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A group of youth from Mount Dennis who play basketball together weekly is inviting the community to join in on the fun this Saturday for a free tournament. The Mount Dennis Mavericks consisting of boys aged eight to 15 will be holding June its inaugural Fam Ja m S h ow c a s e event for youth at Our Lady of Victory Catholic School, 117 Guestville Ave., from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Anne Simpson-Porco, who first met the boys in the winter skating at the Pearen Park Community Ice Rink, has been helping organize the event. “This neighbourhood is so awesome with all these connections,” said Simpson-Porco, who also helped run the weekly >>>BASKETBALL, page 6

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July Tilie, centre, performs with members of Baque de Bamba at Weston’s Cruickshank Park on Saturday as part of a celebration of the Pan Am Path Art Relay. The vision of the Pan Am Path is to combine the power of art and sport to create a living path across Toronto. Learn more at http://panampath.org

Exploring #MountDennis 140 characters at a time DOMINIK KUREK dkurek@insidetoronto.com The Mount Dennis Community Association is giving people a bit of a Twitter 101 and then asking them to explore the community and share their

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York community comes together to envision future of Reggae Lane DOMINIK KUREK dkurek@insidetoronto.com

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Caledonia GO station set to open in 2020 DOMINIK KUREK dkurek@insidetoronto.com It was a small, but enthusiastic, gathering at a Metrolinx-hosted open house to introduce the York community to a project that will build a new GO train station on Eglinton Avenue West. The Caledonia GO Station is expected to open in 2020. It will be built two blocks west of Caledonia Road, to be integrated with the future Caledonia Crosstown LRT station, also being built by Metrolinx, a provincial agency in charge of building regional transit projects. The station will serve the Barrie GO Transit line. The GO station to the north of Caledonia is the York University Station, and Union Station is to the south. The open house, held last week on Tuesday at York Memorial Collegiate Institute, was part of a pre-consultation process before Metrolinx begins the formal part of an expedited six-month environmental assessment (EA) for the project, expected to start this fall. The EA examines the impact of a project to the environment; this includes nature, as well as traffic impacts, noise and vibration to the community, socio-economic impacts and more. Trevor Anderson, manager, environmental assessment, capital infrastructure with Metrolinx, said the open house was a way to introduce the community to the project and to learn about the concerns of residents so they can be addressed during the early stages of the EA. Metrolinx is planning a second meeting. The station will be built alongside the future LRT station, which will sit to the east

of Westside Mall. The two stations will be integrated by a pedestrian bridge over the rail tracks at the south end. Fare integration is planned for Presto card users. The train platform would run north-south, ending at the York Beltline Trail at Bowie Avenue in the north. There would be access to the platform from the main entrance on Eglinton and at the north side. Metrolinx plans a pedestrian crossing at the north end of the platform as well, likely a tunnel under the tracks. Residents say people already cross the tracks in that spot by cutting the fence. Bowie Avenue resident JohnKelly Cuthbertson said the GO station is an excellent idea for the community. “It’ll just provide ease of access to downtown,” he said. “My wife works downtown. At the moment, her commute is 40 minutes to an hour long. If she could walk over and be down there in 15 minutes, she could be home quicker to our son.” Another resident, Margie Delima, whose home backs onto what will eventually be the train station platform, said she hopes for a sound barrier to be built. Work to construct a second track on the Barrie line up to Rutherford station in Vaughan is under way.This will allow for frequent, two-way service on the Barrie GO line. Metrolinx is planning to add a second track to the rest of the corridor.

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There were plenty of ideas thrown around as the community came together in Oakwood Village to envision a future for Reggae Lane, which is situated in a community where Caribbean and Jamaican restaurants and shops are highly visible. The lane, named in 2014, is located behind the south side stores along Eglinton Avenue West, at Oakwood Avenue, in what is known as the International Market area. The laneway had been selected for an improvement project by The Laneway Project. The Laneway Project’s Michelle Senayah said laneways don’t have a standard defined role in the city, which is why they’re often seen as dirty, neglected spaces. But there are opportunities for them, particularly as the city gets developed and spaces for public places run out. “What we’re aiming to do is throw some light on them and say, look, this is our space,” she said. “Just the amount of laneway space is astonishing in this city. There’s 250 acres. That’s two-thirds the size of High Park, or seven Trinity Bellwoods Parks of laneway space.” She said the city already owns the laneways, and in downtown areas where land is expensive, they can become public spaces. The Laneway Project h o s t e d a Re g g a e L a n e Visioning Charette at the Maria A. Shchuka Library last Wednesday evening asking members of the community to present their ideas for what they would like to see in the laneway. Among the residents who came out was Toronto musician Jay Douglas, a Jamaican immigrant who grew up in the Oakwood area, and who has just released his latest single Reggae Lane. He wrote the song after Eglinton-Lawrence Councillor Josh Colle, who pushed for the naming of the lane, had asked the musician to help commemorate the naming of the lane. Douglas said it’s impor-

