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CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com The revitalization of Martingrove Gardens Park is set to continue this summer with the upcoming – and controversial – installation of a $500,000 splash pad.

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at Transfiguration of Our Lord Catholic School Monday night to discuss plans for the pad, which is tentatively scheduled to open in July.

Karen Ewing, one of three local moms who founded the EMBRACE (Essential Maintenance Bringing Revitalization All Can Enjoy) Martingrove Gardens Park group, said she was very pleasantly surprised when she heard that the funding had gone through to make the splash pad project a reality.

“It was a nice surprise, because we didn’t think it was ever going to happen,” said Ewing, who along with Margaret Galati and Natalie Moore spearheaded a series of >>>MARTINGROVE, page 20

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GARDENERS’ REFUGE: It’s a place for gardeners to keep warm and work on their plantings during the cold winter months. It’s the city’s Riverlea Greenhouse, a facility at 919 Scarlett Rd. where gardeners can rent benches for their own work. The facility has 175 benches that are 10 feet by 4 feet with a work shelf above. Here, longtime gardener Russ Dunn, 89, attends to his Coleus cuttings.

High traffic volumes, particularly trucks, on Hwy. 427 and the Gardiner Expressway and the particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide it emits is responsible for a less than 10 per cent increased risk of premature death for those living nearest the highways.

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Heritage designation, park upgrade, traffic speeds discussed at EYCC A variety of issues were dealt with at this month’s Etobicoke York Community Council (EYCC) meeting, including the following: Vincent Massey could get heritage designation In an effort to help save the former elementary school – which now houses a large day care – Councillor Mark Grimes moved a motion to request city planners report back on the feasibility of designating the

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to create a list of park and trail improvement priorities.

Humber Bay Parks set for revitalization City staff may develop a comprehensive report for a park upgrade after councillors received a report on the matter that outlines a proposal for collaboration between the city, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and local stakeholders.

The groups would work together

TTC asks city council for Islington Bus exemption TTC buses will be allowed to continue northbound on Islington Avenue from the curb lane at Bloor Street West if Toronto council approves the request.

EYCC endorsed a city staff recommendation to allow the exemption request.

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Richview student honoured by OCNA Alexander Simmons nominated for Junior Citizen of the Year Award Richview Collegiate’s Alexander Simmons is one of this year’s nominees for the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards.

The awards, co-ordinated by the Ontario Community Newspaper Association and sponsored by TD Canada Trust and Direct Energy, recognize youth aged six to 17 who are outstanding leaders making a difference in their communities.

With more than 200 hours of volunteer community service hours under his belt so far – and with a goal of reaching 300 hours before graduation – Alex easily fits the bill.

Active in his faith community at Kingsview Free Methodist Church, Alex has acted as “chief mechanic” at the church’s Bike Repair Depot for the last three years, and has also volunteered for the church’s Studio 15 program.

“Alex is an outstanding young man. He has volunteered with

Kingsview Free Methodist in our community bicycle shop, which provides free bicycles and repairs to youth and children in our community that cannot afford it, and has also volunteered in our arts and music outreach program called Studio 15,” Pastor Darrin Lindsay wrote in a letter supporting Alex’s nomination for the Ontario Junior Citizen Awards.

Alex is also actively involved in the school community at Richview Collegiate, where he has served as captain of the football team, acts as a peer tutor, and is also a member of the principal’s advisory group – all while maintaining an 89 per cent average.

This year’s winners of the Ontario Junior Citizen Awards will be announced later this month.

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MPP Donna Cansfield celebrated local residents, like Sandra Hendrickson (above right) at her annual recognition awards.

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Ontario Junior Citizen Award of the Year nominee and Etobicoke resident Alex Simmons, centre, is presented with his certificate by sponsor representatives Kathy Orozco, left, manager of customer service TD Canada Trust at 1498 Islington Ave., and Etobicoke Guardian Managing Editor Grace Peacock.

Robotics team nabs second place finish CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com Humber Valley Village JMS’s Category 10 robotics team stormed to a second-place finish at a Nature’s Fury-themed competition earlier this month.

Head Coach Dino Sbrocca said the success of his team, which consists of grades 6 and 7 students Ian Harvey, Ian Joseph, Luiza Lena, Hewitt McGaughey, Keiran Pace, Keegan Saunders, Aaron Sbrocca, Taylor Thiele and Anna Thomas, was well-deserved.

“They just continue to make me proud. It was very emotional to see them win and go up there and high five all the judges and accept their awards,” he said of Category 10’s success at First Lego League’s (FLL) western provincial championships, which were held at the University of Waterloo on Jan. 11.

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The Category 10 team blew the competition away at the First Lego League (FLL) western provincial championships held at the University of Waterloo earlier this month.

that introduces young students to real-world engineering challenges by engaging them to build Lego-based robots designed to complete tasks on a thematic playing surface.

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To prepare for the provincial championships, Sbrocca said the nine student members of Humber Valley Village’s Category 10 team – most of whom are ‘rookies’ – have

been meeting after school two days a week since September to design, build and program Dunebuggy, their own Lego-based robot.

“They came up with their own original design and built it themselves. They started with three prototypes and then took the best attributes from each and combined them into the final robot,” Sbrocca said.

In total, Sbrocca said he and his fellow Category 10 coaches – Mark Dickson, Jacquie Curtis, Bronwen Thomas, and mentor Nathan Thomas – helped the students put in nearly 80 to 100 hours of prep work each for the FLL provincial championships.

Category 10 will now compete against an international playing field at the FLL Canadian Open competition coming up in June at the University of Toronto.

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e know that the privilege of hosting large international events – such as the Olympics, a World Expo or the Pan-American Games – comes with incredible opportunities for the host city.

But the lure of those opportunities must be carefully measured.

