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LEASIDE INVITATIONAL ACTION: Leaside Flames White player Daniel Rankine, centre, works to posses the puck while surrounded

by Leaside Gold players, during the Victoria Village 2016 Select Invitational hockey tournament’s novice game on Saturday.

A 16-year-old boy is fighting for life after being shot in the neck in East York on Monday night.

The shooting happened on Dentonia Park Avenue at Thyra Avenue in the Danforth and Victoria Park avenues area at 6:06 p.m.

Good Samaritans rendered first aid to the bleeding and unconscious victim before emergency crews arrived.

The teen was taken to hospital via an emergency run.

“We haven’t had a chance to speak with him,” said Const.

Craig Brister, noting the victim remains in hospital with lifethreatening injuries.

Police don’t have a description of the shooter.

“The investigation is still ongoing,” Brister said.

Anyone with information is asked to call 54 Division at 416-808-5400.

Beaches-East York MP hosts town hall on Syrian refugees Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith is hosting a town hall on Syrian refugees.

The meeting will include a rich-media presentation followed by a question-and-

answer session.

Sunday The meeting will take place this Sunday at noon at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 11, which is located

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at 9 Dawes Rd., just south of Danforth Avenue.

Representatives from the federal Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship will also be in attendance at the

meeting.

All community are welcome to attend the town hall meeting.

For more information on Sunday’s meeting, please email

MP Erskine-Smith’s office at nathaniel.erskine-smith.a1@ parl.gc.ca Erskine-Smith’s office can also be reached by calling 416432-5489.

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Binata Mridha shows off her son, Orian, at Michael Garron Hospital on Friday. The eight pounder was born at 2:14 a.m. New Year’s Day and was the first baby of the year at the hospital, formerly called Toronto East General. Toronto’s first baby of 2016 was also a boy, Julian, born at North York General Hospital at 39 seconds past midnight.

Hospital celebrates birth of first new arrival in 2016 The first baby born in East York in 2016 was also the first to ring in a new year at the newly-renamed Michael Garron Hospital.

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Hospital, formerly Toronto East General Hospital, Friday, Jan. 1. Orian, who weighed in at eight pounds, arrived at 2:14 a.m. Approximately 3,100 babies will be born in East York this year.

Toronto’s first baby of the year, a boy named Julian, was born at North York General Hospital just 39 seconds after midnight.

He weighed in at almost 8.6 pounds.

Beaches-East York politicians to host New Year’s Levee Beaches-East York politicians from all three levels of government are inviting the community to join them in celebrating 2016 on Sunday, Jan. 10.

The levee is being hosted

by Ward 32 Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, MPP Arthur Potts and MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith.

The levee will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at The Naval Club of Toronto,

which is located at 19101 Gerrard St. E., west of Woodbine Avenue. All are welcome to attend.

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East Yorkers input on city budget sought

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Meeting to be held at East York Civic Centre East Yorkers can weigh in on Toronto’s upcoming budget during hearings at the East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave., Thursday, Jan. 14 at 3 and 6 p.m.

To register to speak to the budget subcommittee members during one of the meetings, email buc@toronto. ca or call 416-392-4666.

Written deputations

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NEW YEAR’S LEVEE: Ward 29 Toronto-Danforth Councillor Mary Fragedakis hugs a constituent during the East York open house New Year’s Levee on Sunday. The event was called Welcome East York and it took place at the East York Civic Centre.

For people unable to attend, written deputations can be submitted to the budget committee by faxing 416-392-1879, emailing buc@toronto.ca or mail to Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., 10th Floor, West Tower, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2.

Comments on the budget can also be directed to local

councillors.

Those unable to attend the hearings in East York can also watch them live online at www.youtube.com/c/ TorontoCityCouncilLive/ The city’s preliminary budget was presented Dec. 15 and is available online at www. toronto.ca/budget2016 More information about the budget process, and how to get involved, is also available through the website.

On Monday Jan. 11, a town hall to inform residents about proposed increases to user fees will be held at 6 p.m. inside Committee Room 2 at City Hall, 100 Queen St. W. Toronto’s final 2016 operating budget and 2016-2025 capital budget and plan will be reviewed and approved by council Feb. 17 and 18.

Tennier reflects on years with Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com About five years ago, longtime Gerrard-Woodbine resident Kate Tennier decided the time was right to take concrete action on supporting her small-business community.

“It was either then or never.

I’m kind of an all-or-nothing person,” she said during a recent interview, speaking about how the Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association (BHNA) came to be.

“I put up posters, sent out emails and used word of mouth to get the word out.

