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CYCLING FOR CHARITY: The Inside Ride to Conquer Cancer took place at Richview Collegiate with teams cycling on stationary bikes for two hours. Here, the ‘48 Years and Waiting’ team declined to give their names, for obvious reasons. The school raised $23,597 for the cause. More photos on page 30.

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Etobicoke jazz drummer Ernesto Cervini can now add ‘Juno nominee’ to his long list of musical accomplishments.

The 32-year-old lifelong musician and his band, Myriad3, are up for Jazz Album of the Year: Group for the trio’s sophomore album, The Where, during this weekend’s 44th annual Juno Awards.

“We’re all absolutely thrilled and a little nervous,” Cervini said of his, pianist Chris Donnelly, and bassist Dan Fortin’s reaction to learning they’d been nominated. “Either way, win or lose, we’re still going to be happy. But it would be nice to win – we’d be happier.”

A St. Gregory’s Catholic School and Etobicoke Collegiate grad, Cervini grew up in a musical household in the Martin Grove and Rathburn roads area of Etobicoke, where he was inspired by his two older sisters to take up the piano at an early age.

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Slain teen’s mother calls for anonymous comment boxes to be installed in schools Safe schools inquiry hears from parents, teachers TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com The mother of a teen shot dead near an Etobicoke high school recommended the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) install comment boxes, metal detectors and twice-daily locker checks to keep students safe.

“A comment box could be placed in a safe area where there are no cameras so students can feel safe to write about problems and issues they know of so nobody finds out who they are and no one can call them a ‘snitch,’” a grief-stricken Jina Samouie said Wednesday night at St. Andrew Catholic School near Kipling and Finch avenues.

Samouie spoke at the second of three TCDSB public meetings held to solicit input on school safety as an inquiry panel readies a report to go before the board in midApril.

The board’s Safe Schools Inquiry panel will make recommendations on its safe school policies and procedures to prevent similar incidents.

It will also recommend “how to engage youth so we stop some of them from hurting themselves,” Paul Crawford, inquiry panel chair, told the small audience.

Zaid Athir Youssef’s family had just celebrated his 17th birthday Oct. 3.

T h re e d a y s l a t e r, h e was shot dead in a brazen double shooting that also killed 15-year-old Michael Menjivar behind apartment buildings on Islington Avenue near Dixon Road.

Samouie said the loss of her only child is “too much to handle.”

“I’ve lost my entire life,” she said in Arabic through an interpreter. “I have nothing to live for anymore. I feel my son

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Michael Menjivar, 15, left, and Zaid Athir Youssef, 17 were both shot and killed last fall near Don Bosco.

around me. I feel his presence in the faces of all his friends and family.”

Menjivar was a student at James Cardinal McGuigan High School in North York.

McGuigan’s chaplain Ross Cappellaci told the panel fostering the prayer of the school’s patron saint could help students feel responsible for student safety, and help to prevent violence.

Cappellaci referenced “Make me a channel of your peace,” the first line of The Prayer of St. Francis.

“One of the core mandates at our school is being a good neighbour,” he said.

“Fostering that prayer creates in individuals a sense of responsibility. Students would remember, ‘oh yeah, peacemaking is up to me.’

“If an incident is happening in the back parking lot, they would tell an adult because they would feel a responsibility,” Cappellaci told the panel.

Cappellaci agreed with Yo u s s e f ’s m o t h e r t h a t despite the “don’t snitch” code, some students might share knowledge of potential fights or violence if they knew their identity would be protected.

Following the shooting, police conducted a massive ground search that sent four schools, including Don Bosco, into hold and secure.

The school nearest the shooting, the School of Experiential Education, was placed in lockdown for a number of hours, the strongest safety measure taken in emergency situations.

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One person of interest was arrested shortly after the shootings, then released.

What led to the fatal shooting remains a mystery, although witnesses had said it began with a fight outside Don Bosco that spilled across the street to a nearby field and outside an apartment building.

So-called “Fresh Start” students has emerged as a theme in the Safe Schools Inquiry, Crawford said in an interview after the meeting.

“Fresh Start students have police conditions on them that they can’t be in a particular place, perhaps because a victim also attends that school. Some are victims themselves,” he said.

Board policy dictates Fresh Start students, who often move to a new school mid-year, meet with core subject teachers before taking classes.

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He said teachers feel “in the dark” about the personal background of their students.

Privacy concerns are cited when teachers inquire about those students, he said.

“I’d like to know if a student who came to our school had been arrested for armed robbery. I had one. It would have been nice to know,” he said. “I’d like to know, ‘this person had a gun’ or ‘this person deals drugs.’ I work there six to seven hours a day.

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Global News anchor Carolyn MacKenzie on career, family and planting roots for her kids Long-time Etobian says the west end communities have their own ‘flair’ BRYAN CAIRNS etg@insidetoronto.com

“It took me some months to realize I had to leave home and go far away to start,” MacKenzie arolyn MacKenzie is a explained. “That’s when I moved to the East Coast and for a year I master storyteller.

The Etobicoke native was a videographer. Every other discovered her gift at an early age day I was at the mouth of a coal pit through creative writing and the covering a story like striking miners. ability to connect with people. With It was at a time when the federal encouragement from her family, government was getting out of the MacKenzie eventually enrolled at two main industries in Sydney, NS, Carleton University for journalism, which were the coal industry and while also pursuing acting on the the steel manufacturing industry. side.

That’s where I spent most of my After graduation, MacKenzie time in Cape Breton. combined both passions by land“When interns comes in now, I ing a big break as the host of the always say if you’re going to get a Roger Cable show, Toronto Living. shortcut to Toronto or into a major market off the bat, more power to She’s gone on to work as a videographer for ATV/CTV you, but you’ll miss News in Cape Breton out on what being Heading into in the trenches is and as a reporter for Barrie’s The New VR. September, I was like, all about and what Now, MacKenzie can it teaches you and ‘Oh my gosh, how am I the character buildbe heard and seen anchoring Global going to go to bed at 1 ing it provides,” Toronto’s 11 o’clock cona.m. and get up at 7?’ MacKenzie tinued. news program.

Well, I’m doing it. You “I like people fin“I will never ishing their day with adjust. You do it. take anything for me,” MacKenzie said granted ever again – Carolyn MacKenzie while sitting on the because of those couch in her rustic early years.”

Etobicoke home. “It’s However, there’s when everyone’s armour has been more to her than just the daily news taken off and their guard is down. grind. MacKenzie and her husband Chris are the parents of Kate, sixThey are either crawling in bed or sitting on the couch. They are windand-a-half, and Matt, three-and-aing down and if they choose to turn half. As any working mother will my show on, it’s a huge compliment. tell you, juggling children, a career, They decided to spend part of their a husband and having a life can be day with me, which means so much. a challenge.

All the chaos of the day is on the “I didn’t know how I was going side table and they are listening to to adjust to working the night shift the news and taking it all in.” and being a mom, because you can’t MacKenzie admits breaking into tell the kids to sleep in,” MacKenzie the competitive world of news was a said. “Even this year, I’ve had to long, gradual and grueling climb. It adjust again because my daughter is required perseverance, sacrifice and in full-day school. I don’t see much paying the proper dues by starting of her Monday to Friday, so I want at the bottom. to be up in the morning when she

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Carolyn MacKenzie of Global News at home with husband Chris Stark, a Toronto firefighter, and children Matt, three-and-a-half, and Kate, six-and-a-half.

wakes up. I feed her breakfast and walk her to school. Heading into September, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, how am I going to go to bed at 1 a.m. and get up at 7?’ Well, I’m doing it.

You adjust. You do it.”

MacKenzie grew up in Etobicoke, and re-planting roots there has made life easier for her and the family. Many of her friends have come back to do the same. Whether it’s exploring the local trails with her kids, taking them for brunch at Bloor Street’s Crème de la Crème Café, indulging in Maltese pastries at Joe’s Pastizzi or revisiting old haunts, MacKenzie revels in Etobicoke’s sense of community and the fond memories it’s provided.

“I have such an attachment to Etobicoke,” said MacKenzie, who originally moved here when she

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...I’ve lived here on and off over 30 years, and it’s neat to see how a neighbourhood has evolved. Islington Village is where I grew up. I’m in it. I find there’s a sense of heritage.

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was nine years old. “All the different communities within Etobicoke have their own flair, their own personality. I’ve lived here on and off over 30 years and it’s neat to see how a neighborhood has evolved.

Islington Village is where I grew

up. I’m in it. I find there’s a sense of heritage.

The Mackenzie household tells its own vivid tale, too. The open concept layout is welcoming and inviting.

“We bought this home for the main floor,” MacKenzie offered.

“I said, ‘This is where I can see this family spending time together.

Even when I’m alone, I feel very at peace and very calm. I love that the main floor has no walls. I can see my husband cooking in the kitchen.

I can see the kids colouring at the table. I get to see everything going on. I can break up fights or we can laugh with each other.”

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Tory’s first 100 days: a blueprint for the future?

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ayor John Tory’s first 100 days have been momentous: he’s waged a war on those who park on arterial roads during rush hour; he’s headed to Ottawa to discuss city issues; he’s discussed bringing the city’s outdated methods into the 21st century; he’s put into motion the beginning analysis on his SmartTrack transit plan; and he’s tabled his first budget.

Exciting times for Tory. Equally exciting times for the City of Toronto.

