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How will the Eglinton Crosstown LRT service improve community life?

That’s the topic of an upcoming panel discussion presented Thursday in partnership b y T h e Yo r k Guardian and Toronto Public Library.

Amid all the debate about our transit system, one project is actually being built. In seven years the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will run from Mount Dennis in the west to Kennedy in the east.

Join us for a discussion on how the big dig on Eglinton Avenue can become a catalyst for community life.

MEMO GETS THE EDGE: A pair of York Memorial Collegiate players (red jerseys) battle an A. Y. Jackson Collegiate competitor for the ball Monday during senior girls field hockey at Esther Shiner Stadium. York Memorial defeated A. Y. Jackson 1-0.

Redevelopment, renewal for Eglinton Residents at George Harvey CI look at plans for avenue as light rail is built

RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com The Eglinton Crosstown LRT project presents plenty of opportunity for a wholesale revamp of one the city’s busiest streets.

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Looking to break cycle of poverty, government seeks renewed strategy York Civic Centre meeting features Alvin Curling as guest

he told the crowd at the meeting. “This issue that we have is complex...but it can be resolved.”

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Poverty, if it was a simple matter, it would have been solved a long time ago.

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For Youth Initiative Executive Director Lekan Olawoye, who spoke at last week’s event, stressed the need for tangible solutions the community can apply right away – and not just wait for the provincial strategy to be released.

needs to be done but how you expect it to be done,” he said.

Commonly associated with the issue of poverty is the root of youth violence, which was also discussed at the town hall meeting.

“We are all implicated when our young people are not getting jobs. We are implicated when the elderly don’t feel safe,” Olawoye said.

Special guest Alvin Curling, strategic advisor to the

Minister of Children and Youth the things residents talk about Services and the to make their comformer Speaker munities better, Be a part of the Curling said. of the Ontario discussion. Visit Legislature, also But it’s the voice this story on our spoke to the of the community website and share that’s crucial in crowd of about your thoughts in getting the govern90 residents, the comments ment to distribute youth, commusection. nity agency repthe funds where it resentatives and should go to reduce bit.ly/1hAjhhv local dignitaries  poverty and make in attendance. neighbourhoods In Ontario, there are safer, he explained. enough resources to fund all “You are the driving force,”

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A community consultation meeting on how to reduce poverty in York South-Weston took place Wednesday, Oct. 2 at the York Civic Centre as part of the provincial government’s task to develop a renewed poverty reduction strategy.

“We need to come together and we need to act,” said Lekan Olawoye, executive director of For Youth Initiative (FYI), who was one of the speakers at the event.

“Poverty, if it was a simple matter, it would have been solved a long time ago. We have to think outside the box.”

Olawoye stressed the need to come up with tangible solutions the community can begin to work on immediately rather than to just wait for the province to implement a strategy based on the ideas that come from the consultation meetings taking place across Ontario.

“As community members, I want to challenge you to speak about not just what

– Lekan Olawoye

York South-Weston MPP Laura Albanese, who held her own poverty reduction consultation meeting earlier in the week, said all the suggestions from the community will be compiled by the Ministry of Community and Social Services.

“I’m heartened by the fact we were able to have two consultations in our area,” Albanese said. “We had a frank discussion.”

One suggestion she’s heard already from both meetings is expanding the focus of the poverty reduction strategy to children, mothers and older youth.

“Pover ty also affects seniors and families without children,” Albanese said.

“Poverty has many faces.”

Community input can still be received online until midOctober by filling out the survey at http://bit.ly/19dn8Os

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Celebrate the Harvest in Weston

Enjoy the Harvest Celebration at the Weston Village Farmers’ Market on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The event will feature face painting, cookie and cupcake decorating, pumpkin decorating, as well as best costume competitions for both people and dogs.

For more information or to request registration forms for costume contests, email Marion O’Sullivan, Weston Village BIA co-ordinator, at admin@westonvillagebia. com or call 416-249-0691. charged in drug lab bust wTwo

Two women have been charged with 13 offences after police uncovered an alleged drug lab in the Dufferin Street and St. Clair Avenue area Sept. 30.

Police allege two women found inside an apartment were in possession of several controlled substances, including Methamphetamine, Gamma-hydroxy-butyrate (GHB), Oxycodone and Morphine.

There was evidence GHB was being produced in the apartment, police said.

Jessica Morrison, 32, and Vanessa Wilcox, 32, both of Toronto, have been charged.

Police are reminding the public to be alert for illicit chemical laboratory operations in their neighbourhoods.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416808-2222 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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Rawlinson students get high-tech thanks to Future Shop grant York elementary school one of 15 in Canada to receive technology funds CLARK KIM ckim@insidetoronto.com Primary grade students from Rawlinson Community School will have new high-tech learning tools this school year thanks to a large financial donation.