Sixty people showed up to that initial meeting. There were so many great ideas and so many people were interested in contributing.”

Since then, the thriving community organization, which Tennier described as a “reverse business improve-

ment area” concept, has hosted countless events and initiatives in the GerrardWoodbine area, while helping local business owners and residents develop a stronger sense of community in what they’ve named the Beach Hill neighbourhood.

Energy and effort “We were like many, if not most, smaller neighbourhoods in Toronto with a former thriving commercial district,” said Tennier, who has lived in the neighbourhood for 20 years.

“With the advent of the second vehicle, we saw people leaving the community to shop and we’re not unique.

This is happening throughout Toronto.”

With the energy and efforts of 22 “old reliables” supported by a nine-member execu-

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Kate Tennier founded the Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association five years ago.

tive team, Tennier said the Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association is well on its way to helping make the Gerrard-Woodbine area a more walkable, viable and

community-minded neighbourhood.

Some of the group’s initiatives have included spring flower plantings in tree wells, the installation of funky benches outside stores along Gerrard Street East, new community murals, and an adopta-tree maintenance program as well as several community events: the annual Bake-ORama, Fall Fête, Spring Fling and Town Hall (annual general meeting) at the Naval Club of Toronto.

After close to five years as the group’s chair, Tennier announced back in March the time had come to hand over the torch.

Shortly before the holidays, her run at the helm of Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association officially came to an end.

Several of the group’s core volunteers gathered in early

December to wish Tennier the best of luck in her new ventures.

Ward 32 Councillor MaryMargaret McMahon was also in attendance and presented Tennier with a scroll from the City of Toronto as well as a key to the Beach Hill neighbourhood. At that time, the “benevolent dictator”, as Tennier was affectionately known, was also presented with a gift certificate to a local spa, a bouquet of flowers from a local florist, and a booklet filled with kind words.

“It was just really fantastic,” she said.

“You can only be a leader when you’re surrounded by leaders and I consider myself a leader among leaders.”

Tennier said she has no doubt the BHNA is being left in good hands and said she’d continue supporting the group’s activities and cam-

paigns as a regular member.

“I was just overwhelmed when I sat down to look at the list of people doing things,” she said.

“We’ve created a sense of place for people from all walks of life and backgrounds (in Beach Hill). I feel really proud of what we’ve accomplished and I also have a real sense of admiration for all of the people who have done so much to make this a success.”

Tennier said a great group of strong, pro-active and talented people under the guidance of new BHNA coordinator Jason Gilman will be taking the Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association into its next chapter.

“They don’t need me,” said Tennier, adding she hopes her efforts will inspire young people to follow their passion and get things done.

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oronto might be a city on the move, but a casual observer might wonder whether that movement would be outpaced by a glacier.

When we build something – whether a subway, a highway or a waterfront – we are not inclined much to hurry.

Of all the slow-burn builds, few are slower than the revitalization of Union Station.

The grand old station officially opened in 1927 and was built during the First World War. It was then and remains a vital transportation hub for the largest city in Canada.

It was in 2000 – 16 years ago – that Toronto purchased the station and looked for a private-sector partner to redevelop and renovate the station.

Nearly a decade ago, Toronto and the federal and provincial governments launched a $640-million plan to expand, repair, and revitalize the station.

It went over budget, and now our view is going to cost in the neighbourhood of $800 million.

It was supposed to be finished New deal in 2015. brings life to Now, it is expected to be done in 2017. To say the project’s progtransit hub ress has been painful is an understatement.

It was hopeful news, then, when at Monday’s Government Management Committee, councillors considered altering the lease with Osmington, the company that manages the leases in the public space of Union Station.

The lease will see Osmington put another $37 million into the project to enhance the leasable public space, to turn the station into more of a destination.

The deal seems like a good one: Toronto will pay for its portion of the redevelopment by forgoing the incremental revenue it would receive from the new spaces.

In the end, the city projects it will still get more revenue than if the spaces were maintained as-is.

The only money the city would put up front is $500,000 for lawyers, to make sure the deal is, and stays, as good as it seems.

We sincerely hope that it is.

While it’s difficult to fault the city for the escalating costs of a project that is at once essential and a profound engineering challenge, it would be nice to cap this very tough job with a flourish to make it all look easy.

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Budget chief not interested in tax increases It didn’t take long for the fundamental direction of Toronto’s budget to emerge this week.

The Jan. 5 meeting of the budget committee had broken for lunch, after its first foray into the $11-billion worth of unfinished business that is the 2016 operating and capital budget.

The budget, as has been noted, is unfinished by design.

