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COOL CONDITIONS: Skaters enjoy the skating trail through the wooded area near the Power Plant in Colonel Sam Smith Park early Saturday morning. The trail is open every day for public skating. See a letter to the editor about the trail on page 4.

Literary talent coming to ESA Canadian writers participate in school’s first festival of authors CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com Etobicoke School of the Arts (ESA) is getting literary this month with the launch of its inaugural Canadian Festival of Authors, which will see 12

local writers run workshops with each and every student from Jan. 19 to 23. Grade 10 music theatre major Rebecca Parry called the festival, which is being organized by ESA’s library and English departments, “an incredibly

neat opportunity.” “It provides students with valuable perspective from seasoned pros on the creative process and the writing industry. Also, hearing from published authors will inspire us to create our own pieces of writing and

develop our personal voice,” she said. “I’m really looking forward to participating in this amazing opportunity.” The dozen authors will conduct a total of 19 individual sessions with ESA students. And >>>fundraising, page 6

Interested in becoming a sea cadet? The Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Corps. Ojibwa unit hosts an open house Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at John English Junior Middle School, 95 George. St. Interested youth aged 12 to 18 may speak with cadets and officers, and experience interactive displays, including a ship simulator. “It’s a lot of fun,” said Ojibwa commanding officer navy Lt. Gary King, who was once a cadet in the unit he now leads. “You meet a lot of friends. You get to travel.” King has been involved with the sea cadets for 24 years. There is no cost to join. The Ojibwa unit is interested in increasing its number after 35 years in the Mimico community, King said. The Navy League of Canada and The Department of National Defence partner in delivering >>>cadets, page 10

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SCOUTS SORT: Scouts from the 1st Lakeshore Scout Troop collected wine, beer and spirit bottle empties at the Beer Store at 3580 Lake Shore Blvd. W. on Saturday to raise funds for summer camp. From left, scouts Alia Omar-Bujak, Julian Gibson, Cub Leader Stewart Bailey and Tracy Gibson get down to the business of sorting.

Police hunt bank robber Meet W5 reporter Malarek Toronto police are still in search of a man after the Bank of Montreal in Mimico was robbed Saturday morning. A man entered the bank at Mimico Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard West just before 10 a.m. Jan. 3, approached and handed a teller a note and made a demand for cash, confirmed Det.-Sgt. Madelaine Tretter of 22 Division. He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect is described as a white male, 35 to 45 years

old, between 6’1” and 6’2” with a medium build and goatee. He was wearing a black toque, black jacket, dark pants and light-coloured shirt. He was wearing sunglasses and carrying a black bag. Toronto police’s holdup squad is looking at the suspect for other recent robberies that occurred outside 22 Division in south Etobicoke. – Tamara Shephard

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He a r C T V ’s W 5 s e n i o r reporter Victor Malarek speak at the upcoming In-Pace Toastmasters Gala Dinner. The annual gala brings together Toastmasters and guests from Etobicoke to hear speakers on various topics. This year’s gala takes place Friday, Jan. 23 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Canadian Buffet in Six Points Plaza. Malarek will speak on How to Tell a Story using his most-

recent book, a novel titled Orphanage 41. An award-winning journalist, Malarek has more than 30 years’ experience in Canadian news. Currently, he uses his investigative reporting skills on CTV’s W5.

Etobicoke’s first baby of 2015 arrived 11 days early. Born on Jan. 1 at 12:43 a.m. at Etobicoke General Hospital (EGH), the healthy five-pound, six-ounce baby girl joins mom Rupinderjit Kaur Bath, dad Jasvir Singh Bath and four-year-old brother Gursimrat Singh Bath in rounding out the Etobicoke family of four. “We were surprised,” said mom Rupinderjit, whose original due date was Jan. 11. She spoke with The Guardian from her hospital room Friday, Jan. 2, shortly before being discharged. Rupinderjit said she was at home watching TV with her family on New Year’s Eve when her contractions began at around 11 p.m. “It was very quick. My water was broken and we came to the hospital,” she said, noting that less than two hours later, her daughter was born.

