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ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com A contraflow bicycle lane is coming to Fermanagh Avenue, east of Roncesvalles Avenue, making it legal for cyclists to travel eastward on that street.

Contraflow bicycle lanes allow bicycles to travel in two directions on a street that is one-way for all other vehicles.

On Feb. 5, Parkdale-High Park Councillor Gord Perks and City Cycling Infrastructure staff met with area residents to discuss the implementation of this lane.

In an effort to address gaps in the bikeway network and improve cycling conditions in the area south of Bloor Street West to the Gardiner Expressway and from Parkside Drive to Bathurst Street, the West End Bikeway Project was launched in the fall of 2008.

“People are getting injured and killed,” Perks said. “We have an obligation to make a safe bike network.”

Three routes identified were the Shaw Street Bikeway, High Park-Harbord Bikeway and the Florence-Argyle Bikeway. The >>>fermanagh, page 8

Tasty techniques: Left photo: Instructor Lindsey Grefland, left, demonstrates some techniques for Lauren Macijiwsky and Vanessa Holding during a cupcake decorating workshop at Le Dolci on Saturday. Top photo: Sarah Falomone shows off her delicate creation.

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Metrolinx to start using Sterling Road LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Metrolinx anticipates little impact on the neighbourhood as it relies on Sterling Road and the West Toronto Railpath as access points to complete grading and signal installation as part of the Georgetown South Project, according to a spokesperson.

Metrolinx was to begin using 158 Sterling Rd. as an access point and storage for its new track materials as of February, but Metrolinx staff said there

has been a delay in reaching an agreement between the property owner and Metrolinx for the use of the land. They are in the final stages of reaching that agreement and the Sterling Road access should be in use in the next few weeks.

“We don’t anticipate many complaints from the community,” Manuel Pedrosa, manager of the Georgetown South Project, told The Villager Monday.

For the most part, Sterling Road is a commercial and industrial route, however, Pedrosa

said the area is changing.

Nevertheless, trucks will cross the West Toronto Railpath to enter and exit the rail corridor at 158 Sterling Rd. Railpath users will have right-of-way over construction vehicles while a traffic control person will be stationed at the access point during construction hours, Pedrosa said.

Appropriate signage will be in place along the path to advise users of what lies ahead. Drivers must obey signage and must stop and yield to railpath users.

Sterling Road provides the

best access while minimizing the impact on the local neighourhood, Pedrosa said.

Construction takes place Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. with occasional work Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eight to 10 trucks will use this access point daily.

“We’re on track to complete the work by the end of the year,” Pedrosa said.

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Uma Nota Culture presents an afternoon Family Day party with live music, crafts, workshops and activities at Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and activities run until 7 p.m.

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Parkdale native Moscovitch helps Canada to Olympic silver medal Josh Brown plv@insidetoronto.com

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Team Canada pairs skaters Dylan Moscovitch and Kirsten MooreTowers perform their figure skating team event free program during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

Hot off helping Canada to a silver medal in the inaugural team figure skating event at the Sochi Olympics, Parkdale native Dylan Moscovitch and his pairs partner Kirsten MooreTowers of St. Catharines were shooting for another medal in the individual pairs event.

The duo, who train out of RIM Park in Kitchener-Waterloo, finished in sixth place after Tuesday’s short program.

The event was set to conclude with the ‘free’ program on Wednesday, which went past The Villager publication deadlines.

For Moscovitch, now sporting a team Olympic silver medal along with the rest of the Canadian figure skating team, it was the culmination of a journey that began with his parents teaching him how skate at Parkdale’s McCormick Arena. He grew up on Cowan Avenue until well into his teenage years.

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And his home and first club was the West Toronto Skating Club.

The team event was making its debut in Sochi and consisted of eight legs over three days of action Each facet of figure skating – men’s and women’s singles, pairs and ice dance – was judged and the country with the most points won.

It was neck-and-neck between favoured Canada and host Russia early on but Russia pulled away on stellar singles performances from 15-year-old Yulia Lipnitskaya and veteran Evgeni Plushenko, who picked up his fourth Olympic medal in as many Games.

Fittingly, in helping Canada to a second-place finish, Moscovitch

and Moore-Towers actually finished second in the event they competed in on Saturday night – the long program in the pairs event.

Another Canadian pairs team, three-time Canadian champion Meaghan Duhamel and Eric Radford, skated the pairs’ short program for Canada on Friday and also finished in second.

Other Canadian finishes included North York’s Patrick Chan (third in men’s short program), Kevin Reynolds (second in men’s long program), Kaetlyn Osmond (fifth in both women’s long and short programs) and Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir in ice dance (second in both short and free dance).

The whole group was on hand Sunday to watch the event conclude with the last three skates. When it ended, they did a group hug, stood arm-in-arm on the podium to receive flowers and then skated around the rink to salute the Canadian fans in attendance.

