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been slow until now. A third and final phase is also in the works, but the research on that study area will begin after Phase 2 work is completed.

"It’s a long process," said district spokesperson Cherri Hurst.

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The ever-popular Queens Drive Street Sale is expanding one street north to King Street for its 30th anniversary event Saturday, June 10.

The annual Weston event draws participation from approximately 40 homes and attracts 1,000 shoppers. Organiz-

Members of the district will also hold a fundraising sale at 153 King St. Swartz said the northwest Toronto community is happy to support the district’s efforts to designate the area.

Work to get the area designated has been slow, but the district has reinvigorated its efforts lately. Phase 1 was designated in 2006, while work on Phase 2 has

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ers expect as many as 60 homes to participate this year as a result of the expansion to King.

"We have a great neighbourhood," organizer and Queens Drive homeowner Catherine Swartz said of why the event has been ongoing for three decades.

While sellers get to keep the proceeds of their sales, some money will go to the Weston Heritage Conservation District.

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Top: Vaughan Road Academy grads Tom Skublics (class of ’75) and John Farrell (class of ’72) offer some entertainment in the cafeteria during the school’s final good-bye event held Saturday, May 27, as the institution is closing at the conclusion of the current academic year. Bottom: 1964 grad Paul Unterman (left) and Barbara Wagman-Kates (class of ’65) take a closer look at some of the memorabilia on display.

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St. Clair Avenue and Keele Street Shoppers Drug Mart location owner/operator Andrew Wong displays a naloxone kit that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. opioids off the receptors, and restores a person’s breathing.

"It’s like an antidote," Wong said. "If you know you’re going to shoot up heroin or whatever, it’s a good idea to have one of these kits by your side because if, let’s say, that heroin isn’t clean and your buddy can recognize the signs and symptoms of an overdose, they can administer this antidote and save a life."

Wong admits people will question such programs and say they promote drug use. But, he said it’s another way to reduce harm.

"You can’t stop it (drug use) - their brain is so programmed to want and seek that it’s going to be impossible no matter what you do, no matter how you try to enforce it with the law, it’s impossible - but you can try to save one life rather than none."

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Most of his patients, Wong said, become hooked on opioids when it is prescribed for pain management, usually following an accident. Pain is subjective so it’s hard for a doctor to know whether a patient needs it or not. Once a doctor stops prescribing it, the user is so programmed to getting it, they’ll end up seeking it on the street, where drugs could be laced with others, such as fentanyl, an opioid so strong that a small amount could cause an overdose.

At his pharmacy, Wong already handed out 30 kits.

He said they do work. One patient, who came to the clinic for methadone, used naloxone to save a friend’s life - a friend still using opioids.

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Keele Street and St. Clair Avenue area Shoppers Drug Mart owner Andrew Wong is asking opioid drug users to visit their local pharmacy - it could save their life.

More than 200 Toronto pharmacies are now home to naloxone kits. The kit includes a life-saving drug administered through a nasal spray - that reverses the effects of opioid overdose.

The kits are free and no identification is required to pick one up. They’re funded through Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care as part of a program that aims to reduce the number of deaths by overdose - which has risen dramatically in recent years. In 2015, 153 people died from opioid or opioid-and-alcohol overdoses in Toronto.

This is a 156 per cent increase from 2012.

"Whether it’s because of recreational use or through prescription drug use, there’s definitely a significant increase in the number of deaths across Canada, specifically in B.C. and Ontario," Wong said.

The kits became available at pharmacies in the fall of 2016, but few people know of them.

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Weston Farmers’ Market WHEN: 7:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m WHERE: Weston GO Station, 1865 Weston Rd., Toronto CONTACT: admin@westonvillagebia.com COST: Weston Farmers’ Market happens every Saturday until Oct. 28.

Safe Rail Communities Family Fundraiser WHEN: 1:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m WHERE: Vine Avenue Playground, 200 Vine Ave., Toronto CONTACT: 16-553-2457 Safe Rail Communities is holding their 3rd annual Family Fundraiser at Vine Avenue Playground.

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l WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 Teen Gaming Tournament WHEN: 4:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave., Toronto CONTACT: Richard, 416-394-1006 COST: Whether you’re an experienced gamer or just looking to learn a few new tricks, the Teen Gaming Tournament is sure to be a blast.

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l SUNDAY, JUNE 4 Choral Splendour WHEN: 4:00 p.m - 5:15 p.m WHERE: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St., Toronto CONTACT: RCM Tickets, 416-4080208, marketing@tmchoir.org, http://www.tmchoir.org/201617season/choral-splendour/ COST: $35, $20VoxTix for patrons 30 years old and under The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is joined by the U.K.’s acclaimed Huddersfield Choral Society for a concert of choral classics, including many works by some of the great English church compos-

Historical society meeting WHEN: 7:30 p.m - 9:30 p.m WHERE: The Village of Humber Heights Etobicoke Retirement Home, 2245 Lawrence Avenue West, Toronto CONTACT: Margaret, 416-243-2610, westonhistoricalsociety@rogers.com COST: The Weston Historical Society General Meeting will feature guest speaker Doug Taylor on the topic of ’Movie Theatre’s of Toronto memories of lost movie theatres.’