Following Sikh tradition, the baby had not yet been named. According to Bachan Singh of the Sikh Spiritual Centre in Rexdale, the Sikh temple the Bath family attends, the name of the baby will be derived from the Sikh Holy Book, Guru Granth Sahib. “From the Sikh Holy Book that is Guru Granth Sahib, we read one holy hymn, and the first word of that hymn, from that letter we choose the name. This is the process,” he explained. Rupinderjit said she and her family were hoping to make the trip into the Sikh Spiritual Centre on the weekend to name their newborn daughter. Until then, she said her only hope for her second child is that she be happy and healthy. “I wish she will be successful in her life,” she said. Read about more new year’s babies born at other Toronto hospitals, online at www. insidetoronto.com

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Tickets available for seniors’ cultural storytelling event The Rexdale Women’s Centre invites local residents to celebrate the grand finale of its Life Storytelling Project for seniors on Wednesday, Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event, which will take place at the Rexdale Hub, 21 Panorama Crt., will feature traditional dancing, singing, and storytelling. Funded by New Horizons for Seniors, The Storytelling

Project and its grand finale event were designed to encourage ethno-cultural and ethno-racial seniors to link with their peers as well as other age groups, service providers, local officials and politicians to promote better community connections. Register before Jan. 12. Call 416-745-0062 ext. 307 or email kwarsame@rexdalewomen.org for information.

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Etobicoke’s new year’s baby, a five-pound, six-ounce baby girl, was born to Rupinderjit Kaun Bath and Jasvir Singh Bath on Thursday, Jan. 1 at 12:43 a.m. at Etobicoke General Hospital. She’s pictured here with her parents, grandmother Sarbjit Kaur Bath and four-year-old brother Gursimrat Singh Bath.

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hings are beginning to happen in this city to relieve traffic congestion. Short-term, the TTC has a host of projects on the way to assist in that (see our list online at bit.ly/1vZ2zyN). A longterm strategy is just as critical, but also important is getting everyone in this city to do their own part. Businesses in this city fuel the very need for commuting. Deliveries need to be made. People run errands, grab coffees and many use their cars to do so. But where these efforts plug up our roadways, people need to think differently about how they or their business impacts traffic. How can they change what they’re doing and be a part of the solution, rather than the problem? On Monday, Toronto police and the city’s parking enforcement began their blitz on illegally parked cars in the city’s core. Any vehicle caught causing our view congestion because they were in a live lane was tickWe all need to stopped eted or towed. Though the law isn’t new, be part of the Mayor John Tory made the rigtraffic solution orous enforcement part of his six-point plan to reduce traffic congestion in early 2015. Commercial delivery and courier companies are a necessity for businesses downtown. But unless they want to foot expensive towing bills, they’re going to have to find new ways to operate to avoid jamming up the streets during rush hour. The strength of our economy is directly impacted by traffic in the city, so business leaders have a vested interest in getting people and goods moving. The loss of $6 billion in productivity each year is projected to grow to $15 billion by 2031. Businesses need to think outside the box to change their impact: perhaps consider flex time, satellite offices or allow staff to work from home. Tory’s suggested fewer events be hosted downtown and making sure marathons and charity walks aren’t monopolizing major roadways. Residents should ask how they can change their own commuter routines so they are more considerate of other drivers. And the city should measure the outcome of this enforcement campaign and apply that success to other commercial neighbourhoods in need of relief. A sustainable, long-term transit strategy may be driven by the city but cannot happen without everyone making their own contributions to the cause.

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Our ‘hurry up and wait’ culture My, did Toronto councillors and the mayor get off to a running start this week. Mayor John Tory and councillors looked at all sorts of ways to speed cars and trucks on their way with traffic management as police got busy towing illegally stopped vehicles during rush hour. The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee wasted no time putting staff to work studying whether or not to contract out garbage collection. Tory was so excited to get going that he nearly fell over on an icy Toronto sidewalk. And that was just by Tuesday. In all this hustle-and-bustle, it was good to be reminded that not everything in Toronto is an around-the-clock project, and there are still some parts of the city where people know how to slow down and smell the roses. And where better to do that than in Nathan Phillips Square. On Monday, the city’s Government Management

david nickle the city Committee kicked off the term hearing from the team that’s managing the nine-year, $60-million project to spruce up the square outside Toronto City Hall. The project got its start under the David Miller administration in 2007, with a design by PLANT Architect and a budget of $40 million. The cost of that project has ballooned to about $60 million, with elements added and removed through the years as political whims shifted. This week staff recommended adding back many of the elements of that revitalization that had been removed – which would add $11 million to the project. If everything is added back the $70-million project to improve Toronto’s civic square will be finished in 2016. If a concurrent repair of the ceremonial ramp going to the

roof of City Hall is included, that will be 2019. If the city can find a restaurateur with $4 million to spend on building a restaurant there, we’ll have one of those, too. Until then, Nathan Phillips Square will be some flavour of the way it is now: partially open, dotted with hoardings, kind of arid: all for a project that was intended to marginally improve the political and cultural centre of our city. It’s this example – along with the decades-long rehabilitation of the Gardiner Expressway and the continuing mirage of subways in Scarborough – that reveals Toronto’s true political cult heritage, and against which the new hurry-up culture of the Tory administration finds itself. Council can hurry up as much as it wants now. Before too long, we all get down to the regular business, of waiting.

