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If Mike LeClair ever falters on his 550-kilometre endurance cycling fundraiser from London, England to Paris, France, he says he only has to think of the countless inspirational stories of patients at West Park Healthcare Centre to keep him going. West Park, southwest of Weston Road and Jane Street, provides specialized rehabilitation, complex continuing care and long-term care to patients living with chronic conditions or recovering from traumatic injuries or illnesses. From June 26 to 28, LeClair, CEO of West Park’s foundation, will participate in the LondonParis 2014 bike race to raise money for charity. He is hoping to raise $25,000 for West Park. A n a n o n y m o u s b o a rd member will match donations >>>CEO, page 8
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Last Thursday’s provincial election saw voters send a majority Liberal government to Queen’s Park. In ridings touching the former City of York, all four had Liberals elected. In Toronto, Liberals were elected in 21 of 23 ridings. Results below (all polls reporting) are unofficial. Official results to be released by the Chief Electoral Officer at a later date.
Clockwise from top left: members of the Oakwood Baptist Church Boys Bell Choir perform during the Oakwood Village Arts Festival Saturday at the church; Ice Kat Design Studio’s Chelsey Peterson displays a wizard’s wand and a chalice; Carina Bessa, left, and Anna Brasil sell their make-yourown stuffed doll kits; Judi Lopez from Keep Rockin’ You performs some dance moves. Photos/PETER C. MCCUSKER
Food bank part of nation-wide Give 30 collection North York Harvest Food Bank, which serves the former City of York, will be joining food banks across Canada to take part this week in an annual campaign to fight hunger. Founded in 2012, the Give 30 campaign continues to focus on hunger in Canada
and motivate people of all backgrounds to give to food banks during the month of Ramadan. Those who are fasting during Ramadan are encouraged to donate a portion of the money they save by
skipping meals over the month. People who aren’t fasting can still participate, said Ziyaad Mia, Give 30 founder. “Brown bag your lunch for the month or tally up 30 days of coffee money. Whatever it is, it can make a difference in the lives of those who don’t
have enough to eat,” Mia said in a statement. “This is a grassroots movement that’s catching on much faster than ever imagined.” Give 30 raised almost $40,000 in its first year. Last year, the campaign received more than $90,000 in donations with food banks from
three provinces participating. This year, North York Harvest Food Bank are one of nine food bank partners across five provinces taking part.
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DAVENPORT Cristina Martins, Liberal 16,205 Jonah Schein, NDP 14,164 Lan Daniel, PC 2,619 Daniel Stein, Green 1,974 Nunzio Venuto, Libertarian 252 Mariam Ahmad, Communist 174 Franz Cauchi, Freedom 111 Troy Young, The People 99 Recap: Liberal Cristina Martins unseated the NDP’s Jonah Schein, who had held the seat since 2011. EGLINTON-LAWRENCE Mike Colle, Liberal 22,855 Robin Martin, PC 14,069 Thomas Gallezot, NDP 3,044 Lucas C. McCann, Green 1,314 Michael Bone, Freedom 265 Erwin Sniedzins, Independent 144 Recap: Liberal Mike Colle, who has held the seat since 1995, was re-elected. ST. PAUL’S Eric Hoskins, Liberal 30,036 Justine Deluce, PC 12,032 Luke Savage, NDP 5,142 Josh Rachlis, Green 2,556 John Kittredge, Libertarian 413 Mike Rita, Freedom 176 Recap: Liberal Eric Hoskins was re-elected handily. YORK SOUTH-WESTON Laura Albanese, Liberal 15,719 Paul Ferreira, NDP 12,147 Andrew Ffrench 3,672 Jessica Higgins, Green 826 Eric Compton, Freedom 250 Abi Issa, Independent 144 Recap: Liberal Laura Albanese defeated NDP challenger Paul Ferreira.
