Habitat for Humanity builds new homes for six families 3 >> Mark your calendars. It’s Happening in your neighbourhood 13, 14 ETOBICOKE’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1917
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Reasons to Ride a Bike in T.O. More bike lanes necessary: councillor TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com Toronto Mayor Rob Ford may have struck down Toronto’s cycling committee, but all is not lost. Trinity-Spadina
Councillor Mike Layton, who sits on Toronto’s public works and infrastructure committee, formed an ad-hoc cycling advisory committee that meets monthly to inform the public works commit-
tee. “I think one of the major themes is that we’re not doing enough to ensure the safety of cyclists on our city streets,” Layton said of the thrust of cycling committee >>>BIKE, page 11
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OUR VIEW Balance between recreation, commuter needs. 4 CITY WIDE Cyclists, drivers and conflict. 10 PICK A ROUTE Plenty of trails to choose from. 10 and 11 ONLINE COVERAGE Type http://bit.ly/TCN_bike for more.
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Legion seeks goodwill to fund new roof TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com
renting the facilities is vital to our survival.” While many contractors After all the sacrifices and dedquoted $70,000 to $80,000 ication with which Canada’s to replace the flat roof, one war veterans served country contractor is willing to do and countrymen, it is veterthe job for $25,000, Johnston ans who now need help from reported. Canadians. That contractor urged that Royal Canadian Legion the roof be replaced by the end Branch 286 in north Etobicoke of summer. is in desperate need of donaLegion officials and legiontions to fund a new roof. naires have launched a Raise Recent torrential downpours the Roof campaign to solicit resulted in the cancellation community donations. of social Cheques functions may be booked and dropped off rented for or mailed as many as t o Roy a l Canadian 400 people in the Legion building’s Branch 286 two halls, Replace - Jim Rimmer, Branch 286 member which had Our Roof flooded. Campaign, 1 1 Ir w i n Rental income is crucial to the surRd., Toronto ON, M9W 2P6. vival of the Irwin Road legion, Legions are non-profit orgaofficials said. nizations, whose benefactors “We’re in desperate need of include not only veterans, roof replacement,” said Brian but many community agenJohnston, the legion’s public cies, including programs for relations’ officer. “There is no seniors, community, housing, way in the world we would long-term care, youth, educabe able to operate unless tion and sports. “People think legions are we use the rental facilities. Membership fees — we retain just watering holes. They’re $18 of the $55 fee — don’t not,” said Jim Rimmer, a come close to covering the member of Branch 286 for cost of running the building. 35 years, who served in the “Replacing the roof and >>>VETERANS, page 16
‘People think legions are just watering holes. They’re not. We do a lot for the community.’
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