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COLOURFUL CARNIVAL: Bianca Aziz marches along the Toronto Caribbean Carnival Parade route on Saturday, which started at Exhibition Place and made its way along Lake Shore Boulevard West. For more carnival photos, see page 21.

Peggy Nash wants to change animal cruelty laws Parkdale-High Park MP looking for support for a private member’s bill ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com During the summer months, while Parliament is on break, NDP MP Peggy Nash is continuing her effort to drum up support for a private member’s bill aimed at updating

Canada’s animal cruelty laws. Whether it’s leaving a small creature in a hot car, not providing adequate care or nourishment or operating a puppy mill, Nash’s private member’s bill calls on the federal government to recognize that animals can feel suffering and

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pain. “Our animal cruelty laws are very antiquated when they treat animals as property as opposed to feeling, thinking creatures,” said Nash, the MP for Parkdale-High Park. The bill also asks for stronger language in federal animal cruelty @ParkdaleLiberty

laws that would close loopholes that allow abusers to get off without consequence, Nash explained. It is very difficult to get a conviction under the current animal cruelty laws, and Nash said it is time that changed. >>>PEOPLE’S, page 8

Wabash Building Society’s pieceby-piece path toward transforming Sorauren Park has reached another milestone. The transformation of the oncebarren industrial lands, located off Wabash Avenue in Roncevalles Village, began with the development of the Sorauren Park Fieldhouse, which opened May 2008. The second piece of the transformation is the Sorauren Park Town Square project, for which fundraising is currently underway. This phase of the Wabash Building Society’s plans will turn vacant industrial land between the Sorauren Park Fieldhouse and the old linseed factory into an animated space complete with pizza/bake oven, trees, gardens, picnic areas, benches, and a stage. Fundraising for the project surpassed its initial $40,000 goal and now sits at $50,000 raised. With a matching funds grant from Livegreen Toronto, every dollar in the community campaign is doubled, meaning total funds raised to date sit at about $100,000. Because of the success so far, the Wabash Building Society has increased it’s fundraising goal for the community campaign to $75,000 by May 2013. The entire Town Square is estimated to cost $600,000, with the Wabash Building Society committed to raising half through various fundraising campaigns and grant >>>DONOR, page 7

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essica Haberman had just put the finishing touches on a new apartment and, perhaps, a new life for her and her two-year-old daughter, Suzanna. Two months earlier she had fled her home for a Violence Against Women (VAW) shelter when her married life took a volatile turn and she realized it was best for her and Suzanna to leave. They lived in the shelter and Haberman worked to pull things together and secure a safe, appropriate and affordable place to call home. Haberman had hoped their new life was just over the horizon when she found an affordable onebedroom basement apartment in Little Italy, just south of College. It was Sunday, July 15. With the help of a friend she arranged the furniture, unpacked boxes, rolled out the rug and finally sat back to watch through their open door as the rain fell and thought, “We have a home again”. As the rain got harder they closed the door and didn’t think much of it until water started to seep into their new home. “Within 15 minutes it was coming through the door,” Haberman said. “We were literally bailing out water.” They pulled some furniture back and Haberman went into the bedroom to get some towels when she realized water was streaming in through the bedroom window. “I just collapsed and started crying,” she said. A contractor was called in and cleaned up to the point that Haberman and Suzanna could spend the night. The following day the contractor returned, assessed the apartment and determined that walls had to come down so Haberman and Suzanna had to find somewhere to stay for at least a week. “I just started making phone calls to find a place

Her brother came down from Barrie that night and picked them up to stay with family there while Haberman continued to make calls to try to find somewhere to stay in Toronto. An email message was sent to various community groups and a family from the West End Parents Daycare – where Suzanna spends her days – responded with the offer of a room for a few weeks. “The response was amazing,” Haberman said. “Even if people didn’t have anything to offer it was just seeing the best of community start to manifest by people saying their thoughts and prayers were with us.” Haberman said she had hoped her apartment would be fixed and she and Suzanna could move back in. As the clock ran out on their temporary accommodation Haberman said she learned the damage to her old apartment was more extensive and expensive than her landlord had expected and the apartment wasn’t going to be fixed anytime soon. “I think the landlord just got more than she bargained for,” Haberman said. “As the contractor started looking behind walls, first the bedroom had to come down, then the living room, the whole bathroom needs to be gutted, the kitchen needs gutting.” The final straw, Haberman said, was when they discovered during the original renovations to the property, prior to her landlord owning it, a joist had been cut and the apartment was unsafe. “She was very straightforward and said, ‘I just can’t afford to do the work necessary and have you back in this apartment,’” Haberman said. Haberman found a home near Trinity Bellwoods that she and Suzanna could rent, unfurnished, for one month while the owners were out of town. They moved in Aug. 1. “It is not going to be ideal, but it will be our own