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ith last week’s majority government win by the Kathleen Wynne Liberals in the provincial election, her party has been given a strong mandate by voters in Toronto and surrounding areas to make transit a top priority over the next four years. Her victory can also be interpreted as strong support for the Metrolinx Big Move transit plan for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) which was first introduced under the Liberal government of Premier Dalton McGuinty back in 2008. The election of Rob Ford as Toronto’s mayor in 2010 and a Liberal minority in the 2011 provincial election saw transit become highly politicized. Talk on how it would be paid for and the debate between LRTs and seemed never-ending. our view subways In the last year, though, we have started making decisions Voters should on our transit future and how to for it. The provincial, city and expect action pay federal governments agreed on an extension of the Bloor-Danforth on transit subway from Kennedy station to the Scarborough Town Centre. The city approved a property tax increase of 0.5 per cent to help pay for its portion. Yet, it comes up repeatedly as a municipal election issue with mayoral candidates Olivia Chow and David Soknacki saying the Scarborough subway extension should be scrapped in favour of an LRT. As was mentioned at a mayoral candidates’ debate this week, discussion of a Scarborough subway extension should be finished. Every Liberal MPP elected in Scarborough supports that subway extension, and made it a key part of their campaigns. Any thought that this could now be changed with a new mayor of Toronto or change in councillors cannot be accepted by Wynne and her majority government. The same goes for a number of other transit plans across the Greater Toronto Area. Voters are expecting transit action from the Liberals. Wynne’s party took away seats from the only PC (Doug Holyday in Etobicoke-Lakeshore) and three NDP incumbents in Toronto due in no small part to her transit plans. The Liberals also gained seats in the 905 communities around the city including Newmarket-Aurora, Durham, Burlington and Halton. Wynne now has an opportunity to take that mandate and do the right thing when it comes to transit expansion across the GTHA.
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World Cup on the menu for street festivals Alas, I was busy Saturday night and unable to make it out for both Italy’s crucial opening game victory over England in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the subsequent street celebrations. From what I hear, I missed the party of the year. Oh well, cosi e la vita. The good news is I should more than make up for it this week as I’m planning to take in the immensely popular quadrennial Toronto street festival that occurs during the first round of every World Cup: A Taste Of Every Country That Qualified For The Group Stage. The gala runs from Thursday afternoon through Sunday evening and I’ll be there with bells on, from start to finish. (Being an objective columnist, I’ll be wearing the bell colours of every nation in the tourney.) If you want to say hi at the festival, you can find me in the heart of all the action, at That Little-Known Objective Columnist Hangout That Only I Seem To Have Heard
jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY Of. The fun will start as soon as I get to my table. Waiter: “Hello. My name’s Rex. I’ll be your waiter for duration of the event. And may I say nice bells, Mr Wayne?” Jamie: “If you think it’ll get a laugh, Rex, sure.” Waiter: “Nah. I changed my mind. I don’t want to risk it. Anyhow, I see you’ve booked a reservation for all 12 World Cup games here over the next four days. Glad to have you aboard. Without further ado, here are this week’s specials: France at Switzerland, England at Uruguay, Russia at Belgium, Costa Rica at Italy and Portugal at USA. Though not necessarily in that order. So, have you decided what you want, or do you need a little more time? Jamie: “No. I’m good to go, Rex. I know the first round group stage menu
by heart. For Thursday, I’d like to start off with Cote d’Ivoire at Colómbia. Extra spicy. Followed by England at Uruguay. But make them both hard-boiled, please. They’re going to need it.” Waiter: “Two excellent choices. What else?” Jamie: “I’d like to wrap up the first night with Greece at Japan. And from what I’m expecting from the first two entrees, you better make that one over easy.” Waiter: “Over easy, it is. Now, what’ll it be for Friday?” Jamie: “Costa Rica at Italy to kick things off. Both still piping hot, if possible. Then I’d like France at Switzerland. I’m looking forward to that one with plenty of relish. And for the nightcap? Make it Ecuador at Honduras. They should be steaming, in case you hadn’t guessed.” Waiter: “Not to worry. I already had it pencilled in. Now what’s up for Saturday?” Jamie: “I want to open
with Iran at Argentina. Anything with Argentina should be lip-smacking, good, don’t you think? Then I’d like Ghana at Germany, please, followed by BosniaHerzegovina at Nigeria. I’m not expecting anything too fancy from either of those.” Waiter: “I’m with you on that score. And for Sunday?” Jamie: “For starters, Russia at Belgium. This has delicacy written all over it. Then, Algeria at the Korea Republic. Nothing jumps out at me here. Whatever you decide is OK. And I’ll close things out with what could turn out to be the creme de la creme of this festival - Portugal at USA.” Waiter: “Really? Now, are you referring to Portugal with or without?” Jamie: “With Ronaldo, of course. Without him? It’ll be creme, but that’s about it.” 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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Afternoon Tea and Sale WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Church of the Advent, 40 Pritchard Ave. CONTACT: Dianne Izzard, 416-7668412, d.izzard@sympatico.ca COST: Tea $5 Bake table, vintage collectibles, jewelry, china, gift items and more.
