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David Nickle is on the city hall beat / 4 chopped 55 champions
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recipe for success: students from roden public school respond as they receive the championship trophy during the chopped 55 competition finals Thursday evening at George Brown college. officers from Toronto police 55 Division teamed up with the college to help teach students from six local elementary schools about healthy eating.
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Man killedin Leslievilleshooting wasaspiring rapperJoanna LaVoie [email protected]
The fatal shooting death of 29-year-old aspiring rapper Ceyon ‘C-sick’ Carrington last Wednesday in Leslieville was not random, according to Toronto police.
“I believe the shooting was targeted,” said Det. Andy Singh of the homicide squad during a Monday afternoon media scrum this week at the scene of the March 23 murder on Carlaw Avenue, just north of Queen Street.
Singh said Carrington, who lived in Regent Park, and an unnamed friend were walk-ing towards a music studio at 260 Carlaw Ave. when a man approached Carrington “with-out warning” from behind and shot him “multiple times” at a close range.
The shooter then got into a dark-coloured vehicle, which sped away southbound on Carlaw Avenue.
“I believe they knew exactly who Mr. Carrington was,” he said of the suspect and his accomplice.
A trauma nurse who was in the area administered CPR to Carrington before paramedics arrived on the scene. The victim was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
Singh said the friend, who Leslieville residents with knowledge of art and design are needed to serve on the
Carlaw and Dundas Design Selection Panel for a design competition.
The City of Toronto is in the process of planning public realm improvements in the
Carlaw-Dundas area. One of the plans is to trans-
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fled the scene out of fear for his life, was not harmed.
“He is lucky to be alive and he was not injured,” he said, adding investigators believe there was never any intention to harm Carrington’s friend.
Prior to the shooting, Carrington and his friend had been playing basketball over in Regent Park.
A makeshift memorial has since sprung up in the laneway where Carrington was killed.
Carrington, who was involved in speaking to and mentoring chil-dren at the Regent Park Community Centre, was known to police.
He was one of two men charged with first-degree murder and other offences in connection with the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Tariq Mohammed in November 2014 at the Garden Restaurant on Dundas Street West near University Avenue. Carrington spent five months in jail but charges against him were withdrawn last June when the Crown found there wasn’t enough evidence to convict him and his co-accused Marcus Gibson.
Both men were released from custody.
“We’re not here to talk about Carrington’s past. Our goal is to find who is responsible for Toronto’s 21st homicide of 2016,” Singh said.
With that being said, he said police are appealing to community members for any information about
Carrington’s murder. They’re especially interested in
speaking to anyone who might have video footage.
“We have canvassed for a lot of video in this area and we are looking for a lot more,” he said.
“We’d really appreciate any sort of surveillance or any information at this point.”
The shooter is described as black with a dark complexion, about 5’10” with a medium build.
He was last seen wearing dark clothing and had his hood up.
The suspect fled the scene in a newer-model, four door black Hyundai sedan (possibly a Sonata model) that had tinted windows.
Anyone with information should contact police at 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477, online at www.222tips.com, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).
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Police looking for help from residents in murder probe>>>from page 1
Aspiring rapper Ceyon ‘C-sick’ Carrington died after a shooting on March 23 on Carlaw Avenue. He is the city’s 21st homicide victim of 2016.
A memorial has been set up on Carlaw Avenue where Ceyon ‘C-sick” Carrington was killed in a shooting on March 23.
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The organizers of the Riverdale Housing Animation Program’s “Art of Community” event are looking for talented residents to take part in their sixth annual fundraiser on Friday, May 13.
Dancers, singers, artists, photographers, bakers, and even comedians are welcome to apply.
All proceeds from the fund-raiser, which will be held at the Baron Byng Legion Hall, 243 Coxwell Ave., at Gerrard Street East, from 7 to 10 p.m., will be directed to RHAP pro-gramming.
The Riverdale Housing Animation Program is the programming piece/charitable arm of the Riverdale Housing Action Group, which helps people access affordable hous-ing and daily support in the city’s east end.
It runs several programs, including monthly women’s and young men’s groups, a March Break camp, an International Women’s Day celebration, a summer camp, an October celebration, and a holiday party.
