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Staff Insp. Mike Earl of the holdup squad said a masked man approached the collector booth, “pointed a gun through the hole where the money is passed through” and demanded cash around 10:25 p.m.

The suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of money.

Earl said the holdup lasted “a matter of seconds.”

Police believe the same man is responsible for two similar gunpoint robberies: one at Christie station on the night of Aug. 26 and the other at Chester station on the night of Aug. 6.

“This is brazen, bold and almost a slap in the face to the TTC and the police,” Earl told reporters Monday, noting the robbery on Sunday took place “at the same establishment that >>>SUSPECT, page 7

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He’s quick, masked and armed.

That’s how police describe the man who held up three TTC fare collectors at subway stations on the Bloor-Danforth line.

Last week, and again on Monday, police released security camera images in the hopes of preventing him from striking again.

The latest robbery happened Sunday night at Chester station.

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CROSS COUNTRY: Northlea Elementary School student Grace Pazerekas runs in the 47th annual Brock Gordon Invitational Cross Country Meet at Thomson Park Saturday morning. Northlea runners won numerous individual and team honours at the meet.

City staff are recommending the original section of Leaside’s oldest home be designated as a heritage property.

“The Thomas G. Elgie House (circa 1898) is valued as a rare surviving farmhouse and the oldest residential building in Leaside where in its original location it yields information about the development and evolution of the community to which it remains historically and visually linked,” a report from Heritage Preservation Services said.

While the house at 262 Bessborough Dr. is already listed on the city’s inventory of heritage property, staff recommend the original part of the home be designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. That would give the prominent red-brick farmhouse more protection because city council would be able to “manage alterations to the site, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition,” the report said.

Designating the house under provincial legislation “would enable staff to work with the owners to preserve the site’s >>>ELGIE, page 8

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fun with duct tape at Parkside Elementary HIGHER EDUCATION: At far right, Parkside Elementary School students Jordania Henderson, left, and Mary Wyatt, both 9, kick the bucket out from under principal Katherine Noel, leaving her suspended with duct tape to a tree in the schoolyard on Tuesday.

Noel was fulfilling a pledge to subject herself to the treatment after the school community reached its $800 Terry Fox Run fundraising goal. Mary was the school’s top fundraiser. At top, Jahrock Bennett-Simpson, 4, does his part to duct tape the principal. At top left, Noel surveys the scene from above as she is duct taped to a tree in the schoolyard and at right Emily Ho, 8, helps with the duct taping.

Annual Riverdale Share concert set for Danforth Music Hall Riverdale Share, the annual holiday fundraising concert, will enjoy its second year back at the Danforth Music Hall on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m.

Tickets will go on sale beginning Sunday, Nov. 2, at three Danforth locations: n The Big Carrot, 348 Danforth Ave. n Treasure Island Toys, 581 Danforth Ave.

n It’s My Party, 423 Danforth Ave (at Chester Subway).

The purpose of the long running popular concert, as explained on its website, is to bring “together residents, businesses, students, volunteers, community leaders, and performers to celebrate the spirit of community and to raise money for families in crisis.”

A number of key neigh-

bourhood service organizations were helped by last year’s concert including: Blake Boultbee Youth Outreach Service; Kaleidoscope Kids; Ralph Thornton Community Centre (in particular its Youth Mentor and After School programs); the Riverdale Food Working Group; Sol Express L’Arche Toronto; and South Riverdale Child Parent Centre.

More information can be

found on these community groups at the Riverdale Share website.

As always, corporate and individual support through financial sponsorships as well as volunteer and inkind donations are always appreciated.

The concert wouldn’t be possible without the considerable volunteer support of local musicians who support the charity concert year after

year: last year, Steven Page and Suzie Vinnick led the cast of volunteer performers.

This year’s lineup is in the process of being finalized.

The concert returned to the Danforth Music Hall last year for its 20th anniversary show, after the previous two shows had to be moved out of the venerable and roomy music hall because of a change of management one year and for a long-running

musical the previous year.