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space,” she said. “In some ways I like the spaciousness of it because my head feels so cluttered with all that is going on.” Now Haberman and Suzanna are in a crisis situation. She has one month to find a permanent place to live that she can afford, near the daycare on Dovercourt Road. “(For) Suzanna, her one stability has been West End Parents Daycare,” Haberman said. “They are her family.” This single mom’s situation is further complicated because Haberman said she had been financially dependant on her husband until she left for the shelter. Haberman explained she was involved in two car accidents in the 90s while living in the United States, which left her with a head injury, and physical limitations which rendered her unable to work in the administrative rolls she had previously worked in. She trained and was certified as a nationally registered massage therapist in the United States. “It was the perfect job for

me because I could control my own hours. I could space my clients and work with my physical needs,” Haberman said. She lived and worked for about 10 years in Colorado before life landed her back in Toronto, where she was raised. Her massage therapist certification doesn’t qualify her to practice in Canada so she tried to work in a retail position, but said her body couldn’t handle it due to the injuries from the car accidents. It wasn’t until after she and Suzanna were in the shelter that she applied for and received Ontario Works from the government. “I had to stop pretending that I had everything together and I could do everything,” Haberman said. “The more I pretend that is the case the more I crash and burn.” “And I am finding the more I meet people and open up the more I am finding that it is not that uncommon,” she said. Haberman said she is moved by the way her community has rallied around her and it’s that, in addition

to wanting Suzanna to stay in the same daycare, which has given her the strength to continue to search and has given her the hope that she and Suzanna can stay in the west end neighbourhood they have grown to love. “There is some kind of trust that I have in the community that gives me the strength not to collapse over this,” she said. “I know I have a lot of work to do and it is going to be a long journey to get Suzanna and I to a place where I want us to be, but I see that it is possible.” So with the strength of the community behind her, Haberman said she is committed to continuing her search to find a modest one bedroom apartment in the area of College Street and Dovercourt Road, for about $750 a month. “I would rather us be sharing a bedroom in a small space within a budget that disability will allow while working towards... going back to school to recertify,” she said. “I’m not going to be on disability forever.”

The Parkdale-Liberty Villager, as a member of the Metroland Media Group, is now the official print and online media sponsor of the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games. “The 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games will be a wonderful opportunity to showcase our wonderful city – so it’s only natural the media who cover the neighbourhoods of Toronto be involved,” said Villager Publisher Ian Proudfoot, Metroland Central’s regional vice-president. Metroland Media Group joins the Star Media Group (which includes the Toronto Star and Metro English newspapers across Canada), as official print and online media supplier to the games. The Pan American Games will draw 10,000 athletes from 41 countries, holding 48 sports events in venues throughout the Golden Horseshoe. The 2015 Pan American Games will be held July 10 to 26, followed by the Parapan American Games, Aug. 7 to 14. The Games are held every four years. For information about the games, visit www. Toronto2015.org “Star Media group and Metroland Media Group are the very definition of engaged, community-rooted media,” said Ian Troop, CEO of TO2015, the Games’ organizing body. “Their market leadership, their prominence and above all their profound commitment to community-building makes them an ideal partner for an ambitious project like Toronto 2015,” he said. “It is an honour to be media sponsors for these Games” said Ian Oliver, Metroland’s president. “We will strive to deliver news relating to the 2015 Games that readers in all of the communities that we serve can use,” he said. Metroland Media Group has more than 100 community and daily newspapers in print and online, as well as websites including flyerland. ca, localwork.ca, wheels.ca and goldbook.ca The Parkdale-Liberty Villager is one of community newspapers published by Toronto Community News.

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Think of protective measures against West Nile virus

ews from Toronto Public Health that two people in the city have tested positive for probable West Nile virus should serve as a warning for all residents. Now is the time to stop and think about protective measures regarding the disease that is spread by infected mosquitoes. There’s no need for panic; just remember some simple steps we can all take to limit both our personal risk of exposure and that of our neighbours. The best way to protect yourself is to limit exposure. Be especially our view aware at dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes are most active. Use Everyone can mosquito repellent, cover up help control with long sleeves and pants, and wear light coloured clothes in mosquito areas where there are mosquitoes. population Residents can also protect their home’s indoors by making sure all holes in window and door screens are repaired. Also, Toronto Public Health reminds residents that checking properties and limiting areas that mosquitoes can use as breeding grounds helps keep the numbers down. In particular, residents are asked to remove standing water from their properties, especially water that has gathered in plant pots, buckets and other items. On a larger scale, the city is also doing its part by having larvicide put into catch basins in order to help reduce the mosquito population. This year’s hot spring and summer have raised the risk level of West Nile virus in Toronto, and the city’s public health department said the two probable diagnoses last week mark the earliest appearance of the virus in humans since it first arrived in Toronto in 2002. An 80-year-old man, who has been hospitalized, and a 32-year-old woman recovering at home have been found with the probable diagnosis. Public health did not say what part of the city they are from. West Nile virus is a potentially deadly disease originally carried by birds who passed it on to mosquitoes after being bitten. People exposed to the virus can show a number of symptoms including fever, rash, neck pain, confusion, severe headaches and sensitivity to light. In serious cases, it can cause inflammation of the brain. However, the risk of infection is still considered low, according to Toronto Public Health, with less than one per cent of people becoming seriously ill and 80 per cent of people bitten by an infected mosquito do not become ill at all. That should not lead to complacency, though. Working together, we can all limit our exposure to this virus. Toronto Community News is a division of Metroland Media Group Ltd. The Villager is a member of the Ontario Press Council. Visit ontpress.com newsroom