In Toronto, the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games are a little more than a year away. More than 10,000 athletes and officials – and more than 250,000 tourists – are expected to visit the city. As an accompaniment, these Games bring significant worldwide exposure as well as infrastructure improvements throughout Toronto. The potential for a significant, lasting positive impact on the city is enormous.

But in that vein, this week’s decision by Toronto’s Economic Development Committee to defer pursuing a bid for the 2024 Olympic Games is hardly surprising. There appeared to be our view little enthusiasm to pursue an opportunity that was costly (estisuggest a bid alone would Measure the mates cost between $50 million and $60 lure of each million), and unlikely to be successful, given the likelihood of the opportunity United States gearing up a bid for those same games.

And with the impending Pan Ams, as Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly pointed out, it is unwise to pursue anything that would “take our eye off the ball.”

The decision is prudent, but we believe the experience of hosting the Pan Ams will be helpful to the city for future bids for international events.

While an Olympic bid has been deferred, the committee did leave debate about a potential bid for the 2025 World Expo up to Toronto City Council.

While we must, when prudent, seize the opportunities provided by these once-in-a-lifetime events, these aren’t the only opportunities out there to improve our neighbourhoods and communities.

City-building has never been restricted to bricks and mortar projects. The actions of our volunteers matter – and always have.

For example, last weekend, some 200 volunteers showed up at The Bargains Group on Caledonia Road to help pack 3,000 survival kits for the homeless as part of Project Winter Survival. Each kit is filled with basic supplies to help those living on the streets stay warm during the colder months.

These kinds of local community projects may not be as glamorous. They may cost less. But it’s hard to argue with the ongoing value they provide in enriching the community.

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Toronto heeds call for Olympic caution

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t used to be that all it took was a whiff of Olympic gold in the air for a certain segment of the Toronto political and business class to slick down their hair, don their Sunday best, grab a bunch of flowers (and a stack of plane tickets) and go a-courting.

That crazy, hungry optimism is in short supply in 2014. Now our political leadership responds to the possibility of launching an Olympic bid with a big tub of ice cream, a comfortable set of pajamas and a binge on ’50s weepies on Netflix.

On Monday, Toronto was so medal-shy that not a single proponent of a 2024 Olympic bid showed up to pitch it to Toronto’s Economic Development Committee. It didn’t help that a report from Ernst and Young indicating Toronto’s prospects of successfully bidding for and then running the games on budget were slim.

The committee agreed,

david nickle the city and shelved the proposal indefinitely.

But heeding calls for caution is a new thing for Toronto’s would-be Olympians.

It doesn’t look bad on them. Toronto squandered a lot of resources and goodwill when it lost the 2008 Olympics to Bejing. Then mayor Mel Lastman embarrassed himself and the city, making a joke about being boiled by cannibals on the eve of a goodwill visit to Africa. And because the city’s waterfront development was so closely tied to successfully hosting the Olympics, one might argue that Toronto’s failure set the crucial city-building initiative back rather than forward.

Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly rose this time to make the point that Toronto has

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Toronto squandered a lot of resources and goodwill when it lost the 2008 Olympics to Bejing. Then mayor Mel Lastman embarrassed himself and the city, making a joke about being boiled by cannibals on the eve of a goodwill visit to Africa.

other crucial city-building priorities than prettying up for the Olympics. Toronto needs to bring the federal and provincial governments on board to deal with our transportation issues, our housing difficulties and the basics of our city’s finances.

And to take his point a step farther, we as a city need to look at our

own fundamentals – and recognize that the things that make life richer and healthier for Torontonians are also the things that will attract visitors and investment.

Toronto has a fading reputation as a cultural hub for both Ontario and the American states along the border. It wasn’t so long ago we were a hub for Broadway-style live theatre in Canada and the northeastern U.S., and we could call ourselves Hollywood North and Broadway North.

Now, we’re best known as the butt of late-night jokes about crack smoking and drunken stupors.

But we need to get past both dwelling on our glory days in the limelight and our more recent hours in the gutter – and when we finally do step out, learn to keep that hungry look out of our eyes.

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Try some haggis at Robbie Burns’ dinner The Old Mill Inn and Spa, 21 Old Mill Rd., is set to celebrate Robbie Burns’ 255th birthday on Saturday, Jan. 25 from 6 to 10:30 p.m. with its 20th annual evening of tradition Scottish fun.

Tickets to the event, which will include pipe bands and highland dancers, a scotch tasting, haggis parade and four-course dinner, are $95 per person.

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Martingrove Baseball will begin registration for its 2014 season on Saturday, Jan. 25.

The league’s divisional VPs will be on site at Canlan Ice Sports, 1120 Martin Grove Rd., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to answer questions and assist anyone who wishes to register in person. Go to bit.ly/1apoPbz to register online.

For more information, call 416-620-4496. dad and kids can learn karate together The Kool Karate for Dads and

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Ave. The two-hour event, which runs from 1 to 3 p.m., will see Toronto Maple Leaf alumni face off in a game to benefit the Canadian Cancer Society.

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Kids program continues at LAMP CHC, 185 Fifth St., on Saturday, Jan. 25 from 10 to 11 a.m.

The eight-week karate program, which began Jan. 18, is geared at kids aged six to 10 and is a great way to get some exercise, learn about important health topics, and for dads and kids to have fun together.

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Etobicoke residents are invited to Put Cancer on Ice on Sunday, Jan. 26 at the MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence, 400 Kipling

bring a serving of inspiration to potluck Lakeshore Arts, 2422 Lake Shore Blvd. W., will host a Creative Potluck on Wednesday, Jan. 29 from 6 to 9 p.m.

All are invited to the event, held in partnership with the Neighbourhood Arts Network, to share ideas and food, meet neighbours and hear about what inspires those around you.

Registration is required.

