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Nearly a decade ago, Richview Baptist Church challenged its youth to reach out to the Etobicoke community in a way that would benefit people in need a world away. The result of that challenge? An annual fundraising garage sale, silent auction and barbecue event now going into its 10th year. It has raised enough money to send more than 100 youth volunteers on mission trips Nicaragua that have “left our footprint in a community a world away,” said Paul Payne, a deacon and youth co-ordinator at Richview Baptist. “We have seen the fruits of our labour in tangible ways,” said Payne, noting that Richview Baptist’s annual garage sale has raised enough money over the last 10 years to help fund: n the drilling of a well that now provides clean water for more than 3,000 people n the repair of nine broken wells; n the construction of six homes in the mountains; n the installation four chlorinators; n and free dental care for >>>group, page 6

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making noise: Dance group Broken Silence performs during the Shine On Gala in support of Albion Neighbourhood Services and the Albion Boys and Girls Club last Saturday at the Woodbine Banquet Hall.

Council intends to limit building height TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com Etobicoke York Community Council voted unanimously Tuesday to endorse city planners’ recommendations to introduce a Site and Area Specific Policy to guide future

development in the established residential neighbourhood of primarily low-rise apartment buildings in the EdenbridgeHumber Valley area. City planners recommended the Site and Area Specific Policy (SASP) on lands designated “apartment neighbour-

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Guardian reporter wins award for house fire coverage Metroland Media Toronto journalists have been honoured with the Toronto Professional Fire Fighters’ Association 2016 Off-Duty and Media Award for their coverage of fire fighting in Etobicoke and in downtown Toronto. The Toronto Professional Fire Fighters’ Association (TPFFA) singled out Etobicoke Guardian reporter Tamara Shephard for her reporting on Toronto firefighters who saved the life of a man trapped in a house fire on Upminster Crescent on Sept. 22, 2015. The article highlighted the need for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and included safety messages from the service’s upcoming Fire Safety Week, and details of where readers could attend a local Fire Prevention Week event. best print article Shephard won the award for Best Print Article, Circulation under 100,000. “Shephard chose to go far beyond simply reporting the details of a house fire, and instead uses this event as an opportunity to present a story with fire safety messaging that could help save lives,” the TPFFA said. The TPFFA also honoured The Guardian’s sister paper City Centre Mirror freelance photographer John Hanley for his photo that captured firefighters working together to ladder a building, extinguish the fire and complete a thorough overhaul to prevent rekindle at the June

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Etobicoke Guardian reporter Tamara Shephard, centre, is presented a 2016 Toronto Professional Fire Fighters’ Association (TPFAA) media award Friday by Toronto fire Chief Jim Sales, far left, TPFFA secretary-treasurer James Coones, TPFFA president Frank Ramagnano and TPFFA vice-president Damien Walsh.

16, 2015 fire that ripped through a downtown Toronto storefront law office. Hanley won the award for Best Photo, Web-Based. “While many photographers are present (at fires), it takes a special mix of artistic eye and photographic skill to consistently take photos at such events in a way that showcases the devastation of the incident and the professionalism of Toronto’s fire fighters,” the TPFFA said. “John Hanley is one photographer who consistently succeeds in deliv-

ering photos that tell the story of the incident and evoke appreciation for the work done by fire fighters in our city.” Hanley had earlier won the award for Best Photography – Online Media in the TPFFA 2012 Off-Duty and Media Awards for an “eerily evocative photograph” of firefighters battling a pre-dawn blaze at a house under construction in East York. Frank Ramagnano, TPFFA president, said the 2016 awards recognized and honoured journalists

“who have shared dramatic and insightful coverage of the work done by Toronto Fire Fighters.” “There is no doubt that firefighters in our community are appreciated by the public for the work we do both on and off-duty,” Ramagnano said in the 2016 awards’ program. “That appreciation is derived, in no small part, from the tremendous work done by members of the media.” Last year, Beach Mirror reporter Joanna Lavoie won the TPFFA Media Award in the Circulation

under 100,000 category for her on-scene coverage of a two-alarm fire in Leslieville that destroyed two houses under construction. “Her article offered accurate reporting of the facts of the fire with insights from on-scene fire officials,” TPFFA said. “Lavoie explored the human side of the incident through impact statements from the residents directly affected by the fire, including an 85-year-old man who was rescued by fire fighters from the home where he had lived since 1942 In 2012, Etobicoke Guardian reporter Cynthia Reason won the same award for her article reporting on the death of Toronto fire fighter Sylvester Maj, 60, from cancer after 20 years of service. “The article drew attention to jobrelated illnesses among fire fighters, and the disturbing increase in the incidence of cancer among serving fire fighters,” the TPFFA said.

