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Fergy Brown memorial set for Tuesday The Learning Enrichment Foundation (LEF) is hosting a public memorial service for the late Fergus James (Fergy) Brown.

Brown died Apr il 3 at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. He was 89-years-old and was a prominent figure in the York community.

He was the former city of York mayor for two terms, from 1988 to 1994, and was a member of the Metropolitan Toronto Council from 1978 to 1994.

After leaving politics, Brown never shied away from doing his part in the community. He could be found serving on various councils and was a board member at the LEF where he served 15 years as vice-president and two as president.

The service will take place Tuesday, April 30 at 2 p.m. at 116 Industry St. In lieu of flowers the family has requested that donations be made to LEF.

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St. Clare Church marks 100 years of service HILARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com It all started with a simple letter, a 1908 request to an Archbishop to build a local parish.

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came to be. Built in 1913, the 100-year-old church has become a landmark and a pillar to many in the surrounding community.

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Soccer Club sidelined by construction Work at Keelesdale Park means club doesn’t have use of all fields HILARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com The York Jets Soccer Club at Keelesdale Park is marking its 30th anniversary this year, but has little to celebrate.

With registration numbers down about 30 per cent from two years ago, the club has lost the use of two soccer fields out of five and the heavy construction within the park’s borders due to the Eglinton LRT tunnel construction had made it barely usable for the public.

“I’ve been the president (of the York Jets) since 1985 and it’s never been this bad,” said Wayne Butler. “The park’s been forgotten.”

Over the past two years, Keelesdale Park has had a lot going on and none of it has been in the club’s favour.

It’s become what Pete Karageorgos, the director of the club, calls “ground zero” for the tunneling of the Eglinton crosstown trains.

The team has already lost a field at the north end of the park because it’s become the launching shaft for the tunnel boring machines.

“The LRT, once it’s done, will be great for the community and we’ll have a stop right where the park is,” said Karageorgos.

“But that’s seven years off and for the kids who want to play soccer now, that’s a lifetime.”

There’s also construction of a bridge over the Humber River that’s being done behind Chris Tonks arena. And the parking lot and entrance to the park is “a complete disaster,” Karageorgos said.

Butler added: “Some of the potholes we have...you could lose an eight-year-old kid in some of the potholes we have in the parking lot.”

According to Butler, the construction has been a deterrent for registration to the club. Just two years ago, before the construction, the club had 700 children registered; now it’s less than 500.

The club’s had to push registration at neighbouring schools and “redouble” their efforts. If numbers don’t pick up, the club could lose some rep teams.

Second bank robbery suspect arrested A second suspect has been arrested in an armed robbery and shooting at a St. Clair Avenue and Runnymede Road bank Sunday.

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L e n r oy Ja c k s o n . 2 7 , of Toronto, was charged Wednesday, April 24 with 10 counts, including attempted murder and two counts of discharging a firearm to endanger life.

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Construction for the Eglinton LRT is right beside the soccer fields at Keelesdale Park.

“We’re hoping that it doesn’t come to that,” Butler said.

“The scary part is what’s going to happen this summer with all this construction.

Access to get down to the park right now is hell.”

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On top of the construction, the centre field, which recently underwent $20,000 in upgrades that included new seats, goal posts and lighting, is also out of commission due to poor drainage at the Chris Tonks arena adjacent to the field.

According to Karageorgos, the field was only used twice last year before the field morphed into an outdoor pool.

Both Butler and

Karageorgos agree the drainage problems should have been fixed years ago.

“It’s frustrating because we’re going back and forth with the city to try and correct the problem,” said Karageorgos.

“And some of the solutions we’re suggesting to the city would have been much easier had the city done it right the first time. This is the third kick at the can, so to speak.”

According to Mary Battaglia, the manager of parks for Etobicoke and York, the city has already poured about $8,000 in solutions on the drainage issues.

All were “Band-Aid solutions,” according to Karageorgos.

Dave Nosella, the supervisor of capital projects with the City of Toronto, is in charge of getting the drainage problem fixed at Chris Tonks arena.

