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insidetoronto.com

Serving LEASIDE-BENNINGTON, DANFORTH VILLAGE, NORTH RIVERDALE and BROADVIEW

www.insidetoronto.com thurs april 28, 2016

www.facebook.com/InsideToronto

keep in touch

@InsideTOnews

more online

inside

David Nickle is on the city hall beat / 4

‘Wild West’ of weed shops springing up along the Danforth / 3

shopping

amazing deals on group discounts

shop and earn, every time!

wagjag.com

shop.ca

Sew...what’s going on in East York? / 5

coupons-flyers-deals-tips

save.ca

✃ Toronto: 61 Overlea Blvd. †

Agincourt: 3306 Sheppard Ave. EAgincourt: 3850 Sheppard Ave. E (in Walmart)Downsview: 6000 Dufferin St. †

North York: 1500 Finch Ave. E †

North York: 1964 Victoria Park Ave.Scarborough: 1900 Eglinton Ave. E † (in Walmart)Scarborough: 2370 Lawrence Ave. E †

Scarborough: 70 Grand Marshall Dr. †

Thornhill: 7562 Yonge St. †

Toronto: 793 Spadina Rd. †

† Drive Clean service available.* An official mark of the Province of Ontario used under license.

Offer applies to the purchase of any oil change and must be presented at time of service. Not valid with any other oil change discount or coupon.Valid at all GTA locations. Prices may vary. Expiry: June 30, 2016. Code: 9481

any oil change package$10

mrlube.comNo appointment necessary. Open 7 days a week and ’til 8pm weeknights.

off

SUSANGUCCI

B.Comm., Broker416-424-4900

#1 in East York*

www.susangucci.com*TREB E03 dollar volume 2015

Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage

E.,(between O’Connor & Victoria Park)

647-348-4889 • www.stclaireastanimalhospital.ca

2879 St. Clair Ave. E.,

St. Clair East Animal HospitalFull Service

Veterinary Care

Staff photo/DAN PEARCECLEANING UP IN WILLIAMSON PARK: Charlie Yoon helps pick up garbage in Williamson Park Ravine during a community clean up.

Community Clean-up Leaside residentsinvited to learnabout communityLeaside residents can learn more about their community at a number of events planned for next week.

On May 3, the Leaside Matters group hosts Lea Talk in partnership with the Toronto Society of Architects at the Amsterdam Brewery Event Space, 45 Esandar Dr.

The topic of the talk will be Leaside Architecture: The Path to Modernization and it will go from 7 to 9 p.m. Panelists include Christopher Borgal, GBCA Architects; Pleasance Crawford, Landscape Design Historian; Maria Denegri and Tom Bessai, founding part-ners of Denegri Bessai Studio.

Moderator will be Connor Turnbull, co-chair of Leaside Matters. Admission is free.

On May 6 and 7, the Leaside library hosts Leaside: The Life of A Garden exhibit. Times are 1 to 5 p.m. on May 6 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 7.

Also on May 6 and 7, there’s a Jane’s Walk through Leaside starting at the library. The theme of the walk is Leaside: A Garden City Revealed. It starts at 1 p.m. on May 6 and 10 a.m. on May 7. Leaside library is at 165 McRae Dr.

For details, email Connor Turnbull at [email protected] or call 647-987-2799.

The Don Valley Art Club hosts its annual Spring Into Summer Art Show and Sale from May 4 to 15 at Todmorden Mills’ Papermill Gallery.

The show will feature the works of more than 80 artists exhibiting new and original pieces.

The Don Valley Art Club is one of Toronto’s oldest and most active art clubs, having been founded more than 68

years ago.The club’s long connection

with the Todmorden Mills Heritage site at 67 Pottery Rd. goes back to 1948, when gather-ings were held at a clubhouse on the site.

The club now has more than 180 members.

The spring show will fea-ture works created in multiple mediums and a wide variety of

Don Valley Art Club’s springshow set for Todmorden Mills

>>>ART, page 8

Transfer station searched by policeJoanna laVoie [email protected]

The investigation into the recent discovery of human remains in Riverdale has lead to a search of the Commissioners Street Transfer Station.

