The East York Mirror, October 19, 2017

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Harmony Hall Centre for Seniors wouldn’t be the success it is today without the important contributions of scores of dedicated volunteers.

Earlier this week, the East York-based multicultural community centre recognized more than 170 people who give of their time and energy to help run social recreation programs and intervention services for local seniors.

Among those honoured was "super volunteer" Ray Gyatt, who for the last seven years has accumulated more than 300 volunteer hours annually at the Gower Street centre, which is also known as Call-A-Service Inc. l See SUPER, page 5

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Ray Gyatt joins colleagues at Harmony Hall on Monday, Oct. 16 for a Volunteer Appreciation Day event.

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Funeral service for boy held in Stan Wadlow Park, where he died JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com With white balloons carrying words of love floating up into the sky above Stan Wadlow Park, friends and family members of Isaiah Witt paid tribute to the 15year-old who was fatally stabbed there on Saturday, Oct. 7.

More than a hundred mourners - many of them Witt’s classmates and friends - turned out for a ceremony in the park to share both grief at having lost the teen and stories of the joy and happiness he brought to their lives.

Isaiah’s mother, Stephanie Witt, recalled how her son had a difficult life at times, but noted that he remained positive.

"From the time he was

born, it was just the two of us, and I tried so hard to give him a good life, but he had to grow up very fast," she said through tears.

"Everybody that knew him knew how loving and caring and generous he was," she recalled before reading a journal entry Isaiah wrote on May 2 of this year. In the entry, he spoke of a 10-point scale with one representing hardship and struggle and 10 representing comfort, peace of mind and accomplishment.

"The fact that she’s a single parent who had me at 16, growing up wasn’t easy," Stephanie Witt read. "On the other hand, throughout all of it, I learned to stay strong and to keep my eyes on what’s right and wrong."

Isaiah wrote of how he found strength through fitness and how he believed he and his mother were turning a corner.

"Most of my life was a two (on the 10-point scale). It feels weird to be sitting at a

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Stephanie Witt, the mother of slain 15-year-old Isaiah Witt, mourns over the casket bearing his remains during his funeral Friday at Stan Wadlow Park. six right now from knowing only pain," he wrote.

Pastor Jim Parker, who got to know Isaiah through youth programs at Bethany Baptist Church, recalled the teen’s sense of humour, kindness and positive outlook.

"In our grieving, we say together that Isaiah’s life mattered and from now we will miss him," he said.

Mark Sprack, principal of Westwood Middle School when Isaiah was a student there, said Isaiah was always a genuinely caring

friend and classmate to all.

"I remember how he would come to the school office to advocate for a classmate who he felt had been treated unfairly or share a concern for someone he was worried about," he said. "He was genuinely concerned

for others and offered a lending hand, often without being asked."

Isaiah’s aunt, Monica Defreitas, recalled how Stephanie and Isaiah were an inseparable team and how they got strength from one another.

"Although life presented them many challenges, they could do anything and be anything together," she said. "He gave her more love than she’d ever thought possible and made her grow in ways she never imagined."

Greyson Balla, a longtime friend of Isaiah, recalled how he would always go out of his way to make everyone around him happier.

"I always remember Isaiah for his charismatic personality; he radiated positivity and kindness, he was a hilarious, polite, caring, supportive and overall amazing friend," he said.

The ceremony culminated in close friends and family releasing white balloons in memory of the fallen teen.

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Isaiah Witt remembered for his ’charismatic personality’

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Mayor Tory stops by Leslieville to promote SmartTrack JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com

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Toronto Mayor John Tory was joined by councillors Josh Colle, chair of the TTC, and Paula Fletcher for a press conference where he announced a SmartTrack station would be built near Gerrard Street East and Carlaw Avenue. vision and has a say in it.

"The east end needs to be properly served by public transportation," he said.

"My goal is to give Toronto neighbourhoods transit options without reliance on the car."