“We had it scheduled to get it done this spring,” said Nosella. “The tender results came in unfavourable, all the bids came in over budget. We had no choice but to cancel that one.”

Nosella has already sent out a second round of requests to contractors and expects the work on the drainage restoration to start at the end of May or early June.

“That would mean the club would get access to its field again in August,” said Nosella.

When notified of the new timeline Karageorgos, was not impressed.

“That’s the end of the season. That helps no one,” said Karageorgos. “That timeline is unacceptable. It would have been easier to do it in the offseason when landscapers and such businesses aren’t as busy. This makes no sense.”

Karageorgos said the club was initially told the work would start earlier in the year and be completed in May. “I don’t who’s running this city,” said Karageorgos.

It’s disappointing because this is a community in need and we’re trying to provide a service. And no one wants to be a champion for the kids of the community.”

In the meantime, the City

of Toronto has relocated the York Jets to play at Eglinton Flats, where the club has a designated field and the city foots the bill. But it only has access to one field, the club is still down two fields.

“It’s a premier field. It’s better than the one they have at Keelesdale,” said Battaglia.

“The issue is that it’s a kilometre down the road.

There’s such a high demand for soccer, there isn’t a lot of wiggle room. We will try to do what we can.”

For now, Karageorgos and Butler are looking to the City of Toronto and Metrolinx to provide signage for the club to notify the community that soccer is still up and running despite construction. The club also wants their north and central fields back, but working with the city has been “beyond frustrating,” Butler said.

“I guess amateur sport isn’t high on their list anymore.”

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Publication note: themed edition May 2 SickKids believes in healthy happy children. It’s that simple.

We do too. So next Thursday, you’ll see a York Guardian that looks a little different. In support of the SickKids Foundation and its goals we’ll theme our newspaper to carry a significant number of stories about SickKids and other community programs which promote healthy happy children.

The SickKids Foundation benefits Toronto’s The Hospital for Sick Children, one of Canada’s leading paediatric health-care institutions.

The edition coincides with May’s SickKids Healthy and Happy month campaign. For more information visit healthyandhappy.com So watch for next Thursday’s SickKids themed edition of The York Guardian, and, as always, let us know what you think!

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here’s an old joke that there are two seasons in Toronto: winter and road construction. Except, it’s no joke when roads are closed and streets are clogged with frustrated drivers and transit riders either crawling through traffic or tearing through residential streets looking for detours.

Like the weather, road construction in Toronto cannot be avoided; it must be endured.

While the road closures and traffic jams may make our blood boil, there is no alternative. The city has a limited window of good weather in which to do the work and given the toll winter takes on major roads such as the Don Valley and Gardiner expressways, it be done to keep the roads our view must safe.

This year the City of Toronto will City offers spend $155 million to keep roads bridges in good repair and tools to avoid and improve the quality of streets in traffic tie-ups need. Major projects will include Keele Street between Falstaff and Arrowsmith avenues; and Leslie Street from York Mills Road to Lawrence Avenue. As usual, there will also be closures of the DVP and Gardiner for maintenance.

With concerns about its safety mounting over the past few months, an additional $17 million has been earmarked for structural repairs and safety work on the Gardiner. Though it may cause traffic congestion, the city would be negligent not to do the work.

What construction season in Toronto does not need to be, however, is a nightmare for road users.

The city has lots of information on road work on its website. Ongoing and emergency construction updates can be found at www.toronto.ca/torontostreets Even more helpful for those trying to navigate the construction is the city’s new T.O. INview, which has info on all the work going on in the city on a ward-byward basis, and ways to avoid traffic tie ups. It can be accessed at www.toronto.ca/inview The site also lets residents weigh in on the works and get involved in planning and setting priorities.

It’s easy to sit in your car leaning on the horn complaining about road construction, but as a form of civic engagement it’s useless. Do something good for yourself and your community instead, and take advantage of the opportunities offered by the city.

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he NHL Stanley Cup playoffs begin next week and though it has been nine years since the Toronto Maple Leafs last qualified for the postseason, as this little ditty explains, one expects that they’ll look like they belong in short order.