City finance staff made it clear in late 2015 that it is unable on its own to square maintaining existing services and adding the services that council approved last year, and also keeping the property tax increase below the rate of inflation.

Staff, in fact, couldn’t even figure out how to balance the budget without the $67-million worth of enhancements approved by council and its agencies.

The budget will require $23 million of, well, something to balance it without adding a lick of service.

david nickle the city Council has to figure its own way out of this.

There are not really very many routes.

Council could raise property taxes higher than inflation, or find some similar way to bring in extra cash. Or it could dig into other parts of the budget, either cutting services or trimming staff and resources, expecting more out of what remains.

Or, it could simply refuse to fund some or all of the enhancements it supported through 2015.

At least as far as the budget committee goes, it looks as though this last option is the one that we’re going to be looking at.

Budget chair Gary Crawford spoke with reporters after a morning going over those options with staff, and immediately after council progressives

Joe Mihevc and Joe Cressey had made their pitches for versions of the first option.

And he made it clear over the next month of budget hearings, he’s not going to have much time for tax increases and revenue tools. It’s going to all be about setting priorities, among those $67-million in enhancements, or as Crawford referred to them in scrums, the “wish list.”

We’ll see how all that goes. I don’t recall any of the motions and reports approved at council last year including the term “wish list.” Council debated the poverty reduction strategy last year, for instance, and approved it in principle then sent it along to be funded.

When council partially funded service enhancements at the Toronto Transit Commission in 2015, it didn’t represent the full roll-out of those increases as a “wish” for 2016.

To be fair, it is always the

case that a government has to balance its aspirations with its means, and nothing is guaranteed.

But council and Mayor John Tory ought to have considered affordability in the long term when they approved and promoted those things, during what may well be remembered as the feel-good honeymoon year after the 2014 election.

That was the year when council supported a hugely expensive rebuild of the Gardiner Expressway, and when it approved paying premiums to have city road work finished early, and when it put its stamp of approval on all sorts of enhancements.

This year is shaping up to be a little more sobering.

To paraphrase Mick Jagger: you can’t always get what you thought you voted for.

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Family of man fatally struck on Mortimer seeks contact with woman who offered help To the Editor: Athanasios (Tom) Dimovitis, a retired 85-year-old baker, while crossing Mortimer Avenue in front of his house at 6:45 a.m. on March 10, 2015 was struck by a vehicle. He died the next day on March 11.

My mother and I are seeking contact with a woman on the scene who assisted and spoke to the victim and the vehicle’s driver.

We are reaching out to this woman who was (either walking by or left her vehicle) to help my father.

I would be grateful to have an opportunity to speak with

this woman if she would kindly make contact through The East York Mirror, who will then connect her to me.

Should the caring passerby make contact, her identity will be respected and withheld, if that is her wish.

However, the family is very anxious to speak with her as she was noted as being on the scene, but unidentified.

I am seeking any information this woman may have to offer to my still grieving family.

The police paint marks can still be seen at the point of impact and at the point where the body landed after

impact on the road, several houses away; and is readily viewed from our front window.

Our deepest gratitude would be conveyed, should this woman be kind enough to make contact through The East York Mirror.

Thank you, Joanne Clyne EDITOR’S NOTE: The East York Mirror can be contacted by email at eym@insidetoronto.com, or by calling managing editor Alan Shackleton at 416-774-2257.

Put a stop to free rides on the TTC To the editor: It seems as if the TTC is always in a deficit. Every time this occurs, the riders have to shoulder the burden.

Free ride for persons 12 years of age and under is part of this mess, which was cre-

ated by Mayor John Tory.

This was an election promise to win votes to get into office. He kept his promise and the rest have to suffer.

I never heard of anyone in a modern part of the world enjoying such privilege. I am

not a TTC rider, but I feel for those who are being fleeced on a regular basis.

It is time to stop this free ride, which is also being enjoyed by the rich.

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If there has been one thing that has stood out for me in my study of healthy communities, it has been how critical personal involvement is to a neighbourhood’s success.

One of the reasons why I’ve had such a strong sense of connection to East York has been due to the fact so many people who live here are engaged with issues bigger than those simply found within the boundaries of their personal lives.

More importantly, these same people undertake to resolve those issues through long-term volunteer effort with the simple aim of making life in our community, and indeed the world, better.

Most often the work that these people engage in is to simply help people who have less power and influence in the world gain more so they can overcome injustice and inequality through their own efforts.

It is a shame that despite the fact we are living in a period of unprecedented wealth and material achieve-

joe cooper watchdog ment, far too many people are still struggling with issues that should have been resolved ages ago.