David Nickle is The Guardian’s city hall reporter. His column appears every Thursday.

Thefts from skating trail ruin fun To the editor: In South Etobicoke we have the wonderful Sam Smith Skating Trail that is used by children, teenagers, adults and seniors alike. It is a fabulous facility in a beautiful setting. However, my friend recently had her backpack and hiking boots stolen while she was skating, and now I see signs in the change room stating “Thefts Have Been Reported.” For the few who are ruining the fun for everyone, shame on you. And if you notice your child/ teen/friend bringing home new “found” items from the skating trail, try asking a few questions about how they were acquired. They may not have been in the lost and found. P. Upton

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Kingsway College School hosts open house Kingsway College School, 4600 Dundas St. W., will host an open house for the families of prospective students on Saturday, Jan. 10 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Learn about the school’s Four Doors to Learning program in academics, arts, athletics and citizenship. Take a student-led tour and have coffee and conversation with current parents, faculty and staff. Visit www.kcs.on.ca

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to learn new things, make stuff, meet other kids and have fun. Session 1, which runs every Friday from Jan. 16 to Feb. 6, will focus on LEGO – build something new each week based on different themes. Space is limited. Call 416-3945120 for more information and to register.

MPP to honour great residents, groups Members of the Etobicoke Centre community will be honoured for their outstanding contributions at a special Community Recognition Awards event hosted by local MPP Yvan Baker. The awards will be presented during Baker’s first annual New Year’s Levee on Sunday, Jan. 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the PLAST Huculak Centre, 516 The Kingsway. Call 416-234-2800.

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Franklin Horner Community Centre, 432 Horner Ave., will host a special seniors fashion show and luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 14 starting at 1 p.m. Sponsored by Delmanor, the event will feature clothing by Nygard and a four-course, gourmet lunch with wine. Tickets are $20 each and can be reserved by calling 416-2526822.

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Richview library hosts after school club Richview library, 1806 Islington Ave., is set to launch its 2015 After School Club on Friday, Jan. 16 from 4 to 5 p.m. Kids aged eight to 12 are invited

The Kingsview Chess Club will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 14 from 7:45 to 11 p.m. at Franklin Horner Community Centre, 432 Horner Ave. Call 416-837-3968 or email plumia@ sympatico.ca

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Participate in six Etobicoke Master Gardeners’ free workshops in 2015. Soil Health: The Natural Approach kicks off the series on Saturday, Jan. 17 from 10 to 11:30

a.m. at the Humber Arboretum’s Centre for Urban Ecology. All workshops take place at the centre, 205 Humber College Blvd. at the back of Humber’s north campus in the garden area beside the students’ residence. ‘Waking Up Your Garden in Spring’ will be held Saturday, March 28 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Register early. Register online at www.humberarboretum.on.ca and go to the events page.

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This month’s Writers and Editors Networking breakfast meeting will feature a special visit from Nigerian-born songwriter, singer, actress, writer and cultural activist Sonia Aimy. The event will take place on Saturday, Jan. 17 from 9 a.m. to noon at Canadiana Restauant, 5230 Dundas St. W. To register, call Anna at 905272-1478 or breakfasts@wenetwork.ca If you have a public event worth noting, enter it into our online calendar. Go to insidetoronto. com (click Sign up to enter your event)

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Fundraising campaign launched to help cover costs >>>from page 1 while the names of those authors have not yet been revealed, Enid Wray, assistant curriculum leader for ESA’s library and technology integration department, has launched the Name the Author contest to help drum up interest in the festival amongst the ESA student body. Details of the contest – including photos of all 12 visiting authors – are online at http://bit.ly/1tFR1AL The names of the authors will be announced Monday, Jan. 12 when the contest closes, but Wray said students can rest assured that all 12 are sure to impress. “At least half of the authors have won or been nominated for major Canadian literary awards,” she said. “They are all popular and contemporary, and many of them, within the scope of the last couple of years, have been part of the Ontario Library Association’s Forest of Reading Program.”

