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The 7th annual Ontario Culture Days has a full plate of activities in Toronto, including at Amos Waites Park, 2445 Lake Shore Blvd. W., in Mimico on Saturday. Here’s what’s happening at Amos Waites Park: n from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. create a 50-foot-long paper and tapestry mural; n from 3 to 4:30 p.m., enjoy live Brazilian Samba music; n and from 4 to 7 p.m., make a custom Lego mask in the park, and then stick around for the The Lego Movie which will be shown outdoors from 7 to 9 p.m. But that’s not all. There’s a lot more culture to explore in Etobicoke, including

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city affordable and livable,” Tory said. “We need the federal and provincial governments to take action. The shortage of affordable housing is a serious social issue, but also an economic issue.” That’s the mission of Friday’s housing summit, to convince both federal and provincial governments to step up and take a larger role in addressing the affordable housing crisis that’s happening in most Canadian cities.

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Scuttled licensing plan is a gift for Toronto cyclists People who use their bicycles to commute may not all see it this way, but for many, the end of September means the end of prime bike commuting weather in Toronto. It’s going to get darker and colder and slipperier from here on out. At City Hall, councillors on the public works and infrastructure committee celebrated that end this week with two gifts to those cyclists: one, approving a plan to go ahead with separated bike lanes on Woodbine Avenue in the Beach community and, another, to kill a motion by Etobicoke Centre Councillor Stephen Holyday to look at a system for licensing cyclists. It was a good morning’s work. The separated lanes on Woodbine will be a boon to bike riders in the east end, making, as Jared Kolb of CycleToronto noted, a safe and separated route from near the edge of Scarborough to downtown Toronto. And that bicycle

david nickle the city licensing plan? Holyday’s brainchild was probably never going to go anywhere even if it had made it through the committee. In 1995, the former City of Toronto studied the idea and rejected it as costly and ineffective, and that rejection has been good enough for subsequent councils, who occasionally see attempts to get a report that says something different. The impetus for bike licensing – an idea that has caught on exactly nowhere – is usually presented as a measure to control joyriding cyclists: if you don’t get off that sidewalk, son, we’re going to take away your license. Blow through that stop sign will you? Better get a Presto card because that bike’s going nowhere. As Holyday notes, a Forum Research poll found that more than half

of its respondents wanted to see a bicycle licensing fee applied in Toronto. One would have to speculate as to why all those people wanted the fee in place, but it’s unlikely to be the same reasons that Holyday articulated in his motion and at committee: namely, to be able to gather data for future infrastructure planning, and to encourage more people to make use of a city datamining cycling phone app. It’s not entirely clear that these form the core of Holyday’s motivations, either. Earlier this year, the scion of former councillor Doug Holyday’s political dynasty named himself as the defender of the rights of the driver, and made certain to insist on a very fine-grained study of the separated bike lane pilot project on Bloor Street. Young Stephen doesn’t like to bring his father’s fire to the floor of council, but he does bring the old man’s automobile-centric

skepticism of two-wheeled transportation. This time, the committee was having none of it, and Holyday’s motion was deferred indefinitely. The fact is that council has already put its will behind bicycle transportation. It’s approved a 10-year cycling plan that is based on a great deal of study, consultation and data-gathering already conducted. There’s no need for a licensing system to gather more data, it’s unlikely that the licenses would generate enough revenue to pay for even a miniscule portion of the cost of providing bicycle infrastructure on roads, and police can enforce the Highway Traffic Act any time they see fit. Really, it’s just time to get on with planning and building the infrastructure – and accepting that bike riders are a part of the city’s fabric.