Contact Emily at [email protected] for details about how you can showcase your talent while supporting the cause.
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GREAT DAY FOR A PARADE: Right, The Marigold Band and their dancer perform during the 51st annual Lions Beaches Easter Parade on Queen Street on Sunday. Right, centre, historic TTC streetcars were on display. Bottom, right, children line the streets. Bottom, centre, members of Scouts Canada paddle the parade route. Bottom, Falun Dafa perform a musical number. Centre, left, Lions Club members kick off the parade. Below, centre, Miss Toronto Tourism. Below, the Toronto Police Service Pipes and Drum Band play.
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Money for transit, and possibly more for hous-ing. It was welcome news from Ottawa last week, when newly minted Finance Minister
Bill Morneau released the federal Liberal government’s first budget, and it included those two things.
Among other things, the budget pledged $3.4 billion in public transit investment across the country over the next three years. And an $11.9 billion infrastructure plan will allow for federal funding of housing.
Both of these announcements are good for Toronto, which needs major investment in both areas, and has for many years.
With the exception of the late former mayor Rob Ford, everyone occupying the Toronto mayor’s office has agreed that the federal government needs to engage in the direct financing of municipal needs – housing and transit in particular.
But mayoral advocacy has only ever achieved partial suc-cess, and often none at all.
Count this year’s budget as another partial win.
Toronto stands to get a size-able portion of the federal transit funding, as the allocation
will be based on ridership and the Toronto Transit Commission’s ridership is formidable.
But 26 per cent – the share that Mayor John Tory’s office estimates will come to the city on that basis – is still only $884 million. The Toronto Transit Commission’s state of good repair backlog currently sits at $2.7 billion.
Similarly, it’s hard to imagine federal infrastructure money, which will be divided more equitably, will get Toronto very far in completing the $2.6 billion repair backlog in Toronto Community Housing.
Will there be more money in future budgets? One might hope so, particularly as Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau and Morneau have signalled that they’re not going to be shy when it comes to running deficits higher than usual.
But we shouldn’t confuse hope with expectation, and Toronto needs to accept that it will be, at least to some degree, on its own – with maybe, just maybe, a bit more help from the cash-strapped provincial gov-ernment.
That means that later this year, when Toronto con-siders new revenue tools, councillors will need to look very seriously at the options. We’ve been given a boost. But we’ll have to climb the rest of the way ourselves.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about forgiveness lately.
Generally, the act of forgiv-ing is a healthy one. Carrying grudges, nursing old wounds, maintaining rifts is bad for the soul if you believe in that kind of thing, and for the digestion whether you do or don’t. It feels good to let go.
But in the case of Robert Bruce Ford, interred yester-day after his untimely and awful death at age 46, for-giveness becomes… prob-lematic.
It’s not that he didn’t beg our forgiveness.
When he was still mayor, before cancer struck him, Rob Ford offered a fulsome apology for the behaviour he exhibited while under the influence of his alcohol addiction. He went so far as to apologize on television, in the summer of 2014, where he accepted “full responsibil-ity” for his “poor judgement.” During that time, he’d been recorded saying an awful thing about his mayoral rival, city councillor Karen Stintz,
and he apologized for that.With that done, of course,
he launched into an eyebrow-raising stump speech for his bid to be re-elected mayor then left without taking ques-tions. But still: an apology is an apology, and it’s only good manners to accept it.
And even if he hadn’t apologized, there is still the generosity we all feel toward the terminally ill. Imagining ourselves at a dying man’s bedside, a long-held grudge becomes an unimaginable burden.
And so it feels good for us to absolve: to recall Rob Ford as a good bloke after all, whose sins were egged on by the demon rum; to conclude that he was simply the mayor that loved Toronto too much; and that through it all, return-ing phone calls and posing for selfies, coaching grateful high school footballers and hobnobbing with celebrities,
he somehow did great good for the city.
That this doesn’t square with the historical record is problematic. Indeed, it is significantly problematic, as our consideration of the Ford years is not simply a matter of the historical record.
In addition to a widow and two children, Ford leaves behind a political machine, in the form of Ford Nation: tens of thousands of people who supported him unques-tioningly, and a political heir, in the form of his brother, former councillor Doug Ford.