Starting last Thursday and into the weekend, crews of

investigators from Toronto Police Service clad in white jumpsuits and face masks sifted through garbage dropped off at the solid waste depot at 400 Commissioners St., which is between Bouchette Street and Logan Avenue in the port lands.

K. Spence, who has lived near

Logan Avenue and Queen Street East for just under a decade, said she passed by the trans-fer station Thursday morning around 11:45 a.m. on her way to the gym and saw what appeared to be a “team of people dressed in white and a big police truck on the premises.”

Search linked to discovery of human remains in Riverdale

>>>REMAINS, page 8

The Caregiver Show: a resource for family caregivers / 9

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JOANNA LAVOIE [email protected]

Cannabis dispensaries are springing up like weeds near Danforth and Chester

avenues.In the last six months, four mari-

juana retailers have opened their doors along the strip.

Weeds Glass and Gifts at 341 Danforth Ave. was the first. Located in a former Pan-Asian eatery that now has a large green marijuana leaf fixture in the front window, the Vancouver-based company has been doing steady business.

“Our first location in Toronto is here at Danforth and Chester,” said store manager, Michael. “We’re now in the process of opening our sixth location (in Toronto). We’re project-ing 20 of them across the GTA in the next year.”

Weeds has also recently opened a location in the Beach at 2211 Queen St. E.

Michael, who declined to give his last name, said the reaction from the community to Weeds opening up in the area has “overall been very welcoming”.

“You get the odd hater, but it’s because they don’t understand,” he said. “All of the people that come in here have some sort of medical ailment they’re trying to treat and they’re using cannabis as an alterna-tive form of medication.”

Like the majority of cannabis dispensaries, Weeds “members” must be 19 and older and present a medical note or be currently using a prescribed narcotic.

“We have enough knowledge with our staff to offer them an alternative,” Michael said, adding they offer can-nabis in edible, capsule, and flower form.

About three months ago, Medical Club set up shop next door to Weeds in what used to be a tea shop. This dispensary has a different and a much more discreet feel with heavy grey privacy curtains drawn and a sign on the door that reads “members only.”

A reporter tried to speak with the store’s manager, but the man who cracked open the door during a recent visit suggested a visit to their website to learn more. The Mirror reached out for comment via email but did not hear back.

Three doors down, S.W.E.D. Society is preparing to open its doors in a former accessory store. When The Mirror dropped by recently, workers were busy laying flooring for the new dispensary.

In an email, Adam Blender, S.W.E.D. Society’s director of opera-tions, said they decided to open up in the Danforth/Chester area because

they “found a lot of people were very welcoming to the idea of a medici-nal marijuana dispensary” in their neighbourhood.

“The diversity found within the neighbourhood was also a leading factor, especially when considering the needs of some of the residents,” he wrote.

“We have had nothing but posi-tive feedback from the community. They see we are doing things properly and for the right reasons. They see we are there to help those in need by offering quality products at an affordable price.”

At this dispensary, those wishing to purchase cannabis must be at least 19 years of age with valid identifica-tion and have a doctor’s prescrip-tion for cannabis or medication on hand prescribed by a phy-sician. Blender said this medication must be valid and it must be known that can-nabis has the ability to combat whatever disease, ailment, or ill-ness it was prescribed for.

S.W.E.D. Society said it also sells mari-juana to those with a federally issued card from Health Canada stating they’re allowed to use marijuana for medicinal purposes.

“We are extremely strict on our poli-cies and we do not make exceptions for anyone,” Blender said.

To the east, across from Chester subway station, is Green Rhino Medicinal Cannabis, which opened its doors just over a month ago in a former women’s clothing and accessories shop. This dispensary has a much more spa-like feel with light wood and orange accents, and a large,

high desk along one wall located in a private members’ area separated by a velvet rope. Cool house music beats permeate the air.

