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Making memories in front of the lens ‘Picture a Cure’ offers free photo shoots to cancer patients JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Having seen first-hand the horrible impacts of cancer, Toronto photography store owners Chris and Grace Hughes are doing a little something to help bring some joy to those who have been diagnosed and their families.

The Etobicoke couple is offering free Picture a Cure photography sittings for people battling cancer out of their shop, A Nerd’s World.

The quirky shop is located at 986 Bathurst St., just north of Bloor.

“In the last four years, I’ve had four close family members who have died of cancer and two more who are fighting cancer,” Chris said. “After my grandparents passed away, I wished I had had professional photos taken with them and now I want to make sure other people have that opportunity.”

Cancer patients and their families can come in for a one-hour sitting, after which they take home a disc with the shots on them.

Since they started offering the free sittings, they have held roughly a dozen shoots, with the subjects able to pick and choose what they want to convey through the photos.

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Students in some of the Etobicoke School of the Arts' extracurricular programs, including Splash show choir, the chamber choir, ski team, jazz and modern music ensemble, and performers in the school’s upcoming musical, wore their group or team uniforms yesterday to encourage the teachers' union and the Ontario government to reconcile.

No extracurricular activities impact students Etobicoke School of the Arts students join province-wide demonstration CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com Etobicoke School of the Arts (ESA) students hit especially hard by the loss of their extracurriculars staged

a Sport Your Extra-Curricular Day demonstration Wednesday to ask the government and teachers’ unions to work together towards a speedy resolution to recent labour strife.

“What we’re doing is we’re all

wearing extracurricular shirts or shirts that support our schools, just to convey that the students have been greatly impacted by this conflict, and up until now nobody has been speaking on behalf of students

– nobody has been representing our voice,” said Grade 12 musical theatre student Carmen Kruk, one of the organizers of Wednesday’s Sport Your Extra-Curricular event >>>NEARLY, page 9

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Argonauts help students learn importance of standing up to bullies at school assembly CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com

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t takes a much stronger person to lift someone up than it does to push someone down.”

That was the message members of the Toronto Argonauts shared with more than 400 Islington Junior Middle School students Monday morning at a Huddle Up Bullying Prevention Program school assembly – and it was a message well received.

“We learned that bullying should not happen whatsoever.

Don’t stand by, stand up and defend,” said 12-year-old Samer El-Galmady, a Grade 7 member of Islington JMS’s Huddle Up Committee. “If you see any bullying you should try to stop it because it really hurts people.”

Now in its 12th year, the Argos’ Huddle Up program reached more than 35,000 students last year, inspiring and empowering youth to combat bullying in their schools by sending Toronto Argonaut players, cheerleaders, and program staff out to work alongside and encourage students.

At Monday’s assembly at Islington JMS, Argo’s defensive back Matt Black looked on as Samer and his fellow Huddle Up Committee members – a total of 10 student leaders chosen to create in-school initiatives for their fellow students – announced the winners of a school-wide antibullying poster contest (each of whom received a football signed

by Black), performed anti-bullying skits, and even rhymed a couple of anti-bullying raps for their classmates.

During the hour-long event, students also heard the personal bullying story of Jason Colero, the Argo’s director of education programs.

At 4’11” and 85 pounds, Colero was the smallest kid in his high school – so when he went out for the senior boys’ football team in the ninth grade, he was bullied

The Huddle Up Bullying Prevention Program school assembly was held at Islington Junior Middle School with help from members of the Toronto Argonauts. Above, Const.

Rich Diodati of 22 Division works with Alexandri (left) and Khatra in a bullying skit. Right, football player Matt Black chats to students Samer (left) and Ali during the event.

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mercilessly.

It started with name calling in the locker room, and quickly escalated to physical bullying on the field and in the hallways. Colero’s football equipment and clothes were stolen. He was locked in his locker. He was teased and put down every day.

No one did anything to stand up for him or stop the bullying.

