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Clockwise from top: Flowers of the World owner Liana Margaryan says it’s hard to keep her Mt. Pleasant Road and Eglinton Avenue East business open through Crosstown LRT construction; construction barricades are placed in front of businesses on Eglinton, just east of Mt. Pleasant; and crews are busy building a station at Yonge Street and Eglinton, blocking off several lanes of traffic. tion structures to get there and pedestrians are often forced to change sides of the road when sidewalks get closed. "The construction, the noise, the dust," lamented Eddy Spinola, owner of La Carnita, Good Fortune and Sweet Jesus restaurants at Yonge and Eglinton. He said on many days he can’t use his patio and in the mornings he and his staff dust off the tables inside. His beer supplier only delivers on Saturdays now

as access is blocked off during the week. "How are we supposed to do our business - where we have a licence and pay our taxes to run our business and so does Brewers Retail (his beer supplier) and they’re telling you, you can’t do it. It’s a little unfair," Espinola said. "It’s just been an ongoing struggle for me for years at this location." He said he’s seen three neighbouring longtime businesses close since con-

struction started. In Leaside, in the city’s east end, things are no better. Businesses that spoke with Metroland Media Toronto said their sales have dropped since construction started. One shop owner at Laird and Eglinton said he’s lost 30 per cent in sales and argues parking enforcement is too aggressive on side streets when Eglinton parking is reduced or sometimes removed. Another shop owner,

Sam To, said his business, Mr & Salon + Spa, lost 20 per cent in sales. "Right now, few people are walking in," To said. Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency co-ordinating the project, said it’s working closely with businesses, business improvement areas (BIAs), city agencies such as Toronto Parking Authority and others to reduce the impact of construction. It worked with the city to relax off-street parking

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The Crosstown LRT transit line promises to be a great asset for moving large numbers of people through the city of Toronto. But, the service is not scheduled to open until 2021, and while residents and businesses along Eglinton Avenue are awaiting their reward, those same businesses are hurting through years of construction. "I’m happy they’re doing construction and there are going to be subway stations here," said Flowers of the World owner Liana Margaryan. "But I don’t know how long I can survive here." Margaryan’s floral business is located between Mt. Pleasant Road and Yonge Street, sandwiched by construction for two stations, which she’s been told will take two years to build. Her business is surviving on online orders, as walk-in customers have disappeared. "If you put out the signs and the flowers, whatever you do, it doesn’t help. There are no walk-ins," she said. "Walk-ins are the most important thing for flower shops." She’s not the only one dealing with construction headaches, either. Drivers and customers are simply skipping Eglinton to avoid construction and as a result fewer customers are coming into the shops. Parking is also a problem as street parking gets removed, at times, to move traffic through reduced lanes and construction sites are placed in front of stores, blocking them off from view. Access always remains open to the stores, but customers have to walk around construc-

restrictions when parking spots along Eglinton have been eliminated and it ensured businesses maintain access to their buildings and entrances, including doorways and driveways, Metrolinx spokesperson Vanessa Barrasa said. Its shop-local campaigns let customers know Eglinton businesses are still open. For business owners such as Enzo Torrone, who is the Fairbank Village BIA chair, Metrolinx hasn’t done enough. He said construction is leaving shopping areas dirty and dusty, making them uninviting. Construction sites make it hard for people to get around and parking spots are removed, so people park illegally on side streets and return to find parking tickets. "It’s so hard that sometimes people just say forget it, I don’t have the time to get around these barricades, I don’t have time to spend with this, I’m gone. And this person is not coming back," Torrone said. Joe Torrone, Enzo’s father and owner of Dynevor Furniture, said that while his sales are down, his property tax went up nearly 50 per cent in 2017 over last year. "We don’t make no business, but we have to pay more taxes. On account of maybe the subway, our value is going up, but it should go down, not up, because in those three years (of construction) we’re going to die," Joe Torrone said. He pointed to a tiered commercial property tax that charges a greater rate on commercial properties valued over $1 million. Since 2008 in Toronto, a lower tax rate applies to commercial properties for the first $1 million of assessment and a higher rate for anything over $1 million. This year was the first time Torrone was hit with the upper tier on his property tax. Property values are established by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC), city officials said, and 2017 is the first taxation year of MPAC’s most recent reassessment.

