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LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Steam Whistle Brewing’s latest exhibit at its Steam Whistle Gallery is evidence that punk rock never dies – it just might get a little older.

Exhibitors of Steam Whistle Gallery’s ‘Punktures,’ a group of self-described “geezer punkers” may be over 40, but they are refusing to act their age.

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My work is influenced by punk rock. I get a lot of my inspiration from music,” said Leanne Davies, an Oakwood Village resident, who has also been playing the drums since the mid-1990s.

All the bands she’s played for have been punk-influenced, she added.

The exhibit, called Punktures, is on now until the end of the month.

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Storytelling Toronto will be at Artscape Wychwood Barns Saturday, Oct. 16 for some family-friendly story time.

The storytelling happens from 10 a.m. to noon at the farmers’ market.

Everyone is welcome to listen to stories, tell stories of their own, or to join in some talk about how stories affect our lives. This is a multi-age event.

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International cinema lovers have a chance to check out a French classic at the Dufferin/ St. Clair Library branch.

The library will be screening the 1964-released musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (with English subtitles) Thursday, Oct. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m.

The film is a bittersweet wartime love story starring Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo. It was nominated for five Academy Awards. The library is at 1625 Dufferin St.

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Loaned copy of 800-year old Magna Carta insured for $37M, under 24-hour watch The Magna Carta: Law, Liberty & Legacy exhibit will be on display from Oct. 4 to Nov 7 before it heads to its final stop in Edmonton HILARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com The Magna Carta has landed and it’s in Toronto for the first time in its 800-year history.

Nestled in a special glass case at the Fort York Visitors Centre, in a light and temperature controlled room, Torontonians will have their chance to come face-to-face with one of the world’s most significant historical documents.

“It’s not very often that you get to see 800 years’ worth of history right in front of your eyes and what that represents,” said Larry Ostola, the director of museum and heritage services.

The Charter of the Forest is also on display at the Visitor’s Centre, this document helped establish principles of universal human rights and protection of the commons to limit privatization and encourage stewardship for shared resources.

The Magna Carta was first sealed 800 years ago by King John on June 15, 1215 and as a result, for the first time, limited the absolute power of the monarchy and included several clauses that expressed fundamental principles that apply to all citizens today.

“When you think about the evolution of democracy and human rights and so on and if you look at those documents and can appreciate that they helped lay those foundations, it’s extremely meaningful,” Ostola added.

Toronto is one of four Canadian cities exhibiting Magna Carta: Law, Liberty & Legacy as part of a national tour developed by Magna Carta Canada. The documents have travelled, first class with 24-hour security, to Gatineau, Quebec and Winnipeg. Its final stop will be Edmonton.

The documents are the centre piece of a bilingual exhibit and documentary film and are accompanied by a Toronto-themed exhibit entitled Rights, Justice and Democracy – Toronto Perspectives.

The exhibit is sliced into three parts – history, why it was created and under what circumstances; legacy, how its shaped governance, laws and rights in Canada and justice today, an ongoing project that show visitors how it’s being applied to contemporary human rights issues.

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Larry Ostola, City of Toronto director of museum and heritage services, left, and Magna Carta Canada co-chairs Len Rodness and his wife Suzy get up close to check out the Magna Carta at the Fort York Visitor’s Centre.

There’s also an interactive components where visitors can create their own charter, read the translated English version and see where the Magna Carta’s influence can be found around the world with a giant 3D globe.

There are only 24 surviving copies of the Magna Carta out of 1300. The version on display in Toronto is on loan from the Durham Cathedral in the United Kingdom and is the last issue of Magna Carta sealed by an English Monarch and is insured for roughly $37-million.

Wayne Reeves, the chief curator

of museums and heritages services for the City of Toronto, said the document is under 24-hour video surveillance from the Cathedral.

This document is the root of many significant historical and political documents in many countries today, said Ostola.

“The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms echoes principles that were first stated in Magna Carta, the United States Constitution and its Bill of Rights, were also influenced by Magna Carta,” he said.

The document continues to have

large ripple effects. Four concepts in Canadian law can be traced back to the Magna Carta such as habeas corpus, due process, trial by jury and cruel and unusual punishment.

Getting the precious document to Toronto has been four years in the making, said Len Rodness the co-chair of Magna Carta Canada.