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t’s the small things – buying underwear, for instance. There’s the boys department, and the girls. Which one do you pick when your child isn’t sure which gender fits? Mandy Klein made a big mistake when she picked a pack of undies for her teenager Micah from the girls’ section. Turns out, one pair was pink. Micah was so upset thinking about the girly pink pair donned that morning, her parents say, that by the end of day she’d cut the underwear into tiny pieces and tossed them in the trash. Randy and Mandy Klein are doing their best to treat their child’s gender identity with respect, but sometimes, the Newmarket family struggles with the day-to-day details. Micah, 16, came out as gay last year and several months ago, said they are gender fluid. Micah prefers “they and them,” dresses generically and considers themself male or female depending on the day, and sometimes the time of day. It’s all new territory for the Kleins as they navigate a minefield of language and lifestyle for their only child, who is also autistic. “I avoid using pronouns when I can,” Randy says. He uses Micah’s first name when he thinks of it, but it can get confusing and sometimes, emotional. “I tell her – them – ‘when you correct me…don’t yell. I understand you’re passionate about it, but I forget. It doesn’t mean I’m being disrespectful.’” The Kleins say they will stand by their child, wherever this journey takes them. “If it’s important to Micah, it’s important we fight for them,” Randy says. Micah is a smart kid, he adds, a member of the school’s LGBTQ club, not troubled with bullying. “They’re doing well. They’ll figure it out.” In the meantime, Mandy says gender-neutral departments in stores would make life easier. It could happen. Our changing approach to gender impacts more than just the English language. Other parts of society that have

something that fits. “Maybe it’s time for fashion to play a role in stripping away the divisions and offer us different ways to express gender.”

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been traditionally segregated are undergoing a rapid re-think. Anthems are being rewritten (goodbye to “all our sons command”), Facebook invites you to customize your gender profile, the Oxford Dictionaries website added Mx as an alternative to Mr. or Mrs., and everywhere, lines are blurring between male and female. Some are calling it the new postgender era. Here are some of the shifts we’ve noticed:

PUBLIC WASHROOMS All-access washrooms are popping up everywhere and this summer, Toronto’s CNE garnered accolades for its cheeky take on the topic. Instead of the traditional portaprivy signs showing a man in pants or woman in skirt, the Ex cubicles displayed icons of someone wearing half dress/half pants, along with the words “We Don’t Care.” General manager Virginia Ludy told the Toronto Star the CNE approach diverts the debate to focus on what matters. “Who cares who uses them, right? Men, women, doesn’t matter. You go in, you use it, you do your business, you leave.”

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Gender neutral bathrooms at this summer’s CNE in Toronto showed our changing attitudes towards gender. They displayed a half woman-half man graphic with the wording ‘we don’t care’.

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Hockey in Ontario now has new trans-inclusive rules, unveiled earlier this month thanks to Oshawa teenager Jesse Thompson. Thompson, born a girl, challenged the Ontario minor hockey league’s dressing room policies that prevented him from using the boys change room. His complaint to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal led Ontario branches of Hockey Canada to post new policies allowing players to choose their dressing room based on whether they see themselves as male or female. Thompson and Ontario Human Rights chief commissioner Renu Mandhane hope it paves the way for other sports to follow suit.

CONSUMER PRODUCTS From Entrepreneur Barbie to gender-free nursery decor, marketers are responding to the genderbending trend. International Spa Association Foundation has recognized men are visiting spas more than ever and shopping for cosmetics (although skin care for men still comes in mostly “manly” packaging). Target is phasing out genderbased signage and colours – the company’s website still directs buyers to gendered clothing sections, however – and Amazon.com removed its boy and girl options from their toy department search page. (On the Canadian site, the gender division remains.) This summer, following a petition by DadDoes.com, the Toy Industry Association announced it would drop its gender-based Toy of the Year awards. Gender is one of the Top 4 trends to impact the marketplace, research group Mintel says. “People are questioning traditional notions of gender, rejecting the restraints of stereotypes and embracing the freedom to be themselves.”

A Massachusetts mom was accosted by a stranger last month who said allowing her three-yearold son nicknamed “Roo” to wear a tutu was child abuse. Her impassioned Facebook response went viral: “Roo may not always want to dress this way, but we hope that he’ll remember that, when he did, he was loved,” she wrote.

Despite controversy over Ontario’s new sex-ed guidelines, school boards across the GTA, Simcoe County and Muskoka are addressing gender in a variety of ways such as teacher liaisons, professional development, symposiums or gender-neutral washrooms. “Labels and identities should only be self-selected by individuals, not assumed by others,” Toronto public school board’s 29-page guideline advises. “Biology does not imply identity. Nor do behaviour and expression alone.” Greater changes are seen in places like Sweden, where preschools specialize in gender-equal teaching, avoiding pronouns him and her altogether. Paul Woods, principal of inclusive school and community services with the York Region District School Board, believes the mental health strategy is clear. “We need to reduce the stigma and emphasize safety and accessibility for all.”