“It was very rewarding and a huge

honour to go out there and deliver a strong performance and feel as a unit that every single person earned their spot on that podium,” said Moscovitch.

The duo qualified for the upcoming Olympic Games with their second straight second-place finish in the pairs event at the national figure skating championships last month in Ottawa.

It is the first Olympics for both skaters (having finished 5th in the Canadian Olympic qualifying event back in 2010).

The pair nearly medalled at last year’s world championships, finishing fourth.

For a complete recap from Sochi on how Moscovitch, 29, and MooreTowers, 21, fared in their very first Olympic individual pairs event, visit our website at www.parkdalevillager.com - with files from Norm Nelson

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Youth hoping for a wheel deal to finish homemade skateboards ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com From seven thin pieces of wood to a fully pieced together, sanded and painted deck, a handful of students recently completed a pilot project where they built their own skateboards by hand.

“The students made these from scratch, they are so proud of that,” said Namee Lee, project lead. “By being successful with this, they will have better self esteem.”

Lee, who lives near Yonge and Lawrence, is an industrial design instructor at OCAD University and the co-founder of the registered charity Thinking Forward.

Thinking Forward offers training programs for Toronto children, youth and adults aimed at aiding them to develop stronger character and skills so they might impact their communities in a positive way.

The three-year-old organization does outreach in schools, community centres and other public venues, with a focus on creative learning for children and leadership training for youth and adults.

Its principles are based on the CHOICES method, which stands for the development of good Character, Helping others, Ownership of one’s

actions, being a positive Influence, showing Compassion, using Education as a key to growth and focusing on the Sustainability of resources.

“Our programming is aimed at character development, specifically on respecting each other, diversity and anti-bullying, but all done through the creative arts,” Lee said.

The pilot project ran at Alexander Muir/Gladstone Public School in Beaconsfield Village for 11 weeks.

Ten students between grades 6 and 8 participated.

“It was 11 hours of their time invested,” Lee said. “I think they all left there so proud of their work.”

To make the boards, the students glued together seven thin layers of wood and then a vacuum bag sucked the air out from between the layers.

But to make the skateboard, more than one set of hands is needed.

“The process of making the skateboards is very collaborative,” Lee said. “You can never press a board on your own so I thought it was a really good, hands-on way, to teach about working together.”

After the students pressed the boards, they came up with the designs for their individual boards.

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Alexander Muir/ Gladstone Public School students Alyssa, left, Jordan, Aasha, Eric and Brina display the skateboards they made as part of an 11-week pilot project run by Thinking Forward, an organization that aims to help young people.

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thing the youth were proud of or their cultural heritage, and one was a tribute to a relative who had recently died.

“They were able to do what they wanted to do,” Lee said.

Adults varnished the boards for the youth, but Lee said the decks are currently without wheels. Wheels for a single board costs about $70, so Lee said Thinking Forward is looking

for someone who might be able to donate them.

“But for now it is a great piece of artwork,” Lee said.

All the work was done with hand tools, which Lee said teaches kids about resilience.

“There was nothing fast or shortcut about it,” Lee said. “They see that it doesn’t come easy, but the more you invest in it the more you will be

proud of it.”

A second round of this skateboardmaking program is scheduled to start in the next few weeks at Spruce Court Cooperative in Regent Park.

“I think it will continue to be successful,” Lee said.

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While today’s libraries offer a far more diverse and sophisticated range of materials to the user, a library’s true value comes from more than the tangible materials on its shelves.

Consider the entertainer visits, educational experiences and community connections that happen within library walls in this city every day.

The Toronto Public Library system has 98 branches, offering a range of ways citizens can interact with one another and get engaged. It’s those types of interactions that enable communities to evolve.

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Facilities are They’re places to learn, and places to go get entertained. community Whether it’s an English hubs in action Conversation Circle at Flemingdon Park branch, a Small Business Workshop at the Maria A. Shchuka, a garden society meeting at S. Walter Stewart or a baby time literacy program event in High Park, what you have is a community hub in action. Many of the city’s facilities – not just libraries – have that same multi-purpose aspect.

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What’s the secret to Ford’s steady support?

Here are some recent data points about our mayor, that can only confound.

One: the mayor’s approval rating has fallen, slightly to 43 per cent according to a Forum Research poll released on the weekend. Two: on Tuesday, a small protest of women and their children, set up outside the mayor’s office, focused not on any city policy, but on Ford’s moral turpitude.

The poll was released a day before and the protest came the day after Ford clarified, on YouTube, that he’d lied about using crack cocaine for those long months because he was “embarrassed,” as many people would be under the circumstances, and so chose to lie... as people, he said, do.