But all this excitement, whether admitted or not, will come with a price: fare hikes, tax hikes, service fee hikes – hikes, hikes, hikes. This is not to say hikes are necessarily a bad thing; you have to raise money to run this city. But where does this lead?

While these steps feel like the our view city is heading in the right direction in terms of government relations, transit planning and Long-term even economic development, goals are we assume they are planks in a medium- and long-term what matters short-, strategy for the city.

We think the public would be served with the ever-craved transparency of a public document that shows what those strategy benchmarks might look like for key municipal files.

Tory has done an admirable job of being available to the media – what seems like any time of the day – and he’s also brought a necessary calm to the chain of office. But this is window dressing when it comes to the big picture.

It’s clear Tory wants to see Toronto on solid ground – he has to, he banked on the city’s economic outlook by borrowing in the future to pay for a present-day budget shortfall.

Regardless of all the things accomplished during his first 100 days, it’s the next 265 days, the next 1,095 days until the next election that matter more. The short-term gains are welcome, but the long-term goal is what needs articulating.

If we are to be the world-class city Tory and Torontonians want to be, we will need to pay for it – we’ve said as much in many editorials. However, we also need to know from those in charge of the municipal purse what their long-term vision is – two, three, four even eight years out.

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ne hundred is a nice round number – and instinctively, one thinks that if you have 100 days at a job or with a new employee or dating a new paramour, it ought to be enough time to tell if things are working out.

It’s fair to say that 100 days into our four-year relationship with Mayor John Tory, things are working out.

The former provincial Conservative leader and radio talk show host has set a standard of behaviour and leadership that’s pretty comforting in the moment and shows potential in the future.

The phrase “unlike his predecessor” could show up in sentences throughout this column, and I’ll try to just use it this once, because the fact of the moment is that Tory’s success so far is made all the greater by the contrast with what went before.

Since taking office, Tory has shown a good-natured work ethic and a willingness

david nickle the city to modify his preconceived agenda based even on inconvenient facts.

Tory’s only interest outside of his new job appears to be his wife Barbara: there are no afternoon field trips for football coaching or any other games.

And beyond those baseline virtues?

Speaking with reporters on his 101st day, Tory summed up his sense of his own accomplishments and aspirations.

“This was not going to be an administration of ideology and slogans… I hope what people see of it so far and I hope that what they do see is that it’s an administration of common sense, an administration of compassion, an administration that serves all the people and has a balanced city government.”

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Tory is the first person to hold the mayor’s office in Toronto with no municipal experience whatsoever.

He is awkward and easily tripped up when he chairs a meeting, and naive when it comes to intergovernmental negotiations.

fair self-assessment as far as it goes.

Tory has spent his very long workdays trying to break the literal gridlock of downtown Toronto with new anti-congestion measures.

When he heard the impact that cuts on the TTC had, he looked for ways to mitigate those impacts by bolstering service. When it got too cold outside, he did everything he could to open shelter beds.

My, but he is green,

though. Tory is the first person to hold the mayor’s office in Toronto with no municipal experience whatsoever. He is awkward and easily tripped up when he chairs a meeting, and naïve when it comes to intergovernmental negotiations.

Sometimes this is inconvenient, sometimes it creates a real problem. Tory misread the mood of the provincial government woefully when he left a meeting with Premier Kathleen Wynne believing that the $86-million hole left by the end to housing pooling might be filled.

In dropping that ball and deciding not to raise property taxes to cover the shortfall this year, Tory risks turning the next few hundred days in office into a much larger challenge than he signed up for.

David Nickle is The Guardian’s city hall reporter.

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The bazaar is Saturday, March 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Alderwood United Church, 44 Delma Dr. Homemade cakes, cookies, pies and cupcakes may be purchased and frozen for Easter.

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Olympium teams back home in new pool and ‘in sync’ for success

Swim clubs rebounding after 15-month exile during Pan Am Games’ renovations CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com

elsewhere was a more than two-year process that resulted in the board securing the Being back in their home pool city-owned pool at The Elms after a 15-month exile has Community School, as well as the school board-owned pools been paying dividends for members of the Olympium at George Harvey Collegiate Synchronized Swimming Club Institute, Keele Street Public – since they returned, they’ve School, and Bishop Marrocco/ racked up numerous Top 10 Thomas Merton Catholic finishes, they’re preparing Secondary School.

However, that scattering of to host 600 swimmers at what’s being touted the largits programming came at a est synchro event in Canada cost for OSSC – and not only this May, and they’ll be sendmonetarily. ing numerous swimmers to In addition to the $20,000 compete at increase in the national their pool (G)iven where we’ve rental fees, qualifiers later this been the last couple of the club also particimonth in years, we’ve surpassed saw Victoria, pation in its expectations… Being back recreational B.C. “Last here at the Olympium makes programyear being ming shrink a huge difference. from 80 to out of the – Maura Young, board president, Olympium, 20.

Olympium Synchronized Swiming Club we just “It was didn’t have brutal,” a great year, said Young, so we’re kind of rebuilding – adding that frustrations and the fact that we’re having were compounded when, success already is great,” with essentially no notice, said Maura Young, board OSSC was informed that president of the Olympium their return to the Olympium Synchronized Swimming would be delayed an extra Club (OSSC). three months.

The Etobicoke Olympium “We had no pool time reopened just last October booked and the city’s proafter being closed since July grams had all started, so they 2013 while it underwent were able to help us through the month of September, but more than $20 million in once their programs started, renovations leading up to the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/ that was it. So we had a lot of Parapan Am Games, for which problems, a lot of complaints the centre will be used as an from parents. It was pretty brutal.” aquatics training facility.

During that closure – which Since returning to the Olympium pool in October, extended three months longer than originally planned – the though, things have been on OSSC and the Olympium’s the upswing, Young reports. other stable of swimming and The OSSC recreational diving clubs were forced to program has doubled to 40 relocate their programming participants, and OSSC’s comto various pools across the petitive swimmers are excelGreater Toronto Area. For ling in the pool once again – a huge feat, considering their OSSC, finding pool time

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The Olympium Synchronized Swimming Club competed at Synchro Swim Ontario’s Leslie Taylor Provincial Championships last month. Above, the Olympium Synchro 13-15 High Performance team (Emma F., Alisa, Evelyn, Andrea, Hadas, Isabella, Emma M., Zoe, Kirstyn and Claire) placed second, while the duet of Alisa Gamayanova and Evelyn Young (at left) placed eighth.

recent ordeal.

“I wasn’t sure how this year would be, I really wasn’t. I was hopeful that we could turn things around, but you just really never know... given where we’ve been the last couple of years, we’ve surpassed expectations for

sure,” Young said. “Being back here at the Olympium makes a huge difference.”

At the Synchro Swim Ontar io’s Leslie Taylor Provincial Championships – hosted by Waterloo Regional Synchro at Wilfrid Laurier University from Feb. 7 to 8

– OSSC’s high-performance, national-level team saw many of its members (including the 13-15 FINA team, two duets and two solos) perform well, advancing them to the National Qualifiers, set to take place in B.C. the week after March Break.

“Our 13-15 team placed second, which was huge,” Young said. “It’s the first time they’ve medalled in a while – since even before we left the Olympium – so we’re really just trying to promote the fact that were a club on the move again.”

OSSC’s provincial stream, meanwhile, is likewise experiencing early success, with the 10-and-under team placing

third and the 11-12 team placing sixth at their first meet of the season.

N e x t u p, t h e O S S C national team is set to head to Henderson, Nevada for a March Break training camp in preparation for the national qualifiers the week after in B.C. After that, the club is set to host the Ontario Open Age Group Championships from May 20-24 at the Olympium – an event that’s expected to draw more than 600 synchronized swimmers.

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For more information about OSSC or to register, go to www.olympiumsynchro.com or email Young at info@olympiumsynchro.com

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Help build a healthier community in Toronto’s West end When patients, families and community members talk about St. Joe’s they tell stories about the caring nurse, the compassionate doctor and the helpful staff member who made their time here memorable.

They also share ideas with us about how we can provide an even better experience for other patients.

In building our new five year Strategic Plan we heard how much people care about their health centre and the role we play in the community.

Our community has a voice and you’ve told us that you want to help contribute to our future in a new way.

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COUNCIL We are looking for interested current or former patients and residents to join our new Community Engagement Council.

With your support, our Council will help us “put ourselves in the patient’s shoes” whenever we design a patient’s care journey, communicate with a patient or family member or design a physical space.

Together we will build a better understanding of our community expectations when it comes to the services we provide and create new connections and opportunities for information sharing between the community and the Health Centre.

HOW TO APPLY We are looking for engaged community members from diverse backgrounds who want to help us create an exceptional experience for everyone coming in to St. Joe’s.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: please contact our Patient & Family Experience and Community Engagement team by email at partnerships@stjoe.on.ca, call us at 416-530-6000, press 1, then dial ext. 3379, or find more information on our website at www.stjoe.on.ca.

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Here’s how your neighbours are helping our patients in a number of different ways:

DIANE is a patient family advisor who helped hire our new Director of Patient, Family and Community Engagement. We believed there was no better way to make sure our new director related well to our community than by testing that dynamic during the interview process.

“Sitting on that panel was just amazing because to me, hiring the new Director of patient engagement for the hospital is probably the most momentous role that this hospital has,” said Diane. “It’s an effort to be able to bring in a leader who understands customer service who can bring the patient voice into action.”

ANDY joined 35 other community members during our Strategic Plan process to share stories and brainstorm ideas about how St. Joe’s could enhance the experience for all.