FASHION Welcome to the age of “nonbinary refinery.” Fashion runways have become gender-fluid with androgynouslooking models in heels and skirts, trousers and tweed. Fashion designers are promoting gender-free clothing, U.K. department store Selfridges has introduced a pop-up store, Agender, and Women’s Wear Daily calls “Going Gender-Neutral” one its top stories of the year. Ben Barry, professor at Ryerson’s school of fashion, applauds the trend. “Everyone has a masculine and feminine side ... Why should clothing fail to reflect that part of who we are?” In researching his book, Refashioning Masculinity, he discovered many men shop in the women’s section because they’re looking for a more playful esthetic or because they’re looking for

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7 Warrender Avenue. Detached brick 1 1/2 storey 416 home on fabulous 50 x 160 ft lot in Islington Village. www.kathieharkness.com 3 Bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 fireplaces with walk out to gardens and treed lot. Great opportunity to renovate or build your dream home. Close to schools, shops and ttc. For private viewing call Kathie Harkness at Royal LePage R.E. Services Ltd., Brokerage 416 459-8601. $889,000

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Lovingly maintained family home on a quiet crescent. This classic bungalow features 3 bedrooms + 2 updated baths on a pie shaped lot with spacious backyard.

Immaculate executive style 3 bedroom townhome with modern decor and stunning interior. Ideally located on a quiet street with easy access to Highways & Downtown.

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Overlooking the Humber River and Brule Pond, meticulously restored four bedroom centre hall with stone facade. Located in the prestigeous Brule enclave, full of character with top quality finishes and construction. Serene Muskoka-like setting. Southwest exposure, excellent table land. Professionally landscaped, double car garage and stone driveway. Quick access to downtown,airport. Walk to Kingsway/Humber parks, subway, Bloor West.

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$679,999 Stunning!! This Home Has Been Renovated And Updated. 2 Bedroom In-Law Suite Your Mom Will Love!!! With An Open Concept Living/Kitchen. The Largest Bedroom Has Closet Organizers. Upstairs The Kitchen Has A Breakfast Bar, Open Concept Living/Dining/Kitchen, Warm Oak Hardwood Floors, 3 Nice Size Bedrooms, There Is A Private Patio For Summer B.B.Q’s This Home Won’t Be Long On The Market! What A Beauty!! For a picture tour visit www.tinaklein.com

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39 MARINA AVENUE Sizzling ‘South Beach’ Meets SoughtAfter Long Branch! This dazzling Art Deco-style home— inspired by the renowned residences of Miami’s Art Deco District—is truly a landmark home! Lovingly rebuilt, it boasts ultra-modern bathrooms, a cutting-edge kitchen & enchanting illuminated rooftop deck that’s perfect for entertaining under the stars! This captivating 3-bedroom home is professionally designed with sophisticated style & contemporary flair! ONLY $949,000!

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Sensational Home Facing Ravine on a Huge 50 x 160 Ft Lot, Custom Built with Rare Master Bdrm Retreat Including Living Room, Kitchen & Balcony, 2nd Master Bedroom on Main, Potential 2 Bdrm Bsmt Apt, Chef’s Kitchen, 11 Ft Sunken Family Rm, 8 Car Parking, Home Shown on TV! $1,888,000!

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Absolutely Stunning Approximately 3,000 Sq Ft Of Luxury Living Space Located In Prestigious Neighbourhood!! Quality Workmanship Throughout. Huge Gourmet Kitchen W/ High-End Viking Appliances, Large Island And Separate Pantry, Sunken Open-Concept Family Room W/ Soaring 18’ Ceiling, Main Floor Living Room/Office, Finished W/O Basement & Much More! Amazing Property, Amazing Opportunity! Only $1,595,000!!

