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He may be small in stature, but Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Famer Sandy Hawley stood tall in support of a full casino at Woodbine Racetrack at Tuesday’s meeting of the Etobicoke York Community Council (EYCC). “Woodbine racing has meant a lot to me and I know it means a lot to the people who work on the back stretch...from the hotwalkers,
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to the grooms, exercisers, veterinarians, and blacksmiths,” said Hawley, who started his jockeying career at Woodbine back in 1966 and went on to become one of the greatest jockeys in the history of thoroughbred racing. “Woodbine means a lot to a lot of people’s lives and a lot of people’s livelihoods. If Woodbine didn’t exist, where would they all go? This is all they know.” On the table at the Nov. 6 >>>Future, page 18
Labour council slams Mr. Christie’s closure CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com The closure of the Mr. Christie’s Bakery next year will have far-reaching ramifications above and beyond the 550 job losses the shutdown will bring – ramifications local councillors say could potentially change the landscape of south Etobicoke. Last Thursday, Mondelez Canada announced its intention to close the 625,000-square-foot bis-
cuit manufacturing facility, located on 27 acres at Park Lawn Road and Lake Shore Boulevard West, in 2013 after more than 60 years in Etobicoke. During a meeting with Mondelez last week, Etobicoke-Lakeshore councillors Peter Milczyn (Ward 5) and Mark Grimes (Ward 6) discussed the impacts of the closure, including the company’s future plans for the site. >>>plant, page 8
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time to tackle: Marcus Marchess of Richview Collegiate gets tackled by Northern Secondary School’s Terrelle Lewis-Vu during a senior boys football playoff game at Birchmount Stadium last week. Northern defeated Richview 21-7.
Six days after two TTC buses were diverted to transport a high school football team coached by Mayor Rob Ford, a spokesperson for Toronto police commented on the role of five officers in the ongoing controversy. Speaking to reporters Tuesday afternoon at 23 Division in north Etobicoke, Supt. Ron Taverner said he had spoken at length with the officers – including a sergeant who requested the TTC send a bus to Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School to pick up the players from Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School (coached by Ford) on Nov. 1 – and was confident they had made the right call. Approximately 50 passengers were asked to leave a bus servicing the 36 Finch West route due to the request. A further bus was diverted from the 46 Martin Grove route when the first driver couldn’t locate the school. According to the TTC no passengers were aboard the second bus. Taverner fully supported the decision of the sergeant who he said was acting with >>>bus, page 5
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