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RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com No decision has been made on the fate of 54 Division’s station as a campaign for a new building continues to gain steam, a Toronto police spokesperson told The Mirror. Supporters of a campaign to save 54 Division want the police to allocate approved capital funds of almost $40 million to build a new station to replace the existing location at 41 Cranfield Rd. Construction of a new facility would be expected to begin in 2014. While the police are looking into relocating the current station, Insp. Mark Barkley, second in command at 54

Division, said it was only one of three options the police are considering. Other options, which were included in a report prepared for Police Chief Bill Blair, include closing the existing station and re-aligning the boundaries of surrounding stations and merging 54 with 55 Division and building a new station at another location. ‘review’ “The report was presented to command and it’s for them to review and decide what, if anything, they want to do on the matter of 54 Division,” said Barkley. “At this time, no decision has been made.” Earlier this week Blair

stated the police, in the face of budget cutbacks, are seriously considering a merger of 54 and 55 divisions as a way to cut costs. Regardless of the final decision, Barkley said residents should not be worried about a decrease in service. “It’s a station, it doesn’t mean the people are not going to be there performing the work,” he said. “It’s simply bricks and mortar.” However, Beaches-East York Councillor Janet Davis is co-ordinating a campaign in support of a new police station she said she was concerned merging or closing 54 Division will mean a larger area for police to patrol, without the neces>>>THERE’S, page 12

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East York hears of need for TTC and arts funding RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@nsidetoronto.com

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BATTLE FOR THE PUCK: Toronto Leaside Wildcats (Carmichael) player Emma Sterling, white sweater, battles North York Storm player Jennifer Nobile during Midget B action at the Scarborough Sharks Ice Trials girls hockey tournament. Leaside beat North York 4-0 in the game and went on to win the tourney title. For more on the tourney, see page 8.

At a budget town hall meeting in East York this week, a spokesperson for the Toronto Arts Council (TAC) told residents she was hopeful the city will raise its current level of arts funding.

Despite pledges from three different mayors to increase the level of per-capita arts funding to $25, Toronto’s funding level per resident remains at $18 - last among large Canadian cities and trailing leading North American arts centres like New York City and San Francisco by a wide

margin. But thanks to new monies gained through a billboard tax, Susan Wright is confident this year’s operating budget will boost arts funding to the $25 figure long promised. “The money is there so there’s no longer an excuse,” >>>east, page 12

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Home Safe documentaries slated for library Rebecca FIeld rfield@insidetoronto.ca

“The city is the largest centre of newcomers who are housing vulnerable or homeless,” said Sky. Along with the presentation of the films, Crowe and Sky have a community discussion planned at the library. Participants will get updates on the families in the films, and learn how to work towards solutions to these problems that go beyond volunteering at shelters and soup kitchens. One of the updates that they’ve shared is that a family shelter has been opened up in Calgary due to the issues that Home Safe Calgary addressed.

The stereotypes of homeless men and women as people who live rough and suffer addiction issues are what Laura Sky hopes to change through her Home Safe documentary series. Sky’s non-profit documentary organization, SkyWorks, has partnered with Toronto Public Libraries for upcoming presentations at various libraries across the city, including the Danforth/Coxwell Library. The presentations will include the three documentaries in the series: Home Safe Calgary, Home Safe Hamilton, and Home Safe Toronto, on Wednesdays: Jan. 16, 23 and 30. They will explore the lives of families living in these three separate locations.

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Working families “In Toronto, every family was working,” said Sky. “It just shows how we can live in a society where the system is so crummy and the wages are so low that people can’t afford to live in their homes.” Home Safe Toronto takes place during the recent recession in 2009, showcasing family members who were laid off in the decline of manufacturing, said Sky. She directed Home Safe Toronto with David Adkin, and worked with Cathy Crowe, executive producer of Home Safe Calgary and Home Safe Toronto. Crowe hopes to share her 40-year relationship with the homeless as a street nurse. She hopes that people who see the films will change their minds on how they perceive people who can’t afford a home.

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Tillyanna Hill-Brown, Tiona Brown and Chloe Brown are featured with their mother Florence Hill in Home Safe Hamilton, one of three documentaries on homelessness that will be shown at the Danforth/Coxwell Library beginning next week.