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Film Screening: ‘Last Chance’ WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free Paul Émile d’Entremont travels the world to tell the stories of five asylum seekers who flee their native countries to escape homophobic violence. Access Alliance will host a discussion after the film and
Cedarvale Park Tree Tour WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m. WHERE: Cedarvale Park, 443 Arlington Ave. CONTACT: Erin MacDonald, info@yourleaf.org COST: Free Sign up to adopt a park tree and care for it during the summer. Come early at 10:30 a.m. for a hands-on mulching event. Stay for the tree tour and learn about Cedarvale’s local trees. Access Cedarvale Park off Durham Avenue and meet next to the children’s garden near the tennis courts. Register at www.yourleaf.org/event/2014-06-29/cedarvale-park-tree-tour 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. provide info on LGBT services. Call to register.
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Building Connections: Friendship, Fun & Learning WHEN: 10:30 to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: North York Women’s Centre, 2446 Dufferin St. CONTACT: North York Women’s Centre, 416-781-0479, info@nywc.org COST: Free Meet other women in a relaxed, welcome environment, and get information about resources.
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WHEN: Noon to 2 p.m. WHERE: Syme55+ Centre, 33 Pritchard Ave. CONTACT: Nancy Rychel, 416-7660388, ext. 205, hospitality.community@syme55.com COST: $10 for members, $12 for non-members
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Boomer and Senior Tech Workshop WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free Check out the latest tech gadget, the tablet, troubleshoot your digital camera, ask questions and get help
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Canada Day Party WHEN: 2 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416-767-0231. legionbr31@yahoo.com COST: Food available at reasonable prices Lots of Canadian fun, Canadian trivia quiz, door prize every half hour, a barbecue from 4 to 5 p.m., free birthday cake, DJ Tom O’Rourke in from 4 to 8 p.m. All 19 and older are welcome.
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Rinaldo Walcott: Black Carnival in the 21st Century WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free The Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival celebrates the Caribbean roots of much of the black culture in Toronto as well as the emancipation from slavery. Dr. Rinaldo Walcott will put the carnival into its historical and contemporary, cultural and social contexts. Walcott is professor and director of Women and Gender Studies Institute, University of Toronto.
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Friday Night Movies WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: Linda Feesey, 416-394-1000, lfeesey@torontobpubliclibrary.ca COST: Free This evening watch ‘The Muppets’ (rated G). July 11: Great Gatsby, July 18: Wolverine, July 25: Tyler Perry’s Madea Big Happy Family.
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Follow us online for World Cup coverage The World Cup is off to a roaring start in Brazil with a number of surprising results that have had Toronto soccer fans either cheering joyfully or shaking their heads in frustration. The tourney opened last Thursday afternoon with host Brazil winning 3-1 over Croatia, setting off cheering in a number of Toronto neighbourhoods including Little Portugal. Fans of Portugal itself were not cheering on Monday, though, as their team fell 4-0 to Germany. Last Friday, the tournament
forged an even stronger link with Toronto soccer fans as Jonathan de Guzman, who grew up in Scarborough, was in the starting-11 for the Netherlands game against defending World Cup champs Spain. The Dutch easily won that game 5-1. There are still plenty of games left to come in firstround Group play, which wraps up next Thursday. For a full World Cup schedule, visit us at www. insidetoronto.com/sportsstory/4567157-world-cup2014-complete-schedule Games today are Colómbia
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Since January, he’s been training with current and past members of Canada’s national cycling team. Out of the 8,000 people who applied, LeClair was one of 450 riders to win a place in the race through a lottery. “You get to sit on that skinny little (bike) seat for three days...so I either won or lost (the lottery) depending on your view of that skinny little seat,” he laughed.