And it all came days after Ford decided to drop all pretense about scheduling conflicts surrounding the Pride parade and out himself as what is effectively a homophobe, trying to haul

david nickle the city down rainbow flags and snubbing World Pride as a matter of identity.

It’s unlikely these two events will do anything to sway either the 40-odd per cent of Torontonians who continue to approve of the mayor’s performance, or the undefined number of parents who can no longer conceal their disgust for the mayor.

How? And therein lies the confounding puzzle: how it is that a man who has seemingly embraced bigotry, dishonesty and criminal substance abuse can hold the support of such a significant percentage of the city.

To say that Toronto has a growing strain of conservatism is not enough.

Toronto has, apparently, an

unbelievably high level of tolerance for intolerance and dishonesty.

That is so unbelievable, that it is unlikely to be true.

What’s a more likely truth about Torontonians is that many of us are deeply susceptible to locally based, retail politics.

Community building Willowdale Councillor John Filion took a moment Monday to talk about the Ford phenomenon in his ward, where Ford did well in 2010 and still enjoys support.

Filion has been described as a left-leaning councillor, insists he’s really a centrist, and has managed to maintain the support of a ward whose voters lean to the right for two decades.

Filion said he suspects many voters support Ford and himself for the same reason.

“I have a message – it’s a community-building

message,” said Filion. “I’m a little like Rob Ford in that I’m out in the community all the time.

“They see me in the community, say, ‘that guy understands us.’ Last election, I often had people saying I’m voting for you and for Rob Ford. They basically say it because ‘we think you both care about us.’”

Filion said he could see Ford winning in October, if the field is crowded and another candidate doesn’t emerge who provides the same feeling of commonality that he does, “I hope there’s someone else the public can identify with more,” Filion said. “I haven’t seen who they are yet.

“They really have to own their messages, or the Ford brothers will just body slam them and put them in a submission hold and throw them out of the ring.”

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Trinity Taverna Councillor Layton Learn how to teach Wabash Society wTreat w w w helps SickKids hosts a skating party children about money meeting cancelled your sweetheart to a Lace up your skates and join Join a workshop on teaching The February meeting of the Greek meal for a great cause this Valentine’s Day. O n Fr i d a y, Trinity Taverna, 1681 Lake Shore Blvd.

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Ten percent of the proceeds will be directed to the SickKids Foundation. Call 416-698-3456 to make a reservation.

neighbours, Trinity-Spadina MP Olivia Chow and Ward 19 Councillor Mike Layton for ice skating, hot chocolate and cookies Family Day Monday.

Festivities start at the Trinity Bellwoods Skating Rink, which is in the northeast corner of Trinity Bellwoods Park, from 9 to 11 a.m. They then move to Christie Pits Skating Rink, in the northwest corner of Christie Pits Park from 1 to 3 p.m.

Dance to big band this Valentine’s Bring your Valentine to the Palais Royale and dance to the big band classics of Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darrin, Peggy Lee, The Andrews Sisters, Glenn Miller, Nelson Riddle, Count Basie and The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra Saturday.

The evening features the vocal stylings of Glenn Chipkar and The 18 Piece Swing Shift Big Band Orchestra with special guest vocalists Larisa Renee, Trio Bella and Vivianna Castell plus DJ Ralph and Theresa Yuan.

Doors open at 7 p.m., band starts at 8 p.m.

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Opening night for contemporary Art Fair The annual Opening Night Party of the Artists Project Contemporary Art Fair, with art, appetizers and cocktails, is Feb. 20.

Featuring the theme “SET SAIL”, this event is a nod to the retro-nautical look of the 1940s.

A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society support services.

The Artist Project, featuring more than 250 artist, runs from Feb. 20 to 23 at the Better Living Centre on the Exhibition Grounds.

For more information, visit www.theartistproject.com

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your kids about money at the Parkdale library, 1303 Queen St. W., Feb. 19 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

In this workshop, you will learn the importance of budgeting, the goal and challenges of raising money-smart kids and tips on budgeting, allowances, credit cards and virtual spending.

All are welcome.

Wabash Building Society has been cancelled.

The next meeting will take place Thursday, March 6 at 7 p.m. at the Sorauren Park Fieldhouse. The monthly meetings of the Wabash Building Society discusses Sorauren Park and related issues including Sorauren Town Square construction, community gardens, Metrolinx noise wall, Wabash Community Centre planning and more. Visit http://soraurenpark.wordpress.com

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In partnership with the Scadding Court Community Centre, MPP Rosario Marchese invites people to nominate exceptional women who live in Trinity-Spadina, and who work for women and girls.

Exceptional women will be recognized at the International Women’s Day Celebration at Scadding Court Community Centre March 6 at 6:30 p.m. To nominate an inspiring female, contact Marchese’s office by March 3. Visit http://rosariomarchese.ca for details.