Thankfully, a local Danforth Avenue church, St. Barnabas Church, quickly stepped in to fill the void.

Over the past two decades, the concert has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and truckloads of food for families in crisis in the Riverdale community.

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he next chapter of Toronto’s Strong Neighbourhood Strategy is about to be written and the city needs your input.

The project saw the creation of 13 priority neighbourhoods – “hot spots of high need and low infrastructure” – and over eight years worked with the province and the United Way to try to improve the lives of residents through targeted investment. The program is now being re-evaluated and new Neighbourhood Improvement Area (NIA) designations may be in the works.

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We’ve always touted the imporour view tance of local engagement and this instance is no exception. If you live in one of the currently Residents’ designated areas or live in an area input needed you believe needs concentrated investment, your input will be the for strategy most valuable. It’s your experience that will help answer some of the most critical questions.

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Residents need to speak up about the results they’ve seen – or not seen – at the grassroots level. As well, the groups that have been involved in transforming these neighbourhoods need to declare whether they feel they can continue their work on their own.

If it happens that these neighbourhoods do remain on the list, it’ll beg the question as to why. The city should be transparent in explaining why certain communities may still need focused help, even after eight years of investment. Would that be evidence of a failure? A need to modify expectations? Redistribute funding?

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Todmorden celebrates heritage, arts

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hile the weather is still warm, you can tell by little signs of change that fall is coming.

The days are beginning to get shorter, and it is certainly cooler in the evenings and in the morning.

Soon it will be time to think about new schedules and projects.

One of the main characteristics of the East York and Leaside community has been the way in which people get involved in volunteer actives, or become a member of a hobby or sports group.

This year if you are looking for something different to do, why not consider belonging to one of our groups who specializes in local history and heritage.

There is no better way to develop a real sense of roots in one’s community than through developing a good knowledge of it’s past.

East York has a history dating back into the 1700s

joe cooper watchdog for European settlement and the area around Toronto has been the home of many First Nations people for thousands of years.

Leaside, while relatively new, has had an extremely important history based on industry, aviation (it had an airport at one time), and automobile manufacturing.

One good starting point in becoming involved in promoting local history and heritage would be Todmorden Mills.

Located on Pottery Road in the Don Valley, the site dates back to 1796.

At that time, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada John Graves Simcoe gave one pair of mill stones to Isaiah and Aaron Skinner so they could construct the first grist mill on the Don River.

The area quickly devel-

oped into a major industrial complex.

In 1821 the first brewery in the watershed was built.

Later, in 1827, a paper mill was built on the site out of the old mill building.

The site today has many buildings that are used to document and interpret the industrial history of the Don Valley.

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One of the main characteristics of the East York and Leaside community has been the way in which people get involved in volunteer activities, or become a member of a hobby or sports group.

PLAN A visiT A number of groups also share the site, such as the East Side Players Theatre.

If you have not had an opportunity to visit the Todmorden Mills site, and you want to have a special day to do it on.

There are art shows on at the Papermill Gallery until Nov. 3 and there will be Halloween-themed family events happening soon.

There are guided walks and the Toronto field naturalists will be celebrating their 90th anniversary celebration at

the site.

Other events are also promised this fall.

This is just the beginning as many winter events are also planned as well.

If you would like more information on becoming involved in the Todmorden Mills site, or being a member, call them at 416-396-2819.

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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Leaside laces them up for second ice pad opening ON THE RINK: Above, Bill, left, and Fred Keeley help Liam Keeley skate on the new second ice pad at the rink at Leaside Memorial Gardens Saturday afternoon during an event to celebrate its completion and grand opening. Top right, Dino and Madelyn Sergnese skate. At right, Patrick Burns tries the ice. At left, below, Brandon and Hannah on the ice and above left, Andrew Hevey skates.

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Jane Austen dance classes WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Karen Millyard, 416-578-1031, www.JaneAustenDancing.ca, danceweavers@gmail. com COST: $65, $50 for students This is a four-lesson course. We’ll learn basic English Country Dance skills, building on those each week, dancing to fantastic traditional music.

