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Etobicoke York Community Council endorsed city planners’ recommendations and unanimously approved plans to build a six-storey hospital building with as many as 460 beds.

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Residents struggle to stay afloat as income disparity in Toronto grows JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com North York resident Cathleen Trinh, mom to three-year-old Charlie, keeps a fairly tight rein on her finances.

Trinh, who works in Richmond Hill, directs a notable portion of her earnings to child care.

"It is manageable with my income. I’m pretty lucky, but it could be better," said Trinh, who is on a waiting list for a child care subsidy. "The Canada Child Tax Benefit helps me a lot."

Since becoming a single mom a year ago, Trinh said she’s learned a lot more about how to access government resources and tax breaks. She’s currently working to save up enough money to purchase a property in the city.

"One of the major financial challenges is trying to own something. It’s basically impossible," admitted Trinh, who came to Canada from Germany 14 years ago. "I have not given up hope on home ownership, but I’m not ready for it yet. Maybe in the next year if the prices aren’t crazy."

Trinh’s situation is a common one for people in Toronto who earn between $40,000 and $90,000 annually.

Danielle C., a mother of young two sons from East

MIDDLE CLASS CHALLENGES ANDREA GASCA A Beach resident for 16 years, Andreea Gasca is prepared to make sacrifices so that her 12-year-old daughter Nikita can reap the benefits of growing up in a diverse, multicultural city.

"I’m staying in Toronto because of what it can teach my child. I want my daughter to have an open mind. From an arts and culture standpoint, Toronto offers so much," shared Gasca, who works for the Attorney General’s office.

Originally from Montreal, Gasca said to stay afloat she’s had to find creative ways to stretch a dollar.

"We’ve developed an addiction to Value Village and the Facebook (buy and sell) groups. You have to find ways to make it work," said Gasca, who has only taken one vacation in 12 years. "It’s tough to get ahead, to make ends meet."

Gasca said inflation is a key reason why she struggles to get ahead even if her income has increased in recent years.

ALICIA PENNY Scarborough resident Alicia Penny, her partner, and their two-year-old son, Elijah, are also working hard to stay afloat.

Toronto is home and she feels her family has the right to live here.

"Our roots are here. It’s just too much to up and move somewhere else where you don’t know anybody," she told Metroland Media Toronto.

Penny, who has lived in the city for the majority of her life, said one of the challenges her young family faces is the cost of housing.

"It requires a lot of juggling," she admitted.

Both Penny, who works in landscaping, and her partner, a mechanic by trade, are both currently receiving disability benefits. She said the challenge is that any extra income earned or any savings or assets they had are counted against them.

"It’s tough to get ahead," she said.

which still ring true today, also show that the average income is rising significantly in downtown and the north end, essentially pushing out those who earn less.

Sean Meagher, executive director of Social Planning Toronto, spends his days advocating for affordability for Toronto’s roughly one million households.

Together with his team, he works to build a Toronto where everyone has the "means to participate" in society.

"We don’t want people pushed into pockets. We want people to be able to live everywhere in the city and afford to do so," he said. "I think it’s valuable (to the city) and an investment we have to make."

Recently, the council has been pushing Toronto to do better in a campaign of the same name. Part of "Toronto Can Do Better" includes lobbying the city to look at the bigger picture and invest in transit, good jobs, and affordable housing in its 2017 budget.

"Our view is, let’s budget smart. We want a plan that makes sense. It’s about making choices that meet our needs versus the numbers we like," he said, pointing to the importance of considering interconnections like the health benefits of providing people with affordable, quality housing when it comes to city budgeting.

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Cathleen Trinh and her son Charlie, 3, are feeling the financial pressures of living in Toronto.

York, would love to own her own home in the city but realizes it’s just not possible with her family’s $80,000 annual income and their current monthly expenditures, which includes $2,000 for daycare.

"We could afford the mortgage payment but the challenge is to pay down our consumer debt and save for the down payment," said Danielle, who asked to not use her full name for privacy reasons.

"Five years would be the earliest my partner and I could consider a house, if all things fall into place."

Regardless, she said the benefits of city life, notably its diversity, walka-

bility, and access to public transit, outweigh the dream of home ownership.