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Celebrate Canada Day Le Canada en Fête

Saturday July 1st, 2017 5-10:30pm Weston Lions Park (Weston Rd. & Lawrence Ave.) Brought to you by Councillor Frances Nunziata, the Weston Village Residents' Association and the City of Toronto, Parks, Forestry & Recreation

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Weston Canada Day Fireworks WHEN: 5:00 p.m - 10:30 p.m WHERE: Weston Lions Park, 2125 Lawrence Ave. W., Toronto CONTACT: 416-392-4092 Live entertainment, free activities for kids including bouncy castles and slides, cake, and food vendors. Fireworks at 10 p.m. l Sunday, July 2 Volunteers Needed WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m WHERE: Humber Community Seniors’ Services, 1167 Weston Rd, Toronto CONTACT: Humber Community Seniors’ Services, 416-249-7946, info@humberseniors.org, humberseniors.org Humber Community Seniors’ Services is looking for volunteers to help with the Meals on Wheels program. Volunteers are needed to deliver hot nutritious meals to seniors and adults with disabili-

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l Friday, July 7 Family Time WHEN: 10:30 a.m - 11:15 a.m WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave., Toronto CONTACT: Richard, 416-394-1006 Stories, songs and rhymes for children age 5 and under and their caregivers. l Saturday, July 8 Party by the Pond WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m WHERE: Eglinton Flats Park, 3601 Eglinton Ave. W., Toronto CONTACT: (416) 555-2683 For the whole family with fishing and games for kids, food from BIA restaurants, and information tables about conservation and local resources for families. Toronto’s MomenTO museum will be on hand, as well as Toronto Hydro on energy savings, more.

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Wave the Maple Leaf on Canada’s 150th What makes Canada one of the best places in the world to live? Ask 10 people, you might get 10 different responses. The international community certainly has some thoughts on the question. Canada is consistently ranked among the best nations on the planet by the U.S. News & World Report, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and global brand consultants BAV Consulting. In 2016, the Reputation Institute ranked us second only to Sweden, with Switzerland third. We measure among the top according to the United Nations Human Development Index, as well as the FutureBrand index. Reasons for our lofty status abroad range from our economic and political stability to our education and health care systems, to our relative safety. According to the 2017 Global Peace Index, released by the Institute for Economics and Peace, Canada was rated the eighth safest out of 163 countries. In January, the New York Times announced Canada was its top recommended travel destination for 2017, citing our "cosmopolitan cities, barely-explored natural wonders and everything in between." There are actually countless reasons why this is such an amazing country. There’s Canada’s natural, rugged beauty. We have inclusive social policies, a (mostly) welcoming approach to immigration and refugees. Diversity is not a dirty word here. Our social support programs are there, as are our communities, when people need a helping hand. Our government’s business is conducted, for the most part, in a reasonably transparent, civilized manner. Our game, hockey, is easily the best, as is our side of Niagara Falls and our Rocky Mountains. Our military has a history of punching well above its weight when called upon to defend freedom. Our environment remains largely unspoiled, our cultural and geographic diversity incredible. Many non-Canadians like to poke fun at our penchant for politeness, our readiness to deliver an apology if required, but we’re OK with that. Canadians are patriotic, but we hesitate to blow our own horn. Others do it for us. We know we are not perfect, that there are elements of our past that continue to haunt us. But really, is there anywhere else you’d rather be? On July 1, Canadians will mark our nation’s 150th birthday, with celebrations from coast to coast. We hope everyone joins in and, with passion and appreciation, waves the Maple Leaf.

