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the right answer: Queen Victoria Public School’s Madison Zacharias, left, and Lauren Jackson consult on the correct answer for the Canadian Kids Lit Quiz regional championships, held at the school Tuesday. The Parkdale school hosted teams from around the province as they competed to answer 100 questions drawn from children’s literature, fables and mythology.

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Island Airport future debate in March

About 20 residents from along the rail corridor that runs from Union Station to the Toronto Pearson Airport attended an

open house in Liberty Village to hear about future plans to electrify the trains that will run on the Union Pearson (UP) Express. On Feb. 3, Metrolinx, which initiated an Environmental

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The question of what future Billy Bishop Airport has will be debated at a meeting of Toronto’s executive committee in late March. That was the word from Tuesday’s meeting of the committee, after it was clear the Toronto Port Authority and Porter Airlines had not yet been able to gather enough information to inform a debate. Porter and the authority have been lobbying Toronto Council to open an agreement between the city, the federal and provincial governments to allow jets to take off and land at the airport on the Toronto islands. Porter has argued it needs to be able to operate jets to extend the range of its flights, that are currently limited to short runs to North American cities. Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly said he hoped by the March 25 date for the special executive committee meeting, there would be enough clarity to render a decision, which he hopes will be approved.

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The pre-hearing for the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) challenge of a City of Toronto bylaw limiting the concentration of bars on Queen Street West in Parkdale takes place Feb. 14. City council adopted the bylaw last summer after the planning department completed a restaurant study of the strip. T h e by l a w i n c l u d e d a cap on the number of bars along Queen West between Dufferin Street and

Roncesvalles Avenue to 25 per cent. It also had a number of rules around size of dance floors, patios and prohibiting bars on second floors of buildings. During that study a moratorium was placed on new bars, restaurants and bakeries opening. Since the bylaw was appealed by the Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association, the moratorium has remained in place. An OMB pre-hearing is the first time those involved

in the hearing meet. Prehearings are held to help identify issues, parties and participants; to determine what documents should be exchanged; and determine procedures before and during the hearing. They are also a time to set future hearing dates. Attendance at the prehearing is mandatory in order to take part in further proceedings.

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The death of Edmond Yu in 1997 at the hand of Toronto police has and continues to inspire the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre (PARC) to fight the stigma of mental health and poverty. For the second year, the west-end not-for-profit that works with members on individual issues of poverty, mental health, addictions, homelessness and food security, will host PARC’s Blues for Edmond, a benefit show

honouring the life of Yu. T h i s y e a r, Bl u e s f o r Edmond features KC Roberts and the Live Revolution, a local funk band with blues, jazz and roots influences. event details They will play selections from their latest recordings supplemented by tunes specifically picked for this event. Opening the show will be

the PARC Beats, a countryblues outfit straight out of PARC’s almost-famous music program. Blues for Edmond, A Benefit Concert for PARC, takes place Thursday, Feb. 20 at Revival, 783 College St. at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $20 and $25 at the door. Funds raised support the work at PARC.

To purchase tickets, email dlewis@parc.on.ca or call 416-537-2262, ext. 244

Parkdale Project Read needs volunteers Parkdale Project Read (PPR) is accepting applications for volunteer tutors at its adult literacy centre at King and Dufferin streets. The next tutor training starts Feb. 20. People must commit two hours a

week for at least one year. Volunteers support learners develop skills in reading, writing, math and computers. PPR is especially in need of volunteers who experience working with consumer/sur-

vivors of the mental health system and/or teaching ESL. Visit http://parkdaleprojectread.org/volunteers/volunteer-tutor-application-word for more information.

St. Joe’s helping vulnerable patients stay warm this winter

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I saw this is as a huge problem. You don’t want anything to happen to these people. They could get frostbite or hypothermia.

St. Joseph’s Health Centre staff member has been going above and beyond the call of duty to provide warmth this winter to a particularly vulnerable group of patients. Shirley Pullan, patient care manager for the hospital’s adult inpatient mental health unit, has, since she started at the health centre eight years ago, been collecting coats, boots, hats, scarves and mitts for her adult patients who arrive through the emergency department. “What I noticed, when I started here, particularly in the winter months, the patients we were discharging were homeless or living in the shelter system and didn’t have winter coats or gloves,” Pullan told The Villager. “You’re not comfortable letting them go back because they don’t have winter clothes.” These patients are those who don’t have family or friends the

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Shirley Pullan, patient care manager of St. Joseph’s Health Centre’s adult in-patient mental health unit, collects winter clothing for vulnerable patients through a clothing drive she runs at the hospital.