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Shephard chose to go far beyond simply reporting the details of a house fire, and instead uses this event as an opportunity to present a story with fire safety messaging that could help save lives. – Toronto Professional Fire Fighters’ Association

Policy will make development thoughtful, appropriate: councillor >>>from page 1 considered compatible with the area and surrounding context,” the SASP report states. The study area, west of Royal York Road, north of Ashley Road east of The Kingsway and north of Anglesey Boulevard, is characterized by a mix of low-rise apartment buildings ranging in height from 2.5 to four storeys. There is also a 17-storey rental building at 289 The Kingsway, which is subject to a redevelopment application and an Ontario Municipal Board appeal. The SASP would implement a maximum building height limit of six storeys. It would also require any new development to adhere to the proposed Edenbridge-Humber Valley Apartment Neighbourhood Design Guidelines. “It has been a long and thoughtful process,” said Ward 4 Councillor John Campbell who represents the

area. “The Humbertown development was a mixed-use site, and I think we can agree that, by any measure, that was a somewhat overdevelopment in that particular area. Neighbours not just in Humber Valley but beyond thought that. Campbell added the SASP will add protections to the Humbertown “apartment neighbourhoods.” “This puts some solid planning measures in place so that future development is thoughtful, measured and appropriate for the community,” he said. As Campbell stated, history of the Humbertown “apartment neighbourhoods” SASP report dates back to a redevelopment application for Humbertown Shopping Centre. Its “mixed-use” designation allows for intensification, unlike “apartment neighbourhoods,” which are considered in the city’s Official Plan to be physically stable areas.

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We’re concerned about appropriate development and rental housing projection. – Joanne Pickard Humber Valley Village Residents’ Association board member

In May 2013, Etobicoke York Community Council voted against city planners’ recommendations to approve a zoning bylaw amendment to permit the redevelopment of Humbertown Shopping Centre to include three apartment buildings of three, 10 and 12 storeys, 28 townhouses, and nearly 22,000 squaremetres of commercial space. That same month, the developer appealed to the OMB. The next month, Toronto City Council upheld community council’s refusal

decision. Humber Valley residents strongly opposed Humbertown Shopping Centre redevelopment application’s proposed heights and density, and expressed concerns about its impacts on the surrounding established residential community. OMB-led mediation sessions led to a settlement agreement between the city and developers. Some area residents referred the process as a “debacle.” That settlement agreed to 615 units, down from 650, capped any single retail store at 8,000-squaremetres to prohibit any big box retailers, increased setbacks on Royal York and Lambeth roads and reconfigured at-grade parking to increase the proposed village square by 370-square-metres. At Tuesday’s community council meeting, Joanne Pickard, a Humber Valley Village Residents’ Association

board member, also thanked city staff for their work on the “thorough and comprehensive” 27-page SASP report. “We’re concerned about appropriate development and rental housing protection,” she told councillors. “After many debates, in the end, we want to acknowledge the city planners who really listened to us. Their recommendations really reflected our concerns.” Public consultations on the SASP included three, two-day open house meetings, four smaller working group meetings and a landowner meeting. The SASP includes guidelines for open space, streetscape improvements, architecture and design, building massing, characterized as low-rise in the area and a “defining feature” the report states, parking and waste storage.

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hen it comes to how the Toronto council seat belonging to the late Rob Ford will be filled, there should be no debate. Obviously, the city must call a byelection for Ward 2 Etobicoke North. Ford, the former mayor between 2010 and 2014 and before that Etobicoke North councillor from 2000 to 2010 and then again from 2014 until his death last month after a battle with cancer, would have wanted it that way. The man believed in the power of the people and the voice of the voter as being supreme. To do anything but call a byelection, would be a serious error on the part of council. our view Toronto The first step for councillors be to declare Ford’s Ward 2 Ford would will seat vacant, and that is expected happen at the May 3 meeting. have wanted to That’s a legal requirement it that way under the City of Toronto Act: that the seat be declared vacant within two council meetings of a councillor’s death, resignation or other reason why it can no longer be filled by the previously elected councillor. Since there’s already been a council meeting, late last week after Ford’s funeral which took place March 30, next month’s council meeting is when his seat must be declared vacant. At the May 3 meeting, councillors can consider one of two options as to what they can do to fill the seat – either they call a byelection or they appoint someone to be a ‘caretaker’ councillor for the ward until the next municipal election in 2018. The City of Toronto Act gives councillors a lot of leeway as they are actually only required to appoint if it is less than 90 days prior to the next municipal election. There is no maximum amount of time left in a term that requires a byelection over an appointment. The decision is at council’s discretion. Given that there are more than two years left on this term, it seems clear that councillors should decide to call a byelection. It’s the right thing to do. Once called, the byelection must be held within 60 days of the seat being declared vacant. We look forward to a date for the Ward 2 Etobicoke North council seat taking place in late June or very early July. That’s what’s best for democracy, the people of Etobicoke North and Toronto council as a whole.

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Will councillors go for a ranked ballot system? You don’t want to make judgements on character based on a single vote or action – we humans are more complex creatures than just one vote and we do things for all sorts of complicated reasons. But it’s hard to not draw some pretty firm conclusions about the character or at least motive of councillors who don’t support ranked ballot voting in Toronto. The system, not currently in use anywhere in Canada but applied in countries throughout the world, allows voters to rank their choices on a ballot. If their first choice candidate fails to get more than half the votes, their second choice is counted instead. This goes on until some candidate or another gets half of the total first, second, third and quite possibly 15th-place votes. The point is that only candidates who can appeal to half the voters in their jurisdiction get to be councillors. In the last term of

david nickle the city council, a majority of councillors voted to ask the provincial government to give Toronto the option to use ranked ballots rather than the first-past-the-post system that’s currently in place. Then a couple of things happened. The first was the 2014 election. In total, 29 councillors were elected with more than 50 per cent of the vote, and 11 of those 29 were elected with less than 60 per cent of the vote. Mayor John Tory had just 40.3 per cent of the popular vote. The second was a latenight vote in 2015, when Ward 5 Councillor Justin Di Ciano, elected for the first time in 2014 with 54.1 per cent, put forward a motion to tell the province council didn’t mean what it said and was very happy with the first-past-the-post system. If the province puts

