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Fairview library to re-open its doors Jan. 10 FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com

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The City of Toronto starts clearing away the fallen pieces of street trees tomorrow, and it’s thought the work will continue for around eight weeks.

North York residents should put the debris on their curb or boulevard by today, leaving enough space for people to pass safely.

City crews, however, won’t go onto private property to clear limbs of privately owned trees, a release said.

Residents can call a contractor to remove a private tree downed or left damaged and hazardous by the storm, the city said, but added “some (damaged) trees can be saved with proper care and maintenance.”

The city also cautioned residents on the use of chainsaws, advising they be operated only with proper training, equipment and clothing.

After shutting its doors more than a year ago, Toronto Public Library’s Fairview branch is re-opening.

The branch, located at 35 Fairview Mall Dr. in the Don Mills Road and Sheppard Avenue area, will officially re-open Friday, Jan. 10 at 1 p.m., with entertainment, food, an open house and

tours for the public. Regular hours will begin the following day.

The $4.84-million renovation includes 2,672 square feet of additional space, a new teen zone, new art

display space, express check-out terminals, automated express check-in, new outdoor seating, new library entrance signage and a new theatre entrance. An interactive early literacy learning

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An all-encompassing look at financing at North York Civic Centre Business owners looking for financing can get the new year started right with a session at the North York Civic Centre Jan. 16.

The session, which runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m., features Yelena Stepanyan, of BLiquid2Grow.com.

Attendees will learn about the options available, including government grants, purchase order financing, asset-based lending and crowd funding.

The session, which takes place in Committee Room 3, is free, but registration is required.

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Andy Byford, the CEO of the TTC, will be the guest speaker at the Toronto Region Board of Trade’s luncheon on Jan. 9.

paul futhey business in brief Byford will discuss the TTC’s future, including an update on what the city’s transit provider is doing to secure long-term, sustainable and predictable funding.

The event goes from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 1 First Canadian Place.

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Small business owners might save some money this year after the provincial government passed the Supporting Small Businesses Act last month.

Up to 88 per cent of private-sector employers will now be exempt from paying the Employer Health Tax.

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Shreddies Search for Goodness finalist a Cummer Lodge volunteer

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‘I saw a need, a possibility, to bring joy to people,’ says North York’s Coby Segall LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com

Avenue Road, which provides inspiring and relevant Jewish education.

Segall, a manager of a research group at telecommunications equipment company Motorola Solutions, is often joined on the Sunday morning outings by his wife, Robyn Segall, and their five-yearold son and three-year-old daughter.

He admits he was reluctant to be named a finalist in the Shreddies contest because he felt uncomfortable being recognized.

However, he agreed after Robyn, who works for the Jewish humanitarian and relief organization Ve’ahavta, suggested his nomination could help encourage others to volunteer to worthy causes and also to bring attention to The House.

Volunteering at Cummer Lodge is clearly a cause close to Segall’s heart.

“It’s really become like a family. On my birthday every year, I think of the highlights of my year.

Going to Cummer Lodge is one of the highlights,” he said.

“Whenever I leave Cummer Lodge and the other volunteers leave Cummer Lodge, we always feel grateful for what we have. It’s not always an easy place to be. The residents always look joyful (by the time we leave). One resident told me it was their best medication.”

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hen Coby Segall used to visit his wife’s grandmother, Dorothy Mann, at Cummer Lodge long-term care home before she died in 2007, he saw an opportunity to bring joy to the residents.

So, nine years ago, the North York father of two young children launched a program called “bridging the generation gap.”

Segall and other volunteers, many in their 20s, visit the home at Cummer and Willowdale avenues one Sunday morning a month.

In a group setting, the residents and the volunteers dance, sing, share stories and enjoy each others’ company. Although the program is not religious, it promotes Jewish values such as being welcoming and is open to everyone.

“I saw a need, a possibility, to bring joy to people whose lives are not so joyful at this time of life,” said Segall, who lives near Eglinton Avenue and Allen Road.

He remembers one day when a 94-year-old resident came down in a wheelchair because he was unsteady on his feet but forgot all about needing it when he walked out of the gathering.

The young volunteers also benefit from the wisdom and life experience of the residents, Segall added.

He and the volunteers

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also perform good deeds one Sunday morning a month for other charities and organizations on a rotating basis.

Segall’s kindness has earned him one of five top spots in the a national contest run by Shreddies cereal.

