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Learning from our past helps guide our future Toronto’s come a long way in its relatively short history, with substantial change taking shape in the last 150 years. Consider, if you lived in Parkdale in the 1800s, you were probably upper-class. It was a community known as a ‘resort village’ due to its proximity to the lake and its large summer homes. Meantime, Toronto’s downtown core, which is now a bustling area of big business and big banks, was once home to the city’s most notorious slum, The Ward. While Scarborough evolved into an industrial hub during the Second World War, as the population expanded east with dreams of prosperity. These are just a few stories of Toronto’s past we bring to light this week to commemorate Canada’s 150th birthday. You can read these features in the editions of the Mirror, Guardian and Villager newspapers as well as online at insidetoronto.com/Canada150 We have a lot to celebrate and be proud of in this city and country of ours, as we prepare to mark our nation’s sesquicentennial. But we’d do our forebearers a disservice if we didn’t continue to strive for the betterment of this city and its residents. While it’s not hard to acknowledge where we went right, where we went wrong as a society has had lasting effects on the people of Toronto. The erection of the Gardiner Expressway dismantled Parkdale as an upper-class enclave, resulting in 60 years of social and economic instability. The area is currently experiencing improvement through gentrification after years of neglect, but the investment is forcing some of its long-time residents to feel squeezed as the cost of living surges. While an area as blatantly bleak as The Ward may no longer exist in Toronto, poverty does, with many children at the centre of the crisis. And now there’s hope a subway extension will spur development in Scarborough once again, after the city lost its footing as an industrial centre after amalgamation. To know where we’re going, we must always remember where we came from. We must ensure the countless generations of indigenous, including the Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississaugas, are continually recognized and honoured for their contributions to this land. For without them, there would be no Canada. There would be no Toronto. Learning from our past positions us for a brighter future: a future of progress, inclusiveness and reconciliation. A brighter future that’s another 150 years in the making.
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City plan for legal rooming houses may fail I hoped the crowd in Don Mills would be a little different. I’d been to other meetings where the city talked about legalizing rooming houses in Toronto’s suburbs, but these people have Shelley Carroll, a reasonable city councillor. And Carroll has argued for licensing and legalizing rooming houses where they’re illegal - North York, Scarborough, and parts of Etobicoke. Without a legal alternative to point at, she’s said, the city’s record against illegal rooming houses was miserable. Shutting them all is impossible. Students and the poor will use them, so licensing is a way to keep tenants safe. Carroll’s said all this.
MIKE ADLER Edges of Toronto Yet, facing the same homeowners who turned up to discuss this in 2015, plus the city’s plan to license seven-room "multitenant houses" in five areas, she wavered. If Carroll isn’t on board, the plan’s doomed. An issue that should be settled won’t be. In 2015, homeowners at such meetings heard other views. This time, housing
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advocates, students and other tenants were closeted in focus groups. At Don Mills, as in Highland Creek days earlier, homeowners were angry and incredulous. The city says every house in the pilot areas could become a rooming house, but after three years all licensing could vanish. It also expects illegal rooming house owners to embrace licensing. Homeowner stories at both meetings were the same as ever. They came to live in a "unique" new community, built for families. Decades later, everything’s changed. Rooming houses are everywhere. Homeowners are right to blame universities and colleges for this, specifically York University, Seneca, University of Toronto Scar-
borough and Humber College. They’ve become the largest industries in their suburban neighbourhoods. They’ve lagged behind on building student residences, content to see rooming houses spread. Rooming houses became a secondary business near campuses, an investment or way to pay a mortgage. If these neighbourhoods had more basement apartments and legal rooms for rent (two per home is legal) near campuses, there might not be such an evident need for affordable, convenient housing, but there is. There’s no going back to the 1970s. Many in these subdivisions saw this coming, and sold. Over time, others will too.
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The Process Metrolinx and Hydro One are co-proponents, jointly carrying out the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08 - Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings (made under the Environmental Assessment Act) to examine the environmental impacts of converting several GO rail corridors from diesel to electric propulsion. The Project As part of Regional Express Rail, Metrolinx is proposing to electrify GO-owned corridors. The GO Rail Network Electrification undertaking will entail design and implementation of a traction power supply system and power distribution components located along and within the vicinity of the rail corridors. The Study Area (see key map) includes six GO rail corridors, as well as proposed locations for the traction power facilities (i.e., Traction Power Substations, Paralleling Stations, Switching Stations) and ancillary components: • • • • • •
Union Station Rail Corridor Lakeshore West Corridor – West of Bathurst St. to Burlington Kitchener Corridor – UP Express Spur (at Highway 427) to Bramalea Barrie Corridor – Parkdale Junction to Allandale GO Station Stouffville Corridor – Scarborough Junction to Lincolnville GO Station Lakeshore East Corridor – Don River Layover to Oshawa GO Station
Traction Power Supply and Distribution System Electrification of the GO Network requires a connection to the provincial electrical system. It is proposed that power be supplied from Hydro One’s existing 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission lines through the installation of five (5) Tap locations which will bring power to the Traction Power Substations (TPS) and then feed into the power distribution system components adjacent to and along the rail corridors to be electrified. Consultation Building on the first and second rounds of public consultation meetings held in February/March 2016 and November 2016, Metrolinx and Hydro One are now formally commencing the TPAP. A third round of public consultation is planned for June/July 2017 (details below) and will present the findings of the technical/environmental studies (posted online at www.gotransit. com/electrification) undertaken for the GO Rail Network Electrification Project. Members of the public, government agencies, Indigenous communities and other interested parties are encouraged to participate in the process and/or contact the project team directly with feedback or questions. A discussion guide will be posted online at www.gotransit.com/electrification prior to the meetings to provide key information. We invite you to join us in person at the public meeting nearest you to find out more. Meeting times: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. / Presentation: 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 26, 2017 Clarke Memorial Hall 161 Lakeshore Road West Mississauga, ON L5H 1G3
