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Local police officers help bring hockey to the neighbourhood ALI RAZA araza@insidetoronto.com The ProAction Hockey League (PAHL) enters its sixth year as 54 division officers and kids kicked off the 2015 season recently at Angela James Arena. The new season is opening with great excitement as the PAHL program has tripled in size since it first began. ProAction has evolved from one hockey team to an entire league with

eight full teams, 130 players and waiting list. Opening ceremonies involved the first puck drop followed by the first round of games. Police officers conduct a 10-week hockey-school program that culminates into a 15-week hockey season. PAHL began with the goal of bringing ice hockey to two of Toronto’s priority neighbourhoods, Flemingdon Park and >>>HOCKEY, page 11

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East-ender launches ode to the 506 streetcar route JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Little India-area resident Karen Franzen is so passionate about the Red Rocket she’s recently created The 506 Streetcar Project. Franzen, who has lived near Coxwell Avenue and Upper Gerrard Street East for 15 years, named her initiative after the 506 Carlton route, which runs for about 15-kilometres along Gerrard, Carlton and College streets. “Where I live, I hear (streetcars) passing back and forth many, many times a day,” said Franzen, a community advocate who has been involved in several local issues over the years. She said she decided to highlight the 506 route since it runs right outside her home and is especially interesting as it passes through many unique neighbourhoods that are home to a wide range of ethnic and socio-economic groups. A ceramic artist by trade, Franzen said she felt inspired to move forward with her idea in light of her recent enrollment in an Artscape course on creative entrepreneurship.

“It’s an idea that I’ve had in my head for a few years,” said Franzen, who on Jan. 11 created a facebook group (http://goo.gl/l66zFb) for The 506 Streetcar Project. Stories wanted “I set up the group to see what would happen. I think there are many, many stories and I just want to bring them out,” she said. “I don’t know how this is going to evolve, but I just want this to sort of be a guide to the 506 streetcar.” In less than two weeks, scores of people have already posted interesting photos and stories about their experiences on The 506. “I’m also hoping the history of the streetcar will come into it, too,” said Franzen, who is also in the process of organizing a group streetcar ride on The 506. Visit the facebook page for the latest details. As the project progresses, Franzen said she’s hoping to organize a fun art-based event on the 506 streetcar. She’s looking for artistic individuals to contribute to the initiative as well as help to run and expand it.

Email karen.franzen@sympatico. ca for more information or to get involved.

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East-end artist Karen Franzen is encouraging people who love the 506 streetcar, seen here at Gerrard and Logan, and its route as much as she does to contact her.

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e’ve argued in these pages many times before that Torontonians will get the transit they pay for. The city’s transit woes are many; the solutions will need to be multi-pronged and include the input (and funds) of all three levels of government. So Mayor John Tory’s recent transit announcement – basically a fare increase, children 12 and under ride for free, and the promise of service improvements – must be lauded as at least an attempt to come up with some solutions. Despite campaigning on the promise to not raise transit fares, the user-pay approach to keeping transit moving versus a property tax increase is a safe option, but not necessarily a courageous one. As the cost of running Toronto’s transit system rises, fares will have to increase, but property taxes may need to rise as well and alternative funding addressed. Transit Bonds are just one idea. And with that inevitable increase, it’s not a stretch our view to demand more bang for our transit buck. Demand more Tory’s Monday announcement offered some of this added value: value for our 50 new buses; restoring all-day, increasing buck everyday bus services that were cut in 2011; 10-minute or better bus and streetcar service. But there needs to be more in order to make the current and future increases at the fare box less frustrating. For instance, a monthly Metropass will now cost $141.50 – it’s getting quite expensive to travel the TTC. For weekday cash commuters who drop $6 a day on transit, it works out to roughly $120 in a four-week month. Unfortunately there are few options for those without a car. Last week’s GO Transit and TTC announcement that an extra $60 GO transit sticker can be purchased so transit users can ride GO when the TTC is busy is not the way to sweeten the transit pie. Soon it won’t be enough to merely add two subway trains on lines 1 and 2 during morning and afternoon rush hours, all-door boarding, or 12 extra routes to the Express Bus network. Riders deserve more: a properly integrated GO and TTC pass, perhaps a two-hour ride-anywhere ticket so people heading out for quick grocery shopping can do so. Torontonians have to get used to the fact that transit will cost everyone more money. And politicians need to understand that any extra increases at the fare box or on our property taxes must be accompanied by something tangible to offset asking more money from residents.

