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RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com Davenport’s MP admits the constant ringing of train bells as mandated by federal law is an irritation for residents living by the west Toronto rail corridor which promises to grow only more troublesome. Bells or whistles coming from UP Express trains entering and leaving stations have long irritated residents living by the tracks, acknowledged Julie Dzerowicz. But the MP was unsure what can be done to mitigate the bells, which will become more of an issue for residents living along rail corridors as GO Transit boosts service throughout west Toronto and the rest of the GTHA through the Regional Express Rail (RER) l See REGULATIONS, page 7
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Power to Move, Power to Grow. Hydro One, together with Toronto Hydro, is making significant upgrades to its electricity infrastructure to provide adequate and reliable power to the west end of Toronto. Power West Toronto is required to strengthen the city’s electricity system, accommodate the growing needs of homes and businesses in Toronto, and is critical to electrify the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. The project involves installing new electrical equipment at Hydro One’s existing Runnymede Transformer Station, located at 99 Woolner Avenue, which will require expanding the current station footprint. This is part of a larger effort which also includes upgrading 10 km of the existing overhead transmission line extending from the station.
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Playwright jazzes up a classic stage play Musical opens May 23 at Toronto Centre for the Arts DOMINIK KUREK dkurek@insidetoronto.com The show that kicked off an era of sound in films is returning to its roots the stage – thanks to St. Clair and Oakwood avenues area playwright Michael Ross Albert. The 30-year-old has written a new stage musical adaptation of The Jazz Singer, which was originally released as a short story and shortly after as a play (not musical), both written by Samson Raphaelson, which was later adapted into a film. The movie was the first feature-length motion picture to feature a synchronous music score, and lip synchronous singing and talking through multiple parts of the film. For Albert, this is the first musical he has written, which he called a learning experience. "Now, being able to see it take shape and to hear these great, professional music theatre performers work on the script and sing the songs and getting to see the scope of what a major musical feels like is a real treat," he said. The North York-raised and New York-trained playwright has had his work performed in Toronto, New York City, and other parts of the U.S., and one is set for the stage in Scotland. The Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company and Dancap Productions are producing The Jazz Singer. It opens May 23
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at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. It’s directed by Tim French. The show is about a Jewish cantor’s son whose future is mapped out for him by his father, but he rejects religious life in favour of life on the stage. "I know it’s very culturally specific, but what it comes down to is a family story and it’s something everyone can relate to
the conflicts between doing what your parents tell you to and trying to honour the generation that they come from, but also celebrating your own strengths and the path that you want to take," Albert said. "I think it’s a universal theme and one that’s told in a very fun, very lively, very energetic, very entertaining musical way."
He said the show features romance, issues of race and cultural identity, and other themes. The Jazz Singer has a cast of 11 and a live band plays the accompanying music. Albert wrote the play, which features a mix of speaking and singing and includes 21 musical numbers, all of which are eraspecific jazz standards. Albert
said he had a great time working on the show. Albert, who grew up near Don Mills Road and Sheppard Avenue, always knew theatre would be in his life, although he has a love of writing, not acting. He went to an arts program at Unionville High School in Markham, participated in local theatre festivals, and got a bachelor’s degree in theatre at the Uni-
Adriana Crivici (left), Ryan Gifford, Patrick Cook, Kaylee Harwood, Luke Opdahl and Victoria WhistanceSmith Crivici rehearse for their production of The Jazz Singer which opens May 23 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. The show has been adapted by local playwright Michael Ross Albert (top). versity of Waterloo. He then attended the Actors Studio in New York, where he received a master’s degree in playwriting. "I started doing it from a young age and to me writing was always the most fulfilling aspect of working in theatre," Albert said. The Jazz Singer is scheduled to close June 18. For tickets and more information, visit www.tocentre.com
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Roseland Horticultural Society Annual Plant Sale WHEN: 9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m WHERE: Eglinton Flats Park, 101 Emmett Ave, Toronto CONTACT: 416-622-8397, dglen@sympatico.ca COST: The Society will be selling perennial plants from the members gardens plus a variety of vegetable, herbs and annual plants. l Wednesday, May 24 NYCH Annual General Meeting WHEN: 6:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m WHERE: The Learning Enrichment Foundation, 116 Industry Street, Toronto CONTACT: Howard, 416-784-0920, hsato@nych.ca, http:// bit.ly/2pOt5DY COST: North York Community House (NYCH) serves over 20,000 residents in northwest Toronto every year. Meet neighbours, staff members and community