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Etobicoke School of the Arts student Rebecca Parry is involved with the upcoming Festival of Authors that will have 12 authors conducting writing workshops at the school.

During the festival, ESA’s Grade 9 and 10 students will be treated to 50-minute sessions with a range

of young adult (YA) fiction writers, while students in grades 11 and 12 will get extended, 100-minute work-

shops with adult fiction authors, Wray said. “What they’re going to be doing is, in the junior classes, it’ll mostly be a matter of the author will do a short reading from one of their current books and then talk a little bit about why they write, then do a Q&A with the kids,” she said. “In the senior classes, there will be some readings, too, but there will be more time for them to explore motivation and where the writing comes from and the writing process. It’ll be a lot of interactive Q&A, but it will also dig more deeply into the craft of writing and also the perils of publishing. Some of our students do write and want to be writers, so they’ll learn what it’s like to try to survive as an author in the Canadian literary market.” In order to help fund ESA’s inaugural Canadian Festival of Authors – which, at $5,700, is eating up a third of the library budget for the year

– Wray has launched a fundraising campaign she hopes will raise $3,500 toward the cost of bringing in the authors for this “exciting week”. In the end, Wray said she’s confident the festival experience will mark a “high note” of the school year at ESA. “Whenever an author comes in and works with the kids, everybody always leaves on such a high note. The authors are captivating. You can read a book, but when you listen to the author read the book, it’s just transporting you to a whole different world,” she said. “We, as teachers, can teach novels and we can say ‘this is what’s happening and this is what’s going on’, but actually talking to the author and knowing what was in their head when they wrote that character or that scene, it’s a whole new experience.”

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Just a few more days left to catch the Centennial Park Conservatory’s winter flower and plant show. The conservatory is brimming with thousands of flowering plants and more than 30 varieties of poinsettia. Also,

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arts in brief several topiary masterpieces inspired by the holiday season and created entirely of plant material, will be on display. Centennial Park Conservatory is located at 151 Elmcrest Rd. and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show officially closes on Jan. 11. ESA CHOIRS PREPARE TO MUSICALLY w‘exSPLOde’

Get ready for a musical revolution. Etobicoke School of the Arts’ SPLASH and Glo choirs will be showcasing their talent together for the first time in ‘exSPLOde’. The fundraising concert, which takes place on Monday, Jan. 19 at 4 p.m., is to help the school’s choir get to New York City for an upcoming competition.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students. The concert takes place in the school’s Nancy Main Auditorium at 675 Royal York Rd. Visit www.esainfo.ca/ exsplode-a-fundraiser-performance/200612 for tickets. There is a $1.50 service charge applied.

The Next Stage Theatre Festival (NSTF) is Toronto’s premiere winter theatre event which begins this week until Jan. 18. Presented by the Toronto Fringe, the mandate of NSTF is to offer Fringe Festival artists the opportunity to bring their work to the next stage. Tickets cost $10 or $15. Visit http://fringetoronto. com/next-stage-festival/ for tickets and more information.

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Cancer Care Ontario appealing to patients and doctors to schedule in tests; early detection greatly increases chances of survival TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com Suchitra Chahal is a cancer screening success story that Etobicoke’s regional cancer program would like to see in greater numbers. After her son’s birth in 1988, her doctor diagnosed her with fibrosystic disease of the breast, and surgically removed a “lemon-sized” lump from her left breast. He removed another lump from the same breast two years later. “I was just shocked. Then, the second time, I got scared again,” recalled Chahal, 55. Chahal now regularly receives mammograms at the Betty Wallace Women’s Health Centre at Trillium’s Queensway Hospital. The centre was intentionally designed a decade ago with bright, natural light and privacy considerations to be a singular stop for mammography, breast ultrasound, bone density testing and surgical consultations. “I love coming here,” Chahal said recently. “It’s beautiful; very efficient. The staff are very kind and courteous. They make you feel relaxed. If you’re new, staff put you at ease. They all know me.” Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) recommends Ontario women aged 50 to 74 who are not considered at high risk of breast cancer get a mammogram every two years. The Mississauga Halton/ Central West Regional Cancer program is undertaking a “push-pull strategy” to increase its breast cancer and cervical cancer screening

