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Metrolinx, a provincial agency in charge of building regional transit, is thanking residents for their patience while it disrupted neighbourhoods during construction of the UP Express rail. The agency is hosting fun family events Sunday at the Weston GO/UP station from 11 Sunday a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be family activities, a barbecue and free rides on the new UP Express service. “You’ll be able to take it to Pearson and back,” said Metrolinx spokesperson Mark Ostler. He said Metrolinx is excited to share the launch of the service with its neighbours. “It’s part of our way of thanking the local communities for their patience over the last couple of years as we expanded the rail infrastructure to support the launch of UP Express and also to work towards making necessary steps for the delivery of regional GO express rail.” Weston GO station is at 1865 Weston Rd., just south of Lawrence Avenue West.

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Brandon Lindberg, a player for the Sarnia Sting in the OHL, battles Andrew Ferreira for the ball during the Terry Trafford Fundraiser at Weston Memorial Junior Public School on Sunday. Trafford took his own life last year, and friends and family have been gathering to raise money for Kids Help Phone. See bit.ly/york_galleries for more photos.

Fairbank Village multicultural fest returns this year Following a year on hiatus due to construction in the area, the Fairbank Village Multicultural Summer Fest is back. The festival will close down

Eglinton Avenue from Dufferin Street to Ronald Street, and features music, amusement rides, live entertainment and sidewalk sales.

New this year, the Fairbank Village Artist’s Circle, in conjunction with Fairbank Village BIA, has opened up free spots for local artists to present their art,

crafts and dance routines. The event runs noon to 11 p.m. June 20 and noon to 6 p.m. June 21. Visit http://fairbankvillagebia.ca/summer-fest-2/

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Artist Mahmood Popal leads community in creation of Weston GO station mural DOMINIK KUREK dkurek@insidetoronto.com Afghani-born artist and interior designer Mahmood Popal has been selected for the Weston GO Transit station mural project, through which he will decorate a noise wall at the new station. But, while the professional artist is full of visual ideas, this project will be all about the community’s vision. He said he intends to have members of the community use what he calls “mark making” for the creation of the mural, so anyone in the community can participate. “Anyone can pretty much make art through mark making, which is essentially anything like a line with a pencil or a stick or something you do on a wall,” the 36-yearold Kensington Market resident said.

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“I want people to interact with the piece and I found this would be an interesting way to do that.” The mural will feature mixed media, including painting, silk screening and more, and will consist of bold colours and images of the neighbourhood. Mark making could include such things as dots made with

a pencil, shapes painted with a brush or a surface painted with ink then stamped, and much more. Popal has already had his first meeting with the community earlier this month and he intends to run a series of workshops to have residents help create the visuals that will make up the mural. He’s working with the York West Active Living Centre, UrbanArts Toronto, and St. Alban’s Boys and Girls Club. He also hopes to include workshops open to the general public. He said the community process will take several months. The noise wall at the GO station is expected to go up at the end of 2015. The mural is likely to be installed next April. Once he has the images made by members of the community, Popal said he intends

to scan them and incorporate them into the mural. “I’ll use the textures they’ve created, their line work or different things they’ve done,” he said. “It’s not just about me putting artworks on the walls. I have these techniques that I can share and I have other artists that have other techniques and I’m going to bring them and share those with the neighbourhood. Hopefully, people will be able to take that and get inspired to do their own work.” Popal, who immigrated at a young age with his family to India and then to Canada at age seven, said it’s his preferred method of work to incorporate the community or the people who commissioned him in the project he’s making. This helps give the people of the community a sense of ownership for the work.

The Union Pearson (UP) Express air rail link officially entered into service Saturday morning. The four-stop rail line linking Union Station with Toronto Pearson Airport began operations with a 5:30 a.m. ride. The service promises continuous trips to and from the airport with trains leaving four times an hour, almost 20 hours a day and seven days a week. It takes 25 minutes to travel the length of the line – leaving downtown via the Georgetown South rail corridor heading north towards Pearson along a newly constructed 3.3-kilometre rail spur – which also includes stops at Bloor West and Weston GO stations. fare criticism Business leaders and politicians have hailed UP as a vital piece of infrastructure the city needs to stay competitive globally. But the line has also earned criticism, especially for its fare rate that far exceeds transit options like the TTC’s Airport Rocket service from Kipling Subway station that costs a standard fare. Metrolinx, which operates the service, has dismissed the criticisms and insists UP is not intended to serve commuters but provide a premium option for businessclass travelers. It costs $35 for a full oneway trip between Pearson and Union for an adult, but the price dips considerably if

the fare is purchased via the Presto card. With Presto it costs $19 for the same trip. There are also family passes for $55 that include travel for two adults and up to three children. Tickets can be purchased online or through fare vending machines at any UP stop. business class In keeping with marketing to business-class, the UP trains are luxurious and spacious. There are onboard rail attendants, access to free Wi-Fi, plugs to charge mobile devices and laptops, plus overhead storage and luggage racks. Metrolinx has emphasized the environmental benefits of UP, projecting there will be one million fewer car trips after the service begins running. The trains run on diesel, but it’s the cleanest burning option, according to the provincial transit planning agency. The Sumitomomanufactured trains are also convertible to electricity, but it’s currently unknown when that will happen. The delay on electrification, plus the installation of “noisewalls” to buffer the vibration and noise coming from some 78 UP trains every day has inflamed west-end residents, particularly those living along the rail corridor.