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To the editor: Despicable. At all levels of government, the right wing in this country is mounting a concerted effort to demoralize working people and their unions simply to please their friends on Bay Street. It’s not enough they sit idly by and watch what is left of the middle class erode before their eyes. They are vehement in their ideology to put unfettered control of the workplace back in the hands of the country’s employers. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Conservative leader Tim Hudak, Mayor Rob Ford and others are badly underestimating working Canadians. It’s true, as it relates to most things political, that we are a passive society, however, try stripping away a worker’s hard-earned wages, pension and benefits and all hell will break loose. Canadian workers won’t let that happen. Roland Kiehne, president, Canadian Auto Workers Local 112

Mayor Ford enjoying a good summer, so far

ayor Rob Ford finished off July with what can only be described as a series of bravura performances. It really started mid-July, as the mayor danced on the stage with ebullient young women at the launch of the latest iteration of Caribana. Later in the month, he traded quips with Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, as the two movie stars descended upon the Hockey Hall of Fame to promote their new movie. Later that same week, he risked life, limb and dignity ascending a set of monkey bars in the new Underpass Park, bouncing up and down while delighted neighbourhood children chanted “Go Mayor, Go Mayor.” It was goofy. It could have gone all to pieces. The mayor could have fallen and really hurt himself; he could have ripped his trousers; he could, in the style of London Mayor Boris Johnson, have

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simply gotten stuck. But you know what? If it had all gone to pieces, the mayor would have left Torontonians with a really joyful reminder of just what it is we expect from a mayor in this town: that being, someone who isn’t afraid to get down in the dirt and be seen having a good time with his constituents. Mel Lastman, Toronto’s first mayor, was all about the goofball moments. His office both at Toronto City Hall and when he was Mayor of North York, at the civic centre, was filled with five-and-dime novelties and practical jokes that he’d pull out to amuse – and sometimes bemuse – visitors.

Lastman had his bad moments, certainly, but his good moments were just a joy. For Ford, there have been too few joyful moments, at least publicly. When things have gotten goofy, Ford has more often played an uncomfortable straight man who responded with anger and fear rather than good humour to the surprises life in the city tossed his way. There is, of course, no time like the summer to start doing this sort of thing. Ford has had some setbacks legislatively; Toronto Council has for the moment seized the agenda from him in the middle of his term. But council is in recess – there are no meetings until the fall – and there is no one to stop the mayor from actually going out and engaging with his citizenry, in a context beyond dealing with one-on-one grievances. The mayor has focussed

on grievance; arguably, it was a sense of grievance with city government that got Ford elected in the first place. And Ford has made no secret of his belief that the biggest problem with his city is the city. In expressing that belief, Ford has made a point of snubbing key sectors of the city: the arts community, the GLBT community, even the people developing the waterfront; when the Waterfront Park celebrated its groundbreaking earlier in the term, Ford was nowhere to be found. It’s good to see him rethinking his absent-father approach to leadership in this town now. Because at some point, even the sternest dad sits down with his kids and plays. n David Nickle is The Mirror’s city hall reporter. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at dnickle@insidetoronto.com

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Toronto Queer Arts Festival Mix and Mingle WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: The Rhino Restaurant+Bar, 1249 Queen St. W., upstairs Mix and mingle fair and sexy craft show.

n Saturday, Aug. 18

Neighbourhood Block Party WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Fred Hamilton Park, College Street between Roxton and Shaw The Neighbourhood Block Party, hosted by the Friends of Roxton Road Parks, offers music, barbecue, arts and crafts, a bocce tournament and garage sale, among other things. Proceeds to benefit Friends of Roxton Road Parks revitalization initiatives for Fred Hamilton, George Ben and Roxton Road Parkette.

Perseid Meteor Shower WHEN: 10 p.m. WHERE: Sorauren Park, Sorauren and Wabash avenue The Sorauren Park Astronomy Club will watch the Perseids on a moonless night (weather permitting). Bring lawn chairs, camping pads, etc. No other equipment needed.

Simcoe Day at Fort York

Lieutenant Governor of Ontario David C. Onley, seen above, at left, reviewing military re-enactors during Simcoe Day events Monday at Fort York, helped honour the very first one – John Graves Simcoe. At right, a military reenactor fires an artillery piece.

Ontario’s lieutenant governor was at Fort York Monday to celebrate the first in his field, John Graves Simcoe. The Honourable David C. Onley, the current Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, was at the National Historic Site on Simcoe Day, Monday, Aug. 6. Simcoe was the founder of Fort York and the Town of York, now known as Toronto. During Simcoe Day cel-

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ebrations visitors learned about the first Lieutenant Governor and his connection to the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. There was a parade and salute to the lieutenant governor by re-enactors uniformed as King’s troops from the War of 1812 era, and the historic units also participated in a combined musket- and artillery-firing tactical demonstration after the parade.