Earlier this week, Doug was front-and-centre at the visita-tion that the family requested be held in the Toronto City Hall rotunda, greeting well-wishers, embracing support-ers, and posing for the selfies with those in line to visit his brother Rob’s flag-draped casket. We all grieve in dif-ferent ways, but to onlookers, it seemed an awful lot like campaigning.
And in the context of campaigning, the narrative
of what really happened between 2010 and 2014 in the mayor’s office matters.
The truth of that is that Rob Ford stepped off a well-run campaign and into a job that he bungled from nearly the beginning. At some point, booze and other drugs over-took him and made things worse.
But there is little evidence that he loved Toronto enough, never mind too much, and plenty of evidence that drunk or sober, he despised significant elements of the city. His accomplishments – abolishing the car tax and the contracting out of some garbage collection – are few. The damage he did – to public transit, to the simple level of discourse – is considerable.
And for that, and many other things, he never once apologized. As good as it might feel to grant, forgive-ness is really not an option.
Trying to find forgiveness for Rob Ford
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featuredw Friday, April 1April Fool’s DanceWHEN: 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. WHERE: Balmy Beach Club, at the foot of Beech Avenue CONTACT: Beverley Plante, 416-698-0214, [email protected] COST: $15 in advance, $18 at the doorEnjoy a night of dancing to the Rockaholics, classic rock with a little funky R and B. All proceeds support our paddlers and paddling programs.
Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www.beachmirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your Beach neighbourhood as well as events from across Toronto.
it’s happeningw Thursday, March 31Daffodil Month VolunteersWHERE: Beach Valu-mart, 2266 Queen St. E. CONTACT: Anika Aust-rie, 416-323-7152, myccsschedule.ca COST: FreeSell daffodil pins in support of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Month campaign. Volunteers are needed March 31 to April 3, and April 7 to 10.
w Friday, April 1Silent AuctionWHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Com-munity Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: Cameron Boyle, 416-691-1113, ext. 226, [email protected] COST: FreeBid on great items from your favorite Beach retailers.
w Tuesday, April 5Stratford Festival HD Production Screenings: ‘King Lear’WHEN: 2 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Beaches Library, 2161 Queen St. E. CON-TACT: 416-393-7703 COST: Free‘Anthony and Cleopatra’ will be screened May 3, and ‘King John’ on July 7.
Shout Sister Choir Toronto South EastWHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE:
Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. CONTACT: www.shoutsisterchoir.ca COST: duesWe do not audition and we sing a fun variety of music from pop and Motown, to folk to a touch of country and blues. New members are welcome. If you are interested send an email to [email protected] and specify Toronto SE as the subject line.
w Wednesday, April 6Life As We Know ItWHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Beaches Library, 2161 Queen St. E. CONTACT: 416-393-7703, www.torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: FreeFilmmaker/visual humourist Cameron Tingley presents his short, live-action films and shares his observations of
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CAP Money CourseWHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Danforth Community Church, 1050 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: 416-461-6061 COST: FreeA financial management course to help you manage your money better and learn to budget, save and spend well. Course runs for three Wednes-days beginning April 6.
w Thursday, April 7Graffiti Street PartyWHEN: 7 to 11 p.m. WHERE: District 28, 28 Logan Ave .CONTACT: Har-preet A, www.graffitistreetpartyto.com, [email protected] COST: $25, or $30 at the door;$20 for students
This charity event will raise funds for SKETCH and George Brown scholarships. The evening will showcase local talent and vendors. Entertainment will represent the 5 Pillars of Hip Hop through break-dance competitions, rap battles, art, and music.
w Sunday, April 10Toronto Silent Film Festival: ‘The Mark of Zorro’WHEN: 4 to 5:45 p.m. WHERE: Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E. CON-TACT: Toronto Silent Film Festival, www.torontosilentfilmfestival.com, [email protected] COST: $15 / $10With live piano accompaniment.
w Tuesday, April 12Situation UnknownWHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Gerrard/Ashdale Library, 1432 Gerrard St. E. CONTACT: www.spurofthemoment-shakespeare.weebly.com COST: FreeA playful improvised staging of various Shakespearean scenes immersed among the shelves to explore the spontaneity of the Bard’s words.