“We (Magna Carta Canada) immediately thought this would be a wonderful opportunity for all the children and people in Canada to experience a document, which is iconic and central to the devel-

opment of the rule of law, our democratic governance and human rights in freedoms that we enjoy in Canada today,” Rodness said.

The Magna Carta: Law, Liberty & Legacy exhibit will be on display until Nov 7 before it heads to its final stop in Edmonton.

“It’s a chance to not only reflect on the past, but also reflect on the way in which the past influences the present and the future,” Ostola said.

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an there be too much of a good thing? This summer and fall’s 11-week federal election campaign makes a persuasive argument when it comes to democracy.

The campaign that began in the dog days of August is now nearly finished. Some readers will have already cast their ballots in advance polls over the Thanksgiving weekend. The rest of us will put this campaign to rest Oct. 19. And then it will be done: Canada will have a new government, or at least a new set of party caucuses that will be empowered to sort out who that new government will be.

And what for the rest of us? Well, we are probably in for a long period of recovery this jumbo-sized campaign our view from that has been notable for its vitdivisiveness.

Get out and riolForand two-and-a-half months, vote for your well-funded political parties have been flooding our attention with values Oct. 19 awful assertions, often about one another, and all too often about ourselves. This may or may not win an election, but it certainly corrodes a country. Canadians have held a view of this country as inclusive and welcoming.

While none of us are naïve enough to assume bigotry is absent, we have managed through, if nothing else, our legendary good manners, to hold that bigotry at least somewhat in check. We’ve done so also with the help of our leadership, who have through our history celebrated the country’s diversity, and gently chided outlying purveyors of hate, fear and division.

Through this long election, we have been without that sort of leadership, or indeed any leadership. The Conservative government has rested in caretaker mode, busily defending itself against two strong contenders in the Liberals and the New Democrats. We are rudderless in this storm of ugliness.

It’s something we can all consider as we cast our ballots. Are we choosing based on our own values, our own hopes for our federation, our communities and our families? Or are we slipping into fear and disdain and basing our choices on that?

What motivates us may not make a difference to the outcome of this election. But it behooves us to remember: in making up our minds about our government, we are also making up our minds about ourselves. Please remember to vote Oct. 19.

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Government ads must deliver substance To the editor: Each week more than 1,000 English and French community newspapers – including the nine published by Metroland Media Toronto, which is a member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association – go about the business of telling stories that matter to the communities they serve.

We are at your rinks and schools. We are at your school board and council meeting.

We are at the scene when tragedy strikes. We celebrate your milestones. Our job is to cover your community. And we are good at it.

We are in towns big and small. Some community newspapers circulate well in excess of 100,000 copies. Some are in the hundreds. It may surprise you that each week, more than 20 million copies of community newspapers are distributed across the country.

Independent research shows that more than 70 per cent of Canadians read their community paper.

Despite our collective

strength, ours is a medium easy to ignore. Because we focus on Canada one community at a time, we lack the sex appeal of other media. We’ve seen our share of federal government advertising gradually erode over the years. Our regional and national associations have met with government MPs, opposition MPs, cabinet ministers and senior bureaucrats to promote our case. We are always met with courtesy and a promise that things will get better.

Well things are not getting better.

So despite it being contradictory to everything we believe in journalistically, the time has come to tell you. In short, the federal government is all but ignoring your community newspapers. We believe this means the federal government is ignoring you and your community’s right to be informed about programs and services offered by the Government of Canada. In the last fiscal year, the federal government spent $75 million on advertising.

More than $26 million of that went to TV ads, while another

$15.5 million went to Internet advertising – an industry dominated by American-based companies like Google and Facebook. Creating ads and paying ad agencies ate away another $10 million. Radio advertising cost just under $7 million.

By comparison, community newspapers saw a paltry $867,000 in total advertising from Ottawa – or an average of about $25 per week per newspaper. The way in which your government uses your money to communicate with you is very telling. TV and Internet ads work to build brand, not to inform. Your community newspaper generates debate and serves as a forum for discussion – and is also one of the few places where local MPs actually receive editorial coverage outside election season. The federal government knows it, too.

The Harper government spent $1.25 million with a company called NewsCanada to create its own stories – stories it offers for free to print and broadcast outlets. The vast majority of these government-approved

stories are never published.

