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DEMOLITION WORK UNDER ST. LAWRENCE MARKET UNCOVERS 200 YEARS OF HISTORY Demolition work has begun on the St. Lawrence Market North Building built on the site of previous markets dating back roughly 200 years. The first official building on the site built in 1831 housed a market and wound up serving as Toronto’s first City Hall. Submitted illustration FULL STORY: bit.ly/stlawrencedemo WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: Artifacts from the old buildings will be on display in the new St. Lawrence Market North Building.
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Toronto’s most colourful laneway is bidding to become an internet sensation thanks to a new initiative by Heritage Toronto and Havas Worldwide Canada. Graffiti Alley now has its own Instagram page with photos on the page creating a continuous image of the art-laden lane. Submitted photo/Instagram
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BABY BOX CO. LAUNCHES PROGRAM TO GIVE BABY BOXES TO NEW MOMS
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The program is free but it does feature an educational component. In order to receive a box, parents are required to complete ‘Baby Box University,’ which is comprised of a series of videos on such topics as lactation, post-partum depression, and sleep habits, among others. Dan Pearce/Metroland FULL STORY: bit.ly/babyboxco WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: The program is designed to provide all children an equal start in life.
DEBUNKING THE FOOD BANK MYTH A myth that those who rely on food banks are lazy or have made bad choices is absolutely not the case, say leaders in the fight against hunger. Staff/Metroland FEATURE: Pages 12 and 13
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TORONTO’S FIRST PERSON INFECTED WITH WEST NILE VIRUS HAS BEEN REPORTED Toronto Public Health said laboratory testing confirmed a resident in the city has tested positive for West Nile virus. Two probable cases of the virus have also been reported are under investigation. Stock image FULL STORY: bit.ly/firstwnvto2016 WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: Read how you can protect yourself from mosquito bites and the virus.
DOING BUSINESS WITH CITY HAS A COST: SOCIAL GOOD TO BECOME A REQUIREMENT Any company looking to do business with the city will have to do some social good as a part of their contracted work. And it will be easier for smaller companies in a position to do that work to get city contracts. David Nickle/Metroland FULL STORY: bit.ly/socialgoodto WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: The move is part of the city’s poverty reduction strategy. See how it will help communities.
PC CANDIDATE RAYMOND CHO WINS SCARBOROUGH-ROUGE RIVER BYELECTION
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Everybody loves Raymond. If Raymond Cho, victor in the ScarboroughRouge River byelection based his candidacy on anything, it was this, and not policies of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Benjamin Priebe/Metroland
Toronto Hydro customers will soon start receiving their electricity bills each month, as all electrical utilities in the province switch to monthly billing. Submitted image
FULL STORY: bit.ly/pcchowins WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: The election has turned the riding from Liberal red to PC blue.
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FULL STORY: bit.ly/olympiangathering WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: This is Bingham’s first Olympic Games - her team came seventh in the 4x100 metre relay.
Seneca College’s Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE) got a $27.3 million boost from the federal and provincial governments Wednesday, Aug. 31, supporting a facility focused on small- and medium-sized enterprises. Benjamin Priebe/Metroland FULL STORY: bit.ly/senecafund WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: The investment brings a total of $84.97 million to construct the college’s Newnham Campus.
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Khamica Bingham, who grew up in Brampton and lives in Caledon, was met with showers of congratulatory praise during an informal meet and greet at Humber River Hospital last week, where her mother, Velma, works as a medical word processor. Dan Pearce/Metroland
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A TREE’S TALE OF BEING CUT DOWN Dear readers: I was a recognized heritage tree under the Forests Ontario Heritage Tree Program until Aug. 12. Submitted photo. FULL STORY: bit.ly/treecut WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: A column from the tree’s view.
SUNNYBROOK UNVEILS VETERANS LIVING TRIBUTE WALL EXTENSION Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre unveiled the extension of its Veterans Living Tribute Wall honouring the hospital’s veterans last Monday. The original wall went up in 2008. The new extension recognizes the centre’s longstanding partnership with the Royal Canadian Legion and other supporters. Submitted photo
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FULL STORY: bit.ly/veteranwall WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: The television screens shows a rotation of veteran photos, which has been widely popular.
