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ARTISTS CELEBRATE: A group of artists, led by teacher Donna Love, unveiled a mural they painted together at Stephen Leacock Community Centre yesterday morning. The mural was painted over an eight-month period in memory of Susanne Sykes. The artists who collaborated on the project were Tai Kwon, Catherine McDevitt, Connie Mendoza, Bob Micks, Peter Miller, Irene Nagy, Maria Prochilo, Marjorie Scott, Lynne Woods, Sophia Ge and Robin Hammond.
A wind farm could have worked off the Scarborough Bluffs after all, at least according to monthly wind speed measurements Toronto Hydro released this week. The measurements are from an anemometer the utility installed a kilometre off East Point Park in Lake Ontario. Built to record wind speeds at a 90-metre height, the device was as hated by many area residents as the idea of an offshore
wind farm – up to 60 turbines two to four kilometres into the lake – the anemometer could have supported by gathering data from June 2010 to August 2012. In February 2011, with a provincial election looming, the Liberal government announced a moratorium on offshore wind projects, but the anemometer kept working on its platform until it was removed last August. Yesterday, Toronto Hydro released a summary of data, >>>LAKE, page 13
Bullet fired into Community Police Picnic neighbour’s home Saturday at Burrows Hall ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com
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Eight people face charges after a gun fired in a Scarborough home entered a neighbouring home, narrowly missing a woman. Police said they were called
to Blackwater Crescent near Neilson Road and Sheppard Avenue for the sound of a gunshot around 4 p.m. Friday. The victim, who didn’t want her name published, said she was sitting in her bedroom when she heard a loud bang. >>>BULLET, page 11
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