Future Shop’s Future

Generation Tech Lab program recently presented a cheque worth $19,770 to the St. Clair and Oakwood avenues area school last Friday. It is one of 15 elementary schools across Canada to receive funds to improve classroom technology.

“The idea is to get tab-

lets and e-readers in the hands of kindergartens and primary grades,” said Anne Costello, teacher librarian at Rawlinson, who applied for the grant.

“This is a big thing.”

Costello and music teacher Josh Ball put together the winning proposal highlighting the number of special programs it offers to a diverse school community.

“Parents are really focused on getting educa-

tion for the kids,” Costello added.

Principal Andrea McPherson commended the two Rawlinson school teachers for their proposal, describing it as “a marriage between literacy and technology.”

She noted they are the only school within the Toronto District School Board to receive the Future Shop grant.

In fact, no other school in Toronto won the grant

this year. A statement from Future Shop read that $210,000 will be awarded to schools from Vancouver Island to New Brunswick.

“Future Shop is thrilled with the response we received in our first year of inviting elementary applications, so much so that we decided to award an additional $110,000 in grants,” said Andrea Farnell, Future Shop community relations manager, in a statement.

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The idea is to get tablets and e-readers in the hands of kindergartens and primary grades. This is a big thing.

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For more information about Future Shop’s Future Generation Tech Lab program, visit www.futureshop.ca/ techlab

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he next chapter of Toronto’s Strong Neighbourhood Strategy is about to be written and the city needs your input.

The project saw the creation of 13 priority neighbourhoods – “hot spots of high need and low infrastructure” – and over eight years worked with the province and the United Way to try to improve the lives of residents through targeted investment.

The program is now being re-evaluated and new Neighbourhood Improvement Area (NIA) designations may be in the works.

A host of public meetings are being held across the city this month to help shape the program’s future. In particular, city staff wants your ideas on criteria used to select NIAs, what goals should be established, and how the city should track its success.

We’ve always touted the importance of local engagement and this instance is no our view exception. If you live in one of the currently designated areas or live in an area you believe needs Residents’ concentrated investment, your input needed input will be the most valuable.

It’s your experience that will help for strategy answer some of the most critical questions.

For instance, are the previously designated priority neighbourhoods ready to stand on their own? It’s not clear yet whether any of these areas will remain on the NIA list. Community hubs, drop-in centres, youth programming and partnerships have been established, but is that enough to ensure self-sustainability?

Residents need to speak up about the results they’ve seen – or not seen – at the grassroots level. As well, the groups that have been involved in transforming these neighbourhoods need to declare whether they feel they can continue their work on their own.

If it happens that these neighbourhoods do remain on the list, it’ll beg the question as to why. The city should be transparent in explaining why certain communities may still need focused help, even after eight years of investment. Would that be evidence of a failure? A need to modify expectations? Redistribute funding?

Besides garnering opinion and experiential data from the people the program is meant to help, the city also needs to learn from lessons of the past. Without a critical self-evaluation of the project’s previous eight years, the story of Toronto’s Strong Neighbourhoods will be a short one with an ending that disappoints.

Have your say. Visit www.toronto.ca/neighbourhoods to learn how.

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Time to talk turkey before Thanksgiving

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hat do you mean you haven’t done it yet?

Thanksgiving is on Monday, for heaven’s sake.

You can’t start Thanksgiving without one. It goes hand in hand with the holiday.

Luckily, there’s still time.

So, if all you need is just a kickstart to get going, here’s my Things To Be Thankful For list, in no particular order.

First off, I’m thankful that way back in March when they hype was at its max because of the team’s offseason moves, that I didn’t take my broker’s advice to invest in Toronto Blue Jays World Series tickets. I like to take a wait-and-see approach when it comes to sports.

Not so with gridlock. I’m all in when I see massive congestion on the horizon.

That’s why I am very thankful that I acted on my broker’s second tip, regarding the widespread street construction in an and around Toronto and invested heav-

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY ily in orange cone futures.

It was money well spent.

Things worked out even better than his projections. I hit the jackpot with the endless renovations on Avenue Road alone.

Speaking of windfalls, with Thanksgiving being a statutory holiday, I’m also thankful to partake in another stat pay. Stat pay always brings a smile to my face. I’m even more thankful that I don’t have to calculate my share. I asked 10 people this week to explain how they come up with their stat pay amount and each person told me something different.

Lest you think I’m only thankful when it comes to accumulating money, I’m also thankful for the great entertainment at my fingertips, particularly the reality TV fare. It never gets old.

This year all the buzz is for

CBS’s Survivor Watching My Mother The Car Re-runs. It is being hailed by critics as the toughest one yet. Who will be the last one sitting?

I’m also thankful I have The Disney Channel so I can see its popular animated reality series classic, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’s Apprentice - Celebrity Edition.

And I’m really thankful I get the History Channel and it has finally decided to wade into the reality TV programming scene.