Riders, including cyclists from the Tour de France, will be placed in groups depending on their speed. The Tour de France cyclists will be in the fastest groups while LeClair readily admits he will be in the slowest group. Still, his group will be pedalling about 25 km-h between 175 and 200 kilometres a day, while riders in the fastest groups will cycle at about
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City council defers decision on Ombudsman’s future Item to re-surface at July 9 meeting David Nickle dnickle@insidetoronto.com Toronto council has put off for a month a vote on whether the city’s ombudsman Fiona Crean should be reappointed to the job. The deferral came as some councillors suggested others were seeking to end Crean’s tenure as the city’s ombudsman because they’d been subject to her office’s scrutiny. “I understand that there are many feelings that have been exorcised as a direct consequence of the reports and investigations,” said York Centre Councillor Maria Augimeri, who moved the deferral. “And I know there is pushback on some of these investigations. I understand when you speak truth to power, you get shut down.” Crean is Toronto’s first and only ombudsman, an office created in
the City of Toronto Act to respond move on with a different person.” to complaints about the way the Council decided to take Augimeri’s city’s institutions interact with the advice and have a time out. public. Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Over her tenure, Crean has Fletcher said council needed to take the month to cool down and consider reported on everything from the way the city delivers water service, the question more seriously. to inappropriate hiring practices “I’m concerned that at this point at Toronto Community it’s become very personal,” Housing Corporation. In she said. “I think we need Be a part of the 2012, she came under fire to be careful about how discussion. Visit from Mayor Rob Ford’s we’re going to look.” this story on our office and also Councillor There was also a matter website and share Giorgio Mammoliti, over of numbers. In order to your thoughts in a report she filed looking extend the accountability the comments into political interference officer’s contract from its section. in the public appointinitial five years, council ments process. must vote with a twobit.ly/1slOHTk During the deferral thirds majority. debate, Mammoliti sugAnd because of the June gested it was time to replace Crean, 12 provincial election, four councilpointing out that in 2012, council lors were absent from the third day already voted to give Crean a two-year of the June council meeting, making extension rather than back a move the 30-vote minimum elusive. to remove her. A bare majority – 21-20 – of coun“I believe we have come to the floor cillors voted to defer the matter. It once, we’ve already given the extenwill come back to the July 9 council sion,” he said. “I think we should just meeting.
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Council backs off parking ban on city park grass DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Toronto Council has backed off a ban on parking in non-designated areas of city parks. The ban was recommended by the city’s Parks and Environment Committee, as a way to protect turf and parkland from damage from cars. But the ban caused problems for groups such as the Canadian Film Centre, which uses parkland parking for a signature fundraising barbecue event during the Toronto International Film Festival. The film centre, which operates out of the E.P. Taylor estate on Bayview Avenue, needs the parking for at least some of the guests at the barbecue. “This is a one-of-a-kind institution in Toronto and across the country and it’s a critical part of the film industry and we need to do what we can as a council,” said Don Valley West Councillor Jaye Robinson during debate June 13. “Once a year they have an event where for three hours people have
to park on the grass. Without this fundraiser they’d have a very challenging time.” Also affected are ribfest events across the city. “I think it’s critical in certain parks we’re able to park on the grass,” said Etobicoke North Councillor Doug Ford. “The ribfest over at Centennial Park, there’s not enough parking there. If we expect people not to park on the grass we better give them an alternative parking lot to park in. It’s not just about ribfest, it’s about numerous events. This is about economic development.” Council approved an amendment by Etobicoke Centre Councillor Peter Leon, that would set criteria for allowing parking in city parkland. Parking would not be available if other parking were available within the vicinity, or there were options to park elsewhere and be shuttled to the event. As well, the availability of public transit and impact on the natural environment would be taken into account.
