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Seniors Christmas Day dinner tradition continues in East York TARA HATHERLY thatherly@insidetoronto.com The community has come together once again to bring holiday cheer to seniors with the annual East York Seniors Christmas Dinner.

Community members will join 200 seniors for Christmas dinner at the East York Community Centre on Friday, when more than 75 volunteers will make the day special for guests.

“We have so many volunteers,” said Toronto-Danforth Councillor Mary Fragedakis.

“We’re very grateful. And it’s a wide range of ages, because we have little kids, we have seniors that come and help out, and we have people everywhere in between. So For donation w e’r e r e a l l y, information, email really happy that eyxmasdinner@ it’s a broad crossgmail.com or call section of all Mary Fragedakis the community that’s coming at 416-392-4032. out to feed and spend Christmas with the seniors in the neighbourhood.”

Started in 1982 by then East York mayor David Johnston, the seniors dinner tradition is carried on by The East York Foundation and Fragedakis.

This is the sixth year she has co-hosted the free event that makes sure seniors don’t spend Christmas Day alone.

“It’s a wonderful tradition,” she said.

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Councillor Janet Davis also supports the event and will be there as well. Along with dinner from The O’Connor Station and dessert from Hansen’s Danish Pastry Shop, seniors get Christmas gifts from Santa. Flowers and gift baskets are also raffled off. Tables are beautifully set and decorated, alongside a Christmas tree.

“We want to make it special for people,” said Fragedakis. “There’s lots of vulnerable people in our community, and they’re older people, and they’re on a fixed income, so this is a really tough time of the year, and we want to make sure that Toronto the good and Toronto the prosperous provides for everybody, and to make sure that everybody’s part of that prosperity.”

Volunteers, community members, and local businesses and organizations work throughout the year to collect gifts and donations for the event. Tickets are distributed in advance from the East York Civic Centre. There are enough volunteers for this year’s dinner, but donations are still being accepted from people who want to support the event. Tax receipts are issued for donations.

“We encourage people to donate to this event, because it’s a local event,” said Fragedakis. “We’re providing for people who live in the neighbourhood.”

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Police seek potential sex offender Toronto police are asking for the public’s help to locate a potential sex offender last seen near Danforth and Greenwood avenues.

Investigators report that at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Dec. 17, a 17-year-old female student was walking in the area when a man in a vehicle pulled up and started a conversation.

The man allegedly exposed

his genitals and committed an indecent act before fleeing the area.

He reportedly recorded the interaction on a cellphone.

The suspect is described as white and about 35 years old with short dark hair.

He was driving a small, older model, four-door vehicle.

Anyone with information should contact police

at 416-808-5500, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).

Ti p s c a n b e l e f t o n Facebook at www.facebook. com/TorontoPolice. There’s also a free Crime Stoppers mobile app on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.

Boxing Day treats walk at the Toronto Zoo The Toronto Zoo hosts its annual Boxing Day treats walk on Saturday.

Admission prices are half off all day, with proceeds supporting the Endangered Species Reserve Fund.

From 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., visitors can learn more about the animals and watch them get holiday treats during festive zoo keeper talks.

Giant panda Da Mao will be featured during the holiday

treats and talks tour. Da Mao will get his special treat in a piñata. The tour also includes polar bears, lions, and much more.

Visit www.torontozoo.com or call 416-392-5929.

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Don Valley Art Club and regularly exhibits at the Papermill Gallery at Todmorden Mills.

The scene on the cover is of a snowy street in the Pape and Danforth area.

On our cover Artist Marian Ferguson painted the scene on the front page of today’s newspaper.

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skate time at ted reeve arena ON THE ICE: Left, skaters work on their moves during a free skate event hosted by Ward 32 Beaches-East York Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon at Ted Reeve Arena on Saturday.

Above, Jacob, left, Elizabeth and James Lynch take part in the fun during the skating day.

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Eponine Lee, 8, left, stars in Common Boots Theatre’s Tails from the City, alongside Kate Walker and the rest of the cast.

The play runs until Dec. 30 at the Evergreen Brick Works.