She will be presenting discussions at the library sessions alongside Sky. Crowe partnered with Sky because she felt that nothing had been done well to showcase Canada’s national housing problems from a multime-

dia perspective. The first film made in 2008, Home Safe Calgary, covers families who are shipped from church basement to church basement while there is no proper family shelter. “Calgary has a scarcity of afford-

able housing,” said Sky. “They could be making $15-20 an hour and be unable to find a home.” Home Safe Hamilton covers displaced immigrants and Aboriginals from Six Nations in 2010.

Skyworks encourages students to attend the event, and presents lesson plans that they will be able to use on their website skyworksfoundation.org. The lesson plans offer packages on the importance of food, economics on living conditions in shelters and how to plan solutions, and relationships where students learn about changing perceptions and stereotypes. “It’s a great film to see if you’re doing any kind of project on poverty and social justice,” said Crowe, who says that the films are divided into chapters that cover various topics and people. She discusses a scene in one of the films where teens and preteens from an alternative school get together to talk about how kids are affected by living in a shelter. “They think it’s their fault. How they’re not helping,” said Crowe. For more information on the documentary series, visit www. torontopubliclibrary.ca and/or www. skyworksfoundation.org

Gothic Harpa Land concert planned for St. David’s Anglican The Toronto Early Music Centre presents Musically Speaking on Sunday, Jan. 27, at St. David’s Anglican Church. The opening program of the 2013 series is Gothic Harpa Land featuring Katherine Hill, voice and nyckelharpa (Swedish keyed fiddle), with Julia Seager-Scott on gothic and modern harps. At the heart of this musical project is the word harpa which, in Swedish, can mean both fiddle and harp. Hill and Seager-Scott, on their respective harpas, will present traditional music from Sweden, spanning the last three or four centuries. They will also play a repertoire from the turn of the 15th century, which relates both to the heyday of the gothic harp and also to the earliest evidence of the nyckelharpa in

Gotland, Sweden and Siena, Italy. On the program will be 14th and 15th century Italian music and traditional Swedish folksongs including late-medieval tunes, dances, chorales and herding music. The one-hour presentation begins at 2:30 p.m. at St. David’s (Donlands) Anglican Church, 49 Donlands Ave., just north of Danforth Avenue. Admission is by pay-what-youcan donation. For more information on the concert, contact Frank Nakashima at 416-464-7610, or email frank.nakashima@gmail. com, or visit the website at www. torontoearlymusic.org

n Scouts seek donations

Motivated by the Scouts’ Promise of making wise use of resources, four adults and seven youth members of

a local scouting group are collecting reusable and recyclable items to help fund their airfare to Alberta this summer for the organization’s 13th annual Canadian Jamboree. The 236th Toronto Scout Group, which meets at Holy Name Church near Danforth and Pape avenues, is asking people to donate old washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, stoves and computer hard drives as well as items made of steel, copper, lead and aluminum. They’re also looking for donations of pop cans and beer/wine bottles. Anyone from the Beach or East York area interested in donating their unwanted items should email Bob Taylor at bob@236toronto.com to arrange to have the goods picked up. If possible, people are asked to

send a snapshot of the items they’d like to contribute.

n Sammon stabbings

Toronto Police have charged a man and a male youth with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and robbery after a fight in an East York home that left two men wounded. The Saturday night incident on Sammon Avenue was called a home invasion in early reports, but a police release Monday said a male resident let a man and a youth into the home before the three “became involved in a violent struggle.” Police arrived at about 8:36 p.m. and found the resident of the home near Monarch Park Avenue and a 29-year-old Toronto man arrested nearby had been stabbed and seriously injured.

Both were treated in hospital. The youth, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, surrendered to police on Sunday.

n Outdoor rinks open

Grab your skates and spend some time skating with your family and friends. It’s that time of year to enjoy the great outdoors and hit the ice at one of the city’s 51 outdoor skating rinks. General hours of operation for the city’s outdoor rinks are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. Hours vary at each location so to help plan for your skating visit, go to www.toronto.ca/parks/skating/ outdoor-rinks.htm for up-to-date information. Click on the facility name in the table for program information.