Learn to identify trees in winter at the LEAF (Local Enhancement & Appreciation of Forests) tree tour in Trinity Bellwoods Park March 1 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Discover the way twigs, buds and bark can help you identify a tree.

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Toronto Cat Rescue Adopt-a-thon Weekend WHEN: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Pet Valu Liberty Village, 1176 King St. W. CONTACT: Alison Finkelstein, 416-538-8592, ext.1, chanagittel@rogers. com COST: $90 adoption fee applies The adoption fee will be reduced to $90 for all cats and kittens by cash only.

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Town Hall Meeting on Citizenship and Immigration WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School, 1515 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: peggy.nash. c1c@parl.gc.ca Join MPs Peggy Nash, Andrew Cash and Mike Sullivan for a town hall meeting on immigration and citizenship. Their offices consistently hear about the effects of recent changes to Canada’s immigration system that have increased challenges for immigrant families. The town hall will be an opportunity for residents to come and learn about these changes and to connect directly with immigration service providers.

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 Tibetanstuffed dumpling.

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Choose to reuse. Always remember to bring your reusable bags when you go shopping. For more info on what to do with extra plastic bags, go to toronto.ca/recycle

Community Skating Party WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE:

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.

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.

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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>>>from page 1 section of contraflow lane on Fermanagh Avenue is part of the High Park-Harbord bike extension, which will bring cyclists from Harbord t o D e w s o n s t re e t s , t o Lindsay Avenue and then along Dundas Street West to Fermanagh Avenue and across Roncesvalles onto High Park Boulevard to High Park.

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Bikes heading west will continue to share the lane with traffic, but where biking east is currently illegal, the contraflow lane would allow cyclists to legally travel in that direction.

At issue during the meeting was not whether the contraflow lane would be installed, as that had been decided on five years ago, but rather concerns and comments people had on the implementation.

“We are not here to argue what street it will be on,” Perks said.

But a number of residents maintained they don‘t want the contraflow lane on their street.

“I think as a concept this is great, but I think Westminster or Wright would be a better choice,” said one man, who identified himself as a resident of the street.

H o w e v e r, C h r i s t i n a Bouchard, a planner with the City of Toronto focusing

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This area is very bike heavy and that is a mode they want to encourage and make easier and safer.

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on transportation planning, policy, research and design for cycling and pedestrian infrastructure, explained Fermanagh Avenue was chosen because it is a natural route for cyclists to take to and from High Park.

Also, there is currently a traffic signal at Roncesvalles and Fermanagh avenues, and staff explained it is best to have cyclists cross a main road, like Roncesvalles, at a signal.

“This area is very bike heavy and that is a mode they want to encourage and make easier and safer,” Bouchard said.

Where the parking on Fermanagh Avenue currently alternates from north to south, the installation of the contraflow lane means parking would permanently be on either the north or south side.

This was one of the issues the cycling staff were seeking feedback on.

Residents were given two options for the configuration of the parking and the contraflow lane: either with the

bike lane next to the curb and parking on the opposite side or with the bike lane next to the on-street parking.

“We prefer to install bike lanes away from the parked cars,” Bouchard said. “It is safer for cyclists and pedestrians.”

Although a number of residents explained they would prefer to see the parking continue to shift from north to south part way through the month, staff explained it is not a simple matter to move it from side to side with a bike lane.

Residents can make comments to the cycling staff until Feb. 17 at which point they will decide on the parking, which will require a bylaw change.

The bylaw change will go before community council in the spring. more meetings In addition, there will be a public meeting about contraflow bike lanes on ArgyleFlorence on Feb. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Alexander Muir/ Gladstone Public School, 108 Gladstone Ave. Then on March 4, a meeting, location to be determined, will look at the instillation of contraflow lanes on Dewson Street, near Dufferin Grove Park.

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Give your input into the redesign of McCormick Park McCormick Park is being redesigned, and you still have an opportunity to give your input as to how.

On Feb. 8, a community meeting was held to discuss proposed designs for improvements to the playground at McCormick Park in the Brockton neighbourhood.

The Friends of McCormick Park were joined by Councillor Ana Bailao, residents, the area parks supervisor, the city’s project manager and project

design consultants to discuss pathways, safety surfacing, water taps, play structures and seating.

Comments made by the community will be considered in the drafting of the final plans for the park, and the community can still give their input.

Images of the park design are on display at McCormick Recreation Centre at 66 Sheridan Ave. and on the Councillor’s website at www. anabailao.com

Residents can record their feedback at the website or by placing sticky notes on to the design boards in the recreation centre.

Early next week, all additional commentary will be handed to the project consultants, who will draft a final design.

It is hoped the project will go out for construction tender by the end of February.