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Virus early and plentiful LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com A top city health official is advising Torontonians to take every precaution to protect themselves against mosquito bites as higher incidences of the West Nile virus have been detected among the pesky bugs this summer. Of the 43 batches of mosquitoes trapped by Toronto Public Health, 24 have tested positive. “This is the highest amount we’ve ever found at this time of year,” said Dr. Howard Shapiro, associate medical officer of health, at a press conference in High Park Wednesday, Aug. 1. Toronto Public Health monitors regularly for the West Nile Virus, Shapiro said. To minimize the risk of contracting West Nile from infected mosquitoes, Shapiro suggested wearing mosquito repellent, avoiding wooded areas and wearing longsleeved, light-coloured clothing from dusk until dawn while making sure screen doors and windows are in good repair and simply going indoors if there are a lot of mosquitoes in the vicinity. Shapiro called this year an unusual one, attributing the blister-

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Jag Dish, field investigator with the City of Toronto, checks a creek in High Park last week for mosquito larvae that may carry West Nile virus.

ing temperatures to the rise in the number of infected mosquitoes. Very few people will actually experience symptoms; only one in five will suffer fever, fatigue or headaches and won’t need medical treatment. One in 100 people will experience inflammation of the brain and need admittance to hospital. “This thing is so weather-dependent,” said Shapiro. We could see a

cold snap that could kill mosquitoes. It varies from year to year. We saw 28 cases last year. (West Nile virus) has been fairly quiet in the most recent past.” During an outbreak in 2002, Toronto reported 160 confirmed cases. However, Shapiro assured the odds of contracting the virus are very low. Only 20 to 100 people will fall ill out of a population of 2.5 million.

Two people have been diagnosed as probably having contracted West Nile virus – marking what Toronto Public Health officials say is the second-earliest appearance of the potentially deadly disease in humans since it arrived in Toronto in 2002. “In the course of our investigation we know that these individuals first experienced symptoms around the middle of July and that is the second earliest that we’ve seen,” said Dr. Howard Shapiro, Toronto’s associate medical officer of health. “In 2002 people did have symptoms earlier, but in other years this would be early.” The two individuals are a 32-yearold woman with probable West Nile Virus, who is recovering at home, and an 80-year-old man who has been hospitalized. Officials wouldn’t say what part of the city the two are from, and Dr. Shapiro said the risk of contracting the disease from mosquito bites is equal in all parts of Toronto. The disease originally came to Toronto carried by birds, who passed the virus on to mosquitoes after

having been bitten. Since the arrival of West Nile virus, Toronto Public Health has been practising a surveillance program that includes putting larvicide in pools where mosquitoes have been known to breed. Several batches As well, Toronto Public Health traps and tests mosquitoes. In July, Toronto Public Health reported several batches of mosquitoes had tested positive. Toronto Public Health is still confirming the two human cases are in fact instances of West Nile virus, which can manifest with a variety of symptoms. In more serious cases, it creates an inflammation of the brain, and in other cases it manifests with a fever, a rash, neck pain, confusion, severe headaches and sensitivity to light. The risk of infection is low though. Nearly 80 per cent bitten by an infected mosquito don’t become ill and less than one per cent of people become seriously ill. In 2011, there were 28 human cases reported and no one has died from the disease in Toronto since 2005.

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Donor donates $20,000 >>>from page 1 requests. The City of Toronto will pitch in the other half. “The community support keeps the board energized and keeps the momentum going,” explained Doug Bennet, volunteer chair of the Wabash building Society. Money has been raised through a “purchase a paver” campaign as well as activities including a pumpkin sale and an art sale. The campaign, Bennet said, is seeing a lot of people who donated to build the Sorauren Park Fieldhouse also contributing to the Town Square in addition to a number of newcomers to the neighbourhood. “There has been a lot of turnover in the community since 2008. “There are a lot of newcomers and young families who are helping to complete the park because everyone is going to benefit from it over the years,” Bennet said. Metrolinx made a donation of $1,000 for bike racks and quite a few businesses on Roncesvalles Ave. have made generous donations, Bennet explained. “I was in West Side Cycle the other day getting my bike fixed and William (Martinen), the owner, asked how much it was for a business donation to get their name on a paver,” Bennet explained. “I said, ‘$250,’ and he reached into his till, grabbed $250 and gave it to me on the spot.”

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In an amazing act of generosity, Bennet said, more than $20,000 came from a single donor, local real estate agent Chander Chaddah. “Chander Chaddah, our great benefactor, who is celebrating his 25th anniversary as a real estate agent made the very generous donation to our campaign,” said Bennet. “Chander is one of our board members as well, and all of our board members have contributed, but Chander has gone above and beyond to thank the community for all of the business he has had over the past 25 years.” In a second arm of fundraising efforts, aimed at securing corporate donations,

Bennet said the Building Society hopes to raise $50,000 or more through philanthropic opportunities like the Molson Coors Community Cheer program. “It is one of these new breed of corporate philanthropy that mixes an America Idol sort of contest and social media with online voting,” Bennet explained. Construction on the Town Square is planned for 2013. Following that, the final phase of the Wabash Building Society plans will be the development of the Wabash Community Centre, currently in the city’s capital plan for 2018. For more on the campaign visit http://wabashbuildingsociety.wordpress.com