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oronto council must understand the future of the Gardiner Expressway is a significant consideration. The Gardiner’s place in Toronto’s transportation infrastructure is an issue that needs to go beyond next week’s budget deliberations. It can’t just habitually resurface when a piece of concrete falls from it. Council needs to identify a comprehensive plan. Council must move forward with the Environmental Assessment (EA) process that began under the previous administration exploring tearing down the Gardiner east of Jarvis Street. That EA was shelved, however, after the 2010 municipal election – despite no council order to do so. That the budget committee voted Tuesday to resume the EA, originally authorized in July 2008 at a cost of $7.69 million, is reason for optimism. our view Council must have the best information available. The EA Gather info will present those options. to make best The Gardiner is well-used. It is busy. And it is aging. Currently decision about $500 million is proposed for the roadway over the next 10 years. Engineers have raised significant concerns that the eastern portion’s safety will be compromised by the end of the decade should those repairs not be made. Those dollars are significant. Most recently, Toronto’s budget committee asked for a report on the pros and cons of selling or leasing the Gardiner. That, too, is an impactful proposal. There are important questions for council to consider. How should we expect our major roadways to operate? How do any of the proposals for the Gardiner fit in with other planned transportation improvements, such as light rail? What kinds of impacts can our communities expect? The Gardiner is a large piece of Toronto’s existing transportation infrastructure. According to Waterfront Toronto figures from 2008, some 200,000 drivers use it daily west of the core. That number is 120,000 east of Jarvis. It’s a significant east-west corridor, serving not only residents of the city, but the Greater Toronto Area. But in many respects this is the ultimate neighbourhood issue – one that has an impact beyond even the 14 Toronto neighbourhoods the roadway actually touches. The pressures of gridlock, only expected to intensify, have far-reaching impacts – into all of our neighbourhoods. Council must gather the best information to confront that reality. newsroom

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To the editor: Re: ‘Waiting to see new political strategies for 2013,’ Watchdog, Jan. 3. In an attempt to make a rather weak argument, Watchdog columnist Joe Cooper made a rather odd and perplexing statement. He stated “The fact of the matter is that at both the provincial and municipal level, we are now facing the consequences of nearly a decade of neoconservative fiscal policy”. Try telling that to the union-dominated Working Families Coalition, which paid for ads which helped get the current provincial Liberal government elected. With their support, provincial government spending has increased significantly on an annual basis since 2003 that it has resulted in a significant increase in the provincial debt and a current annual deficit in excess of $15 billion. If this is what Cooper considers neoconservative fiscal policy over the past 10 years, it boggles the mind as to what he would consider neo-liberal. Jim Tomlinson

Controlling violence begins with our own attitudes

o we now begin the new year and as I look over the issues facing East York (and indeed the entire City of Toronto) there are so many critical issues facing us it is hard to know where to begin. The number one issue that is facing everyone in this city is violence; not just the ferociously evil type that pointlessly took the lives of school children and teachers in the United States, but an increasingly constant state of turbulence that is finding its way into our daily life. Violence is anything that injures a person, be it mentally, physically or spiritually, and the truth is that our dayto-day experiences in this city are becoming more of a daily battle than of living in a civil society. Violence can be aggressive road rage, a landlord who fails to keep an apartment building liveable, an

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employer who bullies their employees, and politicians who act against the wishes of their constituents. Violence can also be found in the actions of irresponsible dog owners who allow their pets to run at large, people who play music too loud, those who dump garbage in parks and creeks, people who spray graffiti on public spaces and even throw trash on a sidewalk. Violence can be direct and personal, such as a belligerent word, being shoved without apology or a more serious attack. However, violence can also be found in aggressive

demands for revenge masked in the language of “law and order”; an approach that has constantly been shown to be expensive, ineffective and ultimately self-defeating. Starts with you The point is that if you want to stop the violence that has come to infect this city, then it has to begin with you alone and not someone else, as there really is no “them and us” in the formula of bringing peace back to our communities. The truth is that “anger and violence” is “anger and violence”; whether it is expressed through foul words, obscene gestures, bad attitudes, lack of cooperation, deliberate neglect, negative actions (like littering or polluting), or bullets shot randomly on a crowded street. How can we as a society put so much focus upon