Prior to the press conference, Tory did a short walkabout near Gerrard Square chatting with community

niences that will come with building more and better public transit, he said it’s for the greater good.

"We’re all in this together. At the end of the day, there’s a city that moves forward," said Mamourian, adding the reason the housing market east of the Don Valley Parkway has been so successful is because developers like First Gulf (which is behind East Harbour at the former Unilever soap plant) are incorporating public transit into their plans.

Fletcher said community members have approached her about having a GO stop in the GerrardCarlaw area since she was first elected in 2003.

"It makes so much sense, but there’s lots of work to make it happen" said the Toronto-Danforth representative, adding at this point the how, when, and where of the project is still being explored.

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Mayor John Tory stopped by Leslieville recently to shop around his plan to improve public transit in the city.

The mayor visited the east end neighbourhood in advance of a SmartTrack meeting at Riverdale Collegiate Institute.

The highlight of Tory’s visit was to announce the future construction of a SmartTrack station near Carlaw Avenue and Gerrard Street East.

"What we’re going to create here is a superstation.

It’s even bigger than East Harbour," he said following a press conference at Matty Eckler Community Recreation Centre.

"You’ll have access to everywhere in the city at one place."

Tory said he wants to ensure the community is involved and supportive of his

members about their transit needs and priorities.

Along with Ward 30 Coun.

Paula Fletcher, he then joined about 15 area residents and local business owners at a nearby café to further discuss his plan to get people moving more efficiently around Toronto.

Among those in attendance was Ara Mamourian, a local real estate broker and long-time east Toronto resident. Supportive of Tory’s plan, Mamourian said it only makes sense to design cities around other things than the car.

"I think it’s really important we see how we can take advantage of our existing infrastructure to improve transit," Mamourian said.

Mamourian also offered his support for investing in more public transit, like the as-of-yet funded Downtown Relief Line, which he said is key in "future-proofing" Toronto’s growth.

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Daughters in the Workplace: Supporting Working Female Caregivers in East York Providing supportive and much needed care for a senior loved one can affect almost every aspect of an individual’s life - including their work, yet many employers are unaware of the struggles family caregivers face. This lack of understanding can often lead to caregivers feeling stressed, overwhelmed and isolated, resulting in many working caregivers taking a leave of absence or exiting from the workforce entirely.

Often, the additional responsibility of caring for a senior loved one will fall to women. In fact, according to Statistics Canada research, women are almost twice as likely as men to spend 20 or more hours per week on caregiving tasks. Many women also fall into the ‘sandwich generation’, caring for both an aging parent and their own children.

“While men increasingly play an important role in the caregiving matrix, the challenges associated with caregiving still disproportionately affect women,”said Sonia Goncalves, Client Services Manager, Home Instead Senior Care Toronto East.

Although the responsibilities and challenges that come with caring for children while working full-time are openly discussed, the same cannot always be said for the difficulties associated with caring for an aging loved one. A recent

Home Instead Senior Care survey found that 1 in 4 working daughters experience workplace stigma associated with being a caregiver for an aging parent, and 23 percent say that their supervisor is unsympathetic.

With October officially recognized as Women’s History Month in Canada, now is the time to address the lack of dialogue and support for working female caregivers. As part of starting this conversation, Home Instead Senior Care recently launched their Daughters in the Workplace campaign. The initiative is a public education program that offers free resources, such as conversation starters and health tips for caregiving employees, communication tips for employers, and warning signs for HR professionals that indicate when caregiving employees might need support. Home Instead Senior Care is encouraging people across the community to use these resources to create a more caregiver-friendly environment at their workplaces and to help support employees

burdened with this challenge.

Although Daughters in the Workplace focuses on working women, the principles behind this initiative apply to all working caregivers. When employers have a greater understanding of their employee’s caregiving responsibilities, they are better able to provide the appropriate workplace supports. HR professionals also play a critical role in this process through designing and defining Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) that best accommodate the needs of working caregivers. It’s important that EAPs include resources designed to help employees access the facilities, programs and services offered through organizations like Home Instead, that will help them find a balance between work and their loved ones care requirements.