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In the course of the 12-minute show, the Fords extolled the virtues of the last term of Rob Ford’s mayoralty, repeated the claim – since debunked – that Ford had saved $1 billion and briefly addressed Mayor Ford’s decision last year to lie about his issues with substance abuse.

That last discussion emerged three-quarters of the way through the video, when Ford asked an emailed question from “Sandra” in Bangkok, Thailand: “Why did you lie about your substance abuse when initially you were asked?”

Ford last year denied smoking crack cocaine initially, when confronted with a video seen by journalists appearing to show him smoking crack cocaine and making racist and homophobic remarks.

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His answer on the video was very similar to the answers he gave at that time last year.

“I do not have a substance abuse problem,” said Ford. “Did I experiment with drugs? Yes I have. Why did I lie? I think everybody in the world has lied. (I lied) because I was embarrassed. I didn’t want to tell the truth. That’s the only answer I can give. That’s as straightforward as I can be.

“I’m not a drug addict. I don’t use drugs. Have I in the past? Yes. When they ask me it’s very, very humiliating in front of the world to say yes. Maybe people can tell you. Why do you lie? People lie to cover up. People lie to cover up?

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Mayor Ford’s brother Doug finished the segment commenting, “I think if you dug into every single politician’s background around the world, folks – I think you’d get a real eye-opener.”

The Ford nation video show started out with the mayor introducing himself and listing accomplishments of the last term of office, and making it clear that he was seeking re-election.

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The Fords also spoke about Doug Ford’s record in office – notably, his decision to donate his salary back to the city, and work he’s done donating to improve local parks, as well as his work on the budget committee. Doug Ford has said he is not running for re-election in his Etobicoke North ward, but is interested in seeking provincial office.

The show finished with sports talk – in which the Fords talked about the Sochi Olympics, and both agreed on a prediction that Italy would win the World Cup in soccer.

The video, according to a news release from Mayor Ford’s office at city hall, was produced by volunteers.

But the use of the mayor’s communications staff to promote the video show has come under fire from David Soknacki, a former Scarborough councillor who is also seeking the mayor’s office in the 2014 election.

Soknacki says it’s inappropriate at least that the mayor should use his taxpayer-funded office staff’s time and email lists to promote an election-style video.

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The provincial transit planning agency is constructing the underground section of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT line which has resulted in traffic disruptions even with the main construction taking place below the avenue.

This week, Metrolinx announced it is reducing northbound access to the Allen to one westbound lane for “many months”.

That’s in addition to the existing lane restrictions along Eglinton Ave. W. While the delays are sure to cause further road congestion to the area it probably could have been a lot worse had the city not turned down a proposal from Metrolinx to seal off all northbound access to the Allen for one full year.

The Crosstown LRT doesn’t open until 2020, but you can have a look at the

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The TTC has made a goal to have all of its stations fully accessible by 2025, through its Easy Access capital construction program, and recently completed work to that effect at Pape Station.

Long way to go for wA modified online chat with full ttc accessibility w premier wynn subway route Ontario Premier Kathleen map shared on Twitter this shows just how much work is needed to make TTC stations fully accessible.

The map (https:// twitter.com/nicofara/ status/432975553247727616/ photo/1) from Twitter user @nicofara show the existing TTC route map juxtaposed with a modified version highlighting which stations are accessible – and leaving the ones which are not blank.

The map illustrates the challenge facing the TTC in making all of its stations accessible. To date just 32 of a possible 69 stations have elevators leading to the subway, sliding doors at the entrances or other improvements intended to reduce barriers for those with mobility issues.

Wynne took part in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) online chat this week, taking questions from the site’s members who are known as Redditors on a variety of topics, from job creation efforts to her favourite books.

But when it comes to future transit planning, Wynne was decidedly vague. The premier answered approximately 10 questions during the onehour AMA and promised to address some of the many more left unanswered throughout the week.

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Name change for Union Station proposed DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Toronto’s Union Station could be in for a renaming to go along with its renovation, as Toronto’s executive committee voted earlier this month to ask for a staff report on what it would take to name the railway station after Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.

If it goes ahead, the station would be renamed in honour of the bicentennial of Macdonald’s birth in 2015.

Don Valley East Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong brought forward the motion. He argued there were plenty of reasons to change the generically named Union Station to one honouring Macdonald. “ There are 23 Union Stations in North America,” Minnan-Wong said. “They were all named for the same reasons: it’s where different rail companies overlap.

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The city’s executive committee voted to ask staff to report on renaming Union Station after Sir John A. Macdonald.

Los Angeles’ Union Station and Erie, Pennsylvania, Union Station.”

Minnan-Wong pointed out Macdonald was instrumental in the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and it makes sense a rail terminal bears his name.

“There are those reluctant to embrace change,” MinnanWong said. “Those will be the same people who were reluctant to change Dominion Day to Canada Day, and Toronto International Airport to Pearson Airport.”

