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Residents weigh in on future of Allen Road LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com In an ideal world, Vito Valela would like to see Allen Road buried underground and extended downtown. That way, the expressway could still serve the needs of motorists – and even fulfill its original purpose, before the provincial government killed the idea in 1971 in the face of opposition, of carrying drivers downtown – while above ground it could be turned into land that better caters to the needs of cyclists, pedestrians and neighbourhoods cut in half by the road. “Allen Road is the dividing line between the haves and the have nots. It (tunnelling Allen) would probably rejoin the communities. Everyone gets what they need,” Valela told The Mirror at a city public consultation meeting Monday night at the Ancaster Park Community Centre. Tunnelling Allen underground is one of the options the city is consid>>>allen, page 5
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J.K. Choi, right, and his bride Anna Chekhman are joined in holy matrimony yesterday by Rev. Leonard A. Tarnowski at the North York Civic Centre wedding chapel. The wedding, taking place on the 12th day of the 12th month of 2012, began at 12:12 p.m.
Five times 12 reasons for wedded bliss LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com
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Allen Road looking southbound. The City of Toronto is garnering feedback on what to do next with the roadway.
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t exactly 12 minutes after 12 p.m. on the 12th day of the 12th month of 2012, Anna Chekhman and J.K. Choi walked down the aisle of the wedding chapel at the North York Civic Centre. It was 26-year-old Chekhman who picked the 12-12-12 date for the nuptials and then, for added luck, waited until 12:12
before she let the ceremony begin. A more go-with-the-flow guy, 25-yearold Choi was content to agree with whatever made his bride happy. “He asked, ‘When do you want to get married?’ and I said ‘Dec. 12 on 2012.’ It was my little joke,” said the new Mrs. Choi, who grew up in the area of Yonge Street and Finch Avenue. “It’s just because it’s kind of like a comfort thing. It can’t be bad. It’s a little bit
more special. It’s the last chance (to have a wedding on a day with repeating numbers). There’s no 13th month.” Choi, from Korea, said his new wife can be superstitious, something that doesn’t bother him in the least. “I’m not at all,” he added. The couple, who live in Downsview, met at a bar about two years ago. It was love at first sight. >>>getting, page 3
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