uptake rates among patients, reported Dr. Craig McFadyen, Mississauga Halton/Central West regional vice-president of Cancer Care Ontario. “We appeal to patients directly as much as possible,” he said, referencing a multimedia screening campaign last spring, as well as outreaches at immigration centres and workplaces. “We also go directly to doctors to help them become better at talking with patients about the value of screening.” Cervical cancer is almost entirely preventable with regular screening, as well as the HPV (human papillomavirus) immunization, CCO reported. Relatively new Ontario guidelines recommend women aged 21 to 69 who are or ever have been sexually active get a pap test every three years. A pap test is the sole screening tool for the presence of cervical cancer or pre-cancerous cells. “Almost without exception, women in North America who die of cervical cancer are not engaged in a screening program,” McFadyen said. “It wasn’t that long ago that cervical cancer was a major cause of death of women in Canada. “But the amount of mortality it causes in Canada today is far, far less than it was, and that’s because screening programs started in the 1980s.” Yet, doctors can face challenges getting patients to agree to a regular pap test. Modesty, lack of experience with pap tests, language, cultural and access barriers regularly confronted Dr.

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Mammographer Barb Morant sets up a patient for a mammogram at the Betty Wallace Women’s Health Centre at Trillium Queensway Hospital.

Connie Chen in her family medicine practices in largely multicultural communities for the past 20 years; first in Malton, then in Rexdale from 2005 to 2013. “As a female, I thought it would be easier to sell screening, but it wasn’t,” Chen said. “A number of my patients had never had a pap in their lives and they were in their 60s. ‘Why do I need a pap now?’ they would say. They only associated it with child-

birth. “Others would say, ‘I’m shy. I don’t feel comfortable showing anybody that part of my body.” Cancer may also be an uncomfortable topic in some cultures. “Nobody wants to hear the ‘C-word’. Certain cultures don’t talk about it openly,” Chen said. Yet, cancer is not inevitable, McFadyen stressed. Many cancers can be prevented or detected early and success-

fully treated. That is why screening is critically important. “If I could get people to understand that there are things they can do to take charge of their health that are highly, highly, highly effective to prevent them from getting some common cancers, then I think more and more people would drive the issue themselves,” McFadyen said. “They’d initiate a conversation with their family doctor about screening.”

Screening is also responsible for a dramatic increase in breast cancer survival rates, from 50 per cent in the 1970s to 86 per cent today, McFadyen reported. “At least one-third of that improvement is related to better screening,” he said. Further, breast cancer screening is important due to the fact “most women who get breast cancer do not have a family history,” McFadyen said. Regular breast cancer screening can detect cancer when it is small, which means a better chance to treat it successfully, less likelihood it will spread and the possibility of more treatment options, CCO reported. Women may feel reluctance to get a mammogram for fear the procedure will be painful. But Betty Wallace centre mammographer Barb Morant said the breast is only under compression for about a minute for each of four views taken. The entire mammogram takes only 10 to 15 minutes. “Even if it does hurt, it’s a short time and it’s over. If you’re sensitive, tell the technician,” Morant advised. “It’s your life. No one wants to be Stage 3 or Stage 4 (breast cancer). Why not come in and get checked?” Women 50 and older may go to the Betty Wallace centre for a mammogram without a requisition from their doctor because the centre is an Ontario Breast Cancer Screening affiliate site. “It’s important to do breast cancer screening as a preventative measure. It can be uncomfortable. But it is absolutely worth it,” said Cathy Holland, manager of the Betty Wallace Women’s Health Centre. “Everyone here feels it when someone has put off having a mammogram and it’s a bad outcome.”

For more information on cancer screening, visit www. cancercare.on.ca

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Nellie’s shelter seeks board members Deadline to apply is Jan. 30 Nellie’s, a 36-bed emergency shelter for women and children seeking shelter and/or fleeing violence, is looking to fill two vacancies on its 10-member board of directors. The community-based feminist organization is seeking female-identified persons who are interested in fighting racism and oppression, committed to social change through education and advocacy, and achieving social justice for all women and children. Nellie’s, which is aiming to have its board membership reflect the city’s population and the clients it serves, will

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on creating as much accumulation as possible. The temperatures today and tonight are ideal,” Cheryl Dix, city community recreation supervisor said Tuesday. “Crews are on 24 hours a day making snow. Parks staff are fabulous at it.” Centennial ski and snowboard lessons had to be postponed a week due to insufficient snow and cold temperatures, Dix confirmed. Those lessons are scheduled to begin Jan. 12 to 16. City staff notified those affected, Dix said.