Family caregivers and employers can view program resources and tips at DaughtersintheWorkplace.ca. Or, contact their local Home Instead Senior Care office at 416-698-1384.

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With a background in accounting, Gyatt helps Harmony Hall clients - as well as people in the community who have come to him as a result of word of mouth referrals - access much-needed government and other types of grants, rebates, and entitlements so they can afford to stay in their homes longer and live better overall.

"I’m not intimidated by paperwork. I like it. It’s a challenge," smiled Gyatt, a widower who has lived near Danforth Avenue and Main Street for more than 60 years.

"I like helping seniors navigate the system. Tell me what your problem is and we’ll do a plan."

Gyatt, who for the last four years has become an advocate lobbying the municipal, provincial and federal governments to improve and enhance a number of existing programs

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Ray Gyatt joins colleagues at Harmony Hall on Monday, Oct. 16 for a Volunteer Appreciation Day event. and services, also helps clients with their income tax returns and shares his

knowledge as an occasional speaker at Harmony Hall’s monthly Sweet

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"People don’t realize even if you’re retired you

can still access grants and rebates. You add all of that up and you’re getting money back," said Gyatt, who said he enjoys doing research to find out what people are entitled to.

Gyatt, who currently volunteers one or two days a week at Harmony Hall, said helping others has given him an increased sense of purpose.

"I can see they appreciate (my help). I like to help guide people in the right direction," shared Gyatt, who has his own little private office at Harmony Hall for confidential meetings with clients. "(Volunteering) also keeps my mind active."

Shannon Wiens, the director of organizational health systems for the South Riverdale Community Health Centre (SRCHC), said volunteers like Gyatt are invaluable to Harmony Hall, which recently merged with SRCHC.

"We have almost 12,000 volunteer hours a year at Harmony Hall. That’s phenomenal. We couldn’t run all of the programs that are here without our volunteers," she said during the centre’s volunteer appreciation luncheon, which was held during Community Health Week.

"There’s a very active volunteer base at Harmony Hall. This centre really does achieve our vision of building empowered, healthy, and thriving communities where everyone belongs." Wiens said volunteering is such a meaningful thing because people help others, while helping themselves and in turn lead more fulfilling lives.

"We have many opportunities here for people to give back and your valuable contributions are appreciated," she said, expressing a deep sense of gratitude to Gyatt for all of his efforts and the time he’s given to Harmony Hall.

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Bloor bike lanes a roadmap for cycling infrastructure What’s the problem between bikes and cars?

For years, all we seem to have been able to do is guess, and those guesses have been informed largely by where we’re sitting: on the saddle of a mountain bike, or in the seat of an automobile.

If the former, we guess the problem is the proximity to cars and the inattention of their operators; the lack of space and infrastructure on city streets to limit that proximity and maintain safety. If we’re in a car, we see cyclists as contributing to congestion, darting through traffic - trying to claim precious road space for no good reason.

Last week, Toronto Transportation staff took a lot of the guesswork out of the equation, releasing an extensive report on the year-long pilot project on the Bloor Street bike lane project. The lanes, which run 2.4 kilometres from Shaw Street to Avenue Road, were subject to intense scrutiny over that time, with some key questions posed: did they in fact increase the number of cyclists? Did they unduly impact other traffic? Did the loss of the parking that was displaced by the bike lanes harm local businesses? Did they improve safety?

Now we have some answers. The bike lanes have led to an increase in cyclists: Bloor is now the second-most popular cycling route in Toronto.

The lanes have slowed car traffic through the neighbourhood. But local businesses didn’t suffer; indeed, businesses saw a small increase in customers with the bike lanes, and the city has plans to improve movement through other adjustments.

