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Greektown will be hosting huge crowds again this weekend as Canada’s largest street festival comes back to the Danforth for its 21st year.

The Krinos Taste of the Danforth festival returns this

Friday through to Sunday with new attractions such as Hollywood on Danforth and two new Guiness World Record attempts.

As Greektown’s largest fundraising event of the year, the Greektown on the Danforth Business Improvement Area (BIA) is looking to grow its phi-

lanthropy.

“What people don’t realize is that the event is by a notfor-profit organization and that profits go to charities in the community,” said Howard Lichtman, Taste of Danforth spokesperson and member of the Greektown BIA. Lichtman said although

the festival also has a large economic impact on the city, the Greektown BIA is a community at heart and that the BIA members are individuals who care very much about their neighbours.

Over the years, the Greektown BIA has donated more than $2 million to the Toronto East

General Hospital ( TEGH).

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raising funds in support of Athletics Ontario, a not-forprofit governing body for track and field, road running, cross country and race walking sports in the province.

Community support The festival will also be supporting many community groups throughout the year.

Last year’s festival allowed the Greektown BIA to donate a $5,000 SMART Board to William McCordic School and William Burgess School.

They have also donated funds to suppport to organizations such as Toronto Crime Stopppers, 55 Division’s Youth Scholarship Fund, the East York Senior’s Foundation and a number of Greek cultural initiatives in the city.

The Taste of the Danforth is organized every year to unite local businesses and support local charity organizations.

The festival welcomes about 1.5 million visitors over three days and two nights.

Breaking records This year, the festival is attempting to break world records for the largest tugof-war tournament and the most people to perform a long jump.

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According to the Greektown BIA, almost one third of these visitors are tourists who travel more than 40 kilometres to attend the festival.

There will be nonstop performances throughout the weekend from three stages — the Celebrity Stage, the Danforth Showcase Stage and the Astro Original Greek Yogurt Stage.

Sports Zone There will also be a Sports Zone where fans can interact with athletes from professional Toronto teams such as the Maple Leafs, the Raptors, the Argos and Toronto FC. There will also be a Kids’ Fun Zone at this year’s Taste of the Danforth with activations from two upcoming family films, Paddington and the Boxtrolls.

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Councillor calls for increased traffic safety in Leaside Driver of minivan charged in connection with death of Georgia Walsh, 6, at intersection LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com Don Valley West Councillor John Parker says he will call for tighter traffic safety measures in the area after a sixyear-old girl was struck and killed by a vehicle in Leaside last month.

Georgia Walsh, 6, died after being struck by a minivan at the intersection of McRae Drive and Millwood Road on July 16.

The driver, whose name has not been released by police, was charged Thursday, July 31 with failing to stop at a red light and careless driving.

He’s scheduled to appear in court Sept. 8.

In an email, Parker said he has been working with city staff since the tragedy to expedite safety measures already under consideration and to introduce others in the Leaside area.

“The recent fatality of a young girl at the corner of Millwood Road and McRae Dr i ve h a s f o c u s e d t h e thoughts of an entire community on issues of road safety at a time of increased commuter traffic passing through our neighbourhood, issues of pedestrian safety in particular, and issues of

driver behaviour in general,” he said.

This month, Parker will ask the city to prohibit all right turns on red traffic lights at McRae and Millwood, implement a 30 km/h speed limit on all Leaside roads, install a pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Bayview Avenue and Sutherland Drive.

He also wants the city to install an all-way stop at Vanderhoof Avenue and Aerodrome Crescent, conduct a formal review of the existing “no heavy truck” provisions within Leaside, urge the police to increase

traffic enforcement in Leaside and expedite the feasibility study of the Redway Road extension.

North York Community Council meets Aug. 12 and Toronto City Council meets Aug. 25.

Traffic study “The above is in addition to the planned comprehensive traffic study relating to all Leaside traffic generally, the ongoing attention being paid to the impact of Eglinton Crosstown work on nearby local roads, and other improvements already

announced in connection with portions of Thorncliffe, Flemingdon and Wynford Drive,” Parker said.

“Further to the above, I have already joined with local residents to call on Toronto Police Services to provide crossing guards at Millwood and McRae, Sutherland and Broadway and Thorncliffe Park Drive.”

Extending Redway is an important initiative, Parker said.

“It is intended to provide commuter traffic with an alternative to the streets of Leaside. It is the one measure that would help address

Leaside’s traffic challenges by making things better for the drivers who use our streets,” he said.

“It is not a new idea, and it is not an inordinately expensive one. It is, however, one that is subject to strong political resistance. I am hopeful that the need for this measure and the benefits it would bring to residents within and beyond the boundaries of Ward 26 will now be apparent in ways that have not been clearly understood in the past.”