The snow making will continue. Any extra snow will be stockpiled at the Rathburn and Renforth roads area centre. “Any time there is an opportunity to make more snow, we’re making it,” Dix said. “We’re forever hopeful for more snow (fall).” City staff will make the call within a day or two whether to open the centre this weekend. Visit tinyurl.com/mfxznxs or call the centre at 416-3948753 for updates on its opening. “Think snow,” Dix said.

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF MINISTRY REVIEW Environmental Assessment Act Section 7.1 An Invitation to Comment on the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Lakeview Waterfront Connection An environmental assessment (EA) has been submitted to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change by Credit Valley Conservation and the Region of Peel for undertaking the creation of a waterfront park in the City of Mississauga. The Ministry has prepared a Review of the EA for public and agency comment. You are invited to comment about the proposed undertaking, the EA and the Ministry Review of the EA. Once the comment period is over, the Minister will make a decision about the EA after consideration of all submissions. To view or for more information about the EA, the Ministry Review and the Notice of Completion of Ministry Review, call the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change at 1-800-461-6290 or 416-314-8001. The Notice of Completion and the Ministry Review are available on the Ministry’s website at:

Noise wall gets tagged with graffiti Graffiti was spotted recently along a new stretch of noise wall along the Georgetown South rail corridor. Several “tags” were spotted on the new five-metre high wall located just north of Ruskin Avenue by area residents last weekend, including local activist Kevin Putnam. Si n c e Nove m b e r 2 0 1 4 , Metrolinx has been leading construction of approximately 20-kilometres of noise walls along the Georgetown corridor, whose material includes transparent acyclic and preconcrete segments. In 2013, Putnam was part of a group proposing an alternative “green” design for the walls made entirely of natural vegetation whose benefits included reducing the likelihood of graffiti. Metrolinx rejected the proposal primarily due to cost concerns. begins towing illegally parked cars wcity

As promised, the city has begun towing illegally parked vehicles that block lanes during rush hour. The measure was one of several announced in late 2014 by Mayor John Tory,

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Send written comments no later than February 9, 2015, to: Director Environmental Approvals Branch Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A Toronto, ON M4V 1L5 Attention: Adam Sanzo, Project Officer e-mail: adam.sanzo@ontario.ca tel: 416-314-8433 or 1-800-461-6290 fax: 416-314-8452 Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in all submissions become part of the public record files for this matter and can be released, if requested, to any person.

TO in TRANSIT who has vowed to drastically improve city gridlock, particularly in downtown core. On Monday, Jan. 5 police and parking officials were out en masse to see to the quick removal of cars, delivery trucks and other motorized vehicles impeding rush-hour traffic flow. Police report that 592 parking tickets were issued and 76 vehicles towed in total during the morning and evening rush hour. Thirty-seven traffic tickets were also handed out. SIX RETURNS WITH CHARTERED TRIPS wLINE

Fans of Line Six will be chuffed to hear the crowdfunding transit venture is returning to Liberty Village later this month. What’s more, it will run regular chartered bus trips. After a trial period received great fanfare last fall, Line Six is expanding its version of the Liberty Village Express service, starting Monday, Jan. 19 which will include

evening trips and an extra stop for commuters seeking an alternative to the King streetcar for travel to and from Union Station. Single trips will cost $4.15 and you can also purchase a monthly pass. For more information visit www.ridelinesix.com SEE LACROSSE GAME RIDE GO FOR FREE wAND

If you’re planning to attend the Toronto Rock home opener at the Air Canada Centre later this month GO Transit wants to offer you a free ride home. Anyone with a ticket for the Rock’s tilt against National Lacrosse League rivals the Buffalo Bandits Friday, Jan. 23 will be able to ride on GO all night. The promotion is part of the Rock’s pledge to win against Buffalo – or provide fans with a free ticket to another home game if the team loses. The free ride period begins at 7:30 p.m. Rahul Gupta is The Guardian’s transit reporter. His column appears every Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @ TOinTRANSIT

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Copies of the EA, the Ministry Review and the Notice of Completion are also available for viewing at offices of the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Credit Valley Conservation, the Region of Peel, the City of Mississauga and the City of Toronto during normal business hours.