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Toronto celebrates a future of possibility It is going to be a big day on Saturday: for Canada of course, but for Toronto too. The country is 150 years old. Toronto is either 33 years older than that, if you count back to 1834 when Muddy York was renamed Toronto, or 130 years younger, if you count the point at which the Toronto we all know was amalgamated from six smaller municipalities. That, certainly, was the point at which Toronto became if not a linchpin for the country as a whole, then the biggest kid on the block, the largest city in the land. Forgive us, if we take a moment to feel smug about that - a smugness that may be incompatible

DAVID NICKLE The City with the world’s impression of too-polite-for-ourown-good Canadians, but fits right in line with the country’s impression of too-elitist-and-smug-forour-own-good Toronto. It might be polite, then, to use this space to focus on those moments that take us down a peg. That time that Mel Lastman, our first amalgamated mayor, called in

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the army to shovel us out after a very heavy snowstorm. Or that time that our third mayor, Rob Ford ... well, all those times. But let’s not do this. This is a birthday party for the whole country, and a good birthday party looks to the future as much as it does to the past. And really, Toronto and Canada’s - future is filled with possibility. In the short term, we have become an island of stability and sanity next to the United States and, so far, at least appear to be able to weather the turbulence from south of the border. That’s good. People will want to come here. To live and to do business.

That opportunity will also present us with challenges, but these are the same challenges that we’ve been facing with sporadic success for the past three decades: transit and transportation infrastructure, housing, and environmental stewardship. We will, going forward, have to do better, and do better more consistently. But that’s all right. We are 150 years young, after all. That means we’re just getting started. David Nickle is a reporter and columnist covering Toronto City Hall for Metroland Media Toronto. He can be reached at dnickle@insidetoronto.con. Follow him on Twitter at @davidnickle

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NAIG coming to Toronto FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com Mary Bryton Nahwegahbow’s love of singing and sport will intertwine when she takes part in the Toronto 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) next month. This marks the first time The Games, held eight times since 1990, will be brought to Ontario. From July 16 to 23, NAIG will welcome more than 5,000 participants from Canada and the United States to compete in 14 sports in venues across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. Sport and cultural venues include Humber College, McMaster University, York University, University of Toronto Scarborough, City of Toronto venues, City of Hamilton venues, and venues within Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. Along with sport, weeklong cultural festivals will be held, featuring traditional teachings, indigenous artists, vendors and cultural performers. All the sporting events are free to the public, but the opening ceremonies at York University’s Aviva Centre will be by invitation only. The NAIG are open to teens aged 13 to 19 born of North American Indigenous ancestry. Mary, who lives in Ottawa and belongs to the Whitefish River First Nations band, will be singing the Canadian national anthem - in three languages for the Games opening ceremonies. "I’m so nervous," the 15year-old said of belting out O Canada in English, French, and Ojibwe, along with the American national anthem. "I’ve never sang the American anthem before." She’s been taking singing lessons since age five, and also plays drums and guitar. "My overall goal is to be a pop star," she said, naming Adele, Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Justin Bieber as influences. But performing the na-

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Mary Bryton Nahwegahbow will compete in soccer at the Toronto 2017 North American Indigenous Games. The Ottawa resident is also singing three national anthems at the Games’ opening cermonies. tional anthems make up just one part of Mary’s NAIG experience, as she’s also taking to the field in Hamilton for the U16 match ups. "I’m excited," she said of her first NAIG. "I’m finally old enough to participate in the Games." Mary, who plays for Ottawa South United Soccer, said she’s also looking forward to meeting her fellow teammates and do some team bonding while staying in the McMaster University dorm rooms, and catching her best friend’s volleyball competition. The teen started recreational soccer at age four before moving onto the competitive level four years later. And if she had advice for young girls in sport, it would be this: "Never give up striving for your dreams and achieving your goals." Marcia TrudeauBomberry, CEO of Toron-

to 2017 NAIG, said three of the sports to be featured at the Games - lacrosse, canoe/kayak, and archery have indigenous roots. "The waterways were the first highways," she said. "Archery speaks for itself, and there were various stick events across North America." NAIG athletes will also compete in athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, golf, rifle shooting, soccer, softball, swimming, volleyball and wrestling. And with what she says is a lack of indigenous representation at prestigious sporting events such as the Olympic Games and Pan Am Games, the NAIG is much needed to celebrate indigenous youth. "We celebrate who we are as indigenous people," she said. To volunteer or for a schedule of events visit www.naig2017.to

Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario, is upgrading its commuter rail system into Regional Express Rail. The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is now home to nearly 7 million people and heading towards 10 million by 2041. To address the urgent transit needs of the GTHA, the Province of Ontario committed to implement Regional Express Rail and make other improvements to the GO system. By 2025, electrified trains will be running every 15 minutes or better, all day and in both directions, within the most heavily travelled sections of the GO network.