Like at Weeds, several members filled the shop on a recent Friday morning, some of whom used a large clinical-looking magnifying glass to inspect their purchase. The Mirror made two attempts to speak with Green Rhino’s management, but never heard back.

While these new “green” retail-ers seem to be doing brisk business, some of those

who live, work and operate busi-nesses in the area aren’t too sure what to make of them.

The legalization and regulation of

marijuana has not yet been adopted by any level of government in Ontario, therefore these dispensaries are tech-nically operating illegally, according to the City of Toronto, Toronto police, and Health Canada.

There are only a select few dis-pensaries authorized by Health Canada to distribute marijuana by mail to those with verified pre-scriptions. According to Health Canada’s website, it states neither Health Canada nor the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) authorizes licensed produc-ers to provide marijuana for medical purposes through a storefront.

Life-long area resident Natalie Hosmer said she’s “disappointed” with the number of weed shops

that have popped up along the Danforth.

“I’m concerned that it takes away from the vibrant neighbourhood we have,” she said. “I’m concerned about the safety of the neigh-bourhood as well as the fact that visually seeing so many of these shops makes the neighbourhood less attractive for resi-dents and visitors.”

Mother of three Mara Cole, who has lived in the area for 26 years, is also concerned about the marijuana dispensa-ries.

“If a business is operating illegally we need to shut it down,” she said. “Once it’s legal, it’s fair game.”

K e i l e y A b b a t both lives and runs a business in the area and like many has no problem with medical marijuana dispensaries as long as they’re above board and legal. Her concern is with the

number of weed shops in a three-block radius.

“While nobody seems to take issue with legally dispensed weed for medi-cal reasons, most find that the recent ‘crop’ that has suddenly opened are too many for such a small area,” she said. “Many are very concerned about what types of people will start making the Danforth a destination.”

Abbat said the Danforth used to be a “vibrant shopping experience for neighbours and people from outside the community,” but with high rents more and more retailers are leaving the strip, making way for corporate stores and weed shops.

T h e D a n f o r t h B u s i n e s s Improvement Area (BIA) has received several emails from residents as well as members “remarking on the pro-liferation” of cannabis dispensaries in the area, said BIA chair Albert Stortchak.

He said this led his organization to do some research and speak with the local MP, city councillors and the police.

“From our understanding, medi-cal marijuana is legal, but the only way to get it is through the mail. These places fall into a grey zone,” said Stortchak, who has owned Der Dietemann Antiques at Broadview and Danforth avenues for 26 years. “Many are asking if the BIA can do something, but we can’t control who the landlords rent to. We’re not the only neighbourhood that is experi-encing this.”

Ward 30 Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher said her office has received a number of call and emails from constituents about the weeds shops along the Danforth.

“It’s unbelievable. They’re spring-ing up like weeds,” she said during a recent interview, adding she’s in talks with the city’s legal department about how to address this issue. “This is a de-regulated marijuana market we’re in and it’s not just a little city issue.”

Fletcher said it’s up to the federal government to get its act together and regulate the sale and distribute of medical marijuana.

“It’s the wild, wild west on the Danforth and all we can do is try to figure out a way so they can’t open up so close to each other,” she said.

In an April 22 letter to Mayor John Tory, Fletcher and her Ward 29 coun-terpart, Mary Fragedakis, are calling on the mayor to consider what the city can do regarding what they’re calling the “over concentration” of marijuana-related retailers in one neighbourhood; in particular along Danforth Avenue.

– with files from Hilary Caton and David Nickle

community

Marijuana shops crop up on the Danforth like...

Staff photos/JOANNA LAVOIE

GREEN RETAILERS: Clockwise from top left: Weeds Glass and Gifts at 341 Danforth Ave.; Medical Club, located right next dor to Weeds; S.W.E.D. Society is a couple of doors down; Green Rhino Medicinal Cannabis Dispensary.

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Bloor bike lanes the correct path to improving safetyToronto councillors may feel they will have a

tough decision to make when they meet next week.