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Basement Flooding Remediation & Water Quality Improvement Master Plan - Study Area 40 Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Public Information Centre #1 Please join us at our first Public Information Centre to learn about the potential factors contributing to surface and basement flooding and the different alternatives that will be considered to alleviate flooding occurrences within the study area boundaries.You will have an opportunity to view the display boards and speak one-on-one with project staff. Details are as follows: Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Location: North Toronto Memorial Community Centre 200 Eglinton Ave. W. (east of Avenue Road)
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Study Area 40, located in the Eglinton Avenue andYonge Street area, has experienced basement and surface flooding during severe storms in the past. In response, the City of Toronto has begun a Master Plan Class Environmental Assessment (EA) study to address surface and basement flooding that originates from the City's infrastructure such as roads and sewers, and where feasible, identify solutions for stormwater quality improvement in the study area.
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We would like to hear from you Public consultation is an important part of this study. Visit the project website for more information or contact us if you would like to be placed on our mailing list for updates. Mae Lee Public Consultation Unit City of Toronto, Metro Hall, 55 John St., Toronto, ON M5V 3C6 Tel.: 416-392-8210 Fax: 416-392-2974 TTY: 416-338-0889 Email: rmlee@toronto.ca Visit: toronto.ca/bfea Issue Date: September 8, 2016
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email Tragically Hip broadcast at Sorauren Park magical Did I miss something or did Parkdale Villager fail to report on an amazing event held at the Sorauren Park Town Square on August 20th? The Friends of Sorauren Park played the CBC broadcast of the Tragically Hip’s last concert to a peaceful crowd of about 2,000 people. It was magical. The F.O.S.P. should be thanked and commended on organizing and orchestrating such a wonderful, community building evening. Susan Vandendam
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It’s fair to say they supported Councillor Mary Margaret McMahon’s idea with a fair bit of enthusiasm. Why shouldn’t they? Toronto’s wildly over-budget renovation of Nathan Phillips Square has proven to be a hit with the tourists – aided by the considerably lesscostly giant glowing TORONTO sign that landed on the north side of the skating rink / reflecting pond thanks to the 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games. And our weird old City Hall itself is both a civic and a science fiction icon; the now 50-year-old Star Trek television series used postcard images of the two curving towers and saucer-shaped council chamber as backdrops in more than one episode. A gift shop is the least that City Hall should have, and maybe it will have a bit more. Just under a year ago, Toronto councillors approved a plan to look into building a modestly scaled municipal museum at the eventually liberated Old City Hall just across the road. A bit further afield, councillors will soon be setting the wheels in motion to build a fantastically expensive park near King and Spadina, and another one on Richmond Street. Austerity, at least for the moment, seems a thing of the distant past. It won’t, of course, stay that way for long, as the city gets back to the quotidian business of budget-setting. Mayor Tory is asking for big cuts to spending across the board – 2.6 per cent – in service of an old-fashioned inflationary property tax increase. And that means that however weary we might be, of a city limited by austerity – that is the place we will be heading again, before we know it.
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Every so often it sneaks up on you and smacks you in the ear: Toronto, at least the amalgamated one we live in now, was founded on a myth of nothing grander than austerity. The provincial government forced the amalgamation of the five cities and a borough with old Metro Council with the promise to save tax dollars. Mel Lastman, the first mayor, got elected with the promise to freeze property taxes. Toronto’s newly elected council argued for a while whether it made sense to move from Metro Hall into Toronto City Hall, then once they moved spent considerable time arguing about selling Metro Hall. Twice-weekly garbage collection in North York became a distant memory. Free recreation programs in the old City of Toronto became unaffordable and the city started charging for them. And, as we were reminded Tuesday morning at the September Government Management Committee, the old City of Toronto’s gift shop closed its tiny doors. I was there at the time and barely recall the decision. Pam McConnell, who was among the 56 councillors who made up the first amalgamated Toronto Council and prior to that had sat on the old Toronto Council, said that it was cut by then-budget chief Tom Jakobek, as an unaffordable frivolity. The gift shop was another casualty of the dour mindset into which young Toronto was born. Well, frivolity has come back into vogue under Toronto’s fourth mayor, John Tory – and on Tuesday, the committee voted to see what it would take to open another shop for tourists at City Hall.