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 Ajax Community Centre 75 Centennial Road Ajax, ON L1S 4S4
Thursday, June 29, 2017 Metro Hall 55 John Street Toronto, ON M5V 3C6
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 Newmarket Community Centre 200 Doug Duncan Drive Newmarket, ON L3Y 3Y9
For further information on the project and studies completed to date, please visit www.gotransit.com/electrification. If you would like to be added to our project mailing list, submit a comment or question, or to receive additional information related to the Project, please send an e-mail to the project team at: electrification@metrolinx.com or contact: Patricia Staite James Hartley Team Lead – Environmental Assessments Manager, Environmental Programs and Assessment Hydro One Networks Inc. Metrolinx – GO Transit 483 Bay Street TCT12, Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 20 Bay Street, Suite 600, Toronto, ON M5J 2W3 e-mail: Community.Relations@HydroOne.com e-mail: electrification@metrolinx.com website: www.HydroOne.com/projects website: www.gotransit.com/electrification Comments and information regarding this project are being collected to assist in meeting the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. All personal information included in a submission – such as name, address, telephone number, email address, and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s. 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact James Hartley (contact information above) or the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434. Si vous désirez des renseignements en français, veuillez composer le 416 869-3200 ou le 1 888 GET-ON-GO (438-6646).
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North American Indigenous Games to be at York U FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com Mary Bryton Nahwegahbow’s love of singing and sport will intertwine when she takes part in the Toronto 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) next month. This marks the first time The Games, held eight times since 1990, will be brought to Ontario. From July 16 to 23, NAIG will welcome more than 5,000 participants from Canada and the United States to compete in 14 sports in venues across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. Sport and cultural venues include Humber College, McMaster University, York University, University of Toronto Scarborough, City of Toronto venues, City of Hamilton venues, and venues within Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. Along with sport, weeklong cultural festivals will be held, featuring traditional teachings, indigenous artists, vendors and cultural performers. All the sporting events are free to the public, but the opening ceremonies at York University’s Aviva Centre will be by invitation only. The NAIG are open to teens aged 13 to 19 born of North Amer-
ican Indigenous ancestry. Mary, who lives in Ottawa and belongs to the Whitefish River First Nations band, will be singing the Canadian national anthem - in three languages - for the Games opening ceremonies. "I’m so nervous," the 15-yearold said of belting out O Canada in English, French, and Ojibwe, along with the American national anthem. "I’ve never sang the American anthem before." She’s been taking singing lessons since age five, and also plays drums and guitar. "My overall goal is to be a pop star," she said, naming Adele, Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Justin Bieber as influences. But performing the national anthems make up just one part of Mary’s NAIG experience, as she’s also taking to the field in Hamilton for the U16 match ups. "I’m excited," she said of her first NAIG. "I’m finally old enough to participate in the Games." Mary, who plays for Ottawa South United Soccer, said she’s also looking forward to meeting her fellow teammates and do some team bonding while staying in the McMaster University dorm rooms, and catching her best friend’s volleyball competition.
The teen started recreational soccer at age four before moving onto the competitive level four years later. And if she had advice for young girls in sport, it would be this: "Never give up striving for your dreams and achieving your goals." Marcia Trudeau-Bomberry, CEO of Toronto 2017 NAIG, said three of the sports to be featured at the Games - lacrosse, canoe/kayak, and archery - have indigenous roots. "The waterways were the first highways," she said. "Archery speaks for itself, and there were various stick events across North America." NAIG athletes will also compete in athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, golf, rifle shooting, soccer, softball, swimming, volleyball and wrestling. And with what she says is a lack of indigenous representation at prestigious sporting events such as the Olympic Games and Pan Am Games, the NAIG is much needed to celebrate indigenous youth. "We celebrate who we are as indigenous people," she said. To volunteer or for a schedule of events visit www.naig2017.to
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Mary Bryton Nahwegahbow will compete in soccer at the Toronto 2017 North American Indigenous Games. The Ottawa resident is also singing three national anthems at the Games’ opening cermonies.
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Student wins Doodle 4 Google competition Theme for entries was, ’What I see for Canada’s future is ...’ HILARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com Google has a very Canadian doodle on its home page today thanks to one
artistic Grade 11 student from Toronto. Jana Sofia Panem, a student from Madonna Catholic Secondary School, was crowned the champion Doodler Tuesday at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) as the national winner for her category of Grade 10 to 12 students in the Doodle 4 Google competition. The theme for the doodle was framed around the
question "What I see for Canada’s future is.", to mark Canada’s 150th birthday. For Panem she saw what she describes as "A Bright Future" which was the name of her doodle, which shows Canada’s commitment to alternative energy, rapidly changing technology and environmentalism. "The rapid changing of
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on the Google.ca home "It feels amazing to give something back to my page today (Wednesday, school. It feels like I’m conJune 14). She also won a tributing and I’ll be re$10,000 scholarship, a Chromembered when I leave the mebook and a $10,000 techschool." nology grant for her school, Madonna Catholic Secondary. l MORE ONLINE "It means a lot that we Check out our range of received this money. We could use some new comsocial media channels puters and tech gadgets," serving up content from Panem told Metroland Meinsidetoronto.com dia.