the ranked ballot system in place, his motion said, Toronto should be able to opt out or require a referendum to impose it. And that won, 25-18. But the province didn’t listen, and this week announced that despite Toronto’s second thoughts, a municipality can select its representatives using ranked ballots if council agrees. No need for a referendum; just a vote of council. And we’ll see how that goes when this inevitably comes before council again. I’m not optimistic that it will go any better. A council chamber populated only by very popular councillors would not be the same one we have today. It’s not to say that the 14 councillors and one mayor who couldn’t get 50 per cent plus one on the first ballot would all be gone; they might well have made it up in second and thirdplace choices. But some, like vote-poor Ward 16 Eglinton-Lawrence Christin

Carmichael Greb would have had a real challenge parlaying her 17.4 per cent of the vote into a majority. But broadening her base of appeal, she might have. Who could say? From a campaign strategist’s point of view, particularly one working for an incumbent, that uncertainty makes for a real problem. Simply feeding one’s political base doesn’t ensure a lifetime in municipal politics under a ranked ballot system. In fact, what it does do is ensure that simply catering to one vocal minority in a ward will pretty much guarantee defeat at the polls, because that leaves one a first choice of that minority, and a second choice for no one. For politicians worried about their careers, that’s terrifying. For voters and taxpayers, that’s empowering. It’s a ray of hope.

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The Pickin’ Chicken BBQ, opened in 1953, stood on the site of today’s Marina del Rey condominiums at 2261 Lake Shore Blvd. W. in Mimico.

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One building type that has cornered the market on nostalgia is the restaurant – usually the family-style neighbourhood type that we visited with our families as kids. The Pickin’ Chicken BBQ was just such a restaurant. It stood on the site of today’s Marina del Rey condomini-

ums at 2261 Lake Shore Blvd. W. in Mimico. Opened in 1953 by Saul and Jerry Goldberg, it soon had two other locations on Queen Street West at Roncesvalles, and on Kingston Road. Soon seven takeout franchise operations were opened. You could have

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Group will help communities in Nicaragua be self-sufficient >>>from page 1 approximately 200 people within two Nicaraguan villages over the last three years. “The communities of San Jose and El Salto in Nicaragua have been empowered to sustain a healthy lifestyle and be self-sufficient in maintaining their water systems,” said Payne of the results of Richview’s efforts. “And our dental team has performed extractions, fillings and cleanings to a communities that rarely or never had any professional care.” To celebrate those accomplishments and to ensure that the good work continues, Richview Baptist is set to host its 10th annual Garage Sale Block Party on Saturday, May 7 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1548 Kipling Ave. In addition to the traditional garage sale, the rain-or-shine event will also include a silent auction featuring more than 200 items up for bid, a barbecue, a petting zoo, a reptile show, and a raffle. Funds raised from the sale will help send a team of 17 Richview Baptist volunteers back to Nicaragua in August, where Payne

said they are planning to construct yet another home, repair three more wells, and provide more free dental care to make “a lifechanging impact within those communities.” “In order to realize that vision, however, we need to call on our community for their support,” he said.

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Through this sale, we will be transforming these donations into life-changing resources, so that we can leave our footprint in a community a world away. – Paul Payne, deacon and youth co-ordinator, Richview Baptist Church

need community help “This year, we are really reaching out to the community to let them know what we’re doing, because we want them to come out and be a part of this good work. We want people to know that this is a big year for us and that we’re going to be doing some pretty awesome things in Nicaragua – we just need the community’s help to get there.” To those ends, Richview Baptist is currently seeking donations of salable items for its upcoming garage sale. Items being sought include: new and used clothes, toys, kitchen ware, books, china, jewelry, electronics, furniture, bikes, shoes, sporting goods, restaurant gift

cards, gift baskets, retail gift certificates, and more. “Through this sale, we will be transforming these donations into life-changing resources, so that we can leave our footprint in a community a world away,” Payne said. Donated items can be dropped off at Richview Baptist, 1548 Kipling Ave. (two blocks north of Eglinton Ave.) on Wednesdays from 7 to 7:30 p.m. and on Sundays from 9:30 to 10 a.m. For more information or to volunteer, contact the church office at office@richview.org or 416-2478701.

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Paul Payne sits with part of a water purification system that he and members of Richview Baptist Church planned to install in Nicaragua back in April 2015. The church is hosting its 10th annual Garage Sale Block Party on Saturday, May 7 to raise funds for a similar mission in 2016.

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School board looks to hire students for summer programs Attention students looking for summer work: the application deadline for the Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) Focus On Youth Toronto (FOYT) 2016 positions is Sunday, April 10. The TDSB is looking to hire approximately 600 students as summer day camp counsellors for programs running from July 4 to Aug. 12 – with an additional three days for training in June.