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Visit insidetoronto.com/events to submit your own community events for online publishing. leaders, and learn more about our organization at the 2017 Annual General Meeting. Plus dinner and entertainment! l Thursday, May 25 Healing Herbs WHEN: 7:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m WHERE: Mount Dennis Branch, Toronto Public Library, 1123 Weston Road, Toronto CONTACT: 416-394-1008 COST: FREE presentation delivered by graduating students of The Institute of Holistic Nutrition. l Friday, May 26 Gardening Program WHEN: 4:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m WHERE: Mount Dennis Library, 1123 Weston Road, Toronto CONTACT: 416-394-1008 COST: Learn about growing plants for gardens with Parks, Forestry & Recreation every Friday for six weeks. l Saturday, May 27 Weston Farmers’ Market WHEN: 7:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m WHERE: Weston GO Station, 1865 Weston Rd., Toronto CON-
TACT: Weston Village BIA, admin@westonvillagebia.com COST: Weston Farmers’ Market happens every Saturday until Oct. 28. Charity Darts Shoot WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd, Toronto CONTACT: Claudia LaTouche, 416268-0409, legionbr31@yahoo.com COST: $15 PER PLAYER Mount Dennis Legion1050 Weston Roadis hostingCANCER DARTS SHOOT Adult Darts Tournament. Legion Doors open at 10 a.m.Registration from 10 to 10:45 am.Play to start at 11:00 am. sharp! Electronic waste collection Toronto Public Library WHEN: 1:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Jane/Dundas Library, 620 Jane St., Toronto CONTACT: l.ho@adlprocess.com COST: Drop-off your used electronics at Jane/Dundas Library. Help divert e-waste from landfills, and raise awareness around the challenges posed by electronic waste.
5 things to do this weekend l Friday, May 19 Culinary Ontario festival WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 11:30 p.m WHERE: Ontario Place, 955 Lakeshore Blvd. West CONTACT: @OntarioPlace Taking place Victoria Day weekend (May 19, 3-11 p.m.; May 20, 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m.; May 21, 10 a.m.-11 p.m.; May 22, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.), the event will offer a gourmet celebration highlighting Ontario’s diverse culinary culture.
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l Saturday, May 20 Weston Farmers’ Market WHEN: 7:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m WHERE: Weston GO Station, 1865 Weston Rd., Toronto CONTACT: Weston Village BIA, admin@westonvillagebia.com COST: Weston Farmers’ Market happens every Saturday until Oct. 28.
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l Saturday, May 20 Waterfront Artisan Market WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 8:00 p.m WHERE: HTO Park, 339 Queens Quay West CONTACT: info@waterfrontbia.com COST: The Waterfront Artisan Market (WAM) presented by The Waterfront BIA and operated by Scadding Court Community Centre returns to HTO Park this summer, May 20 to Oct. 7.
Artfest Toronto WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 6:00 p.m WHERE: Distillery District, 55 Mill Street CONTACT: Lory MacDonald, 705-293-2787, lorymacdonald@gmail.com, http://www.art-
Members of the Toronto Ornithological Club gather at High Park’s Hawk Hill in October 2009 to get a view of migrating birds. This Sunday, May 21 the High Park Nature Centre is hosting a literal early-birding event from 5 to 7 a.m.
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Election year budget will be a tough one Another year, another squeeze. That’s the message from Toronto’s City Manager Peter Wallace as councillors get set to dig into the 2018 budget. It’s going to be the last budget that Toronto Council and Mayor John Tory approve before they go to the voters in the fall of next year. And while it’s looking a little easier than last year in some ways, in important ways it’s going to be more difficult than ever. Like last year, Wallace has asked for across-theboard restraint from city departments and agencies. Not a 2.6 per cent cut this time, just a freeze in spending at 2017 levels. When he spoke to Toronto’s budget committee May 11, he made it very clear that he didn’t expect every department to come in with a zero spending increase. But it’s important to try. That’s because, he noted, there is very little wiggle room this year for council to increase spending beyond inflation, and maintain a property tax increase at or below the rate of inflation. And Mayor Tory and council have made it clear that there’s no appetite for an increase any higher than that on property taxpayers. Council made use of that wiggle room in 2017 – among other things, approving a budget that anticipated robust increases in the revenue from the municipal land transfer tax and therefore boosted revenue. That was a good bet in 2017 but not necessarily so in 2018, when market-cooling measures approved at Queen’s Park could put a damper on Toronto’s blazing hot real estate market. Wallace has been warning since his arrival that Toronto’s reliance on an ever-growing land transfer tax could eventually be its fiscal undoing. That warning seems more apt than ever right now. It all leads to exactly the kind of debate that survival-minded politicians don’t want to have coming up to an election: do we cut services or raise taxes? In the past, faced with these choices city politicians have had a third option: extend a begging hand to the provincial government for help to balance the books at the last minute. But again, what worked 10 years ago is less likely to work now, with the Ontario Liberals facing their own day of reckoning with Ontario voters in 2018. In 2018, there’s one more option: have an honest conversation with taxpayers about the type of city they want to live in. Explain what that city costs. And then, hand them a bill and a ballot at the same time.
