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The popular, free street festival, organized by the Gerrard India Bazaar Business Improvement Area (BIA) and presented by TD Canada Trust, will take place along Gerrard Street between Coxwell and Greenwood avenues from noon to 11 p.m. daily.

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East End Arts, the new nonprofit organization dedicated to providing arts services to Toronto’s east end, is putting out a call for proposals for a unique public art installation at the intersection of Dawes Road and Victoria Avenue called Dawes Crossing.

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This year, the event’s organizers have also introduced a new Festival Passport, which offers special discounts at participating stores and restaurants along the strip.

“We have arguably the largest gathering of South Asian cuisines, goods and services in North America,”

said Kapoor.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for the GTA to truly experience the best that our BIA has to offer.”

Kapoor went on to say there’s no better way to finish off your summer than to visit one of the largest street festivals in town.

“I promise you will not be disappointed,” he said at the Festival of South Asia’s launch event, which included

a traditional and Indian lamp-lighting ceremony as well as energetic Bollywood and bhangra dance performances.

One of Toronto’s largest and longest running festivals of its kind, the Festival of South Asia is expected to draw upwards of 250,000 visitors.

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FARMERS’ MARKET FARE: Left, Haystorm Farms’ Brad Fulton greets patrons of the Withrow Park Farmers’ Market on Saturday afternoon. Right, Brian Palmerston performs at the market which runs on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the park.

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Dixon Hall’s Hayworth House gets a makeover jean ko din jkodin@insidetoronto.com What used to be a beige, brick wall has been transformed with a sea of technicolor.

Dixon Hall’s Hayworth House has recently unveiled a new mural across the back of its building at 2714 Danforth Ave. Neighbours and community members gathered together last Saturday to admire the result of a large community effort.

The mural was designed and created in collaboration with The Alleyway of Dreams Project, Community Centre 55’s Graffiti Removal and Information Program (GRIP), Dixon Hall and the Danforth Village Business Improvement Area (BIA).

“It’s really an offering to the city,” said Mark Kerwin, creative director of The Alleyway of Dreams Project.

“In the city, it can be hard to meet people and (this project) is a nice way to get

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neighbours involved... It’s about discovering more of the community, the more you engage with it.”

The Alleyway of Dreams Project is a two-person operation that Kerwin started with his wife, Sarosh Anwar, last year.

Kerwin said this 50-year project, which they fund themselves, was inspired by street artists they have encountered during their

travels to Italy, Spain and Brazil.

“When we see cinderblock, we think why,” said Kerwin.

“It should bring life to people when they walk by.

We’ve travelled around the world to see how art positively affected their community and that’s what we want here.”

Anwar is the community engagement director of The Alleyway of Dreams Project.

Six months ago, she reached

out to Hayworth House and Dixon Hall staff to use their rear wall of their emergency shelter as a mural space.

The staff agreed and also took the initiative to get the Danforth Village BIA on board, as well.

Together, the three organizations also reached out to Community Centre 55 who had been looking for a mural space for this year’s GRIP program.

Kerwin and Anwar presented Centre 55 with the theme for a mural that expresses the interplayful relationship between humans and nature.

“I think we often think ourselves separate or above the rest of nature, but it’s really about the inner connection,” said Kerwin.

“Nature doesn’t need us.

We need nature to survive and it’s about working toward a better relationship.”

GRIP artists Eli Saad, Sarah Van Dusen and Crutia Wright created three mural designs

that were presented to Dixon Hall, the Danforth Village BIA and other community members during a week of public meetings.

Once a design was approved, 10 GRIP artists began work on the mural every day for seven weeks from July to August.

“We think (the project) is fantastic,” said Sarah Buckner, graffiti crew supervisor for the GRIP program.

“Everyone who’s walked by loves it because they say it really brightens up the wall.”

Community Centre 55’s GRIP program is part of the City of Toronto’s StART Program, supporting and promoting street art to counteract graffiti and vandalism in the city.

The GRIP program runs every summer from July to mid-August with a twopronged focus: to provide summer student employment with on-the-job-training for young artists, and to work

with the City to provide graffiti removal services for public and private properties.