“I’m glad I took the three or four days to come sit, listen, learn, participate and put forward my thoughts and opinions,” said Andy. “Sometimes in processes like this, you can hear a lot of noise from upper management saying they want to do something but saying and doing is completely different. I feel with St. Joe’s they actually said ‘This is what we want to do’ and my experience to date is that they’ve actually followed through.”

LEAH is a patient family advisor who has worked with us on the redesign of how our surgery team works together to provide care that is as patient-centred as possible. Leah met with our doctors and interprofessional staff in our surgery program and shared her experiences as a patient at St. Joe’s.

“It is important for me as a patient to be involved because I want to know what the hospital’s vision for the future is and how to be a part of that vision,” said Leah, “and also to share some of my personal stories with the medical team so they have an understanding of what patients are going through.”

ALIES is a patient family advisor who has joined our hand hygiene working group and used her experience as a patient to help the team create educational materials for staff and patients about hand washing so we can increase our hand washing rates overall.

“I think it’s very important that we hear from patients and caregivers and that we work together to solve problems that affect all of us,” said Alies, “and you can’t solve something like lowering the infection rates in the hospital through hand hygiene if you don’t have everybody on board.”

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The play, performed by Act II Studio, highlights what can go wrong when estate planning is not carefully considered. Takes place Thursday, March 26 from 1 to 3 p.m.

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Grace Peacock is the managing editor of The Etobicoke Guardian. Her column appears every second Thursday. Email her at gpeacock@ insidetoronto.com

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Peter Shaver arrived in Etobicoke from Ancaster in 1830 and acquired 200 acres of land on the west side of Hwy. 427, between Bloor Street and Rathburn Road. Initially Peter and his wife Esther lived with their seven children in a onestorey brick house on the northwest corner of today’s Burnhamthorpe Road and Hwy. 427. Peter was a successful farmer and when he was able to afford a new home, he hired Weston architect, William Tyrrell, to design and build it. Completed in 1852, the house is Georgian in style and is built of red and yellow brick with a picturesque verandah across the front.

In 1874, Applewood’s most famous resident, James

denise harris history corner Shaver Woodsworth, was born to Peter’s daughter, Esther Josephine, and her husband James Woodsworth. Later, James Jr. lived in Winnipeg and was elected MP in 1921, working tirelessly to implement social reforms. In 1932, he was the principal founder of the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) political party, forerunner to today’s NDP. Peter Shaver was a trustee of Islington Burying Ground on Dundas Street West where he and Esther, his brother George, and many other family members are buried.

After Peter’s death in 1890, Applewood was sold to Walter Shaver, his brother George’s grandson. Walter died in 1931, leaving his daughter Isabel 30 acres of land, including the house.

Isabel sold off pieces of the land and donated one section for Broadacres Park.

In the 1980s, Isabel and her husband Percy Bishop

decided to sell the last fourand-a-half acre piece where the house was located to a developer, but they wanted to preser ve the house.

Isabel and Percy moved out of Applewood on April 8, 1980, ending 150 years of continuous Shaver family ownership.

On Sept. 25, 1980, the house was moved to its current location at 450 The West Mall in Broadacres Park.

Multiple severe cracks developed in the brick structure during the move, and for awhile it looked as if the house could not be saved.

However, with the help of a new contractor, a restoration was successfully completed and the house opened for its first event, a fall fair, on Oct. 3, 1981.

Today, Applewood is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily for selfguided tours and weddings of course.

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Denise Harris is the Heritage Officer of the Etobicoke Historical Society. Her column appears every second Thursday. Reach her at denise. harris@sympatico.ca

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“Your input is critical to the board’s continued commitment to student achievement and well-being and

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“While we have to face our current budget issues, our mission of providing the best Catholic education for all our students remains

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The concept was simple: as long as you had a pulse, Expert Mortgage would provide you with a home equity loan, up to 85 per cent of the value of your property. No job required. Bad credit, OK. The reason why Expert Mortgage could offer a “no questions asked” lending program, while the major banks could not, is that they represent over 200 private lenders who lend strictly on property value. These subprime lenders specialize in mortgage clients who have had some bad luck, and need a helping hand until they get back on their feet.

The program has been so successful that Expert Mortgage can barely keep up with the volume of calls. To help fund this unexpectedly large number of borrowers, it has partnered up with dozens more private lenders.

Licensed Mortgage Agent Puneet Garg, Expert Mortgage’s “85-Alive” representative for the GTA Region, says, “We’re seeing mostly homeowners behind on mortgage and property taxes. The banks are refusing to restructure their loans. Many of these people have lost jobs due to the bad economy... or they’re self-employed. Unless you are a perfect applicant, the bank doesn’t want to talk to you.”

But not everyone condones Expert Mortgage’s easy lending criteria. A local real estate agent with 25 years of experience, who has asked to remain anonymous, says, “When this market turns down, it’s going to get ugly! It’s utter financial suicide for Expert Mortgage to be giving money away so easily to clients without the ability to make payments. I’d be surprised if they’re still in business five years from now.”

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Cervini studied all three instruments throughout high school, and earned a performance diploma in both classical piano and clarinet from the Royal Conservatory of Music at age 16 – but his real calling was behind the drum kit.

Cervini lives in the Kipling Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard West area with his wife, Jenny, and their twoyear-old son, Charlie.

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“It’s a really nice group, because it’s a collective in every sense of the word.

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Bill 73 was introduced by Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ted McMeekin in the Ontario legislature last week. It proposes changes to the Planning Act and the Development Charges Act that would help municipalities resolve planning disputes earlier, reducing Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) involvement in local disputes.

It would also provide opportunities to fund community services, like transit and recycling, the Liberal government said.

Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Peter Milczyn lauded the government’s proposed Planning Act changes as “precisely the changes” he had called for during his 17-year career as a Toronto councillor and in his private member’s Bill 39, the Planning Statute Law Amendment Act. Bill 39 passed second reading in the legislature last November.

“Municipalities will have more final decision making, there will be far fewer appeals to the OMB, more citizen engagement in the planning process, more money for transit and other growth related services,” Milczyn said in a statement.

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St Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance WHEN: 6 p.m. to midnight WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 286, 11 Irwin Rd. CONTACT: Mary, 416729-7913 COST: $20 St Patrick’s Day dinner and dance.

Enjoy corn beef and cabbage. Entertainment by Elvis impersonator John Walsh and Iris music. Irish Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner at 7:30 p.m.

St. Patrick’s Day Dance WHEN: 7 to 1 a.m. WHERE: Westmount Army and Navy Club, 41 Kingdom St. CONTACT: 416-2495171 COST: Free Irish stew, 50/50 draw and raffle tickets. Everyone welcome.

w Monday, March 16

Mindful Moments: Meditation Hour WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: 1243 Islington Ave., Suite 800 CONTACT: Lin-Lin or Khen, 416-232-0700 Ext .370, lin.chou@ stonegatechc.org COST: Free Stonegate Community Health Centre hosts a meditation hour for interested people. Spaces limited.

Registration required. Childcare available with advanced notice.

Pan Am Program at Richview WHEN: 1 to 2 p.m. WHERE: Richview library, 1806 Islington Ave.

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Seniors Health & Wellness Fair WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Franklin Horner Community Centre, 432 Horner Ave. CONTACT: Susan/Navina, 416-252-6822, COST: Free Trade show including a light lunch, prizes and draws. Topics include elder abuse, bullying, financial fitness, frauds and scams.

Pick up your ticket in advance. Vendors welcome.

Super Sarah’s Magical Show WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Alderwood library, 2 Orianna Dr. CONTACT: 416-394-5310 COST: Free This interactive magic show is recommended for ages four and up. Limited free tickets will be available.

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St. Patrick’s Day Tea WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Montgomery’s Inn Museum, 4709 Dundas St. W CONTACT: Sue Pye, 416-3948120, COST: $10 HST Mark this Irish Saint’s Day with tea-time specialties from the Emerald Isle. Classic porter cake, shamrock cookies and more.

WHEN: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: Long Branch Public Library, 3500 Lakeshore Blvd. W CONTACT: Melissa McGrath, melissa@lakeshorearts.com COST: Free Artist facilitator Melissa McGrath teaches printmaking techniques to create one-of-a-kind pieces inspired by flags. Work created will be used to celebrate the Pan Am Path in June.

Spring Card Party and Luncheon WHEN: noon to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Bloordale United Church, 4258 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Grace Everett, 416621-8862 COST: $15 Bloordale United Church hosts a luncheon and card party. Sandwiches, veggie plate, fruit plate, tea and coffee. Bridge and euchre follows lunch.

Bring your own cards.

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Wednesday’s Lunches at RCL Branch 210 WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 210, 110 Jutland Rd. CONTACT: 416-231-2021 COST: $5.50 plus tax The branch serves lunch every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

w Wednesday, March 25

CONTACT: Amanda Della Rocca, 416-394-5120, COST: Free Visit with a Pan Am athlete. All ages.

Drop in only.

w Wednesday, March 18

No Frills Card Party WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Church of Christ the King, 475 Rathburn Rd. CONTACT: Ruth Pengalley, 416622-7616, julian.aldous@gmail.com COST: $5 pp Wheelchair access through south doors. Bring your own cards.

De-Stress Your Life WHEN: 2:30 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Islington Seniors’ Centre, 4968 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: 416-231-3431, islingtonseniors@bellnet.ca COST: $45 for six weeks You will have the opportunity to practice various methods for stress reduction including breathing, meditation, effective time management, creative problem solving and more.