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Squabbles debate club meets at Mount Dennis Library today Squabbles debate club is hosting its next debate this evening at Mount Dennis Library, 1123 Weston Rd., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The topic of debate will be: Do we really need more sex education in schools? There will be audience participation.

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magine a legacy from the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games where people get around this city in a more efficient fashion. Given the preparations being made for the Games’ traffic influx, it’s not an unrealistic hope. Hundreds of thousands of additional people are expected in the city and the Greater Toronto Area for the Games next month, so it’s important for everyone to do some transportation planning. This challenge on our roads will be in addition to other planned road construcour view tion projects during the summer months. Toronto stands Key to this planning process – for residents, businesses and to benefit after visitors – will be understanding Games are over the tools and resources available to help get around the city. This week a web-based transportation planner, accessible at www.2015gamestripplanner.ca, was launched by the province. It provides real-time traffic details, such as road closures, traffic speeds, HOV lane locations, a booking feature for accessible parking spots and more. An app is also available for download on Apple, Android and Blackberry devices. That announcement comes a day after GO Transit unveiled its enhanced service plans for the Games. These include more service on routes that serve major events and that Games tickets can be used as valid fare on GO on the day of that event. There’s an additional opportunity from this transportation preparation that stretches into the future. Traffic is not a new issue to the city. What successes can be shared from these preparations? What lessons can be learned? We have to study the traffic patterns that unfold during the Games. We have to measure the impact of initiatives such as HOV lanes. Surely there are aspects of the web trip planner that can be co-opted for travelling within the city after the Games are done? With the transportation planning, there are additional potential benefits for the city – not just for future special events, but for day-to-day life. That’s what a legacy is all about.

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A tastefest of things to come this summer I dropped by Dundas West Fest on Saturday, my first fest of the season. As usual, I expect to take in many more between now and September. For those new to Toronto looking for things to do on summer weekends, if you take in an event with fest in the title, you’re in the right place, hands down. Hands up, too, for that matter. Feet also down and up. And in and out. And not necessarily in that order, either. Fests have that kind of effect on limbs. A close second for summer events that guarantee a good time are ones that include the word festival in their name. Festivals typically have established roots. Fests tend to be of the newer variety. But, suffice it to say, it’s a veritable feast of fests and feastival of festivals this time of year. (I let suffice say it for a good reason. I wouldn’t want anybody thinking I walk around saying feastival.) There are several other

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY words that also pop up with regularity during the season that assure big crowds. Take rib, for example. Just don’t try and take mine. Especially at a ribfest. An event with the word taste in the moniker has “don’t dare miss it” written all over it. People who have lived here for awhile automatically think of the original, the Taste of the Danforth, whenever they hear the word taste. But there are new taste entries being introduced every year. Or is that entrees? Whatever. By the way, for those hearing the title for the first time, at these events you don’t literally taste the street, you sample the foods of the area restaurants. Which is a relief. Tar and cement are just not my cup of tea. I wouldn’t want them in a double double either. Speaking of street, any-

time a street name is in the event title, mark the day on your calendar. They’re the source of many great summer parties, such as Salsa on St. Clair. We’re talking dancing, not eating. It’s not about watching diners spilling sauce on the street. The only spilling to speak of is when the dancing inevitably spills out into the surrounding neighbourhoods. If you hear the word park in an event title you can be sure a good time will be had by all there. Same goes for fair. Ditto for picnic. All three are always a great source of Thisfests and Thatfests. Just thinking about the latter makes me wish it was already the weekend. There’s nothing better than Thatfests. The word zoo is also a popular one this time of year. Singer/songwriter Paul Simon says someone told him, “It’s all happening at the zoo.” He could have been talking about all our zoos, when he wrote that, because every

summer after I visit them, I reply, “I do believe it, I do believe it’s true.” You’ll also hear the word Ex over and over. It’s not referring to somebody’s now insignificant other. Ex is short for Exhibition, which is long for CNE, our amusement park that is on many a Torontonian’s summer list of things to do. All you have to do is just pick a word, any word I mentioned, and if you take the time to check out an event attached to it, though you may not feel like the world is your oyster while you’re there, you’ll definitely feel like the city is. Speaking of which, I’m going to rocking Oysterfest down by the lake this weekend and I can’t wait. Just to see those little dears come out of their shells is worth the price of admission. 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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Recording Stories for Your Grandchildren: Part I WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416394-1000 COST: Free In the first session, we work on preparing the stories you want to share with younger generations of your family. The following week, you will record the stories and leave with a CD copy of them. 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. lana, 416-245-4395, isaac@ywalc.ca COST: Free 3D Printer Certification WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free Learn how to use the 3D printer at the Digital Innovation Hubs. Register at www.torontopubliclibrary.ca

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Council will have to deal with budget shortfall at some point Remember the 2015 budget? It’s been a few months now, and there’s been a lot of water under the elevated highway, as it were, so it’s understandable if you don’t. The takeaway: property tax increases were kept reasonable, in spite of the fact Toronto was hit with an $86-million shortfall due to housing costs downloaded by the provincial government. Council dealt with that shortfall with some cuts, and a $60-million “loan” from the city’s capital investment program: money that will have to be replenished over the next several years. As dubious councillors voted to approve the scheme, Mayor John Tory promised that soon he would be offering up a plan as to how best to pay back that loan. Two per cent cuts to spending across all departments was one of the ideas bandied about. This week, Toronto’s budget committee received

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