But you and I paid for them. It is disconcerting that the federal government spent 50 per cent more creating its own news than the total advertising buy in Canadian newspapers.

The federal government strategy appears to be that it’s more important to make pretty ads than to put relevant information about programs and services in front of readers of community newspapers.

They’re telling you they’d rather give your tax dollars to Facebook and Google than Canadian-based companies that invest in local journalism. If the federal government continues to ignore our community newspapers, some communities may lose them.

When that happens a vital voice is silenced.

If you believe, as we do, that government should invest in meaningful communication with citizens through community newspapers, we ask you to help us by contacting your local candidates.

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good voter turnout is in the cards. I just placed my Elections Canada voter information card on my desk so I wouldn’t have to run around trying to remember where the heck I put it on election day, when it dawned on me that though I always bring it with me when I go to vote, I’ve never actually taken the time to read what’s on it.

Sounds like a column if you ask me. So without further ado, here’s what I’ve been missing all these years and elections.

On the left is the date of the big day. (That’s Monday, Oct. 19 in case you hadn’t heard.) Underneath it states that if your correct name and address appear on the card you are registered to vote. You look on the right for that. If either your name or address are incorrect, you’re advised to go to www.elections.ca to check your registration. For those who don’t have access to a computer, there’s an Elections Canada office address which is open seven days a week along with a toll-free number.

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY I know I’ll end up on the website, but I figured I’d call the toll-free number to see if it was as user friendly as cyberspace.

Much to surprise and delight when the automated message came on there were only two, count ‘em, two numbers to press. Not the usual gazillion when you call a company these days. Not only that, but I wasn’t put on hold either. I was connected to a live operator immediately. I mean it. And I called on a Sunday yet, to boot.

Meanwhile back at the voter information card, next up is a notification that in order to vote you must be a Canadian citizen, be at least 18 years old on election day and prove your identity and address before being allowed to do so.

In order to find out what IDs are acceptable, you are again asked to visit elections.ca or the nearest Elections Canada office or call the toll-free number. The last piece of information on the

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front of the card is a reminder to bring the card with you and to be aware that it is not considered a piece of ID. I had just one question regarding the IDs and since I already called the toll-free number earlier I figured I’d check out the website this time. On it I discovered Elections Canada is the independent, non-partisan agency responsible for conducting federal elections and referendums.

What exactly qualifies as an ID? It turns out there are more than 50 available ones to choose from on the page.

Sweet. I checked the frequently asked questions list to see if Elections Canada gives us points with any of the cards we use for IDs. There was no mention of it there, See you at the polls.

But if I do bump into you, please don’t ask me to show you my ID. 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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Be thoughtful.

This shouldn’t be a project, and for many readers it needn’t be. But after having spent a good chunk of both the summer and the fall in an election campaign that for a good many voters seems to have turned on women’s fashion at citizenship ceremonies, it is clearly necessary for a large portion of us. It’s not surprising that it should be so: across North America, the political discourse over the past few years has veered consistently away from thoughtfulness and toward the knuckle-headed.

Donald Trump is currently riding high on the greasy fingers of a mosh-pit of knuckle-heads in the Republican primaries.

He may well have gotten some ideas from former mayor Rob Ford’s 2010

david nickle the city campaign that was propelled by knuckle-headed rhetoric. And no wonder that Stephen Harper and the Conservatives took the knuckle-headed lesson to heart in the latter half of their campaign, with the business of the niqab, the “barbaric practices” snitch line and so on. We’ll see just how well that decision works out for them on election day. It certainly seemed to have an impact in the polls, at least for a while, as a certain demographic of voter abandoned thoughtful consideration for fear and loathing.

The real question is what kind of message that strategy reinforces on both the electorate and the clever strategists looking to elect future governments.

If the Conservatives don’t prevail, then the impact will be limited on strategists.

After all, when Doug Ford ran from a problematic place for mayor in 2014, he came closer than you’d think to beating John Tory, but couldn’t quite make it.

Rob Ford, had he been well enough to run, might have prevailed for a second term, and he might yet prevail should he choose to run in the 2018 campaign.

In the U.S. Republican primaries, Trump might prevail with his anti-immigrant rhetoric in winning the nomination, but he also might not, and as to his chances of actually winning the American presidency...