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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.” Nonetheless, homeowners

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Rob Ford

A LIFE

IN POLITICS By David Nickle

hen voters decided in 2010 that Rob Ford should be the third mayor of amalgamated Toronto, they had some ideas of what to expect. The city councillor from Ward 2 had told them he would build a subway on Sheppard Avenue and kill Transit City; that he would stop “the gravy train” and save tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars that he said were currently being wasted. The $60 vehicle registration tax would be gone, and so would at least a part of the land transfer tax. And perhaps most importantly, the political and administrative complacency at Toronto City Hall would get a very good shakeup. As matters transpired, that last point is one of just a few voter expectations that did come to pass. Ford, who died at age 46 last month after a fight with cancer, shook things up from bottom to top at Toronto City Hall during his single four-year term as mayor, alongside his brother, Ward 2 Councillor Doug. But as to lasting changes? Early in the term, Ford did deliver on some of his promises. Hours after taking office, Ford announced that Transit City “was dead,” and for the remainder of his mayoralty, it was. He kept his promise to repeal the $60 “car tax” without difficulty – most other mayoral candidates had made the same promise, as had councillors from across the political spectrum. He and council persuaded the provincial government to deem the Toronto Transit Commission an essential service, ending the possibility of transit strikes even as it drastically reduced the city’s bargaining power for collective agreements. And through Doug Holyday, his first deputy mayor, Ford negotiated hard with inside and outside workers and avoided a strike. Although he wasn’t able to eliminate job protection clauses in the collective agreements that prevented wholesale contracting-out of garbage collection, he was able to do so enough See page 22 »

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Rob Ford: A Life in Politics

Ford Nation will never ‘die’ By cynthia reason

Photos/PETER C. MCCUSKER From top to bottom, Guests to the Ford family celebration of the late Rob Ford's life pick up tribute cards as they enter the Toronto Congress Centre March 30; Guest break out in a hymn singalong as they wait to enter the Rob Ford celebration of life; Guests purchase Rob Ford bobblehead dolls during the event following his funeral last week.

When they needed him, he was there. That’s a simple yet overwhelmingly common response heard time and time again when Ford Nation faithful are questioned about their unflagging loyalty to Rob Ford, despite his ofttimes scandal-plagued mayoralty. He returned their phone calls. He showed up on their doorsteps. He fixed their problems. “The guy had a heart of gold. I called him for a couple of reasons and he came and he delivered what he promised – he was the only person who cared,” said Etobicoke’s Karen Dickinson, who met Ford the councillor after he responded to her plea for help, and soon after went on to volunteer for his mayoralty campaigns. “He came to our building not once, but twice. And here’s the amazing part about Rob: he didn’t even represent my ward, yet every time I saw him at the Etobicoke Civic Centre after that, he’d say, ‘You still got that problem over there? Do you need any help?’ That’s just the kind of guy he was – he would cross wards and everything. He really was the people’s mayor.” It was that personalized service that Dickinson said inspired her, along with thousands of other Ford Nation flag-wavers, to pay tribute during three days of public mourning last week to the late former mayor and Etobicoke North councillor who died on March 22 after an 18-month battle with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. He was 46. While hundreds lined up to pay their respects at Toronto City Hall, where Ford’s body lied in repose last Monday

Dave Wood hoists a repurposed sign during the Rob Ford life celebration held Wednesday evening at the Toronto Congress Centre.

and Tuesday, still more Ford-for-Mayor T-shirted supporters walked in his funeral procession from Nathan Phillips Square to St. James Cathedral the following day and later joined in the festivities at Ford’s celebration of life at the Toronto Congress Centre – many of them quite literally singing Ford’s praises. “I don’t think any other mayor has done what (Rob’s) done – coming out and calling people and returning their calls and so forth. He was one of a kind,” said Alex Pavljuk, a North York resident who made the trip to Ford’s celebration of life event in Etobicoke via access bus, with two Ford Nation flags neatly secured to the back of his wheelchair. “Rob Ford is the only mayor in my 55 years that I’ve supported enough to come out.

You know, it’s a big production to coming out in a wheelchair, but I’m here.” Many Ford Nation devotees were quick to defend Ford’s track record in the mayor’s office from 2010-2014, focusing on such achievements as having the Toronto Transit Commission declared an essential service, scrapping the unpopular $60 vehicle registration fee, and the privatization of garbage pick-up west of Yonge Street, rather than on the crack cocaine scandal that garnered Ford international notoriety as Toronto’s “Crack Mayor” and ultimately saw him stripped of his powers. Some supporters, like Rob Ford International Fan Club co-founder Sandra Haden, blamed the bad press on the “liberal media,” while others, like self-proclaimed Ford “superfan” Umberto DeFrancesco, said Ford’s personal demons were just that – personal. “People say ‘he smoked this, he smoked that,’ but Ford was for the people. I say, if you are in power and you’re helping the people, I don’t care what you do in your own life,” he said, his head adorned with a homemade hat featuring photos of both Ford and older brother Doug. Ford Nation, DeFrancesco vowed, is bigger than just one man – and it will survive its namesake’s passing. “We are a nation here in Toronto and we’re all the people that believe in Ford and his message,” he said, promising to continue the fight against the “gravy train” at city hall in Rob Ford’s memory. “That is what you call a nation and it’s always going to be like that. It’s never going to die.”