“In my head, I couldn’t deal with it anymore. The stuff you read in the newspapers (about bullying) was what I was going

through,” he told the students.

“The toughest part about it was no one was with me...

“You see, while everyone else was thinking about going to the movies, I wasn’t thinking about that, I was thinking about quitting

the football team – and that was the very least thing I was thinking about. I can’t even tell you what else I was thinking about.”

With the support of his family, Colero mustered the courage to go back to school on the final

day of football tryouts, only to be bullied yet again. Two of his teammates tried to force him to sing the national anthem in front of the entire school at lunch. Colero ran to the gym, chased by his two harassers.

There, he ran into another teammate – Mark, a popular tenth grader who turned out to be Colero’s ultimate saviour.

“He told the bullies, ‘okay guys, that’s enough. You’ve had enough of him. Settle down’ – and they listened,” Colero recalled.

“What Mark did is something I ask every one of you to do at least once in your life: when you see someone alone, when you see someone that’s being bullied, they need somebody to talk to, they need to know that they’re not in this alone. Mark turned to me after the bullies had left and said to me ‘I’ll see you at practice tonight.’

What Mark did was incredible. I showed up at practice that night and made my high school football team. All it took was him showing me that I belonged.”

Black, a Northern Secondary School alum who grew up in downtown Toronto, also shared the story of one of his childhood best friends, who succumbed to what Black calls ‘the bully of life’ – peer pressure.

While Black was playing football on a full scholarship at Saginaw Valley State University, his best friend Jay – ‘a good person who made bad choices’ – was serving a four-year stint in prison for dealing drugs, all because he fell in with the wrong crowd and bowed to peer pressure, Black said.

“I really, really, really hope you guys understand the message that I’m trying to send you today about not just being followers, but to have the courage to stand up and do what’s right and the courage to say ‘I’m not going to bow down to peer pressure,’” Black told the students Monday.

“Throughout life, you’re going to have a lot of tough decisions that you’re going to have to make.”

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oronto residents need to continue to make their voices heard when it comes to the transit issues facing not only our city but the entire Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).

The Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance released an update of its Your 32 campaign this week, and it shows a growing support among GTHA residents to not only improve transit but to also accept some of the responsibility for paying for it.

John Tory, co-chair of CivicAction, said transportation challenges have become the top issue for GTHA residents who deal with one of the longest commute times in North America.

He called it “seven-day-aweek paralysis” that deeply our view affects families and business in the area.

Transit The Your 32 campaign asked ‘paralysis’ residents what they would do if they had 32 minutes they other- hurting city wise would have had to spend on transit. Spending more time with family was one of the main responses.

What really stood out, though, was what Tory called the human cost of our inadequate transportation system. The campaign was done to show support for the regional transit system improvements being proposed by Metrolinx. The Big Move aims to infuse some $50 billion worth of transit improvements in the GTHA over the next 25 years.

The campaign helped residents realize the real costs of transit congestion and what it would be worth to them to make things better.

We have said before in this space that we in Toronto, and the surrounding regions, will get the transit we are willing to pay for. Yes, provincial and federal governments must shoulder their share of the cost, but residents are also going to have to be willing to accept funding tools such as tax increases dedicated specifically for transit.

To that end, the City of Toronto’s planning department is beginnings its own set of public consultations on transit. Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat said the meetings are being driven by the need to provide information to Metrolinx on what Toronto’s transit priorities are. We urge Toronto residents to participate in these meetings, and play a role in creating a regional transit system that works for all of us.

Exact dates have not been finalized, but once that information is available we will let our readers know when and where these meetings will be. newsroom

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To the editor: Thank you for your Dec. 20th front page of The Etobicoke Guardian, wishing your readers a ‘Merry Christmas from The Guardian’. It was heartwarming to see a picture of the Nativity stained-glass window from the Kingsway-Lambton United Church. Reading about the history of its Christmas pageant dating back to 1937 was very informative.