Trinity-Spadina Councillor Adam Vaughan was one

councillor reluctant to name Union Station, specifically, after Macdonald.

“I think it’s appropriate to find a way to honour the first prime minister in a significant way in the city,” he said.

“I’ve had calls about everything from Avenue Road to renaming Nathan Phillips Square. I think Conservatives in the city want some recognition. Union Station, however, is a spiritual, historical and cultural centrepiece of the city. I don’t think it’s appropriate to obliterate history when you want to recognize history.”

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Instead, the couple was on a cruise boat touring the New York harbour in July when Allen held his point and shoot camera out in front of him, setting up for a selfie to capture the sights behind him.

He didn’t realize his wife was in the frame because she “is inclined to ignore me these days,” he quipped.

And, so Allen managed to get not only the Statue of Liberty in the background, but an unassuming Larissa, whose face is turned away from the iconic monument.

“Out of 12 frames, this is the shot – where she’s in the picture and in focus,” he said.

He calls it ‘Selfie 101.’

Until last year when his wife retired as director of human resources at Ryerson University, Allen had gone to the reception desk at Larissa’s office where he dropped off the photograph in a heart-

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Every Valentine’s Day for more than 40 years, Allen has created a photograph of himself as a gift for his wife, whom he married in 1971.

“Photographers love taking pictures of themselves,” Allen told The Villager over a coffee at the Grenadier Cafe in High Park this month.

His latest creation came about rather accidentally while on a three-week road trip to Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington.

“My wife and I don’t take pictures of ourselves. A picture of us with my arm around her – we don’t do that,” admitted Allen.

shaped box and asked her co-workers to deliver it to her. When she came home from work, Allen would say, “Did you get your Valentine’s Day gift?”

And, she would say simply, “Yes.” Most years, she enjoyed Allen’s antics, however, there was one year when Larissa said, “I was not amused.”

Said photograph involved two young models glancing at a barebummed Allen while holding up numbers in the way that figure skating judges used to score skaters’ performances.

With help from photographer colleagues and friends, Allen has made himself up to look like Napoleon, Marilyn Monroe, Clint Eastwood as “Dirty Harry,” Hitler and Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz, among many others.

An avid swimmer himself, Allen was inspired by the famed photograph

of Spitz in 1972 wearing a Speedo and his seven medals.

The framed photographs used to cover the walls of the couple’s dining room, however, they’ve been relegated to Allen’s office.

A native of Cheltenham, England, Allen came to Toronto at the age of 18.

He met his wife when he rented an apartment in the house she owned.

The couple moved to Bloor West Village in 1983.

For 30 years, Allen operated a photography studio.

Since 2005, he has been shooting the seasons of High Park.

He also produces greeting cards that are for sale at the cafe.

Allen also teaches at the Art Works Art School on Jane Street, just north of Bloor Street West.

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(best time to reach us is between 10am to 1pm)

▪ Toronto West (West of Yonge Street) 416.244.5341 x61974 ▪ Toronto Central (Yonge to 404/DVP) 416.757.0565 x61924 ▪ Toronto East (East of Hwy404/DVP) 416.754.4949 x61415 Toll-free Recruiting Line: 1-877-233-4045

OR APPLY IN PERSON:

Call for our address and then come by to meet us!

Must be at least 21 years of age, have a valid A,B,C,D,E,F, or full G licence, and be proficient in english.

Tenders

Tenders

INVITATION TO TENDER

Metroland Media Toronto is accepting tenders to deliver our weekly Newspaper and flyers to carrier drop locations within the Toronto Scarborough area 3 times per week. This entails picking up the newspapers and flyers at our North York location on Tuesday’s and completing all Flyer deliveries by Wednesday’s at 3 p.m and all newspaper deliveries by Thursday’s at 2 p.m to all carrier drops.

Contracts commence Monday, March 1st, 2014.

Bid packages are available at the Reception Desk, of Metroland Media Toronto, 175 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto Ontario M2H 0A2.

Tender due date: Monday, February 17th, 2014 By 5 pm To the attention of: Anton McCormack Mailroom / Trucking Supervisor Lowest or any bid not necessarily accepted.

Mortgages/Loans

Legal Services

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CONSOLIDATE Debts Mortgages to 90% No income, Bad credit OK! Better Option Mortgage #10969 1-800-282-1169 www.mortgageontario.com

Tenders

INVITATION TO TENDER

Metroland Media Toronto is accepting tenders to deliver our weekly Apartment Saverbag to carrier and lobby drop locations within the Toronto Scarborough area 1 to 2 times per week. This entails picking up the Saverbags at our North York location on Wednesday’s and completing all carrier deliveries by Thursday’s at 2 p.m and all lobby drop deliveries by Thursday’s at 7 p.m. commence March 1st,

Bid packages are available at the Reception Desk, of Metroland Media Toronto, 175 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto Ontario M2H 0A2.