I Ain’t Shaving, Till We Bring Stanley Home Like the heroes of last year.

And the legends before them.

There’s a ritual we all go through Before the playoff games begin.

We chuck our razors in the trash.

And on the mirror we write in foam: “I ain’t shaving, till we bring Stanley home.”

It’s not some silly superstition.

Its power is tried and true.

When you get your playoff

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY game face on, There’s nothing you can’t do.

And one look at the stubble around you Is enough to get you in the zone.

I ain’t shaving, till we bring Stanley home.

My kids don’t recognize me.

My wife, she thinks I’m hot.

The rookies up and down the bench Wish they could grow what I got.

And one look at the stubble around you Is enough to get you in the zone.

I ain’t shaving, till we bring Stanley home.

And though you’d swear that I play for ZZ Top When May rolls into June.

And when I drop by the

local retirement home I look like the oldest dude in the room.

And one look at the stubble around you Is enough to get you in the zone.

I ain’t shaving, till we bring Stanley home.

So, like my father before me.

And his father before him.

There’s a ritual we all go through Before the playoff games begin.

We chuck our razors in the trash.

And on the mirror we write in foam: “I ain’t shaving, till we bring Stanley home.”

I ain’t shaving, till we bring Stanley home.

Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist, who takes writing very seriously. The topics?

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Wasted money could have funded transit To the editor: Re: ‘Paying the price for underfunding transit,’ The City, April 18.

Columnist David Nickle seems to ignore the fact that over the past 20 years, many millions of dollars have been wasted by the city that could have gone toward transit.

There has been huge overspending in the past within the TTC – overruns on the St. Clair line as just one example.

It is sensible and honest to do as Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong suggests – give the taxpayers some idea of the projected costs.

Because of many years of mismanagement at city hall, the answers are much more complex than Nickle implies.

The current Executive Committee and former budget chief deserve gratitude from the beleaguered Toronto taxpayers.

Anne Robinson

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Spring Creative Festival Bus Trip WHEN: 11 a.m. WHERE: York West Active Living Centre, 1901 Weston Rd. CONTACT: Rita, 416-245-4395, rita@yorkwestactivelivingcentre.ca COST: Admission and transportation From fashionable to functional, see what’s new in the world of sewing, knitting, quilting, beading, needlework, paper crafts, embellishing and other creative art forms.

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Westminster United Church Special Anniversary Service WHEN: 10:30 a.m. WHERE: 69 William St. CONTACT: Beth Street, 416-241-3261, office@westminsterunitedchurch.org COST: Free Join us in sharing memories and fellowship and help celebrate what Westminster has meant to you. Rev. Ross Gilroy is the guest minister.

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Minimizing disruption on Eglinton HILARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com Eglinton Avenue West is getting a complete overhaul over the next few years – and this spring and summer is just the beginning.

Major changes are afoot for local residents and businesses and it all starts with the 80-metre-long tunnel boring machines.

They have already been placed in the launch shaft in Keelesdale Park, near Black Creek Drive and Eglinton Avenue West.

A c c o r d i n g t o Ja m i e Robinson, the director of community relations and communications for provincial transportation agency Metrolinx, the tunneling is expected to begin a next month. The closer first section heads look east – toward Inside Allen Road and the Eglinton West Toronto subway station.

“We expect to be halfway between Dufferin and Caledonia by the end of this year,” Robinson said.

“They’ll be arriving at the Eglinton West subway station at the spring of next year.”

The entire Crosstown line will span 19 kilometres (10 of which is underground), eastbound to Kennedy station in Scarborough.

But before the underground portion can begin, utility relocating will have to be done. This means moving gas, hydro and telephone lines along with water mains and sewers to allow the installation of headwalls, which will be used for future underground stations.

According to Metrolinx, the utility relocation work will extend from Municipal Drive and Bicknell Avenue east of Keele Street along Eglinton Avenue West.

Construction is underway on the north side of Eglinton, forcing traffic to shift over to the south side. Once completed, the work will switch sides and construction will begin on the south side. That will take two to three months at each location, according to Robinson.