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Art in Phin Park drop-in sessions now taking place JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Phin Park, near Danforth and Jones avenues, is great place for the community to get creative this summer.

This month, The Pocket Community Association (PCA) is hosting Art in Phin Park, a four-day-a-week, drop-in art program for children, teens, caregivers and adults.

Visual artist and printmaker Jerry Silverberg, who lives near Danforth and Donlands avenues, approached the neighbourhood group’s executive team late last year with the idea of running a free community art program as Phin Park’s inaugural artist-in-residence.

“It’s all about kids being creative and exploring the arts,” said Silverberg, who previously served as the artist-in-residence at the Franklin Children’s Garden on Centre Island. “( The PCA board) was

very supportive of the idea.

Hopefully every year it’ll be repeated.”

Before moving forward with the program, the PCA surveyed area residents as well as community groups and organizations about what they’d like to see in the program and who it should serve.

Together with Silverberg, the Pocket Community Association then prepared and submitted a lengthy application to the Toronto Arts Council for $7,500 in funding. Art in Phin Park was awarded the funds this spring.

Paul Woodman, an 18-year area resident and father of three, helped bring the program to fruition.

“The goal of the project is to engage the community and Phin Park is the central hub of the community. The idea is to share, teach and educate through the arts,” said Woodman, a PCA member,

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Maxence Tremblay Woodman, 11, left, and his sister Élie, 10, work on crafting puppets during a recent session of Art in Phin Park.

during a recent interview.

“My kids love (the program). They just can’t wait to get there at 11 o’clock and participate. It’s something they really look forward to.”

Each week, Silverberg

works with Art in Phin Park participants to create works of art based on different themes including printmaking, puppet making, collage and book making.

“It keeps me on my toes.

I love it,” said Silverberg, a freelance artist who runs Cascade Theatre, a touring theatre company for young and family audiences. He also spends the winter months working in Cuba on various art and mural projects.

On average, about 20 children and teens take part in Art in Phin Park each day.

Art in Phin Park will be held Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 3 p.m.

On Wednesday evenings in August, the program will welcome several special visiting artists including Music with Cheryl Reid on Aug. 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Mask Making with Cecilia Booth on Aug. 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and Drum Circle with Marsha Coffey on Aug. 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

As with all community-run initiatives, there were a few bumps along the way as the PCA was required to purchase a permit from the city as well

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E v e n a f t e r Wa r d 3 0 Councillor Paula Fletcher’s office helped the community groups get a reduced rate for the permit, Art in Phin Park was left with little more than half of its original $7,500 budget to work with.

The program was reduced to four days a week and art supplies were obtained through the Toronto District School Board’s Artsjunktion depot.

The Pocket Community Association also chipped in funds to help to pay for marketing and other incidentals.

“In the end, despite the challenges, it’s been a wonderful community art program,” Woodman said.

Art in Phin Park, which is in Phin Park at 115 Condor Ave., runs until Thursday, Aug. 28.

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e’d like to hear about the best practices of your local Neighbourhood Watch.

It’s because we think the best ideas are often old ones, and where the safety of a community is concerned, neighbours watching out for each other is about as effective as you can get. An organized, sustained program like Neighbourhood Watch takes it a step further, and is a program that should be maximized on our streets and across the city.

Residents almost always support one another in time of crisis, or in the face of tragedy. We’ve seen that locally many times – just last week in Leslieville, after the two-alarm fire on Minto Street that had residents checking in on one another and offering assistance to police.

That collaboration is inspiring to see, but it’s almost too bad it happens only after a crime or tragedy has already taken place.

We need to be proactive if we our view want to have any lasting effect on the safety of our communities.

Maximize our Neighbourhood Watch can help us do that. Created in the Neighbourhood 1980s by the Crime Prevention Watch groups Association of Toronto (CPAT), it empowers neighbourhoods, businesses and individuals to take action to reduce crime. Though the familiar signs are up all over the city, indicating the existence of a Neighbourhood Watch group, we’re curious to know how many are actually still active? We’re willing to bet far less than the number of signs still up.

The success of the program is entirely dependent on the people of the neighbourhood. Even CPAT acknowledges on its website that programs go dormant when people move on, or they feel the particular reason for starting one in the first place has been solved, or the community once again feels safe.

We shouldn’t take that sense of security for granted.

We’d like to find out how many Neighbourhood Watch programs are active in Toronto. What’s the experience been, for those involved? Do groups share information, advice – or do they even know other groups exist?

We’d like to investigate the possibility for growth and collaboration on a broader scale. The potential to deter crime is in our hands, but it’s only effective when residents work together towards that goal.

If you belong to a Neighbourhood Watch group, contact us at eym@insidetoronto.com to let us know.