doctors and nurses could call to say, ‘Could you please bring in a winter coat?’ “I saw this as a huge prob-

lem. You don’t want anything to happen to these people. They could get frostbite or hypothermia,” Pullan said. “In

response to that problem, I started a clothing drive in the hospital. It first started through word of mouth.” This winter has been especially unforgiving with almost daily wind-chill warnings and extreme cold weather alerts. “I’m very fortunate to say that at this point, I have enough donations from hospital staff to clothe the anticipated number of patients until the end of winter,” Pullan said. She expects to see as many as 100 patients come through the hospital’s emergency doors by the end of March. These are

adults who are dealing with major mental health illnesses such as depression, possible schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and addiction. St. Joe’s treats adults of all ages, cultures, regions and backgrounds, Pullan said. “They’re coming to the hospital with a whole range of issues. They’re picked up by police under the police term ‘failure to thrive.’ The police are concerned for their safety because a patient is outside in minus 35 degree (Celsius) weather in just a sweater, jeans and slippers,” she said. The winter clothing drive is an initiative that’s near and dear to Pullan’s heart. “Here, one of our mission statements is to serve the marginalized and disenfranchised and the homeless fall into this category,” she said. Pullan said she is very grateful for her colleagues’ support.

Visit www.stjoe.on.ca/programs/ emerg/index.php for details about the drive.

Secret salon-style house concert coming to Parkdale Feb. 13 ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com

n East Coast-inspired, salon-style performance and Kitchen Party is set to take place at a secret location in Parkdale. Fiddle player, singer and founder of Roaring Girl Records, Miranda Mulholland, will present the East Coast Kitchen Party, which will feature two Halifaxbased musicians, Stewart Legere and Kim Harris, in a nearly empty home somewhere in Parkdale, the address of which will be emailed out a week before the Feb. 13 event. “I think it is going to be a very special and unique kind of night,” Mulholland said. “I didn’t know if anyone would respond to this idea of having to go through a secret portal to get the address, but I am overwhelmed by the response.” The East Coast angle came about organically, said Mulholland, who is originally from Guelph, but has lived in Parkdale for the past five years. She was looking for a unique location to host a show, in follow-up to a series of salonsstyle concerts she presented in the summer. For the series, intimate shows

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The East Coast Kitchen Party will feature Halifax-based musicians Kim Harris and Stewart Legere.

were featured at unlikely locations including The Atlantic restaurant on Dundas Street West, Mrs. Huizenga’s vintage store on Roncesvalles Avenue and Quinn West Salon on Queen Street West. “I love Parkdale, and living here and being surrounded by so many great artists and visions and writers,” Mulholland said. “And people really started to embrace the pop-up nature of (these shows).” So in follow-up, Mulholland started mulling the idea of hosting a show in an empty house

and was working with a real estate agent to that end. Finding an empty house in the popular Parkdale neighbourhood was a long shot, but Mulholland said they were able to discover a few people to offer up spaces just before they moved in or right after they moved out. “This one was just perfect. It was the right place, it was the right time for them (the owners),” she said. “They just moved in and they have been re-doing the house so there is no furniture... it just lent

itself perfectly.” Once she booked the performers, who come from the East Coast, Mulholland said wrapping the event around an East Coast kitchen party theme was a natural. “The spot we have has a giant kitchen in the basement because the woman who owns it is a chef,” Mulholland said. “It just lent itself perfectly to having a performance spot upstairs and a kitchen party downstairs.” The “secret” nature of the loca-

tion was inspired by “Charlie’s Burgers” an underground dinning club, and “Sleep no More”, an immersive, site-specific, interactive work of theatre, in New York. In keeping with the salon style, there will be other artistic surprises going on all night in various rooms. And all attendees are encouraged to bring an instrument if they like, to join in the music making. There will be some musicians from the community who can lead some jam sessions, but Mulholland said she is hoping people will bring something to play. “Hopefully people might have a couple drinks, lose the inhibitions a bit and want to get in there,” Mulholland joked. Also, Krysta Oben and Chef Amy Stoddart will tailor snacks and drinks for the event. The evening will be emceed by Montreal-based comedian Tim Rabnett. This is a pay-what-you-can event, in a pass-the-hat-style after sets, with a suggested donation of a $10 minimum.

