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CARRYING THE FLAG: The Greek community came to the Danforth Sunday to celebrate Greek Independence Day. The parade is held to celebrate the Greek Revolution that turned the former Ottoman Turkish province in to the modern nation of Greece in 1832. For more photos from Sunday’s parade, please see page 3.

Area residents are advised to keep a close eye on their pets after a dog and a cat in the Main and Gerrard streets area were recently struck with pellets fired from a BB gun.

The incidents occurred near Swanwick Avenue and Enderby Road, which is west of Main Street and south of Gerrard Street. Both animals are reportedly doing fine.

A d o g Muneca was shot named with a BB gun on Saturday Muneca, who was enclosed in the backyard of a home when on Saturday it was struck in the back. The dog has received medical treatment and is recovering. About three weeks ago, an orange cat across the street was also shot in the back and is doing OK. Anyone with information should contact police at 416808-5500, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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The Pape Village BIA has been running the “Shop Local” contest for seven straight years, to promote shopping in the Pape Village neighbourhood, a thriving business area that prides itself on its involvement in the community. From Feb. 20 to March 13, residents and shoppers were encouraged to shop locally, in the 43 participating stores, restaurants and services in Pape Village. Shoppers received a ballot for every business they shopped in during the time period and were entered into a draw for $100, $200, or the grand prize of a $500 shopping spree to be spent in any of the 43 participating businesses.

Winner Mohhamed chose to redeem her shopping spree at Shoppers Drug Mart and Food

Left to Right: Salim Hadad, Milk Mart Convenience, Mary Fragedakis, councillor, Tatiana Jaunzems, councillor’s assistant, Clorraine Dennie, Pape Village coordinator, Jim Parker, Pape Village Chair, Charleen Beard, Pape Village Board.

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Established in 1986, the Pape Village BIA represents over 80 businesses along Pape Avenue from Mortimer Avenue to Gamble Avenue. Strolling through, you can find all your day-to-day needs including shopping, dining, grocery, health care, fashion, bakeries and financial institutions.

“I think residents know what great quality shops and services we have in Pape Village,“ says Jim Parker, chair of the Pape Village BIA. “We all live in the area, take our kids to school in the area and walk the dog in the area. It’s good for us individually and as a community to shop and spend our money in the area.”

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Celebrating Greek independence on the Danforth HONOURING HISTORY: The Greek community came to the Danforth Sunday to celebrate Greek Independence Day. Thousands lined the streets, from Jones to Chester avenues for the parade honouring the Greek Revolution, which liberated Greece from the Ottoman Empire in 1832.

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Emdin also offered a workshop to teachers about pedagogy, where the TDSB educators maintained a similar silence and deep focus on his every word.

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subjects through a hip hop lens. The Marketing of Rap, Ecological Exploration, Read2Rap. The STEM of Beat Making and Using Hip-Hop to Cultivate Science Genius were some of the many diverse workshops offered.

Keynote speaker Dr. Christopher Emdin was invited from Columbia University where he is a tenured professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology.

Emdin has been behind several educational initiatives in the United States directed at engaging students in science through hip hop and rap music.

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for transformative education,” Free Your Mind consisted of 18 student workshops and four teacher workshops.

These workshops, designed to demonstrate relations and applications between STEM and hip hop music, taught students and teachers familiar concepts in fresh, engaging ways.

“Let’s look at making music or making beats in hip hop,” St. Vincente said.

“In the beat production workshop, students use software, computers and technology to create – through a design and engineering process – music and beats.”

Workshops were led by community educators and explored several educational

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What do spaceships and Drake have in common?

Most people would reply nothing, but a team of educators from the Toronto District School Board and communities across the city beg to differ.

The school board held its inaugural Hip Hop Education STEMposium, dubbed ‘Free Your Mind’, at Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute recently. The STEMposium continued the evening of March 27 and the next day at Central Technical School.

The event assembled more than 450 teachers and

students from grades 6 and up from 30 TDSB schools to experience a fusion of hip hop music and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

Lead organizer Ramon St. Vincente believes Hip Hop and STEM go hand-inhand.

“We’re looking at the connections between Hip Hop culture and STEM fields,” he said.

“STEM is about problem solving, inquiry, asking questions and finding solutions.

So we’re exploring these concepts through a medium that young people are often very familiar with, hip hop culture.”

