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Shovels will hit the ground this fall on the $40-million Six Points interchange reconfiguration. City plans include replacing the existing Kipling-BloorDundas interchange with three major at-grade intersections, each with a traffic light. Dundas Street West will turn slightly east so it is parallel to Bloor Street West, west of Kipling Avenue. East of Kipling, Dundas will turn north and connect to Bloor at the existing intersection of Bloor and Dunbloor Road. The area is known locally as “spaghetti junction” for its network of road interchanges connected with ramps. Construction will be phased over three to four years. Initial construction will begin this September. Utility relocations will occur throughout next year. The remainder of construction will begin next summer. Early phases of construction will be focused on new sections of road that can be built with >>>project, page 18
An excited Bibi Hatton and her family will be among thousands of Muslims in Etobicoke celebrating Eid al-Fitr Monday, July 28 to mark an end of their fasting for the holy month of Ramadan. Hatton and her three children will be attending one of two morning prayer services with 10,000 others at the International Muslim Organization (IMO) mosque on Rexdale Boulevard followed by a hearty meal with about 30 family members at her home. “This day is very important and it is like Christmas to us,” Hatton said. “My house is spotless, the kids are excited and the entire family is coming over for a big feast.” She is one of the many volunteers who have been preparing food in the IMO kitchen to distribute to the needy. “This is also a time to give back to the less fortunate,”
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As part of Ramadan (left to right) Sheik Azim, Sheik Razak, Farinah Rahman and Liaquat Ally, members of the International Muslim Organization, pack 300 meals for the needy.
Hatton said. “Most families donate time and are involved in helping to feed the poor.” Hatton, who was born in Guyana and now lives in
Brampton, travels to Etobicoke several times weekly to attend services. She said families travel from Ajax, Pickering and other areas
to attend the IMO. IMO President Omar Farouk said the 300 hot meals and 300 hampers containing food items >>>largest, page 16
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