Absent any advice from the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, councillors will have to decide whether to launch a pilot project on Bloor Street West to see whether a short stretch of that road can endure and maybe even benefit from a bikeway, separated from car and truck traffic.

Watching the strained debate that took place Monday at the committee, one might think the deci-sion would strain even the wisdom of King Solomon.

Bloor Street is a significant east-west artery, and removing the lanes from car traffic will cut automo-tive access in half. At the same time, climate change and a growing population dictate that we cannot

continue to encourage fossil fuel-burning cars and trucks in our downtown without offering safe alternatives. Yes, it’s another battle of car versus bike.

We hope that when this comes to Toronto council, councillors will stand down from the battle-ments and take a rational look

at this very rational plan to consider expanding our city’s cycling network.

The pilot project is just that – an experiment to see how Bloor Street and the surrounding neighbour-hoods would fare if the city were to install cycling infrastructure similar to the separated bike lanes on Sherbourne Street, and on Richmond and Adelaide streets. The separated lanes have worked out well there, in some cases tripling the number of cyclists using the routes.

That’s impressive enough. But there is another more immediate reason for trying separated lanes on Bloor.

As it stands, the street is dangerous for cyclists. Between 2008 and 2012, the stretch of road in ques-tion – between Shaw Street and Avenue Road – has had an average of 22 collisions a year. Most of those were dooring, followed by a motorist trying to pass a cyclist and a motorist driving into a cyclist out of on-street parking.

Separated bike lanes would reduce those types of accidents. It would make all Torontonians safer.

That, in and of itself, is worth a look when it comes to this pilot project. Council only has one choice.

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Dedicated lanes make streets safer

Roots of Bombardier streetcar deal go back to 2009When Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) chair Josh Colle and CEO Andy Byford stood up Monday to talk about Bombardier and the missing light rail vehicles, they didn’t want to dwell on the past.

On the one hand, it’s an odd subject to avoid, given the trouble the city is having with its elusive new streetcars is very much a consequence of past deci-sions.

On the other hand, the business of the day on Monday had nothing to do with repudiating past administrations, and every-thing to do with delivering Bombardier Transportation the most scathingly public single-star Yelp! review possible.

Bombardier had it coming.

The Montreal-based company should have, by the schedule of delivery, provided a total of 73 new streetcars delivered to the TTC by the end of 2015.

Actually delivered in that time? Fourteen. And as of

today? Seventeen.There were problems,

mostly to do with a deci-sion by Bombardier to outsource production of some of the custom parts to Mexico.

But Bombardier had assured the TTC that they were ironed out, and prom-ised to have 54 delivered by the end of 2016.

On Monday, Bombardier made it clear, via a new CEO, that if they work very hard they can guarantee 13 additional vehicles will be delivered by the end of the year.

That means the TTC will likely have to refurbish even more of its stock of older streetcars, adding to the $34.1 million it’s already spending to do so because of the earlier backlog.

Bombardier’s covering that much. But because of the contract the city signed,

it is only liable for $51 mil-lion in costs due to delay. It is here, of course, that one is led straight to the past – specifically, to 2009, when former mayor David Miller convened a special council meeting during a long civic strike, to ink the $1.2-bil-lion deal with Bombardier that would eventually go so very wrong.

Toronto paid a larger portion of the purchase price than it should have, as Ottawa turned down a request to pay for a third of the bill, and it came at the cost of deferring certain capital projects.

It was a competitive bid-ding process, but an imper-fect one, as the only serious competitor – the German-owned manufacturer Siemens – struggled with Canadian content require-ments and effectively disqualified itself with an untenably high bid.

And Bombardier won the contract, with a require-ment for only 25 per cent Canadian content and as it turns out a sweetheart of a

contract. It’s hard to say what

Miller’s city government might have done differ-ently. Perhaps held out for more bidders? Enforced a larger Can-Con rule to keep production out of Mexico, or done away with it entirely and forgone fund-ing that was dependent on it? Or just paid hundreds of millions more for the same number of streetcars to a foreign-owned company with a good record?