Contact Bebhinn Jennings at bebhinn@lakeshorearts.ca or 416-201-7093 for more information.

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The Etobicoke chapter of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) will host its next

meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Weston Golf and Country Club, 50 St. Phillips Rd. This month’s topics are: “Legacy Building: Being Prepared and Planning Ahead” and “Generating an Income in a Low Interest Rate Environment”.

For more information, go to www.carp.ca parent support group meets this month The Association of Parent Support Groups in Ontario (APSGO) will hold its next Etobicoke meeting on Thursday, Jan. 30 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

APSGO is an organization of parents of disruptive youth which provides support through weekly meetings, workshops, and other resources.

For more information, including the location of the meeting, call 1-800-488-5666 or go to www.apsgo.ca

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Tatting Drop-In WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Long Branch Public Library, 3500 Lakeshore Blvd. W. CONTACT: www.FringeTatters.ca, FringeTatters@gmail.com COST: Free Tatting is the art of making lace by knotting thread. It can be used to create jewelry, decorations, edgings, bookmarks and more.

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Anna German Viva Carnival, Celebrity Symphony Orchestra WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Church on the Queensway, 1536 The Queensway CONTACT: www.rozbicki.com, celebrity@ rozbicki.com COST: $45 and $55, www. itickets.com, 1-800-965-9324 The Celebrity Symphony Orchestra hosts an evening filled with carnival hits and the best of Anna German songs. Vladyslava Vdovychenko (soprano Ukraine), Justyna Reczeniedi (soprano Poland), Michael Nasato (tenor), Stanislav Vitort (tenor). Free parking.

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Jazz Vespers WHEN: 4 to 5 p.m. WHERE: St. Philip’s Anglican Church, 25 St. Phillips Rd. CONTACT: 416-247-5181 COST: Free A casual, relaxing hour of prayer and great music with the city’s finest musicians. This week featuring the Robi Botos Quartet.

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Gentle Exercise for Seniors WHEN: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Philip’s Lutheran Church, 61 West Deane Park Dr. CONTACT: Ruth Gordon, 416-622-5577, stphilip@bellnet.ca COST: $10 for eight weeks Join in on gentle exercise for seniors. Registration cost includes a snack. Registration limited.

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Lakeshore Environmental Gardening Society Meeting WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Long Branch Public Library, 3500 Lake Shore Blvd.

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Ten Healthy Habits Of Financial Management WHEN: 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Brentwood Library, 36 Brentwood Rd. N. CONTACT: Todd Buhrows, 416-394-5247, tbuhrows@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Get your financial house in order by learning healthy financial management skills.

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CARP Etobicoke Meeting WHEN: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Weston Golf and Country Club, 50 St. Phillips Rd. CONTACT: etobicokecarp@gmail.com COST: Free CARP Etobicoke presents topics on Legacy Building-Being Prepared and Planning Ahead and Generating an Income in a LowInterest Rate Environment.

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South Etobicoke Doll Artists Guild at Franklin Horner Community Centre WHEN: 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Franklin Horner Community Centre, 432 Horner Ave. CONTACT: Lydia, 416 255-2501, artsie_3@ hotmail.com COST: FHCC membership required $25/year The fall session will introduce a new pattern for two dolls made with cloth and paper clay. There will be a charge of $5 for the pattern and instructions.

Movie Night at Stonegate WHEN: 5 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Stonegate Community Health Centre, 150 Berry Rd. CONTACT: 416-231-7070, ext. 307 COST: Free Stonegate Community Health Centre is set to screen ‘Something’s Gotta Give’, starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton, during this month’s free movie night. A light, healthy snack will be provided. Space is limited. Registration required.

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Acceptance, outreach defines church St. George’s-on-the-Hill Anglican Church works to make the city a better place to live

TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com A beacon on the hill.

St. George’s-on-the-Hill Anglican Church sits on the crest of Dundas Street West between Islington Avenue and Royal York Road amid affluent neighbourhoods in south Etobicoke.

Last year, the congregation developed four metaphors to describe what they enjoy, who they are, and “where they are going in God’s name” at seven town hall meetings, and a parish conference.

“Hands joined together in prayer, outreach, compassion and justice” was one of them.

“Welcome. God’s Peace to All who enter this place,” reads Rev. Canon John Wilton’s message posted on a sign near the church’s front doors.

Wilton took over as interim pastor two years ago following a controversy in which the Anglican diocese removed the church’s former rector.

Its parishioners come from all walks of life. Some reside in the area and have been members of the congregation for a half-century. Others live in neighbourhoods across Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville and Stouffville. Many are former members of St. Agnes’ Long Branch, which the Diocese closed several years ago, and of Christ Church Mimico, lost in recent years to fire.

Most of the parish’s leadership are 15- to 20-year congregants.

St. George’s welcomes all.

Wilton debunks the stereotype that, he believes, compels some people to stay away from church and religious practice.

“In the Anglican church anyway, people are not judgmental,” Wilton said. “We’re not here to tell people what not to do. And we’re not here to tell people what they have to believe. We’re here to help people make a connection with the source of everything; that which is common to all human beings; the creative

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The Rev. Canon John Wilton conducts a candlelight service every Wednesday evening at St. George’s-on-the-Hill Anglican Church.

source of everything.

“We call that God. We believe Jesus Christ is the incarnation of God who was a real human being and really God, and shared His heart to teach us how to live. It’s not the church you might see on TV or in the movies.”

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We’re not here to tell people what not to do.

And we’re not here to tell people what they have to believe. We’re here to help people make a connection with the source of everything.

– Rev. Canon John Wilton

Outreach is one of the central driving forces of St. George’s.

The church is financially stable with an “above average” ability to participate

in outreach programs near and far due to two tenants, Kingsway College School and St. George’s Nursery School, which lease property from St. George’s. Those leases more than cover the church’s monthly operating expenses, an enviable position for any church, regardless of faith.