Membership, registration required.

Nordic Pole Walking Introduction 55+ WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Islington Seniors’ Centre, 4968 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: 416-231-3431, islingtonseniors@bellnet.ca COST: $14 Learn and practice the proper techniques to maximize the health benefits of walking and using the Nordic Poles. Membership is required for registration.

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Printmaking Parade; Community Arts Workshop

Jazzercise WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Franklin Horner Community Centre, 432 Horner Avenue CONTACT: Navina or Susan, 416-252-6822, franklinhorner.navina@gmail.com COST: $40 + membership Stay healthy and active while protecting your joints with this lowimpact exercise. Classes are ongoing.

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Suzie Rudy, left, Marjorie Paradine and Rae Corman hang Micheal Zarowsky’s, ‘Autumn’, the door prize for the Art for Goodness’ Sake show and sale.

Art for Goodness’ Sake returns Do you love art?

Take in Kingsway-Lambton United Church’s popular Art for Goodness’ Sake Art Show and Sale charity fundraiser.

The 18th annual sale features 28 landscape, abstract, contemporary and still life

artists, a jewelry maker and handwoven clothes artisan.

It takes place Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the church, 85 The Kingsway.

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spelling the day away: (Clockwise from right) The West End Scrabble Tournament for junior schools took place last Thursday at Swansea Public School. Here, members of the Elmbank School in Etobicoke Raahul Narayanan (right) and Neeley Patel take part in a game; A player maps out his strategy while dozens of students show off their skills in the school gym.

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Downsizing your belongings to fit into a new home can be a tough job. Make it simpler by taking multiple pictures (from various angles) of every room in your house. Each photo will give you a record and act as a reference for what to get rid of and what to keep. Photos also provide good insurance information.

No matter whether you’re an empty nester, a person looking to simplify your life, or someone who wants to help their aging parents move into a more functional space, downsizing can be a stressful experience. A little guidance goes a long way however.

Here are a few simple tips and tricks to make the move it easier:

Before you begin to pack Take multiple pictures (from various angles) of every room in your house. Each photo will give you a record and act as a reference for what to get rid of and what to keep. Photos also provide good insurance information for any moving issues.

Decide ahead of time which items have sentimental value and will be making the transition with you. At the same time, if there are adult children, have them reclaim their belongings before the move. Going through old belongings as a family will also create a new memory of the family all together in the old house, while coming together to remember past events that took place there. If going through sentimental items, such as photographs, is overwhelming, hire a professional organizer to help.

Place different coloured sticky notes on furnishings labelling them with an action plan like “donate,” ”’new home,” or “sell.” Give yourself a few days to reconsider your decisions. Consult a designer to talk over what will work in your new space and what items should be kept to stage your home for sale. For example, you can salvage old children’s furniture by creating a play space when staging your home, this will help to attract families with children.

Keep calm and carry on Start de-cluttering in advance of your move, even if it is only one drawer or closet a day. Scale down by discarding what you don’t use or wear. If you are not sure about anything, just drop it in a “decide later” box.

Give books to your local library sale and dispose of electronic equipment. Think green and donate still-useable items to places like the ReStores of home-building organization, Habitat for Humanity. ReStores accept a wide range of household products and provide a tax receipt for the value of your donation. You can find one in your community at www.habitat.ca/restore.

Colour code rooms and corresponding boxes of the contents you’ll be keeping, then colour code the doorway in the new space for an easy transition.

Draw up a floor plan and measure furniture pieces such as tables and sofas. They are often too large to go into a new downsized home.

Looking to the Future Homeowners need to consider their furniture from an ergonomic standpoint. Is it too low or too big? Can you get in and out of it easily? It might be time to donate old furniture and invest in updated pieces that work with your new space.

Consider moving to a home that is within walking distance of stores, local library, and other favourite places. Depending on your age, think about a home with Accessibility Design Standards. This ensures that your new place will meet any possible needs in the future, such as wider doorways and additions to the bathrooms.

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$499,990 Stunning!! Absolutely Stunning! You’ll love the Cathedral Ceilings in the L-shaped Living/Dining room. The totally renovated Kitchen is a cooks delight! 3 spacious bedrooms with gleaming hardwood floors, finished recreation room with a gas fireplace and workshop for the handy man in the family. The backyard is a delight with an in-ground swimming pool, separate patio for those family B.B.Q’s. This is a great house and won’t last long on the market! For a picture tour visit: www.tinaklein.com

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Humber College students raise funds for SickKids Samantha Dennis inspired to give after her own treatment at the hospital during her teen years JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Having spent plenty of her teen years undergoing treatment at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Samantha Dennis was impressed by the care she received, but found the amenities for older children sorely lacking.

Now she and a dozen others from the Humber College event management postgraduate program are looking to raise funds to help the hospital provide more programming for teens undergoing treatment there.

Dennis was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 10 and underwent more than three years of chemotherapy at SickKids. A relapse in 2005 led to another few years of treatment.

“They have a teen lounge, but it wasn’t really a teen lounge,” she said. “It was more a room with a TV and

some chairs.”

SickKids also runs special teen nights, but Dennis said they did not happen often enough to meet the needs of the hospital’s older patients.

“I would have liked to have seen more of them,” she said.

“It’s hard being sick when you’re a teenager and having to spend all that time in the hospital, so having more things for teens to do would definitely help.”

She and her fellow Humber students have organized There’s No Place Like Home: Not Just Another Night at the Movies, a Wizard of Oz-themed fundraising evening slated to take place at the Regent Theatre in North Toronto.

The event will raise money for Marnie’s Lounge, a relaxing space at SickKids that gives patients a taste of home life.

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Humber College students are hosting a fundraising evening for SickKids at the Regent Theatre on Sunday.

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reception.”

There will also be a photo booth where guests can get keepsake pictures taken with their favourite characters, and a LEGO master builder will assemble works of plastic toy art live.

Dennis said the Regent fit the event perfectly.

“At the Regent, there’s only the one screen and a lobby, so it was possible to make it fit in well with the theme of the Wizard of Oz,” she noted.

Funds raised through the event will be split between SickKids and scholarships for Humber students.

“We’re hoping to raise around $2,000 or $3,000 for each cause,” Dennis said.

The event will take place at the Regent Theatre, 551 Mount Pleasant Rd., from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday, March 15.

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Fundraiser CELEBRATION: Left, Arlene Doyle bids on some of the items up for auction at the fundraiser for St. George’s On-The-Hill Anglican Church and the Dorothy Ley Hospice held at the St. George’s Golf and Country Club late last month. Right, Cliff Bhagwandeen (left) and Julio Camilo serve drinks to the attendants during the event. See more photos on Page 29.

Photos/RICHARD BARCLAY

consumer feature

Dr. Amy Bishai Owner and Dentist, Dr. Amy Bishai Family & Cosmetic Dentist Family and cosmetic dentist, Dr. Amy Bishai, sunrounds herself with a team of experienced and professional women from office coordinator to the hygienists to the dental assistants. Together, they successfully provide high quality dental services to families in the Etobicoke area.

Dr. Bishai is a graduate from University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. She is a member of the Canadian and American Dental Associations as well as an

Dr. Amy Bishai Family & Cosmetic Dentist

active member of the Toronto Academy for Cosmetic Dentistry and Canadian Association of Cosmetic Dentistry. She is experienced in providing trusted, state of the art dental care for adults and children.

Dr. Bishai and her team work to provide a wide range of dental services in a friendly and relaxed environment. They offer fillings, implants, dentures and extractions as well as cosmetic dentistry such as veneers, crowns, bridges, and professional whitening.

4335 Bloor St. W., Etobicoke 416-622-1917 41 www.AmyBishai.com

Marlies Hendricks Principal, Hendricks & Assoc. CPA (“H&A”) Marlies Hendricks is a Licensed Public Accountant in Ontario (auditor level), Chartered Professional Accountant and Licensed US Public Accountant conducting business weekly in New York. Education is vital to serve the Toronto communities ever changing demands of small business accounting & corporate/personal CRA tax filing requirement.

The “H&A” team strategizes with clients on small business and their personal tax claims. We really like working with energetic Canadian small business corporations who desire to make a profit! So if you have US tax filing requirements, capital gains matters, tax appeals requirements, are a new corporation and/or are a real estate or other self-employed professional — we’d welcome your business!

Hendricks & Assoc.

4899 Dundas St. W. 416416-766-3941 www.ha-accounting.com

Emzada Hadziosmanovicc Sales Representative, Sutton Group Old Mill Realty Inc., Brokerage Emzada has been providing the Etobicoke and Greater Toronto area with her expertise and knowledge; professionally through the years. She believes that treating every client with integrity and respect is an essential requirement of the business.

Emzada works skillfully to ensure every detail is fully taken care of, from staging to marketing to sold.

She puts her clients first and provides every client with unparalleled services and exceptional results.

The keyy to her success is her abilityy to listen and

Sutton Group Old Mill Realty Inc., Brokerage

understand what needs to be accomplished.

“I spend a great deal of time getting to know my clients and the dynamics that surround them. My ability to explain and educate along the way makes the experience feel quite simple and easy.”

Emzada also devotes her time helping in her community through the Basketeers program.

“Whether you are dreaming of becoming a first time home buyer or looking to upgrade your current home, I can help.”

4237 Dundas St. W., Toronto 416416-234-2424 www.emzadahomes.com

Janice Mummery Dentist/Owner, The Princeview Dental Group For over 25 years, Dr. Janice Mummery has led her team at The Princeview Dental Group in delivering experienced and friendly oral care.