Tender due date: Monday, February 17th, 2014 By 5 pm To the attention of: Anton McCormack Mailroom / Trucking Supervisor Lowest or any bid not necessarily accepted.

Astrology/Psychics

BACHELOR TOWNHOUSE, Windermere by the lake. 5 appliances, excellent amenities.

Close to TCC, parks. $1150 + utilities.

416-988-1525.

Email: sbdynasty7@gmail.com.

TRUE PSYCHICS For Answers, CALL NOW 24/7 Toll FREE 1-877-342-3032 Mobile: #4486 www.truepsychics.ca

DIVERSIONS

Townhouses for Rent

Building Equipment/ Materials

STEEL BUILDI N G S / M E T AL BUILDINGS UP TO 60% OFF! 30x40, 40x60, 50x80, 60x100, 80x100 BUTCHER SUPPLIES, sell for balance owed!

Leather + Craft Supplies Call: 1-800-457-2206 and Animal Control www.crownsteel Products. Get your Half- buildings.ca ords 136 page FREE C A T A Home Renovations LOG.1-800-353-7864 or Email: order@halford hide.com.Visit our Web BUILDER/ GENERAL CONTRACTORS Store:www.halfordsmail RESIDENTIAL/ order.com COMMERCIAL. Complete Restoration. FinHOT TUB (SPA) COV- ished Basements.

ERS. Best Price, Best Painting. Bathrooms. CeQuality. All Shapes & ramic Tiles. Flat Roofs.

Colors Available. Call Leaking Basements.

1-866-652-6837 Brick/ Chimney Repairs. www.thecoverguy.com/ House Additions newspaper 905-764-6667, 416-823-5120 HOT TUB (SPA) Covers Best Price, Best Quality.

All shapes & Colours Available.

CEILINGS repaired.

Spray textures, plaster designs, stucco, drywall, paint. We fix them all!

C a l l www.mrstucco.ca 1 - 8 6 6 - 6 5 2 - 6 8 3 7 . 416-242-8863

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Adult Personals LOCAL HOOKUPS BROWSE4FREE 1-888-628-6790 or #7878 Mobile HOT LOCAL CHAT 1-877-290-0553 Mobile: #5015 Find Your Favourite CALL NOW 1-866-732-0070 1-888-544-0199 18+

Appliance Repairs/ Installation Professional Repairs of all brands of: Refrigeration, Stoves, Dishwashers, Washers, Dryers, Air Conditioning, & Heating.

Free Estimates.

Warranty, Credit cards accepted.

Seniors discount.

416-616-0388

Home Renovations STUMPO CONTRACTING. General Contractor.

Renovations, basements, bathrooms, kitchens, additions.

Plumbing, Electrical.

Decks, fencing, concrete. All Flooring. Seniors Discount. Licensed/ Insured. Free estimates.

Call Gino 416-524-2168 S U P E R H A N D YMAN FINISH and rough carpentry, dry walling, painting, electricity, plumbing, tiling, kitchens, bathroom, decks. Serving 20 years in Bloor West. Call Chris 416-654-2439

Waste Removal PETER’S DEPENDABLE JUNK REMOVAL From home or business, including furniture/ appliances, construction waste.

Quick & careful!

416-677-3818 Rock Bottom Rates!

YOUR WEEKLY CROSSWORD

Plumbing

EMERGENCY? Clogged drain, camera inspection Leaky pipes Reasonable price, 25 years experience Licensed/ Insured credit card accepted Free estimate James Chen 647-519-9506

Handy Person HANDYMAN. GENERAL repairs.

Window screens installed, windows washed, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, eavestroughs.

Reasonable prices.

Cell: 647-831-5679 or 647-344-7214 Howie HOME RENOVATIONS & Repairs. From backyard clean-ups to trash removal, all your home needs and repairs. Call John: 647-467-9976, 416-906-5601

Flooring & Carpeting NESO FLOORING Carpet installation starting from $1.19/ sq.ft.

Hardwood, laminate at low prices.

27 yrs experience.

Free Estimates.

Best Price!

647-400-8198

HOME IMPROVEMENT Directory CHIMNEYS

Bricks & Chimneys Repaired and rebuilt Bricks + mortar colour match House-front, pillars, bricks repaired or replaced

Tuckpointing Chris Jemmett Masonry 416-686-8095

ELECTRICAL

Burton Electric Inc. 416 419-1772

✔ Knob and tube replacement ✔ Service upgrades ✔ Aluminum wire reconditioning ✔ Breakers/Panels ✔ FREE ESTIMATES Come visit us at the GTA Home Show February 20th-23rd Master Electrician * License # 7001220 * Insured www.burtonelectric.ca mark.burton@burtonelectric.ca

ALL TECH ELECTRIC Contact: Jason Sa Master Electrician

(416) 723-1169

Specializing in removal of Knob & Tube & Electrical upgrades.