Scottish Dancing for Beginners WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Glenna MacDonald, 416-763-0073, glenna. macdonald@sympatico.ca COST: $100 for 10 weeks No previous dancing experience necessary, partner or kilt not required.

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Kid’s Club WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Presbyterian Church, 670 Eglinton Ave. E. CONTACT: Rev. Angela J. Cluney, 416-422-0510, angela@ leasidepresbyterianchurch.ca COST: $30/child or $50/familly For kids in JK to Grade 7: crafts; music; movies and activities. Snacks and hot lunch provided. Call to register.

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Riverdale Art 2013 WHEN: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: St. Barnabas Anglican Church Chester, 361 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Neville Reid, 416-424-2190, nwreid@sympatico.ca COST: Free The 25th annual St. Barnabas Art Show and Sale will take place at the church starting Friday, Oct. 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. (opening reception) and Saturday,Oct. 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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.

Family Movies WHEN: 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Danforth/Coxwell Branch Toronto Public Library, 1675 Danforth Avenue CONTACT: 416-393-7783 COST: Free PA Day movies: ParaNorman (PG).

Popsicle Stick PA Day WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: PapeDanforth Public Library, 701 Pape Ave. CONTACT: Pape Danforth Public Libnary COST: Free Get crafty. Participants are invited to make a popsicle stick box. For those aged six years and older. Call 416393-7727 to register

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Complimentary Chair Exercise WHEN: 1 to 2 p.m. WHERE: Leaside United Church, 822 Millwood Rd. CONTACT: Eric Daw, 416-450-0892, theomnifitt@gmail.com COST: Complimentary A one hour class offered at focusing on balance,coordination, strength, flexibility and posture. Facilitated by a qualified older adult specialist. Call to register.

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Riverdale Community Arts & Letters Club WHEN: 6 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Riverdale Branch, 370 Broadview Ave.

CONTACT: Riverdale Branch, 416393-7720 COST: Free Wayson Choy, member of the Order of Canada, Riverdale resident, will talk to us about , A Writer’s Life about writing The Jade Peony to almost dying, but, Not Yet. Science in History WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Danforth/Coxwell Branch Toronto Public Library, 1675 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7783 COST: Free Isaac Newton is widely acknowledged as one of the most important scientists to have lived, but few can say how or why. Professor Brian Baigrie’s lecture will give a overview of Newton’s achievements and will explain why it is fair to say that he was the chief architect of what we call modern science.

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Scary Stories Told in the Dark WHEN: 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

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Get Inspired: Paint Rock Pumpkins WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Dr. CONTACT: 416-396-3975 COST: Free Pumpkins that don’t rot! Paint rock pumpkins and ghosts for Halloween.

Auditorium. Supplies provided. For those agedd 11 to 18. Call 416-3963975 to register.

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East York Garden Club 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 Smart Sexy Kitchen Garden with guest speaker Cristina da Silva. The presentation will cover 2 aspects of kitchen gardens. The Smart (the growing practical part) and the Sexy (designing beautiful spaces part).

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Suspect wanted in armed robberies >>>from page 1 we did a press conference on this less than a week ago.”

Metropasses were also taken during the August robberies.

“His mannerisms, his words and the description is very similar in all three robberies,” Earl said. “This individual has gone to these collector booths in prepara-

tion with his disguise, with his firearm, selected a time and has planned this out very carefully. There are very few witnesses in the area.”

The suspect is white, 25 to 30 years old and 5’10” to six-feet tall.

He wears a black toque, a paisley bandana and a white glove with a grey palm on his left hand.

“I’m concerned that the violence could escalate,” Earl said.

“We want to apprehend him as quickly as possible.”

The suspect doesn’t fit the description of the person who shot a fare collector during an attempted robbery at the Dupont subway station on Feb. 26, 2012. The TTC employee suffered serious

injuries.

The shooter, unknown if male or female, was described as white, 35 to 50 years old with a heavy build.