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esterday marked the start of the 100-day countdown to this summer’s Toronto 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games. Part of the celebrations held to mark the occasion at the Athletes’ Village in the West Don Lands included a citizenship court for 100 new Canadians, including North York boxer Arthur Biyarslanov who will be taking part in the Games.

The past month has seen enthusiasm for the Games begin to build across not only the Greater Toronto Area, but the province and country as well.

The March announcement of the Pan Am Games Torch Relay, which starts May 30, will see the Games’ torch visit communities across Canada before settling in to tour Toronto’s neighbourhoods just prior to the opening of the Games on July 10.

A number of high-profile athletic events in the city are also helping raise excitement.

The Swim Canada trials to select the members of the Canadian our view team that will take part in the Pan Am Games are taking place Approach at Scarborough’s CIBC Pan Am/ Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and generates Field House through Saturday. excitement This meet will feature Canada’s top swimmers. Last week, the Scarborough pool hosted the Can-Am ParaSwimming Championships, which helped select the members of the Canadian team to take part in August’s Parapan Am Games. Both these events are examples of the many legacies the Games will leave Toronto.

As well last week, residents could take in some of the world’s top wheelchair basketball teams at the Americas Challenge at the Mattamy Centre. That tourney saw the Canadian men’s team, the defending Olympic gold medal champs, in action at the court they will compete on in the Parapan Am Games. The Mattamy Centre will also host the Pan Am Games basketball, which should see a very strong Canadian men’s team including some top young NBA players from our country.

There’s lots to get excited about as the Games approach.

We at Metroland Media Toronto are looking forward to all of the events planned and will have extensive coverage of the Torch Relay, the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, and everything leading up to them.

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Amalgamation book calls for re-evaluation, reform Did you know that the original city of Toronto came into being through 44 annexations of towns and communities that took place between 1833 and 1934?

Or how about the fact that the idea of creating our current amalgamated city can be traced back to the late 1940s?

These are just a few of the fascinating facts that former East York mayor Alan Redway has uncovered in his recently published book Governing Toronto: bringing back the city that worked (Friesen Press 2014).

Redway has used his inside knowledge of municipal politics along with some excellent historic investigation to not only tell how the new city of Toronto has come into being but has also explained why.

His investigation includes not just historic documents and newspaper articles, but an invaluable series of personal inter-

joe cooper watchdog views with the key players in the events that took place.

As a result the book contains valuable insights into the back room thinking and politicking that pushed our current amalgamation forward.

Despite strong opposition from the citizens affected and their political representatives, Redway shows how people such as former Ontario premier Mike Harris made their personal decisions provincial policy.

What is fascinating about Redway’s investigations is the revelations that not only was the metro system of government working, the original intention was to expand it.

If plans had gone ahead as intended, today’s metro Toronto would have included Mississauga,

Vaughn, Markham and Pickering.

However, what was needed in order to deal with the massive expansion that was taking place in the Greater Toronto Area was a new level of government to manage the changes that were taking place.

The foundations for that new level of government, which would have allowed the six municipalities of metro Toronto to remain intact, were being created in the 1990s.

However, with the election of the new provincial government under Progressive Conservative Harris, that plan was scrapped.

Redway’s research and excellent presentation of the events that followed uncovers the back room maneuverings that took place at Queen’s Park and surprisingly within metro Toronto itself to make amalgamation a reality.

The book ends by calling for a serious re-evaluation

of the city’s current state in order to return it to its original functional state.

It’s clear that a return of the city back to its preamalgamation form is very unlikely due to the lack of support found at the provincial level of government.

However, there are provisions to be found in the current City of Toronto Act that would allow for expanded roles of our community councils which would facilitate improved local government.

We could, using legislated tools, bring local decision making back to our communities and make our city’s political resources more accessible to citizens.

Redway’s book is valuable reading for anyone who wants to understand this city’s municipal politics and cares about its future as a working city.

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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Good Friday Ecumenical Walk WHEN: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Father Jonathan Eayrs, 416-463-1344, office@stbarnabas-toronto.com COST: Free Five churches on the Danforth take part in a walk from church to church, as a group, following the stations of the cross. Start at Holy Name Roman Catholic Church, 71 Gough Ave. Ends at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Ave.

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Musical Jousting in the Courts of Haydn and Boccherini WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Chris MacLean, admin@ academyconcertseries.ca COST: $20 senior/student $14 “If God wanted to speak to man through music, he would do so through the works of Haydn; if he wished to listen to music himself, he would choose Boccherini.”

