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Residents are invited to step back in time with two events honouring the area’s past.

The East York Historical Society is hosting Memories of Leaside Revisited, which is a follow-up to the community celebration of Leaside’s centennial in 2013.

Residents are asked to share pieces of the neighbourhood’s past: photos, memorabilia and stories about the Leaside’s people and places.

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LEASIDE WILDCATS: Abigail Brawn of the Leaside Wildcats dumps the puck past Kaiya Maracle of the Scarborough Sharks during a game in the Leaside March Break Madness tournament at Angela James Arena Friday afternoon.

The other event is an exhibit titled, The Layers of Leaside, which is an archival exhibit of Leaside’s evolution from farmlands to a contemporary suburb.

This exhibit was created with the help of Ryerson University architecture students.

Geoff Kettel, an organizing member of the Leaside 100 said, “The idea (for the exhibit) is that there have been six layers >>>MEMORIES, page 7

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The concer t is organized by Anna James of the Personal Growth Centre. It takes place Saturday at the Red Canoe Studio at 7 p.m. and features six musicians with various backgrounds.

One musician set to perform, Ann-Marie Boudreau, has worked with Anne James before and said music has the power to heal.

“It will bring a lot of soothing, calming and energizing music,” Boudreau said. “It’s music that helps shift into a state of relaxation and joyfulness.”

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“I travelled to India in 2006, I brought back a sitar,” Boudreau said. “I’ve been studying East Indian music for a few years and through that I started working with the tanpura and specifically the voice.”

In addition to piano, Boudreau wields the tanpura and the ngoni, instruments she will be playing at the Sound Alchemy Collective Concert. A tanpura is an Indian stringed instrument with no fret as its four or five strings (depending on the model) are plucked at full lengths. A ngoni is a West African stringed instrument made of wood with six strings, used for faster melodies.

She said these instruments are ideal for inducing a relaxed and meditative state. Boudreau is a sound practicioner and psychotherapist.

“I do a lot of relaxation sessions for clients,” Boudreau said. “I have a lot of drone instruments, working with those kind of instruments gives a wonderful benefit to help settle down the client and they can slip into a calm,

sleep state.”

James plans to have more concerts bringing together a variety of different musicians in the future.

“It’s a unique opportunity to experience a variety of musicians who work with sound in a very supportive and healing manner,” Boudreau said. “And there’s a variety of ways we play. From keyboardists to the exotic instruments I play to vocalists to guitarists. And we’re not all playing together; we’re all showcasing our individual efforts. There probably will be a few group sessions that we do play together. It’s a very unique chance to see the showcase of talent of each of these individuals.”

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Community members are invited to take part in an event that helps create a buzz about their art projects and other creative works in progress with others living in the city’s east end.

Hosted by Saturday East End Arts, the ‘Create a Buzz!’ arts networking event takes place Thursday, April 10 from 7 to 10 p.m.

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ticipate in the event must be submitted by Saturday to buzz@eastendarts.ca and must include your name, email, phone, a brief description of the project – and what you want to create a buzz about (50 words maximum), a short biography of the presenters (50 words maximum), what you hope to get out of this experience (50 words maximum) and three images (jpeg, gif, PDF, 72-200 dpi with a maximum file size of one MB each) that illustrate what you want to present.

A jury will then decide which applicant’s work is accepted based on the quality of the work, the theme/idea of the project for presentation, and the reason for wanting to be involved in the event.

Successful applicants will be notified by Monday, March 24.

Those selected must submit their full presentation (10 slides) to East End Arts by Friday, April 4.

All presenters must assemble their presentations themselves.

Some coaching will be available.

Lastly, chosen applicants must be available to present Thursday, April 10 between 7 and 10 p.m.

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CUT Of the Maple Leaf Forever Clockwise from top left: Jeff Gendron prepares a section of the silver maple tree that is believed to have inspired Alexander Muir’s The Maple Leaf Forever. The tree, which was knocked down during a July storm, was milled at the Evergreen Brickworks Saturday morning. Lumber from the tree will be dried for two months before it is distributed; people gather to view the first piece cut from the tree; the Queen’s Own Rifles band performs before the first cut; Sid Gendron, left, Anthony Westenberg, and Rob McMonagle hold the first cut piece; additional pieces; the tree being milled.