At the age of eight, Toronto resident Eponine Lee is already a theatre veteran, adding a new starring role to her rapidly growing CV. The young actress is currently starring in Tails from the City, an outdoor play being staged by Common Boots Theatre at Evergreen Brick Works. She plays the lead role of Billie, a young girl who is having a particularly bad Christmas Eve. “Her mommy’s gone and she doesn’t want Christmas to happen,” she said. “Then she sees a family of raccoons and follows them and her night gets better.”

The raccoons are but a few

of the wild animals – played by actors in costume – which accompany young Billie on her Christmas Eve journey, which includes a feast and plenty of fun and games.

Tails from the City marks a departure for the young actress given its outdoor location and the fact it isn’t confined to a single stage.

“There’s lots of travelling – we don’t stay long in one place,” she said.

“We walk, we run, we play hockey as well.”

It also gave her a chance to enjoy some summer activities while she acts.

“Riding my bicycle (in the play) is kind of special because you can’t ride your bicycle in the winter,” she said.

“That was really fun, because I also get to kick the bicycle and scare the raccoons with the bicycle bell.”

There was one more perk that she pointed out to her role as Billie.

“I get to be a bit bratty as well,” she said.

Tails from the City is the latest in a line of stage productions for Eponine. The precocious young star has already appeared in the Governor General’s Awardwinning play Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave at the Tarragon Theatre and a production of Peter Pan. For the former, she was able to work with her father, Richard Lee on a play penned by her mother, renowned playwright and dramaturge

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Her family’s theatrical roots have certainly helped fuel young Eponine’s passion for the stage. “I like acting and daddy likes acting as well,” she said. “My whole family is a theatre family.”

The Downtown Alternative School student’s star turn in Tails from the City will see the cast joined by 10 choirs, who will provide a soundtrack for the multidisciplinary outdoor play. The piece marks the fifth consecutive outdoor winter production for Common Boots Theatre.

Tails from the City will run through Wednesday, Dec. 30 at Evergreen Brickworks. For more information on the play or to buy tickets, visit www. commonbootstheatre.ca

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oday is Christmas Eve and we’re hoping our readers are able to slow things down a bit and start enjoying some holiday time with family and friends. Though we’re sure there will still be lots of last-minute shoppers rushing around this afternoon and early evening getting the final perfect gifts, and we wish them luck, the holiday season is when residents would do well to step back from the hustle and bustle of their busy daily lives and find some time to focus on what’s really important to them.

Spending time with loved ones, whether they be immediate family or not, is such a valuable thing; and for anyone with children, it is the best gift that can be given.

Those who observe Christmas, either as a religious or secular celebration, and those who don’t, and everyone our view of all faiths or none can certainly use the fact that school is Give the gift closed and statutory holidays of time during are taking place to spread some cheer and just plain have some the holidays fun with those who are closest to them.

For many, that will mean family gatherings over the next few days, while for others it’s the chance to hit the Boxing Day sales or spend an afternoon or evening at the movies.

In Toronto, there’s never a shortage of activities to take part in over the holidays and most of them are very family friendly.

And there’s also no need to spend a lot of money to enjoy yourself with family and friends over the next few days. Lots of events, such as skating at one of the city’s many rinks, are free of charge and a great way to enjoy the season – though this year’s warm and wet weather is taking a bit of an edge off traditional winter activities such as tobogganing and skiing.

The milder temperatures, though, open the door to other outdoor activities such as a walk through one of Toronto’s many parks, ravines or along the waterfront. Also, a visit to the zoo or a petting farm is always a fun family activity at this time of year. On Boxing Day, the Toronto Zoo hosts its annual Treats Walk for the animals.

If you’re looking to find some other fun activities in Toronto over the holidays, you can visit us online at www.insidetoronto.com and click on our events calendar.

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Tory succeeds in restoring professionalism to Toronto It’s unlikely that 2015 could have been anything other than what was at Toronto City Hall: a lengthy period of detoxification from the awful years leading up to it.

At the beginning of the year that was, Mayor John Tory and Toronto council may have had a lot of very practical tasks ahead of them, but the one that mattered for most of us was maybe the simplest: to restore a sense of professionalism, consideration and, dare we say it, sobriety, to the business of municipal public life.

Those of us whose job it was to report on this place heard it again and again, at parties where a year earlier conversation would shift around to questions about the fascinatingly terrible circus that was the Rob Ford administration.