Brothers Ford: love, loyalty and political life By tamara shephard During the late Rob Ford’s rise to become Toronto mayor, and in the tumultuous six years that followed, he and his older brother, Doug, seemed inseparable. The first many saw of Doug Ford came on March 25, 2010 when he stood alongside his then decade-long Etobicoke north councillor brother Rob, both men dressed in dark suits, all wide smiles and laughter, as Rob Ford registered at city hall as a Toronto mayoral candidate. Doug Ford would be his mayoral brother’s most-ardent defender. In 2010, Doug would run, and win, the Ward 2 Etobicoke North council seat his brother Rob had held since 2000. This despite the fact Doug was the long-time president of the Ford family’s company, Deco Labels and Tags, with its multimillions in annual revenues and operations in Toronto and Chicago. Doug would become an advisor to his mayor-brother and a regular fixture in Rob’s office, the pair often seen conferring at Toronto City Council meetings. In 2012, Rob reluctantly agreed to a “Cut the Waist” challenge at the insistence of his brother Doug. The brothers lost 19 pounds in their first week. In May, it was Doug who told a media scrum outside city hall his mayor brother was quitting the challenge, but would still aim for his 50-pound weight-loss target “on his own time.”

Staff photo/DAVID NICKLE The late former mayor Rob Ford and his brother, Doug, address the media.

Doug acted as Rob’s spokesperson. It would be the first of many times Doug would speak to the Toronto media corps to explain the behaviour and choices of, or situations involving, his younger brother. Doug sat next to Rob in a Ford Nation YouTube video when Rob admitted he lied for months about smoking crack cocaine because he was “embarrassed.” This came after Rob finally admitted in a spontaneous confession to a Toronto media scrum, he had, in fact, smoked crack cocaine likely while in a

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“drunken stupor.” And it was Doug who told the media Rob was at a rehab facility when the mayor left his home before a crowd of media photographers believed to have boarded a plane. In 2013, Doug sat next to Rob in his office during his first one-on-one interview with the CBC’s Peter Mansbridge after Toronto council voted to strip Rob of his mayoral powers and to transfer them to Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly. Ford said he was “done with alcohol” after having had a “come-to-Jesus” moment. Rob later admitted, he had been drinking again. In 2014, Rob dropped out of the mayoral race after his diagnosis of pleomorphic liposarcoma. With mere minutes left to file, Doug registered to run for mayor, replacing Rob. Rob registered to run for the council seat he had held for a decade. Doug had acted the protective, sometimes spokesman older brother, as evidenced by his statement when Rob died on March 22 after an 18-month battle with a rare, aggressive cancer. “My heart is ripped out. I loved Rob so much. I took care of him and protected him from the day he was born,” Doug told CP24 the day Rob died. “I miss him so much. He was my best friend.” A week later, Doug choked back tears as he gave a eulogy at Rob’s funeral. He concluded: “Rob, I’m going to miss you like crazy. I love you more than anything in the world.”

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Rob Ford: A Life in Politics

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Rob Ford: A Life in Politics

A look back at the life of Robert Bruce Ford May 28

Robert Bruce Ford is born to Doug and Diane Ford. Diane admitted on the Ford Brothers’ CFRB-1010 radio show that Rob was unplanned.

Rob attends Scarlett Heights Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke. He played football there, developing his love of the game. He also met his wife, Renata Brejniak, during that time.

Rob drops out of Carleton University and joins the family business, Deco Labels and Tags.

Rob is arrested and charged with assault and threatening to kill his wife. But the Crown declined to prosecute. Their son Douglas is born.

Oct. 26

Rob’s father, Deco founder Doug Ford Sr. is elected to the Ontario Legislature in Mike Harris’ Progressive Conservative government, serving one term. Rob is inspired to enter politics.

Rob runs for council for the first time, and is defeated by incumbent Gloria Lindsay Luby.

Rob is charged with drunk driving and possession of marijuana in Florida. This is only revealed publicly during the 2010 mayoralty race.

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Rob is reported to have drunkenly shouted and cursed at a couple watching a hockey game at the Air Canada Centre, ruining their evening. Ford denies having been at the game before finally admitting that he had been there.

June 28

In a council debate about AIDS funding, Rob claims people who are “not gay” or don’t use intravenous drugs won’t get AIDS.

Sept. 22

Doug Ford Sr. dies of cancer.

Nov. 13

Rob is re-elected to Ward 2.

Rob comments that cyclists are taking their lives in their hands by operating on roads, comparing it to “swimming with the sharks.” He adds: “My heart bleeds for them when I hear someone gets killed, but it’s their own fault at the end of the day.” During a debate about Sunday shopping laws, Rob suggests that “Oriental people work like dogs” and “are slowly taking over.” The comments spark protests outside his office, led by future Ward 27 Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam.

Rob is elected mayor, having run on a campaign promising to “stop the gravy train” and build a subway on Sheppard Avenue East after stopping work on the Sheppard LRT and other light rail lines underway. He survives a tough race in spite of several scandals – including a recording of a call in which he talks about helping a man purchase Oxycontin on the street, allegations that he had been abusive coaching football and revelations of his drunk driving and possession charges in Florida.

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Rob hits the ground running as mayor. As his first act, he kills Transit City, just before Don Cherry delivers a blistering inauguration speech, singling out “pinkos” on council. At the first full meeting, Rob delivers on his promise to cut the $60 vehicle registration tax and reduces councillors’ office budgets.

January

March

Rob convinces Council to replace the board of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, initially with a single member, former Councillor Case Ootes, after a damning report from Auditor General Jeff Griffiths about improper use of public funds.

June

Rob refuses to attend the annual Gay Pride Parade.

October

Rob calls 911 after he is confronted by a crew from the satirical comedy show This Hour Has 22 Minutes in his driveway.

