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n the snowy hills of Banff, Alberta, there are only two Chinese restaurants – neither of which Christina Chong has any intention of visiting any time soon. The East York native will be spending her first ever Chinese New Year away from Toronto. She moved to Banff three months ago for a coveted job at an accounting firm – and so far she doesn’t expect the Chinese atmosphere to be quite as authentic as Toronto’s. The 23-year-old usually spends the holiday listening to her vivacious Uncle Gary order a traditional eight dish meal to their round table , usually at one of many suitable restaurants in the Richmond Hill-Markham area – one of the Toronto area’s five hot spots for Chinese immigrants and exceptional
Ontario Place, which is owned by the province, opened in 1971 and was shut down in February 2012, with the exception of the marina, The Molson Canadian Amphitheatre and Echo Beach, Atlantis Pavilion and the parking lots. Now one of those parking lots, known as the administrative parking lot, will become a new urban waterfront park and a trail, which will allow public >>>PUBLIC, page 12
Learn about electrification of UP Express at open houses dim sum. This year’s Chinese New Ye a r ’s c e l ebrations will run from Jan. 31 to Feb. 15. >>>THE CHINESE, page 6
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Metrolinx and Hydro One Networks Inc. will host joint public open houses to offer residents a chance to learn more about plans to electrify Union Pearson (UP) Express, the train that will run between Union Station and the Toronto Pearson International Airport. At each open house, residents can receive a project update and provide feedback on the preliminary design components, environmental effects and mitigation, next steps and timelines. The UP Express is scheduled
for completion by 2015 and will run diesel trains, however an Environmental Assessment (EA) of electrification’s feasibility for the Union Pearson Express is now underway. Open houses are scheduled for: ◗ Monday, Feb. 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Locus 144 Restaurant, 171 East Liberty St., Unit 144; ◗ Monday, Feb. 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Lithuanian House, 1573 Bloor St. W.
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