Students and volunteers who are interested in the GRIP program can visit the Programs page of www.

Centre55.com for more information.

The Alleyway of Dreams Project aims to create the largest outdoor mural space in the world. They hope to cover alleyways along Danforth Avenue, between Coxwell and Victoria Park avenues, with street art from a diverse group of local artists.

Kerwin said they also plan to expand to other areas throughout East York.

The Alleyway of Dreams Project is currently working on their next project on a kilometre-long alleyway that parallels Danforth Avenue from Main Street to Victoria Park Avenue.

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recent study by the University of Toronto says our city has a “major infrastructure funding shortfall” when it comes to financial support from other levels of government and its own property taxpayers.

We have said before that when it comes to projects such as transit expansion, roads and public housing, Toronto residents will get the city they are willing to pay for.

So far, based on the fourth-place finish we received from the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Livability Survey this week, it seems Toronto residents have been getting an excellent return for their relatively low investment.

That’s especially true since Toronto property taxes are, on average, lower than those paid by residents of other Ontario cities, according to the U of T report, Is Toronto Fiscally Healthy? our view The report by the Institute for Municipal Finance and Decide what Governance at U of T’s Munk School of Global Affairs also said we are willing Toronto does not have a problem when it comes to spending of taxto pay for payers’ dollars.

“Toronto does not face a fiscal crisis by any means,” the report said.

Toronto’s challenge is bringing in more money to pay for needed infrastructure improvements.

In responding to the report, city manager Joe Pennachetti pointed out there is not a lot of room left for cost-cutting in the city, but “we don’t have all the revenues to ensure we can grow a city that we all want.”

Most concerning is the estimated $860-million repair backlog faced by Toronto Community Housing, Canada’s biggest landlord. The operation of public housing is fully funded in every province except Ontario.

Also, the city still must cover the operating costs of the TTC to the tune of $250 million, funding that used to come from the province.

As campaigning becomes more intense in this fall’s municipal election, candidates will be cherrypicking bits of the U of T report as either justification for their past actions or as a call for change. Both arguments will have some merit.

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t one time I noticed that one of my neighbours had been absent from the community scene. Normally you would have found this quiet man standing in front of the local beer store on Saturday, where he sold a newspaper.

It costs two dollars, and is published for the poor, the homeless, and unemployed to distribute. I had wandered up to him and bought the paper, which I always find useful and enjoyable to read.

Then I asked what had been keeping him away from his post. keeping in touch It turned out that he had been taking some training courses to improve his work skills.

He still liked to sell his papers, he said, because it kept him busy during the weekend, while allowing him to keep in touch with people in the neighbour-

joe cooper watchdog hood.

One other question I asked was whether he has had any problem with the store, or the customers, because of selling the paper.

Fortunately, the answer was no.

As long as he was not being aggressive in his selling, and he asked the store manager for permission to be there, he was welcome to sell his paper at that spot.

While the people of East York have had a good record of accepting people who are different, others in the city of Toronto appear to be promoting an attitude of intolerance.

When a justification for this attitude of intolerance has been put forward, sometimes a theory called “broken windows” is used.

This term came from an

article published in The Atlantic Monthly magazine in 1982.

The theory was based on a social science experiment that involved two identical cars. One was placed in the Bronx, where it was stripped clean in one day.

The other car was placed in a middle-class neighbourhood, where it sat untouched for a week. broken window theory It was only when one window in the second car was broken did vandals come to wreck it.

The broken window, it was theorized, encouraged people with criminal tendencies to commit the crime.

The article’s conclusion was that by keeping neighbourhoods free of run-down buildings with broken windows one would observe a drop in crime.

Further study has proven this to be true.

East York stands as a

good example of this theory in action as people here keep crime at bay through keeping their homes and businesses repaired and clean.

However, the same magazine article went on to say that by removing panhandlers, squeegee people and the homeless from the streets, major crime would also go down.

While sweeping marginal people from the streets has been tried in some cities, it has never been proven to help reduce major crime.

To do this you need a strong economy, a drop in the use of street drugs, and a community that cares.

The motto of the city Toronto is Diversity is our strength.