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Growing Native Plants WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Public Library, 165 McRae Dr. CONTACT: bethparker@sympatico.ca COST: Free Paul LaPorte’ shares information on native plants.

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Grant Smead WHEN: 8 p.m. to midnight WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion - Branch No. 10, 1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 10, 416425-3070 COST: Free Grant Smead.

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Live Music and Dancing 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 Evening of live music and dancing with David Wildsmith. Everyone welcome.

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Spring Breakfast WHEN: 8:30 to 10 a.m. WHERE: Presteign-Woodbine United Church, 2538 St. Clair Ave. E. CONTACT: 416755-8352 COST: $10 The choir serves breakfast of eggs, pancakes, bacon, muffins and more.

Dementia 101 WHEN: 4 to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: South East Toronto Family Health Team, 840 Coxwell Ave. CONTACT: Indra Moffett, 416-640-6307 COST: Free Caregivers get an overview of Alzheimer’s disease focusing on the importance of early diagnosis and progression of the disease.

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East York Historical Society WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Dr. CONTACT: Margaret McRae, 416429-7821 COST: Free Photos of heritage properties.

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East York Garden Club WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Stan Wadlow Clubhouse, 373 Cedarvale Ave. CONTACT: info@eygc.ca COST: Free Speaker: Miriam Goldberger. Topic: Taming Wildflowers: From Seed to Vase.

Canadian Federation of University Women WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Northlea United Church, 125 Brentcliffe Rd. CONTACT: Pat Price, 416-385-1055 COST: Free Marjorie Mason, Garden Commentator.

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Peter Pan on stage WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Presteign-Woodbine United Church, 2538 St. Clair Ave. E. CONTACT: 416-755-8352 COST: $10; $5 children Presteign-Woodbine Parkview Hills Youth Players present Peter Pan. Benefit Concert for St. Barnabas WHEN: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Father Jonathan Eayrs, 416-463-1344 COST: Tickets $20 Guest artists: Melanie Doane and her ukulele students from Uschool.ca.

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Tory’s fortune lies in the hands of city’s provincial, federal cousins It may well be that when all the accounts are in, the success or failure of Mayor John Tory’s debut term as mayor will be decided by factors entirely beyond his control.

To a degree this is so with most political leaders. A moribund federal government can be buoyed by a robust economy; a competent provincial government, sunk by a collapse in the markets. And a mayor, particularly in a city like Toronto, succeeds or fails based on the actions of both of those levels of government. If goodwill flows from above, it will rise from the electorate.

Of course, a smart mayor can make lemonade with a stack of lemons from unfriendly governments. But Tory has, through both the city’s circumstance and his own declarations, tied his own hands.

Firstly, Toronto has great and immediate need for moneys beyond its means.

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david nickle the city is in need of $150 million more in order to be finished, and neither the province nor the federal government has shown willingness to assist.

On Monday, Tory affirmed his election promise to deal with the repair backlog at Toronto Community Housing – spending $864 million over the next decade to fix the housing stock, and asking other levels of government to help.

And that’s just this week.

Toronto will need billions of dollars from the provincial and federal governments if it is to move ahead with Tory’s SmartTrack plan. Toronto really did need some $86 million this year, to balance its budget, and didn’t get it.

Tory is putting everything – literally everything – on his ability to work with Liberals provincially, and nominally

Conservatives federally, and do so well enough to cause them to let these billions flow.

Tory believes it’s a good bet.

Since before he even joined the race for mayor, his biggest selling point has been his ability to sell the city to a blue-chip Rolodex of government and business contacts. But if in a year or so nobody’s buying, Tory may have to do things that violate his other electionyear brand: that of a fiscally conservative business leader unwilling to burden taxpayers with more taxes and fees.

If he does those things he might be able to fulfill at least a portion of his agenda.

But for people who voted for Tory in 2014, will the shift be acceptable enough to csupport him for a second term?

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the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration hosted a citizenship ceremony and reception at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Athletes’ Village.

To celebrate 100 days until the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games approximately 100 people were sworn in as Canadian citizens, serving as a reminder that in 100 days, Toronto will play host to 41 countries.

The event was hosted

by Olympic gold-medallist Catriona Le May Doan.

Pan Am boxer Arthur Biyarslanov and his mother from the Chechen Republic spoke about the importance sport played in their integration into Canadian society.