As a mother of two children, ages ten and fourteen, Dr. Mummery understands the importance of thorough and committed family health care.

To help children ease into the dental exams, she runs a friendly children’s dental hygiene program which offers the experience of a ‘Magical Underwater Room’!

The Princeview Dental Group

With over 30 years of experience, she strives to make every patient comfortable when looking after their individual needs.

She views her patient relationships with a deep sense of responsibility and is constantly updating her knowledge and technique in order to ensure the best quality service.

It would be her pleasure to meet with you to discuss your oral health and ways to maintain a healthy smile.

2943 Bloor St. W., Etobicoke 416-23 416-231-4562 www.princeviewdental.com

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fun for a cause GOOD TIMES: Left, Pitchford-Bartsch (left) and Rebecca Everard-Minz at the St George’s On-The-Hill Anglican Church and the Dorothy Ley Hospice fundraiser at the St. George’s Golf and Country Club late last month.

Right, Chris Pitchford talks amongst friends and family, while, below, Brigam Phillips serenades guests.

Photos/RICHARD BARCLAY

consumer feature

Dr. Amanpreet Chopra Dentist, Dr. Amanpreet Chopra Dentistry For the past 21 years, dentistry and the welfare of society have been Dr. Amanpreet Chopra’s passions.

Aside from offering optimal dental care to the community, Dr. Chopra makes it her priority to give back to others. Every year, Dr. Chopra searches for residents within the area who don’t have dental coverage and asks them to send her their story. After reading all the submissions, Dr. Chopra and a team of judges choose one entry as the winner to receive $2,500 worth of free dental care from her office. Dr.

Dr. Amanpreet Chopra Dentistry

Chopra considers it her biggest achievement and honour to give somebody their inner smile.

Dr. Chopra’s friendly personality and caring nature makes a visit to her clinic very enjoyable. All the patients are treated with latest technology.

To further help the community, Dr. Chopra is takingonnewpatients.Dr.Chopra’sClinicisopen7days a week with 24 hrs emergency service. Her team of specialists includes clinic Periodontics, Endodontist and Orthodontists for all your dental needs.

2599 Islington Ave. 416-741-0002 www.thefamilydentist.ca 416-

GTAA Annual Public Meeting The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) hereby gives notice of its Annual Public Meeting relating to the management, operation, and maintenance of Toronto Pearson International Airport (Toronto Pearson).

The GTAA manages and operates Toronto Pearson which served approximately 39 million passengers in 2014. Information about the GTAA and Toronto Pearson is available at www.torontopearson.com.

The Annual Public Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. in Terminal 1, Departures Level, Lounge 15. Parking will be validated.

By Order of the Board of Directors Selma M. Lussenburg Corporate Secretary

Jennifer Beaulieu R.O. Beaulieu Vision Care

Jennifer Beaulieu is the second generation of vision care specialists in her family. She found out shortly after helping her mother with the family business that vision care was her passion, too, and attained a degree as a Registered Optician to follow that passion into a fulfilling career.

Although helping people see better is a huge part of why Jennifer is so passionate about the

Beaulieu Vision Care

job, it’s not the only one. She is also very passionate about making people feel good and look good when it comes to their eye care choices. She travels the globe on the hunt for the latest and greatest in designer eye wear so she can bring back the best flair in vision care to her loyal customers, helping them see in style.

She has strong family values, and treats all her customers’ vision care as if it were her own.

2938 Bloor St. W., Etobicoke 416-23 416-233-3937 www.beaulieuvisioncare.com

Christina Zentena Child Care Operator/Principal, Etobicoke Montessori School I have had the honour and privilege to care for young children in Etobicoke for the past 20 years, since 1995.

Etobicoke Montessori School’s staff is a team that takes pride in nurturing and teaching children in some of the most formative years of their lives, from 18 months through 6 years old. We follow Dr. Maria Montessori’s philosophy of teaching and guide each child

Etobicoke Montessori

to be the best that he or she can be.

The vision for Etobicoke Montessori School was to create a private preschool for young children in a home like setting.

When I speak to people about career choices, I tell them that having a passion for the work you do and genuinely enjoying the time you spend at work will bring success to your doorstep.

4 LaRose Ave., 416-246-9896 www.etobicokemontessorischool.ca

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INSIDE RIDE: Above, Richview Collegiate students on the ‘Sweating to the Oldies’ team cheer on Samantha during the Inside Ride to Conquer Cancer fundraiser Friday.

Right, the school’s gym was full of participants, wheeling and cheering on their teams.

Staff photos/IAN KELSO

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*No purchase necessary. Limit one(1)prize/person. Closes April 30, 2015 (10 p.m. ET). Open to Ontario residents(18+). Enter when you purchase, lease or finance any new 2015 Honda model by April 30, 2015. Nine prizes (one per week) available – each consisting of a $10,000 bonus. Skill-testing question required. Non-winning eligible entries automatically carry forward to subsequent draws. Odds depend on # of eligible entries. Full rules (including no purchase entry details) at HondaOntario.com. ^Ltd time wkly lease offers available O.A.C. Wkly pmt includes freight & PDI ($1,495-$1,695), EHF tires($28.45), EHF filters($1.00-$1.55), A/C levy ($100 except Civic DX & Fit DX models), and OMVIC fee ($5). Taxes, license, insurance and registration extra. Wkly lease ex, 2015: Civic DX Sedan/CR-V LX 2WD/Fit DX 6MT on a 60mo term with 260 wkly pmts at 0.99%/1.99%/2.99% lease APR. Wkly pmt is $41.92/$69.90/$39.98 with $0 down/equivalent trade and $350/$400/$1,175 total lease incentive included. Down pmts, $0 deposit and first wkly pmt due at inception. Total obligation is $10,898.75/$18,173.41/$10,394.46. 120,000km allowance; $0.12/excess km. PPSA lien registration fee [$45.93] and lien agent’s fee [$5.65], due at delivery not included. For all offers: license, insurance, other taxes (including HST) and excess wear and tear are extra. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration only. Offers, prices and features subject to change without notice. ◆◆ Based on Association of International AIAMC data.

LOOKING FOR TREASURE: St. Philips Church held its annual Indoor Flea Market Saturday at the Parish Hall on Dixon Road. Clothing, china, honey, tea and spices were available for purchase. Here, Fred Sheffield checks out a bric-abrac table of wares.

Staff photo/IAN KELSO

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Cancer Society seeks volunteers to sell daffodils in upcoming campaign The Canadian Cancer Society is looking for volunteers to help with its upcoming Daffodil Month campaign in April.

By volunteering a few hours of time selling daffodil pins or fresh daffodils at local Loblaws locations, residents can save lives and help people who are living with cancer.

Money raised helps patients and their families living with more than 200 different types of cancer – through life-saving research, support services and funding for other important work.

Volunteers are needed from April 9 to 12 and April 16 to 19 at the following Loblaws locations:

MARCH BREAK PROGRAMS Activities for school-age kids and teens.

Check out these free programs and many more at your local library branch.

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AT THE LIBRARY

TEENS

Science Magic March 18, 2 pm

Get Bizzy Dance Workshop March 19, 4:30 pm

Make an optical illusion, blow up a balloon without using your mouth and learn how to make gross goo.

To register, call 416-394-5270. For all ages.

Learn the newest, hottest hiphop and dancehall moves while listening to your favourite tunes. Learn how to become a professional dancer.

For ages 13–19. To register, call 416-394-5240.

Brentwood Branch 36 Brentwood Rd.

Zentangled!

March 19, 4 pm Create beautiful images by using structured patterns. For ages 9 and up. To register, call 416-394-5270.

Eatonville Branch 430 Burnhamthorpe Rd. Storyfire March 21, 2 pm

Tantalize your taste buds with savory treats and celebrate the start of spring with Lakeshore Arts at the Chocolate Equinox.

The event hosted by Lakeshore Arts, an organization dedicated to developing arts and culture in Etobicoke, will be at the King’s Garden banquet hall at 15 Canmotor Ave. from 6:45 to 11 p.m. on Friday, March 20.

Guests can indulge in the world’s finest chocolate, donated by fair-trade importer Cacao-Barry. Local chocolate artisans will also have snippets to sample, along with an enticing chocolate sculpture carved by baking and pastry arts students at Humber College.

The Mississauga Symphony Orchestra’s string quartet will provide entertainment.

There will also be a silent auction including items such as tickets to the Canadian Opera Company and other entertainment venues, as well as items from local businesses.

All of the proceeds from the event will benefit Lakeshore Arts.

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Eatonville Branch 430 Burnhamthorpe Rd.

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Basketball Experience March 21, 11 am Meet a college basketball player and participate in basketball drills.

Wear running shoes and comfortable clothing.

Long Branch 3500 Lake Shore Blvd W.

Toronto Public Library’s wonderful storytellers welcome you to storyfire, a celebration of storytelling that kicks off the 2015 Toronto Storytelling Festival. To register, call 416-393-7692.

For all ages.

Learn what to do with unwanted stuff.

Long Branch 3500 Lake Shore Blvd W.

Space is limited and for some locations tickets may be required for admission. Tickets are free and can be picked up at the branch.