A decade ago, University of Toronto professor David Hulchanski published a groundbreaking report, Three Cities Within Toronto, which looked at income polarization in Toronto by neighbourhood from 1970 to 2005.

In early 2015, Hulchanski and his team of researchers provided an update to that initial report.

They found that the city’s wealth is becoming even more concentrated in the central part of the city with less affluent areas growing in Toronto’s outer limits. The findings,

to help politicians better understand how budget cuts directly impact real people’s lives and how adding to the city’s coffers through a small property tax increase can be beneficial for all.

WoodGreen Community Services, a long-standing social service agency in east Toronto, is one of many organizations across the city helping Torontonians find ways to afford their lives and thrive.

"Income stress affects all income levels. You don’t have to be in the lowest income bracket to feel the stress of affordability," said Diane Dyson, director of research and public policy. "We help people who are trying to find resources."

Dyson and her colleagues work to better understand how decisions made by the government directly affect people’s lives, and identify and improve the "missing pieces" in the system. A major part of their work is addressing the lack of affordable housing in Toronto.

For Steven Vanderherberg, the agency’s director of strategic initiatives, it’s all about helping people living with less find the right balance of income and expenses, and to help them be autonomous and better "afford their lives."

WoodGreen runs yearlong income tax clinics as well as a host of Financial Empowerment Services to help people increase their financial literacy, manage their debt, create a budget, access government income sources.

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EDITORIAL | OPINION

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Let’s not shoot the messengers There’s a troubling trend taking place in the political discourse of late.

The news media is in the crosshairs and coming under increasing fire by those who would prefer to be the subject of propaganda instead of public scrutiny.

The latest salvo came Friday when U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a double whammy, with White House press secretary Sean Spicer barring a number of news agencies, including the New York Times and CNN, from the daily briefing and the commander-inchief himself again referring to the media as "the enemy of the American people" in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

It’s an escalation of a campaign intended to sow distrust in the media that’s been ongoing since Trump’s election campaign, with Orwellian terms such as "alternative facts" and "fake news" now entering the lexicon.

A free press is an institution so integral to a functioning democracy that Thomas Jefferson is famously quoted as having said: "Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." That’s among the reasons why many academics and experts have expressed concern with the Trump administration’s repeatedly adversarial stance toward the media with retired Navy Admiral William McRaven, leader of the 2011 operation that killed Osama bin Laden, calling it "the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime" and Republican Senator John McCain cautioning that suppressing the press is "how dictators get started."

While the hostility toward the media is not as prevalent here in Canada, it’s becoming more common to see eerily similar rhetoric dotting the comments sections of news websites and social media feeds.

A big part of the news media’s role is holding elected officials, at all levels of government, to account for their actions and the decisions they make and to protect your right to know.

At the same time, we’re accountable for our coverage to you, the public.

It’s OK for politicians and the public to disagree with the manner in which a story is covered or offer additional information that can make the narrative more clear but there’s a massive difference between that and allegations of fabrication and deliberate falsehood.

By all means, don’t hesitate to critique and question news stories, we welcome it but let’s also be careful not to shoot the messenger.

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Serving universities, living in poverty They serve meals on Toronto campuses, but can they afford meat for their families?

They deal with hundreds of customers a day, and are expected to smile.

Until now. Food servers at York University and University of Toronto Scarborough are on strike.

Keisha Latty, on the job at York for 11 years, says the pay is insulting.

She needs $1,200 for rent, plus babysitting money and food for her three kids. Last week, she hadn’t paid her February rent, and March was just days away.

"You can’t afford to buy food in the city anymore.

There’s no affordable rent in the city anymore," Latty says. And TTC fares go

MIKE ADLER Edges of Toronto up, "so when you go home, you go home with nothing."

Latty actually has one of the highest salaries in her unit, $15.41 an hour.

Most of the 220 people represented by UNITE Here, Local 75 on York’s Downsview campus, and 60 at UTSC, get $11.50 to $12.21.

After 10 years, Maddelena Funarolo’s pay is

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$12.21, not up even by $2.

"How do you feed a family?" she asks. "How?" Their contracts are not with the universities but Aramark, a U.S. company.