Ahead of the tunneling, Metrolinx is creating headwalls underground at the east

Staff photo/Nick Perry

Eglinton Avenue looking east from the west side of the intersection at Black Creek Drive.

and west ends of future station locations. The stations are expected to be built between 2016 and 2018, Robinson said.

“We have to build those headwalls because the tunnel boring machines go right through those,” said Robinson.

And as a result of that specific construction, Eglinton Avenue will be reduced to two lanes, one in each direction.

“That will mean reduced on-street parking in the area that we’re doing the work,” said Robinson. “We’re working with the city on traffic management in hopefully relaxing the parking regulations in those areas.”

Robinson is also looking into extending the parking time limit from one hour to three during that time.

The LRT construction is a step in the right direction, according to York-Eglinton BIA board chair Nick Alampi, who added the elimination of street parking on Eglinton will have businesses suffering. There’s only one parking lot on the south side (between Oakwood and Marlee avenues) with fewer than 20 spots available and Alampi, whose BIA covers the area of Eglinton between

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At the end of the day, anything new is the double-edged sword, let’s be honest with that.

– Nick Alampi, York-Eglinton BIA board chair

Marlee Avenue and Dufferin Street, knows this won’t be enough.

“These people (Metrolinx) are professionals. They are the best at what they do. So to help minimize that impact, providing more off street parking is imperative,” said Alampi.

Lorna Day, the project manager of the Eglinton Crosstown Planning Study for the City of Toronto’s planning division, had a meeting with the YorkEglinton BIA in early April when “draft alternatives for street cross-sections” were presented. Further meetings are planned in May. For the BIA, its main concerns are greater accessibility for its customers, especially those with mobility issues, and getting tools that will help local businesses keep customers during the construction process.

“What’s a real heartache for us is that we’re not getting the definite answers of what’s to come,” said Alampi.

“How do they keep them

(the customers) informed?

We’re looking for those tools that a local business doesn’t have time to create.”

On top of businesses potentially suffering from the lack of street parking (according to Robinson, Metrolinx is exploring having some residential streets designated for parking) there is the possibility of the area being avoided completely, Alampi said.

According to Robinson, Metrolinx conducted a survey and found that 58 per cent of people coming down the Allen to Eglinton use it to go somewhere else; they’re simply passing though.

But for the other 42 per cent, they’ll have to find alternatives. And that may pose issues for residents on Marlee Avenue, which runs parallel to the Allen and connects to Eglinton.

“The biggest problem we have as a corridor is Allen Road, and what’s going to happen is Allen Road’s northbound lane may be shut

down,” said Alampi.

“Marlee is going to be the alternate Allen Road.”

Congestion and gridlock are imminent at this point.

But Metrolinx will provide the affected areas in the community with a construction schedule. Robinson mentioned flyers will be delivered by mail and regular construction updates will be posted on the project website, thecrosstown.ca In the end, the construction along Eglinton is seen as a mixed blessing to Alampi.

“At the end of the day, anything new is the doubleedged sword, let’s be honest with that,” he said. “We know that this will be great and it’ll bring new development to the area and new commerce to the area. But at the same time, not too many people know what’s going to happen.

But the short term of it is we know disruption is going to happen, what we’re asking for today is to minimize that disruption.”

For more information about the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown project, visit www.thecrosstown.ca

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Funding city’s infrastructure a necessity How do you repair and maintain $10 billion worth of city infrastructure despite a sizeable funding gap?

That’s the question the city’s Transportation Services department struggles to answer.

Under Director Stephen Buckley, the department is responsible for Toronto’s 5,300 kilometres of roadway, 7,100 kilometres of sidewalks, 500 bridges and 600 pedestrian crossings.

The department also oversees around 400 kilometres in bike lanes and paths, 2,200 traffic signals and an estimated one million traffic signs. It issues around 100,000 permits in a given year.

Despite widespread agreement that well-maintained infrastructure is critical to Toronto’s continued growth, Buckley said convincing is required on the part of elected officials.