The Search for Goodness campaign invited Canadians to nominate people who contribute to their communities.

“In September, we launched the Search for Goodness because we know there are many Canadians who strive to make a positive impact on their community and deserve to be recognized,” product manager Melissa Marchesano said in a statement.

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All finalists will receive a donation of Shreddies cereal to their local food bank.

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It was an all-North York rivalry Sunday at Herb Carnegie Arena, as the host North York Rangers faced the Toronto Jr. Canadiens.

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new year dawns on our city and many people are considering their goals for 2014. In the spirit of reflection and resolution, we think there are a few goals the City of Toronto and its citizens, as a collective, should work toward.

Let’s continue to be a place people want to live, work and play. Based on world ranking surveys in 2013, our city is already sitting comfortably at the top: we were named the most youthful city by the Youthful Cities index; the second most reputable city by the Reputation Institute; and second in the Overall North American Cities of the Future for business investment.

Maintaining that high standard requires ongoing commitment by our elected officials, our business and community leaders.

So here’s a wish for 2014: to see effective, accountable and dignified leadership from our mayor and city council. When we make our view headlines internationally, it should be for positive reasons help strengthen our reputaWork together that tion – not tarnish it. If the illto realize conceived behaviour of any proves a detriment to the opportunities person effectiveness of this city, then they need to answer for it.

We also hope 2014 is the year Toronto breaks out of its downward spiral on transit planning. No more flip-flopping, cancelled plans, lost investment and wasted time. We need vital transit upgrades and a concrete commitment from all levels of government to find a way to pay for it.

Another wish: that this year Toronto gets an engaging municipal election – one where candidates focus on critical issues mentioned here, and one that gets residents invested in municipal affairs and gets them out to the polls.

Lastly, we hope to continue to see evidence of the goodwill of the people of Toronto. Whether it’s offering refuge from a power outage after an ice storm, local police engaged in community building, or school children initiating charity drives for typhoon victims on the other side of the world – that spirit of compassion is our most defining feature.

There’s much to celebrate this year, with the World Cup set to spark excitement in our communities only possible in a city as diverse as ours, and the ongoing preparation of hosting the Pan/Parapan Am Games in 2015.

This is our chance to showcase our city on the world stage. Let’s work together and make the most of that opportunity.

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Some Fearless predictions for 2014

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uch to my delight, I bumped into one of the world’s foremost psychics in the mall over the holidays, the incomparable Frederico Fearless. He was there promoting his best-selling new book, I’m Delighted To Say I Told you So. This guy is good, folks.

He was a perfect 100 for 100 last year. What’s more, he was kind enough to give me a signed, laminated copy of his 100 predictions for 2014 and permitted me to reproduce this unsigned, un-laminated portion.

1. By the end of the year it will be possible to lose an argument to your phablet over which movie you should watch on it, after which the phablet will be able to put YOU on pause while it goes out to dinner and a show with another phablet.

7. Due to the escalating saturation and resultant inflation of social media, 15 minutes of fame will be officially reduced to 15 seconds

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY of fame.

19. In 2013 as I predicted there would be an app created for everything but the kitchen sink. In 2014, there will finally be an app for the kitchen sink, too.

25. While the relentless Twitterazzi will be dogging the Twitterati more than ever, the perplexed paparazzi will be obsessed with finding out why there’s no paparati to follow, seeing as how they’ve been around a heck of a lot longer.

38. The Country Music Song of the Year will include the following phrases: 1.

“Talking ’bout my pick-up truck.” 2. “A country road.”

3. “A hot summer night.” 4.

“A little whiskey.” 5. “And just you and me baby.” 6.

“Oh, yeah.” It will be titled, “Talking ’Bout My Pick-Up Truck, A Country Road, A Hot Summer Night, A Little Whiskey And Just You And

Me, Baby. Oh Yeah.”

46. William Shatner will shoot down industry rumours there is going to be a sequel to Star Trek 247.

The former Captain Kirk will instead gleefully announce that there is, in fact, going be a triloquel to 247, taking the popular Star Trek franchise all the way to an even 250. But who’s counting, right?

55. Every Tuesday at that well-known restaurant chain, The One With The Three-Letter Acronym, somebody in line waiting to be served will ask the person standing next to them why it’s called Toonie Tuesday when the special of the day costs more than a Threenie.