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Official Plan Amendments for Heritage Views of & to City Hall, Old City Hall & St. James Cathedral Community Consultation Meeting The City is holding a Community Consultation meeting where you can learn more about this proposal, ask questions and share your comments. Details are as follows:
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Launched in October 2016, Don Mills Crossing is a planning study that is examining ways to focus and shape anticipated growth around Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East. Don Mills Crossing will develop a public realm network that ties together streets, parks, open spaces, bicycle and pedestrian routes with a focus on active transportation and access to transit, services and amenities. Join us June 27 or June 28 to learn about, and provide feedback on, the emerging public realm vision for the Don Mills and Eglinton area. Attention young city-builders! We want to hear from you! Interactive public realm activities will be provided to encourage participation from children ages 5 -12. For information on the Don Mills Crossing study and to sign up for our email updates please visit www.toronto.ca/donmillscrossing. You may also contact Christian Ventresca, Senior Planner, City Planning Division. Christian.Ventresca@toronto.ca (416) 392 3439 insidetoronto.com
technology in Canada inspired me to create this doodle, as well as Canada’s creative ways to recycle things, like the green bin for example," said Panem More than 12,000 students from across the country submitted doodles and Canadians voted more than 465,000 times for the winners in four categories. As the national winner, Panem’s doodle is featured
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Proposal The City is proposing Official Plan Amendments to modify the existing protected heritage views of and to City Hall, Old City Hall and St. James Cathedral. You can view a copy of the Preliminary Report providing background information at: http://bit.ly/2s11GPa. To speak to the planner directly, contact David Oikawa, at 416-392-7188 or david.oikawa@toronto.ca. Comments can be mailed to the planner at: City Planning, Toronto and East York District, 100 Queen St. W., East Tower 18th Floor, Toronto ON, M5H 2N2. Notice to correspondents: Information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. Our public meeting locations are wheelchair/mobility device accessible. Other reasonable accommodation or assistive services for persons with disabilities may be provided with adequate notice. Please contact David Oikawa, at 416-392-7188, david.oikawa@toronto.ca with your request.The City of Toronto is committed to taking the necessary steps to insure compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.
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Torontonians will have a new park and trail to explore this summer at Ontario Place. The Trillium Park and William G. Davis Trail officially opened to the public Monday, June 19 with the help of Premier Kathleen Wynne and Eleanor McMahon, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. The unveiling marks the first milestone in the province’s plan to revitalize Ontario Place into a vibrant year-round destination. "What better time than 2017, as we mark our 150th anniversary, to open the Trillium Park and William G. Davis trail and celebrate the incredible province we live in," said McMahon in a press release. "This new public park and trail brings the beauty of Ontario’s natural landscapes to the heart of downtown Toronto. In a city this size, it’s important to have resources like this one for people to enjoy. The seven-and-a-half-acres park, which was once a parking lot, used ideas from people across Ontario to create features like an open-air pavilion and open spaces to host fairs, festivals and food vendors. The trail, named after a former premier who served while Ontario Place was being built, is 1.3-kilometres long and connects to the Trans Canada Trail, the Martin Goodman Trail and the Pan Am Path. "I am pleased to see a new era begin for Ontario Place and I am honoured by the beautiful trail that now bears my name," said former premier Davis, in a press release. "When Ontario Place opened in 1971, it was designed to be a place that everyone in the province could enjoy ? a place that would show Ontario’s potential. Fortysix years later, that potential is our reality." The park has design elements that reflect the Indigenous heri-
tage of the site which is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation. Some highlights of the park in-
clude: • The Ravine with Moccasin Identifier: Developed in collaboration with the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, there’s a
moccasin etching in the gateway to the park to provide a visual reminder to celebrate and honour the history and culture of Indigenous peoples.
• The Bluff: Stacked boulders and rocks from a Muskoka quarry are located along the trail, symbolizing the prehistoric Lake Iroquois shoreline.
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Multicultural event will feature dancers, musicians
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The 2017 Global Village Festival will take to the heart of North York Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25. The multicultural festival will be made up of more than 50 musicians, dancers and entertainers from different ethnic groups and communities who represent global arts and languages. The lineup will include Arabesque Earthshakers, Ensemble Topaz, Sweet Maria, Lawnie Wallace, Jesse Reynolds, Roya Group, Canadian Newa Guthi, Late Night Conversations, Yusuke Hoshi, and Strange Daze. The free event will run 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., north of Sheppard Avenue. With some 2.8 million people, Toronto is one of the most multicultural cities in the world, with more than 140 languages and dialects spoken. For the full lineup, exhibitor or visitor information, visit globalvillagefestival.ca.
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Hotspot bring the city together and are a good use of tax dollars. Davis agreed. "Investment in the arts pays off," she told those who gathered for the opening ceremonies, before thanking all involved for their hard work. Fragedakis said she’s excited to bring the program to east To-
ronto. "I’m proud to say we’re a strong arts community," she said, noting the area is home to the second highest concentration of arts workers in Toronto. The free festival, which this time around will feature scores of artists and performers from east Toronto, aims to shine a
light on the profile of arts and culture groups outside of the downtown core. This is the fourth Cultural Hotspot event Toronto has hosted. The festival was held in Scarborough in 2014, in Etobicoke in 2015, and North York in 2016. Visit www.toronto.ca/culturalhotspot for more information.