It would likely take at least $500 million per year just to adequately maintain Toronto’s road and transportation infrastructure over the next quarter century. In 2013, the transportation department’s entire budget was just under $330 million.

A funding deficit persists despite escalating traffic gridlock and congestion, which has ended up costing the city billions in lost productivity, said Councillor John Parker, who said the city can prosper through investing in infrastructure and better public transit.

For the construction projects underway, a further challenge is convincing people to tolerate months of inconvenience.

B e a c h e s - E a s t Yo r k Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon said city agencies can do a better job on selling the benefits of repairs to the local community.

“Get that message and story out there that, yes, it’s going to be a lot of pain, but there will be a big gain at the end and we’ll have a much more beautiful street,” McMahon said.

– Rahul Gupta

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Hierarchy of sin: the gaffe T

here is a hierarchy of sin that mayors can commit while in office. At the summit would be actual crime — murder, drunk driving, theft and so on — and it shades down from there, through corruption, conflicts of interest, truancy, extramarital affairs, and so on.

Near the bottom of that list of sins, surely, is the old-fashioned gaffe. Which is a good thing; of all the things a mayor can do wrong, misspeaking in an unintentionally amusing way is surely at the bottom.

Which is not to say it is without its impact.

Former mayor Mel Lastman’s bad joke about being boiled alive by natives prior to pitching the Olympics in Africa embarrassed the country.

When former mayor David Miller made a joke about police officers in jail with his London counterpart... well, it upset thenpolice-chief Julian Fantino.

And when Mayor Rob

david nickle the city

Ford, on his Sunday radio show, suggested that “females” who wanted to get into politics should call him at home so he might explain how politics works to them over coffee... well, it was good for a laugh.

Yes, it’s kind of old-fashioned to talk about women as “females,” and as some have pointed out, more than a little condescending to suggest that women might need to have politics explained to them. And asking women to call you at home to schedule a coffee date? The less said about that the better.

I would never wish, however, that Ford had kept quiet, any more than I’d have found Lastman a better joke writer or got Miller farther away from that live microphone.

The beauty of the gaffe is how revealing it is – how it

completes the warts-andall picture of our elected representatives.

Lastman was, and is, that uncle who blurts politically incorrect things over dinner. Miller was, and is, a left-of-centre Torontonian with a disdain for police who dip toe in corruption.

And Ford? Well, he’s got old-fashioned ideas on gender, and also is excited about the business of getting elected.

It’s laudable enough, although not entirely a generous enthusiasm: Ford also understands the value of mentoring new politicians as a way of shoring up his vote on council. He doesn’t understand how we expect men to speak about women these days.

But the mayor has had a very rough year or two, and has worn sins that climb considerably higher up the tree than this one.

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David Nickle is The Guardian’s city hall reporter. His column runs every Thursday.

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Vaughan Road Academy grad wins American Hockey League scoring title NORM NELSON nnelson@insidetoronto.com An American Hockey League (AHL) scoring title will have to serve as consolation for Vaughan Road Academy graduate Brandon Pirri after his Rockford IceHogs team just missed the post season.

He picked up his leagueleading point total of 75 points (22 goals, 53 assists) in 76 games.

His team had a decent record – in fact the best of any team not to make the AHL post season – with 87 points in 76 games.

“We had a playoff run here at the end of the year where we made it real tight the last 30 games, and that was the

goal throughout all this and we came up a little short so it’s kind of bittersweet,” said Pirri, a Beach native, in a phone interview Monday.

Ironically, Pirri could yet see some post season action this year: the Chicago Blackhawks, who drafted him in the second round (59th overall) in 2009, could still recall him.

“It’s something obviously I can’t control ... I’m just training and staying in shape and keeping focused in case that does happen.”

Over the previous two years, he’s played six NHL games with two assists.

Like probably every other AHL scoring leader before him, his goal is to not repeat – but to “play in the NHL.”

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CivicAction Alliance turns up heat on transit funding RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com T h e G r e a t e r To r o n t o CivicAction Alliance turned up the heat on Toronto and area politicians, calling on them to show their public support for new transit revenue tools during a forum April 17.