And perhaps most importantly, things got a lot safer: there was a reduction of 44 per cent in car/bicycle interactions with the introduction of fully separated bike lanes.

Toronto council will be using that report to decide in November whether to make the bike lanes permanent, but it’s a good bet that they will follow staff recommendations and do so, as Mayor John Tory has already signalled he’ll support the permanent lanes.

The question then will become, what to do with the example of Bloor Street? The narrow, busy stretch of roadway represents one of the larger challenges when it comes to placing cycling infrastructure. If bike lanes were, as their critics have alleged, going to fail, then surely they would have failed spectacularly on Bloor.

The success of those bike lanes should spur council to support even more of them: along Bloor, along Danforth, and even beyond the downtown in Scarborough and Etobicoke and North York. Because we now know: if there is a problem between bicycles and cars, bike lanes are a great solution.

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Suburban councillors lead by delaying For some Toronto politicians, kicking a problem down the road instead of facing it is a good strategy.

Soon, you’ll see them try it again.

Rooming houses, any rooming house, are illegal in Scarborough, North York and north Etobicoke.

The city is proposing licensing them in parts of those neighborhoods - providing a legal, low-cost option for housing tenants elsewhere in Toronto already have.

Local councillors know their residents - at least those whose faces they see at public meetings - hate the idea.

But those councillors suspect they can’t win if this goes to court. As Chin Lee from Scarborough put it recently, there’s a housing

MIKE ADLER Edges of Toronto shortage and housing could be considered a human right.

Such councillors have delayed legalizing rooming houses in the suburbs. They delayed throughout the last term of council, and most of this one.

Chances are, when the current proposal finally reaches Toronto Council this fall, these councillors will insist more consulta-

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Lee and others blame neighbourhood problems on rooming house tenants. "I do know of many who drive BMWs, Porshes, but they’re not willing to spend money on housing," he told constituents at a meeting. after encouraging them to speak against the proposal at council’s Executive Committee.

Kenneth Hale of the Advocacy Centre for Tenants believes some of these local politicians are exploiting fear. Rooming houses are something they can take a ferocious stand on, he says.

But while rallying their anxious homeowners, they aren’t offering up other solutions for affordable housing in neighborhoods where it’s badly needed, or suggesting where thousands of students enrolled at the city’s

fastest-growing post-secondary institutions can live nearby.

It was the province which finally made basement apartments legal in all parts of this city.

If it’s clear suburban rooming houses are stuck in a "consultation loop," says Hale, ACTO will push to have a Ontario Municipal Board hearing, arguing outlawing rooming houses in North York, Scarborough or Etobicoke infringes on Ontario’s Human Rights Code and Canada’s Charter.

The OMB can end up writing a rooming house bylaw for the whole city, Hale says, and chances are nobody’s going to like it.

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Tip #6: Be a Role Model!

I am an East York resident, cyclist and occasional car driver.

Despite the shortcomings of Toronto’s bike lanes, increasing numbers of us can now access safe bike routes.

Bike lanes enable me to cycle to work downtown, visit friends all over the city, run errands, and participate in community and other events.

For many cyclists in Toronto, bike lanes are not merely a convenience; they are the reason we cycle. Evidence shows that safe bike lanes motivate more people to cycle, so bike lanes like the new Woodbine bike lanes should be encouraged.

Opponents to the Woodbine lanes say they should be removed because they are under-

used; that they divert vehicles into residential areas and that they impede home deliveries.

Like most cyclists, I do not see bikes and cars as mutually exclusive. However, as a cyclist and a member of Cycle Toronto, I disagree with the Woodbine bike lane opponents that the only solution to the problems they describe is to remove the bike lanes.

Even assuming that the anecdotal complaints of the Woodbine opponents are accurate, scrapping the bike lanes is not the answer.

To rely on low usage of the new lanes ignores evidence that bike lane usage increases with time.