Biyarslanov lives in Toronto and trains at a boxing facility in North York.

Am Path wPanPan discussion Am Path board member Glenn Parkinson will discuss the creation of the Pan Am Path April 21 at 7 p.m. at North York Central Library.

michele mclean pan am/parapan am The multi-use path connects more than 80 kilometres of trails across Toronto.

Along the route, it supports communities with art and culture, programming and improved public spaces.

Wheelchair wCanada basketball tourney concluded the 2015

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The host Canadian men’s wheelchair basketball team held a friendly tournament, which offered a sneak peek at some of the top teams set to compete at the 2015 Parapan American Games in August.

The tournament ended with a 67-54 loss to the United States on March 26 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto.

Parapan athletes ride the TTC Parapan Am athletes mingled with TTC riders last Saturday when they rode the accessible

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The athletes wore their medals and posed for photos to promote ticket sales for the Parapan Am Games to be held Aug. 7 to 15.

Auditions for wAuditions opening and closing for the Parapan

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The media was also invited to audition to choreographed movement to music at the event.

Performers were needed for the Parapan Am opening and closing ceremony and the Pan Am closing ceremony.

Michele McLean’s column on the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games appears every second week. Reach her at mmclean@insidetoronto.com

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“Bundle up and let’s pray there will be no rain. We’re hoping for sunshine,” she said during a recent interview.

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“There will also be chocolate for everyone courtesy of

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Pachi, the colourful mascot of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, will be serving as the parade’s Grand Marshal.

The highlight of the parade will be a visit from the guest of honour The Easter Bunny.

Attendees are once again asked to bring along some small change to donate to the Toonies for Lions campaign, which helps support the work done by the east-end organization. Motorists should expect detours and road closures as a result of the parade starting at 12:30 p.m.

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PACHI takes a RIDE on THE TTC A certain rainbow-coloured porcupine took to the TTC last weekend to drum up attention for the Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games.

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Help decide the future of the Gardiner Expressway East We invite you to join us at two upcoming public meetings where you can comment on the current phase of the Environmental Assessment on the future of the Gardiner Expressway East.

The Study Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto are jointly carrying out the Gardiner Expressway / Lake Shore Boulevard Reconfiguration Environmental Assessment (EA) and Integrated Urban Design Study.

The EA will determine the future of the Gardiner Expressway East and Lake Shore Boulevard East, from approximately Jarvis Street to approximately Leslie Street. The study area for the EA is displayed on the map below.

The four alternative solutions that have been considered to date are: • Maintain the elevated expressway; • Improve the urban fabric while maintaining the existing expressway;

• Replace with a new above-or-below grade expressway; and, • Remove the elevated expressway and build a new boulevard.

In the last phase of the EA, the evaluation of the alternative solutions concluded that the remove option best met the evaluation criteria. Following direction from the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee of Toronto City Council, the upcoming public meeting will share the results of the following work: 1.

Review the remove option under the EA process to mitigate concerns about traffic congestion.

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Prepare an additional hybrid option that combines the maintain and replace components to preserve expressway linkage and functionality between the Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway, and evaluates it against the EA criteria and the following: • Transportation functionality; • Public transit components; •

Impacts on key economic sectors;

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Cost benefit;

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Neighbourhood growth and compatibility

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Future land use considerations;

Get Involved Interested persons are invited to participate through two upcoming public meetings, one of which will be webcast, and online opportunities. If you can’t attend in person, you can participate and watch the meeting online – and at any time afterwards – at www.gardinereast.ca.

Gardiner Expressway East Public Meeting (Downtown) Wednesday, April 15, 2015 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library 789 Yonge Street, Toronto (Bloor Street subway station) Open house begins at 6:30 p.m.; presentations at 7:00 p.m.

Please register at: https://gardinereapublicmeetingdowntownapril15.eventbrite.ca

Gardiner Expressway East Public Meeting (Scarborough) Monday, April 20, 2015 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Blessed Cardinal Newman H.S. Cafeteria 100 Brimley Rd S, Toronto Open house begins at 6:30 p.m.; presentations at 7:00 p.m. *PLEASE NOTE THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE WEBCAST* Please register at: https://gardinereapublicmeetingscarboroughapril20.eventbrite.ca

For more information or to be added to the project mailing list, contact info@gardinereast.ca, or call (416) 479-0662. To learn about the project or contribute your insights and views please visit www.gardinereast.ca.

Follow us on: Information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.