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Artist Adrian Hayles works on a reggae mural on a building at Eglinton and Oakwood avenues Friday. It is a tribute to reggae artists, and is expected to be completed mid-month.

Reggae artists to grace York wall Mural being created next to Reggae Lane near Oakwood and Eglinton FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com

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A wall at Oakwood and Eglinton avenues will soon pay homage to some of Toronto’s biggest

reggae artists in the form of a 1,200-square-foot mural. A thriving hub for Jamaican reggae artists in the 1970s and ’80s, the mural at 1529 Eglinton Ave. W., next to Reggae Lane

alleyway, will feature artists Pluggy Satchmo, Bernie Pitters, Leroy Sibbles, Lord Tanamo, Calypso Rose, Jay Douglas, Stranger Cole, Johnny Osbourne, Jojo Bennett, Nana

McLean, Haile Selassie, Bob Marley, the Skatalites, as well as the symbol of the Lion of Judah. Lead by artist Adrian Hayles >>>MURAL, page 7

Humber River Hospital (HRH) is looking for volunteers. Two events will be held at the current Keele Street site for people interested in volunteering at the new hospital at 1235 Wilson Ave., and the Finch site at Hwy. 400, which will be used as an ambulatory care facility and urgent care centre. Adults looking to volunteer can attend an event Thursday, Aug. 13, which will run from 3 to 7 p.m. High school and university students can attend their own event Tuesday, Aug. 25 from 1 to 5 p.m. Both events will be held at 2175 Keele St. Attendees of the adult event must RSVP by Aug. 10, and those attending Aug. 25 must RSVP by Aug. 20. No walk-ins will be allowed. Those who are interested in volunteering but who can’t make it out to the events can fill out an application form at www.hrh.ca/volunteer With a move-in date of Oct. 18 for HRH’s new state-ofthe-art acute care facility at Keele Street and Hwy. 401, the hospital is looking to recruit 250 volunteers for the new site and the Finch site, said Louisa Ceci, manager of the volunteer program at HRH

To RSVP or for more information, email volunteers@hrh.ca or call 416-744-2500, ext. 2433.

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Two west-end Toronto golf courses are pairing up to host one of Canada’s most prestigious amateur golf tournaments. Staff photo/Dan Pearce And one of Canada’s most decorated amateur golfers, Geoff McLeod won the Lambton Golf Championship recently Rexdale native and Etobicoke and will be competing in the National Amateur Championships Sports Hall of Fame inductee starting Monday. Warren Sye, who now lives in London, Ont. where he works was the first of two national pionship once before in 2006 for a mortgage company, will amateur titles, his other one in Mississauga, “back when shake off injury and rust to coming in 1994, after which I was playing college golf (at return to his home course to he was afforded a life memthe University of Western defend the tournament he bership at Weston where his Ontario).” won 25 years ago. father – a long-time employee As far as tips, McLeod The Weston Golf and at closed Kodak company in said, “they’re very different Country Club and the Lambton York – was also a long-time courses.” Golf and Country Club are comember. With its modern re-design, hosting the 111th running of This time around Weston he said “Lambton’s greens the four-round Canadian Men’s could not be the sole host are flatter with more subtle Amateur Championship Aug. because the tournament field breaks and more, I would say, 10 to 13. The public is welcome of about 250 golfers is too big elevated up from the fairway. and admission is free. and requires two courses for Weston is very traditional in It was the Weston club’s the first two days. And that’s that the greens are heavily idea to bring back the where Lambton undulated and you need to national championcomes in. know the right spots on the Mon - Thurs The tourney green to put it. And you need ship in honour of its 100th anniversary, to be very careful once you get format has the players alternating on the greens. If you’re in the which they’re officially celebrating this between Weston wrong spot, three putts and year. The last time they held it and Lambton for the first two even four putts are not out of was in 1990 in honour of their rounds with Weston hosting the question.” 75th anniversary. the pared down field for the Sye, who has the course “We’re very excited and final two days. record of 62 at Weston as well honoured to be hosting it,” Geoff McLeod, who grew up as 29 club championships said Leo DiMarco, the host spanning five decades, most in The Kingsway and playing at club tournament chair from Lambton, might have an edge. recently in 2013, said Weston is Weston. “We made it a feature He’s a member of Lambton but “playing a little tougher than it event in our 100th anniveralso familiar with Weston. probably did 25 years ago, the sary.” In the investment business technology now would make While it does take the for his day job, he’s in the up for it. It’ll be a good test. I course away from members, tournament through a club don’t think scores are going he said the club also feels it’s exemption but he’s no stiff: to be as low as everybody he won the recent Lambton thinks.” important to give back to the club championship and he game. Visit http://golfcanada.ca/ Sye’s championship win previously qualified and competitions to learn more in 1990 on his home course played in the national chamabout the championship.