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Saturday, Jan. 10 w 7:30 p.m., hosting Montreal Stars Sunday, Jan. 11 w 12:45 p.m., hosting Montreal Stars * the Furies home arena is the MasterCard Centre, 400 Kipling Ave. Complete league schedule and stats at http://pointstreaksites.com/view/cwhl Provincial Women’s Hockey League Jr. Etobicoke Dolphins - home games

Saturday, Jan. 10 w 12:15 p.m., hosting Barrie Sunday, Jan. 18 w 2:15 p.m., hosting Toronto Aeros * Dolphins’ home arena is the MasterCard Centre, 400 Kipling Ave. Complete league schedule and stats at http://pwhl.pointstreaksites.com

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sports schedule

WIDE LEFT

Friday, Jan. 9 w Hawks hosting Fanshawe, women’s game 6 p.m., men’s 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 w Hawks hosting Niagara, women’s game 6 p.m., men’s 8 p.m. Hawks Volleyball

Saturday, Jan. 17 w Hawks hosting Boreal,women’s game 6 p.m., men’s 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18 w Hawks hosting Cambrian,women’s game 1 p.m., men’s 3 p.m. * both men’s and women’s home games for both basketball and volleyball at North Campus Athletic Centre. Home games listed. For all Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) sports visit http://www.ocaa.com

High school hockey Ontario Junior A Hockey League

TDSB

GIRLS, tier one - Etobicoke teams Monday, Jan. 12 w 2 p.m. Martingrove vs Etobicoke Wednesday, Jan. 14 w 2 p.m. Richview vs Lawrence Park * Both games at George Bell Arena * for complete high school schedules for hockey as well as other winter high school sports, including basketball and volleyball, visit, http:// www.tdcaa.org (for Catholic board) and http://www.tdsb.on.ca/sports (for public board).

Toronto Patriots

Saturday, Jan. 10 w 7:45 p.m., hosting Toronto Jr. Canadiens Saturday, Jan. 17 w 7:45 p.m., hosting Lindsay Tuesday, Jan. 20 w 7:45 p.m., hosting Mississauga * Toronto Patriots home arena is Westood Rink 1, 90 Woodbine Downs Blvd. Home games (and away games in Toronto) listed. Complete league schedule and stats at ojhl.pointstreaksites.com/

Photo/DAN PEARCE

TOURNAMENT ACTION: Etobicoke Dolphins’ Keana Oshowy watches her shot go wide on Toronto Leaside Wildcats goalie Danielle Toland during girls’ midget AA action at the Scarborough Sharks New Year’s Classic Tournament Saturday at Canlan Ice Sports. The Dolphins won 1-0.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE #3 Queen Elizabeth Way Preliminary Design and Class Environmental Assessment Study from Evans Avenue to Cawthra Road THE STUDY The Ontario Ministry of Transportation is undertaking a Preliminary Design and Class Environmental Assessment Study to examine rehabilitation and improvement needs for the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) from Evans Avenue to Cawthra Road. The study limits extend approximately 3.5 km through the City of Mississauga (Region of Peel) and the City of Toronto. THE PROCESS This study is following the approved environmental planning process for Group ‘B’ projects under the Class Environmental Assessment for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000), with the opportunity for public input throughout. Three Public Information Centres (PICs), three Community Workshops, and one Community Information Session (CIS) are being held to facilitate public involvement. Upon completion of the study, a Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR) will be completed and made available for a 30-day public review period. Newspaper notices will be published at that time to explain the review process and identify the locations where the TESR is available for viewing. PUBLIC CONSULTATION The first PIC was held on October 11, 2012 and the first Community Workshop was held on December 8, 2012. The purpose of the PIC and Community Workshop was to provide the public the opportunity to review and comment on the alternatives under consideration and the proposed evaluation criteria. A second PIC was held on October 24, 2013 and the second Community Workshop was held on November 16, 2013. The purpose of the second PIC and Community Workshop was to provide an opportunity for interested parties to review and comment on the results of the assessment and evaluation process, and to present the overall technically preferred alternative. A CIS for the replacement of the Ogden Avenue Pedestrian Bridge was held on November 24, 2014 to allow members of the public the opportunity to review and comment on the proposed Ogden Avenue Pedestrian Bridge replacement alternatives and the proposed evaluation criteria. The third and final PIC has been arranged to allow the public and interest groups an opportunity to review and comment on refinements to the overall technically preferred alternative presented at PIC 2, the preliminary design and the potential mitigation measures. The PIC will be a drop-in style, open house session to allow members of the public to review display materials and discuss the study one-on-one with members of the Project Team. Members of the public, local residents and business representatives are encouraged to attend. The PIC will be held as follows: Date: Thursday, January 22, 2015 Location: Le Treport Wedding and Convention Centre, Salon B 1075 Queensway East Mississauga, ON L4Y 4C1 Time: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. COMMENTS Comments and information regarding this study will be collected to assist the Project Team. This material will be maintained on file for use during the study and may be included in study documentation.Comment forms and study information are available on the study website at www.qewdixieea.ca. Information collected will be used in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Access to Information Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. For further information, or to be added to the mailing list, please visit the study website or contact: Moin Khan, P.Eng., Project Manager Jim Dowell, P.Eng., Consultant Project Manager Ontario Ministry of Transportation MMM Group Limited 1201 Wilson Avenue, Building D, 4th Floor 2655 North Sheridan Way Downsview, ON M3M 1J8 Mississauga, ON L5K 2P8 tel: 416-235-5271 tel: 905-823-8500 fax: 416-235-3576 fax: 905-823-8503 e-mail: project-team@qewdixieea.ca e-mail: project-team@qewdixieea.ca If you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact one of the Project Team members listed above. Des renseignements sont disponibles en français en composant 905 823-8500, Poste 1471 (Yannick Garnier).