Wilton is chaplain at the school, where he teaches its elementary students Christian values three times a week.

Parishioners were influential in the founding of Dorothy Ley Hospice, which today operates a residential hospice neighbouring Trillium Health Centre’s west Toronto site across the street from Sherway Gardens.

Regular contributions also support Jean Tweed Centre drug and alcohol addiction rehab for women, George Hull Centre for Children and Families children’s mental health centre, and Weston Area Emergency Support food bank.

“Our focus on outreach is something we’re trying to

talk about more and more in the (Anglican) Diocese of Toronto,” Wilton said.

“It’s about reaching out to others, making life better for all the people in the city.

Parishes are going to be asked in the next month or so at their annual general meetings to pass a motion to ask the government to increase the minimum wage. There’s a lot of people living on very little.”

Ontario’s minimum wage of $10.25 has not been increased since 2010. The province’s working poor find their purchasing power shrinking each year.

Activists and a coalition of health-care providers are calling for an increase to $14 an hour.

Notably, many of the church’s youth do not come from religious backgrounds.

They join the youth group, or bring their friends, and often their entire family joins the church, Wilton said. The 25 teens’ outreach has included three summer mission trips to

Cuba. Last year, they won the annual Halloween Bed Race Challenge to raise funds for Dorothy Ley Hospice.

Julie Martin, a Catholic, had heard about St. George’s weekly candlelight service held Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.

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(The candlelight service) is a place of retreat for people in the middle of a busy week. If you don’t want to talk to anybody you don’t have to.

–Rev. Canon John Wilton

Since then, the Sutton West realtor attends the reflective service regularly with her mother.

“It’s so uplifting and so spiritual because all the lights are out. Candles are lit. The music is amazing,” Martin said.

Wilton said he intentionally keeps the candlelight service message simple.

“It’s by candlelight. You don’t have to follow The Book. You can’t see because it’s dark,” he said.

“It’s just very simple. There is not a big message. There is lovely music sung a cappella from the back by a group of talented young singers. It’s a place of retreat for people in the middle of a busy week. If you don’t want to talk to anybody you don’t have to. If you do, we usually have a wine and cheese afterwards.”

The church celebrates its 170th anniversary this year.

Its red brick structure was built on top of the original 1844 modest wood-frame building.

Wilton will retire from St. George’s sometime this year after 27 years leading five parishes across Toronto.

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For more information on the church and its services, visit the website at www. stgeorgesonthehill.ca

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Brainstorming session held to increase city’s creative spaces Engage with city builders, community organizations, artists, developers, funders and others in a unique and interactive partnership exchange at The Assembly Hall.

Creative Spaces Partnership Exchange takes place Monday, Jan. 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. The event is devoted to advancing the development of diverse cultural spaces outside the downtown core of the city.

Call Melissa Routley, project co-ordinator, at 416-392-1038, ext. 29. The Assembly Hall is at 1 Col. Samuel Smith Park. showcase Step x Step murals wartists

Participants in Lakeshore Arts’ Step x Step program, in partnership with Mural Routes, will be showcasing their work at the closing reception of the nine-week, intergenerational arts program that ran at New Toronto library.

Sixteen participants, ages 15 to 61 learned the basics

of conceiving, designing and creating a mural while exploring a variety of painting techniques. The closing reception takes place Saturday, Feb. 1 from noon to 2 p.m. at The Smith Zone Gallery, 2422 Lake Shore Blvd. W.

are $30, with regular seats going for $20. There will be a service charge of $1.50.

The Grade 11 cast will take to the stage in the production Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. Cost for premium seats are $25, regular seats $15 plus a $1.50 service charge.

The show takes place at Etobicoke School of the Arts, 675 Royal York Rd. To purchase tickets, visit www.esainfo.ca

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Etobicoke School of the Arts’ grades 11 and 12 music theatre students present Stephen Sondheim’s fairy tale Into the Woods in a cutting edge production, featuring the school’s Pit Orchestra.

Students have put a twist on the traditional Broadway show using Steampunk styling for sets and costumes.

The Grade 12 cast performs Feb. 8 at 1 p.m.; Feb. 10, 12 and 13 at 7 p.m.

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Children sledding into the Mimico Creek Valley, south of Dundas Street West, in the 1920s

Busy Islington Avenue was once a sledding hill DENISE HARRIS denise.harris@sympatico.ca Ahhh, snow. Glorious snow.

At the first sign of the white stuff, children jump at the chance to grab their sleds and swoop down the nearest hill, over and over again.

This was just as true when this photo was taken in the 1920s as it is today.

However, no one today would dare sled down the hill you see in this winter scene.

You are actually looking at what today would be the busy intersection of Dundas Street West and Islington Avenue.

The photographer is facing north towards Dundas Street, which runs from one side of the photo to the other at the top of the hill.

Parked at the top of the hill, on Dundas, is an early 1920s Stutz Bearcat sports car. Behind the car, the view is straight up Islington

denise harris history corner Avenue – you can just make out a line of hydro poles leading north on the east side of the street.

The children are sledding south from Dundas down a hill into the Mimico Creek valley.

Montgomery’s Inn is just outside the photo, up a hill to the right.

The old frame house at the left of the photo is on the Montgomery’s Inn property as well. ‘house on the flats’ Its origins are unclear, but it may be the house referred to in the Thomas Montgomer y Papers as “the house on the flats” or “the blacksmith’s shop and house.”

It is known that Bessie Irene Fife, a teacher at

Islington School, lived in the house until her marriage in 1925 and that the house was considered to be very old even at that time.

Islington Avenue had been opened north of Dundas Street and south of Bloor Street in the mid-1800s, but it remained discontinuous between Dundas and Bloor for over 100 years because E t o b i c o k e’s Tow n s h i p Council decided that building a bridge on Islington over Mimico Creek was too expensive.