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Move is ‘incredibly important’ to families: MPP Milczyn >>>from page 1 enrolment of approximately 20 per cent of Ontario children aged up to four years, Hunter noted. But last Friday’s announcement of the creation of an additional 100,000 spaces for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers over five years, she assured, will translate into a doubling of that current capacity when all is said and done – providing licensed child care access to a full 40 per cent of Ontario children. Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Peter Milczyn called that news “incredibly important” to young families such as his own. “As a parent of a young child, I can attest to how important these types of services are to my daughter, and to my wife and myself, and to other families across this province,” he said of the announcement, which essentially reaffirms the government’s commitment to child care spaces from its recent

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Registered early childhood educator Jyopi Patel (left), Etobicoke Centre MPP Yvan Baker (Etobicoke Centre) and provincial minister of education and Scarborough-Guildwood MPP Mitzie Hunter spend some time with children at the Ontario Early Years Centre on Fifth Street before an official announcement regarding new child care spaces in the province.

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“The YMCA every day supports children and families to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We believe accessible, high quality child care is a pillar for the well-being of children, families and communities alike,” Jawa, a member of the YMCA’s Greater Toronto board, said during the announcement at LAMP – the site of just one of the Y’s 290 child care centres across the Greater Toronto Area. “Across our many centres, both children and their families discover, explore

and learn with the support of our caring team of child care professionals.” The first of the new schoolbased, community-based and home-based licensed child care spaces are expected to open in 2017, Hunter said. To inform parents and communities of the government’s five-year commitment to expanding licensed child care spaces, as well as the broader policy framework that will underpin it, Hunter said a series of consultations led by Associate Minister of Education (Early Years and Child Care) Indira NaidooHarris will take place over the fall and early winter. “As we undergo this transformation, we will consult with our partners to ensure planning meets the needs of the local communities – because ultimately, this is about helping parents, families and children,” she said.

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Business: Discover a refuge in your backyard. Birding experts and nature lovers Jim and Lynda Mackiewicz — once customers of Wild Birds Unlimited in Etobicoke— purchased the store 16 years ago. They have been imparting their birding knowledge and expertly recommending regionally formulated bird seed, feeders and hardware to hobbyists in the community ever since!

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T h i s y e a r ’s C h a r i t y Challenge’s runner-up is The Racetrack Chaplaincy of Canada (both Standardbred & Thoroughbred), which walked away with a $2,500 donation from WEG after securing 6,383 online votes. The Chaplaincy supports the emotional, physical and spiritual needs of the racing community. In addition to the Charity Challenge, the #WEGcares

Week of celebration also featured Turf Races, which raised more than $12,000 in support of the United Way Toronto and York Region and the harvest of Woodbine Racetrack’s Community Food Garden. WEG continues its charitable efforts next month by hosting the Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer in support of the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation Saturday. Visit bit.ly/ywscares

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Etobicoke Horticultural Society WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. WHERE: Fairfield Seniors’ Centre, 80 Lothian Ave. CONTACT: 416-233-9795 COST: Free Speaker: Dr. David Galbraith, Royal Botanical Gardens. Topic: The Rejuvenation of the RBG Rock Garden. Community Choir WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon WHERE: Westway United Church, 8 Templar Dr. CONTACT: Kathy, 416-621-0888, COST: $50 per season New singers for choir wanted.

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DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com A city councillor’s ambitions to create a system for licensing bicycles in Toronto skidded off the road at Tuesday’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee meeting. Councillors voted to defer the motion by Etobicoke Centre Councillor Stephen Holyday, asking staff to report on what it would take to require every bicycle in Toronto to be licensed. The proposal hasn’t been studied by city staff for more than 20 years, and Holyday argued that it’s time for another look. But he faced stiff opposition from cycling advocates and his colleagues on the committee. Advocate John Spragge noted that cyclists don’t actually take up much road infrastructure and their contribution to wear and tear is miniscule compared to a car. “Toronto has a congestion problem and I can say with confidence bicyclists aren’t causing it,” he said. Holyday, however, maintained that his plan wasn’t necessarily a revenue grab to pay for cycling infrastructure and it wasn’t a way to enforce the rules of the road on cyclists either. Rather, he said that the licenses would let the city gather more accurate infor-