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LABOUR DAY WEEKEND SPENDING THE LONG WEEKEND AT TDOT FEST, ASHKENAZ FESTIVAL, DOWNSVIEW PARK RIBFEST Festivals galore: (Counter clockwise from top right) Toronto producer Snaz (far right) acted as the A&R man for this year’s second annual TDot Fest, recruiting up-and-coming artist Sese (second from right) among many others. The pair is pictured here at the YongeDundas Square festival stage alongside Ruff Pup and 8twonbeatz ; R&B singer Desran took to the TDot Fest stage at Yonge-Dundas Square Sunday afternoon (Cynthia Reason/ Metroland); Members of KlezKonnection perform traditional klezmer music on-stage during Ashkenaz Festival at the Harbourfront Centre on Sunday; Sam (left) and Jodi of Israel’s Judaica sell music and books relating to Ashenazi culture during Ashkenaz Festival (Benjamin Priebe/Metroland); Eli, of Uncle Sam’s Barbecue, prepares saucy ribs over a cherry wood flame for hungry guests during the annual Downsview Park Ribfest last Friday; Robin (right) and Corinne, of Hawgs Gone Wild, display some of their trophies, during the ribfest. (Benjamin Priebe/Metroland)
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VIGIL REMEMBERS ‘EVERYBODY’S GRANDMOTHER’ PEGGY ANN SMITH The community, including one of her grandchildren pictured above, came together to remember Peggy Ann Smith, who was shot to death late last month. Police are looking for two men in her death. Staff/Metroland FULL STORY: http://bit.ly/peggyannsmith WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: Read about the well-loved community member and what people are saying about her.
NATURE LOVERS SAY TRCA OVERREACTED WHEN LOCAL WETLAND DRAINED The Toronto Region Conservation Authority started emptying Reesor Wetland in Scarborough in April because of a damaged earth berm, and the structure was in danger of collapse. “We made the decision to drain it completely because it was compromised. It was a question, in my mind, of public safety.” Mike Adler/Metroland
ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS Buy a paper door for $2 at The Home Depot. Money will be given to various charities. Dan Pearce/Metroland FULL STORY: bit.ly/depothelp WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: Learn how else it will help.
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King Street will close through TIFF’s first weekend to allow for the creation of a Festival Street between University and Spadina avenues, to be accessible only by pedestrians. Metroland file photo FULL FEATURE: bit.ly/TIFFking WHY YOU SHOULD READ MORE: Learn about the changes and when they will take place.
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Debunking the food bank myth Food bank use has increased 45 per cent in Toronto’s inner suburbs since 2008 There exists a myth that those who rely on food banks are lazy or have made bad choices. This is absolutely not the case, stress leaders in the fight against hunger, not only in Toronto, but across the country. “People who use food banks are the same as you and me. They’re people who have experienced job loss, sickness, or mental breakdown. It can happen to any of us,” said Gail Nyberg, executive director of the Daily Bread Food Bank, the largest provider of food relief in the GTA. “We’re here to give them a hand while they’re down and get them back on their feet.” The Etobicoke-based distribution centre that provides food and resources to as many as 200 food programs across Toronto distributes 600,000 hampers a month to its member agencies – one third of those in need are children, Nyberg said. The registered charity’s latest ‘Who’s Hungry’ report that looks at the year past will be released in September. “We know we’re starting to see a dramatic increase (in food bank use). This replicates what we’re seeing in the economy: precarious jobs, part-time and contract; retail outlets closing and plants shutting down,” Nyberg said. People who have lost their jobs typically don’t fall into dire straights immediately, particularly if they qualify for Employment Insurance. Food banks are accessible once a week to receive two to three days’ worth of food for each member of the family. “We’re in our lean time now, too. We don’t get a lot of donations,” Nyberg said.