sports

Etobicoke youth join touring team A couple of Etobicoke youths will extend their high level hockey playing beyond the winter season. Both are defenders currently playing in the Greater Toronto Hockey League at the triple-A minor peewee level – Christian Bergmann with the Toronto Young Nationals and Owain Johnston with the Toronto Marlboros. Both secured themselves a spot on an international touring youth team with a spring trip to Italy on the agenda. The two were selected at a tryout camp Jan. 1 in Amherst, New York, organized by the U.S.-based Selects Hockey program, an elite, privately run hockey prospect development program. The coach of that team, Joe Templin, said both were “suberb” at tryout, demonstrating “an incredible work ethic and passion on the ice.”

Community Notices

Courtesy photo

Etobicoke native Connor Brown of the Toronto Marlies, seen here in an American Hockey League game against the Rockford IceHogs earlier this season, was named the AHL’s rookie of the month for December.

DOLORES TUBONGBANUA Friday, January 2, 2015 St. John’s Dixie

MILDRED SCRIVER Saturday, January 3, 2015

YOUNGO VERMA Sunday, January 4, 2015 St. John’s Dixie

STEVE McCAHON Tuesday, January 6, 2015 Chapel

NORMA WHELLER Thursday, January 8, 2015 Chapel

KENNETH DRENNAN Thursday, January 8, 2015 Chapel

WILLIAM TELENKO

Have a sports story you want to share? Or how about submitting a photo of your team’s win? The Guardian wants to hear from you. Email etg@insidetoronto.com for your item to be considered.

Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Christ the Good Shepherd Ukrainian Catholic Church

JAMES FARRELL Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Christ the King Catholic Church

Exceeding Expectations For Over 90 Years

Connor Brown nabs AHL’s rookie of the month honour for December Etobicoke native Connor Brown won the Ontario Hockey League scoring crown last year with the Erie Otters. This year, in his first year playing pro with the Toronto Marlies, he is challenging for the American Hockey League rookie scoring title, currently in second place with 28 points (nine goals, 19 assists) in 35 games. And in the first week of the new year he had an honour come his way, named as the AHL’s rookie

of the month for December, tallying 12 points (5g, 7a) in 14 games. He has kept up the pace in the new year with four points (1g, 3a) in two games, thus far, heading into a southern road trip this weekend, Saturday, Jan. 10 at Texas and Sunday at San Antonio. Brown, a sixth-round draft pick by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2012, is a former student at Michael Power Catholic Secondary (and member of the varsity school hockey team).

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Chilling out: Yaro Polowianiuk (top left), member of the Toronto Winter Swimming Club, enters the lake as he and the group (at left) does every Sunday throughout the year, regardless of weather conditions. Bottom left, swimmers from the club bear the cold water of Lake Ontario at Humber Bay Park West. Meanwhile, outside Central Arena on Montgomery Road, brothers Oleh and Mykola Trach (top right) take advantage of the sticky snow to roll a giant snowball. Bottom right, the cold weather on Sunday didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop hardy walkers from bundling up as they stroll along the boardwalk at Sunnyside Park. Staff photos/Ian Kelso

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