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wellness

Top tips to revitalize yourself the natural way

FAMILY DENTISTRY Dr. Alex Berger

& Dr. Mustafa Pasha

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• New Patients Welcome • Emergencies Seen Promptly • Evening & Saturday Appointments Available

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DR. HOWARD TONG & ASSOCIATES Serving Etobicoke since 1963 New Patients Welcome ✔ Invisible & Conventional Braces ✔ Electronic Submission ✔ Teeth Whitening To Most Insurance ✔ Root Canal, Crowns & Bridges, ✔ Multilingual Companies ✔ Emergencies Accepted Dentures & Dental Implants

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Cabin fever is a reality for many Canadians after being cooped up indoors all winter long. So what better way is there to enjoy the arrival of spring than to say goodbye to hibernation and embrace a new wellness routine? This would include a diet rich in seasonal produce and a well-planned fitness program with plenty of outdoor time. The Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) has some helpful tips to get you back in shape and enjoying spring to the fullest, naturally:

Out with the old, in with the new According to Helen Long, president of CHFA: “Spring is the beginning of a bountiful growing season and adding more fresh, locally-grown fruits and vegetables to the daily diet is an excellent way to feel energized,” Many of us pack on pounds throughout winter, as our bodies crave comfort foods that are not always good for the waistline. Now is the ideal time to make small changes to your diet by including fresh, in-season fruits and vegetables that are rich in vitamins and fibre. It will have a big impact on your weight-loss goals and general well-being. Opt for organic produce to avoid unnecessary exposure to potentially harmful chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides and fungicides.

Take it outside A 35-year old, 165 pound woman can burn up to 230 calories by walking at a moderate pace for one hour. Put your running shoes on and go out for a stroll. Cardiovascular exercise not only helps with maintaining a healthy weight by increas-

ing your metabolism, but it also improves heart health by reducing cholesterol and enhancing blood circulation. Performing cardiovascular exercise also changes the hormonal profile in your body considerably. It releases ‘feel good’ hormones that can help ease symptoms of depression and fatigue, as well as releasing hormones that can help decrease appetite.

Supplement While a proper diet and exercise regimen is essential to building your lean body mass, adding a protein supplement helps maintain your muscle mass and therefore assists in the fat-loss process.

Supplemental protein, when needed, can also help because it has a high-satiety factor, meaning that it will leave you feeling fuller for longer.

If you’re vegan, try rice, hemp, or pea protein as a substitute for whey protein.

Recent studies show that maintaining healthy gut flora is also key to achieving your weight-loss goals. Adding a probiotic to your regimen can help you maintain a healthy weight by fostering a healthy digestive tract that is able to eliminate harmful bacteria, toxins and other waste products, helping to improve your overall digestive health. Probiotics also help to strengthen your immune system and improve cardiovascular health.

When making significant changes to your fitness, nutrition, or supplement routines, it’s always important to talk to your health care practitioner to ensure that these changes are right for you.

— www.newscanada.com

CONSUMER FEATURE

Secrets revealed to help you…

Etobicoke Friends and Neighbours...

Anxious or Embarrassed?

Do you dread the thought of having bad teeth, pain so terrible you can’t sleep, and a reluctance to ever show your smile in public but you still can’t get up the nerve to visit a dentist?

I understand how that feels... I grew up with my share of teeth troubles and HATED going to the dentist. Once I became a dentist, I sought out the best secrets of melting away dental anxiety so you would NEVER have to feel that way I did.

I’m the founder of Royal York Dental... a thriving West Toronto dental office and my team helps people who HATE dentists get unstuck and back onto a healthy path. We offer convenient, comfortable care (with sedation options if you’re anxious) and extended hours to accommodate you and your loved ones.

Check out our web site to learn more.

Thank you for choosing Royal York Dental amongst the “Best of the Best” dentists again this year in the Reader’s Choice Awards. That’s 11 consecutive years!

P.S. If you need dental care now, call Rita at 416-231-0550 and ask for our Free & Easy No-Obligation First Consult. We’re on Bloor Street- just steps from Royal York Station.

Our Location: 3034 Bloor St. W.

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Beat Lower Back, Disc And Sciatic Pain Now

hankfully, new natural treatment methods help many find the relief they had been searching for.

Sciatica is a painful condition that affects the sciatic nerve.

The pain usually radiates into one or both buttocks, descends the back of the leg and can sometime be felt in the foot. It is often a severe, knife-like pain, but can also be noticed as numbness or tingling in the leg and foot. It is unpredictable and does not go away even when you change positions or lay down.

Sciatica can result from years of poor posture, muscle strain, pregnancy, excess weight, wearing high heels, or sleeping on a very soft mattress. Sciatica is often a symptom of a slipped disc, pinched nerve or arthritis.

Although pain pills may temporarily cover up the symptoms, our holistic approach can provide a more effective, long term relief. “Our team members apply their individual skills and knowledge to make an accurate diagnosis and administer the right treatment that will get the best result for each patient.”

CONVENIENT HOURS Mon: 8am - 8pm

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Dr. Peter Ng has a special interest in natural pain relief and Chinese medicine.

If you suffer from chronic back, neck, arm or leg pain, call (416) 745-1974 or visit our website www.kiplingchiro.com Serving Our Community Since 1979

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Life in the fast lanes SPLISH SPLASH: The Toronto Catholic District School Swim Invitational was held last weekend at the Etobicoke Olympium, with plenty of Etobicoke schools involved, including the athletes in these two photos. Left, Leokadia Bielecki (foreground) of St. Gregory’s Catholic School and teammate Isabel Raymond compete in the girls 12 and under 100 metre individual medley. Above, Jordan Rohn of St Clement’s Catholic School competes in the boys 13-14 100 meter individual medley finals.

Staff photos/IAN KELSO

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wellness Knee Brace, Back Support, Walker, Scooter, Electric Wheelchair, Bath Chair, Tub Safety Rail, Bed Safety Rail, Electric Bed, Orthotics, Pressure Socks For Swollen, Tired And Achy Legs

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Enhance your smile with Invisalign orthodontics On the web, www.princeviewdental.com Early morning and evening appointments available Wheelchair Accessible

New Clients Welcome Across the street from the Royal York Subway

Absolute Health Care will work with you to get these needful products either free or for a small amount.

We will help find you a suitable funding program from ADP, WSIB, REGUFEE BOARD, ODSP, WELFARE, INSURANCE, etc to get funding for your needs.

Call Absolute Health Care now at 416 845 4053 to make your senior and disabled loved ones more independent.

Call today for your appointment

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TUESDAY, MARCH 24 ◗ Runnymede CI vs. Weston CI (Weston CI, 100 Pine St., 3 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 ◗ Kipling CI vs. Lakeshore CI (Lakeshore CI, 350 Kipling Ave, 3 p.m.) ◗ Martingrove CI vs. West Humber CI (West Humber CI, 1675 Martin Grove Rd., 3 p.m.) ◗ North Albion CI vs. Thistletown CI (Thistletown CI, 20 Fordwich Cres., 3 p.m.) ◗ Vaughan Road Academy vs. Etobicoke CI (Etobicoke CI, 86 Montgomery Rd., 3 p.m.)

THURSDAY, MARCH 26 ◗ York Memorial CI vs. Richview CI (Richview CI, 1738 Islington Ave, 3 p.m.)

MONDAY, MARCH 30 ◗ Weston CI vs. York Memorial CI (York Memorial CI, 2609 Eglinton Ave. W., 2:30 p.m.)

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THURSDAY, MARCH 12 ◗ Etobicoke CI vs. Weston CI (Weston CI, 100 Pine St., 3 p.m.) ◗ Kipling CI vs. Thistletown CI (Thistletown CI, 20 Fordwich Cres., 3 p.m.) ◗ Martingrove CI vs. North Albion CI (North Albion CI, 2580 Kipling Ave., 3 p.m.) ◗ Silverthorn CI vs. West Humber CI (West Humber CI, 1675 Martin Grove Rd., 3 p.m.)

TUESDAY, MARCH 24 ◗ Runnymede CI vs. Weston CI (Weston CI, 100 Pine St., 3 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 ◗ Kipling CI vs. Lakeshore CI (Lakeshore CI, 350 Kipling Ave, 3 p.m.) ◗ Martingrove CI vs. West Humber CI (West Humber CI, 1675 Martin Grove Rd., 3 p.m.) ◗ North Albion CI vs. Thistletown CI (Thistletown CI, 20 Fordwich Cres., 3 p.m.) ◗ Vaughan Road Aca=demy vs. Etobicoke CI (Etobicoke CI, 86 Montgomery Rd., 3 p.m.)

THURSDAY, MARCH 26 ◗ York Memorial CI vs. Richview CI (Richview CI, 1738 Islington Ave, 3 p.m.)

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Now to run on “home turf” in front of family and friends will be a special moment for the 28-year-old who also has his sights on the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Brazil.

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adding Toronto fans in general support their teams and country. “I know they take pride when you go out there and compete. They’ll be behind you 100 per cent. It’s an awesome feeling.”

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ONTARIO GOVERNMENT NOTICE Notice of Filing of Transportation Environmental Study Report 427 Transitway Class Environmental Assessment Study From Highway 7 to Highway 407 City of Toronto, City of Vaughan

‘Well-Dressed Bandit’ sought in bank holdups ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com

THE STUDY The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has completed a Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to determine a long-term strategy which will address the transit needs of the Highway 427 transportation corridor between Highway 7 and Highway 407.

