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CELEBRATION: Seniors dance at the Chinese New Year celebration hosted recently by the South Riverdale Community Health Centre’s Vibrant, Informed and Prosperous Grandparents Group. The Year of the Ram will be officially welcomed on Feb. 19.

Planning work is now underway on Toronto East General Ho s p i t a l ’s ( T E G H ) n e w 380,000-square-foot patient care tower. Infrastructure Ontario, a Crown agency of the Province of Ontario that works to deliver public benefits through partnerships with the private sector, announced this week that CannonDesign Ltd. has been selected to lead the planning, design and compliance aspects for TEGH’s new patient care building, which will be located at the corner of Salmon and Coxwell avenues. The planning, design and compliance (PDC) team is responsible for establishing the guidelines and performance requirements the building team must adhere to and meet when preparing its designs. The PDC team will also monitor construction progress and >>>HOSPITAL, page 15

Winterfolk Blues and Roots fest heats up the Danforth The 13th annual Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival is set to heat up the west Danforth over most of the Family Day holiday weekend from Friday night through to Sunday (but not holiday Monday).

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A $10 wristband, available at all venues, allows admittance to all shows, in all venues over the entire weekend – except for five special ticketed, multipleperformer events with their own modest admission.

More than 150 artists, representing a wide array of ‘roots’ stylings such as urban, blues, rock, jazz, country and folk, will be performing on five stages in four venues. Located between Broadview

and Chester subway stops, they include the Black Swan Tavern (two stages), Dora Keogh Irish Pub, Terri O’s and Globe Bistro. The festival will also include special tribute events, an awards

ceremony, community stages and various themed musical workshops with something for everyone to enjoy.

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PERFECT CONDITIONS: Clockwise from above: Marcus Santana rides a sled at Fairmount Park Saturday afternoon during the Ice Masters Winterfest; Residents skate on the rink at Fairmount Park; Olive, a nine-week-old Ganaraskan puppy, braves the cold; Michaela Goldhar, 6, laces up. The event featured live music, skating, hot drinks, sledding and more.

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Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher brings the hammer down Tuesday at Toronto City Hall. The gavel was sculpted from wood taken from the Maple Leaf Forever tree.

Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher and BeachesEast York Councillor MaryMargaret McMahon brought the hammer down on the Toronto Council Chambers Tuesday morning, when they delivered a lectern and speaker’s mallet hewn from the branches of the famous Maple Leaf Forever Tree. The political tchotchke are just two of the objects artisans have crafted from the silver maple tree that had stood on Laing Avenue in Leslieville for more than 100 years. The tree is said to

have inspired Alexander Muir to compose ‘The Maple Leaf Forever’ — a song that for many Canadians stood for the country’s national anthem before the introduction of ‘O Canada.’ The tree was blown down during a storm in 2013, but that was not the end of it. Thanks to a motion brought forward by Fletcher, city staff from the city’s Economic Development and Culture, and Parks, Forestry and Recreation divisions gathered up the wood and made it available for public projects across the city. “Currently over 400 unique pieces are being made from

this tree and some of them will reside at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the Ontario Science Centre, the Royal Ontario Museum and at the Canadian embassy in London,” said Councillor McMahon. At Toronto City Hall, the tree provided wood for the restoration of the Speaker’s lectern, using the tree’s wood on top and also for a carving of the city’s logo. The lectern was refurbished by Dixon Hall’s Mill Centre. The gavel meanwhile is all Maple Leaf Forever. Fletcher presented it to speaker Frances Nunziata at the start of the meeting.

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On that note, he said he’d like to see residents make better use of their laneways by holding community events and parties in them and by naming more of them. Morrice also pointed to possible collaborations with The Laneway Project, an innovative new initiative working to change Toronto’s relationship with its laneways. “More presence from the community is a solution for preventing crimes,” said Morrice, who often cycles through laneways in the community snapping photos of

in the community and has a good grasp of local crime concerns. One of the key ways he’s connecting with those in 55 Division is through social media. Each day, Morrice goes through the crimes that have occurred in the area over the last 24 hours and shares that information with the community in an effort to help prevent further crimes from happening. His social media posts usually include crime prevention tips to help people from becoming victims of such a crime. “In a matter of minutes I can relay a crime concern to upwards of 15,000 to 17,000 people. Social media is a great tool for us to get information out and to get information to come in,” said Morrice, who joined 55 Division seven years ago as a front-line officer. “I also look at crime trends and consider ways the police and the community can work together.” Morrice also attends community meetings and meets with people who have concerns.