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Toronto musician Jay Douglas, singer-songwriter of the ‘Reggae Lane’ song, pins up his suggestion for the future of Oakwood Village’s Reggae Lane at a visioning charrette last week. The laneway had been chosen for improvement by The Laneway Project.

dates w June 6: community cleanup w July 11: naming celebration tant to nurture the city’s history with the laneway, and his song speaks to the community’s history. “You can’t do much without your history. If you don’t know your history, it don’t matter what,” he said. He called Toronto a beautiful city where approximately 175 ethnicities are present and residents can go out and eat food from any culture. “(The laneway) is meant for all of us coming together, showing love and respect for each other’s culture,” Douglas said. “That’s why we have Reggae Lane,” he said. “We have work to do. It’s a great neighbourhood, a great city. We have our challenges, but who said life’s journey is without challenges?” Douglas will be among the performers at the official celebration of the naming of Reggae Lane on July 11. Another member of the community, Dewitt Lee, said it was a proud moment when the laneway got its name, saying the local community and res-

taurants had for a long time tried to carve out a Caribbean identity, and this is the first step toward that goal. “It’s very important we begin positioning our community as a cultural destination,” he said. “Working with Tourism Toronto, we have an opportunity to put this community on the map and give people an authentic, very genuine and an inspired dose of what the Caribbean community brings to Toronto every day.” Lee, who is of Grenadian descent, said this can lead to jobs, such as the creation of tours and merchandise sales, which have already started on the website www.reggaelane. org He said the lane must honour the past generation as well as leave room for future generations to contribute. “If we try to define what Reggae Lane is today, based on what we only see today, we’re going to ignore our rich past and we are going to close out a bright future,” he said. Lee had organized a Reggae Lane community cleanup for Saturday, June 6. Owner and publisher of the former Contrast, a newspaper for Toronto’s black commu-

nity, Horace Gooden said Reggae Lane is a great idea, but it’s much bigger than a little lane that runs behind a few buildings. He said the community needs Reggae Place, which could run along Eglinton from Marlee Avenue to Dufferin Street, and which would be a viable destination thanks to its proximity to the subway and access from the future underground Eglinton Crosstown LRT system. While The Laneway Project and the York-Eglinton BIA, are working to improve the laneway, York artist Adrian Hayles will be improving the nearby area as well, as part of a STEPS Initiative project. The artist will paint a mural on a wall at a Green P parking lot, just west of Alameda Avenue. Reggae Lane exits into the parking lot at its east end. The mural is expected to be complete by mid-August. The Laneway Project plans to host its next Reggae Lane workshop around July. The organization intends to finalize its master plan for the laneway in the fall, in time for springtime implementation.

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hould it stay? Should it go? When it comes to the Gardiner Expressway, it appears everyone has something to say. The future of the muchdebated Gardiner is coming up at Toronto City Council’s monthly meeting June 10. After much discussion about which option is best – besides doing ‘nothing’ – the two options left standing are the ‘hybrid’ option – re-configuring the expressway, basically – and the ‘removal’ option, which would tear down the entire portion east of Jarvis Street creating an eight-lane, ground-level boulevard. Factions have come down on both sides: The Toronto Region Board of Trade is on the hybrid side of things as is Mayor John Tory, whose SmartTrack plan plays into this option with a major transit hub proposed for a newly developed 49 acres of land, some public our view some private. On Monday, former Toronto Time to act mayor David Crombie together with the city’s former city planon Gardiner ner said tearing it down is the is now right decision. Also on Monday, the Toronto Board of Health decided not to send to council the report by Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David McKeown that stated removal would provide the most health benefits. And of course councillors also fall on different sides of the debate, as do Torontonians after they were given the chance to weigh in on the issue during meetings over the last several months. According to a recent poll by Mainstreet Technologies, 45 per cent of respondents prefer the removal option versus 33 per cent who chose the hybrid option. After all is said and done, it’s time for council to put its money where its mouth is and decide on what exactly to do with the expressway. Its future is something that must be decided – not just for now, but for the estimated 100-year lifecycle of either of the main options on the table. Councillors should decide what’s best for the city and stick to it. And if possible, find a way to make sure future councils don’t fiddle with it like they have for decades on the public transit file. Transportation as a whole in Toronto is a complex issue. It doesn’t matter whether you’re talking public transit or highways. If the Gardiner decision is well-balanced, perhaps transportation in Toronto stands a chance.