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Brazilian drummers, Bollywood dancers, and barbershop singers were part of the fanfare that helped kick off the East York/east end Cultural Hotspot. The official launch event for the six-month long celebration of
east Toronto’s art scene was held June 17 at the East York Civic Centre. Dozens came out to take in the festivities, including local councillors Mary Fragedakis and Janet Davis and Toronto Mayor John Tory. Calling the arts a way to "express the soul of the city", Tory said events such as Cultural
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l Friday, June 23 Friday BBQ at the Caffè Cinquecento Patio WHEN: 11:30 a.m - 2:00 p.m WHERE: Caffe Cinquecento, 901 Lawrence Ave W, Toronto CONTACT: 416-789-7011 Friday, June 23 and 30, Villa Charities continues its weekly outdoor gathering, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Caffè Cinquecento patio with an assortment of favourite barbeque lunch items, music and entertainment.
Drama 101 WHEN: 7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Bravo Academy, 77 Samor Rd, Unit 4, Toronto CONTACT: Bravo Academy, 647-3507464, info@bravoacademy.ca, http://www.bravoacademy.ca/ upcoming-shows/ COST: Adults: $20 plus HST, Students & Art Workers: $15 plus HST Drama 101. You gotta start somewhere. "A funny and thought provoking new musical about the challenges and joys of becoming an adult." June 23, 7:30 p.m.; June 24, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. l Saturday, June 24 Serendipity yard sale WHEN: 9:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m WHERE: Cummer Avenue United
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Visit insidetoronto.com/events to submit your own community events for online publishing. Church, 53 Cummer Avenue, Toronto CONTACT: 416-2225417, mary8mundle@hotmail.com, http://www.cummeravenueuc.ca/ COST: Children’s items, gently used clothing, furniture, household/ kitchen items, china, jewellery, fashion goods, books, LPs, tools at yard sale. Donations can be made June 22, 3-7 p.m. and June 23, 9-noon. Proceeds financially assist church’s outreach programs Global Village Festival 2017 WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 10:00 p.m WHERE: Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge Street, Toronto CONTACT: Jennifer Berry, 1 416500-0007, office@globalvillagefestival.ca, http://www.GlobalVillageFestival.ca COST: Global Village Festival 2017- The Largest Multicultural Festival of CanadaJune 24, 25. Hundreds of performances- over 50 languages and communities,two days of family festival with amazing activities for all (children to seniors). Suburban Steam Community
Festival WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Historic Zion Schoolhouse, 1091 Finch Avenue East, Toronto CONTACT: Historic Zion Schoolhouse, (416) 395-7435, zionschool@toronto.ca, www.toronto.ca/museum-events COST: Pay What You Wish Enjoy a day of historical makebelieve in an authentic 1910 Edwardian Schoolhouse at retrofuturistic community festival celebrating all things Steampunk with a special, Canadian flare in honour of Canada’s 150th! Repair Café WHEN: 12:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Driftwood Community Centre, 4401 Jane St., Toronto CONTACT: Fern, 1 (416) 654 9472, info@repaircafetoronto.ca, http://repaircafetoronto.ca/ Get broken household items fixed for free and learn while doing it! On hand will be fixers for computers, electronics, small appliances and furniture, clothes and jewellery, book and paper repair, bikes and more. For whatever you need fixin´, bring it on!
5 things to do this weekend l Friday, June 23 Luminato WHEN: 10:00 a.m WHERE: Various venues, Various venues, Toronto CONTACT: interactive@luminato.com COST: Various International multi-arts festival continues at venues across the city through to June 25.
TD Toronto Jazz Festival WHEN: 12:00 p.m WHERE: Various venues, Various venues, Toronto CONTACT: 416-9282033 COST: Most ticketed events For 10 consecutive days, June 23 to July 2, more than 1,500 musicians - including some of the biggest names in jazz - will make Toronto their stage.
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to Yonge-Dundas Square. Pride Toronto WHEN: 12:00 p.m WHERE: Various venues, Various venues, Toronto CONTACT: office@pridetoronto.com COST: Free and ticketed events Pride Toronto’s month-long celebration concludes with its signature final festival weekend, June 23-25, including final Sunday Pride Parade, beginning 2 p.m. at Bloor and Church streets, heading
NXNE Festival WHEN: 12:00 p.m WHERE: Various venues, Various venues, Toronto CONTACT: info@nxne.com COST: Various packages This annual music and arts festival features live music, but it also includes a film festival, a comedy festival, art components, video game activities, and a digital interactive media conference.
Toronto Craft Beer Festival WHEN: 3:30 p.m - 10:00 p.m WHERE: Ontario Place, 955 Lakeshore Blvd. West, Toronto CONTACT: andrew@jkproductions.ca COST: Start at $27.50 The second annual Toronto Craft Beer Festival will feature a wide variety of over 20 craft beers and select craft ciders, delicious food, fun activities and live entertainment. Please note, this is a 19+ event.
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Toronto Pearson: Conversations about our future Toronto Pearson is an important part of the region and your community. Our airport is growing as an employment zone and now as a transit centre. Both increasing demand for air travel and the rising population of the Greater Toronto Area are behind our growth. This summer, we are launching a series of initiatives to talk about the airport’s plan for long-term growth. Join us for any of our five public workshops taking place across the Greater Toronto Area.