Yet this ideal only works if we respect the differences of others, including our poor.

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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Stephenson Park Music Night WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Stephenson Park, 61 Stephenson Ave.CONTACT: Sophie, 647-227-1430 COST: Free Enjoy an evening of classical music in the park with tenor Lawrence Wiliford and harpist Sophie Rusnock.

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

w Saturday, Aug. 23

Yoga in Riverdale Park WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m.

WHERE: Riverdale Park East, 550 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: Trixie, 416-4668152 COST: Donation to Classes are at the south east end of the park off Broadview Avenue by the large statue of Dr. Sun Yat Sen. Portion of all proceeds support Nellie’s Shelter.

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The Wheelchair Relay Challenge WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Monarch Park Stadium, 1 Hanson St. CONTACT: Lynn Mineque, 416-422-5644 Ext.221, Lynn.mineque@sciontario.org COST: Free Spinal Cord Injury Ontario challenges you to participate. Don’t have a wheelchair? One will be provided to your team to race around the track. Not into racing? Then how about going the distance in our stroll? All proceeds will support people with spinal cord injuries in Ontario.

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.

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hoot@gmail.com COST: $5 Monthly stand up show features multicultural performers, headliners and rising stars.

Steak Dinner and Dance WHEN: dinner at 7 p.m. and music at 8 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-4251714, rcl22.com COST: $10 Barbecue steak dinner with all the trimmings and country and western performer Wendy Lynn Snider.

w Thursday, Sept. 4

Lady Bowlers Wanted WHEN: 1 to 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: O’connor Bowl, 1401 O’connor Dr CONTACT: Marguerite, 416-7517599, klyne@primus. ca COST: $10 The East Toronto Ladies League is looking for new bowlers

w Sunday, September 14

Roberto Alomar Signing WHEN: Noon to 2 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Memorial Community Gardens, 1073 Millwood Rd. CONTACT: www.TorontoCardShow.com COST: $50/$75 Toronto Blue Jays Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar will be signing autographs.

w Tuesday, Sept. 9 Live Music at the Branch WHEN: 7 to 11:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714 COST: Free Live music with David Wildsmith.

From swing to rock ‘n’ roll.

w Tuesday, Aug. 26

Summer Fun Kid’s Club at Leaside Presbyterian Church WHEN: Tuesday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Presbyterian Church, 670 Eglinton Ave. E. (north, west corner of Hanna) CONTACT: Angela@leasidepresbyterianchurch. ca COST: $30 and up; Register.

Activities include: music, crafts,

movies and more. Hot lunch and Snacks provided. Open to those in JK to Grade 7. Deadline to register is Aug. 22.

East York Farmers’ Market WHEN: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave. CONTACT: Ruth Abbott, 416429-9684 COST: Free

w Friday, Aug. 29

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DJ WHEN: 8 p.m. to midnight WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion - Branch No. 10, 1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: 416-425-3070 COST: Free Rob Martine.

Hirut Hoot WHEN: 9 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Hirut Restaurant, 2050 Danforth Ave. (at Woodbine, just a few doors west) CONTACT: Kevin MacDonald, hirut-

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Planting For Fall Colour WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Public Library, 165 McRae Dr. COST: Free Frank Kershaw, well-travelled garden instructor and horticulturist is an engaging and entertaining writer and speaker.

The East York Mirror wants your community listings. Whether it’s a music night or a non-profit group’s program for kids, The Mirror wants to know about it so others can attend. Sign up online at eastyorkmirror.com to submit your events (click the Sign Up link in the top right corner of the page).

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The Toronto Zoo turned 40 on Friday, and the best present Toronto could give it is independence.

City councillors proved it didn’t have that by sending the zoo’s elephants to a sanctuary, over the objections of keepers and the zoo’s management board.

By the time the “ladies” arrived in California last October, after a tug-of-war lasting years, the U.S. Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) had stripped the zoo of accreditation.

Those elephants may be happier at the sanctuary; they’re certainly warmer, but the zoo’s prospects are damaged when it’s needed more than ever to breed endangered animals and protect them in the wild, and to teach people how to stop extinctions.