The key features of the Recommended Plan include the following: • A new dedicated 2-lane transitway along the west side of Highway 427 from Highway 7 to Highway 407; • Two transitway stations, located south of Highway 7 and south of Highway 407; • A new overpass structure required at Highway 407 and a new underpass structure at Highway 7; • Drainage improvements including two stormwater management ponds and the installation of an underground stormwater storage facility for the 407 transitway station; and • Localized property requirements to accommodate the Transitway.

THE PROCESS This study has followed the approved environmental planning process for Group ‘A’ projects under the Class Environmental Assessment for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000). External agency and public consultation has occurred throughout the study. A Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR) has been prepared to document the study findings. The TESR is available for a 30-calendar day public review period beginning March 19, 2015 at the following locations and on the project website (www.427albiontohwy7ea.ca): Ministry of Transportation Central Region Planning and Environmental Office 1201 Wilson Avenue 3rd Floor, Building ‘D’ Downsview, ON M3M 1J8

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Central Region 5775 Yonge Street, 8th Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4J1

Regional Municipality of Peel Clerk’s Office 10 Peel Centre Drive Brampton, ON L6T 4B9

City of Vaughan Public Library Woodbridge Library 150 Woodbridge Avenue Woodbridge, ON L4L 2S7

City of Brampton Public Library Gore Meadows Community Centre and Library 10150 The Gore Road Brampton, ON L6P 0A6

City of Toronto Public Library Humberwood Community Centre 850 Humberwood Boulevard Toronto, ON M9W 7A6

Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments by April 17, 2015. If, after consulting with the Ministry, you have unresolved concerns, you have the right to request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change (Floor 11, Wellesley Street West, Toronto, ON M7A 2T5) issue a Part II Order (bump-up) for this project. This may lead to additional assessment or the preparation of an Individual Environmental Assessment. A copy of the Part II Order request should also be forwarded to the Director, Environmental Approvals Branch, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (Floor 12A, 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto ON M4V 1L5) and MTO, at the addresses below. If there are no outstanding concerns after April 17, 2015, the project will be considered to have met the requirements of the MTO Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000) process.

COMMENTS To obtain additional information or provide comments, please contact: Mr. Nanda Kandiah, P.Eng. Project Manager Ministry of Transportation 1201 Wilson Avenue Building D, 4th Floor Downsview, ON M3M 1J8 tel: 416-235-5397 e-mail: project-team@427albiontohwy7ea.ca

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Police hope security camera images along with a cash reward will help identify an armed bank robber dubbed The Well-Dressed Bandit.

Police believe the man is responsible for four holdups across the city in a threeweek period.

“In his very first robbery, he was dressed in a suit and tie like he just left a job interview,” Staff Insp. Mike Earl said during a recent news conference at police headquarters.

“He approached the bank counter, presented a holdup note and produced a handgun, making a demand for cash. The bank employees complied, and he fled the scene.”

That first robbery took place in the Rogers Road and Keele Street area around 10:35 a.m. Oct. 23.

The next happened at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 6 near Queens Plate Drive and Hwy. 27.

At 4:25 p.m. Nov. 10, police believe the same man robbed a bank near College and Grace streets.

His last holdup happened 30 minutes later at Bloor Street and Dovercourt Road.

The Canadian Bankers Association is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the suspect’s arrest and conviction.

“Our investigative leads have dried up, and we’re now looking for the public’s assistance,” said Earl, the unit commander of the holdup squad. “Somebody out there, some family member, some co-worker,

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Police have released this security camera image of a man they believe is responsible for a series of bank robberies.

they may very well recognize this individual and be able to profit on the reward.”

The suspect is white, 45 to 60 years old and 5’11” to 6’2” tall and was carrying a tan attache case during the robberies.

“Most bank robberies are still committed with notes, and we believe that a lot of them are unarmed,” Earl said. “This individual went further and actually produced a gun and made the employees aware that he is armed.”

Of the 427 bank robberies across Canada last year, 156 involved a weapon.

The well-dressed bandit pointed his semi-automatic handgun towards a teller during one incident.

“He actually pulls it right out, and we do capture it on video,” Earl said.

The suspect kept the weapon in his attache case during two of the occurrences.

“On one occasion he actually had it tucked in his waistband, and he showed the butt of the gun,” Earl said.

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Anyone with information is asked to call the holdup squad at 416-808-7350 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

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This week’s Catch Anyone who 22 most wanted sees Duncan is is 28-yearurged to call 911, while anyone with old Alexander Duncan. information about his whereabouts Duncan i s w a n t e d by is asked to call Alexander police in south 22 Division at 416-808-2200, Etobicoke’s 22 Duncan Crime Stoppers Division on charges of: threaten bodily anonymously at 416-222harm; mischief under TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com or text $5,000; obstruct police; and acknowledge bail in TOR and your message to a false name.

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Children’s mental health needs on the rise, say centre staff >>>from page 1 Large windows flood sunlight into the green-and-blue reception area and all the clinicians’ offices and meeting rooms. Senior management staff’s and administration offices are on the second floor.

Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc. designed George Hull’s new 8,000-square-foot offices, which created more family rooms for therapy and more group meeting spaces to allow multiple groups to meet the same nights.

Annually, the accredited nonprofit children’s mental health agency serves about 4,500 children and youth in turmoil ages 0 to 18 and families in crisis freeof-charge.

And statistics prove the need is great.

One out of five children and youth younger than 19 struggles with a diagnosable emotional, mental or behavioural disorder, the centre reported.

A $1.1 million capital campaign succeeded in just 18 months, facilitating leasehold improvements at the three-storey office building just north of The Queensway.

Redevelopment plans for George Hull’s former office building on the northwest corner of The East Mall and Rathburn Road necessitated its move.

“Big corporations, banks, insurance companies, family foundations and individuals really stepped up in a big way,” explained executive director Jane Bray during a recent Guardian tour of the new offices.

“The generosity was really quite overwhelming.”

Children, youth and families access an integrated team of 100 mental health professionals at George Hull, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, early childhood educators, speech and language pathologists, child and youth workers and educators.

The team provides assessment, treatment and consultation to the child, family and broader community.

The George Hull Centre celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

In the past three decades, its staff and budget has grown exponentially, as have the complexity of issues child and youth clients face.

The centre opened in 1985 with 70 staff and a $3 million operating budget. Today, its has a $9.5 million

budget and double the staff.

It also operates an Ontario Early Years Centre.

A children’s mental health lead agency, George Hull is funded 90 per cent by the Ontario Ministry of Child and Youth Services.

With no ministry increase in children’s mental health funding in many years, George Hull has met its operational costs for the past decade through fundraising.

“Every children’s mental health service is feeling the same struggle.

We all have more need,” Bray said.

“If our board wasn’t committed to fundraising, we’d have to reduce services.”

Three decades ago, George Hull routinely treated teenagers with “big, big problems,” but now sees “lots of children younger than 12,” community clinic manager Leticia Garcia said.

Societal changes, including children’s structured extracurricular activities and use of ubiquitous screens, has created issues for children and youth unseen in the 1980s and ’90s, Garcia said.

The result? Less social skills, children whose schedules are overprescribed, and stress, which often results in anxiety.

“Kids aren’t playing on the street anymore with mom looking out the window. It’s all structured activities.

It’s a very different world. Parents are afraid,” Garcia said.

“Kids don’t learn to feel confident, to do things, to learn to be independent. They aren’t able to mature in a nice, safe way.”

A Toronto District School Board study in 2013 found 70 to 80 per cent of grades 7 to 12 students reported feeling nervous or anxious all the time.

“We see a lot of kids with anxiety,” Garcia said.

Treatment can range from a few sessions to a few months to two years, in some cases of treatment of trauma, resulting frequently from sexual abuse, but also among children who have witnessed or experienced violence.

Children and youth may return to George Hull throughout their adolescence if issues arise.

There is a wait list. However, calls are prioritized based on emergent need.

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Above, one of the consulting and observation rooms at the new George Hull Centre. Below, from left, Guardian Managing Editor Grace Peacock reporter Tamara Shephard, George Hull Community Clinic Manager Leticia Gracia, Development Director Seana Massey and Executive Director Jane Bray tour the meeting rooms.

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Above, Community Clinic Manager Leticia Gracia speaks with one of the centre’s youth clients.

Community Notices

NOTICE OF INTENDED DECLARATION Pursuant to section 176 of Ontario Regulation 30/11 made under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 Re: Burial site at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, 49 George Street (East side of George Street between Church and King Streets) in the former Village of Weston, City of Toronto, Province of Ontario TAKE NOTICE that on September 30, 2014 the discovery of a burial site – burials in coffins and fragmentary human remains, was reported to the Registrar, Funeral, Burial, and Cremation Services Act, 2002. The human remains were discovered during an archaeological assessment to determine if burials remained in situ in this 1853 cemetery which was closed to further burials in 1895 and built upon in the 1950s. A Stage 3 archaeological investigation documented 153 graves of which 147 contained intact burials. The remains from the other six graves appear to have been exhumed.

The Registrar hereby gives notice of the intention to declare the discovered site a ‘burial ground’ and invites representatives of the persons whose remains are interred in the burial ground to contact the Registrar within two weeks after March 12, 2015.

Once identified, the representatives will negotiate a site disposition agreement with the Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto, the landowner.