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the east end. “I’m excited about what’s going on,” said Denzil Minnan-Wong, chair of the city’s public works and infrastructure committee. “This is great for a number of reasons. The number one reason is we’re going to save over $10 million a year – and over the life of the contract, if we exercise our extensions, that will be savings to the taxpayers of over $100 million.” City staff will be monitoring collection of solid waste across the west end. GFL is currently the only private company collecting residential garbage under city contracts. After signing with the city, GFL finalized its acquisition of Turtle Island Recycling, which had the contract to collect garbage in Etobicoke. CUPE Local 416 President

Mark Ferguson said the beginning of the new contract was “a sad day for residents of the City of Toronto and a sad day for working people across the city.” “It’s a bad day for residents because it’s a day where collectively we’ve lost control and oversight of a critical public service. It’s a sad day for workers because it represents yet another step toward lower wages, less security and less dignity for working people.” The union has established a hotline for residents with concerns or complaints about garbage collection in the area. “Residents who observe shoddy service, the mixing of waste streams or dangerous driver activity can contact 1-866-419-2227,” he said. Residents can also call the city’s 311 service.

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>>>from page 1 “We don’t just treat animals as property anymore,” she said. “I think people feel our society has moved on from this.” Nash recalls an incident about five years ago in Parkdale where someone locked a dog in a vehicle. The dog was in distress and people started to gather around the vehicle. A passerby broke the window and rescued the dog. People were upset by the event and that prompted her to action, Nash said. “Attitudes have changed towards animals, but laws have not,” said Nash, a self-described big animal lover. “We have had cats, dogs, a rabbit. We had a toad,” Nash said. “Lots of creatures great and small.” Her bill won’t take anything away from hunting or fishing, farm owner and food

Working toward a plan to define a long-term vision for Liberty Village, the Business Improvement Area is hosting workshops for public input. A Liberty Village Master Plan is meant to provide a comprehensive guide for land uses, development, building design, circulation and improvement to streets and open spaces and define an overall vision for future enhancement and development of the area. All input is welcome at the upcoming community consultations, according to Lynn Clay, with the Liberty Village BIA. “It is a blue sky opportunity to present ideas,” Clay said. “We want them to come in and share their ideas and their vision for the area.” Public Workshops are scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 14, Wednesday, Aug. 15 and Thursday Aug. 16 from noon to 2 p.m. and from 4 to 7 p.m.

processing, she explained. “It is not to say some of those practices shouldn’t be improved, but that is not what this bill is about,” she explained. “This bill is mostly about pets.” About 10,000 Canadians have signed the petition so far and Nash said she will continue to solicit signatures for as long as the current government lasts or until the bill is dealt with. It can be difficult to get private members’ bills onto the floor of Parliament, so Nash said she is also aiming to talk to the government to see if they are willing to make changes to animal cruelty laws without the bill. “But the more signatures we get the more pressure we can put on the government to make changes,” Nash said. Residents can support Bill C-232 by signing the petition at www.peggynash.ca

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Parkdale-High Park MP Peggy Nash, right, stops on Queen Street West to meet one of her (furry) constituents, 2-year-old Wally and his owner Jillian Brady who live in South Parkdale. Nash is drumming up support for her private member’s bill, which would strengthen animal cruelty laws.

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At the first workshop, the process will kick off with a walking tour, beginning out front of 67 Mowat Ave. “When you have feet on the ground and are walking slowly through an area observing you take it all in at a different level than if you were on a bus or in a car,” Clay said. “Even just talking amongst the group, it helps.” During the last workshop, consultants will present back to the community with the information, comments and ideas they received. Clay said there is a great deal of information about the Master Plan on the LVBIA website (www.lvbia.com), and comments can be provided in writing there or emailed to vision@lvbia.com The Master Plan study was initiated in June 2012 and is anticipated to conclude in October 2012. The Liberty Village BIA is working with The Planning Partnership, in association with Greenberg Consultants, Millier Dickinson Blais and LEA Consulting.

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Worst Words Here are the worst phrases a seller could use in the sale of their home: • Motivated: While you might expect a word like “motivated” to indicate that the homeowner is willing to negotiate on price, it seems this word has the opposite effect. It makes sense for the seller to focus more on the listing and less on describing themselves personally. • Must sell: Unfortunately, the use of “must sell” implies that the home seller is desperate and that there must be something wrong with the place. This, in turn, leaves the

home for sale on the market for longer than it would otherwise be. This term could convey that there is something wrong with the home or that it was overvalued to begin with. • Good value: Sellers often try to list their homes using the phrase 'good value’, which should be avoided. To a potential buyer, this phrase translates to 'not much to look at but a bargain for the price'.” • Starter home: When a potential home buyer sees the words “starter home” on a listing, they immediately imagine a tiny home made for 1.5 people. It indicates that the property is small and economical for first time home buyers. The pitfall of saying “starter home” would be that you are only appealing to a certain portion of

buyers instead of the whole market. Add the square footage of the home in the listing rather than using those words which have a negative connotation. • Freshly painted You've invested a couple hundred dollars to paint your home and prepare it for sale and you think it looks pretty darn good. If you put the promise of a house as 'freshly painted,' potential homebuyers might wonder if that's the only thing that has recently been revamped.

Best language The research also determined the five most powerful words and phrases to get you started: • Beautiful / gorgeous: According to the study, homes that were called “beautiful” sold, on average, 15 per cent faster. While most home buyers are thrilled to get a bargain, they still put a major emphasis on the condition of a home and its esthetic appeal.