At the insistence of his brother, Ward 2 Councillor Doug Ford, Rob submits to a “Cut the Waist” challenge in an attempt to lose 50 pounds by June. Every week, he and Doug are to weigh in on a large scale outside the mayor’s office. Rob does not succeed, missing his goal by 33 pounds; Council also defeats a number of proposed budget cuts by Rob.

FebruarY

After tough negotiations with unions representing inside and outside workers, Rob announces collective agreements that spare the city strikes of garbage workers. Council votes to abandon Rob’s plans to build a subway on Sheppard Avenue. Rob and Doug begin a weekly two-hour Sunday radio program on CFRB Newstalk 1010.

complaint against Rob, over his decision to speak against a report recommending he be required to return donations to his football charity. Rob is seen partying heavily at city hall, and witnesses report him becoming violent to staff members.

November

A judge rules that Rob violated the Ontario Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and must be removed from office. Rob launches an appeal and is permitted to hold office until it’s heard.

March

Toronto resident Paul Madger launches a conflict of interest

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Rob’s second run for council is successful, as he topples incumbent Elizabeth Brown in Ward 2 (Etobicoke North). He marries Renata Brejniak.

Rob wades into his first budget debate, proposing a long list of cuts to perks and programs, including councillors’ office budgets, free transit passes, zoo and city golf courses.

Councillor George Mammoliti accuses Rob of calling him a “gino boy.” Rob denies making the statement. Rob begins coaching high school football at Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School.

Rob is re-elected to Ward 2.

October

Nov. 13

Jan. 2

June 24

In a scrum, Giorgio Mammoliti tells Rob that a columnist called him a “fat f**k.” Rob gives chase out of the council chambers and onto the roof of city hall.

Rob and Renata’s daughter Stephanie is born.

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 January

Rob wins the appeal and is able to stay in office.

May

The Toronto Star and Gawker report the existence of a video showing Rob smoking crack cocaine and making homophobic remarks about Liberal leader Justin Trudeau. Rob does not confirm the existence of the video and tells reporters “I do not use crack cocaine.” Later that month, Rob is relieved of his coaching duties at Don Bosco and several key staff resign from Rob’s office.

Summer

Toronto Council votes to build a subway extension of the Bloor-Danforth line to the Scarborough Town Centre and pay for it with a special tax levy. Rob supports the levy.

August

Rob is seen slurring his words in videos at the Taste of the Danforth.

2013

Rob defends his friend and driver Sandro Lisi, after his arrest on drug-related charges. Toronto police Chief Bill Blair announces that police are in possession of the video showing Rob smoking crack cocaine. The existence of the video meant that Lisi would also be charged with extortion.

November: Rob and his brother Doug record the first and only episode of a Sun News Network program, ‘Ford Nation’. Although highly rated, production costs were too high because of the length of time it took to record the single episode. On his radio show, Rob admits to public drunkenness but promises to make changes to his life. A few days later, Rob admits that he smoked crack cocaine a year earlier, saying that he did it in one of his “drunken stupors.” But he doesn’t recall a video. Two days later, another video emerges in which Rob is speaking very quickly and acting out a violent beating.

Councillors submit a petition asking Rob to step down as mayor after he answers questions during a council debate admitting that he has bought illegal drugs in the past two years.

Nov. 14

Toronto Council strips Rob of most of his powers and transfers them to Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly. Rob suggests that doing so is the equivalent of attacking Kuwait. During the meeting, Rob knocks veteran city councillor Pam McConnell to the floor as he charges across the chamber to confront protesters.

DecembeR

Rob calls a Star reporter a pedophile in a television interview, alleging the reporter he peered into Ford’s back windows that summer. When Rob refuses to apologize, the reporter files a libel suit and Ford apologizes, first inadequately and then with a full retraction. The reporter does not sue.

Rob registers to run for re-election.

Jan. 21

Another video emerges, this one showing Rob intoxicated and cursing in the Steak Queen restaurant in Etobicoke, during which he speaks in a Jamaican patois, and gloats about his ability to lose a police tail.

April 30

After other videos emerge of Rob apparently smoking crack cocaine and making sexual remarks about mayoral candidate and city councillor Karen Stintz, he announces he will take a leave of absence and enter rehab.

May 20

LeeAnne McRobb is charged with impaired driving while behind the wheel of Rob’s SUV. She explains that she has become friends with Rob in the Muskoka rehab where he is recovering.

June 30

Upon his return from rehab, Rob delivers a public apology for his abuse of drugs and alcohol, his remarks about Stintz and his behaviour as mayor, then launches into a campaign speech.

Sept. 10

After going to hospital complaining of abdominal pain, Rob learns that he has a tumour in his abdomen.

Sept. 12

With minutes to spare before nominations close, Rob withdraws from the mayoral race and registers to run in his old council seat of Ward 2 (Etobicoke North). His brother Doug registers to run in his place for mayor.

Sept. 12

Rob’s doctors reveal that he has been diagnosed with malignant liposarcoma, a softtissue cancer that is relatively rare; Rob begins treatment.

Oct. 27

2014

Rob is elected councillor for Ward 2 (Etobicoke North).

May

Rob undergoes surgery for the removal of his tumor, just days after Lisi is found not guilty on drug-related charges.

October

Rob announces that another tumour has been found on his bladder and that he will undergo more treatment.

2015 March

Rob returns to the hospital to continue his treatment.

March 22 Rob dies.