trying to prevent one set of tragic incidents that comes out of one particular form of violence (such as the use of guns) and yet live in such a state of denial about our own use of casual violence in our daily lives? If you really want to see the violence end in this city then we are going to have to begin with personally nurturing peace back to health on an individual basis. Sadly, while what I am suggesting here is the only real alternative that we have, we as a society are so addicted to violence as a tool of social and political interaction it will be seen by far too many as being a “naive” or “idealistic” solution. n 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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ayor Rob Ford was back in court this past Monday — this time sitting quietly in an Osgoode Hall courtroom as his lawyer, Alan Lenczner, made a final pitch for his job. Newspaper deadlines being what they are — by the time you read this, it is entirely possible that the three judge Divisional Court panel will have decided on Ford’s appeal of the conviction by Justice Charles Hackland. Monday was not so much about the future — but what has gone before. Being an appeal, there was no new evidence, no testimony, and a surfeit of arcane legal arguments, which was as it should be: Ford’s lawyer’s job was to dig into Hackland’s decision to convict Ford under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, and demonstrate whatever errors he might find. Lenczner took on another task, though: to present and recast the narrative of the mayor’s career

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DAVID NICKLE on council in the kindest light possible. So when Ford spoke and voted on his own behalf over a recommendation to compel him to repay $3,150 in charitable donations to lobbyists, he did so, according to Lenczner, as “an honest man.” There was no subterfuge, nothing hidden. He simply had a flawed understanding of the way the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act applied to matters of personal accountability on council. It’s a narrative that seems to be an easy sell for a large number of Torontonians. Ford continues to poll well in spite of a great deal of evidence that suggests

he shouldn’t. None of this came up at the appeals court, of course, because none of this was before the court. So Lenczner could present an image of a mayor dedicated to openness and honesty, whose simple desire to help young people only occasionally affected his judgment. There was some indication that the narrative found some currency with the judges. Senior Justice Edward Then wondered aloud whether Ford might not have simply made an honest mistake. So in that sense, whatever the future holds for him, Ford can take comfort in the fact that the narrative he and his supporters crafted — of the stolid everyman, the only honest one at city hall — has at least survived the ordeal of his mayoralty. ■ David Nickle is Toronto Community News’ city hall columnist. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at dnickle@ insidetoronto.com

To the editor: Re: ‘Appreciate teachers for the hard work they do,’ Letters, Jan. 3. We all know the importance of the teaching profession to our children and to the development of our society. The points made the letter writer are quite valid. Yes, teachers deserve to be well paid, but not overpaid. Teachers deserve to have the same quality of benefits, as do all public servants, as the private sector; but no more than that. Teachers are salaried employees and as such, the extra hours grading, assessing, preparing and upgrading

has already been taken into account when they instruct their representatives (the union) to negotiate their remuneration, just as within the private sector. However, unlike the private sector, where the majority of professionals are not unionized, teachers enjoy a special status. They currently have a monopoly within their profession and despite calling their bargaining sessions “negotiated agreements”, they essentially hold school boards, the provincial government and students hostage every time their contract comes up for renewal. To avoid confrontation, and

harm to the students, the boards and/or province caves in to the unions demands. Taxpayers can no longer afford to pay for benefits and costs they themselves can never expect to enjoy. Teachers’ pensions need to be reformed. Sick day allowances need to be reformed. Pay levels and tenure need to be reformed. To address the letterwriter’s concern that if what is happening with Bill 115 were to happen in the private sector, that blood would boil. It already is happening everyday, within every industry, in Canada. Clifford J. Layne

Teacher says thanks for supportive letter To the editor: Re: ‘Appreciate teachers for the hard work they do,’ Letters, Jan. 3. I want to thank The Mirror for publishing the letter from Danion Beckford. It was heartening to read a layperson’s sympathetic

explanation of the problems with Bill 115. I have taught for the Toronto District School Board for more than 25 years and have devoted countless hours, at home and at school, of preparation beyond the school day of 8:30 a.m. to

3:30 p.m. It is impossible to understand the challenges of any job by just looking at its surface. I appreciate Beckford taking the time to describe some of what is involved in being a teacher. Jennifer Smith

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historical forces behind their creation. Fenice discovered Italy during a trip to Europe where she eventually spent several years exploring Tuscany and beyond from her home base in Florence. Currently, she leads tours at the Toronto Botanical Gardens and Allan Gardens.