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East of the airport Tuesday, June 20, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Ismaili Centre 49 Wynford Drive, North York
South of the airport Wednesday, June 28, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Assembly Hall 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, Etobicoke
Thursday, June 22, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Peel Art Gallery Museum & Archives 9 Wellington Street East, Brampton
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Each workshop will include presentations about the airport followed by small group discussions on how to help guide us through the next phase of our growth and ensure that we manage the impact of our operations responsibly. Residents of any neighbourhood are welcome to attend any or all of the workshops. To learn more about the important region-building conversation, or to fill in our survey on Noise Fairness and Airport Growth, please visit: www.torontopearson.com/conversations
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The delegates of the Charlottetown Conference, including 23 who would go on to be considered the Fathers of Confederation, stand on the steps of Government House in September 1864. John A. MacDonald, sitting on the steps in front, attended as Premier of Ontario, but would go on to become Canada’s First Prime Minister.
A triumph of ‘union and champagne’ How two dozen Fathers of Confederation spurred the birth of a nation JIM COYLE Torstar Media Sure, the charming Charlottetown of today might be all Avonlea preserves, and Gilbert’s Toffee, and Anne’s teas, and green gables as far as the eye can see. But, to hear it told, Charlottetown at the time of Confederation
— for which everything from the handsome city square to the wellgroomed trail to the bridge from the mainland are named — was the nearest thing to Gomorrah on the Northumberland Strait. “When the boys went down to Charlottetown they spent a lot of time in places other than the library,” former prime minister
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wagging in 1864 among 23 men of varied enthusiasm for the nationbuilding project. Happily, what happened on Prince Edward Island that summer didn’t stay on P.E.I. George Brown, a Father of Confederation and founder of the Globe newspaper, chronicled the making of the deal that led to
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Confederation in regular letters home to his wife, Anne. Together, they amount to a veritable tweetstorm of reportage on the Charlottetown goings-on. Before the high-stakes hijinks were over, Brown himself, as he told Anne, was laid low with a bilO See HOTELS, page 22
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Brian Mulroney once declared, with no small admiration. Right he was. And “boys” they were. As Canada celebrates the 150th anniversary of Confederation this year, it’s worth recalling that the country came into being as something of a lucky accident, the product of booze-soaked chin-
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Get a taste of what Ontario has to offer this summer Plan an excursion to celebrate the province’s 150th anniversary
We may all be talkng about Canada’s 150th anniversary, but it’s a milestone for this provnce of ours, too. On July 1, 1867, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia entered into Confederation. Celebrate this summer with events and excursions that showcase he best this province has o offer.
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Six Nations Grand River ‘Champions of Champions’ PowWow Experience the excitement of centuries of culture as dancers from across North America compete to become the “Champion of Champions.” The event, which began in 1980, features powwow dance contests in various age groups, singing contest for drum groups, more than 30 native food vendors and more than 100 native craft vendors. The competition takes place in the open-air July 21 to 23, at Chiefswood Tent and Trailer Park on he grounds of the former Estate of the Mohawk Poetess E. Pauline Johnson, at the Six Nations of he Grand River Community. www.grpowwow.ca
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Canoeing is so strongly entrenched in the history of Canada and with some 250,000 lakes and 100,000 km of rivers, there’s no shortage of water to dip your paddle in. In fact, Ontario has more canoe routes than any other region in the world. Some of our best canoeing can be done in our vast and unspoiled provincial and national parks like Pukaskwa National Park in northern Ontario. The canoe routes in Temagami Provincial Park are the very same travelled by the legendary Grey Owl and a trip through Killarney Provincial Park will surely be an unforgettable one after witnessing its gleam-
ing white quartz cliffs and iconic Jack Pine Trees. There are hundreds of private campgrounds across the province offering a variety of experiences from sandy beaches to tennis courts and even outdoor theatre. Then there are the remote and unspoiled wildernesses like our protected provincial and national parks — renowned for their rugged and natural beauty. Many of the parks have distinctive features, like Petrogylphs Provincial Park in eastern Ontario with the largest known concentration of ancient aboriginal rock carvings, or petroglyphs, in Canada. For Canada150,
Clockwise: The Six Nations Grand River ‘Champions of Champions’ PowWow takes place July 21-23 in Brant County. Grab your canoe and camper - or tent -and head to a provincial park this summer for an outdoor adventure. Visit Chutes Provincial Park in Massey on the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail. Martin Lortz and Waterfront Regeneration Trust
Parks Canada has offered free day-use admission to national parks. www. ontarioparks.com
The Great Lakes Waterfront Trail Stretching over 1,600 km along the Canadian shores of Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair and the Niagara, Detroit and St. Lawrence Rivers, the Waterfront Trail connects 86 communities and over 405 parks and natural
areas including wetlands, forests and beaches. Created to protect, celebrate and reconnect people to the Great Lake waterfronts, the Trail has become a well-loved and used recreation, fitness and green transportation amenity and a world-renowned tourism attraction. Try the 2017 Great Waterfront Trail Adventure Aug. 6 to 12. This year’s ride is a total of 530 km over seven days
from Point Pelee National Park on Lake Erie, to the Rouge National Urban Park on the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto. Stay at campsites with the group, explore the communities, two of Canada’s flagship National Parks, shop, taste the craft beers, local wines and foods, learn about the history, and dip your feet in the waters of two Great Lakes. Registration is open. www.waterfronttrail.org Source: OntarioTravel.net
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l Wednesday, June 28 Kick-Off to Canada Day WHEN: 5:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m WHERE: Lakeshore Commons Field, 19 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, Toronto CONTACT: 416-675-6622 Canadiana campground theme and festivities include the Fire Guy show, maple taffy station, aboriginal activities, stilt walkers, food trucks, rock climbing, awesome giveaways and more. l Friday, June 30 Toronto Ribfest WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 11:00 p.m WHERE: Centennial Park, 256 Centennial Park Rd, Toronto CONTACT: Rotary Etobicoke, 416-276-6360 Rotary Etobicoke kicks off Canada Day celebrations with its annual Toronto Ribfest. Two stages with entertainment, Toronto’s largest mobile midway and a kids zone.