That’s work supported by both sides in the elephant battle, but one side, backed by most city councillors, made it harder for the zoo to reach its goals.

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the city says AZA is a “morally bankrupt” institution the zoo shouldn’t rejoin.

That’s fine, until you consider animals the zoo has on loan to AZA zoos or is loaning from them, or conservation programs it works on with other AZA zoos. The longer it’s stuck with lower status, the harder dealing with AZA zoos gets, and it can’t get accredited until council agrees that, while the city owns the animals, the zoo decides what’s done with them.

Council also rejected the zoo’s proposal in 2012 to run itself through an independent body, as it did from 1974 to 1978. This time, the body would have “prominent corporate, community and business leaders” and no council control.

De Baeremaeker calls this “a fiasco,” but Gloria Lindsay Luby, a councillor and zoo board vice-chair, hopes a report on zoo governance is

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Lack of independence also hobbled the zoo’s fundraising.

Its renewal plan in 2009 – $250 million over 10 years – was abandoned. Contrast that with the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Transformation AGO funding drive; it met its $254-million goal five months early in 2008, then increased it to $276 million. This city stepped up for a place to house fine art. Why wouldn’t Torontonians do the same for the zoo?

Our zoo is part of that mounting public infrastructure deficit mentioned in a University of Toronto report last week, only this isn’t chunks falling off the Gardiner Expressway, it’s a $15-million animal hospital the zoo needs but can’t afford; it’s work to save animals from extinction.

It can’t happen unless the next council unchains the zoo and trusts it to be on its own.

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Opponents of the walls, including the Junction Triangle Rail Committee, say the walls are too high and will prevent future electrification of the corridor.

Construction of the noise walls, estimated to cost at least $20 million, was scheduled to start this week. planning contest awards wUrban

An urban planning contest for young city builders under the age of 30 has awarded a $5,000 cash prize for a proposal to make Yonge Street more pedestrian-friendly.

Richard Valenzona took home the 2014 NXT City Prize for his idea to turn Yonge, between Queen Street and College Street, into a pedes-

trian corridor.

In addition to the cash, Valenzona, a graduate student, gets access to “seed funding” of $10,000.

Other cash prizes were handed out during an awards gala Aug. 14. The NXT City Prize is co-sponsored by the City of Toronto.

For more info, visit www. nxtcityprize.com awards nominations sought wBrownie

The Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) is now accepting nominations for its annual Brownie Awards.

The awards showcase planning projects across the country re-developing brownfields lands, areas that were formerly used for industrial or commercial purposes.

Deadline for nominations is Friday, Sept. 12.

The awards will be handed out during CUI’s 2014 conference which is taking place in Toronto Oct. 29.

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The first Union Pearson (UP) Express trains have arrived in Toronto for testing.

Reaching a top speed of 145 kilometres per hour, Metrolinx says the new trains will be able to travel between Terminal One of Pearson International Airport to a new station located inside Union Station’s Skywalk in 25 minutes, making two stops along the way at Weston and Bloor GO stations.

Eighteen of the “clean diesel” trains were ordered

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TransCanada is proposing to add new natural gas pipeline facilities to the existing Canadian Mainline system in Ontario. These new facilities would be added in sections between Markham and the Township of South Dundas, on the southern arm of the Eastern Triangle. The preliminary scope of the project included the construction of approximately 370 km of pipeline. TransCanada has now finalized contracts with commercial shippers and determined a refined scope in order to ensure the appropriate amount of capacity is constructed to meet TransCanada’s existing and new firm contractual commitments.

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Townhouses with rooftop patios and a detached home proposed for the northeast corner of Leaside’s McRae and Sutherland drives have been approved by North York Community Council, despite community opposition.

Eight three-storey townhouses, with rooftop patios on all but the easternmost one, would face on to McRae and a two-storey home would face on to Sutherland, The development was approved by community council last week but must still be approved by city council, which meets Monday.

A representative for the developer called the project “an appropriate infill development” and Don Valley West Councillor John Parker called it a “satisfactory compromise.”

But residents have several concerns, including the project’s size, fears it will change the character of the neighbourhood, concerns it will set a precedent for future developments and the loss of privacy from the townhouses overlooking neighbouring homes.