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Monday Night Cribbage WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714, www.facebook. com/groups/4651583595, jimb. farrell@yahoo.ca COST: $6 Come out Monday nights for an evening of cribbage. Everyone welcome.

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Riverdale Arts & Letters Club WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: Riverdale Public library, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: Riverdale Branch, 416-393-7720, COST: Free Bring your own book or types of books you would like to discuss: biography? mystery? fiction? non-fiction? Also book swap: bring one take one away.

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East York Garden Club Monthly Meeting WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Stan Wadlow Clubhouse, 373 Cedarvale Ave. CONTACT: East York Garden Club, www.eygc.ca, info@eygc.ca COST: Free Gardens of Tuscany (Florence and Countryside) with guest speaker Donna Fenice. Tour Italy’s most beautiful public and private gardens, providing insights along the way into the

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Shake the January blues WHEN: 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416425-1714, www.rcl22.com, jimb. farrell@yahoo.ca COST: Free A little old time rock ‘n’ roll. Sunday Afternoon Euchre WHEN: 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416425-1714, www.facebook. com/groups/4651583595, jimb. farrell@yahoo.ca COST: $5 Come out Sunday afternoons for some euchre.

WINTER WONDERLAND: Martin and Alison Chapman walk their dogs at the Evergreen Brick Works recently. The site on Bayview Avenue offers other events, too, from skating to a weekly farmer’s market on Saturday’s and site tours on weekends.

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Family Story Time WHEN: 10 to 10:45 a.m. WHERE: Danforth/Coxwell Branch Toronto Public Library, 1675 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Danforth/Coxwell Library, 416393-7783, dastaff@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Stories, songs, rhymes and activities for children 19 months to 5 years old with their parents or caregivers. Call 416-393-7783 or register in person.

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Home Security and Crime Prevention WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Public Library, 170 Memorial Park Ave. CONTACT: Janet Nanos, 416-3963975, jnanos@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Protect Yourself - Don’t be a victim! Police Constable Hannah from Toronto Police 54 Division presents a program on home security and preventing crime in the home.

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Baby Time WHEN: 10 to 10:30 a.m. WHERE: Danforth/Coxwell Branch Toronto Public Library, 1675 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Danforth/Coxwell Library, 416393-7783, dastaff@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Bouncing and tickling rhymes, songs, and stories for babies from birth to 18 months with their parents or caregivers. To register call 416-393-7783 or in person. Family Literacy Day WHEN: 2 to 2:45 p.m. WHERE: Danforth/Coxwell Branch Toronto Public Library, 1675 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Danforth/

Coxwell Library, 416-393-7783, dastaff@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Celebrate with a reading sit-in. Find a favorite book and read along with your child. Open Mic Jammers WHEN: 8 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 11, 9 Dawes Rd. CONTACT: J. Haden, 416-264-6466, bjhaden@rogers.com COST: Free Open Mic Jam Sessions, A variety of musicians get together and have a great time. Hirut Hoot Comedy Night WHEN: 9 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Hirut Fine Ethiopian Cuisine, 2050 Danforth Avenue CONTACT: Kevin MacDonald, hiruthoot@gmail.com COST: $5 Monthly stand up show features multicultural performers, headliners and rising stars. Warm and friendly environment.

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Stephanie Mollenhauer takes a shot for the Toronto Leaside Wildcats (Stevens) team as they face the Scarborough Sharks during a Midget B game in the Scarborough Sharks Ice Trials tournament on Saturday morning in Scarborough. The Sharks defeated the WIldcats 1-0.

The Toronto Leaside Wildcats took a pair of championships at the Scarborough Sharks Ice Trials girls hockey tournament last weekend. The Toronto Leaside Wildcats Midget B (Carmichael) team took their division championship, as did the Leaside Bantam B team. The Midget B Wildcats won the championship game 2-1 over the Nepean Wildcats. Leaside’s goals in the title game were notched by Kristen Yee and Emily Buzanis. In the semifinal, the Leaside girls won a thriller 1-0 in overtime over the Scarborough Sharks. Leaside’s goal scorer was Sisley Comish. Leaside had strong goaltending from Stephanie Colella and Lily Merovitz-Budning during the tourney. The Midget B division at the Ice Trials tourney featured 10 teams, including a second Leaside Wildcat squad – the Toronto Leaside Wildcats Midget B (Stevens) squad.