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crime prevention perspective. Morrice said this resolution will involve going around the community and talking with people about public safety issues they may have. “It’s like the broken-window theory on a smaller scale,” he said, explaining by addressing smaller crimes like graffiti, bigger crime issues are less likely to develop. Morrice’s fourth and final resolution, “Dawn to Dust”, is all about encouraging people of all ages to get active and have a stronger presence and sense of ownership in 55 Division. One of the ways he’s proposing to do this is through a 12-hour tour through the city’s east end where the concept of “natural surveillance” is demonstrated through photographs of people enjoying the community at all times of the day. Morrice is interested in receiving feedback and guidance from the community to carry out his 2015 crime prevention resolutions. See information box on how he can be reached. Almost six months into his role as 55 Division’s crime prevention officer, Morrice said he’s now started developing relationships with people

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Const. Jon Morrice, 55 Division’s new crime prevention officer, has some big goals for the coming year. A police officer for 14 years who started working in the community response unit last August, Morrice has created a four-point Crime Prevention Campaign for 2015. “I’ve developed my own approach to crime prevention and it has led to the development of my 2015 resolutions,” said Morrice, who grew up in the Beach and continues to live in the city’s east end with his wife and young son. His crime prevention “resolutions” focus on four key areas: lighting, laneways, areas that need fixing and natural surveillance. Morrice’s first point, “Let There Be Light”, focuses on areas in 55 Division with poor lighting, notably parks, laneways and parking lots. Some of the ways he’s addressing these concerns is by doing walkabouts and letting people know about issues he observes via social media. His second resolution called “Changing Lanes” is in response

to the high number of break and enters to homes that back onto laneways. “I want to focus on making (these homes) less desirable to criminals,” he said. ”With laneways, suspects can go virtually unnoticed and there are a lot of laneways in 55 Division because it’s an older part of town,” said Morrice, who said he’s working on encouraging residents to clean up and maintain the laneways at the rear of their home and make them more liveable spaces.

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ow can Toronto optimize the legacy of the upcoming Pan Am Games? What opportunities are there to create lasting change in our communities as a result of hosting the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games this summer? In this space last week, we wrote of how the Pan Am Path, an 84-kilometre trail being built to connect communities across the Toronto region, could create a living legacy for the city. It’s not the only example. Consider the facility construction and renovation that have taken place in Toronto because of the Games: The Aquatics Centre at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus. The track and field facility at York University in North York. The renovated Etobicoke Olympium. The Pan Am / Parapan Am Fields at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus. Several sites in CIBC Pan Am Park located along the shores of Lake Ontario, including Exhibition Place, Ontario Place and the West Channel. We can make use of those our view facilities in terms of promoting physical activity and Take advantage enabling community particiin local events. There of all the Games pation are significant opportunities offers to Toronto to impact the lives of many Torontonians. Consider that there’s an entire neighbourhood – the Canary District – in the West Don Lands being constructed that will serve as temporary home for athletes this summer. Following the Games, that neighbourhood must integrate into the surrounding community and the city as a whole. How that transpires can serve as an example for other neighbourhoods when they experience a major development. And it’s not just bricks and mortar examples. There are opportunities for local businesses. There’s the opportunity to learn more about another culture being represented at the Games. There’s the volunteer experience. This isn’t about whether having the Games in Toronto is a good idea or not. We’re past that point. This is about making use of what the city will have after the Games and building the best possible legacy. There is potential to enable positive change on a grand scale. Learn more about the Games. Learn more about the facilities and parks being built. Understand how you as a resident of Toronto can take full advantage of Games facilities to create a better lifestyle once the Games are done. Anything less would simply be a wasted opportunity.

