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Liberal Party wins in close ParkdaleHigh Park election race
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HiLARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com The time for change has come to Parkdale High-Park as the red wave washed over the riding. It was a close race, but constituents chose Liberal Party candidate Arif Virani as its new Member of Parliament. “I’ve always known I wanted to do this and now I’m about to do this and it’s a bit scary, but it’s exciting,” Virani told The Villager as supporters cheered and patted him on the back. “This win, it’s surreal, it’s humbling and it’s flattering.” It was a close race with just 1,123 deciding the riding’s winner. He beat out incumbent Peggy Nash 42 per cent (24,678) to 40 per cent (23,555). Nash has served as MP since 2011 (she also served from 2006 to 2008). In the past, the Parkdale-High Park riding has often fluctuated between Liberal and NDP. In 2008, the MP was Liberal Party’s Gerard Kennedy, who was ousted by Nash. Prior to 2008, the riding chose a Liberal MP in almost every election since 1979. One exception was in 1984 when Progressive Conservative candidate Andrew Witer won. >>>NDP’S, page 3
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running the race: Linda Vu, centre, reaches the western turnaround point in the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon at Lake Shore Boulevard and Ellis Avenue on Sunday.
Zoo supporters working on master plan LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com One of the many reasons the High Park Zoo is so loved is its
location in a ravine that makes it a quiet space that doesn’t feel like it’s in the middle of a thriving metropolis, say local residents.
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Its inhabitants – the llamas, barbary sheep, bison, peacock, emu, mouflon sheep, yak and reindeer – are the main attraction for the 570,000 visitors the
zoo receives each year, yet there is a lot that could be done to improve the zoo’s exhibits and overall public appearance. >>>SECOND, page 12