Canada Day Party in Nathan Phillips Square WHEN: 5:00 p.m - 11:00 p.m WHERE: Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto CONTACT: toronto.ca/canada150 A four-day celebration featuring music, dance, circus, and street arts in Nathan Phillips Square. Friday’s performances include Bareto, Buffy Saint-Marie and the Barenaked Ladies. Fireworks at 10:55pm. l Saturday, July 1 Amesbury Park Canada Day Celebrations WHEN: 9:00 a.m WHERE: Amesbury Community Centre, 1507 Lawrence Ave West, (west of Keele), Toronto CONTACT: 647-219-6842 The day will include a flea market, softball games, live entertainment, a body building demonstration, and a calypso band. Fireworks at 9:45 p.m.
Canada Day Celebration/Parade WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 10:00 p.m WHERE: Thomson Memorial Park, 1005 Brimley Road, Toronto
CONTACT: Allison Best, 416-9522160, abest@clc.ca, http:// en.downsviewpark.ca/event/Canada-Day-Festival-2017 An action-packed day of festivities with rides, food, music, entertainment and of course, a grand fireworks display at dusk to end the day.
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CONTACT: toronto.ca/canada150 Live entertainment, seniors slo-pitch, a pancake breakfast, reptile show, activities for the kids, food trucks, vendors and more! Parade at 4 p.m. Fireworks display at 10 p.m. in Milliken Park. Multicultural Canada Day WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Yonge-Dundas Square, 1 Dundas St. E., Toronto CONTACT: 416-986-5310 Showcasing dance and music groups from around the world, a Parade of Nations at 10 a.m., visual arts, crafts and foods.
Take the family to the lawns of Queen’s Park for a day of activities, including music, dance and children’s shows. 21-gun salute at noon, performances into the evening. Canada Day Picnic WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Spadina Museum, 285 Spadina Rd., Toronto CONTACT: spadina@toronto.ca Join MP Carolyn Bennett, Spadina Museum and community groups for a free fun Canada Day celebration. Music, family activities, tours of the main floor of Spadina Museum and more.
Party like it’s 1867 WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Pkwy, Toronto CONTACT: 416-736-1733 COST: Partial admission Step back in time and celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday at an 1867-style birthday bash. Experience a citizenship ceremony, jugglers, magicians, and tumblers.
Canada Day at the Museum WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Scarborough Museum, 1007 Brimley Road, Toronto CONTACT: shm@toronto.ca Features local crafters, interactive printmaking, pie eating contest, Scarborough Salsa dancing, karaoke, traditional fiddler and caller square dancing and Canada Day Cake.
Canada Day at Queen’s Park WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 10:00 p.m WHERE: Queen’s Park, 111 Wellesley St. W., Toronto CONTACT: ontario.ca/page/canada-day
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Canada Day in High Park WHEN: 12:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Colborne Lodge at High Park, 11 Colborne Lodge Dr, Toronto CONTACT: clodge@toronto.ca Colborne Lodge and the High Park Nature Centre join MP Arif Virani on July 1 to celebrate Canada 150 in our community. Canada Day at Stan Wadlow Park WHEN: 12:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Stan Wadlow Park, 373 Cedarvale Avenue, Toronto CONTACT: Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, 416-396-2819, todmorden@toronto.ca, www.toronto.ca/museum-events Entertainment, selfies against an archival billboard image of Todmorden, replica clothing from the 1890s and crafts. Food and displays from East York groups. Q107 Canada Day Picnic WHEN: 12:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m WHERE: Woodbine Park, 1695 Queen Street East, Toronto CONTACT: q107.com/canadadaypicnic Featuring food, fun and tribute performances. Fireworks at Ashbridges Bay at 10 p.m.
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Canada Day at Broadlands Community Centre WHEN: 1:30 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Broadlands Community Centre, 19 Castlegrove Blvd, Toronto CONTACT: toronto.ca/canada150 Family activities, old-style community picnic. Face-painting, games, clown entertainment, and folksinging. Canada Day Party at Mel Lastman Square WHEN: 2:00 p.m - 11:00 p.m WHERE: Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge Street, Toronto CONTACT: toronto.ca/canada150 Canada Day Party features Persian funk, Indigenous hip hop and indie rock, and Afro-Latin soul. Also includes family-friendly programming, outdoor theatre, circus arts and great food. Fireworks at 10:55pm Canada Days at Scarborough Civic Centre WHEN: 2:00 p.m - 11:00 p.m WHERE: Scarborough Civic Centre Albert Campbell Square, 150 Borough Drive, Toronto ON, Toronto CONTACT: Justine.Palinska@toronto.ca Multi-stage event featuring musical performances, fireworks at 10:55 p.m., garden mural, family zone, food and beverages. Canada Day Party at Humber Bay Park West WHEN: 2:00 p.m - 11:00 p.m WHERE: Humber Bay Park West, 15
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Marine Parade Drive, Toronto CONTACT: toronto.ca/canada150 Event features two stages with local national and international artists influenced by the cultures of the Etobicoke area. Dance, food and fireworks at 10:55 p.m.