62. Er Shun, the Toronto Zoo’s female giant panda, will have a molar pop out after munching on some bamboo, leave it under her pillow and be visited by the Tooth Fairy. Ironically, the Tooth Fairy will trip over a pile of bamboo while delivering Er Shun her cash and dislodge an incisor in the

process, only to discover, alas, that there is no Tooth Fairy for Tooth Fairies..

78. The top-selling fastfood item will be inspired by the recently released second Hobbit movie, the Desolation of Smaug. It will be called the Benedict Cucumberbatch – and you can take it home in a recyclable Bilbo Baggins.

87. Miley Cyrus will sing a song on a music awards show in which she is fully clothed and not exhibiting any suggestive behaviour.

(Just kidding. I wanted to see if you were still paying attention.)

100. Jamie will wrap this up by wishing all his readers a Happy New Year.

“Happy New Year, everyone.”

Wow. I told you Fearless was good. I had no idea I was going to end it that way.

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Sting Women’s Basketball Classic Tournament WHEN: 9 a.m. WHERE: Seneca College’s Newnham Campus, 1750 Finch Ave. E. CONTACT: Ryan Phipps, 416-491-5050, www.senecasting.ca, ryan.phipps@ senecacollege.ca COST: Free Games run all day Friday and Saturday.

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Toronto Jr. Canadiens OJHL Hockey WHEN: 7:30 to 10 p.m.

WHERE: Chesswood Arena (Rink 1), 4000 Chesswood Dr. CONTACT: 416-6308114, torontojracanadiens. pointstreaksites.com, jrcanadiensmedia@gmail.com COST: $5 to $10 (children under six and seniors over 65 free) New Year’s Concert: EastMeets-West Performance WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m.

WHERE: Toronto Centre for the Arts, George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St.

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CONTACT: Confucius Institute, confucius.institute@ senecacollege.ca COST: Visit ticketmaster.ca A special Chinese New Year’s concert by the Toronto Festival Orchestra.

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Councillor James Pasternak’s Community Town Hall WHEN: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Antibes Community Centre, 140 Antibes Dr. CONTACT: 416-392-1371, www.jamespasternak.ca, councillor_pasternak@ toronto.ca COST: Free Share your thoughts on important issues facing Ward 10 and Toronto in 2014 including: city budget, City Hall update, community safety, affordable housing, seniors strategy, reducing gridlock, recreation programs, park improvements and arts funding.

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Toronto Jr. Canadiens OJHL Hockey WHEN: 7:30 to 10 p.m.

WHERE: Chesswood Arena (Rink 1), 4000 Chesswood Dr. CONTACT: 416-6308114, torontojracanadiens. pointstreaksites.com, jrcanadiensmedia@gmail.com COST: $5 to $10 (children under six and seniors over 65 free)

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Computer Class WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Bernard Betel Centre, 1003 Steeles Ave. W. CONTACT: Dianne Erdos-Rush, 416-225-2112, ext.128, www.betelcentre. org, dianneer@betelcentre. org COST: various Beginner, intermediate, advanced, iPad, Facebook, Office, Digital Photography.

Ten-week courses starting Jan. 6. Call to register.

Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www. northyorkmirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your North York neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto.

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Feminist Book Discussion Group WHEN: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: North York Central Library, Room 2, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: Diane Meaghan, 416-509-5508, diane.meaghan@utoronto. ca COST: Free ‘Kingdom of Strangers’

by Zoe Ferraris will be discussed.

Knitting Circle WHEN: 1:30 to 3 p.m. weekly WHERE: Mosaic Home Care and Community Resource Centre, 2900 Steeles Ave. E. CONTACT: 905-597-7000, www.mosaichomecare.com COST: Free

Toronto Scrabble Club WHEN: 6:15 to 9:45 p.m. weekly WHERE: Earl Bales Community Centre, 4169 Bathurst St. CONTACT: John Chew, 416-8767675, torontoscrabbleclub.com COST: $4

Neighbours WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-487-3281, www. templesinai.net, programs@ templesinai.net COST: Free

Overeaters Anonymous WHEN: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: St. George on Yonge Anglican, 5350 Yonge St. CONTACT: 416-588-6134 COST: Free

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Bridge / Euchre WHEN: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. weekly WHERE: Blessed Trinity Card Club, 3220 Bayview Ave. CONTACT: Jack Kyte, 416-2259735, johnkyte@rogers.com COST: $1 Intermediate Adult Hebrew WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-487-3281, www. templesinai.net, programs@ templesinai.net COST: $200 Songs of Sephardim and their

Preschool Ready for Reading WHEN: 10:15 to 11 a.m.