Ultimately, that’s not up to us. What is up to us is make it a project to be thoughtful, when clever people are offering serious temptation to be the opposite. We can start right after the election or better, we can start right now.

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driveways held until January Councillors endorse Giorgio Mammoliti’s motion to defer Weston Road homeowners can speak with councillors in January over their receipt of city violation notices regarding their driveway width.

Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti deferred the matter Oct. 6 after asking residents in attendance for their consent during Etobicoke York Community Council’s October meeting.

The matter will be considered by community council at its Jan. 19 meeting.

Affected residents live between Wilson Avenue and Bradstock Road.

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Federal election day is Monday

Are you ready to vote?

If you’re a Canadian citizen, 18 or older, you can vote in the federal election.

Your voter information card tells you when and where to vote.

If you didn’t receive your card, you can still register and vote at your polling place.

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Elections Canada has all the information you need to be ready to vote.

Humour plays role in work >>>from page 1 acrylic as pop surrealism.

“It’s unusual; highly detailed,” she said. “A lot of my concepts are dream-like. I like the juxtaposition of things that don’t usually belong together.”

Humour plays a big role in her work. That’s one of the reasons why currator Leslie Walters wanted Davies’ work a part of the show. Davies decided she wanted to paint a woman who’s currently part of the punk rock scene in Toronto so she put a call out to all her friends for suggestions. One of her five pieces in the show is a portrait of Lex Gore, lead singer of the band Adaptive Reaction.

“She is interesting looking. The way she looks, the way she dresses is so Toronto,” Davies said. “I painted her in Kensington Market with the sculpture that’s at Spadina and Baldwin, but I changed the world to an eye ball.”

Davies moved to Toronto from Victoria, B.C., to pursue a bachelor of fine arts at York University in 1993.When she arrived, Walters was one of the first people she met. Fast forward 22 years and she invited Davies to be a part of Punktures.

It was in Grade 8 art class that Davies said she discovered she had the patience for detail that being an artist requires. It takes her

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Artist Leanne Davies' pop surrealism pieces are part of an exhibit this month at the Steam Whistle Gallery. The exhibit, called Punktures, features punk-inspired art.

many, many hours to complete a piece, but it’s a meditation of sorts for her. After university while working full-time, music became her focus. It wasn’t until her second son was born that Davies turned to art again.

“Playing in bars was not conducive to being a stay-at-home mom,” she said.

Illustrator Jen Rec is also a mother, however, punk still plays a significant role in her life. Her husband is in two punk bands.

“I don’t go out and wreck stuff anymore,” she said with a laugh.

Her illustrations are centered around the horror scene. Drawing is something she’s done since she was a teenager.

“I was always doodling. I’m an only child

so I spent a lot of time on my own,” Rec said.

“I read a lot of Archie comics. I loved how they were drawn.”

She works primarily in ink because she said she likes a clean, bold line. The Bloor West Village resident said in creating work for Punktures, she was told to “let your punk show through.”

Rec said she was “flattered” to be asked to be a part of it.

“There is a tremendous amount of talent,” she said of the group of artists.

Punktures continues until Friday, Oct. 30 at the Steam Whistle Gallery, 255 Bremner Blvd.

The exhibit is free to the public. For hours or more information, visit www.steamwhistle.ca/events/gallery.php

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THE NEW, HUMBER RIVER HOSPITAL WILL OPEN AT 6:00 AM ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2015 1235 Wilson Ave. - Keele St. & Hwy. 401 (See map below)

Also on Sunday, October 18, 2015, thehospitalsiteat2111Finch Avenue West converts to an Ambulatory and Urgent Care Centre.

Ambulatory Care is care provided on an outpatient basis, including Medical Imaging.

Wilson Avenue

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Sir William Hearst Avenue

Keele Street

On that day and time, the hospital located at 200 Church St. will be permanently closed for all health care services, including the hospital Emergency Department.

Highway 401

The Urgent Care Centre will provide medical care to patients with nonlife-threatening conditions, such as sore throat; cough or fever; earaches; minor cuts which may need stitches; minor burns; skin infection/rash; or limb sprains or strains. It will be open 7 daysaweekfrom9:00AMto7:00PM.