Unbelievably, the network has four, count ’em four, blockbuster hits in its first foray in the genre: Big Brother The Acropolis, Renaissance Idol, So You Think You Can Joust, and Lancing With The Stars.

Switching from tape to live entertainment, I’m also thankful that I’m not one of the pandas at the Toronto Zoo. It’s not the crowds. I’m sure I’d get used to them after awhile. And all you can eat bamboo? Come on. You’ve got to love that.

No, it’s something else that makes me thankful I didn’t get the gig. The fact is, I just don’t look good in fur.

As for the upcoming big day itself, I’m thankful somebody always seems to invite me over for Thanksgiving dinner.

All these years I’ve never cooked a turkey. I wouldn’t even know where to start.

And, just in case I don’t get an invitation some Thanksgiving in the future and have to come up with an alternative Thanksgiving meal game plan, I am extremely thankful McDonald’s doesn’t have turkey on its menu.

I’m guessing it’s because McButterball just doesn’t roll off the tongue.

Not even if you add McStuffing and McGravy in a McBoat on the McSide.

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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Housing Forum WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: York West Active Living Centre, 1901 Weston Rd. CONTACT: Paul Ferreira, 416-656-2526, mike.sullivan. c1a@parl.gc.ca COST: Free MP Mike Sullivan wants to hear your views on housing issues. Join him and his colleague MP Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet, the Official Opposition Housing Critic at this community forum.

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Weston Family Market’s Mini Harvest Fest WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Weston Farmers Market, 14 John St. CONTACT: Marion O’Sullivan, 416-249-0691, admin@westonvillagebia.com COST: Free Cookie and cupcake decorating, pumpkin decorating, competition for best costume (human), competition for best costume (dog). Call to register.

Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www. yorkguardian.com. Read weeks of listings from your York neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto.

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Karaoke WHEN: 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416-767-0231, www. facebook.com/mountdennislegion, legionbr31@yahoo.com COST: Free

WHERE: North York Women’s Centre, 2446 Dufferin St. CONTACT: 416781-0479, info@nywc.org COST: Free Meet other women in a relaxed, welcoming environment, get information and learn about available resources.

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Scents and Sensibility WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-3941000 COST: Free Learn about aromatherapy. Create natural room fresheners and linen sprays to keep. Call to register.

Van Trip to The Monkey’s Kettle WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: York West Active Living Centre, 1901 Weston Rd. CONTACT: Rita, 416 245 4395 COST: $7/$10 Book by Friday, Oct. 11.

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Helping, Caring, Sharing Health Fair WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Syme55+ Centre, 33 Pritchard Ave. CONTACT: Donna Tettmar, 416-766-

Building Connections: Friendship, Fun & Learning WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

caregivers with children six years and under. Delivered in partnership with Toronto Public Health and Program Without Walls.

Free Computer Classes WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free Topics include: move that mouse, Microsoft Word and web searching.

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0388, syme55@bellnet.ca COST: Free Representatives and displays from agencies and businesses providing products and services. Door prizes, health snacks, seminars.

Ethnic Lunch: Portugal WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: York West Active Living Centre, 1901 Weston Rd. CONTACT: Rita, 416 245 4395 COST: $10 Purchase your ticket by Friday, Oct. 11.

Nobody’s Perfect WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: North York Women’s Centre, 2446 Dufferin St. CONTACT: 416-781-0479, info@ nywc.org COST: Free A parenting program for parents and

Community Connections: The Eglinton Crosstown WHEN: 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Library, 1123 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416-394-1008 COST: Free Join us for discussions on how the big dig can become a catalyst for community life. Presented by Toronto Public Library and The York Guardian.

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Social Action Shabbat (Young Adults 22 to 39) WHEN: 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Thirsty Fox Pub, 1028 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-487-4161, www. templesinai.net, office@templesinai. net COST: $18 In addition to a Shabbat meal and good company, we will have some serious food for thought as we hear

from a panel of folks who have lived on Toronto streets. To reserve, please contact Hayley at 416-487-4161, ext. 242 or hayley@templesinai.net.

Registration is required by Wednesday, Oct. 16.

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Stretch & Tone WHEN: 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. WHERE: York West Active Living Centre, 1901 Weston Rd. CONTACT: Aditi Shah-Rao, 416-245-4395, ext. 223, aditi@ywalc.ca COST: Please call 416.245.4395 ext. 223 Strengthen muscles, increase flexibility and tone your body. Optional stretch tubing is provided for extra resistance to enhance your workout and help to keep you in shape.

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Learn about preventing basement flooding at upcoming meeting in community A second public information meeting updating the community on proposed solutions to reduce the risk of future basement flooding will take place Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Archbishop Romero School, 99 Humber Blvd.

The City of Toronto began a Class

Environmental Assessment (EA) study in 2012 to investigate the causes of flooding and seek solutions to prevent future flooding in the Humber River and Black Creek area.