I have noticed that many retailers are acknowledging Happy Chinese New Year, Happy Diwali, Happy Ramadan, Happy Hannukah.

These are not demoted to ‘happy holidays’.

Therefore, it’s always meaningful to see Christmas acknowledged for what it is other than ‘happy holiday’.

The true spirit of multiculturalism would be when we all celebrate or just acknowledge each other’s customs.

This means to be inclusive of Christmas as well.

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Planner makes brave stand on transit issues

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hen Jennifer Keesmaat turned up as the City of Toronto’s new chief planner last summer, it raised a few eyebrows.

It’s not to say the former planning consultant wasn’t a good fit. Keesmaat cut her teeth on city politics, working as an executive assistant for New Democrat councillor Joe Mihevc and Progressive Conservative Councillor Jane Pitfield in the early days of amalgamated Toronto. In the private sector, she’s worked on land use planning issues – what she’d term “city building” – in communities across the country.

But she seemed like an odd choice for the Ford administration. Keesmaat also came as an advocate for lower-order transit and cycling and pedestrian accommodation.

On the last point, she went so far as to deliver a TED talk, extolling the virtues of walking to school. She’s a planner that

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would have been a perfect fit in the David Miller administration.

On Monday, less than six months into the job, Keesmaat stood up in front of a packed house at the Toronto Board of Trade, pressing a similarly neighbourhood-based agenda.

Transportation, she said, remains the singular challenge for growing a city surrounded by sprawling suburbs, both within — and far beyond — city limits. Too many of us are spending too long getting to and from work, and it’s affecting the city’s ability to attract more jobs and remain livable.

Next month, she and the

city will be launching a public consultation plan to see just what level of transit improvement Toronto residents are willing to pay for.

But in the speech, she made it clear that the biggest transportation improvement the city can make has nothing to do with transportation at all: rather, it involves developing mid-rise housing and commercial space along some of the city’s avenues.

As she pointed out: “Where we choose to live is our most important transportation planning problem. If you live in Hamilton and commute to Toronto, even with state-ofthe-art transportation infrastructure, you’re commuting for two hours a day.”

This is a view entirely consistent with the City of Toronto’s progressivist planning legacy — so not entirely new. But so long as Toronto continues along the route that Mayor Ford began in 2010, it’s clear that Keesmaat is fighting

against the grain.

In a moment of candor that seemed almost unbelievably politically naïve for a civil servant, she admitted as much.

“We, of course, have a political culture that’s very challenging. I’m not getting into that in any detail — but the reality is we’re in a highly politicized environment. I was warned about the fishbowl before coming here. You can know about it intellectually, but you have no idea what it’s like having so many eyes looking at everything you say or Tweet.”

The fact that Keesmaat was first hired, and second remains in her position, suggests that those eyes are more diverse in opinion than the message from the mayor’s office might suggest. n David Nickle is The Guardian’s city hall columnist. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at dnickle@insidetoronto.com

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>>>from page 1 have backdrops for indoors or outdoors,” Chris said.

“We just want to make sure they’re comfortable and get the photos they want.”

The Hughes’ posted flyers in the chemotherapy ward of Princess Margaret Hospital in hopes of spreading the word about the Picture a Cure program. While the flyers have attracted people ranging in age from their early 20s to their 80s, Chris was surprised to find his clientele has been exclusively female.

“I don’t know why that is,” he said. “Maybe the men are less comfortable with it, but we want to keep it open to everyone.”

Many of those who have come in for sittings have been so grateful for the opportunity that they have kept in touch, keeping Chris and Grace updated on their progress.

Cancer survivor Munira Premji, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Type B Cell Lymphoma and Stage

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he allowed us to do whatever we wanted to do.”

Premji, a North York resident who writes about her experiences battling cancer on her personal blog at www.i-will-survive.org, was taken by the gesture and by Chris’ sensitivity surrounding the shoot. social conscience

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Grace and Chris Hughes of A Nerd's World, a camera store, are offering free photo sittings to cancer patients.