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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.

Stress Relief Thru Meditation WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave, Toronto CONTACT: Richard, 416-394-1006 COST: Some easy stress relieving stretches, followed by deep breathing and a relaxing and rejuvenating meditation session.

No yoga mats required. All ages and experience levels welcome.

Electronic waste collection WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W., Toronto CONTACT: l.ho@adlprocess.com COST: Drop-off your used electronics.

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Fairbank festival celebrates area’s multiculturalism DOMINIK KUREK dkurek@insidetoronto.com Fairbank Village has become a truly multicultural place in Toronto, and the area’s business improvement area is celebrating.

The Fairbank Village BIA is hosting its Flavours of Fairbank festival on the weekend of June 17 and June 18. It’s the ninth year of the festival, but the second with this name. It was formerly called Fairbank Village Multicultural Summer Fest.

BIA chair Enzo Torrone said the name better reflects the nature of the neighbourhood and is much shorter.

"Flavours refers to just about anything and everything. Yes, it refers to cultures, it refers to food - everything," he said.

"This is a culturally diverse neighbourhood, to the degree that not many people understand yet."

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Torrone said there are 15 to 20 different cultures with strong populations in the neighbourhood.

"Name a culture, it’s here," he said, adding that new cultures - including recent refugee arrivals - are making their homes in the Eglinton Avenue and Dufferin Street neighbourhood.

He said people are moving into the area because it’s a good neighbourhood.

It had its bad times, he said, but the good times are returning.

"Slowly, but surely, everything is coming together. People are feeling safer, they’re feeling better about the community, they’re happier to be here," Torrone said.

The festival builds on the resurging neighbourhood.

The BIA wants to strengthen the community with the festival, hoping that people come out and participate.

The festival has grown

over the years. In its first year, it drew 2,000 to 3,000 people, Torrone said, and organizers are planning for 20,000 this year.

To celebrate the BIA’s 10th anniversary, rides will be free this year, as will the entertainment.

"Basically, bring your body out here and have some fun," Torrone said.

The festival will happen on Eglinton Avenue between Dufferin and Ronald streets. Hours of operation are from noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and noon to 9 p.m. on Sunday.

Eglinton will remain closed to vehicular traffic from 2 a.m. on Saturday to 5 a.m. on Monday.

There will be food vendors, a sidewalk sale, activities for children, live music, local artists, a midway (free rides) and more. Admission is free.

For more information, visit www.fairbankvillagebia.ca.

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The ’Fair Hydro Plan’ is anything but that Welcome one and all to the Ontario government’s incredible, stupendous hydro-cuts emporium where you can buy cheaper electricity today - then pay big-time for it later.

If this makes the Liberals’ misnamed Fair Hydro Plan sound like a slick scheme concocted to get them re-elected, that’s because to a large degree it is.

Yes, we know Ontarians were begging for relief from constantly soaring hydro bills.

We also know many consumers are cheering Premier Kathleen Wynne’s plan to slash hydro rates by 25 per cent this year and then limit increases to the inflation rate for the next four years.

But as the province’s financial watchdog reported last week, the cost of insulating Ontarians from soaring energy bills will eventually shock them to the tips of their toes. To be sure, the Liberal plan will save consumers $24 billion over the next four years.

That’s a tidy sum and it’s no coincidence the savings are perfectly timed to inspire warm and fuzzy feelings for the Liberals before the June 2018 election.

But as the Financial Accountability Office just reported, it will cost the province a jaw-dropping $45 billion over the next 29 years to make those savings possible. In addition, if interest rates rise or the province starts running deficits again, the eventual cost of the plan could balloon to $93 billion.

The inescapable reason for this daunting bill is that the province must borrow heavily to pay for the discounted hydro rates.

That money must be repaid. And in order to lower hydro bills in the short term, the government will need to increase them in subsequent years to cover the debt that finances the plan.

It’s all a bit like using a carving knife to extract a splinter. The operation may succeed, but the bleeding will be considerable.

So, while you can, enjoy seeing average monthly hydro bills drop from $163 to $123 starting this summer.

But brace yourself for hydro rates to increase by 6.8 per cent a year from 2021 to 2027. Be ready for the average monthly bill to rise to $213 by 2028.

It is a reminder, too, of how badly this government has mismanaged the electricity file - think of their subsidies for wind and solar energy we don’t need. Other governments of different political stripes have made a mess of it before.

But the Wynne government has nothing to be proud of in how they’ve handled Ontario’s electricity system.

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People will keep fighting for ’$15 and Fairness’ Today, June 1, Queen’s Park shuts for the summer.

It’s the last day before fall for the Liberal government to say they’re reforming Ontario’s labour laws, and raising minimum wage to $15.

As of this writing, I don’t know what the government announced or hasn’t.

I know people in the $15 and Fairness campaign made every day count.

They’ve already done more than politicians thought they could.

So many of us are stuck in precarious and parttime jobs.

For two years, campaigners seemed to be everywhere, on streetcars and street corners, reaching people who fit that description.