This, perhaps, is another reason why Byford and Colle aren’t too quick to blame the Miller regime for the decision. In the end, going with any of those options involved taking a chance on one of a range of options.

And while it might not always turn out the case, in this case the least expen-sive, most tempting option, was the worst bet.

David Nickle is Metroland Media Toronto’s city hall reporter. His column runs

every Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @DavidNickle

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it’s happeningw Friday, April 29Entertainment at the LegionWHEN: 8 p.m. to midnight. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 10, 1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: 416-425-3070 COST: Free

Hiroot Hoot Fourth Year AnniversaryWHEN: 9 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Hirut Restaurant, 2050 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Kevin MacDonald, 416-551-7560, [email protected] COST: $5Hirut Hoot fourth anniversary extravaganza as a comedy hub in Danforth East

w Saturday, April 30Spring to New LifeWHEN: 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. WHERE: Northlea United Church, 125 Brent-cliffe Rd. CONTACT: http://northle-aunited.ca, [email protected] COST: $25A fundraising evening for Syrian refu-gees. An evening of song and story with featured guests Theresa Tova, David Warrack, Cara Matthew and friends, and hosted by David Spar-row. Special appearance by Leaside Singers, and a silent auction. All proceeds will go to Northlea United’s Syrian Refugee Fund. Visit http://bit.ly/1pmJOd5

Westview Church Spring BazaarWHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Westview Presbyterian Church, 233 Westview Ave. CONTACT: Bill Proc-tor, 416-751-4684, [email protected] COST: FreeYard sale, café, used books, jewel-lery, handmade crafts, lucky draw, silent auction.

St. Cuthbert’s Spring FairWHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church - Leaside, 1399 Bayview Ave. CONTACT: 416-485-0329 COST: FreeHelp us to celebrate our 125th anniversary of bringing faith to life in Leaside. There will be booths for shopping, a barbecue on the green, a snack kiosk, and cotton candy.

Goldilocks Puppet ShowWHEN: 2 p.m. WHERE: Danforth/Coxwell Library, 1675 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Sagal, [email protected] COST: FreeJoin us for a puppet show of the classic story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Murder Mystery in Sin CityWHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10, 1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: M P Harvey, 647-403-2057, [email protected] COST: $20Mr. Ronald Trump invites you to his grand re-opening party at the Paramount Casino. $20 per person includes hot/cold appetizers, murder mystery ($250 first prize), gaming, DJ

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w Tuesday, May 3Lea TalkWHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Am-sterdam Brewery (Leaside), 45 Esan-dar Dr. CONTACT: Connor Turnbull, 647-987-2799, [email protected] COST: FreeLeaside Architecture: the Path to Modernization.

w Wednesday, May 4Don Valley Art Club Art Show Opening ReceptionWHEN: Show runs May 4 to 15 WHERE: Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills, 67 Pottery Rd. CONTACT: 416-396-2819, www.donvalleyartclub.com, [email protected] COST: FreeA variety of original artworks cre-ated in multiple mediums, reflecting a wide range of artistic styles. Open-ing reception today from 7 to 9 p.m. Join us for refreshments and meet the artists.

Hamlet...A Puppet EpicWHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Jones Library, 118 Jones Ave. CONTACT: Cathy Moran, 416-393-7715 COST: FreeShakey-Shake and Friends tell the tale of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy in the lighthearted tradition of the Muppets.

w Thursday, May 5ConcertWHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 415 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: www.torontochoralsociety.org/children-schoir, [email protected] COST: $12Toronto Choral Society Children’s Choir presents Music for Everyone: A Tribute to Massey Hall.

w Friday, May 6Lea Exhibit (Leaside)WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Public Library, 165 McRae Dr. CONTACT: Connor Turnbull, 647-987-2799, [email protected] COST: FreeLeaside: The Life of a Garden City.

Jane’s Walk LeasideWHEN: 1to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Library, 165 McRae Dr. CONTACT: Connor Turnbull, 647-987-2799, [email protected] COST: FreeLeaside: A Garden City Revealed.