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Making sense of the city’s budget Making sense of the City of Toronto budget is not an easy thing, but it is not impossible. The city staff and out local councillors do make considerable effort to summarize it. On Monday, Feb. 9, I attended a very good overview presented by Ward 31 Beaches–East York Councillor Janet Davis. Taking place at the East York Civic Centre, a group of concerned citizens were given a detailed overview of the proposed structure of the 2015 budget. Let me remind you that at this point the budget is still at the consultation and debate stage. It still has to go to city council for final debate and approval, so it is far from complete. This is one of the positive aspects of living in a democracy; that the final decision is not made until the last vote is taken. The key points regarding

joe cooper watchdog the 2015 budget lay in the areas of public transportation, service improvement and preparing to host the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games. The budget also proposes the investment of $75 million in service improvement, the largest in recent history. This will include investments in transit, poverty reduction, and public safety as well as new facilities. These will include two new libraries, three new community centres, a new childcare facility as well as a new TTC maintenance and storage facility. What is most interesting is that the 2015 operating budget proposes no major service cuts, however, there will be increases in service costs and the reduction

in rebate programs, such as the solid waste rebate program. That is the reality of the new budget, that in order to make the city work, there will be necessary increases in user fees, though many of these will be hidden. An example of that will be the 10 cent fare increase in the cost of a set of tokens for rides on the TTC. However, in return this will see 50 new buses for four new express bus routes and the reduction of overcrowding. At the same time, children between the ages of two to 12 years old will be able to ride the TTC for free beginning March 1. Likewise new fees will be charged on construction sites that occupy traffic lanes will generate millions of dollars for the city. There will be other improvements made to the city’s services that have been lacking such as the addition of 56 new

paramedics and 25 new fire service positions. On top of this there will be 260 new police officers in 2015 through three recruitment classes. Attention will also be paid to recreation as 280 new before and after school programs will be implemented along with 614,000 hours of instructional and recreational programs. What you need to understand is that only 34 per cent of the operating costs come from property taxes. Likewise the majority of the money paid out goes to emergency services, transportation, and infrastructure and core services. Not frivolous items as some would have you believe. There is no gravy. 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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Family Day Weekend WHEN: today to Monday, Feb. 16 from noon to 4 p.m. WHERE: Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, 67 Pottery Rd. CONTACT: 416-396-2819, COST: Adult $5.31, youth/senior $3, child $2 (plus tax); Drop in Celebrate Family Day, Valentine’s and the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag. PA Day Fun WHEN: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Pape-Danforth Public Library, 701 Pape Ave. CONTACT: Pape Danforth Library, 416-393-7727 COST: Free Celebrate friendship with Mo Willem’s book characters: Elephant and Piggy. Ages 4 and up. Winterfolk Festival WHEN: today to Feb. 15 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. WHERE: Black Swan Tavern, 154 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: 416-4690537 COST: A combination of paywhat-you-can and ticketed events. Urban, blues, rock, jazz, country, folk and roots music. More than 150 artists will be performing at four venues and five stages over three days. Rob Martine WHEN: 8 p.m. to midnight WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 10,

Riverdale Historical Society WHEN: 6 to 7:15 p.m. WHERE: St. Matthew’s Clubhouse, 450 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: 416-465-8516 COST: $4/free to members Presentation by John Goddard, author of Inside the Museums: Toronto’s Heritage Sites and Their Most Prized Objects illuminates Toronto’s early history through its small heritage museums.

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1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: jean. mckay@rogers.com COST: Free Rob Martine. St. Valentine’s Day Dinner Dance WHEN: 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714 COST: $10 to $12 Dinner followed by live entertainment with J&J Entertainment. Valentine’s Day Dinner- Theatre WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Whistler’s Grille and Cafe, 995 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: Paola Caldaroni, paola@ shadowpaththeatre.ca COST: Early

bird tickets: $60/Regular $68 Plays In Cafes includes a three course meal and three 15 minute romantic comedies. Purchase tickets at: www. playsincafestickets.eventbrite.ca/

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Toronto Card Show/Sports Card and Memorabilia Show WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Amsterdam Brewery (Leaside), 45 Esandar Dr. COST: ladies/kids: free; big boys: $3 A sports card and memorabilia show.