3 Multiple Myeloma, was thrilled to learn of the opportunity being offered at A Nerd’s World. She quickly gathered her family together and they booked a photo

shoot.

“The experience was so much fun, with the lights and the studio,” she said.

“Chris was really low-key and highly competent, and

“I could tell right away he was a man with a social conscience,” she said.

“I love what he stands for, I love what he does and you can see the pride he takes.”

For his part, Chris is grateful for the appreciation he receives but feels doing what he can for those dealing with cancer is simply good citizenship.

“This is just something we wanted to do,” he said.

“Re a l l y, h ow c o u l d we refuse?”

For more information on the shop or to book a sitting, visit www.anerdsworld.com or call 647-726-2020.

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Happy birthday: Alma Kerath turned 105 years old Sunday with a cake and friendly gathering at St. Phillip’s Lutheran Church, where she celebrated her birthday.

Kerath, who was born in Germany, has two daughters who live in the United States, seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She has been a member of the church since 1958.

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Etobicoke Waterfront Stormwater Management Facilities Study Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Study Completion Study Overview

The City of Toronto has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to advance the recommendations of the City’s Wet Weather Flow Master Plan (approved by City Council in 2003) in an effort to help improve water quality along the Etobicoke waterfront.

The study looked at ways to capture and treat polluted stormwater that is discharged directly to the Etobicoke Waterfront from 30 storm sewer outfalls. In consultation with the City of Toronto divisions, regulatory agencies, and the public, the study has defined the problems/opportunities, identified and evaluated alternatives, and determined a preferred solution.The City has accepted the consultant’s recommendations regarding the preferred solution and conceptual design, including the following project components:

Source and Conveyance Controls

• Continued implementation of existing programs to optimize

the quantity and quality of stormwater runoff at the source, including: downspout disconnection, catchbasin cleaning, street cleaning, and anti-pollution bylaws.

• Continued education and promotion of measures to reduce runoff amounts such as conversion or redirection of impervious surfaces to permeable areas, and retrofit of industrial-commercial-institutional drainage systems with stormwater quality and quantity controls.

If you have any outstanding issues about this project, please address them to the City staff listed below and we will attempt to seek a mutually acceptable resolution.

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The Minister must receive the request in writing by February 11, 2013 at the address below, and a copy must also be sent to the City contact. If no requests are received by February 11, 2013, the City may proceed with this project as outlined in the Project File document.

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• A new stormwater interceptor sewer to capture 90% of annual runoff from 27 of the 30 storm sewer outfalls and convey it to a central treatment facility.

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• A new underground stormwater treatment shaft located in Colonel Samuel Smith Park adjacent to and directly south of the existing R.L. Clark Water Filtration Plant.

• Installation of three satellite oil grit separator units for the treatment of stormwater discharged from the remaining storm sewer outfalls.

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Man shot outside strip club CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com A man in his 20s was rushed to hospital with “very serious” but not life-threatening wounds after being shot outside an Etobicoke strip club early Friday morning.

Police responded to the House of Lancaster at 689 The Queensway at around 2:38 a.m. after receiving a call reporting the sound of gunshots in the area.

“When we got there, we found a man with gunshot wounds,” said Const. Victor Kwong, noting that the shooting took place outside of the club.

The unnamed victim, who Toronto EMS spokesperson Kim McKinnon described as a man in his 20s, was rushed to a local trauma centre with nonlife-threatening injuries.

While several media outlets have reported that the victim was shot in the face, neither Kwong nor McKinnon could confirm those reports.

McKinnon, however, said the man’s wounds were “definitely to the upper part of the body.”

Police have not yet released the description of any suspects wanted in connection with the case. No arrests have yet been made.

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A 17-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint during a swarming near The Kingsway and Anglesey Boulevard on

Tuesday.