The Wildcats (Carmichael) went undefeated in the tourney, winning their preliminary round games 4-0 over the North York Storm, 2-1 over the Markham-Stouffville Stars, 1-0 over the Carleton Place Cyclones and 2-0 over the Durham West Lightning. The Wildcats (Stevens) squad had one win and three losses in the preliminary round. They beat the Georgina Golden Hawks 4-3, but lost 1-0 to the Scarborough Sharks, 4-0 to the St. Clair Storm and 6-0 to the Nepean Wildcats. Leaside’s Bantam B team won the championship game 1-0 over Oakville Hornets. The Bantam B Wildcats won their semifinal 3-0 over the Scarborough Sharks. In the preliminary round, the Leaside Bantam B girls beat the Smiths Falls Cubs 1-0, tied the Kitchener Lady Rangers 1-1, lost to the Sudbury Lady Wolves 5-2 and lost to the Oakville Hornets 3-1.

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>>>from page 1 said Wright, director of operations for TAC after the meeting Monday, Jan. 7, at the East York Civic Centre. “The city now has the flexibility in its revenues to actually do what it has committed to doing.” While mayors Mel Lastman, David Miller and Rob Ford all endorsed the idea of raising arts funding, the percapital level remains low. Wright believes it’s hard for politicians to endorse more money for the arts in the face of essential city services and programs. “The arts is never as critical in a politicians eye as something like a student nutrition program,” she said. “It’s always possible to cut.” Other community groups presented their cases for increased funding during the two-hour town hall meeting organized by Toronto-Danforth Councillor Mary Fragedakis. TTCriders, an advocacy group for better public transit called on the city to restore $4.4 million in funding to the TTC’s Wheel-Trans budget, which it says has affected approximately 700 dialysis patients. In September, the TTC board voted to advise riders service for dialysis customers would be discontinued as of Jan 1 of this year. Despite successful efforts by the Kidney Society of Canada to secure alternative transportation, TTCriders spokesperson Mo Shuriye said the arrangement is only for the interim. “It’s a long term cut that will

>>>from page 1 sary resources. “If you are going to reduce the number of officers and you’re going to expand the area people have to cover it will have an impact on service,” said Davis. “At a certain size, there is an impact on response times.” Davis called on Chief Blair to hold additional public consultations regarding a potential closure of 54 Division to hear from concerned residents. “The chief is looking to pursue this direction but the community is making it clear we want to maintain our station and the same number of officers on the ground.” Barkley said if Blair decides to close the station a further public consultation will be held. A previous community meeting on the matter was held back in November. “There’s no point stirring people up if there’s nothing to be done with the station,” he said.

Toronto-Danforth Councillor Mary Fragedakis hosted a town hall meeting in East York this week.

leave these people without access to secure and affordable transportation,” said Shuriye, who was accompanied by fellow group representative Gillian McGinnis. In a presentation to an audience of around 20, McGinnis said the city should raise the current level of subsidy the TTC receives from the city, the lowest rate in North America at .87 cents per rider. Krittika Ghosh, a community organizer for non-profit agency Social Planning Toronto also spoke during the meeting and called on the city’s budget committee to expand funding for student nutrition programs by an additional $1.25 million. Fragedakis said the meeting was held to give residents and community groups a final opportunity to have their say before the budget is voted on by council next week.

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– plus revenues gained from licensed gaming tables in restaurants and bars and through expanded online gaming. “You can have $400 million in new revenue every year from a casino to build subways without raising taxes one dime,” said McGuire, president of the coalition. City council, which will vote on the issue this spring, can ensure maximum revenues by leveraging the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s (OLG) stated preference for Toronto as the location for a new casino, said McGuire. “OLG wants a casino in Toronto and it will pay hosting fees to rep-

resent that,” he said. “Toronto can capitalize on our influence to negotiate for a large fee.” But while the report, released Jan. 5, extols the benefits of a potential casino, it’s short of data showing how it came up with the $400-million figure. McGuire called the number a “best-case scenario” that takes into account certain variables such as the size and future location of a casino. He said a team of interns had looked into casino revenues, but was not able to provide specific sources they contacted through the course of their research. - Rahul Gupta

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