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FAQs about the NHL and NBA championships Q. The NBA finals featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers taking on the Golden State Warriors starts tonight in Oakland. The NHL Stanley Cup final with the Chicago Blackhawks battling the Tampa Bay Lightning began yesterday evening in Tampa. So? Any predictions? Curious in Cabbagetown A. Just one, Curious. The next question I’m going to get will be: Why is the hockey championship series called a FINAL, singular, and the basketball championship series referred to as FINALS, plural? Q. Why IS the hockey championship series called a final and the basketball championship series referred to as finals? Baffled in Bathurst Manor A. Told ya. Not bad, eh? One for one.

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY Q. Terrific. I’ll call the Guinness Book of Records right after the column is done. In the meantime, since you brought it up, can we have your explanation? Peeved in Parkdale A. To what? Q. We’re waiting. Impatient on Islington A. Questions only, please. Come on Izzy, you know the drill. Q. Islington is a street not a neighborhood. Why did you include that in here? Riled in Rexdale A. I needed the alliteration for Impatient. You try and find a community around here that starts with “I.”

Q. How long is this going to take? I’ve got a subway to catch. Distraught in Downsview A. Are you absolutely sure the subway is running in your neighbourhood? You might want to check the TTC website before you head out. I forgot to do that and had to take shuttles on the Spadina line all weekend. Q. Any chance of getting back to the matter at hand? I’m not getting any younger, you know. Agitated in Agincourt A. What are you talking about, Ags. I was going to ask you your secret ? You don’t look your ‘Agin’ at all. Q. Oh brother. For the last time: Why is the NHL championship series called a final and the NBA championship series referred to as finals? Fuming in Forest Hill

A. You don’t really believe that was the last time, do you? Q. Can we just get your final answer already? Heated in Harbourfront A. Just final, only? You don’t want to know about my finals answer, too? Q. OK, Jamie. It’s Stewing in Summerhill. I’m going to count to 10. I’ve got something for you if I don’t have your response by then. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ... A. Oh, no. The column’s over before he could finish. He was probably going to give me any tickets I wanted for both series, too. What a bummer. With my luck they’ll both go seven games. Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist, who takes writing very seriously. The topics? Not so much. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at jamie.wayne@sympatico.ca

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Dennis Avenue School Fun Fair WHEN: 3 p.m. WHERE: Dennis Avenue Community School, 17 Dennis Ave. CONTACT: Naomi Van De Visch, 416-394-2311, vandevischs@ gmail.com COST: Free Craft tables, bouncy castles, musical entertainment. Fun Fair at Weston Memorial JPS WHEN: 5:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: 200 John St. CONTACT: 416-394-3150, westonmemorial@tdsb.on.ca COST: Free Games, bouncers and food from around the world in the east school yard; exotic animal exhibit; raffle.

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Screening of ‘We Were Children’ WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: Courtney or Claire, 416-394-1000 COST: Free The National Film Board is presenting films by First Nations filmmakers and writers. Visit torontopubliclibrary.ca/aboriginal for details. Space is limited. Live in the Stacks: Junia-T and Ania Soul WHEN: 9 to 9:45 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton

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Celebrating Italian Heritage Month WHEN: 11:30 a.m. WHERE: York West Active Living Centre, 1901 Weston Rd. CONTACT: Rita Orellana, 416-245-4395, isaac@ ywalc.ca COST: Free An exposition of personal stories from some of our Italian members will run throughout June in the York West Active Living Centre hallways. Try the delicious Italian dishes offered for the June Tasty Wednesday (June 17): bruschetta, baked pasta vegetables, roast veal roll stuffed with frittata and spinach, gratin tomatoes, strawberry semi-freddo. Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting us at www. yorkguardian.com. Read weeks of listings from your York neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto. Ave. W. CONTACT: Barbara Baillargeon, bbaillargeon@torontopubliclibrary.ca, www.torontopubliclibrary. ca, 416-394-1000 COST: Free Celebrate Black Music Month with special performances by Junia-T and Ania Soul, They will be ‘Live in the Stacks’ for a free, all-ages show.