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he Olympic Winter Games kick off Friday and we’ve got 221 athletes vying for gold in Sochi, Russia – our largest team to ever represent Canada at the winter event. Ontario is well represented with 64 athletes, the most of any province. Toronto has eight Olympians that we’re particularly keeping an eye on: Patrick Chan (figure skating), Dylan Moscovith (figure skating), P.K. Subban (hockey), Natalie Spooner (hockey), Michael Lambert (snowboarding), Katie Tsuyuki (snowboarding), Lenny Valjas (cross country skiing) and Phil Brown (alpine skiing). If you weren’t already planning on it, there are a few good reasons to get on the Winter Games bandwagon for the next two and a half weeks. our view The Olympics truly are a unifying event. No matter your culOlympics tural background, your political ignite national views or whether you actually know the difference between pride luge and skeleton, there’s nothing like a podium win to ignite the national pride in all of us. The Games strengthen our communities at home. While our athletes are a world away, we can invite our neighbours, friends and family together to cheer them on. It’s a great excuse to reach out, or strike up a conversation with a stranger, to talk about the standings and how Canada’s team is faring. It serves as a great inspiration for our children. At a time when childhood obesity rates are critically high, introducing kids to the exciting world of the Winter Games is the perfect way to get them more active. It’s an especially welcome inspiration at this time, to be reminded that winter in Canada can be enjoyable if we embrace it and play in it. And children can always use more positive role models. Why not introduce them to our roster of Olympians and Paralympians who serve as examples of determination, focus, great teamwork and even how get back up after a failure. The Olympic Winter Games start with Friday’s opening ceremonies and continue until Feb. 23, with the Paralympic Games beginning March 7. Tune in, host a Winter Game-watching party, get the kids involved by having them cheer for their favourite athlete and then do something really Canadian – go play in the snow.

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Scarborough subway still far from a certainty On balance and considering their limitations, Toronto council put together a proper so-so budget for 2014. It’s too bad that in the midst of all that mediocrity, the most vital debate in the 2014 budget deliberations didn’t quite happen. That’s not to say there wasn’t a lot of talk about the wisdom of slathering a 0.5 per cent property tax premium to pay for a portion of a multi-billion dollar subway going into Scarborough, because there was. St. Paul’s Councillor Josh Matlow provoked a couple of high-octane discussions about the property tax hike. On the first day of the budget deliberations, he tried to have the property tax hike itself voted on separately. He was thwarted then by Speaker Frances Nunziata and council’s procedural rules, and then council supported her ruling on a razor-thin margin.

david nickle the city And once that vote happened – it was done. When Matlow, an admitted naysayer on the Scarborough subway, moved a motion to put off spending any of the proceeds of that tax until 2015, Nunziata ruled that out of order on the legal advice that such a decision might open up the city to a legal challenge. To whit: you can’t say you’re levying a tax for a specific purpose then not spend it there. And so council, in their last budget debate before the election, went ahead and charged taxpayers for work on a subway that still may never be built. Now, it’s true that council has supported the subway to replace the Scarborough RT, and when it voted to do so last year, Metrolinx agreed to build it.

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A smart opponent would leave that base to (Rob) Ford, and go after a portion of the streetcar-loving majority.

But there are still impediments. For one thing, there are elections coming up: likely a provincial election, and a municipal election Oct. 27. And while there is a large contingent of voters in Scarborough who believe that a shorter subway line is a better fit than a longer light rail line, there’s every indication they’re not a majority. A poll released Monday by Leger shows that 61 per cent of Toronto voters would prefer a light rail line and 56 per cent of Scarborough voters would like light rail over a subway. In Toronto, at least one serious mayoralty can-

didate, David Soknacki, has indicated if elected in October will steer the course back to light rail. Others may or may not follow suit, depending on how public opinion goes across the city over the coming months. Mayor Rob Ford will almost certainly continue to support subways, on the likely correct assumption that the minority of subway supporters will intersect almost perfectly with his own base. A smart opponent would leave that base to Ford, and go after a portion of the streetcar-loving majority. As to the province? Who knows what a fresh legislature will bring to the question of subways in Toronto. All in all, it seems an unwarranted risk, betting a 0.5 per cent 2014 property tax hike on the vagaries of election-year politicking.

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Momo Workshop WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. WHERE: West End Food Co-op, 1229 Queen St. W. CONTACT: westendfood.coop to register COST: $55 Learn to make the Tibetan-stuffed dumpling. Photo stroll family nature walk WHEN: 1 to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: highparknaturecentre. com COST: $2 to $5 or pay what you can. Bring your camera Photo Stroll Family nature walk to photograph winter scenes.