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Mammoliti keeps playing his games Parkdale is not a “pedophile district.” Deputants who come before city hall committees asking programs be spared are not de-facto communists. A secret cabal of left-wing Toronto councillors have not been wiretapping the councillor from Ward 7. I could go on for an entire column, correcting the fanciful and offensive assertions that have fallen from the lips of Giorgio Mammoliti over the years. But like so much low comedy, it would simply underline the same point: Mammoliti, who is one of the longer-squatting denizens of Toronto council’s lunatic fringe, is pretty creepy. If it weren’t for our cracksmoking mayor doing the heavy lifting, Mammoliti could even be an international embarrassment for this town. Of course, one person’s international embarrassment is another’s local-boymade-good, and Mammoliti’s constituents in northwestern North York have been happy enough with his behaviour
– one that he’s been playing since 1995, when he left a one-term stint on Bob Rae’s NDP backbench at Queen’s Park to join former mayor Mel Lastman’s North York Council, then went to Toronto council as amalgamation took hold. Mammoliti became wellknown mostly in the breach – his lack of discipline when it came to spending his office budgets, his limelight-seeking behaviour, his demagogic mischief-making and his changeable loyalties. Which all, as I may have mentioned earlier, points to one truth: Mammoliti is pretty creepy, and he seems to revel in it; it is a game to him. For the rest of us, it’s a shame. The mayor’s follies aside, when our neighbours speak about the dysfunction and absurdity of Toronto city politics, they are thinking in large part about Mammoliti – amusing himself with verbal pugilism, at the expense of almost everyone else.
david nickle the city to send him back to city hall over and over. Mammoliti’s remarks and actions are all calculated to stoke an oldeetymee suburban-urban grievance, using as his accelerant a deep social conservatism that frankly mirrors the mayor’s. It’s not surprising, then, that as the municipal election campaign gears up, Mammoliti should choose to wind things up with that business about “pedophile districts.” Parkdale is an interesting and vibrant community these days, but a couple of decades ago it was known as a place marred by crime and drug abuse – much as many people still regard Mammoliti’s own Jane-Finch community. So. Deride a community that’s got a rocky history, and just for good measure throw pedophilia into the mix, and suggest the local councillor is representing their issues over the safety of children. It is classic Mammoliti game
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Stintz calls for clarity on subway at mayoral debate Tory takes shots for his SmartTrack plan RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com With the election of the Liberals to a provincial majority government, the Scarborough subway debate is over, according to Toronto mayoral candidate Karen Stintz. Stintz also called on Metrolinx to clarify its position in supporting a threestop subway extension of the Bloor-Danforth line into Scarborough, a move adopted by the former TTC chair and a majority of city council, as part of recent decision that reversed an earlier fully funded plan to replace the aging Scarborough RT with an LRT line. “Right now with the majority government
that’s been elected and the overwhelming support the Liberals got in Scarborough I think it is reasonable to say the subway debate is over and we need to now talk about other transit priorities,” said Stintz following a mayoral debate Monday morning between her and fellow candidates Olivia Chow, John Tory and David Soknacki. “Metrolinx has an opportunity to clarify and be clear the Scarborough subway will be built.” Metrolinx, which is tasked with building several light rail projects as part of a master agreement with the city and the TTC, did not respond directly to Stintz’s comments. But spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins acknowledged the decision to switch to the subway plan from the Scarborough LRT, which she said was supported by all levels of government. “Three levels of government have made the
decision to build a subway instead of an LRT in Scarborough and therefore, we are working closely with the city to make the appropriate amendments to the master agreement,” said Aikins by email. The debate was organized by the group Transport Futures as part of a one-day infrastructure forum that brought together transportation industry professionals, planners and elected officials. At the debate, Stintz also took several shots at Tory for his SmartTrack transit proposal – establishing a surface rapid transit route to run on existing GO transit train lines – that she said was a fanciful dream. “We need real plans with real funding,” said Stintz, who has proposed selling off city holdings such as Toronto Hydro to help pay for transit. Tory refused to take the bait and instead focused