Drop in between 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to see displays or speak oneon-one with city project staff and

provide feedback on the options considered and recommended solutions to reduce the risk of future basement and surface flooding.

The meeting will also address combined sewer overflows within the study area.

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meeting to answer questions include the following. * Toronto Water Infrastructure: Ted Bowering, David Kellershohn, Man-Kit Koo, James Yacoumidis * Toronto Water Operations (sewer maintenance): Joe Cirillo, Adam Zietara Prospect Cemetery is a business name of Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries.

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wellness fair oct. 16 at Syme55+

Seniors are invited to attend the annual health and wellness information fair presented by Syme 55+ Centre on Wednesday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A variety of exhibitors will be on hand at the centre, at 33 Pritchard Ave., to provide information on products and services they offer.

Information sessions will be held, including the importance of a power of attorney for seniors, tax benefits for seniors, scam awareness and laughing yoga.

Contact Syme 55+ Centre at 416-766-0388 or www.syme55. com wells hill playground to open wnew Celebrate the opening of the new Wells Hill Playground with a ribbon-cutting ceremony today at 5:15 p.m.

St. Paul’s (Ward 21) Councillor Joe Mihevc hosts the event with the community welcome to see the new playground, which has expanded in size and features new equipment and a fence.

The main pathway through the park has shifted to lead pedestrians around the playground rather than through the playground. The design of Wells Hill Playground was based on community feedback in partnership with the city’s parks department.

Wells Hill Park, which is located at 145 Hilton Ave. across from the St. Clair West subway station, is the latest of more than eight city parks to have received upgrades in recent years. workshop with repair café reps wDarning

The Maria Shchuka branch of the Toronto Public Library is hosting a session tonight on darning with representatives from the Repair Café.

The session takes place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. Attendees are asked to bring a knitted object with a hole in it.

To register for the event or for more information, call 416-3941000.

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Enabling a stronger local community through enhanced transportation >>>from page 1 The Thursday, Oct. 17 session, featuring a panel and discussion on how to capitalize on the opportunity, is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Mount Dennis Library. The branch is located at 1123 Weston Rd. “This is not a session about the bones of what’s being built...above ground, below ground, or the cost of the project,” said York Guardian Editor-in-chief Peter Haggert. “This is not an official city meeting, this is a chance for residents to explore how enhanced transportation can help build a strong community.

“We’d like to explore just how this transportation system can increase the health and vibrancy of our community – but we need your input.

We do hope you attend.”

The ideas expressed at this meeting will form the basis of future coverage in the newspaper and will spark further exploration of how community life can benefit.

A similar session is being held at the Northern District Library tonight. A session was also held in Scarborough last week.

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Hymn Sing helps with roof repairs The Church of the Good Shepherd is holding a Raise the Roof hymn sing on Sunday Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. to raise funds for urgently needed repairs.

Soloist Larissa Sorensen will perform. The church is at 1149 Weston Rd. at Eglinton Avenue.

For more information, visit www. churchofgoodshepherd.com or call 416-766-1887.

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Investigation of Flooding and Combined Sewer Overflow Humber River and Black Creek area (Study Areas 4 & 5) Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study Notice of Public Information Centre # 2 The Study Please join us at our second Public Information Centre to learn about the options considered, the recommended solutions to help reduce the risk of future basement and surface flooding and also address combined sewer overflows in the study area.You will have an opportunity to view displays, speak one-on-one with project staff, and tell us what you think about the recommended solutions. Drop-in between 6:30 p.m.to 8:30 p.m .on the date and location noted below.

We look forward to seeing you there. Details are as follows:

Date: October 16, 2013 (Wednesday) Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Location:Archibishop Romero School - Cafetorium 99 Humber Boulevard (Weston Road/south of Eglinton Ave W) Background Study Areas 4 and 5 have experienced basement and surface flooding during extreme storm events in the past. As a result, the City of Toronto began a Class Environmental Assessment (EA) study in 2012 to investigate the causes of flooding and identify solutions to reduce the risk of future flooding in the study area. Solutions to address combined sewer overflows have also been identified as part of the study, We would like to hear from you: If you are unable to attend the Public Information Centre but would like to be provided with information or would like to be added to the study mailing list, please contact: Mae Lee (Rigmea) Public Consultation Unit City of Toronto Metro Hall, 19th Fl. 55 John St. Toronto, ON M5V 3C6

Tel: 416-392-8210 Fax: 416-392-2974 TTY: 416-338-0889 E-mail: rigmea_lee@toronto.ca Website: toronto.ca/involved/projects Issue Date: October 3, 2013

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De Colores Festival of New Works returns Sixth anniversary of festival runs from Oct. 16 to 18 CLARK KIM ckim@insidetoronto.com The De Colores Festival of New Works returns to the Wychwood Barns next week featuring four new works from Latin American playwrights in Canada.