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St. Clare School’s Garage Sale WHEN: 8 a.m. to noon WHERE: Northwest corner of St. Clair and Northcliffe CONTACT: stclarecsac@ gmail.com COST: Free Mount Dennis Mavericks Fam Jam Showcase WHEN: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE:

Our Lady of Victory Catholic School, 70 Guestville Ave. CONTACT: Anne Simpson-Porco, 416-524-4578, anne. simpson.porco@gmail.com COST: Free The Mount Dennis Mavericks are a group of youth who meet to play

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basketball weekly. Enjoy the day with a free tournament for youth, showcase for the neighbourhood. Cheer on the teams, learn about people and projects in the neighbourhood, enjoy food from local vendors and perhaps collaborate on some art.

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Please join us at a Public Information Session to learn more about network transit planning and the projects that will transform the way you move around Toronto and beyond.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSIONS (venues are accessible) The following four sessions will provide an overview of the four major transit studies listed above. Saturday June 13 – Etobicoke Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute 500 The East Mall 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Wednesday June 17 – North York Spring Garden Baptist Church 112 Spring Garden Ave 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Saturday June 20 Downtown Hyatt Regency Hotel Regency Ballroom 370 King Street West 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Monday June 22 – Scarborough Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute, 2239 Lawrence Ave East 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

The following four sessions will focus on specific projects as noted. Monday June 15 – Relief Line Estonian House 958 Broadview Ave 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Thursday June 18 – SmartTrack Archbishop Romero Catholic Secondary School 99 Humber Blvd. South 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Wednesday June 24 – Scarborough Subway Extension Scarborough Civic Centre 150 Borough Drive 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Thursday June 25 – Relief Line Riverdale Collegiate Institute 1094 Gerrard St East 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

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Basketball tourney aims to unite community >>>from page 1 basketball gatherings along with coach Leraldo Dixon. When the boys suggested having a tournament, Simpson-Porco worked with them to reach out to residents, parents and organizations to get the ball rolling. In addition to being a basketball tournament, the Mount Dennis Mavericks Fam Jam Showcase will also be an opportunity to promote projects taking place in the community as well as

collaborate on artwork. “This is what this day is all about,” Simpson-Porco said. “It’s about bringing people together.” Food vendors like Trisha Mitchell and Dwight Darius who run The Nutmeg Spot at 1085 Weston Rd. are also contributing their services. After months of planning, Kadin Moore, 10, said he isn’t nervous about hosting the event with his friends and is just looking forward to playing

basketball. “I want to score a lot of points,” he said. His mother, Paula Moore, who volunteered to help with the event after Kadin told her about it, said this was all possible just by talking with others in the neighbourhood and working together to make it happen. To volunteer, sponsor a team or for more info, email anne.simpson.porco@gmail. com

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Pioneers for Change award winners The 2015 Pioneers for Change award winners have been announced. The awards, which recognize immigrant contributions to Canada and are an initiative of local organization Skills for Change, will officially be handed out June 11 at a ceremony downtown. These champions of diversity are: Dr. Winnie Ng (Women in Leadership), Geetha Moorthy (Social Impact), Shyam Selvadurai (Arts), Itah Sadu (Entrepreneurship), Gerard Keledjian (Innovation), Peter Sloly (Community Engagement). For more information visit www.pioneersforchange.ca media job searching wSocial

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If you fail to plan, you plan to fail – so the saying goes. Enterprise Toronto’s Business Plan Boot Camp comes to the North York Civic Centre on June 11 for a half-day session on everything to do with your business plan. What kinds of business plans are there? What elements do you need to include in a business plan? Learn this and more, and leave with a draft plan of

your own when you’re done. The session, which costs $15, runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Committee Room 3 of the civic centre, 5100 Yonge St., north of Sheppard. Visit enterprisetoronto. com for more information. Learn the secrets to success wfinancial

The Maria Shchuka Library is hosting a session on financial success on June 18. Running from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the workshop will teach you to put a disciplined focus on your finances, develop a plan to grow wealth and fulfill your financial needs for life. The branch is at 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. To register, call 416-394-1000 or visit the branch.