A bridge was finally built in 1960 and Islington Avenue was put through.

That old house at the left of our photo was removed at that time, as was all trace of this once-popular sledding hill.

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According to police, the victim was in the area at around 7:10 p.m. when the male suspect approached,

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The suspect demanded the victim’s purse and the victim complied. victim not injured The suspect then fled the scene eastbound towards Scarlett Road. No inju-

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The suspect is described as black, aged 17 to 20, 5’10”, with a thin build.

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Union Pearson Express Electrification Environmental Assessment Public Open Houses Electrification of Union Pearson (UP) Express is part of The Big Move, Metrolinx’s regional transportation plan to dramatically improve how people move in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

Metrolinx and Hydro One Networks Inc. invite you to their joint Public Open Houses to learn more about the plans to electrify UP Express. At the Open House, interested members of the community can receive a project update and provide feedback on the preliminary design components, environmental effects and mitigation and next steps/timelines.

The UP Express route and proposed locations for electrification components are shown on the map below.

The Open Houses will provide you with an opportunity to view displays and speak one-on-one with project staff.

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“Cars and trucks are far and away the greatest contributors of these five pollutants,” said Christopher Morgan with the city’s Environment and Energy Office.

“Benzene and benzo(a) pyrene are clearly from transportation sources.

PM10 is from cars and trucks: tires and brakes, not tailpipes, PM2.5 is from the tailpipes of cars and trucks.”

Neighbourhoods adjacent to Hwy. 427 were found to have worse air quality than those flanking the Gardiner because Hwy. 427 has a greater volume of traffic, particularly trucks, Morgan reported.

What can be done?

Morgan urged residents to advocate for better transportation emission standards and cleaner natural gas to improve the community’s air quality, which is not markedly worse than other areas of the city, Toronto Public Health officials reported.

“We need to work with the provincial ministries – environment, health and transportation – and the city divisions – Toronto Public Health, city planning, TTC and transportation regarding vehicle emissions, particularly trucks,” Morgan said.

“We need to go to those provincial ministries and convince them to advocate the issue to the feds by talking with other provinces. We need to connect with our major Canadian cities that all experience similar issues. Collectively, we need to advocate for improved emissions standards across Canada and North America. It will be difficult, and it will take time.”

Actions residents could take include: reducing natural gas consumption by cleaning their furnace annually, upgrading their home’s insulation to use less heating fuel and lowering the thermostat setting; driving less and using public transit or alternate modes of transportation, such as cycling, and undertaking green initiatives at home and in schools.

The five pollutants cumulatively exist at levels that increase the overall mortality rate for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases by 7.4 per cent.

That level of excess risk is consistent with what has previously been calculated in the Burden of Illness in Toronto, published by Toronto Public Health in 2004. That study estimated air pollution contributes to 1,700 premature deaths in the city each year.

Those five criteria air contaminants show a higher risk of heart and lung disease, Stephanie Gower with Toronto Public Health said.

All of the non-carcinogens included in the study were found to occur below levels of concern to human health.

Eight of 19 carcinogens studied were found to be present at levels that could pose health risks, with 44 in one million people expected to develop cancer in his or her lifetime. The cancer-risk benchmark is one in a million.

Emissions from industrial businesses in the wards did not contribute significantly to the findings, said Morgan, noting two companies, Chrysler and National Silicates, improved their emissions by 75 per cent and 80 per cent respectively, in recent months.

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Contest being held to rename relief line to help clarify subway’s reach A contest to re-name the Downtown Relief Line (DRL) is expected to be launched in the early part of 2014.

The proposed line, which the TTC has listed has its top construction priority, is often mistaken, as its name would suggest, as benefitting only downtown transit users.

In fact, the project is intended to relieve existing subway congestion city-wide.

What’s more, Metrolinx, which has pledged to build the estimated $8.7 billion project by 2031, is researching how a relief subway line could be better integrated with existing transit connections in the GTA. No details are as of yet available for the contest, which is expected to launch in the next two months. worker’s video goes viral wretiring

A video posted by a TTC worker upset no one had planned a retirement party

for his last day of work, made the rounds on the Internet last week.

There have been 120,000 views of the Youtube video, posted by Ron Mitchell, which features the retiring shop worker touring the empty halls of his workplace at the TTC’s Greenwood Avenue complex on his last day in late December.

“Here I am, all by myself at work, wondering where everybody is,” Mitchell said in the video. “Thirty-one years, nine months on the job and this is what we have to look forward to. Absolutely nothing.”

The TTC has apologized and has promised a retirement party will be held.

a new art exhibition will be showcased in TTC subway stations starting this week.

‘Sorry’ combines 20 satirical poems mixed with collages, which apologize for a host of serious offences, from modern art to sleeping.

The pieces will be featured on the Pattison Onestop video screens located on subway platforms, part of the advertising company’s regular output of cultural offerings.

In a press release for the event, artist and poet Gary Duehr, based in Boston, said he came up with the exhibition as a way of “exorcising the trend to apologize for behaviour without making meaningful changes.”

Sorry runs until Feb. 28.

For more information on the program visit www.artintransit.ca

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The Study Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto are jointly carrying out the Gardiner Expressway/ Lake Shore Boulevard Reconfiguration Environmental Assessment (EA) and Integrated Urban Design Study. The EA will determine the future of the Gardiner Expressway East and Lake Shore Boulevard East, from approximately Jarvis Street to approximately Leslie Street. The study area for the EA is displayed on the map below.

Four alternative solutions are being considered: • Maintain the elevated expressway; • Improve the urban fabric while maintaining the existing expressway; • Replace with a new above-or-below grade expressway; and, • Remove the elevated expressway and build a new boulevard.