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orontonians hoping to fill their bellies with flavours representative of our diverse city may be disappointed with the city’s long-awaited menu of food truck bylaw amendments.

While foodies (and truck owners) waited to see what Toronto’s new ‘food renaissance’ would look like, Monday’s proposal seems to have been served undercooked.

The proposal would allow food trucks to sell from all pay-and-display parking spaces on major and minor arterial roads and in parking lots, as long as they are 50 metres or more from a bricks-and-mortar restaurant and 30 metres from school property.

And no more than two trucks on given block. our view anyThis may seem like a victory for the food truck movement and our Let residents taste buds, but is it?

The proposal by city bureaudecide success crats appears to give an advanof food trucks tage to restaurateurs. It would also allow councillors and BIAs to ask the city to ban the trucks from a particular area.

Most cities in North America have a buffer between truck and restaurants. Setting the buffer at 50 metres seems high, but better than the 100 to 200 metres restaurant groups wanted.

Why so many obstacles in a city that prides itself on being multicultural, that prides itself on its burgeoning restaurant scene? Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain even paid a visit to our fine city for some gastronomic delights and enjoyed himself.

But, while the rest of North America seems to be moving forward on this culinary quest, Toronto sets up more obstacles to success.

We raise a cautious hand, as we recall the city’s failed 2010 a la Cart experiment, which saw some vendors loose a lot of money due to the bureaucratic red tape. City hall should not be over-thinking the food truck movement. It should regulate it, hold it to the highest health standards, then let residents decide what they want.

The proposal goes to the licensing and standards committee on Tuesday and then likely to all of council for a deciding vote on April 1. Although ambitious, the city wants to have trucks operating on the street by May 15.

We’ll see what they serve up.

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Winter’s wonders are outstaying their welcome

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am tired of winter.

I am tired of the snow that is falling that I will have to shovel out of my sidewalk and driveway.

I am tired of the ice that the snow hides and sends me into unwanted acrobatics as I walk.

I am tired of grey overcast days on end that just send me into depression and sulkiness. salt stains I am tired of salt stains on my pants that no matter what I do will not look like a fashion statement.

I am tired of what the salt is doing to my car with the rust spots eating away at the fenders.

I am tired of looking out at my kayaks all tucked away for the winter realizing it month before I can use them.

I am tired of having to negotiate side roads that have been reduced down

joe cooper watchdog to one lane and facing an on-coming car.

I am tired of on-coming cars who are tired of giving way and end up forcing me over into the side of the road.

I am tired of having to wear layers of clothing and never getting the right number of layers.

I am tired of having to brace myself to go outside into the cold and feeling the bite of the wind on my face and hands. powerless I am tired of talking about the winter in what seems to be an endless conversation about it with people.

I am tired of telling my story of how I spent three days without power in that

endless conversation.

I am tired of worrying about having to go through another power outage because of our aging infrastructure.

I am tired of worrying about the other drivers when I go out on the road because they have bad driving habits.

I am tired of people who drive in the snow like it’s summertime and don’t give any thought to stopping distance. longer drive I am tired of hitting the brakes in snow and feeling the car slip like it’s driving on ball bearings.

I am tired of listening to the news when it snows and hearing that there has been a major accident.

I am tired of having to add half an hour to 45 minutes to my driving time because of snow.

I am tired of not being able to jump on my bicycle

without having multiple layers of clothing on.

I am tired of having to learn new terms such as “arctic vortex” in order to explain why I am still cold.

I am tired of looking at my garden pots covered in snow and wondering when I will use them again. grumbling I am tired of looking at packets of seeds in the stores and knowing I won’t be able to plant until May. I am tired of wearing boots, heavy coats, cloves, hats, scarves, sweaters, long underwear and heavy socks.