Meanwhile, servers at U of T’s St. George campus, working for U of T directly, get $18 or $20 an hour.

Servers at the suburban campuses deserve those same wages, wages they can live on.

Darrell and Maureen Jansen have served UTSC students and staff for 10 years.

Maureen gets $11.50, Darrell $12.66; he was promoted recently but Aramark didn’t increase his pay.

Their two children are in college. The Jansens rent a north Scarborough house for $1,000 a month, have no savings, and while

on strike, no income.

Like other servers, they say their fight isn’t just for money but the next generation. They also want more respect from an employer constantly pushing more work on them.

"We are strong. We will fight to our last," Maureen says.

Growing fast and planning big things, York and UTSC say they’re "anchor institutions" committed to raising up the communities around them. That’s a lie if full-time employees on those campuses don’t make a living wage.

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l Monday, March 6 Education Forum: How Choices in High School Affect Your Future WHEN: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. WHERE: York Civic Centre, 2700 Eglinton Ave. West, Toronto CONTACT: 416-351-0095 COST: A community conversation on high school course selection and the role of public educationwith impressive panel. Visit website to register and for more info.

Income Tax Clinic WHEN: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave., Toronto CONTACT: 416-394-1006 COST: Certified Professional Accountants provide a free service to help those on low income fill out income tax returns. Appointment only.

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Oakwood Village Library and Arts Centre, 341 Oakwood Ave, Toronto CONTACT: 416-394-1040 COST: Learn how to budget, pay down debt efficiently and leverage your TFSA and RRSP. The New School of Finance will make it fun and show you how. l Wednesday, March 8 International Women’s Day WHEN: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. WHERE: North York Women’s Centre (Industry Street), 116 Industry Street, Toronto CONTACT: 416781-0479, info@nywc.org COST: Annual International Women’s Day celebration. This year’s theme is #Be Bold for Change.

Meet women taking bold steps big and small. l Thursday, March 9 Adult Colouring Club WHEN: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave., Toronto CONTACT: 416-394-1006 COST: Colouring can reduce stress, improve focus, and strengthen fine motor skills. All materials

provided. Drop-in. Every other Thursday to June 29. l Friday, March 10 Karaoke WHEN: 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd, Toronto CONTACT: 416-767-0231 COST: Karaoke with host Peter DeBruin.

Cash bar. Come out and sing! l Monday, March 13 Movie Mania WHEN: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave., Toronto CONTACT: 416-394-1006 COST: Join in for some afternoon fun with a family-friendly flick l Tuesday, March 14 Fast Forward with Vincent Pang WHEN: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. WHERE: Jane/Dundas Library, 620 Jane St., Toronto CONTACT: Green 13, http://www.green13toronto.org/ event/fast-forward-free-screeningand-discussion COST: Fast Forward with Vincent Pang: Free screening followed by discussion).

5 things to do this weekend l Friday, March 3 Curious Minds Weekend WHEN: 12 p.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor St W., Toronto CONTACT: 416-637-3123 COST: Various packages In-depth on-stage discussions, meet innovative thinkers and explore the most urgent and exciting issues of our time.

Toronto Light Festival WHEN: 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. WHERE: The Historic Distillery District, 55 Mill St., Toronto CONTACT: Kathleen Stelmach, kathleen@torchiacom.com, http://www.torontolightfest.com/ The Toronto Light Festival is on until March 12. Hours: Sunday to Wednesday, sundown to 10 p.m.

Thursday to Saturday, sundown to 11 p.m. l Saturday, March 4 TMC hymn sing WHEN: 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. WHERE: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St., Toronto CONTACT: 416-598-0422 COST: $35 (general seating); VOXTIX (30 & under) $20

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l Saturday, March 4 Progressive Euchre WHEN: 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd, Toronto CONTACT: 416-767-0231 COST: $6 Progressive euchre takes place on first Saturday monthly November to April. Registration at 7 p.m. 10 games. Cash prizes, cash bar.

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Join in a stirring hymn sing with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, all accompanied by the great Yorkminster Park organ. l Sunday, March 5 SingONtario!