Previous robberies

Despite these cases, holdups at TTC collector booths are rare.

There have been only six collector booth robberies in the city’s subway system so far this year.

Police believe the same suspect was responsible for two previous armed holdups at the same collector booth.

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Police have released this image of the suspect in the armed robberies at subway stations.

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Elgie house designation to be considered by community council >>>from page 1 heritage values and attributes,” it said.

The two-and-a-half storey farmhouse once belonged to Thomas G. Elgie, a farmer and realtor.

North York Community Council will consider the heritage designation on Oct. 17, with Toronto city council scheduled to make its decision on Nov. 13.

Development application The property, southeast of Eglinton and Bayview avenues, is subject to a development application that would see the lot subdivided into three sections.

The original part of the home would be saved on the middle lot and relocated near the front of the property, according to information

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presented at a public meeting in February.

The north wing, built in 1934 and altered in 1990, and the south wing, built in 1971, would be removed and new homes built on each lot.

The original 19th century farmhouse should be designated as a heritage property to recognize its historical significance, city staff said.

The house is “valued as a rare

example of a farmhouse that is the oldest of only three residential buildings in Leaside predating its incorporation as a town in 1913,” the report said.

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tant representation of the design of farmhouses from the late 1800s with the L-shaped plan, red brick walls and 19th century detailing.”

The house is not only significant in its own right but also because it played a significant part in Leaside’s development from an agricultural area to a planned community inspired by the Garden City movement, the report said.

“As a 19th century farmhouse

within Leaside, the Thomas G. Elgie House has stood in place as the community grew up around it, and its atypical presence has long contributed to the distinction and beauty of the neighbourhood,” it said.

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ne thing that Mayor Rob Ford’s trip to Austin should have confirmed to our Lone Star cousins last week: when it comes to keeping a town weird, the musicallyinclined Texans are a few steps behind Toronto.

No doubt, as the mayor left the city limits with his entourage of music-industry leaders and councillors, Austin breathed a sigh of relief. Because when they say “Keep Austin Weird,” they mean a nice kind of weird.

Toronto and the saga of Mayor Rob Ford has reached a level of weird that is rather more terrifying. News broke just before he left town for Austin that a close friend of Mayor Ford, Sandro Lisi, was arrested and charged with possession and trafficking of marijuana. The mayor addressed the matter at a news conference at a filling station near his home, in which he described Lisi as “a good guy” and a friend, before heading off to the

david nickle the city airport. While the mayor was gone, a story came out suggesting Toronto police have been following Mayor Ford and his associates using a leased Cessna. His brother, Doug Ford, told a Toronto Sun columnist that he had spoken to two Toronto police superintendents, who’d confirmed that there was aerial surveillance going on. Doug Ford then recanted the next day and suspected that the mayor’s enemies were behind it all.

I worry about commenting on all this in a column filed early, for fear that something even weirder turns up in the interim.

Because that’s how things have been going for the Ford brothers.

This time last year, the mayor’s biggest problems were football, looming conflict of interest charges, and issues of reading while

driving, and all that seemed weird enough.

Now, it’s substance abuse allegations, alleged family connections to the westend drug trade, and that alleged video where the mayor was seen appearing to smoke crack cocaine.

Men photographed with the mayor have been stabbed and murdered.

Weirder still are the many among us who believe that all of this is simply a conspiracy of downtown elite, police and big media, to bring down a Conservative, millionaire mayor who is at the core, just an average guy.

It’s hard to imagine a trade mission from the delusional Wonderland that Toronto has become, exciting anything in its hosts beyond a desire to back away slowly without making any sudden movements.

With weirdos like us, you can’t be too careful.

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

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FUN IN LEASIDE: Left, a mime performs during Leaside Village Family Fun recently. The event was held at Leaside Village, 85 Laird Dr., and featured food, entertainment, face painting and more. There was a big turnout and Longo’s served up more than 1,500 hot dogs to those who attened. Right, an entertainer on stilts greets one of the youngsters attending. Organizers said the event was such a success that it will be held again in 2014.