In 2015, all anyone wanted to hear was that the new mayor was as dull, wellmannered and moderate as he appeared on television.

It was a low bar, and with

david nickle the city a few notable exceptions, Tory and Toronto council were able to meet and exceed it.

There was some trouble at the Licensing and Standards Committee, where newcomer councillor Jim Karygiannis and veteran trouble-maker Giorgio Mammoliti raised a ruckus about the taxi industry.

But generally, city hall business proceeded with shaky caution.

There was a bit more trouble with the 2015 budget, when Tory learned that a good relationship with Premier Kathleen Wynne didn’t mean as much as he’d hoped, and city finance staff scrambled to balance the budget in the face of an unexpected download of social housing costs. But it all worked out, at least for now.

There were few seri-

ous battles at council. The Gardiner Expressway’s future was one of those.

The question of whether to tear it down in the east or build a new elevated highway was debated, and the mayor – who wanted that new highway – prevailed narrowly. After, he sat down with opponents to see what could be done to mollify them. It’s ended if not happily, then at least peaceably.

There might have been more trouble had Tory decided to get behind a bid for the Olympics, in the wake of a stint at hosting the Pan Am Games. Previous mayors might have been tempted by the promise of Olympic gold, and we could tell Tory was thinking about it.

But in the end, the steady hand prevailed and we let the bid go. There was enough sensible and mundane work to be done already, without that distracting excitement.

There might’ve been some fun fighting over the

prospects of jets at Billy Bishop Airport, but that was shut down by the new federal government, who made it clear they had no interest in opening the tripartite agreement on the waterfront, and that a longsimmering debate about jets was now over. There were few tears shed at our posttraumatic City Hall.

By the end of this so very peaceful year, everyone was relaxed enough that Tory could drop what otherwise would have been a bomb, and announce he was going to ask council to add a property tax levy for infrastructure. It landed with barely a muffled thud.

Maybe we were all just too distracted, watching Donald Trump climb in the polls to the south of us – and understanding, maybe like nobody else, just how that sort of thing can turn out.

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Christmas Eve Communion and Candlelight WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Presbyterian Church, 670 Eglinton Ave. E. CONTACT: Phyllis Spence, 416-422-0510, www. leasidepresbyterianchurch.ca, admin@leasidepresbyterianchurch.ca COST: Free Due to renovations in the sanctuary the service will be held downstairs in Silverthorn Hall.

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PAIL Network Leaside Peer Support WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Don Mills and Overlea area CONTACT: Lynn Davis, 1-888-301-7276, www.pailnetwork.ca, support@ pailnetwork.ca COST: Free Volunteers support families who have suffered pregnancy and infant

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Beaches-East York New Year’s Levee WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Naval Club, 1910 Gerrard St. E. COST: Free East York residents are invited to welcome in the new year with their elected representatives: Ward 32 Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts, and Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith.

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Non Fiction Book Club WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Ave. CONTACT: 416-396-3975 COST: Free Join us the second Thursday of the month for a discussion on selected non-fiction books. Today’s book is ‘Istanbul: Memories and the City’ by Orhan Pamuk. Visit the library to pick up a copy.

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WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-4251714 COST: Free Bring your singing voice or come out to listen. All are welcome.

Mosaic Relaxation & Yoga Workshop WHEN: 1:30 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Mosaic Home Care Services & Community Resource Centre, CNIB, 1929 Bayview Ave., Suite 215H CONTACT: 905-597-7000, info@ mosaichomecare.com COST: Free An intro to chair yoga and relaxation and meditation techniques.

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Bayview Ave., Suite 215H CONTACT: 905-597-7000, info@mosaichomecare.com COST: Community Clinic $40 and in-home Treatment $55 Clinics run every third Tuesday of the month. Call to book an appointment.

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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 Canadian Federation of University Women, Leaside-East York, monthly meeting. Speaker is Meg Morden, archaeologist. Visitors and new members welcome. A university

Craft Sale WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Toronto East General Hospital, 825 Coxwell Ave. CONTACT: Angela Pappaianni, 416-469-6580, ext.

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Proceeds will be returned to the hospital in support of patient care.

Cribbage WHEN: Mondays, 7:15 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714, jimb.farrell@ yahoo.ca COST: $6

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I am always a bit amused when I hear people say that the lack of snow we have been having makes it difficult to for them to get into the Christmas spirit.