According to police, three male suspects in a car – one armed with a handgun – approached the victim at around 4 p.m. and demanded his cellphone.

The victim complied and the suspects fled the scene in the vehicle, northbound on The Kingsway. The victim was not hurt.

The first suspect is described as black, aged 20 to 22, 5’6”, 130 pounds, with a thin build. The other two suspects were described simply as black.

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The Mac’s Convenience store at 140 La Rose Ave. was robbed by a masked man on Sunday.

According to a police report, a male suspect wearing a disguise entered the store at around 10 p.m., jumped over the counter and demanded cash from the 27-year-old male owner of the store. The victim complied and the suspect fled the scene eastbound on La Rose.

The victim was not hurt.

The suspect is described as black, aged 23 to 26, 5’9”, 155 pounds, with a medium build.

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Three young male suspects are being sought by police in connection with the swarming robbery of a 16-year-old boy near The East Mall and Rathburn Road on Saturday.

Police allege the three suspects approached the victim at around 6 p.m., and one of the suspects struck up a conversation with him before demanding his cellphone and cash. The suspect indicated he was armed, but no weapon was seen.

The victim nevertheless complied with the suspect’s demands, and all three suspects fled the scene traveling northbound on The East Mall.

The victim was not hurt.

Two of the suspects are described as aged 16, 6’0”, 145 pounds, with thin builds.

The other suspect is described as aged 16, 6’2”, 145 pounds, with a thin build.

Eight transit enforcement officers have been fired and five charged with criminal offences, for allegedly issuing false tickets to homeless people in order to cover for their absence.

According to TTC spokesperson Brad Ross, five of the officers are alleged to have submitted hundreds of false tickets to people of no fixed address, for charges such as panhandling, loitering, or tresspassing.

The purpose of the falsified tickets appeared to be to cover the fact that the employees weren’t on duty when they were being paid, the TTC alleged.

“When they showed up to

work they would be in uniform, but they would not be where they said they were,” said Ross. noticed ‘irregularities’ The investigation into the conduct of the officers began four months ago, prompted by observations internally of “irregularities” in the tickets.

“We were noticing in a number of tickets – how they were being issued – patterns emerged with respect to individuals themselves, and also through conduct we witnessed through surveillance,” said Ross.

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Police are seeking a lone male suspect in connection with the attempted robbery of a 65-year-old man at an ATM in the area of Kipling Avenue and The Queensway last Friday.

According to police, the suspect approached the victim at around 8:30 p.m. and demanded cash. The victim refused and the suspect fled empty-handed. The victim sustained minor injuries.

The suspect is described as white, aged 38 to 42, 5’10”, 165 pounds, with greying brown hair and a thin build. n Anyone with any information is urged to call Toronto Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 (TIPS) or toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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face to all employees who come into work and do a good job,” said Stintz.

At present, the officers are empowered to issue tickets and deal with trespassing issues.

The following individuals face charges of attempt to obstruct justice and fabricate evidence: Michael Schmidt, 44, of Barrie (two counts of each), Tony Catic, 45, of Oakville (two counts of each), John Posthumus, 44, of Toronto (three counts of each), Neil Malik, 38, of Ajax (one count of each). The other three were terminated but not charged. In all cases, Ross said the TTC believed it had enough evidence for firing without waiting for the cases to go through the courts.

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>>>from page 1 at ESA. “And so, we’re now saying we want our extracurriculars back and its unfair that we’re being so effected by this conflict between the union and the government.”

Elementar y and high school teachers across the province have been withdrawing from extracurricular activities – which are considered unpaid work – in protest of the controversial Bill 115, under which the provincial government forced contracts on teachers earlier this month.