Get Involved Interested persons are invited to participate through a series of public meetings, live webcasts, workshops and online opportunities. If you can’t attend in person, you can participate and watch the meeting online at www.gardinereast.ca.

Gardiner Expressway East Public Meeting Thursday, February 6, 2014 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library 789 Yonge Street, Toronto (Bloor Street subway station) Open house begins at 6:30 p.m.; presentations at 7:00 p.m.

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Ford wouldn’t say who drove him to the site, and denied using anything other than alcohol that night.

He also dismissed the idea that his use of obscenities and use of Jamaican patois were offensive.

“I had met some friends, if I speak that way that’s how I speak with my friends. I don’t think it’s discriminative (sic) at all.”

Ford had pledged in November to quit drinking and entered into a fitness regimen.

Ford said that regimen continues.

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“But again, this is a completely private matter. There are councillors who claim my life is somehow impacting their work. That is absolute nonsense.”

Don Valley West Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong dismissed Ford’s statement.

“Well, the video’s in the public domain and the way he acted and the things that he said are in the public domain and need to be answered and need to be addressed. It’s unfortunate that he was involved in some level of substance abuse and that’s a concern for the city,” he said.

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Mayor Rob Ford insisted Wednesday night that his relapse into drinking that came to light via web video this week is a personal matter and that he is continuing to work on improving his health.

“A s yo u k n ow, I ’m a human being,” said Ford late Wednesday afternoon, “the same as every one of you and I’m entitled to a personal life. My personal life does not interfere with the work I do day in and day out for the taxpayers of this city.”

Ford made the comments in response to a pair of videos that emerged Tuesday, Jan. 21.

At least one of the videos was shot Monday evening at the Steak Queen restaurant in Rexdale.

Ford admitted to reporters that he had been drinking that night, in spite of having had what he called a “come to Jesus moment” in November and sworn off alcohol. In another video, he was seen eating in the same restaurant with his friend Sandro Lisi, currently charged with possession of and dealing marijuana.

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Huge detached 10 bedroom 2 storey on a large lot, currently licensed as a lodging house type B. All tenants are month to month. Ideal location for Student residence, Group Home, Retirement/ Nursing home, Bed & Breakfast, Office ect., great investment potential, plenty of parking space in the back.

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Martingrove Park Splash pad to be funded through Section 37 monies >>>from page 1 fundraisers over the last few years in order to raise enough money for Martingrove Gardens’ new playground equipment, which was installed in 2012. “So, this is exciting – it’s been continuous improvement.”

Plans for the 60x45-foot rubberized splash pad include a set of rainbow arcs, dumping buckets, a sidewinder, a mister and a gusher – all activated by push-buttons controlled by the kids themselves, explained Jeremy Craig of Victor Ford and Associates, the landscape architects tasked with the project.

Located just northeast of the Martingrove Gardens Park’s tennis courts, Craig said the project will

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also include a “landing pad” featuring benches, picnic tables and bike racks, and several landscaping features including new trees and other plantings.

The whole project, Lindsay Luby said, came about because of the request by parents such as Ewing and her fellow EMBRACE supporters for a splash pad in their otherwise sparsely equipped park.

“The splash pad idea is not just an idea, it’s a reality that’s happening all over the city – but this ward does not yet have one,” she said, noting that the Martingrove Gardens splash pad is being funded with Section 37 funding procured from local developers and earmarked for recreation projects in Ward 4.

The project, however, is not without its controversies – with questions of parking, drainage, best use of funds, lack of consultation, and location among them.

While many local residents in attendance at Monday’s meeting lamented the increased traffic and corresponding parking woes the splash pad could bring, Stephen O’Bright, supervisor of capital projects for the city’s Parks, Forestry and Recreation department assured residents that the splash pad is not being designed as a “destination”, but a rather a community-based project.

For Bob Dove, who lives just south of Martingrove

Gardens Park, the concern was whether or not his neighbourhood park is the best location for Ward 4’s first splash pad.

“If it’s going to go anywhere, it needs to go in a place where more children have accessibility to it,” he said, noting that his community is a small one where most homes are air conditioned.

“If we’re going to build this, I still don’t understand why it is not going to be built (at West Grove Park), where there’s maybe 10 times as many children living in highrises who would use this much more than we do.”

Lindsay Luby defended her choice of Martingrove Gardens for the site of the splash pad project, stating that West Grove Park – which is already home to a pool – is one of several parks in Etobicoke Centre that the city has already heavily invested in.

“I’ve already made sure that hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent at West Grove Park.

It has been upgraded tremendously,” she said.

“A lot of money has been spent in other parks, but none was really spent here at Martingrove Gardens – except what the moms raised. I think this community deserves some money to go into it.”

Another major issue for many residents was whether or not the splash pad project would contribute to the “swampy mess” the park tends to turn into in the rainy season. Residents were a s s u re d t h a t the splash pad FUTURE SHOP CORRECTION NOTICE project would NEWSPAPER RETRACTION FOR THE FUTURE SHOP not contribute JANUARY 17 FLYER n the January 17 flyer, page 18, the to any flooding, Samsung 5.2 Cu. Ft. Front Load Steam Washer (WebCode: and that its con10199225) was advertised with incorrect specs. Please be struction might advised that this washer has a capacity of 5.2 cu. ft., NOT 5.7 actually help cu. ft. as previously advertised.

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Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame honours athletes of the month Canadian Tire - The Queensway, The Guardian and Humber College partner in recognition program Rachel Colle is the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame’s inaugural Athlete of the Month.

An accomplished competitive hockey player with the Etobicoke Dolphins since age five, Rachel has earned five Ontario Women’s Hockey Association’s provincial medals in her career: one gold, two silver and two bronze.

Her coaches describe her as a highly motivated and competitive team player.