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Remembering those who won the war

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his week marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Canada’s participation in what has now called the First World War. On Aug. 4, 1914, it was simply a war and nobody at that time had any idea of the size or scope that it was to become.

I’ve written about it before, but I think it bears mentioning again, how my grandfather reacted to the news of the war.

It’s a very good indicator of the mind-set of the middle-class English man who was very much a product of his time.

He was working as the manager of a butcher store here in Toronto and the owner of the store was away at the time.

As soon as my grandfather heard that Britain had declared war on Germany and that Canada had declared war as well he reacted.

He immediately closed

joe cooper watchdog up the store, even though it was the middle of the day and went to the local armory to enlist.

He didn’t even go home to tell his wife and family, he simply knew what his duty was, and that was to heed the call to arms.

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending upon your point of view) he was unfit for service because he had varicose veins. the store So he walked back to the store where he found a furious, and very unsympathetic, store owner waiting for him.

He was fired on the spot.

Now you have to put things into context here as my grandfather was a relatively recent immigrant from England.

When he came to Toronto looking for work he found signs in windows saying “No Englishman need apply.” work He did find work in the slaughterhouses on St. Clair Avenue West where he worked inside sub-zero freezers for 12 hours a day or longer. He did this and did not complain because that was the nature of the times that he lived in.

You did as you were told; you did not complain; you did what you were expected of you and you completed your work.

He was even given a special medal to wear to show that he had tried to sign up for service but was turned down for medical reasons.

He refused to wear it because he didn’t want people’s pity or sympathy and he would rather tell them to their face what he had done.

Likewise when he was fired the first thing that his wife suggested was that he stop working for other people (which he didn’t like to do anyway) and open his own shop. thriving business So he rented a rather run down store on Queen Street west of Bathurst Street and with a lot of hard work turned it into a thriving business.

That was the same spirit that the young, and often not so young, men and many women brought with them when they enlisted.

We look at the pictures of life in the trenches and ask “how could they have done it.”

It was who they were that won the war.

Joe Cooper is a long-time East York resident and community activist. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at eym@insidetoronto.com

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Krinos Taste of the Danforth WHEN: today 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.; until Sunday WHERE: Danforth Avenue (Broadview to Jones), Danforth Avenue (Broadview to Jones) CONTACT: www.tasteofthedanforth.com COST: Free Showcasing the best of Mediterranean food, culture, and music.From souvlaki to mezes, authentic music to interactive activities.

Dusk Dances - 20th Anniversary WHEN: Aug. 4 to 10 from 7 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Withrow Park, 725 Logan Ave. CONTACT: Mikaël Lavogiez, www.duskdances.ca, 416-4106234 COST: Free The artistry of internationally acclaimed dancers and choreographers presents six exciting dance pieces.

DJ WHEN: 8 p.m. to midnight WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 10, 1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: 416-425-3070 COST: Free Rob Martine.

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Gower Park Place Community Fair & Yard Sale WHEN: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Summer Fun Kid’s Club WHEN: Aug. 26 to 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Leaside Presbyterian Church, 670 Eglinton Ave. E. CONTACT: Rev. Angela at www.leasidepresbyterianchurch.ca COST: $30 and up Activities: music, crafts, baking, playtime, Bible stories, movies and more.

Hot lunch and snacks provided each day. For children in JK to Grade 7.

Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www.east yorkmirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your East York neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto.

St. CONTACT: Christine Kiczek, 416288-8140 COST: Free Yard sale, community groups set up info/display tables; kids craft/activity/ play park; face painting and balloon art; barbecue burgers and hotdogs, soft drinks for sale cheap.

Prize draws and family entertainment.

Visit from Toronto police and fire

services. Rain or shine.

Yoga in Riverdale Park WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Riverdale Park East, 550 Broadview Ave CONTACT: Beatrix, www.theflyingyogi.ca, COST: donation - with a portion going to support Nellie’s Shelter.

Classes are weather permitting. May continue until the Fall Equinox on Sept. 21.

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Karaoke at Branch 22 WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell,

416-425-1714, RCL22.COM, jimb. farrell@yahoo.ca COST: Free Bring your singing voice or simply come out to listen.

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Cribbage WHEN: 7:15 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714 COST: $6 Everyone welcome.

Drop In Darts WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416 425 1714 COST: $5 Blind draw format. Everyone welcome.

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Warriors Day WHEN: 1 to 6 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion - Branch No. 10, 1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: 416-4253070 COST: Free DJ Martine.

Console Gaming for Older Adults WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Public Library, 165 McRae Dr. CONTACT: Leaside Staff, 416-396-3835, COST: Free; Drop in Have you ever wondered how they work and what kind of games are available for adults? Learn and play

some new games on Wii and Xbox.