Presented by the Alameda Theatre Company, the sixth anniversary of the festival runs from Oct. 16 to 18 with plays from Bruce Gibbons, Jefferson Guzman, Flavia Hevia and Rosa Laborde read to the audience this year.

“I’ve noticed over the six years, the submissions have been getting stronger,” said Marilo Nunez, artistic director of Alameda Theatre Company, which she founded in 2006 in response to the lack of Latin Canadian stories in Canadian theatre. “De Colores was one of the first programs established to start a canon of Latin American works.”

She said the festival also gives

Marilo Nunez is the artistic director of Alameda Theatre.

an opportunity to new and established Latin Canadian writers.

Submissions come from playwrights across Canada who are either born from Latin American countries or they are by heritage.

Since the inaugural year, the festival has developed the new works of more than 20 Latin American writers in Canada, including from Vancouver, Winnipeg and

Montreal.

“All of our plays are in English,” added Nunez, noting she wanted the plays to be accessible to a broader community.

Audiences can take part in the process of the play’s development by providing feedback after the live reading during the festival.

Community members can also see how a play evolves from a sketch to a full production, which can take three to five years, Nunez explained.

“It’s kind of a celebratory moment for the playwright,” she said.

An excerpt of a piece by the Nueva Voz Youth Theatre program involving youth aged 14 to 23 will also be featured this year each night of the festival at the Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St. “We love the Wychwood Barns.

They’re beautiful to be in,” Nunez said. “It’s a perfect space for the readings.”

Tickets cost $15 for general admission, $13 for seniors/students, and $40 for a festival pass.

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• Chilean playwright Bruce Gibbons presents ‘Paradise Red’: Set in the tone of a dark telenovela and takes on a lesser known side of the Pinochet Fascist Dictatorship.

• Jefferson Guzman’s ‘Solaz’ is based on the true events of a family in Costa Rica.

• Flavia Hevia presents ‘Have You Lost Something?’, which is part installation piece, part object, puppet and shadow theatre.

• Rosa Laborde presents ‘Marine Life’, a tragic comedy about complicated intimacies set against a backdrop of apocalyptic proportions.

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Sullivan concerned about employment options in the area >>>from page 1 The list includes transforming 10 per cent of the avenue’s development space, about 10.4 kilometres, into mid-rise buildings, completing a continuous bike lane in both directions and creating a network of open green spaces and public plazas – all of the improvements fuelled by the 19-kilometre Crosstown light rail project that will have more than 20 stops.

Also presented was an immense, detailed map showing specific plans intersection by intersection on which residents could leave feedback.

While the plans on display are intended for a long-term vision for Eglinton – as much as 30, 40 or even 50 years into the future – there is no question the light rail line will play a significant role in the avenue’s rebirth, said Eglinton Connects team member Paul Kulig.

Kulig, who made a short presentation on improving travel opportunities for Eglinton, said the avenue’s road capacity is forecast to significantly increase without the need for dedicated bus lanes, particularly on the nine-kilometre stretch between Black Creek Drive and Laird Avenue where the Crosstown will travel

“ City model of projected mid-rise development along Eglinton Avenue after the completion of the Crosstown LRT project, which was part of a presentation made by the Eglinton Connects study group during a public meeting at George Harvey C.I. Monday. At right an artist aerial conception of re-imagined Eglinton Avenue.

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Even with an “infrequent” bus service planed between LRT stations by the TTC, Kulig estimated three times the people will have access to the street, making it possible to create wider sidewalks and protected bike lanes all along Eglinton as well as being able to preserve on-street

parking in most areas.

He said building underground can turn prominent intersections like Yonge Street – the second busiest traffic point in the city with an estimated 80,00 daily road users – into a pedestrian paradise.

“It’s a gamechanger,” said Kulig, who made a presentation of his find-

They’re looking to create a live-work environment, but where’s the work?

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ings to residents Monday at George Harvey.

But while Mike Sullivan was encouraged by importance shown by the planning team in regards to transportation, the MP for York-South Weston was skeptical the recommendations are enough to create a climate for his main concern, job creation.

Sullivan, who is back in the city while federal Parliament remains prorogued, said he was disappointed in that lack of options for local employment compared to residential devel-

opment.

“They’re looking to create a livework environment, but where’s the work?” asked Sullivan following the meeting.

City planning manager Lorna Day said the recommendations would preserve existing employment lands like the former Kodak factory site in Mount Dennis.

Two additional meetings are planned along Eglinton for this latest round of public consultations. Day said feedback on the plans will go into future recommendations to city council for bylaw and policy changes.

Eglinton Connects is also accepting online feedback until Oct. 18 via an online survey through the project website.