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Variety Show Auditions WHEN: today and Wednesday 6:30

to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: PresteignWoodbine United Church, 2538 St. Clair Ave. E. CONTACT: 416-7558352 COST: $7 and $20 per family Show is on the Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. Drop In Darts WHEN: 7:30 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714 COST: $5; Drop in Blind draw format. All money returned in prizes.

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East York Historical Society WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Dr. CONTACT: 416-429-7821 COST: Free Jim Lister shows slides of historic buildings in East York.

Women of Style: Influential Women and the Designers Who Dress Them. East York Garden Club Meeting WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Stan Wadlow Clubhouse, 373 Cedarvale Ave. CONTACT: www.eygc.ca COST: Free Guest Speaker Frank Kershaw will discuss: The Recycled Garden. 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 Allan Redway, lawyer, your questions about wills and estates. Visitors and new members are welcome. A University degree is not a prerequisite for membership.

Pancake Supper WHEN: 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Don Mills United Church, 126 O’Connor Dr. CONTACT: 416-425-4951 COST: Adults $5; children $4 Pancake supper.

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Fashion from the Ages WHEN: 1:30 to 3 p.m. RSVP by Feb. 15 WHERE: Mosaic Home Care Services & Community Resource Centre, CNIB, 1929 Bayview Ave., Suite 215H CONTACT: 905-597-7000 COST: Free

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Transit debate wearing on public Predictably, Toronto council didn’t want to trouble itself this week with more questions about the Scarborough subway plan. Councillor Josh Matlow dared them to do otherwise, submitting five fairly uncomfortable administrative inquiries poking holes in council’s plans to hike taxes and build an expensive threestop subway along a route that had been slated for a fully funded seven-stop light rail line. Questions asked, questions answered, council decided, voting to approve a motion from Deputy Mayor Glenn De Baeremaeker to receive the inquiries and not send them along to Mayor John Tory’s Executive Committee. T h e q u e s t i o n s w e re answered, by city manager Joe Pennachetti as the rules require. Given those answers, one might have thought councillors would be interested in a little more talk. Matlow wondered about the sunk costs that the city will be responsible for paying on

david nickle the city the cancellation of the light rail line. Pennachetti said he’d report later, although leaked documents indicate it sits at $75 million. In 2013, they were estimated at $10 million more. What will the new subway cost to run? Pennachetti said $30 million to $40 million a year for capital maintenance. What of SmartTrack and its impact on ridership of the subway? All of that will be factored in to further studies emerging as the subway environmental assessment unfolds, and the SmartTrack preliminary work proceeds. And what is that ridership? In 2006, the city estimated 9,500 people per hour. In 2013, ridership was estimated at 14,000. In the end, only six councillors thought those questions required more study. De Baeremaeker, with the bless-

ing of Tory, carried the day and the matter is shelved. After the vote, De Baeremaeker pointed out that many of the questions Matlow posed had been answered in 2013 when council made the leap from light rail to subway. But things change. Among other things, De Baeremaeker is proposing another $150 million for a fourth station on the line. Matlow is not the only one uncomfortable with this. Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong voted against the subway in 2013 and still thinks there are problems. But that’s not the same thing as wanting to reopen the matter. The public wants to get on with things. There is one more question, though: are Torontonians tired enough of debate to sign a blank cheque for a transit plan that’s looking more and more like a bad fit? Guess we’ll find out.

David Nickle is The Mirror’s city hall reporter. His column appears every Thursday.

loss on Scarborough RT wpower Scores of Scarborough RT riders were forced to switch to emergency shuttle buses over the weekend following an extended outage on the aged transit line. The TTC blamed “electrical power loss” for the hours-long shutdown of the line from Kennedy to McCowan RT stations which lasted much of Saturday. This year should have marked the opening of the Scarborough LRT, which would have replaced the RT. But with plans switched to building a subway extension it won’t be until at least 2023 when Scarborough residents have a new transit option. Until then the TTC hopes to extend the shelf-life of the RT and should it eventually break down beyond all repair, replace its operation with buses. WORKERS seek backing from mayor wTTC