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Water H2O hosts group art show and sale Aug. 6 from 7 to 11 p.m. The art group puts on a show each month. This show has a theme of water. Approximately 20 artists are participating. The reception will feature

live music, poetry based on water, and other performing artists. A raffle draw will see someone take an original Gregg Allan McGivern painting home. Admission is free.

jUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com The Wychwood Branch of Toronto Public Library is gearing up for an expansion that could see it more than double its square footage and add new programs and features. The proposed plan calls for the library to grow to 15,000 square feet from its current 6,381, with updated and upgraded facilities. “We’re looking to add additional programming space, expand our children’s space, have better zoned areas for children and adults and have additional programming rooms,” said Susan Martin, the TDSB’s divisional support manager for branch capital projects. An upgraded technology space is expected to complement the library’s more traditional offerings, though Martin said it’s still too early to determine what that will entail. “We’re not going to expand hugely if we’re not going to add a computer learning centre,” she noted. “We still need to figure out what kind of programming we’ll have there, but one of the things we’re doing at the library (in general) is to introduce technology and give the members of the public exposure

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to it.” The plans could include a 3D printer, a popular addition to the Toronto Reference Library and a branch in Scarborough. Overall, Toronto Public Librar y has earmarked $7.684 million for the library redesign through its capital budget. Apart from financial concerns, the redesign will face challenges due to its historic status. “Certainly, the library itself is a heritage building,” said councillor Joe Mihevc, in whose ward the Wychwood library stands. “Its front was constructed in 1916, so next year will be its 100th. It’s one of four libraries in Toronto that were built by the Carnegie Foundation to support literacy back then.” Mihevc said the redesign could allow for anything from a seniors space to an innovative space for youth, both of

which he said are needed in the community. Placing books on movable shelving units could also open the space up for public events. “This will be a real cornerstone of the community,” Mihevc said. Provided the planning process goes smoothly, work on the new library could start as soon as next spring with an eye to completion in 2017, though Martin noted the plan is still in its early stages. “The plan is to have a completed design in the next six to nine months,” she said. “We’re hoping to be in construction by this time next year, but there are a lot of steps to go through before then.” Those steps include community consultation. A public open house is to be organized at Artscape Wy c h w o o d B a r n s i n September.

Heritage Toronto leads Black Creek tour Learn about the evolution of a creek valley in York by taking a Heritage Toronto walking tour. On Aug. 15, you can explore a section of Black Creek, a part of the Humber River watershed, with pockets of wetlands, meadows and oak savannah. Hear stories of Olympic gold, of the explorers who passed this way, how the use

of the valley Saturday has changed through the years, and why race-car driver Mario Andretti visited the area in the 1960s. The starting point is at the Smythe Park entrance on the west side of Jane Street at Alliance Avenue. The tour starts at 1:30 and goes for about two hours.

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This is Heritage Toronto’s 21st year of offering walking tours, which are researched, designed and led by local historians, community groups and professionals. While the tours are free, participants are asked to consider donating $5 or more to help cover costs.

Visit http://heritagetoronto. org to check out other tours in Toronto.

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Time for the Parapan Am Games to shine W hile we’re still basking in the glow of the success of the recent Pan Am Games in Toronto, it’s important not to forget that an equally prestigious athletic event opens tomorrow. The Toronto 2015 Parapan Am Games run from Aug. 7 to 15, and residents can do their part to make these Games just as successful as the Pan Ams. The Parapans officially open Friday with ceremonies at York University’s CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Athletics Stadium starting at 5:45 p.m. The Parapan Am Games in Toronto will feature more than 1,600 athletes from 28 countries competing in 15 sports. As was the case with the Pan Am Games, competition will take place at a our view number of Toronto venues. There’s track and field at York Celebrate University, swimming, sitting and wheelchair tennis our athletes volleyball at the University of Toronto Aug. 7 to 15 Scarborough, and wheelchair basketball at the Mattamy Centre downtown. There’s archery at Varsity Stadium, and the cycling road races at Ontario Place. Markham, Mississauga, Milton and Whitby are also hosting events for those hoping to catch Parapan action beyond Toronto’s borders. As always, these Games serve as a qualifier for the Paralympics. That’s especially important for a number of top Canadian athletes and teams including the men’s wheelchair basketball team. Our men’s teams are three-time gold medal winners at the Paralympics (including gold at the London 2012 Games) and they are looking to continue their golden ways come the Rio 2016 Paralympics. Their first step on that road comes at the Toronto Parapan Am Games. The Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team also has an impressive resume, having won Paralympic gold medals in 1992, 1996 and 2000. The excitement for the Parapan Am Games begins this week with the arrival of the torch relay, which will be in Toronto today with stops at Corus Quay, Inukshuk Park, Queens Quay and Yonge Street, and David Pecaut Square for a community celebration at 12:30 p.m. that will feature a guest appearance by Rick Hansen. Tomorrow, the torch relay visits Variety Village in Scarborough, Queen’s Park, and the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto on Spadina Road in advance of the opening ceremonies.