WHEN: 1 p.m. - 9 p.m. WHERE: Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge Street, Toronto CONTACT: info@choirsontario.org COST: Various prices Ontario’s premiere choral event including non-competitive adjudicated choir performances, clinics,

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ORIANA Women’s Choir Concert WHEN: 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. WHERE: Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd., Toronto CONTACT: Laura Inostroza, 416-526-6257, info@orianachoir.com, http:// orianachoir.com/ COST: Adults $25. Seniors $20. FT Student $10 Two major works for women’s voices, from the 20th and 18th centuries.

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The City of Toronto is considering a stormwater charge

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Tell us what you think Visit toronto.ca/stormwatercharge to: • Learn more about the proposed stormwater charge • Get a complete list of the public consultation dates and locations • Complete the survey What is stormwater?

Stormwater is rain and melted snow.

When not absorbed into the ground, it runs off properties onto streets, down storm drains and through a complex network of pipes that carry it into local waterways or, in some cases, wastewater treatment facilities. Generally, the more hard surfaces a property has the more stormwater it adds to the stormwater system.

RESIDENTIAL Assumes annual water use of 265 cubic metres and a lot size of 0.037 ha (approx. 4,000 sq ft)

An increase in extreme storms, combined with more hard surfaces in the city is resulting in more water making its way into the stormwater system. Too much water can overwhelm the system leading to flooded basements and poor water quality in local waterways, including Lake Ontario.

How is stormwater managed?

Making infrastructure improvements is necessary to manage the impacts of stormwater. To help manage stormwater, the City is creating new holding ponds, tanks and tunnels, and overhauling some sewer infrastructure that is more than 100 years old.

How will a stormwater charge affect water bills?

The proposal is to remove the portion paid for stormwater – currently embedded in the water rate – and show it as a separate charge on the bill. The water rate will decrease and a stormwater charge will be added. The amount paid for stormwater will be based on property size and the average amount of hard surfaces on properties of a similar size. Some bills will go up and some will go down.

The examples on the right use proposed 2019 water rates. They are examples only, because water use and lot size differ for all properties.

Why is a stormwater charge being considered?

There is a growing need for new and upgraded stormwater infrastructure.

Toronto City Council will be considering the stormwater charge in the spring of 2017.

PROPOSAL: LOWER WATER RATE + STORMWATER CHARGE Water rate charge: Water rate charge: $805 $1,038 Stormwater charge: $225 Total annual bill: $1,038 Total annual bill: $1,030 Per day: $2.84 Per day: $2.82 Annual difference: -$8 -0.8% CURRENT

What is the challenge?

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APARTMENT & CONDO BUILDINGS Assumes annual water use of 2,557 cubic metres and a lot size of 0.088 ha (approx. 9,500 sq ft) PROPOSAL: CURRENT LOWER WATER RATE + STORMWATER CHARGE Water rate charge: Water rate charge: $7,771 $10,018 Stormwater charge: $860 Total annual bill: Total annual bill: $8,631 $10,018 Per day: $27.45 Per day: $23.65 Annual difference: -$1,387 -13.8% INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL & INSTITUTIONAL Assumes annual water use of 532 cubic metres and a lot size of 0.052 ha (approx. 5,600 sq ft) PROPOSAL: CURRENT LOWER WATER RATE + STORMWATER CHARGE Water rate charge: Water rate charge: $1,617 $2,084 Stormwater charge: $530 Total annual bill: $2,084 Total annual bill: $2,147 Per day: $5.71 Per day: $5.88 Annual difference: $62 3.0%

Meet with City re presentatives by attending one of our formal presentations* • Scarborough Civic Centre Tu esday, March 7 • East York Civi c Centre Monda y, March 20 • Etobicoke Civi c Centre Thursd ay, March 23 • York Civic Ce ntre Tuesday, M ar ch 28 • Metro Hall Th ursday, March 30 (4 p.m. to 9 p.m.)

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"We’ve been almost a year in discussions with the city," Shelley Ditty, West Park’s vice-president of planning and development, told councillors.

"We’re fully supportive of the staff recommendations except recommendation number four - the new public street. The campus road should remain private, including for the safety of patients."

Councillors agreed.