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A reckoning may come for our worst landlords The front of 500 Dawes Rd. is a busy place during dinner hours. People are in and out with children, dogs, groceries, deliveries. But this East York building is known across the city as one of the worst in Toronto, a reputation it’s had for years. That’s an opinion you can base on the hundreds of orders the city issued against the management of 500 Dawes, a management reluctant to fix anything the right way. Janet Davis, local councillor, stood in the lobby last week, asking passing tenants about repairs, letting them know they can call 311 about them. She does this in other buildings, but 500 Dawes "is the No. 1." The building went
MIKE ADLER Edges of Toronto without heat for weeks at a time, Davis recalls, and when the owner finally was ordered to paint hallways and replace their ruined carpets, "quality of the materials was pretty poor." Last week’s complaints covered everything from insects and mould to doors which don’t properly close, and stairwells whose smell can make you
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retch. Consensus from tenants? Management does nothing, or gets away with bare minimum. That may change. A reckoning may come for bad Toronto landlords, because on July 1 a new bylaw goes into effect. Landlords must give the city plans on repair, pest control, maintenance. They’ll be required to post information too: the lobby corkboard at 500 Dawes will have to hold more than redirected mail and flyers for airport taxis. Until now, the city could pressure landlords, but had no hammer. Soon, it will be more expensive for them to ignore the law, says Geordie Dent of the Federation of Metro Ten-
ants’ Associations. "It’s not like July 1 bing - a magic wand is going to be waved," he says, but the new bylaw comes with penalties. "This building is definitely, definitely on the radar." Tenant activists fought desperately for the new bylaw. Many, like Geri Stevens, paid a price. She’s been active since 2011 in 500 Dawes, and she’s leaving soon, worn out. "It’s a horrible, horrible building," says Stevens. Cheap rents are why many tenants stay. If there was any justice, many wouldn’t have to. Reach Edges columnist Mike Adler at madler@insidetoronto.com
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expansion plan. "We recognize this is an important issue and the buck stops with the federal government," said Dzerowicz during a recent interview with Metroland Media Toronto. "(Rail) guidelines are
A UP Express train heads beneath the train tunnel.
for safety, but didn’t account for areas where there are many people." Dzerowicz said she heard firsthand from residents during a series of "pop-up" community meetings held in the riding about potential noise, particularly once GO train traffic triples following the completion of RER. "It’s definitely been an issue (for residents)," she said. "Something needs to be done at the federal level." She pledged to study the issue, but admitted it could be upwards of a year before there’s any movement. "It could be a ministerial directive or a legislative change," she said. "It’s a matter of educating my colleagues on the importance of the issue." Davenport Coun. Ana Bailao called for a federal rule change, particularly in the light of new GO stations committed for Toronto, which include stops for Bloor West as well as Liberty Village. There are also plans to build a new station hub in Mount Dennis, which will include stops for UP, GO and the Eglinton
Crosstown LRT. "It is crucial that federal regulations are proactively changed to reflect the increase of passenger rail service already occur-
ring in our communities," said Bailao in a statement. Former York South-Weston MP Mike Sullivan disagreed the bells, in the case of UP, are need-
ed for safety. "The issue is bells as a train enters a station, and it is not a safety issue," said Sullivan over email.
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Films on Shortt Street return to Fairbank Village Fairbank Village BIA is bringing back a popular summertime program. Films on Shortt Street are returning Friday, May 26 with a presentation of Finding Dory. The once-a-month outdoor movie screening will happen on Shortt Street, at Eglinton Avenue. Admission and popcorn are free. Attendees should bring their own chairs. The five-event schedule is as follows: • May 26 at 8:30 p.m. Finding Dory • June 23 at 9 p.m. - The Secret Life of Pets • July 21 at 9 p.m. - Cinderella (2015) • Aug. 18 at 9 p.m. - Moana • Sept. 15 at 8:30 p.m. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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Temporary home at Weston GO station The Weston Farmers’ Market is open for the 2017 season. The market opened at the Weston GO station parking lot last Saturday with the official opening day celebrations set for Saturday, June 17.
The farmers’ market runs every Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1865 Weston Rd., until Saturday, Oct. 28. It is operated by the Weston Village BIA. The market is operating at a temporary location. It will return to John Street
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