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Many people living in East York do not know that it is the home of one of the finest community art collections in Canada.

Not only does this collec-tion contain many fine pieces by local artists, it also con-tains works by members of the famous Group of Seven. The collection is preserved by the East York Foundation, which was established by then township reeve True Davidson.

This was done though the passing of provincial legisla-tion in order to preserve the cultural holdings and artifacts of the township of East York. This legislation was updated in 1967 when the Village of Leaside and the Borough of East York were amalgamated. In 2004 the City of Toronto formally recognized the East York Foundation and today it is the formal custodian of artifacts from the time it was a borough and a township.

A board of directors today oversees the management of an extensive collection of art, sculpture, rare books and documents.

The board works with the City of Toronto to ensure that this collection is preserved as professionally as possible.

As many of the holdings as possible are on view.

This May, a special display of oil paintings by several notable artists from the col-lection will be on display at the S. Walter Stewart Library. One of the leading painters of the display is Barker Fairley (1887 to 1986) who is an artist and also had a notable career as professor of German at the University of Toronto until his retirement in 1957. Fairley was a contemporary of the Group of Seven and was one of the founders of Canadian Forum Magazine. After his retirement from academia, Fairley became very active as a portrait and landscape artist, where you can see the Group of Seven influence in his sparse geometric style.

Fairley was recognized for his contribution to the

arts and academia by being made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1978. Another offering is from the works Fred Haines (1879 to 1960), who was well known for his paintings, engravings and prints, as well as being an art educator.

Having received his train-ing in Europe, Haines had a notable career in the arts community, being a member of the Royal Canadian Academy as well as a curator at the Toronto Gallery of Art and a principal of the Ontario College of Art. Best known for his landscapes of Rural Ontario, his “Bridge, Niagara on the Lake” is an excellent example of his style.

The display will be on for only a month and it would be a shame to miss seeing this amazingly beautiful artwork.

Thanks to Elaine Snider for assistance in writing this column.

Joe Cooper is a long-time East York resident and community activist. His column appears

every Thursday. Contact him at [email protected]

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The opening reception and awards presentation for the show takes place on Wednesday, May 4 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Meet the artists

Those attending will be able to enjoy refreshments and meet with the artists.

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“I had a feeling it had to do with the discovery and got a sick feeling in my stomach,” she told The Mirror.

“The neighbourhood has changed a lot since I’ve been here.”

Long-time Leslieville resident Fraser Gauthier also recently witnessed police activity at the port lands facility.

Around 1 p.m. Friday, he went down to the transfer station to dispose of some building materials but was turned away by an employee at the gate who told him the facility is closed for an inves-tigation pertaining to the torso found a few days ear-lier near Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street East.

“He advised my husband to come back Monday when it hopefully would be re-opened,” Gauthier’s wife, Julie, said.

“They were searching for parts that may have been dumped.”

Gauthier, who has lived

near Queen Street East and Greenwood Avenue for 24 years, was advised to try coming back Monday when the transfer station would hopefully reopen.

The Commissioners Street Transfer Station was open for business Monday morn-

ing.Police did not provide any

details about this part of the investigation.

On Tuesday, April 19, an employee at Charlie’s Meat Store, 383 Broadview Ave. at Simpson Avenue, located what appeared to be human

remains in a bag behind the East Toronto Chinatown butcher shop.

Police were called to the scene around 11:20 a.m.

Later on that evening, Det. Sgt. Terry Browne of Toronto Police Service’s Homicide Squad said the

remains appear to be those of a woman with light skin.

And while Browne would not reveal exactly what part of the woman’s body was found, he did indicate it appears the death was “fairly recent” based on the condi-tion of the remains.

T h e O n t a r i o C h i e f Coroner’s Office confirmed Wednesday, April 20 that the remains were human.

Const. Jenifferjit Sidhu said at this point the inves-tigation is ongoing and no further updates are available at this time.