Our Home on Native Land WHEN: 1:00 p.m - 11:00 p.m WHERE: Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W., Toronto CONTACT: 416-973-4000, info@harbourfrontcentre.com Celebrate Canada Day with music, art, and a different approach. We explore the different narrative threads interwoven in our history: narratives of decolonization, resurgence of justice movements, and celebration of life on Turtle Island.
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Maple Leaf Flag — the identity and pride of Canadians NOUMAN KHALIL nkhalil@metroland.com Every day, millions of Canadians feel so proud to see the Maple Leaf flag flying high in the air. Canadians attained this flag on Feb. 15, 1965 after decades of debate in and outside the Parliament. That date, the day when Maple Leaf flag was officially raised on Parliament Hill, is now celebrated annually as the National Flag of Canada Day or Flag Day. In fact, every weekday before 9 a.m., the flag is replaced on top of the Peace
Tower at Parliament Hill and the previous one is presented to a Canadian. Every citizen can obtain this 2.3-by4.6-metre flag from the Peace Tower, but there is a wait list of about 50 years. Earlier, until 1965, the Royal Union Jack was the only other official national flag of Canada, while the Canadian Red Ensign was the unofficial flag. Bearing the Union Jack and the shield of the Royal Arms of Canada, the Red Ensign was never officially adopted as a national flag. However, the search for a new flag began in 1925 when Prime Minister Wil-
liam Lyon Mackenzie King’s government started work for possible new flag patterns. But the government immediately withdrew when there was a general uproar against any attack on the Union Jack. King tried again in 1945 with a joint committee of the Senate and House of Commons, but support for the Union Jack remained strong and many Canadians had so much emotional attachment to the Red Ensign and the Union Jack. Finally, in 1964, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson took up the issue and
informed the House of Commons that the government wished to adopt a distinctive national flag. Following Pearson’s directions, submissions for new patterns were once again called. As a result, more than 5,000 designs were submitted. Among them, George Stanley’s Maple Leaf or l’Unifolie which means ‘the one-leafed’ in French was approved. Stanley was a Canadian historian author, soldier, teacher, public servant and more importantly the designer of the Maple Leaf flag, the identity and pride of Canadians all over the world.
Hotels full, Canadians had to sleep on their boat O From page 19 ious attack: “The natural result of such a round of dissipation.” But let us put that ghastly image aside and look back, first off, to the beginning of the union. Across the British colonies in North America, anxiety was afoot. The American Civil War and worries about the loss of reciprocity with the U.S. had left the Maritime colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island concerned about the future of small, separate provinces. They agreed to meet in Charlottetown on Sept. 1, 1864, for an inter-colonial conference — five delegates from each of three provinces — to discuss Maritime Union. Arthur Gordon, lieutenantgovernor of New Brunswick, is credited as being the catalyst for the Charlottetown conference. He had hoped to unite the three Maritime provinces on the assumption that he would govern them. But statecraft seldom goes smoothly. Nova Scotia Premier (and future prime minister) Charles
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Tupper refused to attend unless delegates from the opposition came with him — the better to spread the blame should unpopular deals be cut. Naturally, P.E.I. and New Brunswick followed suit. So Gordon’s hope that an agreement could be reached by three colonial governors was taken over by politicians from all parts and all parties. Meanwhile, the confederationminded leaders of central Canada in Ontario and Quebec saw an opportunity and asked to send a delegation to put the case for confederation of all the colonies in North America. Permission granted, the eight delegates from the Canadian government set sail from Quebec aboard the excellently appointed steamer Queen Victoria in ideal weather on Monday, Aug. 29, 1864, arriving at Peake’s Wharf on the Charlottetown waterfront on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 1. Formally dressed, the delegates were fetched ashore from the Queen Victoria in boats manned by four uniformed oarsmen and boatswain.
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They were met, however, by no formal reception, just P.E.I.’s provincial secretary in a rowboat. Everyone else, it turned out, was taking in the attractions of Slaymaker and Nichol’s Olympic Circus, making a rare visit. Not only that, the popularity of the circus had filled all the hotel rooms in the island capital of about 7,000. The Canadians would have to sleep on their boat. That first day, there was a bit of “how-d’ye-do,” Brown reported, and the central Canadians were told their confederation proposal would be first on the agenda the following day. Evening brought a dinner given by P.E.I.’s governor. It was built, Brown recorded, on lobster, oysters and champagne. The next day, the conference adjourned at 3 o’clock to attend a sumptuous buffet hosted by journalist and politician William Pope, featuring yet more lobsters, oysters and champagne. “This killed the day,” Brown noted. Perhaps, but the social whirl was apparently vital to helping delegates who scarcely knew each other make common cause.
