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Repairs to Mortimer building will take months
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BUSY BUILDERS: Victoria Peck, 5, and her brother Spencer, 7, make a gingerbread house at the 10th annual Habitat for Humanity Gingerbread Build on Bermondsey Road.
A broken water main may force tenants out of an East York community housing building for several months. Most of the residents have already been re-located to temporary accommodations near 704 Mortimer Ave., which suffered a major water leak late last month, said Beaches-East York Councillor Janet Davis. “These situations are never easy,” said Davis. “It’s very disruptive to the lives of families to have to move with such short notice.” The building, which is managed by not-for-profit community housing agency Fred Victor, suffered extensive water damage when a main plumbing line on the third floor ruptured, causing water to penetrate walls and floors and even the building’s parking garage, said Mark Aston. “The amount of water in the building was catastrophic, said Aston, Fred Victor’s executive director. >>>BURST, page 9
Thorncliffe walk remembers Montreal Massacre victims RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com A Thorncliffe Park community group is hoping residents turn out in large numbers for the area’s first-ever neighbourhood walk to end violence against women. Today, the Thorncliffe Neigh-
bourhood Office will host a walk and community event commemorating the anniversary of the 1989 Montreal Massacre when 14 women were murdered by a gunman at Ecole Polytecnhique. The Dec. 6 anniversary is marked as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against
Women. Local organizer Risa Abella hopes the Thorncliffe walk encourages people to think about violence against women taking place locally. “It’s important because it shows the community and the neighbourhood taking a cohesive stand,” said Abella, who is a family support pro-
gram manager for the Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office (TNO). “It’s a positive vehicle to bring the community together to combat these issues.” The walk begins at 4 p.m. at the organization’s youth centre, located at 45 Overlea Blvd., at the back of East York Town Centre, and loops
along the Thorncliffe Park Drive horseshoe before returning to the youth centre where speakers from the White Ribbon campaign and the Toronto police will give brief presentations. “It’s going to be an honour and a remembrance, as well as a celebra>>>THORNCLIFFE, page 10
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