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Community Skating Party WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Dufferin Grove Park, 875 Dufferin St. Join MPP Jonah Schein and MP Andrew Cash at their third annual community Skating Party. Residents can come out and skate with neighbours and enjoy music and hot chocolate in the park.

CHECK OUT OUR complete online community calendar by visiting www.parkdalevillager.com. Read weeks of listings from your neighbourhood as well as events from across Toronto. http://parkdaleprojectread.org, jody. frances@gmail.com COST: Free Parkdale Project Read is now accepting applications for volunteer tutors at its adult literacy centre at King and Dufferin. Many people in Parkdale have trouble with everyday reading and writing. Volunteers tell us that helping people improve their literacy skills is a great way to give something back to their community and to meet a variety of interesting people. Even though they are the tutors, they say they are always learning from their students.Visit www.parkdaleprojectread.org/volunteers/volunteertutor-application-word/ and tell the organization about your interest in volunteering for them.

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historical society wHave meeting Thursday you ever wondered why Dundas Street curves as it does? The origins of Dundas Street West relates back to the War of 1812. The Roncesvalles Village Historic Society (RVHS) will explore this and the creation of a commemorative Peace Garden at Dundas Street West and Roncesvalles Avenue with guest speaker Abby Bushby, the founder of the Dundas Roncesvalles Peace Garden project. The discussion will take place Thursday at 6:45 p.m. at the High Park Library, 228 Roncesvalles Ave. feedback on McCormick Park playground Brockton residents are invited to review plans for a neighbourhood playground Saturday at 10 a.m. at McCormick Recreation Centre, 66 Sheridan Ave., in the upstairs lounge. Councillor Ana Bailao will host the community meeting for residents to provide feed-

back on the draft designs for improvements to McCormick Park playground in Brockton Village, which are scheduled for the spring of 2014. For more information email Nicholas Gallant ngallan@ toronto.ca or phone 416-3927012.

unfair rent increases, repairs not getting done and issues with landlords. The meeting takes place Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Parkdale Library, 1303 Queen St. W. There will be refreshments and childcare on site. For more information email parkdaleorganize@gmail.com

King-Dufferin Parkette info session The King-Dufferin Parkette is set to expand in size and services and the community is invited to voice their vision for this space. Ward 14 Councillor Gord Perks and the City of Toronto parks staff are holding a community meeting to discuss the expansion of the park Tuesday, Feb. 18 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Holy Family School library, 141 Close Ave. Email councillor_perks@ toronto.ca or call 416-3927919.

family mental wThefree health symposium Toronto Catholic District School Board is shining a light on family mental health concerns at a free symposium Feb. 20 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at 80 Sheppard Ave., east of Yonge Street. sign for Dowling wThenew and Dunn bridges city’s consultant engineer, Engineering and Construction Services, has determined Dowling Avenue and Dunn Avenue bridges, north of Lake Shore Boulevard West in South Parkdale, will be receiving new signage as they have been designated to have a five-tonne maximum weight limit. This report will be before the Feb. 25 meeting of the Toronto East York Community Council. Once approved, the regulatory

renters invited to wA new meeting neighbourhood group of tenants will host “Parkdale: Organize!” a public meeting for renters in Parkdale. Come out and help plan for action with neighbours on

signage will be installed on location. Year of Pig one of wA story Chinese zodiac signs on Page 6 of the Jan. 30 edition of Parkdale Villager, headlined ‘The Chinese find great symbolism in numbers’, did not include the pig in the listing of the 12 Chinese animal zodiac signs. The Villager regrets the error.

eligible to apply to work with the Toronto Police Service this summer with the 2014 Youth in Policing Initiative (YIPI) Summer Program. This employment initiative focuses on diverse youth between the ages of 15 and 18 years, who reside in priority identified neighbourhoods within the City of Toronto. The deadline to submit online applications is tomorrow. A link to the application is available online at www. torontopolice.on.ca/yipi/