his attentions primarily the $8-billion SmartTrack on Chow, with whom he proposal using tax increis running neck-and-neck, ment financing, which according to recent polls. would take projected propUnlike the relief line erty tax revenue in areas of championed by Chow high development such as and others, Tory said his Liberty Village and apply it SmartTrack proposal could to transit. be done in seven years and He insisted there’s aligned the closest with the enough current and future province’s plans for elecdevelopment to make the trifying and expanding GO plan work. Transit service in the next “The city’s growing by 10 years. more than one hundred “I can’t accept a transit thousand people per year plan that’s 17 years away,” to provide that incremensaid Tory in tal revenue to reference to the finance the Be a part of the relief line that SmartTrack line,” discussion. Visit will require at he said following this story on our least eight to website and share the debate. 10 years – not For her part, your thoughts in including time Chow said the the comments required for relief line was section. environmental not her idea
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championed before unveiling his SmartTrack proposal in May. It was Tory’s top transit priority just three months ago,” said Chow. “He was just saying it a few weeks ago, and now it’s no longer a priority and the wrong line.” Stintz, Chow and Tory found common agreement in not reintroducing the $60 vehicle registration tax (VRT) if elected, a stance Soknacki did not fully refute although he didn’t rule it out entirely. “It’s one of the absolute last choices, it’s an incredibly unpopular choice,” said Soknacki of the VRT. But Soknacki said unlike his competitors he was unafraid to consider the need for higher taxes if necessary to fund construction given the dire congestion seen in the city right now. “All options should be considered when considering how to best fund transportation needs,” he said.
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The York Weston Tennis Club is inviting community members to a family fundraiser and celebration event on Saturday, June 28 taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a barbecue at noon as well as prizes to be
won. A minimum donation of $5 is requested. All proceeds will go toward brain cancer research at Princess Margaret Hospital in honour of Wyatt Pellew, one of the York Weston Tennis Club members. The event is
also being held to celebrate the new courts within the community. The York Weston Tennis Club is located next to the Weston Lions Arena, 2125 Lawrence Ave. W., inside the Weston Lions Park.
TDSB to look at naming Bolton’s replacement
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POP BOTTLE POWER: Vathushan Jegathason powers up his pop bottle rocket during a workshop at the Evelyn Gregory Library on Friday afternoon. He put up his racer against a dozen other young designers. Left, Abboud Nasser tests out his freshly built pop bottle rocket during the workshop. For more events in the York community, visit our online events calendar at bit.ly/york_events
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Chr is Bolton of f i c i a l l y stepped down as both chair of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and trustee of Trinity-Spadina last Friday for undisclosed personal reasons. “It is with mixed emotions and much deliberation that I have come to this decision,” he said in a statement. “For personal reasons, I am leaving a role to which I aspired over 12 years ago, as the essential policy role for an educator.” Bolton previously worked in the education field as a teacher, vice-principal, principal and a consultant. He served as trustee for Trinity-
Spadina ( Ward 10) since December 2003. “I am proud to have been a part of the past 11 years,” Bolton said. “But it is time right now to take some personal time to re-evaluate futures.” Donna Quan, TDSB education director, also released a statement, acknowledging Bolton’s resignation and thanking him for his service. “Chris has been a passionate and committed advocate for public education for more than 40 years as part of the TDSB and its predecessor board as a teacher, vice-
principal, principal, trustee and chair – a role that he has held for the past four years,” Quan said. “It has been a pleasure working with him, both as an educator and elected official, and I wish him all the best as he moves to the next chapter of his life.” Quan said she’ll be working with TDSB vice-chair and Willowdale Trustee Mari Rutka, who takes over responsibility as chair while the full board is expected to discuss the next steps to appoint a new chair this week. – Clark Kim
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