government, families are falling further behind – paycheques have stayed the same but life keeps getting more expensive. New Democrats will stand up for working families and make life more affordable by creating jobs, taking the HST off hydro bills, and giving a sensible increase to the minimum wage.

Khalid Ahmed | 647-835-2267 khalidahmed@ontariondp.ca | khalidahmed.ca | @Khalidndp

David Porter | 416-970-3345

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Craft beer coming soon to Kensington Market Strawberryrhubarb saison, June 13 and 14 at Session fest JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com St a r t i n g t h i s f a l l , t h e Kensington Brewing Company will finally have a home befitting its name.

Currently operating as a contract brewer with its operations in Guelph, Kensington is opening a brewery in the Toronto neighbourhood for which it is named.

The brewery is known – and acclaimed – for its latest offering, the English-American pale alestyle Augusta Fruitstand Watermelon Wheat.

Despite the fact it does its brewing off-site, Kensington Brewing Company came by its name honestly.

“I owned a restaurant, Burger Bar, here and I was considering adding a brewpub part, but there were too many limits to getting stuff in there and the space I had,” said Kensington owner Brock Shepherd, who lives near Kensington Market.

“If it wasn’t for the restaurant, I definitely wouldn’t have gotten into beer as much.”

There is no question the brewery has benefited from the craft beer boom in recent years. Both the Augusta Ale and the FishEYE-PA are designed to appeal to craft beer drinkers, with the hoppy bitterness that a growing number are embracing in their beverages.

The Watermelon Wheat marks a departure from that, providing a refreshing alternative for those who are just entering into the craft beer scene.

“Some people might look down on a beer like the Watermelon Wheat, but not

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Kensington Brewing Company’s Brock Sheppard at the company’s offices. The company is set to open its brewery in Kensington Market in September 2014.

every beer has to be for beer geeks,” said Shepherd.

While he counts himself among the “beer geek” crowd, Shepherd himself will often choose a more thirstquenching beverage.

“At a summer beer festival, when it’s hot, the Watermelon

Wheat is the kind of beer I want,” he said.

Kensington’s beers have grown in popularity to the point where its beers are now offered in roughly 100 bars, restaurants and hotels in addition to being available at the LCBO.

The brewing company will take part in the upcoming Session Craft Beer Festival, where Shepherd is eager to introduce Kensington’s latest creation.

“We’ll be doing a strawberry-rhubarb saison, playing around with (fruit that is) actually in season,” he said.

“It’s a tart, Belgian-style beer where the yeast really comes through.”

While the Kensington Brewing Company has not experimented with saisonstyle beers, the brewery has enlisted the aid of celebrity bartender Kevin Brauch, host of the television series The Thirsty Traveler.

“It’ll be a bit of a test for us, but I always like to try new things,” Shepherd said.

That philosophy extends beyond his beer-making and into his beer creation – while some companies extol brand loyalty, Shepherd and the rest of the Kensington crew make a point of sampling as many new beers as they can.

“Most craft beer drinkers aren’t brand loyal – they want to try as much as they can,” he said.

As for Kensington’s move into the Kensington Market neighbourhood, Shepherd said it has been smooth sailing so far. With the location set to open in September, he has not heard much in the way of opposition – a rare feat for a tight-knit neighbourhood such as Kensington Market.

“You tell people you’re bringing good beer, how many people are going to complain?” he said.

Sponsored by Metroland Media, the Session Craft Beer Festival – part Ontario Craft Beer Week – will take place at Yonge-Dundas Square on June 13 and 14.

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What I can tell you for sure is that for weight loss purposes, you must finish your day off as well as you start it. However, if you do crave sweets in the afternoon or after dinner, trust me, this is not a sign that you are weak. Intense cravings are often a sign that your are “biochemically

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The group is angry over the city’s push to create a large, paved area spanning three metres wide, which the city says would make the hill leading to Moore Park Ravine easier to navigate. “(The city) has talked about wheelchairs going down this, or parents with strollers,” Hanly said. “We feel the (Evergreen) Brickworks provide better access and the parents we’ve talked to with strollers don’t want it.”

She added she and others in the community do not feel they were consulted enough on the matter.

“Whatever consultation has happened, it has not resulted in the dissemination of information,” she said.

Hanly pointed to concerns the switchback will not be maintained in winter, but said the crux of the problem

is the fact the project itself will change the very nature of the park and the way residents use it to access the ravine system.

“It’s a complete geo-engineering of the hill,” she said.

“They want to change it, but if they have to, we want a much more modest path put in.”

As a longtime resident of the area, she said Chorley Park and the hill for which the switchback has been proposed has a special place in the hearts of those who live there. Hanly added there are concerns over safety if cyclists, inline skaters and others start using the switchback as a speedy thoroughfare.

Friends of Chorley Park has circulated a petition stressing the group’s opposition to the plan and has collected hundreds of signatures and comments from those opposing the plan.

“I have been horrified to see the destruction of this hillside,

which not only is ugly and a needless clear-cut of hundreds of trees...but also replaces a forest view with the DVP,” said one. The addition of a trail to the area was identified by the City’s Parks, Forestry and Recreation department 20 years ago, a situation that has only worsened since due to erosion. There was an asphalt trail on the hill at one point, but it was washed away in a storm 25 years ago.

On her website, councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam noted she sent a newsletter regarding the switchback as far back as Oct. 23, 2012.

She added many of the trees removed were small, while a significant number were invasive species or had been impacted by Emerald ash borer beetles or Dutch elm disease.

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