WHERE: Victoria Village Library, 184 Sloane Ave. CONTACT: Despina Kyraleos, 416396-5951, dkyraleos@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free

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Funding the focus for transit advocates in 2014 Municipal, and possible provincial, elections present opportunity to pressure politicians RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com

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he year 2013 did not go down in history as a particularly noteworthy one for transit in the City of Toronto.

There was some progress in improving transit, such as the introduction of articulated buses, completed subway station renovations as well as an emphasis on better customer service on the part of the TTC. Meanwhile, Metrolinx introduced all-day trips on GO train lines and proceeded on extensive renovation work at Union Station.

Real progress was also made in June of 2013 on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, with tunnel excavations commencing far below Eglinton Avenue. Also, in the fall Toronto Council voted to extend the Bloor-Danforth subway line to Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road in Scarborough, to ultimately replace the aging Scarborough RT. By-and-large, however, transit in 2013 was characterized by the endless bickering between politicians about funding, subways, LRTs and revenue tools, even as record levels of transit riders dealt with higher levels of congestion, creakier service, higher fares and plenty of delays.

It’s too soon to say whether 2014 will be any different, but the likelihood of two elections, provincially and municipally, make for an obvious and

useful coincidence for transit supporters seeking to drum up support for transit funding, such as TTC CEO Andy Byford.

“I’m hoping politicians will recognize we have to continue to expand the network, so I’m looking for a serious, mature debate that will lead to decent and adequate funding,” said Byford of his hopes for 2014.

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I’m hoping politicians will recognize we have to continue to expand the network, so I’m looking for a serious, mature debate.

– TTC CEO Andy Byford

In the new year, Byford will be part of a delegation of city officials which includes mayoral candidate Karen Stintz set to travel to Queen’s Park and Ottawa in search of better transit funding.

He said the TTC couldn’t continue to function without better funding, with annual fare increases no longer acceptable to riders frustrated by higher prices and a declining level of service.

“We’ve got to be imaginative in the sources of funding, which is one of the reasons we’ve formed this task force,” he said.

“We are doing our damnedest to make the service more reliable, but there comes a point you have to invest.”

The Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance will also call for better transit funding in 2014, said a spokesperson for the advocacy group.

L i n d a We i c h e l s a i d CivicAction, which bills itself as a non-partisan regional organization, will resume efforts to convince elected officials to sign its pledge for better transit funding.

But as in the past, the group and its council of transportation “champions” will refrain from offering specific recommendations for funding or endorsements of pro-transit politicians.

“From day one, we created a council with a great variety of interests from business to labour to social service agencies,” said Weichel, a vicepresident with CivicAction who was responsible for leading the group’s Your32 transit awareness campaign.

“What everyone agreed on was we need investment.”

CivicAction also had to deal with the impromptu departure of its CEO Mitzie Hunter in 2013, who left the group to run for the provincial Liberals in a Scarborough-Guildwood byelection which she won.

“I had not anticipated her decision to run for office, and I understood eventually she would run, but that was down the road,” said Weichel who was part of an interim executive committee running the agency upon Hunter’s departure.

“But I think she and we didn’t expect that moment

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The TTC showed off one of its new articulating buses at its Hillcrest facility in October. The 60-foot vehicles will provide 45 per cent more capacity than the regular bus fleet. They began running along Bathurst Street last month.

would come so soon.”

Sevaun Palvetzian, a longtime civil servant, will officially replace Hunter as CEO of CivicAction as of Jan. 6, but the agency could also face another high-profile departure in 2014 if chair John Tory enters the Toronto mayoral race.

Tory has not publicly announced whether he will run against announced candidates Stintz, David Soknacki and current mayor Rob Ford.

Weichel said CivicAction would focus more on getting residents to endorse the idea of better funding.

“The biggest obstacle is the question of trust,” she said.

“It’s very clear people want to see something done to deliver a better network and offer more transportation

choices, but it’s really a question of whether there’s trust in governments spending that money wisely. There is more work to be done there.”

According to Martin Collier, transportation issues will likely be front and centre in both the municipal elections (set for Oct. 27) and a possible provincial election, though historically that’s not often the case.