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y message box got a serious workout over the long weekend. It was standing and screaming room only in there. Everybody was whining up a storm. But it wasn’t about the hot weather. It was about the phrase du jour referring to it. Q. Jamie, I always hate the beginning of August. The only expression we ever hear is the ‘dog days of summer’. We’re bombarded with it. The dog days of summer, the dog days of summer, the dog days of summer. Enough already. This has been going on for donkey’s years. No other creatures get even a mention until they’re over. It makes me angry as a bear, I tell ya. When are we finally going to get equal time in the summer for the rest of the animal kingdom? – Gord the Gorilla A. In the next few minutes, Gordo. I don’t want to

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY let the cat out of the bag, but a little bird told me that by the end of the column all will be forgotten and you’ll be happy as a clam. Q. Do you really mean it, Jamie? I’ve had ants in my pants over this since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. – Karina the Kangaroo A. Cross my heart. This comes straight from the horse’s mouth. Q. Wait a minute. I thought you just got through saying it was a bird that gave you the news. This all sounds rather fishy if you ask me. – Arnold the Armadillo A. Don’t get your feathers in a bunch. The horse called first. The bird tweeted right after. OK? Q. Jamie, do you mind if I talk turkey for a second?

– Penelope the Peacock A. Would you be a lamb and try back around Thanksgiving? I promised to resolve this dog days of summer controversy before the end of the column. If I don’t do it, I have a hunch I’ll be hearing about it until the cows come home. Q. You’ll be hearing about it long after they arrive, too. No other animals can get on the map this time of year. It’s the nature of the beast, I’m afraid. Don’t you think it’s time to accept that you’re barking up the wrong tree? – Zoe the Zebra. A. On the contrary, I was about to pull a rabbit out of a hat here. Anything is possible. All you have to do is believe. Q. Yeah and pigs might fly, too. Sorry, but I’m with Zoe on this. – Wally the Walrus A. Boo hoo. I’m crying crocodile tears. I hate to break it to the two of you,

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Mural a backdrop for entertainment events >>>from page 1 and public arts organization The STEPS Initiative, the mural began to take shape in late July with the removing of flaking paint from a previous mural. Assisted by youth from the Macaulay Centre for Child and Youth Development and surrounding area, the reggae mural is expected to be complete by mid-August. “We explored a few different design ideas,” Hayles said, adding Bob Marley, Haile Selassie, and the Lion of Judah were consistent figures in the conception process. “Initially we were very hesitant about painting community members out of fear of missing or neglecting key figures. Ultimately it was decided that the selected musicians needed to be immortalized.”

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The mural will add vibrancy to the space. That area was an important hub for reggae. – Vera Belazelkoska

A graduate of Humber College’s graphic design program, Hayles has worked on murals for 4 Life Natural Foods in Kensington Market, for Riverdale Hub a t G re e n w o o d Av e n u e and Gerrard Street, and at Underpass Park near the DVP and Eastern Avenue. “ T h e m u ra l w i l l a d d vibrancy to the space,” said Vera Belazelkoska, manager of community projects for STEPS Initiative. “That area was an important hub for reggae.”

Once the work of art is complete, she’s hoping it will act as a backdrop for future arts and entertainment events, she said. The new mural will cover an old one at least a decade old made up of cars, a person and a compass, Belazelkoska said, adding the once vibrant piece is now faded and flaky. “Adrian’s talent is behind all of this,” she said of the lead reggae mural artist. “He’s been a great artist to work with.” T h e m u ra l h a s b e e n f u n d e d by t h e C i t y o f Toronto’s StreetARToronto program, with support from Metrolinx, EglintonLawrence Councillor Josh Colle’s office, the Macaulay Centre for Child and Youth Development, the Toronto Parking Authority and the York-Eglinton BIA.

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pan am/parapan am Nathan Phillips Square with a closing ceremony. “The Games started and ended strong, with more than one million tickets sold for the Pan Am Games and more than 120 sold out events,” said Saäd Rafi, chief executive officer, TO2015. “We’re expecting similar momentum for the Parapan Am Games, with ticket sales fast approaching 50,000 of the approximately 200,000 tickets available. With all Parapan Am sports being qualifiers for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, excitement is building and fans are eager to see future Paralympians compete on Canadian soil.” Get your Parapan Am wTickets tickets are available at TORONTO2015.org/tickets. The TORONTO 2015 Parapan Am Games ticket program is designed to be affordable and accessible

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Michele McLean’s column on the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games appears every second week. Reach her at mmclean@insidetoronto.com

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