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On Saturday, a long lunch was held aboard the Queen Victoria, where “eloquent speeches” were made, Brown recorded. “And whether as a result of our eloquence or of the goodness of our champagne, the ice became completely broken, the tongues of the delegates wagged merrily.” According to dispatches, Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister and by most accounts the country’s architect, and his chief ally, the equally loquacious Irishman Thomas D’Arcy McGee, entertained and enticed delegates with witty and cogent arguments in favour of Confederation. One historian dates the conception, if not the birth, of Confederation from the moment the Canadians started pouring from their huge onboard stock of champagne. That night, P.E.I. Premier John Hamilton Gray gave a dinner, followed by dancing at his country estate. Sunday brought a blessed day of rest. But the new week saw negotiations continue apace, as did the festivities. On Monday, the island’s opposition leader, George Coles gave a
lunch. On Tuesday, P.E.I. Attorney General Edward Palmer did likewise. And that night, Lt.-Gov. George Dundas and his wife hosted a ball at Government House. By Tuesday, the Canadians had made their pitch on the benefits of confederation, its ways and means, finances and, of course, an intercolonial railway so coveted by the eastern delegates. On Wednesday, the Maritime provinces said they found the idea of confederation to be “highly desirable” — provided satisfactory terms of union were reached. Afterwards, naturally, the Canadians received the Maritimers back aboard their steamer. On the closing day of proceedings, to celebrate what became known in some circles as the triumph of “union and champagne,” the gang of 23 gathered for a grand ball at Province House, reportedly the most enthusiastic wassail of all. One newspaper correspondent reported wryly that when delegates took their leave from P.E.I. the next day, leaving the formalities of confederation to Quebec and 1867, the statesmen were as befogged as the harbour.
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ment their income, and allowing others who might not be able to afford the cost of a hotel in a city like Toronto to travel nonetheless. "Here in Toronto, middle-class families are able to visit the city because of inexpensive Airbnb," he said. "We’re democratizing capitalism. A typical home is available 53 times a year." Terry Mundell of the Greater Toronto Hotel Association also told the committee there needed to be proper regulation, and urged the study of perhaps tougher regulations than proposed, including reviewing whether certain zones should be barred from hosting Airbnb based on population density, plus higher registration fees. The committee also heard from Airbnb hosts who argued that the business helps them survive in an expensive city and also showcases that city to visitors in a way that a hotel could not. Alyas Ali, who works precariously in tech startups, said he regularly hosts visitors in his condominium, and acts as a personal hosts for his guests as well. "I do live in a condo, and I do feel as an owner I have some right to control the guests who go through," he
said. James Miller, who lives in Carleton Village, offers up his spare bedrooms to guests ranging from students to tourists, and some of them stay more than 30 days. "We love to describe the wonderful local businesses," he said. "Being an Airbnb host makes me an ambassador for our city and our country." Barb Disman, who hosts in Seaton Village, said that without the added income from Airbnb she wouldn’t be able to afford her home. "I’m just a person - I’m not a hotel," she said. "I pay my taxes, and I’m happy to do so." The regulations, if approved following further consultation, would limit short-term rentals to a host’s primary residence. It would also require hosts and the service to register with the city. And hosts could pay a significant tax on their earnings - as high as 10 per cent as opposed to the four per cent paid by hotels.
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HWY. 400 WIDENING The province announced plans this week to combat traffic congestion by widening Highway 400 from Vaughan to King Township. The project is scheduled for completion in 2020. That’s all well and good,
RAHUL GUPTA TO in Transit but methinks the province is disregarding the economic phenomenon of induced demand. Simply put, some goods are so desirable that increasing their supply only causes demand to increase. In traffic terms, adding more lanes of traffic obviously impels people to use them, meaning congestion, no matter what the government claims, won’t drop regardless of how many extra lanes of traffic get added.
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RUN FOR OFFICE TTCriders, a nonprofit transit advocacy organization, has a reputation for successful political activism, and now the group’s executive director will try her hand in politics. Jessica Bell was formally nominated to run for the Ontario NDP in next year’s general election. She will campaign for the new riding of University-Rosedale.
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The noble cause of public housing No question about it: Mayor John Tory’s lateterm quest to wring cash out of Queen’s Park and Ottawa to repair public housing is a noble endeavour. The city’s stock of public housing is dilapidated and getting worse. There’s a $2.6 billion repair deficit - a very big number - and that deficit is going up by some quite big numbers in the coming years: $502 million more in 2018 and an additional $450 million in 2019. More than 7,000 units will be permanently closed by 2022 because of this, if nothing’s done. And Tory’s been making that point consistently and aggressively, mostly to the provincial government. It’s noble work. But here’s the thing with nobility. It is a way to describe virtue, and also to describe a social class: that is, a class born in antiquity that at its best is supposed to
DAVID NICKLE The City look after the basic needs of its vassals, but as history has shown us, most often falls short. On Monday, Mayor Tory’s Executive Committee got an earful about the limits of that nobility. Deputants talked about the city’s Tenants First policy, which is a significant bit of under-the-hood tinkering with the massive Toronto Community Housing portfolio. Among other things, it will hive off the seniors’ housing operated by TCHC to its own unit, so those often vulnerable residents
can better be served by city programs. It also protects the city’s scattered housing - and the families that live in them - under a nonprofit co-op agency. These are both a big deal. But as told by people of the deputation: the TCHC has a long way to go. The committee heard stories about drugs and crime and bullying, particularly in the tight quarters of TCHC rooming houses. They heard complaints about deferred repairs. And they heard from advocates, both on council and off, that many of these problems were repairable. "The ongoing starvation of TCHC is creating real misery for the people living there," said Kenn Hale, of the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario. "You have the power to raise the money, and allocate it to housing." Noblesse oblige, in other words.
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OF 8% DAYS 9 FOR E IN 4 D L SO G PRIC IN ASK 11 BLITHFIELD AVE
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186 ELMWOOD AVE
150 MAXOME AVE
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220 RUTH AVE
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