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Bowmore students take part in walk-to-school event REBECCA FIELD eym@insidetoronto.com Students at Bowmore Road Public School put on their walking shoes yesterday as part of International Walk to School Month.

The school held the event in collaboration with TD Friends of the Environment and ParticipACTION to promote healthy, environ-

mentally friendly living to school-aged children.

“We’re seeing more and more kids and schools embracing walk to school,” said Christa Costas, relationship manager at ParticipACTION. “The challenge is going to be whether we can keep kids walking after today.”

Costas said only five per cent of Canadian children

currently meet Canadian physical activity guidelines of 60 minutes of exercise a day.

If students who live within one kilometre from school walked to and from school each day, they would be getting an extra 15 minutes of exercise each way.

“Any trip, whether it’s to school, the grocery store, wherever it is, we’re encourag-

ing people to walk it, wheel it, skateboard, whatever,” Costas said. Students at yesterday’s event mapped their routes to school, and received pedometers so they could start tracking their steps.

Along with healthy living, Bowmore Road promoted a more environmental message with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to honour five trees planted in boxes in the

schoolyard.

“We’ve planted five different species so students will learn how to care for those trees and learn about their species,” said vice-principal Peppi Minos.

“They’re (students) going to become stewards of the environment.”

Bowmore has been named a Platinum Eco School, and is the first school in the Toronto

District School Board’s Ward 16 to get the trees as a part of an arboretum project.

The trees were paid for with a $5,000 grant from the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation that funds grassroots projects in communities across Canada.

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GO Transit was a big winner at the 2013 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Awards.

The regional transit provider took home top prize for having the best service among North American large transit agencies which provide 20 million-plus rides annually.

Transit providers that qualify include New York City’s Metropolitan Transport Authority as well as the Toronto Transit Commission.

GO now joins York Region Transit (YRT), Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and the TTC among past Canadian winners since the APTA Awards were inaugurated in 1983.

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The TTC is closing the “U” portion of the YongeUniversity-Spadina subway line on Thanksgiving weekend.

Downtown train service between Bloor and St. George stations is out of commission

TO in TRANSIT from Oct. 12-14 due to ongoing signal upgrades.

It’s the only closure this month following the scrapping of two additional planned subway shutdowns.

TTC CEO Andy Byford also confirmed last week a six-week closure between Eglinton and St. Clair stations on the Yonge line is under consideration in 2014 for track replacement. track work delayed wstreetcar

It will now take until next summer to complete extensive TTC streetcar track work along Queen’s Quay.

Waterfront Toronto is co-ordinating a $100 million renovation of Queen’s Quay, which includes the complete rebuild of the rail corridor between Lower Spadina Avenue to Bay Street and reconstruction of the Spadina streetcar loop used for re-routing 509 Harbourfront and 510 Spadina service.

The work was expected

to be done by March 2014.

However, a delay in hydro infrastructure upgrading has pushed back the completion date to next July. bike to Layton to stay put wMemorial

A memorial bicycle installed in Riverside in honour of Jack Layton won’t be removed any time soon.

A online petition circulated after a city notice of removal was spotted on the white painted bicycle in front of the NDP’s leader’s former Broadview Avenue constituency office towards the end of September.

But after consulting with city staff, local councillor Paula Fletcher announced the bike will remain at the site until plans for a permanent memorial are finalized.

The bicycle, inscribed with messages from the community, was installed following Layton’s death from cancer in 2011.

Rahul Gupta is The Mirror’s transit reporter. His column appears every Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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MYTH: THE AIRPORT DOESN’T ADD MUCH VALUE TO THE CITY. FACT: WE CONTRIBUTE

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1,900,000,000 loonies would make a stack equal to 8,289 CN Towers.

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While the popularity of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport has taken off in recent years, the most exciting growth has been in our economic impact. We’re proud of the role that we play as city builder, contributing to the growth of trade and tourism for Toronto.

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