At present, Rachel is a hardworking leader on the Dolphins’ midget AA team. She is an honour roll student at Richview Collegiate, and co-MVP of the city championship softball team.

The Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame (ESHOF) initiated the Athlete of the Month program in partnership with Canadian Tire – The Queensway, The Etobicoke Guardian, and Humber College.

NOMINATE AN ATHLETE Each month, an athlete based in Etobicoke who has excelled in his or her sport, who has been an excellent teammate or who has shown outstanding sportsmanship may be nominated for the award by any member of the community.

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The Athlete of the Month is Rachel Colle (second from right) seen with sponsors (l/r) Joe De Gregorio of Humber College, Ted Mangnall, owner of Canadian Tire Queensway, Joanne Noble, chair of Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame, and Warren Elder, regional director of advertising for Metroland Media Toronto.

on the hall of fame’s website at www.etobicokesports.ca Each month’s award winner will be presented an Athlete of the Month plaque from the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame, a Canadian Tire gift card, and a Humber College T-shirt.

Winners photos will be shot and featured on the ESHOF website, and published in The Etobicoke Guardian.

“We are so pleased to have this opportunity to once again give back to the Etobicoke sporting community by offering special recognition for outstanding play,” Joanne Noble, Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame chairperson, said in a statement. “This fits in very well with our other initiatives, which include the high school, college and Special Olympics scholarship programs.”

ROCK AND A COLD PLACE showing off his skills balancing act: The Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame held its Winter Carnival on Saturday at the MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence. Here, enjoying the free skate are, Brendan (foreground) as Nicholas, Leah, Ethan and Emily watch his moves.

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team play: Etobicoke Collegiate Institute's Emma Kipin, left, and Tomiko Koch plan their play during a curling match against North York Collegiate at High Park Curling Club on Tuesday. Below, Kipin releases the rock during play. Despite a valiant effort, the team of beginners lost 0-9.

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ECI student earns golf scholarship to Pennsylvania university CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com Etobicoke Collegiate Institute’s Tyler Erb has putted his way to a golf scholarship at an American university.

The 17-year-old Weston Golf and Country Club member, who has been named MVP of his high school’s golf team for the last three years, is now set to tee up

as a Crimson Hawk at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) this September.

“For me, when I found out I would have a chance to play college golf in the States and improve my game and get better at what I love to do, it was just such a good opportunity,” Tyler said, noting he received the scholarship offer from IUP just a few weeks after sending them his swing video, record of tournament results

and a link to www.tylererbgolf.com in November.

While Tyler’s been playing golf with his dad, Bill, for years, it wasn’t until he was about 14 he decided to pursue the game seriously, seeking out the tutelage of Sean Casey, who was named ‘Teacher of the Year’ by the PGAs of Ontario and Canada in 2009.

Since being taken under Casey’s wing at Glen Abbey Golf Club in

Oakville three years ago, Tyler has honed both his physical and mental golf games – emerging as “one of the better players” in Casey’s development program for competitive junior golfers.

“He’s a really well-rounded player.

Sometimes you have golfers who are just ridiculously powerful and really long off the tee, but then they’re not very good mentally. Tyler isn’t that – he’s just good at everything,”

Casey said.

“He’s a good driver, his distance is good, he’s accurate, he has a good short game, and he is mentally strong. In every area of the game, he’s improved and is continuing to improve.”

Tyler said after his university career, he hopes to turn pro.

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Curves International, Inc., the largest chain of fitness centers for women in the world and a leader in the weight management category, announced the launch of six new Protein and Snack Bars in Canada.

The three Protein Bar flavors include Double Chocolate Craze, Peanut Butter Caramel Delight, and Yogurt and Berry Bliss and the three Snack Bar flavors include Chocolate Chip Crunch, Caramel Peanut Paradise, and Chocolate Hazelnut Decadence. These bars

are packed with protein and fiber and are a great way to satisfy hunger when on-the-go for breakfast, lunch or as a healthy snack.

“We are thrilled to offer Curves Protein and Snack Bars to our members in Canada,” says Mike Raymond, chief marketing officer at Curves International, Inc. “The bars are an ideal addition to any Curves program, including Curves Complete, and offer a smart way to re-fuel after a workout. Not only are they delicious, they’re also healthy.”

The new Curves Bars contain ample protein and fiber to help with satiety.

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All-new, luxury British sports car brand set for launch in 2014 An all-new, British luxury automotive brand is to be launched in April 2014, promising to refresh the classic British sports car, for the 21st Century.

Successful British businessman and car enthusiast, David Brown, has created a brand in his own name – David Brown

Automotive – to deliver his vision for a new take on the British sports car.

An experienced design team is led by Alan Mobberley, who was Chief Designer at Land Rover for 19 years, until 2005, while automotive engineering experts, Envisage Group, have developed the car,

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David has not settled for an update of any existing model. He has commissioned a completely original exterior and interior design, sourced bespoke British suppliers for interior trim and materials and the car has