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Macphail Award honours community member

ach year a committee of 20 East Yorkers work together to formally recognize a person from the community who has championed an important issue of social justice through their volunteer efforts. I am, of course, talking about the annual Agnes Macphail Award, which has been an important community event since the first award was presented in 1994. The award honours the memory of Macphail, who has been described as “the most important woman in Public Life that Canada has produced in the 20th Century”. Originally from Grey County in the rugged Bruce Peninsula, Agnes began her career as a schoolteacher serving in rural areas in southwestern Ontario. She became involved in politics and journalism after seeing how different levels of government had poorly treated the farming

joe cooper watchdog community. After 1919, when it first became legal for women in Canada to vote and hold a political office, Macphail began to work towards being nominated to run for a seat in the federal government. She achieved this goal in 1921, when she became the first woman to be elected to the House of Commons. In 1943 she became one of the first two women elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing York East, where she helped champion the adoption of first equal pay legislation in 1951. While some people believe the award to be a partisan one, favouring those connected to left wing causes or political parties, this is not the case at all. The sponsorship of the

award has first and foremost been from the community of East York and has been open to people with a social conscious from throughout the political spectrum. The committee is now part of the City of Toronto; they send their nomination decision to city council to be voted upon. The only selection criteria for the award is that the nominated person live within the boundaries of the former Borough of East York, and has made an outstanding contribution as a volunteer in the issues of social justice that Agnes Macphail championed. These issues can cover women’s rights, fairness to seniors, criminal justice and penal reform, international peace and disarmament, and access to adequate housing, health care and education. What is also very important is that the nomination comes from the community, and in this regard,

there is a real need for individuals, such as yourself, to look around you for people who qualify and bring them to the committee’s attention. A nomination must include the reasons why the person should receive the award, along with their biography, outlining their education and other relevant facts about their personal history. You can pick up a nomination form at the East York Civic Centre and other municipal buildings, and these forms outline the nomination criteria in more detail. Nominations must be delivered to the East York Civic Centre, at 850 Coxwell Ave., c/o Councillor Janet Davis, by midnight Thursday, Jan. 30, 2015. For more info, call 416392-4035. 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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Lenny Graf WHEN: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Danforth/Coxwell Branch Toronto Public Library, 1675 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7783, dastaff@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Join Lenny Graf for some music and activities. Drop-in. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.

w The Robert Davis Kid’s Show WHEN: 2 to 2:45 p.m. WHERE: Pape-Danforth Public Library, 701 Pape Ave. CONTACT: Pape Danforth Library, 416-393-7727 COST: Free Children’s entertainer, Robert Davis. All ages. Space is limited. Free tickets 15 minutes before the show. w Saturday, Jan. 24

Robbie Burns’ Supper WHEN: 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 10, 1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: Moira, 416-425-3070 COST: $25 Steak pie, turnips and potatoes, and Haggis. Address to the Haggis.

w Live Music at the Branch WHEN: 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714 COST: Free Blaze and Glory. Everyone welcome.

East York Garden Club Monthly Meeting WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Stan Wadlow Clubhouse, 373 Cedarvale Ave. CONTACT: info@eygc.ca COST: Free Guest Speaker Frank Kershaw discusses The Recycled Garden. Don’t throw away those old garden implements and take advantage of yard and trunk sales for unique garden recyclables. Presentation will showcase examples of how these items have been given new life in a variety of garden settings. 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.

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Kitchen Basics WHEN: 4 p.m. (last Sunday of every month)WHERE: St. Luke’s, 904 Coxwell Ave. CONTACT: Victoria, 416-424-3074 COST: Free Suitable for anyone new to cooking, struggling to cook on a limited budget or who may need a refresher. Learn to cook together, share a meal and take home some leftovers.