Diversion of traffic into residential areas can be addressed by traffic calming measures on side streets.

To say that bike lanes thwart deliveries discounts the experience of other areas in the city where residents’ needs are met, despite the existence of bike lanes.

If bike lane opponents identify real problems based on evidence instead of emotion - solutions can be found based on the experience of those who have already dealt with these issues.

The recent recommendation by city staff to make the Bloor Street bike lanes permanent is encouraging. The Woodbine bike lane opponents want to reverse this hopeful trend.

Experience shows that the answer to the their concerns is found in dialogue and not in moving backwards.

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EGLINTON CROSSTOWN UPDATE: OPEN HOUSE MEETING LEASIDE AND LAIRD STATIONS Metrolinx is building the Eglinton Crosstown, Toronto’s new 19-kilometre light rail transit (LRT) line that will run along Eglinton Avenue with a central 10 km underground section. The Crosstown will connect Mount Dennis in the west to Kennedy Road in the east, and the new service will be up to 60% faster than the bus service today. With 25 stations and stops and connections to 3 TTC subway stations, 54 local bus routes, 3 GO Transit lines and the UP Express, the Crosstown will improve travel times and change the way we move through the heart of the city.

Join Metrolinx and its constructor, Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS) at the upcoming open house and learn about the progress at the future Leaside and Laird Stations.

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When: Monday, October 30, 2017 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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TrusteeWard Boundary Review The Toronto District School Board is undertaking a Trustee Ward Boundary Review in order to align with the new City of Toronto wards recently enacted

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Attend a public meeting or complete a survey online.

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Comment on plans for new Fairmount Park playground Ward 32 Coun. MaryMargaret McMahon and City of Toronto staff are inviting the public to a community consultation for the Fairmount Park Playground.

The open house-style meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Naval Club of Toronto, 1910 Gerrard St. E., just west of Woodbine Avenue.

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Community members are also welcome to share their opinion on the project and give feedback.

The second phase of renovations is set to get underway this fall at Fairmount Park.

Upgrades to the park’s

tennis court are expected to be complete by the end of the year. The plan is to finish constructing the wading pool before the 2018 season opens. The playground is the third phase.

Contact McMahon’s office at 416-392-1376 for more information.

Learn how Toronto became ’centre of the universe’ If you require any form of accommodation regarding accessibility, or require an interpreter or child minding, please e-mail Irene.rinaldo@tdsb.on.ca at least 5 days before the meeting you wish to attend.

The history of Toronto’s emergence as a ’centre of the universe’ for astronomical research and public outreach will be the topic of discussion at this month’s meeting of the Riverdale Historical Society.

The gathering, which will feature award-winning professor John Percy, a professor emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Toronto and in science education at the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education, will

take place Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Clubhouse at Broadview and Langley avenues. Admission is $5 or free for RHS members.

Visit http://riverdalehistoricalsociety.com for more details.

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Notice of Completion GO Rail Network Electrification Transit Project Assessment Process Metrolinx and Hydro One, as co-proponents, have completed an Environmental Project Report (EPR) in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08 for the GO Rail Network Electrification Project.

The Project As part of Regional Express Rail, Metrolinx is proposing to electrify GO-owned corridors. The GO Rail Network Electrification undertaking will entail design and implementation of a traction power supply system and power distribution components including: an Overhead Contact System (OCS) along the rail corridors, electrical feeder routes, and a number of traction power facilities located within the vicinity of the rail corridors.