FOUR IMPORTANT CHANGES THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. 1. The Wilson Ave. Site 2. The Church St. Site The new hospital, located at 1235 Wilson Ave. will be fully operational as of 6:00 AM on Sunday, October 18, 2015 including Emergency Services.

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The hospital site located at 200 Church St. will be closed permanently for all Health Care Services, including the Emergency Department, as of Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 at 6:00 AM.

HUMBER RIVER HOSPITAL

3. The Finch Ave. Site

4. The Keele St. Site

The hospital site located at 2111 Finch Ave. W. will convert to an Ambulatory and Urgent Care Centre on Sunday, October 18, 2015.

The hospital site located at 2175 Keele St. will change. All Humber River Hospital Mental Health Programs and Services will move to our new location on Wilson Ave.

It will be open 7 days a week, from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

Dialysis and Physiotherapy in this building will still continue to be provided as usual after Sunday, October 18, 2015.

To reach programs or services at the new Humber River Hospital as of 6:00 AM on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 please call 416.242.1000.

For more information about the changes to Humber River Hospital please visit www.hrh.ca If you have a medical emergency at any time, call 911.

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Family Time WHEN: 10:30 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Weston Library, 2 King St. CONTACT: 416-394-1016 COST: Free Stories, songs, rhymes and activities for children aged five and under with their parents and caregivers. Drop-in.

w Sunday, Oct. 18

Yoga Open House WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Moksha Yoga, 934 St Clair Ave. W., 2nd Floor CONTACT: Nava Dabby, 647-343-8811, www.facebook.com/ events/1610324302552123, nava@ mokshayogastclairwest.com COST: Free Schedule: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Moksha yoga; 3 to 3:45 p.m. family yoga class; 4 to 5 p.m. beginners class; 1 to 4 p.m. open house.

w Monday, Oct. 19

Knitting and Crochet Circle WHEN: 1 to 2 p.m. WHERE: Weston Library, 2 King St. CONTACT: 416394-1016 COST: Free Join this informal knitting and crochet circle. Bring your own projects and supplies.

Pyjama Time WHEN: 6:30 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Weston Library, 2 King St. CONTACT: 416-394-1016 COST: Free Bedtime stories, songs, rhymes and

looking ahead w Monday, Oct. 26

Battle of Britain WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Library, 1123 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416-394-1008 COST: Free This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Keith Hyde, aviation historian, will explain this major battle. activities for children five years and younger with their parents and caregivers. Come in your pyjamas and bring a cuddly friend. Drop in.

w Tuesday, Oct. 20

Boneshaker Reading Series WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Clair/Silverthorn Library, 1748 St. Clair Ave. W. CONTACT: Lillian Necakov, 416-393-7710, lnecakovavalos@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Readings by Nicholas Power, Lillian Necakov and Jim Smith.

w Wednesday, Oct. 21

Baby Time WHEN: 10:30 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Weston Library, 2 King St. CONTACT: 416-394-1016 COST: Free Bouncing and tickling rhymes, songs and stories for babies from birth to 18 months with their parents and caregivers. Call to register.

w Thursday, Oct. 22

Excel Basics I WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416394-1000 COST: Free Learn how to apply functions and use formatting features. We will provide an example to apply concepts taught. Learn about resources to expand your knowledge. Call to register.

Yarn Lovers Wanted WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: Arlene Williams, quanah@look.ca COST: Free All yarn lovers are welcome. Bring your supplies or project and join us every week.

w Monday, Oct. 26

Ontario’s Sporting Past Exhibit WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE:

Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416394-1000 COST: Free This collection of photographs celebrates Ontario’s athletic heritage, including those leading moments and personalities in Ontario sports history, and the citizenship of businesses that supported and promoted sports and fitness for Ontarians.

w Thursday, Oct. 29

Excel Basics II WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free We will review basic formatting and functions from Excel part I. We will also learn how to display data graphically by inserting charts and sparklines. Learn how to use Tables to sort your data.

To register, call 416-394-1000.

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Weston Village Santa parade seeks volunteers, floats, bands Parade celebrates its 36th installment on Sunday, Nov. 29 Organizers are looking for volunteers to participate in the 36th annual Santa Claus Parade

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Weston Village BIA says 20,000 people will come to watch the parade, which consists of about 50 entries of floats, bands, clowns and

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