w Thursday, April 14Toronto Beach Chorale Sings Elizabethan MadrigalsWHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE:
Beaches Library, 2161 Queen St. E. CONTACT: 416-393-7703 COST: FreeFrom the minstrel gallery under the vaulted ceilings of Beaches Library, the chorale performs madrigals, the sophisticated, polyphonic and secu-lar song from Shakespeare’s time.
w Sunday, April 17Kingston Road Village Concert Series: The Cecilia String QuartetWHEN: 1:30 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. CONTACT: Krista, www.kruc.ca/concerts, [email protected] COST: FreeThe Cecilia String Quartet is ensem-ble-in-residence at U of T. Tickets in advance, online, or at the door.
w Thursday, April 21eh List Author Reading Series: Sally ChristieWHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Beaches Library, 2161 Queen St. E. CON-TACT: 416-393-7703 COST: FreeBook signing to follow.
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East-end social service agency WoodGreen Community Services is the winner in a new partnership between Ward 40 (Scarborough-Agincourt) Councillor Norm Kelly and Leslieville-based apparel com-pany, Peace Collective.
Late last year, the year-and-a-half-old “lifestyle brand with a philanthropic drive and civic pride engrained within its design” approached Kelly about working together on an exclusive limited edition “capsule collection” where 100 per cent of the proceeds would be directed to charity.
In t h i s c a s e Wo o d G re e n Community Services’ Newcomer Youth Settlement Program, which provides counseling, groups pro-grams, workshops, an art club, sports events and trip to youth age 13 to 24, is the benefactor.
“WoodGreen fit the bill because of their focus on youth and we also wanted to do something with newcomers to our city. It was just perfect,” said John Molina, Peace Collective PR/marketing director, Tuesday afternoon.
Kelly, who in the last year or so has
become a bit of a Twitter phenom, said three or four apparel compa-nies, including Peace Collective, have recently approached him about using his name and likeness on their merchandise. Earlier this week, Kelly said he was happy to work with the east-end group as they have a serious marketing plan and are experienced in actually putting out a clothing line, not to mention the charitable component of what they do.
“I’m really grateful I’ve been able to direct a fair chunk of money to charities and organizations in Toronto,” said Kelly, who left the design of his namesake apparel line in Peace Collective’s hands.
He also said he hopes the Norm Kelly capsule collection does well and raises lots of funds for WoodGreen.
“I’m hoping it sells out quickly and (Peace Collective) produces another run,” Kelly said.
“It’s a quality product and Norm-aside, the proceeds are going to a very worthwhile cause, WoodGreen Community Services.”
Maisie Lo, WoodGreen’s direc-tor of Immigrant Services, said the east-end organization couldn’t be more honoured to be benefitting
from Peace Collective philanthropic efforts.
“We feel very privileged to be chosen to receive this donation. WoodGreen is really very excited,” Lo said Tuesday afternoon, adding they’ve never been involved with an initiative like this before.
“It’s a fun project to be connected with and hopefully there will be lots of sales. It definitely will benefit our clients directly.”
Aside from receiving 500 free “Home is Toronto” T-shirts from Peace Collective, WoodGreen’s new connection with the company will also include volunteers donating their time to mentor and spend time with young Syrian refugees and other newcomers to Canada during an upcoming bowling outing tentatively set for April 23.
The Norm Kelly capsule collec-tion coincides with the launch of Peace Collective’s new video series, Canadian Built. The aim of this proj-ect, which was officially launched March 28 and features Kelly in its first episode, is to highlight influ-ential Canadians and inspire the community by sharing their story and perspective of what home means to them.
“Our goal is to create a platform
to inspire the community and to showcase amazing individuals from very different industries,” Molina said.
For Canadian Built, Kelly spent a few “freezing winter” days filming at various locations around town including the Toronto Islands, on the ferry, inside and outside Toronto City Hall, C Lounge, and Scarborough’s Guild Inn. What has resulted is a 5:31 clip that gives viewers an inside look into Kelly’s busy life, his work, his high-profile friendships, and his feuds and passions.
Kelly, who has 279,000-plus Twitter followers, said he would never have guessed he’d be so influential on social media when he first created his Twitter account just under six years ago.