2016

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Ford proved unsuccessful even when cancelling infrastructure projects. He unilaterally cancelled the provincially funded Transit City light rail plan only to see most of it resurrected by city council barely one year later. His promise of a subway for Sheppard Avenue built entirely by the private sector proved so impossible even the hand-picked architect of his plan admitted it wasn’t realistic. Ford’s most important contribution to the transit file arguably was pioneering the refrain ‘Subways, subways, subways,’ which became the battle cry to rally the discontent of suburban voters over years of neglect by city hall. That catchphrase was eventually co-opted to

the point of parody, epitomizing a never-ending transit debate where evidence and expert advice was discarded in favour of bluster and political interference but resulted in no new shovels in the ground. Over four tumultuous years as mayor, Ford did manage to assist transit’s cause, however unwittingly. Champions for more inclusive transportation models, chief city planner Jennifer Keesmaat and Transportation Services general manager Stephen Buckley, were hired under his watch. Andy Byford, given the TTC’s top job following an ouster engineered by Ford’s handpicked allies on the transit commission board in 2012, has overseen a long-needed modernization of the transit commission. Ford’s performance on transit, whether sober or in the throes of his admitted drunken stupors, is largely forgettable. While he did succeed in delivering a Scarborough subway plan, all John Tory had to do after entering office was reverse the worst of Ford’s TTC cuts to gain the trust of skeptical transit-philes.

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Through the Eyes of the Artist WHEN: 6 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Assembly Hall Theatre, 1 Col. Samuel Smith Park Dr. CONTACT: Lakeshore Arts, 416-201-7093, www.lakeshorearts.ca COST: Free Opening reception for Through the Eyes of the Artist presented by Lakeshore Arts in partnership with the Assembly Hall. Enjoy Lakeshore Arts’ annual juried art show, featuring works in various media by established and emerging artists. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. The show runs until May 12. Visit website for gallery hours. trepreneurs and professionals to connect, collaborate and do business. Visit website to print your free parking pass.

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Humber College’s Student Appreciation Awards WHEN: 5 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Humber College - North Campus - 7th Semester room, 205 Humber College Blvd. CONTACT: Robert Pellarin, 416-294-3281, http://www.humber. ca/student-life/events/saa, robpellairn@gmail.com COST: Free This event gives Humber the opportunity to show its appreciation to all the members of the school community who go above and beyond to help both their fellow students and faculty achieve their potential in their post-secondary schooling. The Birth, Life, and Bizarre Deaths of Stars WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Brentwood Library, 36 Brentwood Rd. N. CONTACT: Todd Buhrows, 416-3945247, tbuhrows@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Dr. John Percy, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto, will give non-technical, profusely-illustrated introduction to the origin and fate of the sun and stars, including such strange objects as red giants and super giants, supernovas, white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes. Drop-in.

w Tuesday, April 12

Stay Fit Exercise Classes for Adults Aged 55+ WHEN: 11 a.m. to noon WHERE: The Village of Humber Heights, 2245 Lawrence Ave. W. CONTACT: Natalia Dziubaniwsky, 416-243-0127, ext. 241, ndziubaniwsky@esssupportservices.ca COST: Free Have fun and improve your balance, strength and flexibility. Join this free 10-week Stay Fit exercise program. All community members aged 55+ are welcome to attend. Two sessions starting April 12, at The Village of Humber Heights and April 20 at Cloverdale Mall, 250 The East Mall. Space is limited. Call to register. DC3 Food Bank Open WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Discovery Community Christian Church (DC3) Westway Campus, 6 Kilburn Pl. CONTACT: Karen Ewing, 647-2422381, ewing.karena@gmail.com COST: Free Food bank open every Tuesday. Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s: Where does treatment stand? WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Mimico Centennial Library, 47 Station Rd. CONTACT: akeys@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free A discussion of the disease mechanisms, symptoms, and treatment strategies for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Presentation from the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Toronto. Meditate in South Etobicoke WHEN: 7 to 8:15 p.m. WHERE: As-

“The Saturday night dance that was my turn to shine.”

sembly Hall Theatre, 1 Col. Samuel Smith Park Dr. CONTACT: Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada, 416-7628033, info@kadampa.ca COST: $12, $40/4 class card Learn how to meditate, what is mindfulness, and how to increase concentration and wisdom, to lead to profound happiness and peace of mind.

w Wednesday, April 13

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 Lunches served Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Etobicoke Parkinson Support Group WHEN: 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Church of Christ the King, 475 Rathburn Rd. CONTACT: 905-677-4419 COST: Free Everyone is welcome. Kingsview Chess Club WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Franklin Horner Community Centre, 432 Horner Ave. CONTACT: Susan, 416252-6822, franklinhorner.susan@ gmail.com COST: $10/year, plus FHCC membership ($30) Everyone from beginners to experts welcome. Learn to play, play casually or enter tournaments.

w Thursday, April 14

Zentangle - The Organic Garden WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Islington Seniors’ Centre, 4968 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: 416-231-3431, islingtonseniors@bellnet.ca COST: $10 per person With the Zentangle Method of drawing, you will learn how to create a beautiful springtime garden. All materials provided. Register at the front office. Membership required. Grocery Shopping Trips WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Stonegate Community Health Centre, 150 Berry Rd. CONTACT: Sonia De Martinez, 416-231-