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With the Toronto Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games fast approaching, UrbanArts will be hosting sportsrelated movie nights every Friday from June 5 to July 3. The movies will be screened at UrbanArts, 5 Bartonville Ave., starting at 7 p.m. Attending the movie nights is free; bring your own popcorn and snacks. The films that will be shown include the following: w June 5 - Kicking and Screaming w June 12 - Space Jam w June 19 - Bend it Like Beckham w June 26 - Ice Princess w July 3 - Most Valuable Primate UrbanArts will also be partnering with other local organizations to plan a barbecue and activities tied in with the Pan Am Games. For details, visit www. urbanartstoronto.org

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You’re Invited We want to show our thanks to the Weston community! On June 6, Metrolinx celebrates the launch of Union Pearson Express— the dedicated air-rail link that speeds travellers from Union Station downtown to Toronto Pearson, stopping at Bloor and Weston stations on the way. It’s a reliable 25 minute ride, with trains leaving every 15 minutes, 19 and a half hours per day. Progress isn’t easy sometimes, and we know that the Weston community has

had to put up with our dust, our noise and inconveniences along the way. So, on June 14, we want to thank you personally by offering a free ride on UP Express from 11 am to 3 pm. Please come down and see what we’ve built. There will be a BBQ, giveaways and lots of fun things to do for the whole family. We’re working hard to build a city for the future, but we couldn’t have done it without you.

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>>>from page 1 classes to start the day: one an introduction to Twitter, and the other a more technical information session to help people use it for such things as campaigns or communications, for people with a public persona or organizations. The leads will be Jason Carlin, who teaches social media marketing at George Brown College, and Chris Moore, manager of digital media at the Toronto Region Conservation Authority. After the classes, people will be asked to head out into the community and to tweet about their observations, good or bad. Twitter only permits the use of 140

characters per posting. Participants will be asked to tweet using the Hashtag #tweetmountdennis “There’s a divide between people who tweet and use electronic media and those who don’t,” Mattos said. “We’re hoping people tweeting would increase the demographic and help make it accessible to everyone. There’s a lot of seniors like myself who have smartphones, and don’t know what to do with them.” Participants will meet up to share their experiences. The community association also hopes the event helps it gain more followers on its @MountDennisCA Twitter account. Visit toronto.100in1day.ca

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100In1Day events happening June 6: w Mount Dennis Public Library, 1123 Weston Rd., hosts Gardening in the Reading Garden from 2 to 3 p.m. w FYI Family Festival is happening at 1652 Keele St. from 1 to 5 p.m. The Four Youth initiative will have barbecue, free food, entertainment, games and music. Learn more at www.foryouth.ca w Social Lunch: Weston Mount Dennis is taking place at Weston Mount Dennis Community Place Hub, 1765 and 1775 Weston Rd., from 1 to 2 p.m. The free social lunch will include Nigerian food and a dance party.

Allen Road lane restrictions at Eglinton to start DOMINIK KUREK dkurek@insidetoronto.com Allen Road drivers should prepare to feel some added headaches as there will be lane restrictions in the coming days as Metrolinx readies to re-launch its Eglinton Crosstown LRT tunnel boring machines. Metrolinx, the provincial agency in charge of building regional transit projects, said the construction will begin today. The construction will happen on both northbound and southbound Allen, just north of Eglinton West subway station. For the first few days of the project (likely between two and three), there will be lane restrictions on southbound and northbound Allen for up to four hours each day after the morning rush hour and ending before the evening rush. This will accommodate the removal of the

Wyatt Cup wtourney tennis set for this Saturday

guardrails and allow for construction trucks, vehicles and equipment to access the site. Once this initial period is over, lane restrictions will end, but traffic control personnel will be assisting construction vehicles accessing and exiting the construction site. This work will take approximately two to three weeks. This construction project will include installation of truck staging lanes and site facilities for the LRT project. This work is necessary for the relaunch of the tunnel boring machines on the east side of Allen Road, scheduled to start sometime this month. This three-week construction project is to prepare the staging area for the tunneling, where dirt from the dug tunnels will be taken away by trucks. Jamie Robinson, director of community relations and communications for Metrolinx, said 150 dump

The York Weston Tennis Club will host the Wyatt Cup tournament Saturday. The friendly tournament, created in honour of Wyatt

trucks will be accessing the site once tunneling begins. “We continue to communicate to folks, if you don’t have to be in that neighbourhood, if you don’t live there, if you don’t work there, if you’re just using that as a throughfare to go downtown, then you probably want to find an alternative route,” he said. Trucks will travel south Allen, enter the site, pick up the dirt, and exit onto northbound Allen during the tunneling. This work will take approximately a year. The permitted hours of work for the staging area are between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., seven days a week. Some overnight work may be required. The underground tunneling, once it resumes, and its associate work may continue 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, visit www. thecrosstown.ca

Pellew, a club member who died of brain cancer in 2003, will be held at 2125 Lawrence Ave. W. from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The event raises funds for the Nancy Pencer Brain Cancer Trust Fund at Princess Margaret Hospital. Visit ywtc.ca for details.