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East York Historical Society WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Dr. CONTACT: 416-429-7821, www.eastyork.org/eyhs.html, eyhs@

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w Outdoor Guided Walk: Winter in the Valley WHEN: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, 67 Pottery Rd. CONTACT: 416-396-2819, COST: Adult $5.30, youth/senior $3, children $2 Tour the Wildflower Preserve to learn how birds, animals and plants adapt to harsh winter conditions. Mulled cider after the walk.

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Join the discussion about Toronto’s 2015 Budget The City of Toronto delivers over 150 different services. The Operating Budget determines which programs and services the City will offer and how much the City will raise and spend within a year. The Capital Budget & Plan provides funding for the facilities and infrastructure required to deliver those services. Staff-recommended budgets are now being considered by the Budget Committee for recommendation to the Executive Committee and City Council. Review the proposed 2015 Budget by visiting toronto.ca/council or toronto.ca/budget2015. To participate in the 2015 Budget discussion: 1. Make a public presentation at one of the Budget Subcommittee meetings on February 2 or 3, 2015. Register by email to buc@toronto.ca or by calling 416-392-4666 before 4 p.m. on January 30. Indicate your choice of location, date and session number. Individuals may make only one presentation at any one of the consultation sessions. City Hall Committee Room 1 100 Queen St. West February 2 Session 1 – 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Session 2 – 6 p.m. onwards

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GO trains to be used to help ease downtown subway crowds Metropass users can ride GO from Danforth to Exhibition, for an extra $60 monthly fee RAHUL GUPTA

rgupta@insidetoronto.com Frustrated commuters will soon have the option to bypass overcrowded and delayed TTC vehicles and instead get on a speedier GO Transit train – provided they’re willing to pay more. That’s the premise of a new fare integration scheme announced by transit officials and intended to ease crippling congestion on the TTC by pushing some of its ridership to the less-burdened GO network. Starting Feb. 1 – the same day a GO fare hike is scheduled to go into effect – and continuing on a pilot basis for one year, monthly TTC Metropass holders will be able to hop on to GO’s regional rail service at Danforth, Exhibition and Union stations with the purchase of a $60 sticker to apply to their monthly Metropass. The extra fee, said Ontario Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca, will allow for unlimited travel on GO for commuters who normally make use of the TTC. “Customers can save between 10 to 15 minutes, or more, per trip to-and-from the downtown core during

rush hour when compared to travel on the TTC subway,” said Del Duca during a press announcement at Danforth GO station last Friday. “This pilot will help commuters get to where they need to go sooner and allow all of us to spend more time with the people who matter most.” The added cost represents a 65 per cent discount compared to regular GO Transit service from the three stations part of the pilot, said Metrolinx CEO Bruce McCuaig. He said the project would give Metrolinx, which is mandated by the province to run GO’s operations, a better sense of how to better integrate the regional transit system with the TTC’s in the long term. “This gives us an opportunity to test how people make use of additional choices,” said McCuaig who was on hand for Friday’s announcement along with TTC chair Josh Colle, CEO Andy Byford plus BeachesEast York MPP Arthur Potts. As part of the pilot McCuaig said nine more GO trains serving the Lakeshore East and Stouffville lines will enter into service during peak weekday periods to relieve GO’s own congestion issues.

He expected the pilot would bring “hundreds” more east-end TTC riders willing to walk about 250 metres from Main Station to Danforth GO for the chance of a quicker commute. But when it comes to exact numbers, McCuaig admitted Metrolinx is unsure just how many people make regular use of Danforth on a daily basis. “What we learn from this year-long pilot project will help us better understand why and how customers access transit,” McCuaig said. B e a c h e s - E a s t Yo r k Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, along with council colleague Mike Layton, has called for better local integration of TTC and GO services. She was surprised to hear Metrolinx doesn’t have clearer ridership numbers for the Main-Danforth transit hub, but said the pilot represented a positive step for improving transit in the area. Transit commentator Steve Munro said he didn’t understand why the pilot didn’t include more suburban areas.