Mayor John Tory got a rough ride from transit workers this week demanding he take a position on the possible contracting out of TTC

rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT union jobs. The mayor was greeted with chants of “keep transit public” from workers at the TTC’s Hillcrest maintenance facility when he toured the site Monday. At issue is an agreement signed with the province giving the TTC the right to operate the planned lines, including the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, but leaves design and maintenance responsibilities to the provincial government. OF SNOW BLOCKS BIKE SHARE STATION wPILE

For days, a mound of snow has blocked access to a Bike Share Toronto station. Last Thursday, TTC board member Alan Heisey first tweeted a photo of the snow-covered station at the northeast corner of King Street and University Avenue, which looked like it was covering at least half of the available bicycle docks where members of the bike

share pick up or drop off their rented rides. Heisey then tweeted another picture Monday showing the snow had still not been removed. City councillor Pam McConnell confirmed through Twitter the snow was left by a private contractor. STATION TO GET INTERNET ACCESS wSPADINA

Spadina Station will soon have access to subway Wi-Fi, the TTC announced last week. Museum and St. Patrick were the latest stops connected to the list of stations already offering the TCONNECT wireless network that riders can access for free from their smartphones. Spadina is set to go online next month. Last year, service provider BAI Canada pledged to have the downtown subway loop completed in time for the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games this summer Rahul Gupta is The Mirror’s transit reporter. His column appears on Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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Further funding approved for SmartTrack study DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Toronto council has approved another $1.65 million to fund a bevy of studies looking at the feasibility of Mayor John Tory’s SmartTrack plan. Council voted overwhelmingly to go ahead with the studies — adding to the $750,000 already approved

by council to conduct early studies on the above-ground train line. The line piggybacks on a provincial initiative to electrify GO tracks and provide 15-minute all-day service, on a line swooping south from Markham through Scarborough, downtown Toronto and along Eglinton Avenue through Etobicoke to

Mississauga. Tory’s plan would boost the number of stations on the line to 22, and also build new track to the west of the community of Mount Dennis. Controversially, Tory has proposed using tax-increment financing to pay for the city’s share of the project. For the most part, councillors were in favour of moving

ahead with the studies if not the final project, even voting down a motion from ParkdaleHigh Park Councillor Gord Perks to scrap the western length of the project. Tory did have to defend his plan against Rob Ford, now a city councillor for Etobicoke and briefly Tory’s opponent in the mayoral race. Ford accused Tory of

deceiving voters, not telling them that the plan would “rip up” Eglinton Avenue, or that the city might have to spend money on studies prior to proceeding. Tory shot back at one point: “I will not take any lessons here about the proper way to do things. This is expending a proper amount of money to get facts before asking

council and other levels of government to make a major decision to invest billions of dollars.” In the end, only Ford and York West Councillor Anthony Perruzza voted against the studies.

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High quality, locally sourced catering from newly launched Tart Deco Tart Deco held its business launch on Sunday Feb 8 at The Social Gardener Café in the Riverdale Hub* to incredible success. 70 people stopped by the event to sample Tart Deco’s delectable treats. Tart Deco is a small event catering company, owned and

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East Side Players presents ‘Speaking in Tongues’ STARRING Kizzy Kaye Lydia Kiselyk Ted Powers Steve Switzman

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East Side Players presents “Speaking in Tongues” by Andrew Bovell, a study of human relationships, love and betrayal, with elements of a thriller. The award-winning Australian playwright also wrote the screenplays for “Strictly Ballroom,” directed by Baz Luhrmann, “A Man Most Wanted,” the recent adaptation of a John Le Carre novel, and “Lantana,” the film that was based on this play. “Speaking in Tongues” has had successful runs in Australia, London, New

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Skate for Camp event set for Withrow Park ALI RAZA araza@insidetoronto.com Lace up those skates this Sunday at Withrow Park as the Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre hosts Skate for Camp. In time for Family Day, Skate for Camp offers com-

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and they will be distributed on the day of the event. Former Toronto Maple Leaf player Lou Francheschetti is also set to attend the event. Skate for Camp will be at the Withrow Park rink from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday.