Certainly, I would much prefer to walk out into a winter wonderland rather than the rain that we have been having, but snow is not the only thing that makes the season special.

Despite the fact that the days are short, the nights are long and the weather cold, I have always found the time around Christmas to be filled with a special energy.

Winter is still new and despite having watched the change of the seasons for many decades it is always fascinating to watch the changes that take place in nature.

I don’t see winter as being the end of a cycle, but rather as the beginning.

It is a moment of rest that allows the great engine of life to prepare for the warm days of spring.

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by walking in the many parks that are found in our community, or even look in your own back yard, you will still see a lot of activity on the part of birds and those animals that remain active at this time of year.

Like I was saying earlier, it would be nice if the snow were on the ground to make everything look white, clean and frosty.

Last year there were some special moments when the fresh snow came and transformed parts of the Don Valley into a very magical place.

Still, there is still much that one can do to build up that sense of holiday spirit with out having the white stuff to inspire us. Thanks to a lot of hard work on the part of our neighbours there is an excellent display of Christmas lights this year. Rather than rushing through the streets, take

some time to actually enjoy the magical spell that is created by the colour and warmth of the lights.

Likewise, try some random acts of kindness to get yourself into the spirit.

For example, give some of your neighbours whom you’ve never met before a Christmas card this year.

Then go out with a roll of quarters (or loonies if you can afford it) in your pocket and try and find as many charity boxes as you can to donate at your local merchant’s front counter.

My Christmas gift to all of you is a sincere wish that you will receive or recover good health and live with a buoyant spirit this year.

No matter what your circumstance, may each of you find joy and happiness through the simple act of sharing good feelings with friends, family and loved ones during the holidays.

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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Nominations sought for Agnes Macphail award Do you know an East Yorker whose outstandof Macphail’s birthday, March 24, at the East ing contributions to the community deserve York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave. For more to be honoured? information, or to request a nomination form, Nominations are now open for the 23rd contact Lorna Krawchuk at 416-425-4431. annual Agnes Macphail award. The award Donations in support of the award can recognizes East York residents who make be made through The East York Foundation, significant community contributions through addressed to G. Piercey, 55 Merritt Rd., East volunteer work to support women’s rights, fairYork, M4B 3K6. Receipts will be issued for ness to seniors, criminal justice, penal reform, donations, which will be directed to registered and international peace and disarmament, charities chosen by recipients. as well as access to education, housing and The first woman to serve in the House of Commons and Ontario Legislature, Macphail health care, among other areas. Candidates should embody Macphail’s motto, “Think (1890-1954) was a strong supporter of equality globally, act locally.” and social justice.

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By Rahul Gupta

With winter cycling on the rise, it’s no secret a major concern is dealing with the elements, but maybe not as you’d think.

“What people complain about winter riding isn’t that it’s too cold, but that it’s too hot,” said avid winter cyclist Jared Kolb. “People have a tendency to get overheated.”

In his role as executive director of Cycle Toronto, Kolb has helped push for more bike infrastructure and increased education and training for riders.

This year, Cycle Toronto organized several winter cycling workshops at public library branches.

Of late, Kolb has noticed an increase in the amount of cold-weather riders queued up at traffic lights.

“We’re seeing quite a remarkable change happening,” he said.

If you’re thinking about pedalling in the winter, beyond dressing in layers to stay cool and ventilated, there are some things you should know, and Kolb agreed to share some tips on how best to ride safely in winter.

Here’s some of his advice.

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PROTECT YOUR EXTREMITIES

Where the cold is most likely to hit while pedalling is exposed fingers.

Having frozen fingers impedes one’s reaction time, which is particularly dangerous on busy city roads jammed with traffic.

Kolb suggested investing in a pair of warm gloves, winter boots and a skull cap, which can snugly fit under a bike helmet.

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FAT VERSUS SKINNY TIRES

There’s a “great debate” taking place among cyclists on what tires to use in the winter.

As Kolb sees it, both fat and skinny tires have their benefits as well as their drawbacks.

Fat tires provide better traction, but the skinny versions allow for greater ease when cutting through a pile of snow.

Kolb’s winter bike, an “old clunker with a pretty low centre of gravity”, works better with the thicker tires he said, but it’s purely based on preference.