They’ve demanded $15

MIKE ADLER Edges of Toronto an hour, paid sick days, and an end to exploitation by temp agencies. They practically remade Ontario’s labour movement.

They were poised a week ago to get serious labour reform, not because government suddenly saw the light, as the Workers’ Action Centre’s Deena Ladd says, but because people fought for it.

One was Mohammad

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Sarkar, a community action leader for Access Alliance - that’s one of his three part-time jobs - in Scarborough’s Oakridge and East York’s Crescent Town.

He’s met fellow immigrants who wait in vain to get called to work, or are sent home after an hour or two, or get $6 or $7 an hour at a grocery or convenience store.

They need rent money, but without paid sick days, Sarkar says, many go to work sick, or pay a further price in back pain, or repetitive strain injuries.

Malka Paracha, a food service supervisor at York University, "was an anti-union person" a while ago. But then a union, along with students and faculty, helped York’s servers stand up

and win $15 an hour and full benefits.

"It is 200 per cent possible. We did it," says Paracha.

The Changing Workplaces Review recommendations are a mixed bag. Campaigners knew Ontario’s Chamber of Commerce would call their reforms a job killer, but they kept pushing the government for the full package.

If it wasn’t introduced

by June 1, perhaps it would come this fall.

If MPPs expect this to stop, they’re wrong.

"If they don’t listen," Ladd says, "they will hear it at the ballot box."

Reach Edges columnist Mike Adler at madler@insidetoronto.com

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District research should be ready in 2018 really slowed down for a couple of years. We just didn’t have the manpower and time. But, it’s definitely back on track now."

The nonprofit organization, with an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant, hired a consultant firm to study the area a year ago, which has sped up the work. Phase 2 consists of nearly 600 homes in an area more or less boarded by Church Street to the north,

Designation is important, Hurst said, to help preserve the look of a neighbourhood.

"What it preserves is the streetscape - so it’s the look of the neighbourhood, the trees, the river stone walls and the houses."

For information on the district, visit www.heritageweston.com The sale happens from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Queens Drive is accessible off Jane Street, just north of Lawrence Avenue West.

the rail tracks to the west, MacDonald Avenue to the south, and Pine Street to the east. Queens Drive and King Street, where the sale is happening, are located in the Phase 2 and 3 study areas.

The district plans to have the research complete and submitted to Toronto Preservation Services by May 2018. Once, it’s submitted, city staff will verify the information before city council can pass a bylaw to designate the area.

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Gorgeous Multi-Level Detached Home Situated On Mature, Tree-lined Court!! Amazing Open Concept Floor Plan Features Soaring Chalet-Style Ceiling, Spacious Kitchen, Large Bedrooms, Separate Family Room & Finished Basement. Step Out Back And Enjoy The Oversized, Fully Landscaped Yard! Close To Shopping, Schools, Trails & Community Centre… A True Gem, Only $899,900

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MIMICO CHARMER Renovated Character Home on Large Lot in Coveted Area. Gumwood Trim and Leaded Windows surround modern Kitchen and Baths. 9 ft Ceilings! Build into Attic or Top Up. Potential Bsmt Apt. Flagstone Patio. A Rare Find, Only $799,000!

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Gorgeous totally Renovated Detached, Spectacular Architectural Design, bright sunlit home, tempered glass, granite countertop, custom kitchen, B/I appliances, Large deck, Cathedral Ceilings, W/O to balconies, 3 bathrooms, Sauna and much more only $798,800!!

Spacious 3 bedroom, Fantastic for first time buyers or investors. Great layout with eat-in kitchen, large living/ dining areas. Partially finish bright/high basement with separate entrance ideal for in-law or income potential.

Long private driveway, large yard. Great, family oriented neighbourhood. Amazing value and opportunity.

SOLD FOR 114% OF ASKING!!

Large Updated Home with 2 Huge SelfContained Units. Gorgeous Upper 2 Level 2 Bdrm Unit. Large Lot with Garage and 6 Car Parking. Perfect for Investor or 2 Families. Only $749,000

Wonderful 3 bedroom, 3 bath in terrific location.

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Potential Basement Apt. Oversized Windows.

Private Yard. Steps to Great Schools and Transit. Super Value, Only $579,900!

Large 3 bedroom 4 bathroom townhouse in quiet neighbourhood. Open concept living/dining room with walk-out to fully fenced backyard. Modern eat-in kitchen w/granite and lots of cupboards. Large Bright Finished basement with bdrm and bathroom.

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Large, Fully tenanted 5+1 BR, 4 Bath Income Producing Property. Ideal for Investors or Large Families. Many updates including Flooring, Roof, and Inground Sprinkler System. Steps to Public Transit, GO Train, Downtown Brampton. Only $599,900!

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PORT UNION 2 STOREY! Immaculate Newer Detached with w/o Basement and two Balconies steps to the Lake. Gourmet Kitchen. Large Master with 5pc Ensuite. Potential Basement Apt. Balcony with park views. Steps to Great High School, Village Common and GO. Only $849,000.

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Walkout from master to an entertainer’s outdoor paradise wired for sound. Truly unique. Only $799,900!!

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