We, as a society and a community, need to recognize those who take the time to care without the intension of personal gain and in doing so inspire others. One way in which this is done in East York is through the presentation of the annual Agnes Macphail award.

Macphail was the first woman elected to Canada’s federal parliament in 1921 and who was a strong voice for those who had little or none in this country at the time.

She spoke for the farming community of Ontario and was an advocate for prison reform. As the first woman appointed as a member to the Canadian delegation to the League of Nations she spoke to the world. In 1943, she became one of the

first two women elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing York East.

In 1994, the council of the borough of East York established an annual award in her name and the tradition continues today through the efforts of the Agnes Macphail committee. The nominee should be an outstanding volunteer, advocate and contributor to community life in an area of, but not limited to, Macphail’s traditions and interests and who lives within the boundaries of the former borough of East York.

Send a nomination in writing to the East York Agnes Macphail Recognition Committee c/o Councillor Janet Davis, East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave., East York, ON, M4C 5R1.

No m i n a t i o n s m u s t b e received no later than midnight Thursday, Jan. 28.

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DJ Night at Branch 10 WHEN: 8 p.m. to midnight WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Todmorden Branch, 1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: 416-425-3070 AJ the DJ will play tunes.

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Family Storytime WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7720 COST: Free Stories, songs and rhymes for children from birth to age 6 and their caregivers. No registration required.

Live Music at The Branch WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714, rcl22.com, jimb. farrell@yahoo.ca COST: Free An evening of ’60s, ’70s and ’80s rock and roll and country as we present Harvest. Bring a non-perishable food item for the local food bank.

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Toronto Card Show WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Memorial Community Gardens, 1073 Millwood Rd. CONTACT: www.TorontoCardShow.com, Frank@ TorontoCardShow.com COST: $3 for

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East York Music Festival Fundraiser WHEN: 6 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Whistler’s Grille and Cafe, 995 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: Neven Prostran, 416-425-9933, eastyorkmusicfestival. com, eastyorkmusicfestival@gmail.com COST: $22.50 in advance, $25 at the door Fundraiser for scholarships and prizes for the East York Music Festival. Music, food and entertainment sponsored by Lippert Music Centre and Whistler’s Grille.

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 Second Thursday of the month discussion on selected non-fiction books. Today’s book is ‘Istanbul: Memories and the City’ by Orhan Pamuk.

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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.

For ages 9 to 12. Call to register.

Beaches-East York New Year’s Levee WHEN: 2 to 4 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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Preschool Art Play WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7720 COST: Free Explore craft materials and make

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 loss.

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East York Garden Club Meeting WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Stan Wadlow Clubhouse, 373 Cedarvale Ave. CONTACT: Susan Bartlett, 416668-7872, susanhirst@gmail.com COST: Free Monarchs, Mountains and Mexico: a talk and slide show by Anna Leggatt.

Doors open and refreshments at 7 p.m.; speaker at 7:30 p.m.

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 degree is not a prerequisite for membership. For details, visit www. cfuwleasideeastyork.ca

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After School Maker’s Club WHEN: 4 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7720 COST: Free

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Family Literacy Celebration with Storyteller Mariella Bertelli WHEN: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.

WHERE: Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: 416-3937720, COST: Free Hear acclaimed storyteller Mariella Bertelli sing, rhyme and tell stories.

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Foot Care at CNIB Centre WHEN: 9 a.m. 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: Community clinic $40 and in-home treatment $55 Clinics run every third Tuesday of the month. Call for an appointment.

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Man, 63, dies after being struck on Danforth Avenue A 27-year-old woman faces charges in connection with a fatal hit-and-run on the Danforth.

Police said a 63-year-old man was struck by a westbound Toyota Corolla while crossing Danforth Avenue at Gillard Avenue, east of Greenwood Avenue, at 11:38 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30.

The pedestrian was left lying in the middle of the roadway, police said.

“The driver and vehicle failed to remain at the scene,” Const. Clint Stibbe said.

The victim was taken to hospital via an emergency run and was later pronounced dead.

“The public saw the vehicle, got us information regarding the type of vehicle as well as the licence plate,” Stibbe said. “As a result, we were able to bring this investigation to a quick close.”

The accused, a Mississauga resident, has been charged with dangerous operation of a

motor vehicle causing death, criminal negligence causing death and failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing death.

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Their last three games – and six of their last eight – have all gone into overtime.

On the season, eight of their 23 games have gone into overtime. For the record, they’ve won three, lost two and three remained deadlocked at a tie.