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ne thing that Mayor Rob Ford’s trip to Austin should have confirmed to our Lone Star cousins last week: when it comes to keeping a town weird, the musicallyinclined Texans are a few steps behind Toronto.

No doubt, as the mayor left the city limits with his entourage of music-industry leaders and councillors, Austin breathed a sigh of relief. Because when they say “Keep Austin Weird,” they mean a nice kind of weird.

Toronto and the saga of Mayor Rob Ford has reached a level of weird that is rather more terrifying. News broke just before he left town for Austin that a close friend of Mayor Ford, Sandro Lisi, was arrested and charged with possession and trafficking of marijuana. The mayor addressed the matter at a news conference at a filling station near his home, in which he described Lisi as “a good guy” and a friend, before heading off to the

david nickle the city airport.

While the mayor was gone, a story came out suggesting Toronto police have been following Mayor Ford and his associates using a leased Cessna. His brother, Doug Ford, told a Toronto Sun columnist that he had spoken to two Toronto police superintendents, who’d confirmed that there was aerial surveillance going on. Doug Ford then recanted the next day and suspected that the mayor’s enemies were behind it all.

I worry about commenting on all this in a column filed early, for fear that something even weirder turns up in the interim.

Because that’s how things have been going for the Ford brothers.

This time last year, the mayor’s biggest problems were football, looming conflict of interest charges,

and issues of reading while driving, and all that seemed weird enough.

Now, it’s substance abuse allegations, alleged family connections to the west-end drug trade, and that alleged video where the mayor was seen appearing to smoke crack cocaine.

Men photographed with the mayor have been stabbed and murdered.

Weirder still are the many among us who believe that all of this is simply a conspiracy of downtown elite, police and big media, to bring down a Conservative, millionaire mayor who is at the core, just an average guy.

It’s hard to imagine a trade mission from the delusional Wonderland that Toronto has become, exciting anything in its hosts beyond a desire to back away slowly without making any sudden movements.

With weirdos like us, you can’t be too careful.

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several Toronto Catholic schools All Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) secondary schools will be welcoming Grade 8 students and their families to open houses this fall.

Each open house is an opportunity to meet some of the staff and check out school facilities, as Grade 8 students prepare for Catholic secondary school education.

Most open houses begin at 7 p.m. Those scheduled for 2013 include: Monday, Oct. 21 • Msgr. Percy Johnson, 2170 Kipling Ave. Tuesday, Oct. 22 • Don Bosco, 2 St. Andrew’s Blvd.

• Loretto College, 151 Rosemount Ave. Wednesday, Oct. 23 • Cardinal Carter, 36 Greenfield Ave. • Father Henry Carr, 1760 Martin Grove Rd.

• Francis Libermann, 4640 Finch Ave. W • St. Joseph’s College, 74 Wellesley St. W.

• St. Basil-the-Great, 20 Starview Lane • St Joseph Morrow Park, 3379 Bayview Ave.

Thursday, Oct. 24 • Blessed Pope John Paul II, 685 Military Trail • Father John Redmond, 28 Col. Samuel Smith Park Dr. • Madonna, 20 Dubray Ave. • Marshall McLuhan, 1107 Avenue Rd. • St. Patrick, 49 Felstead Ave.

Tuesday, Nov. 5 • Archbishop Romero, 99 Humber Blvd.

• Dante Alighieri, 60 Playfair Ave. • James Cardinal McGuigan, 1440 Finch Ave. W. • Senator O’Connor, 60 Rowens Dr. • St. Mary’s, 66 Dufferin Parl Ave.

Monday, Oct. 28 • Blessed Mother Teresa, 40 Sewells Rd. • Neil McNeil, 127 Victoria Park Ave. • Notre Dame, 12 Malvern Ave.

Wednesday, Nov. 6 • Bishop Allen Academy, 721 Royal York Rd. • Chaminade, 490 Queens Dr.

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In response to fatalities, councillors seek task force with school board on safety zones for students Two city councillors are hoping to set up a task force between the city and the Toronto District School Board to improve pedestrian safety for school children going to and from their schools. “ We’ve had two deaths of young children in front of two school zones,” said Scarborough So u t h w e s t Co u n c i l l o r Ga r y Crawford last week.

“That’s two deaths too many...

The city has been working incredibly hard with the school board to try and figure out what to do.

There is not one answer that can solve the issue. Banning trucks in school zones is not the answer.

What is an answer is a concerted effort between all parties to really figure out how we can deal with the importance of school safety.”

Crawford is co-sponsoring a notice of motion with York West Councillor Anthony Perruzza, to strike the School Safety Zone

Working Group, which would consist of representatives of police, the city, the public and Catholic boards of education, and any other stakeholders.

Both councillors are responding to tragedy in their respective wards.

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Her death followed the death of Kayleigh Callaghan-Belanger, 5, who was struck and killed by a city garbage truck in March, in Crawford’s Scarborough ward.