The Study Area (see key map) includes six GO rail corridors, as well as proposed locations for the traction power facilities (i.e., Traction Power Substations, Paralleling Stations, Switching Stations) and ancillary components: • Union Station Rail Corridor – UP Express Union Station to Don Yard Layover - No Traction Power Facilities • Lakeshore West Corridor – West of Bathurst St. (Mile 1.20) to Burlington - Including two (2) Tap locations, four (4) Traction Power Facilities, one (1) feeder route • Kitchener Corridor – UP Express Spur (at Highway 427) to Bramalea - Including one (1) Traction Power Facility, one (1) feeder route • Barrie Corridor – Parkdale Junction to Allandale GO Station - Including one (1) Tap location, four (4) Traction Power Facilities, one (1) feeder route • Stouffville Corridor – Scarborough Junction to Lincolnville GO Station - Including one (1) Tap location, three (3) Traction Power Facilities, one (1) feeder route • Lakeshore East Corridor – Don River Layover to Oshawa GO Station - Including one (1) Tap location, four (4) Traction Power Facilities, one (1) feeder route 30-Day Public Review – October 11 to November 9

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The environmental impact of this transit project was assessed and an EPR prepared in accordance with the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08 - Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings (made under the Environmental Assessment Act).

The EPR for the GO Rail Network Electrification is now available for a 30-day public review period starting October 11, 2017 on the project website (www.gotransit.com/electrification) and at the following locations: Metrolinx Head Office 97 Front Street – 2nd Floor Reception Toronto, ON M5J 1E6 tel: 416-874-5900 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Central Region Office Metro Toronto District Office 5775 Yonge Street, 8th Floor North York, ON M2M 4J1 tel: 416-326-6700 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals, Access and Service Integration Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 tel: 416-314-8001 / toll-free: 1-800-461-6290 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Newmarket Public Library 438 Park Avenue Newmarket, ON L3Y 1W1 tel: 905-953-5110 Tuesday to Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday & Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Downtown Barrie Public Library 60 Worsley Street Barrie, ON L4M 1L6 tel: 705-728-1010 Monday to Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday & Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Pickering Library Central Branch 1 The Esplanade S. Pickering, ON L1V 6K7 tel: 905-831-6265 Monday to Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Scarborough Civic Centre Library 156 Borough Drive Scarborough, ON M1P 4N7 tel: 416-396-3599 Monday to Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Friday & Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Mimico Centennial Library 47 Station Road Etobicoke, ON M8V 2R1 tel: 416-394-5330 Tuesday & Wednesday: 12:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Thursday & Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Oakville Public Library – Central Branch 120 Navy Street Oakville, ON L6J 2Z4 tel: 905-815-2042 Monday to Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Friday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Markham Public Library 3990 Major Mackenzie Drive East Markham, ON L6C 1P8 tel: 905-513-7977 Monday to Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library 175 Mostar Street Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON L4A 0Y2 tel: 905-642-7323 Monday to Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Brampton Library Chinguacousy Branch 150 Central Park Drive Brampton, ON L6T 2T9 tel: 905-793-4636 Monday to Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments by November 9, 2017 to: James Hartley Manager, Environmental Programs and Assessment Metrolinx – GO Transit 20 Bay Street, Suite 600, Toronto, ON M5J 2W3 tel: 1-888-438-6646 e-mail: electrification@metrolinx.com www.gotransit.com/electrification

Patricia Staite Environmental Planner Hydro One Networks Inc. 483 Bay Street TCT12, Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 tel: 416-345-6799 e-mail: Community.Relations@HydroOne.com www.HydroOne.com/GORailElectrification

There are circumstances where the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change has the authority to require further consideration of the transit project or impose conditions on it. These include if the Minister is of the opinion that: • The transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest; or • The transit project may have a negative impact on a constitutionally protected Aboriginal or treaty right.

Before exercising the authority referred to above, the Minister is required to consider any written objections to the transit project that he or she may receive within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the EPR is first published. If you have discussed your issues with the proponent(s) and you object to the project, you can provide a written submission to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change by no later than November 9, 2017 to the address provided below. All submissions must clearly indicate that an objection is being submitted and describe any negative impacts to matters of provincial importance (natural/cultural environment) or Aboriginal rights.