“When I started Tweeting I couldn’t have told you what a suc-cessful Twitter account would look like,” he said.
A career politician who previous worked as a grad school professor and a high school teacher, Kelly said he welcomes the connections he’s made as of late with the social-media savvy types.
“I always enjoyed my time teach-ing young people. It was a positive experience,” said Kelly, who is also
affectionately known as the 6dad.“Twitter has reintroduced me to
the younger crowd. … This recon-nection has delighted me.”
Kelly went on to say that he admires the millennial genera-tion.
“They’re going to face a very chal-lenging world, far more than my generation did,” he said, adding he admires today’s youth for their flexibility, faith in themselves and their entrepreneurial spirit.
“They’re the leaders of tomorrow and I’m so pleased I’ve been able to engage them.”
Peace Collective, which is working to establish a charitable foundation, is always looking for more ways to engage the community through monthly events and other outreach efforts.
The company also has Toronto and Canada apparel lines. For each piece sold, $5 is donated to Breakfast for Learning, an organization dedi-cated to helping Canadian com-munities to start and sustain school lunch programs. “Our main effort is for the youth. You’ve got to invest in them to create a better future for everybody,” Molina said.
Visit www.peace-collective.com for more information.
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The beat will go on as it always has – for two days – at the 28th annual edition of Afrofest at Woodbine Park.
Just more than two weeks ago, Music Africa, which runs and produces the event, issued a press release expressing discontent with the City of Toronto for its decision to reduce this year’s permit from two days to one due to excessive noise and time violations.
This news resulted in an outpouring of support for the festival.
Dozens of supporters emailed Beaches-East York Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, whose ward is home to Woodbine Park, as well as Mayor John Tory to express their concerns about the decision.
In a matter of days, upward of 5,000 supporters signed an online petition (www.ipetitions.com/petition/say-no-to-1-day-event-or-friday-to-saturday-dates).
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In the end, a meeting was called for last Wednesday, bringing together mem-bers of the Toronto Music Advisory Council, staff from the mayor’s office, the Economic Development and Municipal Licensing and Standards departments as well as Music Africa repre-sentatives.
Later that afternoon, McMahon posted a joint statement on her website and social media announcing this year’s edition of Afrofest has been restored to two days.
“ C o u n c i l l o r M a r y -Margaret McMahon, the City of Toronto and Music Africa Inc. are pleased to announce
that an agreement has been reached to grant Afrofest a permit for July 9 and 10, 2016 in Woodbine Park,” it read.
“All parties are commit-ted to working together to ensure Afrofest is successful this summer and in future years.”
A f r o f e s t o r g a n i z e r s “acknowledge that there were some permit violations related to past years of the festival and the city admits to unclear communication regarding permit end times,” the statement read.
Afrofest, which started in 1989, is the largest annual African music festival in North America.
It draws up to 60,000 revel-ers daily. For the past four summers, Afrofest has been held at Woodbine Park in the Beach. Up until 2011, the festival was held at Queen’s Park, but it “outgrew” that space and was relocated to Woodbine Park in 2012.
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The city’s Municipal Licensing and Standards department will reveal in April a draft bylaw widely expected to formally legalize rideshare services such as UberX.
The regulations would likely require Uber drivers to be licensed by the city, have commercial insurance, be subjected to background and criminal record checks and generally submit to the same kind of municipal oversight as cabbies.
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Parking your private vehicle in a designated TTC bus lane is about to become a whole lot
more expensive.The city announced this
week it is raising fines for blocking TTC areas and other parking infractions to $150.
Also covered under the new regulations: blocking sidewalks, double parking and blocking high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes.
In a statement, Mayor John Tory said the measures would reduce congestion on the roads and increase safety for pedestrians.
w Police accident Policy changed
Toronto police will no longer dispatch officers to minor automobile accidents.
The move will mean any collisions involving minor damage, but not requiring medical attention will no longer require the presence of a uniformed officer. The benefits, according to police, are reduced traffic delays, less
of a potential for a second-ary collision and the easier deployment of more special-ized accident investigators for serious crashes.
According to police, acci-dent rates have risen by five per cent year-to-year making the practice of dispatching officers to fender-benders “unsustainable”.