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gested it might be appropriate to turn school zones into no-truck zones.

Crawford made a point of saying that wasn’t a solution, but Perruzza maintained that reducing truck traffic would be essential.

“When school is letting out there are thousands of kids on those sidewalks (on Sentinel),” he said.

“So trucks obviously are one component of that. If there is a way to reduce the level of truck traffic during high volume times, that’s what the motion is looking to do.

It’s not looking at a ban per se.”

Perruzza also criticized public schools for allowing their staff to use on-site parking, which he maintained should be available for parents to drop off and pick up their children.

“Because of that there’s spillover and the parents have nowhere else to drop their kids,” he said. “You have to look at that issue. School boards and schools have to bear some real responsibility.”

TDSB chair Chris Bolton said that

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A Toronto police officer attends at the scene of a fatal accident on Sentinel Road Sept. 3. Violet Jia Liang, 14, was killed on her way to school. A pair of Toronto councillors are now seeking a task force with the Toronto District School Board on improving pedestrian safety.

in fact those parking lots are exclusively for staff, guaranteed under their collective agreements.

“The reason schools are built with parking lots are because of our obligations to our employee groups, not for the community,” said Bolton.

He said the board has been working on ways with Toronto police to

streamline the process for bringing more crossing guards online.

“In some cases it’s up to a couple of years and there’s no guarantee,” he said.

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TTC formally introduces new fleet of articulated buses rahul gupta rgupta@insidetoronto.com The TTC has introduced the first of its new fleet of articulated buses.

The new 60-foot “artic” seats 77 and can hold a maximum of 112 passengers, which represents a 45 per cent increase in capacity compared to the regular fleet of 40-foot buses. It is also fully accessible with a ramp and offers threedoor boarding.

The Nova-manufactured buses also have a built-in safety feature to cap turning speeds automatically. The articulated buses will first be deployed on the 7 Bathurst route during peak-travel times as of December 2013, followed by 29 Dufferin in the New Year, said TTC CEO Andy Byford.

“We will roll the buses out one-by-one by the end of the year first onto Bathurst and 29 Dufferin, and then some more of our busiest streets, and I think customers will notice the difference,” said Byford last Thursday at the

resents a reduction in the in her native Ottawa. number of buses currently The vehicles are also widely on the route, which will mean used in New York City and longer wait times. TTC serMontreal among other comvice planning manager Bill parable cities.

Donovan said it was necessary Ashe said people unsure to run less of the articulated how the vehicles will withbuses due to their immense stand wintry conditions size. needn’t be con“We’ll increase cerned.

Be a part of the service depend“Ottawa is a discussion. Visit ing on passenger lot colder than this story on our demand,” said website and share Toronto in the Donovan. winter, and I’ve your thoughts in As part of only been on the comments Thursday’s event, one articulated section. members of the bus that broke media were able to down,” said Ashe  bit.ly/15TmR6h board the bus for who lives in the a short ride from Annex. “And really Hillcrest to Bathurst Station. it wasn’t a big issue.”

TTC driving instructor Besides Bathurst and Dufferin, the articulated buses Mike Franklin, who trains new bus operators, said the are scheduled for deployment artic handled smoothly “like on five additional bus routes a Cadillac” compared to a in 2014. They are 36 Finch regular 40-foot bus.

West, 63 Ossington, 6 Bay, On the Bathurst bus plat85 Sheppard East and the 53 form, passenger Rosalind Steeles Express.

A total of 153 artics were Ashe was also impressed ordered by the TTC and all with the vehicle. She said as a non-driver she enjoyed of them are expected to be in taking artics numerous times service by January 2015.

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The TTC invited media to take a ride last Thursday on one of its new articulating buses at its Hillcrest facility. The 60-foot vehicles will have 45 per cent more capacity than the regular bus fleet and will begin service along the 7 Bathurst route in December.

TTC’s Hillcrest facility, 1138 Bathurst St. “This is a truly exciting day, I don’t normally get excited about buses but that is one

beautiful piece of equipment.”

Accompanying Byford during the event was TTC chair Karen Stintz and Deputy

Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) 12 Division, Toronto Police Service

Mayor Norm Kelly.

Fifteen buses will service the Bathurst route initially during mid-day and evening peak travel times. That rep-

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GO wins transit wawards

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GO Transit was a big winner at the 2013 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Awards.

The regional transit provider took home top prize for having the best service among North American large transit agencies which provide 20 million-plus rides annually, a list which includes New York City’s Metropolitan Transport Authority as well as the TTC. GO now joins York Region Transit (YRT), Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and the TTC among past Canadian winners since the APTA Awards were inaugurated in 1983.

Closure over Thanksgiving wPartial

The TTC is closing the “U” portion of the YongeUniversity-Spadina subway line on Thanksgiving weekend.