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Summer Drama Day Camp WHEN: Aug. 18 to 22 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Woodbine Heights Baptist Church, 1171 Woodbine Ave. (at Sammon) CONTACT: Bob Paterson-Watt, 416-467-1462 COST: $139 For students aged 9 to 12 years old. Camp offers experience in the dramatic arts.

w Wednesday, Aug. 20

Mad Science WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: PapeDanforth Public Library, 701 Pape Ave. CONTACT: Pape Danforth Library, 416-393-7727 COST: Free Mad Science will be presenting an interactive workshop. For those aged 5 and older. Please register.

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ayoralty candidates – at least some of them – get a lot of attention in Toronto municipal elections, and rightly so: the choice Torontonians make for mayor sets the future direction of the city more than any single vote.

But there are 44 other elections taking place – and some of those elections are more important than others.

In 2010, the Ford administration wouldn’t be what it became if Doug Ford hadn’t stepped in to hold onto the Ward 2 Etobicoke North seat after Rob Ford left it, to take the mayoralty.

Like too many other wards with well-known incumbents, Ward 2 has become a stronghold... not for an individual – but a family, the Ford family which has held it for 14 years. And Doug is so confident in its strength that he’s suggested his young nephew and intended successor Michael Ford need not even do interviews to take on the job. The brand in Rexdale is that strong.

Actually, it may not be

david nickle the city that strong.

The Ford brothers have done much to dismantle their city-wide brand, and more to the point – motivate some fairly sophisticated opposition both city wide and more importantly in the ward.

That is where Andray Domise comes into the picture. A financial advisor and writer who spent his childhood in Rexdale and lives in Etobicoke now, the 33-yearold African-Canadian has been offering up a pointed critique of the Ford brand in terms of its bedrock support in north Etobicoke and among African-Canadian young people.

He took on the idea of a Ford stronghold directly in a conversation that took place just prior to Michael Ford registering.

“The whole thing has to do with anger and resentment,” he said. “A lot of sup-

port comes from people who feel disconnected and cut off from Toronto’s political establishment. You can see, looking around Etobicoke neighbourhoods, why people get the impression that nobody cares – all they have is half-finished projects and empty promises. If you can’t rely on people who represent you to get the job done, you’re going to end up rallying around somebody who is going to capture all that anger and resentment and passion.”

Domise is also, of course, just a candidate right now – one of 13 running in Ward 2, and one of 12 without the advantage of name recognition, and by no means established to be the best choice among them. So his plans to turn Ward 2 from stronghold to freehold might be premature. But he is running a campaign that at least indicates a sense of the stakes on Oct. 27, both for city and for community.

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David Nickle is The Mirror’s city hall reporter. His column appears on Thursday.

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Entry fee is $30. Visit www. bikesharetoronto.com STATION GOES WIRELESS wBAY

The TTC has expanded wireless internet access to one more subway station.

Bay Station now joins Bloor-Yonge and St. George as the only stations providing free Wi-Fi access. The ad-supported service, which can be accessed through a mobile device while standing on the subway platform, is part of a pilot project.

Wireless capable technology is also planned for installation on streetcars and buses in the next couple of years as part of a planned upgrade of the TTC’s existing communications system.

Rahul Gupta is The Mirror’s transit reporter. His column appears on Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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“It is going to raise great awareness about a tremendous community teaching hospital,” Michael Burns, the Chair of the TEGH Foundation said.

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Former Toronto Blue Jays slugger and former all-star Jesse Barfield spent eight seasons with the club was at the official announcement event.

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ments at police headquarters, shortly after the board released a statement indicating that Blair had asked to have his contract extended for a third term, but that the board had decided not to do so.

That decision means that Blair, who has served as police chief for 10 years, will leave the job April 25, 2015.

The board will decide on a process for replacing Blair over the coming weeks, said Mukherjee.

Response to Blair’s departure was muted at Toronto City Hall. City councillor Doug Ford, who last year called for Blair’s resignation after Blair told reporters a video of Mayor Ford smoking crack cocaine did exist, simply wished the police chief well.

“He’s worked hard for the city and I’m sure he’s going

The decision not to renew Toronto Police Services Chief Bill Blair’s contract had nothing to do with the investigation into Mayor Rob Ford and his associates, nor did his performance during the G20 in 2010, according to Police Services Board Chair Alok Mukherjee.

“Absolutely not,” said Mukherjee, when asked whether the Fords’ controversies played any role in the matter, decided in an in-camera board meeting the morning last Thursday.

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Mayor Ford responded to the news with a brief statement and would not take questions.

“This is a decision that was made strictly by the Police Services Board,” said Ford.

“I look forward to working with the next police chief in April but I want to again thank Bill Blair for his service of 10 years being the police chief of this great city. It was a police board decision — that’s all I have to say.”

Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly was also circumspect at the news, which he said did not come as a surprise.

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