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Notice of Commencement and Public Meetings GO Rail Network Electriﬁcation Transit Project Assessment Process

The Process Metrolinx and Hydro One are co-proponents, jointly carrying out the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08 - Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings (made under the Environmental Assessment Act) to examine the environmental impacts of converting several GO rail corridors from diesel to electric propulsion. The Project As part of Regional Express Rail, Metrolinx is proposing to electrify GO-owned corridors. The GO Rail Network Electrification undertaking will entail design and implementation of a traction power supply system and power distribution components located along and within the vicinity of the rail corridors. The Study Area (see key map) includes six GO rail corridors, as well as proposed locations for the traction power facilities (i.e., Traction Power Substations, Paralleling Stations, Switching Stations) and ancillary components: • • • • • •

Union Station Rail Corridor Lakeshore West Corridor – West of Bathurst St. to Burlington Kitchener Corridor – UP Express Spur (at Highway 427) to Bramalea Barrie Corridor – Parkdale Junction to Allandale GO Station Stouffville Corridor – Scarborough Junction to Lincolnville GO Station Lakeshore East Corridor – Don River Layover to Oshawa GO Station

Traction Power Supply and Distribution System Electrification of the GO Network requires a connection to the provincial electrical system. It is proposed that power be supplied from Hydro One’s existing 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission lines through the installation of five (5) Tap locations which will bring power to the Traction Power Substations (TPS) and then feed into the power distribution system components adjacent to and along the rail corridors to be electrified. Consultation Building on the first and second rounds of public consultation meetings held in February/March 2016 and November 2016, Metrolinx and Hydro One are now formally commencing the TPAP. A third round of public consultation is planned for June/July 2017 (details below) and will present the findings of the technical/environmental studies (posted online at www.gotransit. com/electrification) undertaken for the GO Rail Network Electrification Project. Members of the public, government agencies, Indigenous communities and other interested parties are encouraged to participate in the process and/or contact the project team directly with feedback or questions. A discussion guide will be posted online at www.gotransit.com/electrification prior to the meetings to provide key information. We invite you to join us in person at the public meeting nearest you to find out more. Meeting times: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. / Presentation: 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 26, 2017 Clarke Memorial Hall 161 Lakeshore Road West Mississauga, ON L5H 1G3

Wednesday, June 28, 2017 Ajax Community Centre 75 Centennial Road Ajax, ON L1S 4S4

Thursday, June 29, 2017 Metro Hall 55 John Street Toronto, ON M5V 3C6

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 Newmarket Community Centre 200 Doug Duncan Drive Newmarket, ON L3Y 3Y9

For further information on the project and studies completed to date, please visit www.gotransit.com/electrification. If you would like to be added to our project mailing list, submit a comment or question, or to receive additional information related to the Project, please send an e-mail to the project team at: electrification@metrolinx.com or contact: Patricia Staite James Hartley Team Lead – Environmental Assessments Manager, Environmental Programs and Assessment Hydro One Networks Inc. Metrolinx – GO Transit 483 Bay Street TCT12, Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 20 Bay Street, Suite 600, Toronto, ON M5J 2W3 e-mail: Community.Relations@HydroOne.com e-mail: electrification@metrolinx.com website: www.HydroOne.com/projects website: www.gotransit.com/electrification Comments and information regarding this project are being collected to assist in meeting the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. All personal information included in a submission – such as name, address, telephone number, email address, and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s. 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact James Hartley (contact information above) or the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434. Si vous désirez des renseignements en français, veuillez composer le 416 869-3200 ou le 1 888 GET-ON-GO (438-6646).

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