• Move-in condition: This tells a home buyer that your home needs no repairs, changes or moderations; it is perfect and ready to be lived in as soon as you hand over the keys. • Turnkey: The word 'turnkey' is often associated with a home that is in fantastic condition. Another word that also catches the eye is 'immaculate'. Again, keep in mind that if you use this

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Clean Train Coalition taking Metrolinx to court over rail link electrification RAHUL GUPTA press@insidetoronto.com The Clean Train Coalition is going ahead with a judicial challenge of the Ontario government’s decision to run diesel trains along a planned rail link between Union Station and Pearson International Airport. “This is the next step of the process,” said the group’s co-chair Rick Ciccarelli over the telephone on Tuesday. “We feel we have been pushed into this position.” Ciccarelli said he and the group’s legal counsel Saba Ahmad was scheduled to detail the particulars of the legal action to the media at a press conference yesterday morning held by the Toronto Railpath footbridge, near Bloor Street and Lansdowne Avenue. He said the coalition has already filed the necessary documents at Ontario Divisional Court to proceed with the challenge, which was originally raised as a

potential strategy at a public meeting on July 18 to ensure the link is electrified before its 2015 opening, in conjunction with the Pan American Games. At that time, GO diesel train traffic is expected to increase by three-times along the Georgetown South rail corridor. GO network electrified Clean Train, which wants to see the entire GO network electrified, says any increase in the amount of diesel trains presents an unacceptable health risk to residents who live along the corridor, particularly those living just yards from the train tracks. Ciccarelli said Metrolinx, the regional transit planning agency tasked by the McGuinty government to coordinate the completion of the link, was given advance notice of the court filing. Metrolinx is currently studying the feasibility of electrifying the rail link,

which it is expected to complete by 2014. So far, the province has yet to approve funding the electrification of the air rail link, which is estimated by Metrolinx to cost $444 million. Ontario minister of transportation Bob Chiarelli said in late June the decision to electrify will not take place until after the link opens. Metrolinx spokesperson Mark Ostler said the agency wasn’t able to comment specifically about the court filing, but said the diesel trains expected to run along the link will have the capability of converting to electric in the future. “ These vehicles are fully convertible to electric, beat the World Health Organization’s stringent emissions standards and reduce airborne particulate emissions by 90 per cent,” Ostler wrote in an email Tuesday afternoon. Check insidetoronto.com for a follow-up story on yesterday’s press conference.

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Stargazers to hit Sorauren Park Saturday ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com

How clearly the meteors will be on Saturday remains to be seen because of all of the lights in the area, but Bennet is optimistic about the view. “Because Aug. 11 is going to be a moonless night you have a better chance of seeing the Perseid meteors when there is no moon out to wash out the sky,” Bennet said.

Don’t be surprised if you see a group of stargazers laying back comfortably gazing at the night sky in Sorauren Park on Saturday. On Aug. 11 Perseid meteor shower flashes across the sky and to mark the event longtime astronomy hobbyist and Roncesvalles Village resident Doug Bennet has planned the inaugural event of Sorauren Stargazers. Bennet is calling all stargazers to gather at 10 p.m. in the baseball outfield (close to the dog park) to lie on the grassy slope and watch for meteors.

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TRANSIT OF VENUS The idea came to Bennet when he and his son went to Sorauren Park to watch the transit of Venus in June. He used a pair of binoculars to project the event onto a big white board. A crowd of people gathered around to watch the projection of Venus moving across the face

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Doug Bennet, right, and his son Nathan observe the transit of Venus across the Sun in June from Sorauren Park. Bennet is calling on all stargazers to join him in the park at Sorauren Avenue and Dundas Street West for the Perseid meteor shower on Saturday.

of the sun. “I thought, maybe we should start up a little ad-hoc

astronomy club at Sorauren Park,” Bennet explained. The Perseid meteor shower is vis-

ible from mid-July each year, with the peak in activity being between Aug. 9 and 14.

No special gear is required, just bring camping pads, blankets, pillows, reclining lawn chairs, refreshments and whatever will make you comfortable, he said. If the Sorauren Stargazers inaugural event is a success, Bennet said he hopes to have future events during lunar eclipses, meteor showers or other astrological events. “Hopefully we will have a few people join,” Bennet said. “It’s just an opportunity to get away from computer screens and televisions and enjoy nature right from our backyard essentially.”

Fundraising concert set for tonight A collective of artists with developmental and intellectual disabilities such as autism and Down syndrome, are set to hit the stage at Mitzi’s in Parkdale. Tonight at 9 p.m. Keys to the Studio will perform as a fundraiser for the program, which encourages creativity among the participating artists through collaborations, the creation of original music, weekly one-to-one sessions, small group practices, jams, invitational gigs, field trips and self-produced concerts. Admission is pay-whatyou-can at the door and/or donation directly to info@ keystothestudio.com Proceeds from the concert will support Keys To The Studio which operates out of the Masaryk-Cowan Community Centre in South Parkdale. Mitzi’s, formerly Mitzi’s Sister, is located at 1554 Queen St. W.