Most of all I am tired of being tired of grumbling about snow and cold and all that winter brings us.

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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Get Inspired: Mehndi Henna WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Dr. CONTACT: 416-396-3975 COST: Free Discover the traditions of Mehndi Henna. Demonstrations and supplies provided. For those aged 11 to 18.

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6th Toronto Scout Group Community Euchre WHEN: 7:15 p.m. to 10 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 11, 9 Dawes Rd. CONTACT: 6thtorontoscouts@gmail.com COST: $6 Euchre, prizes, draw and refreshments.

◗ Saturday, March 15

March Mania in the Valley WHEN: Now on until March 16 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, 67 Pottery Rd. CONTACT: 416-396-2819, todmorden@toronto.ca COST: Adult $5.31, youth/senior $3, child $2 Drop in to explore the historic homes and sample treats prepared on the open hearth.

Jane Austen Ball WHEN: 2 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Karen Mil-

TACT: East York Historical Society, 416-429-7821 COST: Free Memories of Leaside revisited. Guest speakers: Karen Fraser, Fred King and John Naulls. This will be an opportunity to share your memories of people and places in Leaside. Bring photos, memorabilia, question or stories you would like to share with the group. The Layers of Leaside Exhibit will also be at the library from March 19 to 22.

Giant Book Sale WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon WHERE: Leaside Presbyterian Church, 670 Eglinton Ave. E. (north, west corner of Hanna) CONTACT: Phyllis, 416-4220510 COST: Free Books, CDs, DVDs and videos.

Riverdale Community Arts & Letters: Ben McNally WHEN: 6 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Riverdale Branch, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: Riverdale Branch, 416393-7720 COST: Free Ben McNally from one of Toronto’s few independent book stores, Ben McNally Books will talk about: The Future of Bookselling in a Wired World.

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lyard, www.JaneAustenDancing.ca, COST: $45 and registration required Evening features dancing, live music, refreshments, table games and door prizes. Regency clothing optional.

St Patrick’s Day WHEN: 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416 425 1714 COST: Free Join us for a pre St Patrick’s Day celebration as we present former Irish Rover performer Bill Craig, singer, raconteur extraordinaire. There will be Irish dancers, too.

◗ Tuesday, March 18

Zeppelin raids on England, WWI WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Dr. CONTACT: 416-396-3975, COST: Free The Zeppelin raids on London and other districts in the United Kingdom during WWI caused much panic and confusion amongst the general public. Keith Hyde, aviation historian, looks at how Zeppelins were designed, constructed, powered and flown over such great distances.

◗ Thursday, March 20

Knitting WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Dr. CONTACT: 416-396-3975 COST: Free Knitting and creating with fibre on the third Thursday of the month.

Bring your needles and work on your own project or start something new.

All skill levels are welcome.

◗ Wednesday, March 19

East York Historical Society WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Public Library, 165 McRae Dr. CON-

◗ Sunday, March 23

Annual Spring Breakfast WHEN: 8:30 to 10 a.m. WHERE: Presteign-Woodbine United Church, 2538 St. Clair Ave. E. CONTACT: 416-755-8352 COST: $10 adult; $5 child under 5 The choir makes breakfast with eggs, pancakes, bacon, muffins and more.

Aubrey Davis at Mosaic Storytelling Festival WHEN: 3 to 4 p.m. WHERE: St. David’s Anglican Church, 49 Donlands Ave. CONTACT: 416-466-3142, opendooratstds@gmail.com COST: PWYC (suggested $5 per person) Aubrey’s tales tickle and tease and poke sleepy brains. Part of the fourth annual Mosaic Storytelling Festival, an all-ages, multicultural festival of oral storytelling.

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Called Save Your Vote, the event is set to take place at 7 p.m. at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor St. W., just east of St. George St. This town hall is part of a series of similar events across Canada hosted by the New Democratic Party.

Visit www.ndp.ca Sunday brunch at local legion It’s an all you can eat Sunday Brunch from 10 to noon at the Royal Canadian Legion branch 258.