Resident James Obright is upset the development now features eight townhouses, not six as originally proposed, after concerns from the city’s transportation services were addressed.

Meanwhile, two two-storey homes were originally proposed but that plan was modified into one larger home to better reflect the character of the neighbourhood, a planning report said.

Obright argued the development will erode property values and the neighbourhood’s quality of life.

While there is room for compromise, the project goes too much in the developer’s interests, he said.

“You need to get this right before irreparable damage is done,” he said.

Although Parker pointed out there is already a five-storey apartment building to the east of the site, Obright remained opposed.

“Building a second bad precedent doesn’t make the first one right,” he said.

Resident Gary Rollerson said the development is much too large for the site, doesn’t fit in well with the neighbourhood and sets a bad precedent.

However, Parker said that while he recognizes residents have concerns with the development, it is a reasonable project for the area.

“I appreciate that new development is controversial and this development raised a number of questions at the initial application and consultation (meeting held in January),” he said.

“Frankly, I have been impressed with the responsiveness that has been shown to the issues that have been raised and I see this as a satisfactory compromise.”

The Leaside Property Owners’ Association believes the development should be substantially redesigned and made smaller to conform with the neighbourhood.

“The townhouse complex is far too tall and would set another precedent for the next infill development. In form and massing, it’s really an apartment building, not townhouses,” co-president Geoff Kettel said in a letter.

“The single detached house on Sutherland Drive would be massive compared to the existing housing on Sutherland, yet occupies a grossly substandard lot and ignores all transition rules to existing housing.”

The site was created through the consolidation of three existing lots containing a vehicle repair shop, two detached dwellings and a former gas station, the planning report said.

Surrounding the site are a variety of developments.

“This stretch of McRae Drive has a mixture of commercial, retail, municipal and residential uses all located within two blocks of each other,” the report said.

“Sutherland Drive has a very different character from that of McRae Drive. Sutherland Drive is predominantly one- and two-storey detached dwellings with landscaped front yards.”

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Councillors have differing views on name for new BIA MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com They agree it is needed, but councillors John Parker and Josh Matlow are opposed on what a new business improvement area bordering their wards on Bayview Avenue should be called.

Both men helped start discussions in 2012 on a BIA for Bayview from Davisville Avenue in the south to Soudan Avenue and Parkhurst Boulevard in the north.

In a secret ballot last month, 52 of 78 of business owners or tenants at a meeting voted to go ahead with formal polling, which could establish a BIA. But the councillors are still split on a fitting

name for the organization Parker, who represents the Leaside neighbourhood east of the area, supports “Bayview Leaside,” the name city staff are recommending.

Bayview South Matlow, the councillor for Davisville Village to the west, says it should be Bayview South – and added that street signs call it Bayview South already.

“In fact, Councillor Parker would be renaming it,” Matlow said in an interview Tuesday, adding the name Bayview Leaside “excludes half the community.”

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Community council says no to condos at Garden Court City council will have final say on proposal for Leaside buildings at its Monday meeting LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com A controversial bid to turn Leaside’s historic Garden Court rental apartment buildings into condos has been rejected.

The proposal for the 10 apartment buildings with 104 units at 1477 Bayview Ave. south of Millwood Road was turned down by the North York Community Council this month, but will be considered by city council when it holds its meeting on Monday.

City planning staff recommended turning down the conversion application because about 63 per cent of the units are mid-range or affordable rents and the city’s official plan doesn’t allow them to be turned into to condos.

The buildings were constructed between 1939 and 1941 and the 2.2-hectare (5.5-acre) park-like property has been designated as historically significant, a planning report said.

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A proposal for the Garden Court apartments on Bayview Avenue in Leaside to become condos was rejected at North York Community Council earlier this month. City council will debate the proposal at its Monday meeting.

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But resident Martha Johnson, representing a group of tenants, said residents don’t want to see the buildings converted to condos and she applauded the city for preserving them as well-needed rental units in the city.

“Most of us do not feel that we are living in a luxury building,” said Johnson, who waited more than a quarter of a century to secure a Garden Court apartment.