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The food that is needed at food banks is the same that families want to serve at their dinner table. It’s healthy, low sodium, low sugar, and protein-packed. “There’s a lot of food insecurity awareness around fall and Christmas,” Noble said. That’s why September’s Hunger Awareness Week is timely and important. “It helps raise awareness before we enter our busy season,” Noble said. Pam Jolliffe, interim executive director of Food Banks Canada, a national charitable organization that supports a network of provincial associations, affiliate food banks, and food agencies working at the community level to relieve hunger, said hunger is a symptom of people living in poverty. “It’s a persistent problem – unacceptable in a country like Canada,” Jolliffe said. “Most food banks started 30 years ago as a short-term solution. Unfortunately, they’re still here many years later.” Overall, food bank use has increased by 26 per cent since 2008. Alberta is suffering economic difficulty because of the sputtering oil and gas industry. So many Albertans are out of work, Jollife said. The government has been taking steps to help families out of poverty, she said, citing the new child tax credit, and changes in support to seniors, as well as the ‘Canadian Poverty Reduction’ strategy; however, more steps can be made. “We need Canadians to speak up, to press the government for better policies,” Jolliffe said. For further information or to make a food or financial donation, visit www.foodbankscanada.ca, www.northyorkharvest. com or www.dailybread.ca
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Campaigns, such as Hunger Awareness Week, which takes place Sept. 19 to 23, help bring attention to the issue of hunger in Canada, and sees food banks across the country hosting events to highlight the work they do and the experiences of Canadians who are assisted by them. Yet, hunger, pointed out Nyberg, is not just a week in September, it’s here all year. She encourages everyone to make a food donation by dropping off items at the nearest fire hall or grocery store. Daily Bread also benefits from companies like Loblaws that have strict rules regarding expiry dates. Food that gets turned away from chain stores can go to food banks, Nyberg said. The North York Harvest Food Bank is the primary food bank for northern Toronto. Last year, it distributed more than 2.3 million pounds of through 77 community programs. Since the recession in 2008, food bank use in the inner suburbs has increased by 45 per cent, according to executive director Ryan Noble. He points to the high cost of real estate coupled with stagnant wages and fewer employment opportunities as some of the reasons for the increase. “People find themselves in food insecurity because of job insecurity. We live in a very rich city in terms of financial and food,” he said. “It’s when housing systems and job systems break down that there’s a problem.” Food bank users are getting a small supply of food so that their money can stretch further, Noble said. For the average user, once rent and utilities are paid for, all that’s left is $4.51 a day, he said. Through its partner agencies, North York Harvest Food Bank also provides clients with further support, such as job skills, settlement services, and housing. The food bank, Noble said, “gives us a captive audience to understand what the root causes (of poverty) are.”
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Job Summary: The District Service Representative is responsible for ensuring that all distribution products in their assigned geographic area within Toronto are delivered in a timely and appropriate manner, and that delivery contractors are trained and provided with the necessary tools to complete their job efficiently. Position Accountabilities: • Reporting to the Circulation Manager • Maintain your assigned area of responsibility, which will included a contracted carrier force and all houses within the boundaries that are assigned by the Circulation Supervisor. • Ensure that all newspapers, inserts, and other distribution products are delivered in a timely manner. This includes working closely with the carrier force and when necessary could include delivery of down route(s). • Recruit and train new carriers to ensure that all routes are covered and terminate contracts where appropriate. Maintain sufficient carrier waiting lists or establish new ones. • Maintain all records concerning carriers and routes including financial records and complaints • Address customer concerns in a professional and timely manner while ensuring the concerns are resolved and the carriers are aware of the concerns • Investigate and resolve delivery issues where required • Drop off supplies to carriers including elastics and carrier bags as required. • Maintain records as directed by our policies and procedures Competencies/Skills and Experience: • Strong customer service skills • Reliable vehicle and valid driver’s license required • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Ability to work within a fast-paced, team oriented environment • Previous experience in a newspaper environment an asset • Physical activity - walking, lifting up to 10Ibs • CPIC(Canadian Police Information Centre) clearance certificate required prior to approval on applicant All interested candidates should forward their resume no later than Friday, September 2nd, 2016 to: Circulation Manager - Sabrina Brown sbrown@metroland.com
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Tender for Bid Bid information is now being accepted for: Bundle drop drivers for the Georgina Advocate, Bradford Topic, King Connection, East Gwillumbury Express, The Era, The Banner Applicants must have suitable Van/Truck to deliver the following to our carrier force: • Pre-inserted flyer packages and loose flyers • Papers and sections/Catalogues and other products Deliveries for the per-inserted packages and loose flyers are to start on Tuesday’s each week and MUST be completed by 3 p.m. on Wednesday to you dedicated route list. Papers and sections are available to be picked up Thursday a.m. and MUST be delivered to your dedicated route list by 3p.m. • Some heavy lifting involved • Flexible hours as long as the deadlines are meet • Bid packages are available for pick up at 250 Industrial Pkwy N Aurora
Completed Bids MUST be returned no later than September 9, 2016 by 12 noon.
legal notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All claims against the Estate of HENRY WALKER late of 190 Goulding Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, who died on or about the 6th day of October, 2015, must be filed with the undersigned personal representatives on or before the 14th day of October, 2016 thereafter, the undersigned will distribute the assets of the estate having regard only to the claims then filed.
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