7070, ext. 239 COST: Free Stonegate CHC has partnered with ESS Support Services to run a shuttle bus, for seniors and those with disability and mobility issues, for grocery shopping. The bus runs Thursday mornings to No Frills at The Queensway and Royal York Road. Call to register. Kaleidoscope WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Father John Redmond C.H.S., 28 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr. CONTACT: 416-393-5540 COST: Free A Kaleidoscope of the Arts featuring visual art, dance, drama and music. Parent Council (CSPC) presents Kaleidoscope Cafe with bake sale and door prizes.

w Friday, April 15

Community Dinner WHEN: 5 to 6 p.m. WHERE: St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, 156 Sixth St. CONTACT: Rev. Mark Gladding, 416-259-2659, parishpriest.stmargarets@bellnet.ca COST: Free Join in for fresh, home-cooked food, live music provided by Humber College students and good company. All are welcome. A free will donation is gratefully received, but no one is ever turned away.

w Saturday, April 16

Spring Fling WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: St. James United Church, 400 Burnhamthorpe Rd. CONTACT: Lucy Falcone, 416-503-0660, Lfalcone@ sympatico.ca COST: Free Homemade baking, jewelry, flowers and plants, used books, treasures new and old, lunch room and children’s corner.

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record swim: Etobicoke Olympian Brittany MacLean set the Canadian record in the 400-metre butterfly, previously set by her, with a time of four minutes, 3.84 seconds, and earned a return trip to the Olympic Games Tuesday during the 2016 Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. Read full story at www.insidetoronto.com

Etobicoke’s Faustina Fury Minor Peewee Select team is aiming to go ‘bar down’ in its fight against juvenile diabetes and juvenile arthritis. Now in its fourth year, the team’s Giving Back Hope fundraising initiative was first inspired by the “perseverance and determination” of two of the team’s very own: Avery DiMaria, 11, and Jake Da Luz, 12, whose day-to-day lives are impacted by the chronic diseases. “The kids on the team understand that Jake and Avery have some difficulties that they deal with every day, but they also see them doing that in a way that they persevere,” Giving Back Hope co-organizer Jen Magnus, Avery’s mom, said of her daughter’s struggles with Type 1 juvenile diabetes and Jake’s with juvenile systemic idiopathic arthritis. All proceeds from Giving Back Hope’s main fundraiser this year – the second annual Bar Down by the Lake Ball Hockey Tournament – will go toward juvenile diabetes and juvenile arthritis research at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). The team has been able to raise

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Faustina Fury Minor Peewee Select team members Avery DiMaria, 11, left, and Jake Da Luz, 12, show off the trophy up for grabs at the team’s upcoming Bar Down by the Lake 3-on-3 Ball Hockey Tournament.

more than $12,000 in their first three years running Giving Back Hope fundraisers, which they hope to push to $20,000 by this year’s end. Magnus and co-organizer Dianne Da Luz, Jake’s mom, hope the tournament will raise$5,000. Sponsored by Timothy’s Pub and Studio Cycle, the co-ed 3-on-3 tournament will take place Saturday, May 28 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Sir Adam Beck Park, 10 Orianna Dr. Registration is open for teams of

eight to 10 players in four age divisions: Colts (five to eight years); Mustangs (nine to 12 years); Stallions (13 to 15 years); Mules (16 plus). Registration is $300 per team but any team that fundraises $1,000 toward Giving Back Hope will have those registration fees refunded.

To register for the tournament, sign up as a volunteer, or ask about sponsorship opportunities, visit www. givingbackhope.ca or email faustinagivingbackhope@gmail.com

Four students receive Athlete of the Year award from Humber College DAVID GROSSMAN etg@insidetoronto.com Things couldn’t be any better these days for four athletes, and they each have something in common: dominance in sport. Now, they can add bragging rights. Adam Dong and Jesse Assing shared the prize for male Athlete of the Year, while Cassandra (Ceejay) Nofuente and Olivia Lei were heralded as co-winners for the top female award. The 22-year-old Dong, a student

in recreation and leisure at Humber, played in a professional league in China before coming to Canada and hasn’t lost a badminton match in Men’s Doubles competition since he arrived two years ago. “It’s a great feeling to win, but being recognized for the Athlete of the Year award will always be something very special to me,” Dong said. A provincial all-star and Ontario Colleges champ, he tag-teamed with Ryan Chow to win the Canadian Colleges gold medal. As for Assing, he was a two-sport

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From left, Jesse Assing, Ceejay Nofuente, Olivia Lei and Adam Dong are Humber College 2016 Athletes of the Year.

athlete splitting time on the soccer pitch with Mixed Doubles play in badminton. Playing a pivotal role

At Tapestry Retirement Communities, we make sure you have the freedom and support to do the things you love. Whether it’s dancing and staying ﬁt, enjoying our great food or getting involved in the local community. Because it’s our belief that respecting your personal choices and independence will bring out the best in you. Call us today and see what kind of individualized programs we can offer to help keep your body, mind and spirit healthy, vibrant and young at heart. Dan and Sue Corcoran still dancing

on both Humber teams, winning a silver medal at the national final was one step below his target, but

the celebration after earning the Canadian Colleges soccer title made up for things. While Lei also was in the spotlight in badminton, she added to her jewelry collection with Canadian and Ontario gold medals and recognized as Player of the Year at both levels. Nofuente, a 5’8” point guard on the Humber women’s basketball team, tore her ACL (knee ligament) two years ago and thought her playing days were over. “The love of the game motivated me to get back at it, work hard, stay focused and dedicated,” she said.

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