Municipal Class Environmental Assessment - Notice of Study Completion The City ofToronto has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to advance the recommendations of the City’s Wet Weather Flow Master Plan (approved by City Council in 2003) to capture and treat polluted stormwater and combined sewer overflows (CSO’s) that are discharged to the Don River and Central Waterfront. This will help to improve water quality and our environment. In addition, necessary upgrades have been identified to the City’s critical sanitary trunk sewer infrastructure within the study area to improve operations and service future growth. The study has defined the problems/opportunities, identified and evaluated alternatives, and determined a preferred solution and design in consultation with the City ofToronto, regulatory agencies, and the public.The City has accepted the consultant’s recommendations regarding the preferred solution and design, including the following project components: Sanitary Trunk Sewer System l A Lower Don/Coxwell BypassTunnel that will be used on a contingency basis as a bypass to the existing Coxwell SanitaryTrunk Sewer (STS) allowing for periodic maintenance and any necessary repairs of the Coxwell STS, l Four underground storage tanks for offline storage of peak sanitary flows where additional capacity is needed. l Upgrades to the NorthTorontoTreatment Plant (NTTP). Wet Weather Flow Collection and Storage System l Three integrated tunnels (Lower Don/Coxwell BypassTunnel,Taylor Massey CreekTunnel, and Inner HarbourTunnel) connected to an equivalent of 15 underground vertical storage shafts that will collect and store wet weather flows and convey these flows to a new wet weather flow treatment facility. l Three underground storage tanks for offline storage of wet weather flows from four remote outfall locations. Treatment of Collected Wet Weather Flow l A new wet weather treatment facility that will provide high-rate treatment of wet weather flows and will be located on future lakefill in the waterlot south of the existing Ashbridges BayTreatment Plant. l A new pumping station in Ashbridges Grove Park with forcemains connecting to the new wet weather flow treatment facility. l Retrofit of an existing CSO tank at the NorthTorontoTreatment Plant. Opportunities for Review The study was carried out following the requirements for Schedule ‘C’ projects under the Municipal Class EA. An Environmental Study Report (ESR) has been completed and placed on public record for a 45-day review period starting August 10, 2012 and ending September 24, 2012.The ESR will be available for review on the project website at www.toronto.ca/cleanwaterways and at the following locations: Beaches Library 2161 Queen St. E. 416 393 7703

Leaside Library 165 McRae Dr. 416 396 3835

City Hall Library 100 Queen St. W. 416 393 7650

St Lawrence Library 171 Front St. E. 416 393 7655

If you have any outstanding issues about this project, please address them to the City staff listed below and we will attempt to seek a mutually acceptable resolution. James Yacoumidis, Policy, Planning and Project Consultant City of Toronto, Metro Hall, 18th Fl., 55 John St., Toronto, ON M5V 3C6 Tel: 416-392-8834 Fax: 416-338-2828 TTY: 416-397-0831 E-mail: cleanwaterways@toronto.ca or Visit: toronto.ca/cleanwaterways If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the City ofToronto, a person or party may request that the Ontario Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual environmental assessments. The Minister must receive the request in writing by September 24, 2012 at the address below, and a copy must also be sent to the City contact. If no requests are received by September 24, 2012, the City may proceed with this project as outlined in the Environmental Study Report. The Honourable Jim Bradley Minister of the Environment 77 Wellesley St. W., Ferguson Block, 11th Fl., Toronto, ON M7A 2T5 Issue Date: August 2, 2012 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.

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Toronto ridings caught in privacy Workman Arts exhibit raises breach at Elections Ontario awareness of mental illness LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com

Half of Toronto’s ridings are caught up in an investigation into a “massive” and “unprecedented” breach of voters’ personal information. Ontario’s information and privacy commissioner, Ann Cavoukian, announced recently she is investigating the privacy breach at Elections Ontario involving the personal information of as many as 2.4 million Ontario residents. Voters in the affected ridings should be concerned about the information falling into the wrong hands, Cavoukian said. “Given the magnitude of this breach, impacting millions of Ontarians, the loss of electors’ personal information will, of course, raise concerns of identity theft,” she said in a statement. There is no evidence the missing information has been improperly accessed. The Ontario Provincial

Police are also investigating and Elections Ontario hired law firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson to conduct an external review, Chief Electoral Officer, Greg Essensa, told Toronto Community News last month. A forensic audit indicated voters’ personal information in approximately 20 to 25 ridings had been breached. However, Elections Ontario had been working with information from 49 ridings and the audit could not determine which 20 to 25 of the 49 ridings were affected, Essensa said. “The challenge has been to define the scope,” he said. To be on the safe side, he is notifying voters in all 49 ridings. Eleven of Toronto’s 23 ridings are included on the list: Etobicoke Centre, York Centre, York West, Davenport, Don Valley East, Don Valley West, EtobicokeLakeshore, Etobicoke North, Pickering-Scarborough East, Scarborough-Agincourt and Toronto Centre.

The privacy breach involves the loss of two Elections Ontario USB keys containing unencrypted personal information of voters – their names, home addresses, dates of birth, gender and whether they had voted in the last election. The lost information does not include how people voted, their social insurance numbers, health card numbers, drivers’ licence information, phone numbers, email addresses and credit card or banking information, Essensa said. Essensa said residents in the affected ridings should monitor and verify transaction statements from banks and financial institutions, governments, businesses and other institutions to detect any unusual activity. If they discover any suspicious activity, residents should contact those organizations immediately. For more information or assistance, call 1-888-6688683 (1-800-ONT-VOTE).