ESA is just one of nearly 30 schools across the province that participated in the non-partisan event, which was organized by the Organization of Ontario Secondary Students (OOSS) – a group first formed in December 2012, consisting of Grade 11 and 12 students at Abbey Park High School in Oakville and has since grown to include membership at close to 30 schools across the province. online support Online momentum for the Sport Your Extra-Curricular Day event on Facebook is growing, with more than 1,400 Ontario students pledging to participate – www.facebook.com/index.php?#!/ events/592790050738465/ The goal of the Sport Your Extra-Curricular Day was “not to wreak havoc on the union or the government, but to send a distinctive message that advocates the

student voice and publicizes the devastating impact this conflict has had on Ontario students,” the OOSS stated in a news release.

“I believe students have been harmed unnecessarily in this battle between the government and the teachers’ union,” said event participant Navina Lotay, a member of ESA’s student council and a Grade 12 music theatre major. “ T h e e x t ra c u r r i c u l a r activities we participate in are so important to us – they are opportunities for us to do things we love outside of class, with no pressure of getting a great mark or pleasing a teacher.”

For Carmen, who transferred from her Oakville high school last year specifically to take advantage of ESA’s enriched arts curriculum – one that relies heavily on after-school practices and out-of-classroom rehearsals – the loss of extracurriculars has been particularly disheartening.

“We want people to know that we really want this situation to end quickly and that we don’t blame the government or the union, but we do hope that there will be a solution sometime in the near future. We really want us students to have our extracurriculars back, because they aren’t really extra, they’re an important supplement to our education,” she said.

“Extracurriculars provide life skills and experiences that you just can’t get from a math class – especially at

ESA, where the arts are such an important part of our curriculum. We’re losing so much of what makes up the fabric of our school, because we’re unable to participate in anything outside of class.”

This year’s ESA musical – “A Tribute to Fosse,” a musical revue of the choreography of the late, legendary dancer Bob Fosse – has been especially hard hit by the ban on extracurriculars, added Carmen. no time to rehearse Not only are the student performers taking part unable to rehearse outside of school hours – severely limiting the students’ preparation time – but the live student orchestra that usually performs the music for ESA’s musicals has been replaced by pre-recorded tracks, and the musical’s show times have been rescheduled from the evening to during school hours.

“The musical brings in a lot of revenue for ESA’s musical theatre department, and with the hours of rehearsal time that have been cut, and the fact that we’ve had to change our set and change our costumes, and change our show times, we’re not going to be able to make as much money as we usually do,” Carmen said.

“The musical is such a large part of our curriculum, and the curriculum is really why we all come to this school – so, it’s just completely changed our whole experience this year.”

Studying abroad helps students’ grades Parents of high school students interested in earning credits abroad this summer are invited to attend an information meeting about opportunities in Portugal.

The Toronto Catholic D i s t r i c t S c h o o l B o a rd ( TCDSB) and Instituto Camões are providing an opportunity for Toronto secondary students to study in Portugal, while touring and experiencing the country’s wonders.

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UPCOMING ing is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at Michael Power/St. Joseph High School, 105 Eringate Dr. Experience Portugal Participating students will study Ontario Ministry of Education courses taught by qualified TCDSB teachers while experiencing Portugal, its people and culture. The

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The total cost per student is $5,100 (double occupancy; includes tax and insurance) and covers the students’ meals, accommodation and travel expenses.

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John Tory, from CivicAction, an advocacy group calling for better regional transit connections, said Monday morning transportation has become the top local issue for residents concerned with gridlock and daily commute times that are among the highest in North America.

“You really get a feel when you travel to the farther reaches of the 416 and even more so into the 905 and see the seven day-a-week paralysis that so deeply affects families and businesses,” said Tory, the group’s chair, during a press conference held by CivicAction at city hall. “Transportation is at an all-time high as a concern for local residents.”

Tory, who is also a popular radio host, presented an update along with CivicAction CEO Mitzie Hunter of the group’s three-month-old Your32 publicity campaign for better transit. He said an “evolution” was taking place in the minds of residents regarding the toll congestion takes on their personal lives.

“Individuals are coming to realize congestion caused by a grossly inadequate transportation system is negatively affecting their jobs and their families,” said Tory.