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Royal Canadian Legion is at 45 Lawson Rd. Call 416-281-2992. and arts club welcomes Ben McNally wBooks

The Riverdale Community Arts and Letters Club will welcome Ben McNally of Ben McNally book stores to its March meeting.

The gathering is set to take place Wednesday, March 19 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview Ave. at Gerrard Street East.

McNally will be speaking about the future of bookselling in a wired world.

Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

For more details, call 416-3937720.

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Cricket program at Jimmie Simpson

The pilot program will launched recently and will run this Sunday and every other Sunday from 5 to 6 p.m.

Cost is $5 per athlete. Participants of all abilities and skill levels are encouraged to take part.

Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre is at 870 Queen St. E. Email youth@specialolympicsontario.com or call 416-447-8326, ext. 236.

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The East York Garden Club presents A Gardener’s Vision at S. Walter Stewart Library from until March 28.

Residents are invited to come to

the exhibit to view art and photography pieces created by members of the East York Garden Club.

Contact the library for details about presentations by members of the garden club at 416-396-3975.

Visit www.eygc.ca Achilles Running Club has local chapter wThe

The Achilles Running Club, which provides those with disabilities the opportunity to run, has a local chapter.

In the winter, runners are invited to meet at Monarch Park Stadium Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. When the weather is better runners meet at Woodbine Beach, 1681 Lake Shore Blvd. E. at 8:30 a.m.

Call 416-519-1345 or or visit www. achillescanada.ca

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Memories of Leaside Revisited on display at library until March 22 >>>from page 1 of human settlement in Leaside.”

He added, “We’ve identified the aboriginal era in the pre-1800s; early settlement by pioneers from 1800-1910; the establishment of the town from 1910 to 1929; then

the late industrial and tract growth from 1930 to 1954; and the modern transition, including the development of Thornhill Park, up to the new millennium.

Finally, the present day from 2000 and onward.”

Guest speakers will be John

Naulls, Karen Fraser, and Fred King.

Naulls is a longtime cartographer with maps of the municipality’s incorporation on May 7th, 1913, Fraser is a columnist, and King will retell the experiences of his father, who owned a variety store

on Bayview in the 1950s.

Memories of Leaside Revisited is at Toronto Public Library’s Leaside branch on Wednesday, March 19 at 2 p.m. on 165 McRae Dr. The Layers of Leaside display will remain in the library until Saturday, March 22. Admission is free.

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The March Break, March Safe Campaign is employed by the police during the school holiday period to call attention to pedestrian safety. This year’s campaign launched Monday.

According to police, 40 pedestrians were killed in 2013 and already this year 75 per cent of all fatal traffic accidents in the city have involved a pedestrian. closures announced wSubway

The TTC has announced a series of subway closures in March and April for construction related to its signal upgrade work on the YongeUniversity-Spadina (YUS) line, also known as Line 1.

Two more closures are planned for the weekend of March 22 to 23 and on April 5 to 6 during which time there will be no subway service between Bloor-Yonge

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Frequent closures have been a staple of TTC use over the last couple of years as the transit commission proceeds on a host of modernization improvements, including automatic track control (ATC). While the work isn’t expected to be completed until 2018 at the earliest, the TTC promises when ATC is online, headways - the distance between trains - will be automatically calculated by computer, which will allow for more efficient train service on Line 1 - and less crowding.

The TTC also posted online a YouTube explainer video of the ATC work.

Visit www.ttc.ca exhibit: Sketching the Line wart An art exhibition featuring sketches of subway commuters from several countries is screening on TTC subway platform video screens until April 13.

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Sketching the Line is the latest cultural offering from the Art in Transit series and features 78 renditions of subway riders from Toronto, New York City, Berlin and the United Kingdom.

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Distracted driving is now the No. 1 killer when it comes to automobile-related fatalities, says the OPP. With fines for texting or talking on a cellphone while driving set to increase, the provincial police force released statistics last week showing last year there were 78 fatalities caused by distracted driving, compared to 57 for impaired driving and 44 for speeding.