“We are still actively searching and investigat-ing the area,” she said early Monday afternoon.

“There’s no concrete information yet.”

Anyone with information should contact police at 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477) , online at www.222tips.com, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).

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Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an oppor-tunity, wrote author Khalil Gibran.

And documentary film-maker David Bajurny has cap-tured the essense of this quote in his work, Sybil and Betts: Requiem for a Friendship, which will be part of The Caregiver Show Friday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Ontario Science Centre.

The documentary shares the story of two friends who have been friends for 50 years and continue to go on many adventures despite Betts’ Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

Bajurny said the topic of filming someone with Alzheimer’s was very “deli-cate” and he tried to be very aware not to be exploitive.

He added that filming was sometimes challenging because Sybil works at the speed of light and Betts is

very quiet. “She was aware at times

what was going on. But the degree the disease was pro-gressing to interview her was very challenging.”

Bajurny also juggled with the fact that those living with Alzheimer’s have good days and bad days.

“You can be be having a perfectly normal conversa-tion and they may ask you something you talked about five minutes ago. It can be jarring,” he said.

As a filmmaker, he adapted to these challenges by staying true to the theme of the docu-mentary: friendship.

“As long as we stayed true to Sybil being the best friend she can be to Betts and enrich her life and not focus so much on remembering on what hap-pened yesterday but enjoying those moments together – that seemed to be the most authen-tic,” Bajurny said.

The Caregiver Show is a resource day for family care-

givers and more than 50 exhib-itors are scheduled to attend. The show will allow attendees to learn about various health topics, demonstrations from the participating organiza-tions and experts as well as the resources, services and products available for caregiv-ing needs.

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Toronto Council will have the final — and only — word on a proposed pilot project to build a separated bike lane on a small stretch of Bloor Street, after the city’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee emerged deadlocked from public hearings Monday.

Running on a bare four-member quorum, the com-mittee was split evenly between supporters of the pilot project — York West Councillor Anthony Perruzza and Beaches-East York Councillor Mary Margaret McMahon — and those who opposed the plan — Etobicoke Centre Councillor Stephen Holyday and Committee Chair Jaye Robinson.

Under Council’s rules of procedure, that means that

Toronto Council will deal with the report on the pilot project without advice from the committee.

But the committee itself received plenty of advice — mostly from members of the public who strongly advo-cated setting up the pilot, which would see separated bike lanes installed on Bloor Street between Shaw Street and Avenue Road, beginning in September 2016.

“Torontonians want to ride, but they won’t do it unless we provide safe cycling infrastructure,” said Jarod Kolb, executive director of bicycling advocacy group CycleToronto.

Kolb was one of numerous deputants who noted that other separated bike lanes have dramatically increased the amount of cyclists on the road. Separated lanes

installed earlier this term on Richmond and Adelaide streets increased bike traffic threefold.

The committee also heard from Gideon Forman of the David Suzuki Foundation, who argued that the bike lanes would encourage people to leave their cars at home.

“The research we looked at suggests that even if a small number of people shift, it can make a substantial difference in air quality,” said Forman.

The committee heard from bike clubs from some of the nine schools along the route, and from more agitated activ-ists — some of whom bristled at questions from commit-tee members regarding the impact that the lanes would have on car traffic. Vehicular lanes on the route would be reduced from four to two,

with one lane of on-street parking.

“Why is the convenience of motorists holding sway over the safety of others?” asked Wayne Scott, director of Hoof and Cycle. “The people that live in the downtown area understood what we’re talk-ing about.”

Scott was referring to polls conducted by the city indi-cating that a large percent-age of people living in the neighbourhood who were both cyclists and pedestrians supported the pilot project. Opinion was sharply divided among motorists and shop owners. There were a few who spoke against the bike lane pilot project. David Turnbull, speaking on behalf of the Canadian Courier and Logistics Association, said the lanes could complicate just-in-time deliveries to

businesses in the area.Resident Sarah Henderson

said that cyclists should stay on existing lanes on Harbord Street, which was “fabulous for bikes.”

