Sam TaSSone
Serving KINGSWAY, MARKLAND WOOD, MARTINGROVE-RICHVIEW and ISLINGTON
Sales Representative
416-818-3421
www.asgoodasSOLD.ca
Royal LePage West Realty Group, Brokerage
Sam SellS
thurs sept 17, 2015
www.etobicokeguardian.com inside Arts in Brief: VIA Rail music tour makes stop in Etobicoke/ 6
®
BRAVING THE BULL
Transit advocates pushing plans to improve transit/ 8
photos Forty years of perserving history celebrated / 41
Street safety campaign too slow to start, says councillor Di Ciano critical of ‘Please Slow Down’ sign launch CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com Toronto’s Transportation Services division has unveiled its new “Please Slow Down” lawn signs, to be made available to residents across the city in mid-October as part of a $40,000-Fall Safety Awareness Campaign. West-end councillors got a sneak peek at the 61-by51 centimetre, yellow-andblack signs – which consist of a metal wire frame inside
shopping wagjag.com amazing deals on group discounts
shop.ca
shop and earn, every time!
of recyclable plastic material – at a recent meeting of the Etobicoke York Community Council (EYCC). South Etobicoke residents might note the similarity of the newly revealed signs to those already rolled out earlier this summer in the Etobicoke-Lakeshore wards of Councillors Justin Di Ciano and Mark Grimes. For his part, Di Ciano was critical of the late launch of the transportation campaign, >>>signs, page 14
Running in Terry’s memory for 35 years
save.ca
coupons-flyers-deals-tips
keep in touch @ETGuardian www.facebook.com/ etobicokeguardian
Local event has raised almost $1.3 million to date
more online
TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com
Photo/PETER C. MCCUSKER
insidetoronto.com
eTobiCoke HomeS Call me Today!
HOLD ON TIGHT: Jennifer Coleman taps into her brave side during a mechanical bull ride at the annual Taste of the Kingsway Saturday afternoon. See more photos from the event on page 44.
The Terry Fox Foundation’s signature annual fundraiser isn’t just for runners. The Etobicoke installment of the Terry Fox Run takes
place on Sunday, which also marks its 35th anniversary and has raised nearly $1.3 million to date for cancer research. As many as 700 people of all ages walk, run, cycle or >>>ETOBICOKE, page 17
c