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals Branch Attn: Adam Sanzo, Project Officer 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 tel: 416-314-8001 / toll-free: 1-800-461-6290 fax: 416-314-8452 e-mail: EAABGen@ontario.ca All personal information included in a submission such as name, address, telephone number, email address, and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s. 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Project Officer or the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-314-4075.

This Notice first issued on October 11, 2017.

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Conventional wisdom suggests that free advice is worth exactly what you paid for it.

Professional, paid counsel, however, remains one of the strongest strategic pillars for small business entrepreneurs seeking success.

“Make use of the experts, be they lawyers, financial advisors, chartered accountants and bankers,” opined Business Development Bank of Canada finance and consulting GTA North vice-president Stephen Bald.

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Buying expertise tops his list of the five key tactics entrepreneurs should employ to survive and thrive, said Bald, based in BDC’s Vaughan office which serves 6,200 GTA clients, one-third of whom are small businesses.

Secondly, start-ups in particular must develop a solid business plan, he said. A blue print detailing what you want to accomplish and how you are most likely to achieve goals and objectives is an absolute

necessity.

The third step, according the 17-year BDC veteran, is identifying the specific actions required to bring the plan to fruition.

“Implement those actions and make sure you have all the right resources,” said Bald of the fourth strategy. Resources include technology, manpower and finances in addition to being savvy in the burgeoning realm of social media.

The fifth element is monitoring and measuring the efficiency of your plan.

“Don’t be afraid to make changes or amendments,” he said. “Don’t be married to the plan. Be flexible.”

Many small enterprises fail because owners hope for something unforeseen that will turn fortunes around, Bald said. His best advice to those is to recognize that their first loss is their best loss.

“They need to know that some things can be outside their control,” he said. “They should be flexible to work around them.”

For more information on BDC Small Business Week, Oct. 15-21, visit bdc.ca.

A parking meter on Elizabeth St. is framed by a rear view of Toronto City Hall.

The president of a Toronto company that suplies all the city’s pay-and-display meters and has contracts with cities, hospitals and universities across the country has been implicated in a bribary scandal in the United States.

Toronto to seek input on changing permit parking rules DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Toronto councillors put the brakes on a move to extend permit parking to all streets in the Toronto and East York Community Council area, deciding instead to hold public consultations on what to do about the patchwork of on-street permit parking across that part of the city.

The consultations will, according to Toronto-Danforth Coun. Paula Fletcher, hear from not only people who might be faced with having permit parking on their streets but also those who have don’t.

"I do believe it’s a question of fairness for those who do have permit parking, and those who don’t," said Fletcher at the Oct. 17 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council.

Fletcher and others advocating the change argued that the patchwork meant that some streets, where paid permit parking is in place, face heavy

parking enforcement, while those streets where there’s no permit parking can often get away with parking on the street having to pay neither permit fees nor parking tickets.

Beaches East York Coun. Janet Davis said that residents on streets without permit parking have learned that they can have guests park overnight for free - so long as no one complains.

"So all the residents have a pact on their street: don’t call," said Davis.

"But that’s not fair."

Davis had been supporting a plan to simply make all of the streets in Toronto and East York permit parking by default.

Currently, residents who wish to put permit parking on their streets must gather support on a petition and then submit to a poll before it can be considered. That process, however, is not required by provincial statute but is simply a city procedure.

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cil did hear from Beach residents who felt that they had been shortchanged on the process when local councillor Mary Margaret McMahon promoted the imposition of permit parking on 20 streets in the area including Glen Oak Drive.

"There has been no consultation and the residents have been denied the right to be heard," said Mary Dowler, a Glen Oak Drive resident.

Some councillors supported maintaining the status quo on that basis.

"I believe in democracy and the conversation we’ve been having with residents about how we permit our streets, I want to go on," said TorontoDanforth Coun. Mary Fragedakis. "The system is not perfect but I don’t believe one size fits all.

While other wards have a majority of streets that have permit parking - in my area they don’t and I’m not interested in an imposition of something my neighbours don’t want."

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