“This is an absolutely fabulous facility and we’re so lucky to have the grounds we have and the apartments we have and we have so many residents who have been there for a very long time, which means we have a huge number of seniors who aren’t prepared to move and aren’t prepared to purchase their apartment if it is converted to a condominium.”

At a June 2013 community meeting, none of the approximately 140 people who attended expressed support for the conversion proposal,

the city planning report said.

Residents were worried about losing their units if the buildings were converted, although McMackin said provincial legislation protects them.

The residents were also concerned about rising rents if improvements were made to the buildings and their ability to find other affordable accommodation in the area.

McMackin said he’s concerned Don Valley West Councillor John Parker hand-delivered letters to all the tenants “basically trying to convince them that this (conversion) is not a good thing and I see that somewhat as an over-reaching of his impartiality as a councillor.”

Parker said that while one day the buildings may be converted, now is not the time.

“To make a long story short, this application is premature, the report makes that clear, and I cannot support the application,” he said.

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Infrastructure shortfall highlighted in report on city finances MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com A report released by a University of Toronto institute has turned the Rob Ford mantra that the city “has a spending problem, not a revenue problem,” on its head.

The mayor ran as a candidate in 2010 on a platform of eliminating wasteful city spending, frequently stating the city faced a financial disaster because of its rising budget and debt.

But “Is Toronto Fiscally Healthy?”, a report from the Institute for Municipal Finance and Governance at U of T’s Munk School of Global Affairs, concludes “Toronto has not had a spending problem” and its programs and services, compared to those of other cities, appear efficient.

“Toronto does not face a fiscal crisis, by any means,” the Institute said, adding city spending is roughly what it was a decade ago, after adjusting for inflation and population growth.

Co-authors Enid Slack and Though the operation Andre Cote do say the city of public housing is fully faces a “major infrastructure funded in every province funding shortfall” and will except Ontario, the city’s need new taxes to address Toronto Community Housing it.

Corporation faces a growing backlog of $860 million in Speaking to reporters last Wednesday, City Manager repairs. Pennachetti predicted that will exert the most presJoe Pennachetti called the report one of the best thirdsure on councillors in the new party summaries of the city’s term. financial position he’s seen Half of municipal public in years. transit operating costs were Pennachetti said the city previously paid by the provhas never been “on a fiscal ince – another $250 million cliff” – a description Ford has the city must cover. used before, and repeated If these costs were, say, on Wednesday, to describe reassumed by the province the city’s finances when he in the next five years, the city took office. would not have to consider Since 2000, the manager “other revenue options” said, city spending on procities such as New York grams has generally increased City or Chicago have, said Pennachetti. to match inflation, and “many programs haven’t even done “It’s one or the other.” that.”

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Comments prepared by Slack and Cote said Toronto’s mix of municipal spending has changed, with transportation increasing its share over a decade while social and family services have declined.

Toronto’s debt “is relatively modest and manageable” for a growing city, they said, while the property tax burden for each household has actually fallen. “Toronto residents, on average, pay low property taxes compared with residents of other Ontario cities.”

Leading mayoral candidates, including Ford, have said they want to hold residential property tax increases to around the inflation rate or lower.

Those who support the Bloor-Danforth subway

extension into Scarborough, which requires a special tax levy, do not seem to include it in this pledge.

In a release, Ford said the report makes some interesting points.

“They note that under my watch Toronto’s finances are strong and sound. They found that the City of Toronto is managing its spending levels, we are keeping our debt in check and most importantly, under my administration, the City of Toronto is not over taxing its residents,” the mayor said. “The reality is, my administration brought the City of Toronto back from the edge of a fiscal cliff.”

Ford added that, “While we have slowed down the out of control spending to keep taxes

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A spokesperson for mayoral candidate Olivia Chow, Jamey Heath, said Chow agrees the city has an infrastructure deficit. “The fact is we only keep eight per cent of the tax the city generates. Ottawa and Queen’s Park get 92 per cent, yet deliver no support at all for TTC operating costs or TCHC repairs.”

“Clearly we have an infrastructure deficit, and will need to think about long term solutions,” responded another candidate, Karen Stintz.

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