ECRA/ESA Lic.#7006706

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Call for a FREE estimate (416) 738-0274

EMERGENCY PLUMBING AND DRAINS Plugged toilet, plugged drains, plumbing repairs, leaky tap or drain, water on the floor..

JTP Contracting 647-308-6005 Seniors Discount

www.insidetoronto.com

SUDOKU (CHALLENGING)

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Tenders

427 QEW KIA!!

AUTO SHOW SALE

✔ NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED!

STARTS TODAY!!!

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THROWBACK

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Includes Variable Throwback Pricing Incentive. $99 bi-weekly payments include $1,504 Throwback Pricing incentive. Payments are based on 2014 Sportage LX MT FWD (SP551E), financing for 84 months. After 15 months, bi-weekly payments increase to $146. Throwback Pricing incentive may be taken as a lump sum or to reduce financed amount.≠

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Includes Variable Throwback Pricing Incentive. $88 bi-weekly payments include $1,280 Throwback Pricing incentive. Payments are based on 2014 Rondo LX MT (RN551E), financing for 84 months. Offer includes $750 loan credit‡. After 15 months, bi-weekly payments increase to $128. Throwback Pricing incentive may be taken as a lump sum or to reduce financed amount.≠

OFFER ENDS FEBRUARY 28TH Offer(s) available on select new 2013/2014 models through participating dealers to qualified retail customers who take delivery by February 28, 2014. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details.Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost.All offers are subject to change without notice.All pricing includes delivery and destination fees up to $1,665, $34 OMVIC fee, environmental fee, variable dealer administration fees (up to $399) and $100 A/C charge (where applicable) and excludes licensing, registration, insurance, other taxes and down payment (if applicable and unless otherwise specified). Other lease and financing options also available. ≠Throwback Pricing available O.A.C. on financing offers on new 2013/2014 models. Financing for 84 months example: 2014 Rondo LX MT (RN551E)/2014 Sportage LX MT FWD (SP551E) with a purchase price of $23,993/$25,193 (including $1,665 freight/PDI and $399 administration fee) financed at 0%/1.49% for 84-month period equals 32 reduced bi-weekly payments of $88/$99 followed by 150 bi-weekly payments of $128/$146. Cost of borrowing is $0/$1,343.86 and total obligation is $23,993/$26,536.86. Throwback Pricing incentive varies by model and trim level and may be taken as a lump sum or to reduce the financed amount. The Throwback Pricing incentive for the 2014 Rondo LX MT (RN551E)/2014 Sportage LX MT (SP551E) shown is $1,280/$1,504 (a $40/$47 reduction in 32 bi-weekly payments). Limited time offer. See retailer for complete details. Throwback Pricing is a trademark of Kia Canada Inc. 60/84 Amortization Financing Example: 2014 Sorento 2.4L LX AT FWD (SR75BE) with a purchase price of $28,893 (including $1,665 freight/PDI and $399 administration fee) financed at 0% for 60 months amortized over an 84-month period equals 32 reduced bi-weekly payments of $124 followed by 98 bi-weekly payments of $159 with a principal balance of $8,255 plus applicable taxes due after 60 months. Cost of borrowing is $0 and total obligation is $28,893. Throwback Pricing incentive varies by model and trim level and may be taken as a lump sum or to reduce the financed amount. The Throwback Pricing incentive for the 2014 Sorento 2.4L LX AT FWD (SR75BE) shown is $1,120 (a $35 reduction in 32 bi-weekly payments). Limited time offer. Offer excludes HST and other applicable taxes. See retailer for complete details. ‡Loan credit for 2014 Rondo LX MT (RN551E) is $750 and is available on purchase financing only on approved credit (OAC). Loan savings vary by model and trim and are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. 0% purchase financing is available on select new 2013/2014 Kia models O.A.C. Terms vary by model and trim, see dealer for complete details. ∆Model shown Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for 2014 Sorento SX V6 AWD (SR75YE)/2014 Sportage SX AT Luxury AWD (SP759E)/2014 Rondo EX Luxury (RN756E) is $40,595/$38,295/$32,195. Highway/city fuel consumption is based on the 2014 Sorento LX 2.4L GDI 4-cyl (A/T)/2014 Sportage 2.4L 4-cyl (A/T)/2014 Rondo 2.0L GDI 4-cyl (M/T). These updated estimates are based on the Government of Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Kia is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation.

Kia’s new Customer Friendly Pricing includes delivery and destination fees, dealer admin. fee up to $399 and all mandatory government levies. Prices do not include licensing or applicable taxes.

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