“They have come to the conclusion major action is necessary to improve the quality of their own lives.”

That action, according to the CivicAction, is investing billions of dollars for a meaningful transformation of the existing transportation network to come directly from both governments and residents.

“I think the public have given the signal they want the leaders to get on with building transit and find fair and balanced ways to pay for it,” he said.

Hunter said over the course of its Your32 campaign the group asked residents to weigh

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Mitzie Hunter, left, and John Tory from the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance display a word cloud info-graph during a media conference Monday at city hall, that shows the most common responses from residents in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area on how they would use the time saved from commuting.

in on what they would do with 32 extra minutes of time per day.

That’s the amount of time the transit planning agency Metrolinx says will be lost if the $50 billion Big Move regional transportation plan is not completed within the next 25 years and commute times rise even further from 77 to 109 minutes as a result.

“Individuals are coming to realize congestion caused by a grossly inadequate transportation system is negatively affecting their jobs and their families.”

- John Tory “We asked people to tell us how traffic congestion is affecting them,” said Hunter.

“They have showed us the true cost of the region’s antiquated and inadequate system.”

Hunter said thousands of residents took part in the exercise, including 15,000 visitors to campaign website www.your32.com, as well as through social media.

CivicAction took the feedback from residents and created a word cloud infograph of the most popular responses.

According to the word cloud, which was unveiled

at the press conference, the most popular responses include spending more time with family, catching up on sleep and enjoying a better work experience.

The human cost of congestion is something that has been missing during the debate for better transit, said Tory.

“It’s really the humanity of the responses,” said Tory following the press conference.

“People are talking about time being taken way from their family.”

He said he was happy to see the prominence of the transit funding issue in the Ontario Liberal leadership race to replace Dalton McGuinty, but declined to endorse a specific candidate.

To r y, w h o w a s o n c e the leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives also said CivicAction had plans to consult further with the main Ontario political parties, including Tim Hudak’s Tories, and had also held a group event for municipal leaders, which was also attended by Toronto mayor Rob Ford.

In addition to updating the progress of its Your32 media campaign, Hunter also announced the addition of three more members to CivicAction’s council of regional “champions”, private and public sector individuals who advocate for better transit throughout the GTHA. The list of 44 appointees also includes former chief city planner Paul Bedford.

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JEEP: The diesel-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee is back with a 3.0-litre EcoDiesel with a range of close to 1,000 km.

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One of the popular exhibits at this year’s auto show in Detroit was the Mopar Garage with a variety of Chrysler products with Mopar performance and appearance packages.

Fiat continues to find new ways to market the 500 subcompact. This is the Cattiva Concept (left) and the Abarth “Tenebra� (right).

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Among the notable vehicles bowing here is Infiniti’s G37 replacement, the 2014 Q50 sports sedan. This is the first model to employ Infiniti’s new ‘Q’ naming nomenclature and it will be in dealerships this summer.

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Two power options will be offered, a 328 hp 3.7-litre V6 or a hybrid model combining a 3.5-litre 24-valve DOHC V6 with a 50 kW electric motor and a compact lithium ion battery, producing a net hybrid power of 360 hp. Both rear- and all-wheel drive systems are available with a seven-speed automatic transmission.

One major new technology debuting in the Q50 is Infiniti Direct Adaptive Steering that allows advanced control of the tire angle and steering inputs and transmits those driver inputs to the wheels faster than a mechanical system. Four different steering settings are available.

The Q50 will also the only vehicle in the world currently offering a new safety system called Predictive Forward Collision Warning, a feature that Infiniti president de Nysschen says will eventually be on every car on the road.

2014 LEXUS IS: Lexus has completely redesigned its IS lineup for 2014, including rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive versions of the IS 250, IS350 along with the F Sport package.