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LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com The 12th annual juried art exhibition ‘Being Scene,’ produced by Workman Arts for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), promises to be “strong on passion and strong on ideas,” says one of its curators, artist Lisa Walter. Launched last Thursday, with a grand opening reception, the exhibit is being held at the Gladstone Hotel and features 56 works of emerging, intermediate and senior artists. The installation is the work of artists who have lived with mental illness and addiction and presents a cross-cultural portrait of the healing power of art. It boasts a diverse style of work, said Walter, a Dufferin and Bloor West streets-area resident. “There’s a lot of conceptual ideas. It’s a little darker than in previous years, but strong and exciting,” she said. “I had never been involved in jurying an exhibit – there were two other jurors who are members of the professional arts community. What I found interesting is, it made it clear to me that it has to do with how pieces fit together, how the show looks as a whole has an impact on what pieces you choose.” Walter said she hopes people will come to the exhibit and find something they love. This is her second year as a Workman Arts’ artist-

Lisa Walter in-residence and says it means a great deal because it helps her access the arts community – rather than having to work alone in her studio. “It provides a safe space where I can explore my ideas,” she said. “It provides space and support.” Walter has lived with depression off and on since she was a teen. “Unfortunately, it’s been a constant in my life,” she said. More recently, she’s been dealing with borderline personality disorder. Art, she says, provides her an outlet to articulate her inner world. “It helps me find my voice as a whole person,” she said. “It’s a life outside myself.” Walter discovered her passion for the arts at a very young age. It would seem it’s genetic as her mother is a visual artist and her father, a designer and visual artist. “I learned most of what I

know growing up in that environment,” she said. Walter describes her work as sometimes dark and morbid, yet also whimsical “I try not to over intellectualize my work. I find my work more powerful when I go from my gut rather than my head.” The exhibit, said Walter, will dispel the myths some may have about mental illness. It’s a sentiment shared by Workman Arts’ founder and Executive Director Lisa Brown. “We have always worked against the myth that because you are an artist with mental illness you must be an amateur. We have challenged and overcome this myth by presenting excellent art by Workman members,” said Brown in a statement. “I congratulate each and every visual artist who has shown and is currently showing in the Being Scene art exhibition.” Founded in 1987, Workman Arts offers artists the opportunity to build on their strengths rather than focusing on their illnesses. The organization empowers artists through training, performances and exhibits. “What it means to be an artist in an exhibit like this, to see your art hanging among the work of your peers is a powerful experience,” said Walter. ‘Being Scene’ takes place at the Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W., until Oct. 28.

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stationary or at your computer, but not operating a vehicle.” The demonstration was part of Kevin Sack has a message for a press conference for the Missing motorists who feel they need to Anti-Distracted Driving Campaign, constantly text or make calls while o rg a n i ze d by t h e Ca n a d i a n on the road: use transit instead. Automobile Association (CAA), the “That’s a good idea,” said Sack, a Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the vice president of communications provincial ministry of transportafor 407 ETR, which owns and opertion and a traffic safety coalition ates the 407 toll highway. made up of various organizations “I don’t think anyone has someformed to spread awareness of the thing so important they have to dangers of driving while distracted, take their own life, or the life of which was the cause of 53 deaths Staff photo/DAN PEARCE others, just because they have to in Ontario last year. communicate.” The four-week campaign, which Joanne Banfield, manager, trauma injury prevention Sunnybrook Health Sack, who was once a spokesbegins officially this holiday week- Sciences Centre, demonstrates the danger of texting and driving during person for the City of Toronto, end, highlights the important a news conference by CAA, MOT and OPP on distracted driving last was part of a group of helmeted milestones of life like graduating Wednesday at the Grandprix Kartways. volunteers demonstrating the danhigh school or getting married that gers of distracted driving, some of could be lost forever thanks to the at risk,” he said. any activities that averted their them texting from a phone while careless actions of distracted drivBell, chief superintendent of attention from the road, from Slug Information: Lastman’s Bad Boyers, who are 23 times more likely the OPP’s highway safety division, brushing their hair or fiddling with attempting to maneuver an electric go-kart along a racetrack at to sufferAdaSize serious automobile said the force investigated more the radio. Project : July WK3 FP Ad : 5.145 in x 3.062 in Grand Prix Kartways, located inside accident if texting, said Don Bell than 7,500 collisions on provin“Even a moment’s distraction Client : Lastman’s Bad Boy Publication : Community Downsview Park. of the OPP. cial highways in 2011, all of which can be dangerous,” he said. File Namecan’t : BB_Community_Teaser_SolidGold_Aug9 : Thursday, August 9 ,were 2012 caused by the “irresponsible” “You concentrate on both “If youInsertion driveDate while distracted Teresa Di Felice from the CAA texting and driving, you just can’t,” you’re putting yourself, your paschoices of drivers. said the Missing campaign was he said afterward. “Maybe if you’re sengers and members of the public He urged drivers to refrain from designed to focus on all drivers.

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