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It’s a wonder nobody thought of it sooner. For years, the Toronto Board of Health has been a prickly ball of left-of-centre conscience that regularly rolls into more, shall we say, pragmatically conservative debates at Toronto Council. Part of this is because of the mandate of the board to exclusively concern itself with the health and well-being of Torontonians. Part of this is because mayors and their deputies have left the city council appointments to the generally progressive councillors who ask to serve on the board. So when a medical officer of health has suggested pesticides ought to be banned or smoking in public places curtailed or casino gambling is a bad idea, board members have obediently sent that information on to city council where it might be disregarded, but cannot be ignored. You would have thought mayors in the past would have done something about it. Well, maybe not David Miller, who generally found himself

david nickle the city in agreement with the pearlclutchers at public health, but certainly Mel Lastman and Rob Ford ought to have realized this finger-wagging fifth column needed attention. Leave it to Mayor John Tory and his deputy Denzil Minnan-Wong to finally take note, and action. Through a combination of public and city council appointments, the 2014-2018 board of health is shaping up to be a very different beast. On Monday, the board had before it a report from medical officer of health Dr. David McKeown, weighing in on the Gardiner Expressway debate. Tory favours an expensive and controversial plan to rebuild the elevated highway where it connects to the Don Valley Parkway. In a fairly cursory report, McKeown joined various planning and city-building experts in sug-

gesting was a bad idea. In the last term, that report would have made its way promptly to council, and it’s not hard to see how: the councillors on the board were Ford opponents such as Raymond Cho, John Filion, Joe Mihevc, Gord Perks, Sarah Doucette and Kristyn Wong-Tam. Cue the replacements this term, where a much smaller progressive rump of Joe Cressy, Mihevc and Doucette are joined by Jon Burnside, Christin Carmichael Grebb and Frances Nunziata, along with a new crew of citizen appointees. This was enough to deepsix that awkward report. The board agreed to send it along to the planning department. But when council debates the Gardiner at its June meeting, the awkward opinion of Toronto’s chief medical officer of health will be off the table. Someone in the new administration has been paying attention.

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

Two-way traffic is returning to the Queen’s Quay as the revamped roadway gets ready to re-open. Starting this week new traffic signals will operate at several intersections along Queen’s Quay from Bay Street to west of Lower Spadina Avenue which will allow for the return of twoway traffic to the street. The road, which was once referred to as one of North America’s ugliest, has been under construction since 2013 and has undergone a top-to-bottom facelift, including widened sidewalks, relocated streetcar lanes and a new red granite pedestrian promenade. The transitions are expected to take until next Wednesday to complete and will also include new transit signals for the 509 Harbourfront service. GO TRANSIT UNVEILS TRAINS wLAKESHORE

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Lakeshore West line. Over the next two years 127 new cars are expected to join GO’s fleet with improvements scheduled to begin this summer. Part of the plan to increase service is building a storage facility for the trains in south Etobicoke that, according to the Ministry of Transportation, will provide enough space for six 12-car trains. Ministry officials say the new vehicles are roomier and have more storage space than the current fleet. ONLINE TICKET SALES UP EXPRESS wFOR

The Union Pearson (UP) Express air rail link is about to launch and before the inaugural trip Saturday you can purchase a ticket online. According to Metrolinx, tickets purchased online can be redeemed for up to a year from the date they were bought. You can also buy tickets

at station vending machines or if you prefer human contact, from service counters at Union Station and Toronto Pearson Airport. It costs $19 for a one-way trip on the four-stop route between Union and Pearson if you have a Presto Card. DRIVER FINES GO UP wDISTRACTED