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Final open house on Monday >>>from page 1 of the power supply system, power supply distribution and more than 500 overhead contact system structures, which carry the power to the trains. Metrolinx held a series of public open houses in the summer and this second round of joint public open houses involves both Metrolinx and Hydro One project components. The open house featured a series of display boards explaining the UP electrification EA. The purpose of these information sessions is to update the public on the EA and seek out their input. “If they have any concerns or comments that they want us to take into consideration as we develop our plans, that is the purpose of these (meetings),” said Karen Pitre, Metrolinx’s executive director of electrification. EAs and the issue of electrification can be complicated, but Pitre said she has seen a well-informed group of people have been coming out to the

sessions. “They are the people who has been following this for a long time,” Pitre said. “But it is very complicated and we are trying our best to explain in a relatively straightforward way what we are talking about building.” Although electrification is not funded yet, Pitre said it’s part of the next wave of projects in the Metrolinx file. The final public open house on electrification is Monday, Feb. 10 at Lithuanian House, 1573 Bloor St. W., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The panels shown at the meetings will be available on the Metrolinx website, www. metrolinx.com/en by midweek next week and the public can comment on the EA until Feb. 17. With all these comments under consideration, Pitre said her team will develop the environmental project report, which will then be available for public comment. The final report is to be completed by the beginning of April and there will be a

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30-day public review period for people to comment to the Ministry of Environment. (MOE). South Parkdale resident Ric Amis was prompted to attend the meeting because he wanted to find out what was happening with electric trains on the UP Express and because he said he feels it is important the trains used on that line are not diesel as is planned when the service begins running in time for the 2015 Pan Am Games. He said he was disappointed to find the meeting was presented as a series of panels as opposed to a presentation by Metrolinx followed by a question-andanswer period. “I find this intimidating,” Amis said. “They gave me a list of terminology,” Amis said, holding up an eight-page glossary of terms. “I could be here all night just reading the acronyms.”

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New Unit Commander wThere takes the reins has been a change in leader-

The Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) for 11 Division holds monthly meetings, attended by residents, representatives from resident associations, business improvement areas and officers of all ranks from 11 Division. The aim is to improve public safety in partnership with 14 Division, promote positive working relations between the community and police officers and identify problems and challenges involving community safety and policing. The Committee usually meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The last meeting of the 11 Division CPLC was held on Jan. 28 at 11 Division Headquarters at 2054 Davenport Rd. Here are some highlights from the meeting:

ship at 11 Division, which means the CPLC has a new co-chair. Peter Lennox, who served as the Superintendent at 11 Division since 2009 has moved on to Unit Commander of the Toronto Police College. Taking the helm at 11 Division is Supt. Heinz Kuck. He will also co-chair the CPLC with Linda Martin. Kuck took some time at the beginning of the meeting to encourage people at the CPLC meeting who aren’t official members to become members. “I appreciate you coming in as a guest, but that is passive and it isn’t enough for me,” Kuck said. “I need your voice and I need your wisdom.” Clothing Drive collected wJohn3,500 items of clothing Dixon, longtime member of

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the CPLC and one of the organizers of its annual clothing drive updated the group on the 5th annual drive, which wrapped up on Dec. 14, 2013. In its fifth year the committee collected 3,500 items of warm clothing, which were then distributed to area organizations like Arrabon House, the Dowling Centre and the Keele Community Correctional Centre. Dixon said there was a 30 per cent increase in donations over last year. Planning priorities for wIn 2014 will be identified its upcoming meetings the CPLC will identify its priorities for 2014 and plan its major initiatives. Kuck said his goal for 2014 is to “tangibly raise the quality of life in every community in 11 Division”. He encouraged members of the CPLC to think about specific initiatives it could take on to achieve that greater goal. The committee will also discuss

the frequency of meetings and perhaps having fewer meetings in a calendar year. The committee membership will vote on the frequency of meetings at its Feb. 25 meeting. Crime Statistics w show rise in break and enters

End of year crime statistics for 2013 were presented at the meting by Constable Russ Golding, 11 Division’s Crime Prevention officer. Residential break and enters were up 11.6 per cent in 2013 over 2012 with 12 incidents in December. However, police explained that three of those break and enters were by holiday party-goers looking for a place to “sober up”. Commercial break and enters were down 30.8 per cent in 2013. There were 28 thefts from autos in December of 2013 and over all in 2013 these crimes dropped by 35 percent since 2012 and nearly 50 per cent since 2011. Thefts of autos were

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Toronto city council officially reinstated the High Park Zoo’s annual operating cost of $228,000 when it finalized the 2014 budget last Thursday. Calling council’s decision “brilliant news,” ParkdaleHigh Park Councillor Sarah Doucette said she presented petitions boasting more than 24,300 signatures in support of the zoo, including more than 950 from children. It took Doucette and two of her colleagues to carry the pile into council. “You couldn’t see me behind my desk,” she said. Friends of High Park Zoo, organized in the wake of the city’s decision to cut funding in 2012, raised more than $340,000 to keep the zoo in operation over the past two years. “Thank you to our visitors, volunteers and all of our stakeholders for helping to raise

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