Leaside’s other games have been mostly close as well.

Including the above mentioned overtime games, they have been involved in three ties, seven one-goal wins, four one-goal losses, four two-goal wins and two two-goal losses (accounting for 20 of their 23 games).

The only margins greater than two goals have been in three wins (two 3-0 wins and a 6-1 blow-out).

Basically they’re competitive every night, and that has led, in their fourth year, to a breakout year in the 20-team Provincial Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) where they’re in the top echelon with 33 points in their first 23 games.

They’re also in the midst of a five-game home stand – all at Leaside Arena – which kicked off with a Jan. 3 2-2 overtime draw with visiting Brampton and continues with four more games

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Curlers Howard, Harris rock solid at Leaside qualifier NORM NELSON nnelson@insidetoronto.com A couple of curling veterans – four time world and Canadian champion Glenn Howard and Olympic silver medalist Mike Harris – both had good starts to the new year at the Leaside Curling Club.

And as a result they’ll return to this year’s Ontario provincial men’s curling championship – which is called the Ontario Tankard – at the Brant Curling Club in Brantford Feb. 1 to 7.

The Leaside Curling Club hosted one of four regional qualifiers (the others being in Ottawa, Wiarton and Stratford) Jan. 2 and 3.

Each had two spots up for grabs, and at the Leaside regional qualifier Harris went undefeated to take the top spot and Howard secured the second berth with one loss (to Harris).

A Brampton native, Harris, who earned the silver medal at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, is curling out of the Toronto Cricket Skating & Curling Club. A longtime Torontobased television commentator for the sport, he’ll have to set aside those duties for this year’s Tankard.

A native of Tiny, Ontario, near Midland, Howard is curling out of Etobicoke’s St. George’s Golf & Country Club having reunited with former teammate Wayne Middaugh, a long-time member of the club and a three-time world and Canadian champion.

Meanwhile, at least two other curlers with Toronto connections will also be in the Tankard: • North York native Greg Balsdon, who won two provincial high school championships while attending Don Mills Collegiate, won the Ottawa region qualifier at the Rideau Curling Club. Of note, it was Balsdon who ended Howard’s run of eight straight Tankard championships in 2014.

Balsdon is both curling manager and associate golf professional with Hamilton’s Glendale Golf and Country Club although his team is curling out of the Cataraqui Golf & Country Club.

• and Peterborough native John Epping, now a longtime North York resident and curling out of North York’s Donalda Club, gets a bye basically because last year’s Tankard winner is no longer together with his team so the bye fell to Epping as last year’s finalist.

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Above, skip Glenn Howard delivers a rock as Richard Hart, left, and Scott Howard begin to sweep during Recharge With Milk Men’s Ontario Curling Championship play against the Rob Houston rink at the Leaside Curling Club on Saturday. Above right, Scott Hodgson, left, and Scott Foster sweep as skip Mike Harris follows the play against the Josh Johnston rink. Right, Skip Rob Houston delivers a rock as Adam Harris begins to sweep.

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Lease deal could add retail, dining facilities to Union Station site DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com

Toronto’s Union Station could become a “unique destination” with improved spaces for retail, dining and cultural experiences as soon as 2018 if Toronto Council agrees to open its lease with Osmington Inc., the station’s main lessee.

Osmington proposed the change to the city’s Government Management Committee on Monday.

It would see Osmington put an additional $37 million into enhancing the public spaces in the renovation of the venerable train station.

The city would, on paper, be responsible for 40 per cent of those costs, but the proposed lease would see Osmington front the entire amount and

recover the city’s share by withholding leasing fees on the new spaces.

That would still leave the city with slightly more revenues than it would receive without the enhancements.

And city real estate officials agreed that doing so would turn the site into a destination as well as a transit hub.

“This was seen as a transportation hub, slash, mall,” said Toronto Real Estate Director Joe Casali. “Now it’s seen as a destination that could fuel the downtown.”

Local councillor Pam McConnell was supportive of the plan to beef up the public space at the station.

“This is a way that people can get their groceries on the way home, get their dinners,” said McConnell. “We have very busy people here

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Only Etobicoke North Councillor Rob Ford, back after enduring his third round of chemotherapy, voted against the plan.

He said that he did so to be consistent, insisting that he had opposed the Union Station redevelopment every step of the way and wouldn’t change his position even faced with an enhancement that seemed to cost Torontonians nothing. “I never voted for it,” he said. “It started off as a mess and I’m not going to be hypocritical and jump in and say it’s a good deal.”

The lease renegotiation will be decided by council at its meeting on Feb. 4.

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