Higher fines and demerit points for distracted drivers are part of new road safety legislation passed this week by the Ontario Legislature. The regulations are a hold-over from the previous term. They include upping distracted driving fines to a minimum of $300 as well as three demerit points. Also for the first time, drivers who open their car doors in the path of an unsuspecting cyclist, also known as “dooring,” will face demerit points in addition to higher fines. The restrictions are expected to be in place before the end of 2015. Rahul Gupta is The Guardian’s transit reporter. His column appears on Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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Offer(s) available on select new 2015/2016 models through participating dealers to qualified retail customers who take delivery from June 2 to 30, 2015. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers are subject to change without notice. All pricing includes delivery and destination fees up to $1,715, $5 OMVIC fee, $29 tire tax, environmental fee, and $100 A/C charge (where applicable). Excludes other taxes, licensing, registration, insurance, variable dealer administration fee, fuel-fill charges up to $100, and down payment (if applicable and unless otherwise specified). Other lease and financing options also available. Bonus Cash amounts are offered on select 2015 models and are deducted from the negotiated purchase/lease price before taxes. Certain conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. §“Don’t Pay for 90 days” on select models (90-day payment deferral) applies to purchase financing offers on all new 2015 Forte and Sportage models on approved credit (OAC). No interest wil accrue during the first 60 days of the finance contract. After this period, interest starts to accrue and the purchaser wil repay the principal interest monthly over the term of the contract. Offer ends June 30, 2015. ¤Representative Financing Example: Financing offer available on approved credit (OAC), on new 2015 Forte LX+ AT (FO743F) with a selling price of $21,764 is based on monthly payments of $296, and includes delivery and destination fees of $1,535, $5 OMVIC fee, $29 tire tax and A/C charge ($100, where applicable) for 60 months at 0% with a $0 down payment/equivalent trade, $0 security deposit and first monthly payment due at lease inception. Offer also includes $4,000 Bonus Cash. Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. Offer ends June 30, 2015. ≠Representative Leasing Example: Lease offer available on approved credit (OAC), on new 2016 Sorento LX 2.4L FWD (SR75AG) with a selling price of $29,344 is based on monthly payments of $328, and includes delivery and destination fees of $1,715, $5 OMVIC fee, $29 tire tax and A/C charge ($100, where applicable) for 36 months at 1.9% with a $1,050 down payment/equivalent trade, $0 security deposit and first monthly payment due at lease inception. Offer also includes a $1,000 cash bonus.Δ Total lease obligation is $11,815 with the option to purchase at the end of the term for $16,707. Lease has 16,000 km/yr allowance (other packages available and $0.12/km for excess kilometres). Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. Offer ends June 30, 2015. ΔCash bonus amounts are offered on select 2015/2016 models and are deducted from the negotiated purchase/lease price before taxes. Certain conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details.. ΩLease payments must be made on a monthly or bi-weekly basis but cannot be made on a weekly basis. Weekly lease payments are for advertising purposes only. **Cash savings (cash credit) for 2015 Optima LX AT FWD (OP742F)/2015 Rio LX+ AT (RO743F) are $4,465/$3,000 and available on cash purchase offer only. Cash savings vary by model/trim and are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. Cash purchase price for the new 2015 Optima LX AT FWD (OP742F)/2015 Rio LX+ AT (RO743F) is $21,999/$15,644 and includes delivery and destination fees of $1,535, $5 OMVIC fee, $29 tire tax, A/C charge ($100, where applicable) and a cash credit of $4,465/$3,000. Dealer may sell for less. Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. Offer ends June 30, 2015. Cash Bonus amounts are offered on select 2016 Sorento and 2015 Soul models and are deducted from the negotiated cash purchase, finance or lease price before taxes. Amounts vary by trim and model. Certain conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. Cash bonus amounts are offered on select 2015/2016 models and are deducted from the negotiated purchase/lease price before taxes. Certain conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. ‡Model shown Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for 2015 Forte SX (FO748F)/2015 Rio4 SX with Navigation (RO749F)/2015 Optima SX Turbo AT (OP748F)/2016 Sorento SX Turbo AWD (SR75IG) is $26,695/$22,395/$34,895 /$42,095. Highway/city fuel consumption is based on the 2015 Rio LX+ ECO AT/2015 Forte 1.8L MPI 4-cyl AT/2015 Optima 2.4L GDI AT/2016 Sorento SX 2.0L Turbo AWD. These updated estimates are based on the Government of Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption wil vary based on driving habits and other factors. The Bluetooth® wordmark and logo are registered trademarks and are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Kia is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation.

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