Councillors were divided. De p u t y Ma yo r De n z i l Minnan-Wong, not a member of the committee, indicated he was concerned that the pilot project had no clear measurement of success.

“How many extra bikes have to use Bloor Street before you declare victory?” he asked.

General Manager Stephen Buckley said that staff were not measuring success based on ridership, but he said that he expected that riders would double. He said far more important was a reduction in the number of collisions between cyclists and vehicles. Last year, there were 22.

Councillor Holyday put forward a motion to receive the item, which had it passed would have recommended shelving the pilot project.

“I’ve been frustrated with this discussion — it’s reminis-cent of a community council meeting,” he said. “This is a city-wide issue and my con-cern is that of most motorists in the west end.”

Holyday noted that there are few east west routes into the downtown core. “This is a vital route, and I feel just like in the Gardiner Expressway discussion, someone is trying to build an invisible wall. It’s an impassioned group, but it’s a minority, the cyclists.”

The bike lane pilot proj-ect would, if successful, pave the way for bike lanes extending further along Bloor Street, possibly east to the Danforth.

Council will make decision on Bloor Street bike lane

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Ontario’s annual awards for promoting locally-grown food have recognized 65 grocery stores and two companies this year.

The Foodland Ontario Retailer Awards celebrate stores that use new ideas, creative displays and inno-vative promotions to increase awareness and sales of Ontario-grown fruits and vegetables. The 2016 award winners were announced Friday, April 8.

Awards were handed out in five categories, including Foodland Ontario Award of Excellence, which honoured four stores this year.

Three of the four Award of Excellence honours went to Metro stores at Lakeshore Road in Mississauga, Front Street in Orillia and Eglinton Square in Scarborough. Sobey’s location at Ira Needles Boulevard in Kitchener rounded out the 2016 Award of Excellence winners.

The Vision Award, which commends a corporate com-mitment to local food, was given to Metro and Food Basics, in the conventional and discount categories respectively.

Metro and Metro-owned Food Basics also earned several honours in the other

three award categories — The Platinum All Seasons Award, The Gold Category Award and The Silver Award of Merit.

“The awards that Metro and Food Basics won demon-strate the incredible effort our stores put into showcasing local food, and we’re incred-ibly pleased to have been recognized for supporting Ontario’s produce growers,” André Gagné, vice presi-dent of fresh merchandis-ing for Metro, told Metroland Media.

“The ability to purchase local food is also incredibly important to our customers and an expectation that our stores certainly deliver on.”

Other 2016 award winners include stores operated by Foodland Supermarkets, Longo’s, No Frills, Schell’s Market, Sobey’s, Stewart’s

Town and Country Market, Your Independent Grocer and Zehrs.

Started in 1987, the awards applaud and encourage efforts to inform consumers about the diversity of Ontario-grown fruits and vegetables.

“Buying local food not only provides families with healthy and delicious options, but creates jobs and economic growth in communities across the province,” said Jeff Leal, minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs, in a press release announcing the 2016 award winners.

“I applaud grocery retailers for looking at innovative ways to connect consumers with their food and the people who grow it so they have a deeper understanding and apprecia-tion for the good things grown in Ontario.”

There are more than 51,950 Ontario farms.

Foodland Ontario has more 1,200 licensing agreements allowing products to use the Foodland Ontario logo. More than 1,000 are with Ontario farmers producing fruit, vegetables, proteins (meats), eggs, maple syrup and honey.

About 20 per cent of production from Ontario farms is exported internationally.

Ontario’s international agri-food exports in 2015 were $14.07 billion. Inter-provincial exports are not tracked.

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Ontario food processors are the biggest buyers of Ontario agricultural goods, buying 65 per cent of what is produced locally.

More than 200 agricultural commodities are produced on Ontario farms.

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Nick Stavropoulos and Tracey Haynes, Metro Eglinton Square employees, stock up the shelves with a display of fresh and local fruits and vegetables.

Foodland Ontario honours retailersfor promoting home-grown produce

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