T h i s w e e k t h e O P P announced it has expanded the number of collision reporting centres in the GTA to eight.
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Without much fanfare, the TTC this week launched express bus service.
As of Sunday, express or Rocket buses were running on Don Mills Road and Kipling Avenue. Also launched was the 186 Wilson Rocket between York Mills station and Humber College .
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Riverside-based choreographer DA Hoskins has taken a bit of a departure from the highly emo-tional pieces he’s known to do for his latest work, Jackie Burroughs is Dead (and what are you going to do about it).
This three-dancer, 65-minute-long production, which will have its world premiere on Thursday, April
7 at Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 235 Queens Quay West, is all about physicality.
“It’s a tough dance. They’re moving from the time they start and don’t stop. It’s a real exploration of physicality, a constant exchange” said Hoskins said during a recent interview.
“This work is really about an engagement and being together. It think it’ll be quite an interesting journey for the audience.”
While choreographing Jackie
Burroughs is Dead (and what are you going to do about it), Hoskins was travelling back and forth from Northern Ontario to take care of his ailing mother in her last days.
Just two days before rehearsals started, he learned of the passing of Jackie Burroughs, a well-known Toronto contemporary dance enthusiast who enjoyed taking dance classes and workshops and did some performing. Burroughs, who was also a well-known and high respected Canadian stage and screen
actress, was also a great supporter and had many friends in the Toronto dance community. Hoskins met Burroughs several times over the years. “I think Jackie’s passing had a profound impact on me because at the same time I was dealing with my mother’s impending mortality,” he shared during a recent interview.
Hoskins said Jackie Burroughs is Dead (and what are you going to do about it), which runs until Saturday, April 9, has the volume of life at its core.“The heart of the work
is about exchange,” he said of the abstract, layered work, which aims to celebrate the vitality of life.
Jackie Burroughs is Dead (and what are you going to do about it) was commissioned back in 2010 by Hoskins’ artistic associate Danielle Baskerville, who is doing her first independent production outside of The Dietrich Group, which he founded 18 years ago.
Tickets are available by calling 416-973-4000 or by visiting https://danceworksblog.wordpress.com.
Riverside choreographer Hoskins set for world premiere of new work
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wHydro repairs will continue tHrougH May
Toronto Hydro is working on rebuilding the aging overhead and underground electrical system in part of the Beach neighbourhood.
The work, which began in mid-March and will run until late May, is taking place in an area bounded by Kingston Road to the north, Herbert Avenue to the east, Queen Street to the south, and Columbine Avenue to the west.
Power disruptions may be required.
Email [email protected] or call 416-542-3366 for more information.
wcan you Help spring clean east lynn park?
The Danforth East Community Association is looking for a few people to help tear down the holi-day lights put up late last year at East Lynn Park.
At least 10 volunteers are needed to help prep the park for spring and the farmers’ market.
Anyone interested in helping out should meet by the fence in East Lynn Park, 1949 Danforth Ave., just west of Woodbine Avenue, on Sunday, April 3 at 10 a.m.
In the event of rain, the meet-up will be held on Sunday, April 10, also at 10 a.m.
Email [email protected] for details.
wsprint into spring at tHe BeacHes spring sprint
The Beach Spring Sprint is coming to the Beach Boardwalk Saturday.
The 29th annual event, which is hosted by Beaches Recreation Centre, will get underway at 9:30 a.m. at the foot of Silver Birch Avenue in front of the Silver Birch boathouse.
Proceeds from the Spring Sprint, a five-kilometre run/walk or two-kilometre kids’ run and seniors’ walk, will be directed to community programs at Beaches Recreation Centre.
There are no race day regis-trations, however, volunteers are needed for race day. Email [email protected] or call 416-392-0740 for more details.
w Historian Hosts tours of Gerrard-Coxwell
Leslieville historian Joanne Doucette is inviting residents to explore time and space in the Gerrard Street and Coxwell Avenue neighbourhood through a series of monthly guided tours
of local streets and places of inter-est.
The first event is set for Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. and will focus on Ashdale Avenue.
Those interested in taking part should meet outside Gerrard-Ashdale Library, 1432 Gerrard St. E., just west of Coxwell Avenue.