“It’s funny but transportation seems to be more of an issue between elections than on elections, that’s been my experience,” said Collier, director of Healthy Transport Consulting which organizes a series of seminars entitled Transport Futures. “But this year, it could be totally different.”

In the case of the provincial election, he said it would be up to the minority Liberal government of Premier Kathleen Wynne to make the case for transit.

But he thought the idea of paying more in taxes and fees could become a “wedge issue” and one provincial candidates would try to avoid during an election campaign.

He hopes future debates on what project to build next, and how to fund them, come from places of reason rather than emotion.

“We do have to make sure we’re making the right choices based on facts and evidence,” he said.

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The boring machine at the official launch of the first tunnel for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT was unveiled during a ceremony in June at Keelesdale Park.

Work by Metrolinx continued during the fall on the renovation of Union Station.

Completed rail tracks inside subway tunnels below the Downsview Park Station construction site in North York are shown during a tour of the line to Vaughan.

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RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com A long-term plan to install the Presto fare system in TTC vehicles and stations is not acceptable, says the transit commission’s chair.

The fare collection system is already in wide use on GO Transit and other GTA transit agencies with hundreds of thousands of transit riders tapping on daily.

Presto is scheduled to be

fully deployed by 2016 on the TTC, but that’s not nearly soon enough, according to TTC chair Karen Stintz, who wants to see “substantial completion” by the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games.

At the Dec. 18 TTC board meeting, Stintz made a motion to direct staff to work with Metrolinx on a spedup deployment schedule so that the smart fare card is in place in stations, new streetcars and buses as well

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The motion, which also called for regular schedule updates to the board, was approved unanimously.

“We were presented with a schedule that wasn’t going to help us meet our goal, so I want to make sure the partners go back and look at a revised schedule,” said Stintz following the meeting at City Hall.

On Saturday December 21, Vito’s No Frills located 3685 Keele St., together with the Rameses Shriner Temple donated 500 turkeys to people in need, just in time for the holiday season. For the second year in a row, Vito and his team also held a holiday pancake breakast for the community.

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The North York Mirror looks at the changing trends and demographics in its local neighbourhoods. Data courtesy Statistics Canada via the City of Toronto.

check-up This week: Black Creek

Participants gear up for the Tour De Black Creek at Driftwood Community Centre.

Black Creek: Population (2011): 22,030

Languages Vietnamese is the most common non-official language in Black creek.

In the 2011 census, 6.1 per cent of residents listed Vietnamese as their Mother Tongue, and 5.4 per cent listed Vietnamese as their Home Language.

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Top 10 Home Languages

1. English 2. Vietnamese 3. Spanish 4. Italian 5. Tamil 6. Semitic languages (not indicated elsewhere) 7. Akan (Twi) 8. Arabic 9. Somali 10. Cantonese

1. English 2. Vietnamese 3. Spanish 4. Italian 5. Tamil 6. Arabic 7. Semitic languages (not indicated elsewhere) 8. Akan (Twi) 9. Cantonese 10. Somali

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City context A comparison of a neighbourhood statistic with its Toronto equivalent

CHILDREN Children are defined as those who are aged between 0 and 14. In the 2011 census, 23.2 per cent of Black Creek’s population is aged between 0 and 14. That number is 15.3 per cent in all of Toronto.

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While the population total rebounded slightly between 2006 and 2011, the number has dropped 9.6 per cent overall between 2001 and 2011.

The number of people listing Punjabi as their Home Language in Black Creek continues to drop, by 52.8 per cent between 2006 and 2011.

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After a significant drop in population numbers between 2001 and 2006, the neighbourhood actually did grow between 2006 and 2011: to the tune of 1.4 per cent..

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Grocery gift cards to help storm victims People in need who lost food after the ice storm can go to an Ontario Works office in Toronto and receive a $50 or $100 gift card for groceries, Ontario’s government announced Monday.

The province said the cards would be available only until Friday, Jan. 3.

The 15 offices will extend their hours Thursday until 7 p.m.

Residents must bring proof of their home address.

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LHIN’s are a key component of Ontario’s plan to make the health care system more person-centred and responsive to local health care needs. LHIN’s respond to local population needs by planning, coordinating, integrating and funding the delivery of health services in each of the 14 LHIN geographic areas.

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Ford front and centre during ice storm

S

ay one thing about Mayor Rob Ford’s work ethic: it seemed to have grown two sizes over the Christmas holidays.