At a forum organized by the regional advocacy group, CivicAction’s chair John Tory and CEO Mitzie Hunter unveiled a pledge for supporting dedicated revenue tools – a suite of new fees and taxes Metrolinx is researching to pay for future transit.

Hunter said the pledge would be sent to every politician in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).

Prior to the pledge announcement, a group of GTHA mayors could find little common ground on supporting the selection of new taxes and fees for transit shortlisted

by Metrolinx for inclusion in its final report to the province due in June.

The list of 11 revenue tools under consideration includes

a regional sales tax, parking levy, land use charge and tolls.

The four mayors, Frank Scarpitti of Markham, Rob Burton of Oakville, Rick Goldring of Burlington and John Henry of Oshawa, took part in a roundtable discussion moderated by journalist Steve Paikin, and expressed concerns about escalating gridlock.

But Toronto city councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, who took part in the discussion in place of Mayor Rob Ford, said he had “grave concerns” about asking residents to chip in for transit without assurances from the province the money will go towards transit projects that stay within budget.

“Until the accountability and transparency is there, I have some real problems selling revenue tools to my constituents,” he said Scarpitti, taking aim at the absent Ford who had already voiced his intention to vote against funding recommendations put forth by Toronto city staff, said

residents are in favour of seeing the Big Move transportation plan, which would require $2 billion annually over 25 years, completed in full.

However, Markham’s mayor did not support building a downtown subway relief line in Toronto, which Metrolinx considers a priority for completion, before 905-area projects such as a northern expansion of the Yonge subway into Richmond Hill. “For all of us to wait in the 905 area while that line gets built is not feasible,” said Scarpitti.

“We have some of the worst roads all over the GTA so let’s get on with implementing the plan.”

During her keynote speech, Premier Kathleen Wynne acknowledged the “opinion gap” of residents skeptical about paying out of their pockets to complete the Big Move.

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Beginning in late June, riders using GO Transit’s Lakeshore service will wait less time for trains.

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TO �� TRANSIT MCDONALD TO JUDGE TUFF ENTRIES ◗BRUCE Famed Canadian director Bruce McDonald will judge entries for this year’s Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF).

Held at the same time as the Toronto International Film Festival, TUFF showcases 60-second short films on TTC video screens located on subway platforms.

McDonald, who is best known for Canadian underground film classics such as Hard Core Logo and Highway 61, will judge the top three films of the 11-day festival, which runs Sept. 6 to 16. He’ll also pick the winner of TUFF’s emerging filmmaker award.

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Held across the world annually in conjunction with urbanist Jane Jacob’s birthday, a list of walking tours was announced last week.

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For a full Jane’s Walk schedule, visit www.janeswalk.net TO HOLD TRANSIT WORKSHOPS ◗TEA

The Toronto Environmental Alliance is looking for participants for workshops aimed at improving transit advocacy.

The group wants to train “transit ambassadors” willing to engage in community discussion and lobby on behalf of new funding for Metrolinx’s Big Move plan.

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Statue of St. Clare unveiling among events >>>from page 1 “The excitement isn’t just about the one day. It’s all about the journey,” said Marziliano.

He has local artist Antonio Caruso carving a statue of St. Clare that will depict her in a way that isn’t as traditional as expected.

“There’s going to be a slight change,” said Marziliano. “She won’t be dressed like a nun, but as she would have been dressed at the time, with a sack cloth and black sack veil, rather than smooth brown habit.”

The statue will be unveiled on Aug. 11 during the Feast of St. Clare and will be blessed in the presence of Canadian Cardinal Thomas Collins in September.

“To have him here is an exceptional opportunity,” said Marziliano.

There’s also a fundraising gala planned for Friday, Oct. 18 at the Liberty Grand

on the Exhibition grounds.

Tickets are $150 each and Simonetti is hoping to raise $100,000.

The church is also working on a commemorative centennial book that will document the church’s evolution.

“We’re not quite halfway through creating the book, but we’re close,” said Christine Horgan, a member of the centenary committee.

“I’m organizing the topics covered in the book. A photographer was hired to take photos of the windows and artifacts and we’re combing through the archives.”