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Black ice has long been a bane of all types of road users. For cyclists it can be particularly dangerous, but Kolb recommends treating such potentially hazardous conditions like black ice and gravel by maintaining a straight direction without swerving.

“So long as you ride safely in a straight line you’re good to ride right through winter,” he said.

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of Toronto cyclists go on to ride in the winter – a far cry from Copenhagen, Denmark, where 70 per cent continue riding no matter the weather conditions.

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GET OUT OF THE BIKE LANE

In the past, the city routinely neglected to clear snow from bike lanes on a timely basis.

But that’s changing thanks to prodding by Cycle Toronto and other groups.

Last year, Toronto City Council approved $650,000 for an annual snow clearing program dedicated to hightraffic bike lanes that have an average ridership of 2,000 cyclists per day.

Priority routes include Harbord, College, Shaw,

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Jared Kolb, executive director of Cycle Toronto, wears a skull cap, lobster claw gloves and many layers when the temperature starts to drop.

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If a bike lane isn’t cleared, Kolb suggested using smaller arterial roads as an alternate route, especially if they’re already plowed and salted.

He is “cautiously optimistic” more attention paid to clearing bike lanes will result in a marked uptick in winter cycling.

According to recent city statistics, only 10 per cent

CLEAN YOUR BIKE REGULARLY

More than in other seasons, your ride will accumulate grit and salt, which can corrode chains and the finer parts of your bike. Kolb recommended a thorough cleaning at least once every two weeks.

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KNOW YOUR LIMITS

While some cyclists will ride in any kind of weather, Kolb recommended most people err on the side of caution.

He suggested people take alternate modes of transportation in severe winter storms.

Toronto’s winters are usually only harsh for about a month, so there’s plenty of opportunity all season long to enjoy a nice, crisp ride, Kolb said.

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2016 the final year of the Metropass TTC and GO set holiday schedules Next year will mark the final full year the TTC will sell its monthly Metropasses as the transit commission prepares to switch its fare system to the Presto card.

To commemorate this milestone, the TTC will sell special passes all through next year, each of which promises to be adorned with an iconic city image. What’s more, all 12 monthly passes can be combined to form one unified image.

The Metropass debuted in 1980 and cost $26 for one month. Now it’s $141.50 – by far the most expensive travel pass of its kind in North America.

STREETCAR LOOP CLOSING wEXHIBITION The Exhibition streetcar loop will be closed for much of next year for construction.

Starting Jan. 3, buses will replace the 509 Harbourfront and 511 Bathurst streetcar service

rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT to Exhibition Place. The streetcars will still operate, but will short turn once they reach the Fleet loop on Fleet Street near Bathurst Street.

Also during the closure, construction is scheduled for the eastbound platform at GO Exhibition station.

The Exhibition loop will re-open as of August.

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New Year’s Eve is around the corner and free transit rides are in the offing.

From 7 p.m. Dec. 31 until 7 a.m. New Year’s Day, the TTC will be completely free to use. Most routes, including the subway, will have extended hours until almost 4 a.m. You can also park for free at any TTC lot after 3 p.m.

Corby Spirit and Wine, which is sponsoring the

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ON HOLIDAYS wTOinTRANSIT

Programming note: This is the final TOinTransit column of 2015.

I’m taking a couple of weeks off for a longawaited vacation, which means the column is on hiatus until I return. Of course, keep on visiting www.insidetoronto.com for the latest transit developments.

On behalf of everyone at Metroland Media Toronto, have a safe and happy holiday. ToinTransit will return the week of Jan. 11.

Until then.

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The holidays are here and both the TTC and GO Transit are running adjusted service schedules into 2016. Here’s a rundown: TTC: Through today, Dec. 24, the TTC will run regular weekday service with subway stations opening at 6 a.m. daily.

Come Christmas Day, the schedule reverts to Sunday service, with the subway and Scarborough RT beginning operation at 9 a.m.

On Boxing Day, a holiday schedule is also in effect, which is identical to Sundays although the subway opens at 6 a.m.

Regular transit service resumes as of Monday, Dec. 28 until Wednesday, Dec. 30.

Then on New Year’s Eve, all TTC rides will be free as of 7

p.m. until 7 a.m. New Year’s Day. As well, the subway, the SRT and most bus and streetcar routes will stay open until almost 4 a.m. to service the late night revellers.