When the power went out for a third of the city, leaving families freezing in the dark, there he was: front and centre.

It’s unclear whether the mayor did so out of a sense of civic duty or a fear that if he didn’t step up, Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly and councillors like public works and infrastructure committee chair Denzil Minnan-Wong might soak up all of the credit for helping out during the ice storm.

The fact that the mayor refused to declare a state of emergency, turning powers over to the deputy mayor and also perhaps increasing the amount of intergovernmental aid the city could expect, tends to support the latter interpretation.

But never mind that.

Despite having been stripped of his powers after having debased

systems hit hard by december ice storm wtransit December’s severe ice storm played havoc with transit operations across the city.

Both TTC and GO Transit riders experienced major delays as the transit agencies struggled with power issues caused by the storm.

At its height, service on all subway lines was affected as well as streetcar routes, plus the Scarborough RT. Several bus routes were also forced to cancel service or detour around areas where downed hydro wires or trees were reported.

It wasn’t until midday on Christmas Eve – with the re-opening of the Sheppard subway – that service was fully restored.

GO riders also had to deal with delays of 45 minutes per trip because of signal issues affecting the rail service in and out of Union Station.

david nickle the city the office of mayor like none before him, the mayor took to podiums and neighbourhoods with great zeal – inserting himself as the reassuring voice of the public service in calamitous times.

Doing so is a political calculus – if he is to stand a chance in the mayor’s race later this year, Ford must be seen to be doing something beyond brushing off reporters, dreaming of football and returning a handful of constituents’ phone calls.

And he must not be seen to be absent during public emergencies, particularly when his other duties and powers as mayor have been so effectively curtailed.

Now, it will take a lot of public emergencies over the next 10 months for Torontonians to for-

rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT Hardest hit are Metropass holders who will now pay $5.25 more per month. A five-cent increase was also approved per token or ticket. With the fare hike, the TTC projects it will raise around $8 million, which still won’t be enough to balance the budget.

In January city council will vote on whether to approve an annual operating subsidy for the transit commission.

A fare hike for 2015 is also scheduled. contract bids for Eglinton LRT wConstruction

Metrolinx announced in December a pair of consortia pre-selected to bid on construction contracts for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. Some 30 companies make up Crosslinx Transit Solutions and Crosstown Transit Partners, including heavyweights like EllisDon and Aecon, which will have the opportunity to bid on over $2 billion worth of construction contracts, everything

give his appalling behaviour over the past couple of years. This is the guy who admitted to smoking crack while in office, who consorts with gang members and alleged drug dealers, makes lewd remarks related to his wife to deny allegations of making even more lewd remarks about former employees.

As much as polls indicate that Ford’s base is remaining loyal, the majority of Torontonians are looking elsewhere for their next mayor. And Ford risks giving the impression that his newly found municipal engagement is nothing but a cynical grab for photo-ops, as sincere as a death-bed conversion.

Still, give him this: Rob Ford is finally doing the job he was elected to do. And whatever that does for his re-election chances, Ford seems to be doing the right thing now.

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from station design work to signal and communications system installations. Also available for bids are maintenance contracts to take effect following the Crosstown’s scheduled launch in 2020. buses are back on the street wArticulated

Elongated TTC buses are back on city streets following a re-launch of the vehicles last month.

Articulated buses are characterized by a pivoting accordion joint separating passenger compartments, which increases capacity by 45 per cent compared to the regular fleet.

The buses can hold a maximum of 112 riders.

On Dec. 19 the TTC launched the first of 15 Nova-manufactured “artics” along the 7 Bathurst route, which will be deployed mainly during peak travel periods.

In 2014, the buses will be added to the 29 Dufferin, 36 Finch West, 63 Ossington, 6 Bay, 85 Sheppard East and 53 Steeles Express routes.

Public Appointments Secretariat Room 2440, Whitney Block 99 Wellesley Street West Toronto, Ontario M7A 1W4 tel: (416) 327- 2640 fax: (416) 327- 2633 e-mail: PASInfo.mgs@ontario.ca

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A downloadable application form is available at www.pas.gov.on.ca.

Busy library set to host open house

The Central Local Health Integration Network is an equal opportunity organization. Individuals with a disability requiring accommodation during the application and/or the interview process should advise the recruitment contact so arrangements can be made. We will accommodate your needs under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

As of New Year’s Day, TTC riders were faced with another price increase, as the cash-strapped transit agency struggles to cover its 2014 operating budget.