Downtown train service between Bloor and St. George stations is out of commission from Oct. 12-14 due to ongoing signal upgrades. It’s the

TO in TRANSIT only closure this month following the scrapping of two additional planned subway shutdowns.

TTC CEO Andy Byford also confirmed last week a six-week closure between Eglinton and St. Clair stations on the Yonge line is under consideration in 2014 for track replacement. track work delayed wstreetcar

It will take until next summer to complete extensive TTC streetcar track work along Queens Quay.

Waterfront Toronto is co-ordinating a hundred million dollar renovation of Queens Quay, which includes the complete rebuild of the rail corridor between Lower Spadina Avenue to Bay Street as well as reconstruction of the Spadina streetcar loop used for re-routing 509 Harbourfront and 510 Spadina service.

The work was expected to be done by March 2014

but a delay in hydro infrastructure upgrading has pushed off completion to next July, which will coincide with plans for a partial re-opening of the new-look street. bike to Layton to stay put wMemorial

A memorial bicycle installed in Riverside in honour of Jack Layton won’t be removed any time soon.

An online petition circulated after a city notice of removal was spotted on the white painted bicycle in front of the NDP leader’s former Broadview Avenue constituency office towards the end of September.

But after consulting with city staff, local councillor Paula Fletcher announced the bike will remain at the site until plans for a permanent memorial are finalized.

The bicycle, inscribed with messages from the community, was installed following Layton’s death from cancer in 2011.

Rahul Gupta is The Guardian’s transit reporter. His column appears every Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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Council to ponder new, tougher smoking restrictions Mayor Ford expresses reservations over proposals; won’t support them David Nickle dnickle@insidetoronto.com

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Right now I’m not going to have a nanny state where the government comes in and tells you you can’t do this or that.

– Mayor Rob Ford

Mayor Rob Ford, hearing of the vote, called it “nanny state” legislation and said he wouldn’t support it.

“I’m not a smoker, I don’t like it, but I don’t like governments getting involved in this. How far are they going to push it? Make the whole city smoke free? Right now I’m not going to have a nanny state where the government comes in and tells you you can’t do this or that.”

Dr. McKeown said a total ban

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on smoking wasn’t likely in the cards for Toronto.

“I don’t think that’s a practical objective in the short term,” he said.

“The history of trying to reduce the harm caused by smoking in Toronto is one of incremental measures.

We do still have 16 per cent of people in Toronto who do smoke so we have to recognize that.”

Board of Health Chair Joe Mihevc rejected the idea this was an example of “nanny state” intervention.

“I think a better way to put it is to say that smoking when it impacts others is becoming less and less viable,” he said. “Smoking as a social enterprise impacts others: my right to smoke ends at your nose.”

Dr. McKeown said the

measures were appropriate from a public finance standpoint as well.

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Smoking as a social enterprise impacts others: my right to smoke ends at your nose.

– Coun. Joe Mihevc

“The government pays the cost that comes from this so when people who are ill with heart disease and cancer go to the hospital we pay the cost for that,” said Dr. McKeown.

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For more on the Board of Health meeting, visit http:// bit.ly/16vpF8l

The City of Toronto is holding public meetings to determine how to choose the next group of Neighbourhood Improvement Areas, formerly known as Priority Neighbourhoods.

Two meetings have already been held. The remaining meetings are as follows: Thursday, Oct. 10 from 7 to 9 p.m., George Vanier Secondary School, 3000 Don Mills Rd. Tuesday, Oct. 15 from noon to 2 p.m., Thistletown Community Centre, 925 Albion Rd. Friday, Oct. 18 from 7 to 9 p.m., Eatonville Public Library, 430 Burnhamthorpe Rd. Monday, Oct. 21 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., City Hall Rotunda, 100 Queen St. W. Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 7 to 9 p.m., Northern Secondary School, 851 Mount Pleasant Rd. Friday, Nov. 1 from 7 to 9 p.m., Stephen Leacock Collegiate, 2450 Birchmount Rd.

Residents are asked to register in advance.

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Toronto Council will be Immediately, the board considering banning outis asking council at its door smoking within nine November meeting to make metres of all public buildit illegal to smoke within nine ing entrances and possibly metres of the entrance to all in certain parts of public public buildings — which would include civic buildparks in November, after Toronto’s Board of Health ings, private office buildings recommended early last and even apartment and condominium week tougher new restrictions buildings.

Be a part of the designed to curb As well, the discussion. Visit second-hand board endorsed this story on our a plan — which smoke. website and share m u s t a l s o b e The board your thoughts in made the recomendorsed by the the comments mendations after city’s Parks and section. hearing from 18 Environment deputations and Committee — to a report from Dr.  bit.ly/GzILQX ban smoking at public beaches, David McKeown, Toronto’s Chief Medical near sporting fields and Officer of Health, suggestin high-traffic parks areas ing a range of restrictions such as shelters and picnic — some of which the city can areas.

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