On Jan. 1, the subway and most non-overnight routes will start operation at 9 a.m.

And on Sunday, Jan. 3 the subway and most routes will begin running at 8 a.m.

Jan. 3 will also mark a fare increase for 2016 with cash fares increasing by a quarter to $3.25; a 10-cent increase to tokens will up the individual cost to $2.90 each; a 50-cent increase will raise day passes up to $12; a $1.50 bump for weekly passes will add up to $41.50.

For more information, visit www.ttc.ca GO TRANSIT: GO will

operate earlier service on Christmas Eve, with trains on all seven lines leaving Union Station starting after noon.

Visit www.gotransit.com to check your route.

On Christmas Day, GO will operate on a Sunday schedule, and from Dec. 26 to 28 weekend service levels will be in effect. That means any lines that don’t normally operate weekends will not offer service during that period.

On New Year’s Eve, GO will provide earlier trips starting after noon on most of its routes. Then after 7 p.m. you can ride any GO route for free.

Extended service will be in effect following midnight on all corridors with the exception of Richmond Hill.

On Jan. 1, GO will operate on a Sunday schedule.

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RIDE spot checks out nightly during holidays JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com The last thing Toronto police Sgt. Gary Olson, of 55 Division, wants to do at this time of the year – or at any time of the year for that matter – is knock on the door of a family whose loved one has been killed or seriously injured as a result of drunk driving.

“It is not fun,” said Olson, who was part of a team of more than 20 officers from 55, 54 and 51 divisions as well as members of the Toronto Police Service Auxiliary and the RCMP who put on a holiday RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) spot check last Friday night on the Bloor Viaduct, just west of Broadview Avenue.

More than 300 vehicles were stopped and seven roadside screening device tests were performed during the four-hour RIDE program.

“This is the biggest RIDE we do all year,” Olson said, noting 55 Division conducts at least two spot checks a week throughout the year.

“We’ve been very productive at taking impaired drivers off the road,” he said, adding the main purpose of RIDE spot checks is to get the message out to drivers that drinking and driving will not be tolerated.

Vo l u n t e e r s f ro m t h e Toronto chapter of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk

“Just looking at the carnage these drunk drivers cause is horrific,” Hansen said while on a short break from running the Dec. 18 initiative.

“You’re not just impacting the person you’ve hurt, you’re impacting their whole family.”

Like Olson, the last thing Hansen said she wants to do is break the news to a family that their loved one has been killed or seriously injured because of an impaired driver.

“I’m still in contact with some people whose whole lives have been turned upside down (because of drunk driving),” she said, adding as a parent she worries about her own children being hurt or killed by a drunk driver.

“There’s no reason for

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Toronto police officers conduct a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) spot check on the Bloor Viaduct Friday night.

Driving) Canada were also on hand on the viaduct to thank drivers for being sober, hand out MADD red ribbons and distribute literature on Campaign 911, which urges people to call 911 if they see suspected impaired drivers.

“We go out on RIDE (spot checks) every month, usually a couple of times a month,” said MADD Toronto board member Marlene Stephens, whose husband, Paul, was killed by an impaired driver in July 1992 while driving on Hwy. 404.

“The more RIDE (programs) there are, the more visibility there is about the issue and hopefully they act as a deterrent.”

Stephens said MADD

Canada’s message to party goers during the holiday season and throughout the year is to plan ahead: use a designated driver, take a cab or public transit, or stay overnight.

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“We’d like to move the negotiations along, we’d like to have a deal that’s both fair to the workers and fair to the taxpayers and this is just the next step in that process,” said Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, who also heads the city’s labour relations committee.

“We believe a conciliator can play a role in reaching a fair and equitable deal.”

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While most labour negotiations go on for several months before one side or another asks for the process to be escalated to a provincial conciliator, this is the second time that the City of Toronto has decided to make that call earlier in the process.

In the last round of negotiations in 2012, Toronto did the same thing, to put pressure on negotiations and strategically avoid the possibility of a summer garbage strike.

The move was effective then, as only library workers walked off the job and the city’s inside and outside workers settled without a strike.

Minnan-Wong admitted the city wants to avoid a job action in the summer.

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