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Offer(s) available on select new 2013/2014 models through participating dealers to qualified retail customers who take delivery by January 31, 2014. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers are subject to change without notice. All pricing includes delivery and destination fees up to $1,665, $34 tire recycling/filter charges, $5 OMVIC fee, environmental fee, variable dealer administration fees (up to $399) and $100 A/C charge (where applicable) and excludes licensing, registration, insurance, other taxes and down payment (if applicable and unless otherwise specified). Other lease and financing options also available. ≠Throwback Pricing available O.A.C. on financing offers on new 2013/2014 models. 0% financing for 84 months example: 2013 Optima LX AT (OP742D)/2013 Soul 1.6L MT (SO551D) with a purchase price of $26,383/$18,978 (including $1,455/$1,650 freight/PDI and $399 administration fee) financed at 0% for 84-month period equals 32 reduced bi-weekly payments of $105/$82 followed by 150 bi-weekly payments of $145/$102. Cost of borrowing is $0 and total obligation is $26,383/$18,978. Throwback Pricing Incentive varies by model and trim level and may be taken as a lump sum or to reduce the financed amount. The Throwback Pricing Incentive for the 2013 Optima LX AT (OP742D)/2013 Soul 1.6L MT (SO551D) shown is $1,280/$640 (a $40/$20 reduction in 32 bi-weekly payments). Limited time offer. See retailer for complete details. Throwback Pricing is a trademark of Kia Canada Inc. 60/84 Amortization Financing example: 2013 Sportage LX AT (SP752D) with a purchase price of $26,878 (including $1,650 freight/PDI and $399 administration fee) financed at 0% for 60 months amortized over an 84-month period equals 32 reduced bi-weekly payments of $108 followed by 98 bi-weekly payments of $148 with a principal balance of $7,679 plus applicable taxes due after 60 months. Cost of borrowing is $0 and total obligation is $26,878. Throwback Pricing Incentive varies by model and trim level and may be taken as a lump sum or to reduce the financed amount. The Throwback Pricing Incentive for the 2013 Sportage LX AT (SP752D) shown is $1,280 (a $40 reduction in 32 bi-weekly payments). Limited time offer. Offer excludes HST and other applicable taxes. See retailer for complete details. ‡Loan savings for the 2013 Soul 1.6L MT (SO551D) is $360 and is available on purchase financing only on approved credit (OAC). Loan savings vary by model and trim and are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. 0% purchase financing is available on select new 2013/2014 Kia models O.A.C. Terms vary by model and trim, see dealer for complete details. ΔModel shown Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for 2013 Optima SX Turbo AT (OP748D)/2013 Soul 4u Luxury AT (SO759D)/2013 Sportage 2.0T SX Navigation (SP759D) is $35,550/$27,345/$39,145. �Highway/city fuel consumption is based on the 2013 Optima 2.4L GDI 4-cyl (A/T)/2013 Soul 1.6L GDI 4-cyl (M/T)/2013 Sportage 2.4L MPI 4-cyl (A/T). These updated estimates are based on the Government of Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Kia is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation

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Shelby American celebrates 50 years In 1964, Shelby American introduced the FIA version of the small block Cobra, which competed in the 1964 World Manufacturers Championship series against marques like Aston Martin, Jaguar and Corvette.

To celebrate the birth of the 289 Ford powered roadsters, Shelby American will offer 50 limited edition continuation (CSX7000) Shelby 289 FIA Cobras.

Each will be painted “Viking Blue� with FIA stripes and roundels, feature a black FIA interior, special billet anniversary badges, original style wheels and a variety of addi-

tional options.

Shelby American built the 289 FIA Cobras for racing; modifications included a new dash, widened front and rear fenders, cut-back doors, new dampers, racing wheels featuring the pin-drive hub, oil cooler scoops and a competition spec 289 small block engine.

Today, the CSX7000 Continuation Shelby Cobra 289 FIA’s are component vehicles that can be fitted with a proper drive train by a customer or automotive professional.

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as a rolling chassis, less drive train, with a Shelby American issued MSO. The Continuation Shelby Cobra 289 FIA vehicles retain everything from the authentic style suspension to the graceful bodylines, but are upgraded to contemporary standards. Shelby American uses modern disc brakes and a stronger frame.

The 50th Anniversary Edition also features a complete exhaust for a small block Ford V8, a special fitted car cover and optional detachable steering wheel. – Metroiand Media

Shelby American will build 50, 50th Anniversary CSX7000 FIA Continuation Cobras starting at (US) $94,995 for a fiberglass model or (US) $159,995 for an aluminumbodied car, not including drive train.

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Since the introduction of Nissan’s award-winning 3.5-litre V6 Altima in 2002, the company has continued to refine the model’s styling, and power numbers have edged upward, with the current 3.5-litre holding steady at 270 hp and the 2.5-litre at 182.

And in terms of amenities and driver aids, today’s fifth-generation sedan is also light years ahead.

Exterior design, as I’ve already mentioned, has been improving. Nissan calls it “class above.� The 2014 Altima has a wider front and rear track, and more pronounced fenders, giving it a more aggressive stance than its predecessor.

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Much thought has been put into their shape, foam density and breathability to help reduce muscular and spinal loads, and improve blood flow.

Seating in rear was similarly comfortable and has limo-like legroom where you can really stretch out.

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Thursday, Jan. 30 w hosting Fanshawe, women’s game 6 p.m., men’s game 8 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 9 w hosting St. Clair, women’s game 1 p.m., men’s game 3 p.m.

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sports schedule

Boys basketball

Thursday, Jan. 23 w Don Bosco at Bishop Marrocco, Jr & Sr w Father Redmond at Bishop Allen, Jr GTHL ... at Etobicoke Centennial

Thursday, Jan. 23 w Peewee AA West, West Mall Lightning hosting Avalanche, 6:40 p.m. w Under 21 AAA, West Mall Lightning hosting Toronto Aeros, 8 p.m.

UPCOMING High school sports schedules are scaled back for the exam break.

Full schedules resume the week of Feb. 3.

Friday, Jan. 24 w Minor Peewee A West, West Mall Lightning hosting Duffield Devils, 6:40 p.m. w Minor Peewee AA West,West Mall Lightning hosting Avalanche, 7:20 p.m. w Peewee A West, West Mall Lightning hosting Duffield Devils, 7:45 p.m. w Minor Midget AA West, West Mall Lightning hosting Humber Valley Sharks, 8:30 p.m. w Midget Jr. A Interlock, Humber Valley Sharks hosting West Mall Lightning, 9 p.m. * complete GTHL schedules available at www.gthlcanada.com

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Staff photo/DAN PEARCE

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