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Toronto’s public works and infrastructure committee deferred Ward 3 Etobicoke Centre Councillor Stephen Holyday’s motion to study licensing bicycles.

mation about the habits of Toronto cyclists. “I think Toronto police are capable of enforcing the law, this has nothing to do with that,” Holyday said. “This is about gathering information. This isn’t a cheap shot trying to enforce the rules or get people off the sidewalks. It’s a way of modernizing government.” Trinity Spadina Councillor Mike Layton called the plan “absolutely ridiculous” and

noted that were there any charge for the license, it would impact the most vulnerable. “And cyclists pay property taxes like everybody else, unless they’re your child or don’t live in the city,” said Layton, who pointed out that no other jurisdiction attempts to license bicycles. “Are we going to start licensing pedestrians?” he said. “They use the road too.”

Fall fun arrives in south Etobicoke Usher in autumn this Saturday at two outdoor south Etobicoke events. Enjoy a corn roast and bring the kids to decorate pumpkins at EtobicokeLakeshore Liberal MPP Peter Milczyn’s second-annual event. It takes place from 1 to 3 p.m. in Mimico Square in Amos Waites Park, 2445 Lake Shore Blvd. W. The first annual shoptheQueensway Festival takes

place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on The Queensway from Kipling Avenue to Park Lawn Road, featuring a kids’ scavenger hunt, live music, sidewalk sales, a shuttle bus and more. Visit http://www. shopthequeensway.com/ for more information. SEEkS voluntEErS to work with SEniorS wESS

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>>>from page 1 West LRT plans, not to mention unprecedented cooperation between all three levels of government, Milczyn insists change is happening. “There are big projects which are going to transform the city, and they’re under way,” he said. “It’s not just talk. It will happen in south Etobicoke for no other reason than the need is really there. Nobody can deny the need.” The City of Toronto recognizes the need, and at the meeting city planners Edward Presta and Robyn Shyllit presented an update on a study under way determining the future building of transit connections, as part of a master plan for Park Lawn Road, Lake Shore Boulevard, The Queensway to the north and Humber Bay to the east. With a mind toward speeding up planning work, study head Presta said a report with recommendations will be presented to Toronto Council for approval in 2017. The study will include long-term recommendations for improving local streetcar service, relocating the Humber transit loop and adding a dedicated lane for transit. Also under

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study is integrating new proposed waterfront light rail connections. The study is also looking into better integration of the TTC with GO and SmartTrack. In the meantime, multiple community consultations are planned over the fall to satisfy provincial requirements and to get a good

measure of community feedback. But while it will likely be a decade at least – and that’s if the recommendations are approved by council in short order and funding secured – before major improvements are completed, Presta said there are “quick wins” to improve traffic in the short term, like adding more

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turn lanes at key intersections and adjusting signal timings. “Those are quick wins once the study is done we might be able to move forward with. We’re taking a phased approach,” he said. Planning south Etobicoke’s transit future has to take into account the area’s rapidly changing demographics, which is trending older, said Glenn Miller from the Canadian Urban Institute. Echoing national trends, 25 per cent of south Etobians will be at least 65 by the year 2041, he said, with many of those seniors over the age of 85. “We have more seniors today than school-aged children,” Miller said. “We’re moving to the point where there will be more seniors than those of working age, and that has huge implications.” Metrolinx station planner Richard

Borbridge said the provincial transit planning agency is seeking to answer such questions to improve and make GO stations fully accessible. With the province having committed to complete the RER improvements within a decade, he said planning is taking place “holistically”, taking into account present and future needs of the local population, with a fixed amount of funding to do it. “All of the planning is taking place at once, and that’s our challenge,” he said. “We’re working on stations simultaneously, and we’re trying to be efficient and effective with the money we have while meeting the needs of the community.” Milczyn said he and other local officials have had reassuring conversations with First Capital, which purchased the former Mr. Christie’s factory site at Park Lawn and Lake Shore, making him more confident a new GO station will one day get built on the land, satisfying a longtime desire of the community. “I’m a lot more optimistic today than I was six months ago,” he said.

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