>>>from page 1 A bookmobile stopped by nearby Fairview Mall for an hour every Wednesday during renovations, and visitors who wanted to access other library services had to make their way to Hillcrest and Pleasant View branches. Bayview

branch offered Sunday service. “(Fairview) is one of the busiest neighbourhood branches in the city,” said Linda Karlinsky, area manager for Toronto Public Library, adding 625,097 visitors attended in 2011.

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TDCAA - involving North York schools GIRLS VOLLEYBALL JUNIOR

ALL EYES ON THE PUCK

TUESDAY, JAN. 7 w Community Hebrew Academy vs. Dante (Dante, 60 Playfair Ave.) w UTS vs Loretto Abbey (Loretto Abbey, 101 Mason Blvd.) w Father Henry Carr vs Cardinal McGuigan (Cardinal McGuigan, 1440 Finch Ave.W.)

The Amesbury Avalanche’s Nicholas Ferratone, left, clears the puck in front of his netminder John Koutoumanos and away from Unionville Jets’ Alex Ventin during North Toronto Tournament atom hockey action at St. Michael’s Arena Saturday afternoon.

Unionville went on to win 7-2.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8 w Madonna vs Toronto Ouest (Toronto Ouest, 330 Lansdowne Ave.)

Photo/PETER MCCUSKER

THURSDAY, JAN. 9 w Cardinal McGuigan vs Father Henry Carr (1760 Martin Grove Rd.)

UPCOMING GAME In Toronto District School Board boys basketball, north region, senior action, Emery CI takes on Northview Heights SS on Jan. 13 at 4:15 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 10 w Dante vs. Bishop Marrocco (Bishop Marrocco, 1515 Bloor St. W.) SENIOR TUESDAY, JAN. 7 w Community Hebrew Academy vs. Dante (Dante, 60 Playfair Ave.) w UTS vs Loretto Abbey (Loretto Abbey, 101 Mason Blvd.) w Father Henry Carr vs Cardinal McGuigan (Cardinal McGuigan, 1440 Finch Ave.W.) WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8 w St. Basils vs Frere Andre (330 Lansdowne Ave.)

FRIDAY, JAN. 10 w Mary Ward vs. Etienne Brule (Etienne Brule, 300 Banbury Rd.) BOYS BASKETBALL JUNIOR TUESDAY, JAN. 7 w Crawford Academy vs. Brebeuf (Brebeuf,

211 Steeles Ave.) w Community Hebrew Academy vs. Pope John Paul II (Pope John Paul II, 685 Military Trail) w Etienne Brule vs. Cardinal Newman (100 Brimley Rd. S.) w Chaminade vs Archbishop Romero (99 Humber Blvd.) w Henry Carr vs Cardinal McGuigan (Cardinal McGuigan, 1440 Finch Ave.W.) w St. Basil’s vs Toronto Ouest (Toronto Ouest, 330 Lansdowne Ave.)

YOUR Weekly Crossword

THURSDAY, JAN. 9 w Mother Teresa vs. Community Hebrew Academy (Community Hebrew Academy, 200 Wilmington Ave.) w Yeshivat vs. Francis Libermann (Francis Libermann, 4640 Finch Ave. E.) w St. Basil’s vs Chaminade (Chamindade, 490 Queen’s Dr) SENIOR TUESDAY, JAN. 7

w Crawford Academy vs. Brebeuf (Brebeuf, 211 Steeles Ave.) w Monsignor Charbonnel vs. Yeshivat (Yeshivat, 159 Almore Ave.) w Community Hebrew Academy vs. Neil McNeil (Neil McNeil, 127 Victoria Park) w Chaminade vs Archbishop Romero (99 Humber Blvd.) w Henry Carr vs Cardinal McGuigan (Cardinal McGuigan, 1440 Finch Ave.W.) w St. Basil’s vs Frere Andre

SPORTS SCHEDULE

For the complete schedule, visit www.insidetoronto. com/north yorktorontoonsports/

Sudoku (challenging)

How to do it: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3 by 3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.

last week’s answers

diversions

THURSDAY, JAN. 9

w Monsignor Charbonnel vs. Pope John Paul II (Pope John Paul II, 685 Military Trail)

w See answers to this week’s

puzzles in next Thursday’s edition

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sports schedule

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