Dated at Toronto, this 5th day of March, 2015 Michael D’Mello, Registrar Funeral, Burial, and Cremation Services Act, 2002 Ministry of Government and Consumer Services Cemeteries Regulation Unit 5775 Yonge Street, 15th Floor Toronto, ON M7A 2E5 tel: 416-326-8393 fax: 416-326-8406

DOROTHY THIBODEAU Monday, March 2, 2015

KLAUS OPPERMAN Saturday, March 7, 2015 Chapel

TARA HENDERSON Monday, March 9, 2015 Chapel

DON NEWMAN Monday, March 9, 2015 Chapel

ANN ENRIGHT Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Christ the King Catholic Church

ALAN O’BRIEN Visitation Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

HELEN HRAPCHAK Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Chapel

WEBB BARRAS Thursday, March 12, 2015 Chapel

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RT hits the rails with new blue look You can put lipstick on a pig after all, if the new-look Scarborough RT trains are any indication.

The drab cars were given a new, bright-blue wrapping (www.bit.ly/1AdDeEg ) sharply distinguishing the route as Line 3 within the TTC’s numberbased hierarchy.

A relic from Ontario’s failed attempt to produce a provincially owned technology to control and export, the RT is well past obsolescence and scheduled for extinction whenever the Scarborough subway extension gets built. Until that project becomes a reality, you may have to deal with more breakdowns like the sort which resulted in the February evacuation of riders from the train after it stalled on the tracks out of Midland RT station.

SECOND GO TRACK comes to barrie line The province will add a second track to GO Transit’s Barrie train corridor from York University into Vaughan.

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CONSULTATIONS set for the SUBWAY wPOP-UP

The next time you’re in the subway you may notice a cluster of city officials and planners milling about.

In an effort to increase the level of public feedback for the Relief Line study, the planning team is promising to organize “pop-up” consultations at subway stations so transit users – many of whom likely have no idea the study is taking place – can have the opportunity to provide direct feedback on the subway proposal.

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nounced at stations like Pape and St. George throughout the course of 2015.

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Future looks for the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal will be unveiled to the public at city hall next week.

At 6 p.m. Monday, March 16 at city hall, officials from Waterfront Toronto will present “bold and innovative” submissions from five architectural design teams vying to transform the leaden ferry terminal along with Harbour Square Park.

The submissions will also be displayed inside the city hall main rotunda from March 16 to 20. Public feedback from the challenge will go to the jury panel tasked to pick the winning design.

Whichever design ends up winning. it will still have to be approved by city council and funding secured to ever become a reality.

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

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Relief Line could be further delayed due to Tory’s SmartTrack RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com Construction of the Relief Line subway – which the city and the TTC say is urgently needed to address future crippling levels of congestion – could be further deferred because of SmartTrack.

City and TTC planners are currently completing a technical study for the project, which, if approved by council and the provincial government, would take at least 11 to 14 years to design and complete – and only if funding is secured for its expected multi-billion dollar budget.

Even so, and despite congestion on the Yonge subway expected to balloon to 39,000 riders per hour by 2031, the Relief Line could be placed further on the backburner due to the emergence of Mayor John Tory’s SmartTrack project as a key transportation priority, city officials said during a public consultation as part of the study which was held Monday at St. Lawrence Hall on King Street.

“That’s something we’re going to assess carefully as we go through this study to understand timing requirements for the Relief Line,” said City Planner Stella Gustavson during the meeting.

When the Relief Line study officially launched last spring, SmartTrack had yet to be introduced by then-mayoral candidate John Tory.

Conceived as a new surface rail system connecting with the subway system as well as an expanded GO rail network as part of the Regional Express Rail (RER) plan, SmartTrack now has its own planning study to go along with the Relief Line as well as the Scarborough subway extension study, which also recently got underway.

City planners have a tight timeline to complete all of the studies and make final recommendations to city council.

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Close to 30 staffers from the city’s planning and transportation studies departments support a core group of eight attached to the Relief Line study, SmartTrack and the Scarborough extension, Tim Laspa said.

Suggestions Laspa, the city’s director for transportation planning said his group has already received more than 60 suggestions for specific station locations for the Relief Line, all which must be investigated and whittled down to a shortlist of routing options to be presented as part of the next phase of the study, expected around June.

“It’s a significant amount of work, but it’s part of our program and what we’ve agreed to undertake,” Laspa said.

About 100 people attended Monday night’s meeting and were given a chance to provide feedback directly to city staff on what they thought of the plans so far.

Some, like Judith Nagata, took the opportunity to lambaste the city for allowing politics to get in the way of planning.

“Have they really learned any lessons from the past?” said Nagata, a pensioner, who wants to see the city adopt

the approach of cities like her native London, England, which she said has a committee of “technocrats”, unelected city planners who get the final say on infrastructure development over elected officials.

Edward Nixon, a local organizer, said he hoped both SmartTrack and the Relief Line are built to benefit the hundreds of thousands of residents in the downtown core who can’t rely on subway as a principal mode of transportation.

“We’re mostly on foot, bike, and if we’re lucky the streetcar,” said Nixon, who added he would like to see a “serious adult conversation” about removing car traffic from Queen Street and King Street to ease public transit.

Another concern expressed during the meeting was of the lingering perception the Relief Line is only intended to benefit the downtown when its main purpose is to alleviate congestion created by riders coming into the core via the subway.

City officials have already removed the word “Downtown” from official communications and intend to hold a naming contest for the line in the future.

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Riding the rails of the new UP Express line Rahul Gupta rgupta@insidetoronto.com

Also located in the station are five fare vending machines that Metrolinx embers of the vice-president Stephane media had the Mehr said will allow travelchance to tour the lers to purchase their fares new Union Pearson (UP) in either Canadian or U.S. Express station at Pearson currencies.

International Airport and Also planned is allowing take a short train ride along for the purchase of a Presto a portion of the line. fare card, which would After 28 months of work, sharply reduce UP’s fare the controversial project is to $19 for a one-way adult nearing completion and, trip compared to $27.50 when it opens in the spring, without. promises to transport “We’re trying to make thousands of passengers it as easy as possible for between Union Station and people to get their tickets Terminal One of Pearson and get on the train,” said every day.

Mehr. Currently there UP will also mark the are 18 so-called clean city’s first direct rapid trandiesel train cars to run sit connection the UP service. from downtown The JapaneseBe a part of the to the airport, manufactured discussion. Visit via a newly vehicles are this story on our constructed website and share undergoing speed three-kilometre and safety testyour thoughts in elevated rail ing ahead of the the comments “spur” that spring launch. section. descends from The vehicles, Pearson to the which are the first bit.ly/1xaMHLy  Georgetown of their type in South GO rail North America, corridor en route to Union. will be arranged in two- or On Monday, constructhree-car pairings and were tion workers were adding limited to a maximum of finishing touches to the 25 kilometres per hour for 8,700-square-foot station the media tour, but can concourse whose most reach top speeds of over striking feature is a series 110 kilometres per hour, of white Y-shaped columns said locomotive engineer intended to mimic raised Chris Fox. arms, and which, according The vehicles can also be to Metrolinx spokesperson converted to run on elecDaryl Barnett, symbolize tricity rather than diesel, the notion of UP as a conalthough plans for doing venient and “stress-free” so remain unfunded. With way to travel. money provided by the

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Above, the inside of the UP Train (Union to Pearson). Right, the train crosses Viscount Road on its way to the airport.

Below right, the station uses Canadian wood for the ceiling and has polished concrete floors. Metrolinx Daryl Barnett leads the media on the tour of the train station.

provincial government, Metrolinx estimates it would take at least three years to electrify UP station and track infrastructure as well as vehicles.

The unclear timeline for electrification has proven a major bone of contention for opponents of the project. The rail spur rises to 28 metres above streetlevel at its highest point, and according to Metrolinx is the longest rail bridge in the province. It also has six curves with varying levels of sharpness requiring different speed restrictions.

Trains are limited to around 40 km/h entering and leaving the Pearson station.

The route spans over at least five separate roadways in the airport area includ-

ing Airport Road, Viscount Road, Network Road, Zahvy Way and Goreway Drive and is buttressed by a series of concrete piers ranging in height from five to 25 metres. Designing the elevated route presented a special challenge for completing the project, said Barnett.

“One of our challenges constructing this, other than the fact we’re way up in the air, was working around all the roadways,” he said.

“We needed lots of coordination, not just for road closures but working around utilities like power lines.”

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Council voted 36-8 to set both the tax rates and the rates for water and solid waste collection at Tuesday’s meeting. The property tax increase was set at the rate of inflation, with an additional halfpoint increase to pay for the Scarborough subway – despite a shortfall of $60 million that will have to be dealt with in future years.

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councillors not to simply raise taxes to forestall that reckoning. He pointed out that “97.16 per cent” of voters in 2014 threw their support behind a mayoral candidate who promised to keep taxes at or below the rate of inflation.

Tory said that in order to maintain credibility with other levels of government the city has to demonstrate it can live within that means.

“We have to get our own house in order. It is otherwise impossible for us to look them in the eye. The other way out is the easy way out — to say let’s have three, four per cent and put it on the property taxes.”

Perks tried without success to convince colleagues otherwise.

He urged an increase that would have seen taxes rise by more than five per cent – changing the increase on the average home from $7 to $12

a month.

Ford, meanwhile, urged that the property tax increase by brought down to 1.99 per cent and spoke against the increase in the rate for collecting residential garbage.

Council ignored Ford’s motion, but did approve a plan to adjust according to inflation the cutoff income for seniors eligible for property tax increase deferrals.

Currently $38,000 is the cutoff number.

The budget debate continued as councillors delved into details in the budget. After the vote, however, Perks said the debate was effectively done.

“I’m quite disappointed.

That’s not good budgeting but that’s politics. You win some you lose some.”

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