Horgan has already completed a few interviews for the book, including former music directors. Horgan believes music and church go hand in hand.

“In some ways I think it’s forgotten,” she said. “I want to have a very nice complete picture of the church, which will include a very healthy

Staff photos/Nick Perry

St. Clare’s Roman Catholic Church is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Above, the church on St. Clair Avenue West at Dufferin Street. At right, an interior view.

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The church building has gone through many renovations and restoration projects, including new stained glass windows.

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Tiles and designs on the church’s walls and ceilings have also been restored to look like the original designs to enhance rather than change the church’s integrity and feel.

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Finding city’s history through online maps JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com The demolition of a 120-yearold building near Front and Bathurst streets helped spawn a labour of love for downtown resident Nathan Ng. Ng’s favourite climbing gym was housed inside the building, which was being torn down to make way for condos. He decided to research the history of the venerable building and, in so doing, came across a collection of Victorian-era maps of early Toronto.

“I loved looking at the old maps because there was an artistic quality to things,” he said. “It’s like when you see old buildings with that fine architectural detail people don’t include today because it’s too expensive; the earlier maps have a certain craftsmanship to them.”

The maps were handcrafted without the aid of aerial views, which underscores the work that went into

the making of each.

Ng loved poring over the old maps, but was frustrated over having to constantly visit the Toronto Reference Library to access them.

Because the maps are in the public domain, he started a website, Historical Maps of Toronto, to give everyone access to the materials.

“I originally just had a few maps I wanted to put online, but I kept adding one more map, one more map,” Ng said.

The maps were initially created for a variety of purposes – topographical, military, real estate – meaning they each help shed a little more light on the city’s history.

“What I found interesting was that the maps were subjective things,” Ng said.

“They’re an abstraction of what was there at the time and they only show what was on the mapmakers’ minds.”

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Everything north of Queen was farmland or forest...

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A topographical plan of the City of Toronto, 1851, was drawn, compiled and engraved on stone by Sandford A. Fleming from an actual survey by J. Stoughton Dennis.

Toronto’s main business and commercial section ran from Princess Street to Bay Street and extended to the water’s edge with wharves and warehouses.

1787 to 1820, expansion from 1820 to 1850, the boom era from 1850 to 1862 and the emerging metropolis from 1862 to 1902.

Looking through the eras, it is possible to see the evo-

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Lake Ontario north to St. Clair Avenue.

“In a lot of the earlier maps, you see just how small the city was,” Ng said. “Everything north of Queen Street was farmland or forest and all the historic lands south of Front Street were just lake before.”

While some of the buildings on the later maps still exist today, they are the exception rather than the rule.

Historical Maps of Toronto piqued the interest of historian Stephen Otto, with whom Ng teamed up to start a second website highlighting the history of Fort York and the lands around the since-

buried Garrison Creek.

That site, dubbed Fort York and Garrison Common Maps, showcases the old fort, the waterfront, the Exhibition Grounds and the surrounding area.

“When you look at history through these maps, it’s a powerful way of storytelling,” Ng said. “(Fort York) has a fairly convoluted and twisty history when you look at that site and all the lands surrounding it.”

The two sites are not intended as an authoritative history of Toronto – Ng admitted Toronto historians are likely familiar with the city’s past – but they serve as an entry point for those interested in the city’s past.

“I hope they’re interesting for anyone who’s interested in the history of the city,” he said.

Historical Maps of Toronto can be found online at www. oldtorontomaps.blogspot. ca while Fort York and Garrison Common Maps are at www.fort yorkmaps.blogspot.ca

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Four entries from across the city – including two from one Scarborough school – are among the top six finalists competing in the Toronto 2 0 1 5 Ma s c o t C re a t i o n Challenge for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games.

Youth aged 16 and younger were asked to create a mascot that represented the Games,

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stories about their mascot will be revealed after the voting ends.

The winning entrant will meet their mascot with a special visit to their school.

People can vote by visiting toronto2015mascot.ca or on facebook at www.facebook. com/toronto2015vote from April 22 to May 5 at midnight.

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