As of March 18, fines for distracted driving will increase from $155 to $280.

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t was not for nothing that Rob and Doug Ford made a point of listing an electoral ‘hit list’ of city councillors they’d like to see replaced. If the Fords are serious about governing for another four years, they’ll need both allies on council – but more importantly, they’ll need to reduce the ranks of what can only be called enemies.

This is a problem for the Fords. Also, it’s a problem for those considering supporting Rob Ford again for mayor. For those, here is a reality check: it might, in real terms, be impossible to re-elect Ford as mayor, even if he manages to pull in the most votes.

A city government made up mostly of councillors who were re-elected or elected by voters upset with the way Mayor Ford has comported himself, are unlikely to let a reelected Mayor Ford govern.

Remember, a solid majority of councillors voted to strip Ford of his powers last year.

Since then, council has trundled along reasonably peaceably under Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly.

david nickle the city More than a few councillors – some on, and some off the record – made it clear that in the event the mayor’s reelected, they’d waste little time in extending Ford’s exile.

“It’s true that if the city should choose to return him, you have to ask how can we take his powers away,” said Don Valley East Councillor Shelley Carroll. “But I’ve got to tell you, we’d be looking to. .. (His re-election) is a slim possibility, but we would be giving him a rough ride.”

For Ford to govern, councillors like Carroll will have to go straight up – and others, who are maybe less forthright at the moment, will have to be on the list, too.

Etobicoke Centre Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby, no friend of the mayor, merely said, “I think he has to demonstrate that he’s changed.”

Etobicoke Lakeshore’s Peter Milczyn pointed out that an election – even one that might

not see a majority in charge – should confer the powers of office on the winner. But he admitted that in the case of Mayor Ford, the decision of whether to respect that vote entirely would be a tough call.

“Certainly the initial reaction would be you win an election, you get to enjoy the power that goes with the office,” he said. “But the question of what else goes on between now and then...

If there’s more drugs, or drinking, or whatever it is between now and election day, but he gets elected anyway? That kind of colours any authority he would have.”

So there it is: Rob Ford could transform himself between now and Oct. 27.

Or, council could all face the wrath of Ford Nation – and re-elect Rob Ford along with a council that doesn’t worry about things like drug abuse and truancy.

It’s anybody’s guess, which is the harder fight to win.

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Families, friends and neighbours are welcome to come out and enjoy music, hot chocolate and marshmallows around the campfire.

Hosted by the Friends of Greenwood park stewardship group and sponsored by Centre of Gravity, The City of Toronto, Councillor Paula Fletcher, ReMax Hallmark Realty Ltd. and The Brickyard Grounds, the festivities will take place from 6 to 9 p.m.

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Eighteen-year-old charged in stabbing at Calvary Church A man faces charges following an unprovoked stabbing at a church Sunday.

Police allege a parishioner entered Calvary Church at 746 Pape Ave. and, without provocation, stabbed a 25-year-old man sitting in the pew next to him around 4:30 p.m.

“The assault was

stopped by fellow parishioners who restrained and held the man for police,” alleged police in a news release.

“The Toronto Police Service would like to thank the parishioners for their assistance.”

The victim was taken to hospital with life-threaten-

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Yonatan Tesfaldet, 18, of Brampton is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and possessing a weapon dangerous to public peace. seek stabbing suspect wPolice A suspect is being sought following a stabbing Saturday night.

Police said the suspect came up to the 25-yearold victim and stabbed him in the back and shoulder near Danforth and Greenwood avenues around 8:55 p.m.

The victim was taken to hospital for emergency treatment.

Police don’t have a description of the attacker, who fled the scene.

Police charge man in 2013 shooting case A man has been charged in connection with a shooting last year near Greenwood and Danforth avenues.

Police said a man was shot in the back at about 7 p.m. Jan. 24, 2013.

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On Friday, the OPP arrested Jackson for the warrant in Niagara Falls.

Jackson was taken to 55 Division for investigation.

He faces several charges including attempted murder with a firearm.

Police are asking anyone with information to call them at 416-808-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

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