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If you have any outstanding issues about any of the projects in the Master Plan, please address them to the City staff listed below and we will attempt to seek a mutually acceptable resolution. If concerns regarding a project in the Master Plan cannot be resolved in discussion with the City ofToronto, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual environmental assessments. Written requests must be sent to: The Honourable Glen Murray Minister of the Environment & Climate Change 77 Wellesley St. W., Ferguson Block, 11th Fl., Toronto, ON M7A 2T5 and Ministry of the Environment & Climate Change Environmental Approvals Branch 2 St. Clair Ave. W., Fl. 12A, Toronto, ON M4V 1L5 and Josie Franch City of Toronto – Public Consultation Unit Metro Hall, 19th Fl., 55 John St., Toronto, ON M5V 3C6 Tel: 416-338-2859, Fax: 416-392-2974, TTY: 416-338-0889 E-mail: jfranch@toronto.ca Visit: toronto.ca/involved/projects If no requests are received by March 6, 2015, the City may proceed with the project as outlined in the Master Plan. Issue Date: February 5, 2015

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Community needs “It’s exciting to see the new patient care tower becoming a reality, a building that

will cater specifically to our community’s needs and set a new standard in providing high-quality, patient-centered care.” The new patient care tower, which is expected to be completed by 2023, will also include an underground parking lot and courtyard along Coxwell Avenue. Other aspects of the patient care tower project include the replacement of the oldest beds in the medical/surgical and rehabilitation units; the replacement of the mental health inpatient units for adult and child/youth care; the consolidation of ambu-

latory care and ambulatory procedures; and the renovation of select areas within and adjacent to the critical care units to improve space and expand the hospital’s cardiac catheterization program. Further, TEGH’s new patient care tower is also aiming to achieve a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification for excellence and sustainability. “This is a positive step forward for the revitalization of the Toronto East General Hospital, and I’m pleased our government is moving forward with this

Neighbourhood walk on Family Day The newly-created East Toronto Neighbourhood Association is hosting a Family Day event on Monday. Starting at noon, local historian Gene Domagala will lead a historic walk in the community. Those interested

in taking part should meet at the Main Street Library, 137 Main St., just south of Gerrard Street East. The hourlong walk will conclude at The Grover Pub and Grub, 676 Kingston Rd., just east of Main Street.

strong investment in public infrastructure,” said Brad Duguid, Ontario’s minister of economic development, employment and infrastructure, in a release. Dr. Eric Hoskins, Ontario’s minister of health and longterm care, said the announcement is “great news” for the community as it would “provide patients with improved access and quality care.” “Investing in this facility will create jobs in the local community, and provide residents of east Toronto with quality health-care services. This important project is an example of our govern-

ment’s commitment to putting patients first, ensuring Ontarians are connected with state-of-the-art services and facilities.” AFP financing Infrastructure Ontario and TEGH will issue a request for qualifications for the design, construction and financing of the project using the Alternative Financing and Procurement (AFP) model, which transfers the risks associated with the design, construction and financing of complex projects to the private sector.

Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Infrastructure Ontario are working closely with TEGH to build the new facilities, which will remain publicly owned, publicly controlled and publicly accountable. Toronto East General Hospital is currently in the midst of a major redevelopment, which aims to enable the delivery of efficient, accessible, high-quality patientcare and will replace some of the oldest and dysfunctional spaces at the hospital.

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At 2 p.m., community members are invited to make their way to the natural ice rink at Norwood Park, south of Gerrard Street East and west of Main Street, for a family skate. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served.

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METRO, AIR MILES AND CONTEST WINNER SUPPORT KIDS HELP PHONE On Feb.6, Carmen Fortino, SVP of Metro Ontario presented a cheque for $75,000 to Sophie Qi, the grand prize winner of the AIR MILES “Swipe for a Chance to Win” contest at the Metro grocery store at 656 Eglinton Ave. East. Qi was also awarded with 500,000 AIR MILES Reward Miles. In turn, Qi decided to donate a portion of her winnings to Kids Help Phone, Canada’s only 24-hour online and telephone counselling service for kids and teens.Between Qi’s 55,000 AIR MILES points,and a donation from Metro, they presented a cheque for $7,500 to Jenny Yuen, Associate Vice President at Kid’s Help Phone.

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