There is no charge, but dona-tions to the Leslieville Historical Society are welcome.
Email Doucette at [email protected] or visit the Leslieville Historical Society or the Gerrard-Coxwell Facebook pages for updates.
wenjoy tHe sounds of jazz at BeacH united
The next edition of Beach United Church’s Jazz and Reflection series is set for Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
This month’s featured musi-cians are Laura Fernandez, Don Naduriak, and Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo.
Admission is by freewill offer-ing. Beach United Church is at 140 Wineva Ave., just north of Queen Street East. Call 416-691-8082 for information.
wHave your say on leslie Mews townHouse plan
A community consultation on
a planning application for 395, 387R and 413 Leslie St. is set for next Thursday.
The meeting will take place at Riverdale United Church, 1117 Gerrard St. E., just east of Jones Avenue.
An open house will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by a presenta-tion at 7 p.m.
The development, known as Leslie Mews, calls for 16 town-houses accessed by a private driveway.
All are welcome to attend the meeting to learn more about this application, ask questions, and share comments.
Feedback can also be mailed to the planner at Toronto and East York District, 100 Queen St. W., Floor 18 – East Tower, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2.
For more information, contact city planner Derrick Wong at 416-392-0776 or [email protected] or Ward 30 Councillor Paula Fletcher at 416-392-4060.
weMergency caBle repairs on Brookside drive
Emergency work to repair a sec-tion of underground transmission cable is taking place on Brookside Drive in the Beach Hill area.
Crews from Hydro One are expected to spend the next three
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a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.For details, email Community.
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wleslieville farMers’ Market seeks Helpers
The non-profit Leslieville Farmers’ Market, which is run almost exclusively by community volunteers, is looking for a few good men and women to help set up and tear down the weekly market during its sixth season, which will kick off in May.
Anyone interested in helping out should email [email protected].
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To do so, the city has launched a design competi-tion for a “signature marker,” a vertical streetscape ele-ment that can be seen from all directions that will reflect the vibrancy and history of the community.
To qualify as a community representative on the panel,
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Budget benefits seniors, kids, say local federal Liberal MPs
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Rookie Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin (Toronto-Danforth) and Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (Beaches-East York) said they feel the Liberal government’s recently released federal budget is a step in the right direction.
“I’m really excited about this budget because it really
responds to what I was hear-ing at the door during the election and in the course of our pre-budget consulta-tions held in the community,” Dabrusin said during a recent interview.
“What’s nice is that a lot of the budget covers all of the issues that were raised time and time again. (The Liberal government) is ready to invest in Canada and invest in our
communities to make sure Canadians have a stronger future.”
The Toronto-Danforth MP pointed out some of the budget’s highlights, notably the various ways it helps families through increases to the Canada Child Benefit. “It effectively creates an annual guaranteed income for chil-dren,” said Dabrusin, who also pointed to a $500 million
commitment to early learning and childcare. “It’s a really great way of helping families get money now to address their needs.”
She also spoke about how the new budget benefits post-secondary students through a 50 per cent increase in Canada Student Grants as well as an increase in the student loan payment threshold until bor-rowers earn $25,000. “This creates more opportunities for people to have access to post-secondary education,.
Dabrusin also mentioned how the budget benefits seniors, especially those receiving the Guaranteed
Income Supplement.“We’re doubling the maxi-
mum that’s payable for the most vulnerable of seniors. This will benefit almost a mil-lion seniors across Canada,” she said, adding the budget is also rolling back the eligi-bility for Old Age Security to 65 from 67. Lastly, she said the budget is dedicating $3.4 billion over three years to funding public transit across Canada, $1.49 billion of which will be directed to Ontario.
Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith said Budget 2016 – Growing the Middle Class delivers on many of his government’s
promises. “Our government’s first
budget commits to smart investments, through fund-ing for public transit based on ridership, expanding afford-able housing, and supporting clean technology develop-ment,” he wrote in an email to The Mirror. “It also commits to fairness for Canadians, through increased direct funding for families with kids, making historic investments in First Nations communities, increasing GIS for low-income seniors, improving supports for veterans, and making post-secondary education more affordable.”
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