Senior city planner Gregory Byrne argued for a public road in his Feb. 2 staff report.

A public road would "create a great public street

frontage . a more defined address for the new hospital building and the existing Long Term Care Facility . assist integrating the West Park Health Care Centre with the adjacent community," Byrne’s report stated.

The redevelopment "will facilitate renewal of health care infrastructure; provide for an appropriate amount of intensification; and better integrate the facility with the surrounding neighbourhood."

About 20 people at a community meeting last July at the centre raised issues of density, traffic and patient safety.

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West Park’s proposal is an alternative to the renovation of the existing hospital buildings approved by city council in 2010.

Currently, the site contains four health care-related buildings, ranging in height from one to six storeys.

At present, West Park has 477 hospital beds, including 123 rehabilitation beds, 154 continuing-care beds, and 200 long-term care beds.

Area Coun. Frances Nunziata called it "a big investment in York-South Weston. It’s very positive for my residents."

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These are the three pillars upon which the Millennial Mission is built.

Metroland Media has embarked on a conversation with a generation of people who are currently finding their niche in a competitive world.

Through this conversation our journalists will investigate if students currently enrolled in post-secondary education in Ontario are being adequately prepared for the constantly changing workforce.

We ask students in colleges and universities to answer the question:, "Why are I here?" And their answers, on video, are as unique as should be expected from a demographic that won’t be pigeonholed.

We look at the job market from all sides and ask

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We also talk to employers about their expectations from the education system, from workers and where they are placing their bets for a secure economic future.

This is a demographic that defies description and

for many individuals in their 20s and early 30s, a job just won’t cut it. Entrepreneurship is as likely a path to a successful future as a job or handful of degrees and Millennials are creating their own future through creativity, daring, hard work and sheer will.

Our conversation focuses on their journey as well.

The Millennial Mission is now live on our website at insidetoronto.com/millennialmission Visit us and see what young people are saying now about the future. And then visit us again because we’re not done yet. This conversation is lively, pointed, and informative and it will go on for as long as you have questions to be answered about possible future paths.

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Yorktown is recruiting mentors who are 18 or older. It is looking for adults with diverse life experiences, who are professionals or students, and who can commit to three hours a week for a year.

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"This is a fabulous thing that’s happening in the community," Baptiste said.

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Lifeguard

Top Wages, Bonuses and Socials LOOKING FOR A GREAT SUMMER JOB? Now hiring lifeguards for the summer of 2017 for private luxurious condominiums and town home outdoor pools throughout Brampton, Mississauga, Burlington and the GTA. Send resume to: tbown@pplgroup.com

Receptionist

$15./hr 8 am - 5pm. 6line phone system.

Customer Service a Must.

Warehouse Worker

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General Help

General Help

ROYAL WOODBINE GOLF CLUB 195 Galaxy Blvd. Etobicoke, ON

Fulltime Seasonal Employment (April - Nov) $UTIES INCLUDE CUTTING GREENS TEE S

RAKING BUNKERS LINE TRIMMING %TC Hours are: A M TO P M -ONDAY TO 4HURSDAY A M TILL NOON &RIDAY %VERY SECOND WEEKEND A M TILL A M -UST HAVE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION .OT EASILY ACCESSIBLE WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Contact Robert Cowan 416-674-3499 Email: info@royalwoodbine.com

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NOW HIRING CUSTOMER SERVICE & CASHIERS $AYTIME %VENING POSITIONS WAREHOUSE POSITIONS .IGHTS 0LEASE APPLY IN PERSON TO THE #USTOMER 3ERVICE DESK WITH YOUR RESUME Canadian Tire, 1608 The Queensway, Etobicoke M8Z 1V1

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Work Outdoors this Season

We currently offering several positions available immediately to experienced candidates:

s Senior Construction Supervisor s AZ Drivers w/dump truck exp. s Excavator, Asphalt Roller & Skidsteer Operators; s Finish Rakeman, Concrete Finishers General Labourers w/asphalt exp.

Technical/ Skilled Trades

Shipper / Receiver

Part time/full time required immediately for a cheese manufacturer in Mississauga. Forklift driver with Mechanical and Electrical skills.

Fax resume: 905-678-8794

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