The $60 GO stickers will be available at Danorth, Union and Exhibition on Jan. 26.

Ward 26 Don Valley West Councillor Jon Burnside is hosting a community skate event at Angela James Arena on this Sunday. Residents can also enter a free raffle for a chance to win prizes and can meet Duke the Dog, mascot for the Toronto Marlies Hockey Club. The event is free, but residents are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item in support of the Flemingdon

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and premium sports field fees by 12.5 per cent. Pushing increases like that would have been bad medicine indeed for most mayors in Toronto’s recent history — and this may turn out to be the case for Tory but I suspect it won’t. Tory made the point at a lunch-hour speech that his predecessor – that being Rob Ford, now Councillor for Etobicoke North – raised fees and taxes more marginally while at the same time reducing service. And that is not what’s going on here. Tory wants to be seen as fiscally prudent, but what he is selling along with that is the good life — or at least a better life — for constituents. It is at least in the short term a very progressive budget coming from a darling of council conservatives. It will likely pass as easily as it was, say, for Richard Nixon to visit China.

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Budget plans to hike fees for Home garbage fees slated ice, premium sports fields to rise in proposed budget Field reclassifications could push fees higher DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com It will cost more to rent ice for hockey and book premiumquality sports fields in 2015, if Toronto Council goes along with proposed fee hikes in this year’s budget. City staff are recommending substantial increases above the rate of inflation – and reclassifications of some fields that could push the cost even higher. recreation services

increase For children and youth, that’s $154.12 an hour, which would make for an approximate $25 increase per individual player per season. The sports field increase would only apply to a small portion of the city’s fields across the city. Those would impact players by about $20 per season. But to mitigate the impact, the city is proposing to discount rates at premier sports fields by 50 per cent during non primetime hours.

But to further complicate matters, the city is also going to reclassify sports fields based on quality. 94 facilities That will mean 94 facilities will have a decrease in fees as they’re downgraded, 35 facilities will experience an increase in fees in 2015, and 11 facilities will be seeing fee hikes significant enough to be phased in over two years starting in 2016, with no fee impacts in 2015. Those fields are L’Amoreaux, Neilson Park, Adams Park, Bill Hancox Park in Scarborough, Esther Shiner Stadium in North York and High Park in the former City of Toronto.

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homeowners But the largest bin will cost homeowners $343.60, up from $217.21, adding $126.39 a year to their bill. The rate supported system was put into place during Mayor David Miller’s administration, as a way to encourage residents to recycle more. Initially, the idea was that residents who put out just one bag or less every two weeks and recycled everything else would pay nothing for garbage collection, while families who threw out more garbage would pay a premium. But all garbage collection received some form of subsidy from the city property tax base. The move this budget year saves $17.9 million in subsidy to the program, a cut of 10 per cent. Staff are hoping that the cut will encourage

residents to recycle more and swap out for a smaller bin if they’re able. The long-term goal according to city staff is to eliminate the subsidy entirely and have residents pay the full cost of collecting garbage through the fee. Size of bin That would range between $237.64 for the smallest bin to $454.45 for the largest bin. The city does not charge for the collection of recyclable goods and organics. A recent study of the contents of garbage show that 65 per cent of the materials thrown out is recyclable, and 3/4 of Toronto homeowners are using bins larger than the very smallest.

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Fees for recreation services are rising 2.5 per cent across the board to cover inflation. But staff are recommending that an additional 5 per cent be tacked onto ice rentals – meaning a total increase of 7.5 per cent – and premium sports fields by an additional 10 per cent – adding up to

a 12.5 per cent increase in some cases. Current fees for ice range from $61.40 for non-prime time community youth in a C-class facility to $319.65 an hour in an A-class facility, which accounts for 80 per cent of all city ice.

It’s going to cost a lot more to throw out garbage in 2015, if Toronto Council approves a dramatic rate increase for home garbage collection in this year’s budget. The new rates for the various sizes of garbage bin come from an overall 3 per cent increase in the rate. But all bins are not created equal. A home using a small garbage bin, will see their rate increased from $6.72 to $10.63 annually—an increase of $3.91.

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