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An all-new interior is luxurious and refined, but Lexus set out to make the IS a

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The new IS has a wheelbase 70 mm longer than the outgoing model and is 10 mm wider to provide best-in-class rear seat comfort and luggage capacity. It also features new 60/40 split folding rear seats.

The IS F Sport models get a more sporty, aggressive exterior design.

2014 NISSAN VERSA NOTE: Nissan added to its entry-level lineup with a new hatchback called the Versa Note, which goes on sale in June, starting at $13,348.

The Note will be offered in S, SV and SL trim levels. All come with a 1.6-litre DOHC four-cylinder engine with either a fivespeed manual transmission or an Xtronic CVT, which Nissan says will provide best in class fuel economy.

Despite its small size, the Note has a total interior volume of 3,270.6 litres (115.5 cu ft) and cargo volume of 606 litres (2l.4 cu ft). An available Divide-N-Hide adjustable rear floor in back adds to the versatility of the car.

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Changing and modernizing the face of Toyota has been a goal of president Akio Toyoda, who has directed the company to start building more exciting cars that people want to drive.

This car heads down that path of adding more excitement to the brand if the new Corolla resembles the concept, which has an athletic stance and a swoopy, sloping roofline. The concept is longer (4,620 mm) and has a longer wheelbase (2,700 mm) than the current Corolla. It is also just slightly shorter, at 1,425 mm compared with the current Corolla at 1,465 mm.

HONDA URBAN CONCEPT SUV: Honda introduced a compact crossover concept that is based on the same platform as the next-generation Fit. This new vehicle will sit just below the CR-V in the Honda hierarchy and will come to market in the U.S. and Canada next year.

Honda has a new plant in Mexico that will build both the new Fit and this compact Urban Concept SUV. It will feature Honda’s fuel-efficient Earth Dreams powertrain technology that debuted on the new Accord and will include the Magic Seat setup now found in the Fit that can provide a host of passenger and cargo options including a fold-flat mode for maximum cargo capacity.

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It has an athletic stance, sitting on 22inch aluminum alloy wheels and the dynamic Flare Orange paint colour adds to the bold image.

Inside, designers created a futuristic VIP lounge-like atmosphere, loaded with hightech premium goodies and dramatic interior illumination.

Acura unveiled the new NSX concept that showcases what the new supercar’s styling might look like. It also gives a possible peek into the future of the interior design as well.

A mid-mounted, direct-injected V6 engine mated to Acura’s Sport Hybrid SHAWD system will power it.

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DONATIONS CHARITABLE cause: Left, The Etobicoke Rotary Club donates $21,000 to Etobicoke Services for Seniors (ESS), which will be used to buy a new accessible van. Pictured from left are the Etobicoke Rotary’s Linda Robb, ESS board chair Darlene Dubbin, transportation co-ordinators Raquel Alvarez and Solmeltha Gabriel, volunteer coordinator Natalia Dziobaniwsky, CEO Delores Ellerker, and director of the Etobicoke Rotary Gary Hepworth; At right, Liana Pinnock, 8, (left) and her brother Adam Pinnock, 10, present Best Buddies program co-ordinators Justin Bartlett and Marianne Vaughn with a cheque for $3,192.15 donated by participants in the seventh annual Pinnock Family Skate in Etobicoke recently.

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Jazzercise Lite for Seniors WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Franklin Horner Community Centre, 432 Horner Ave.CONTACT: Navina/Susan, 416-252-6822, franklinhorner. navina@gmail.com COST: $15/for nine weeks Stay healthy and active while protecting your joints with this low-impact exercise, followed by a healthy ‘happy hour’ with fruits and snacks.

FHCC membership is required at $25/year.

Kingsway Women’s Club Afternoon Tea: Couture and Toronto Women (1945-1960) WHEN: 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Markland Wood Golf Club, 245 Markland Dr. CONTACT: Carol Spratt, 416-233-7887 COST: Guests $10 This month’s guest speaker is Dr. Alexandra

Palmer, the Royal Ontario Museum’s senior curator of the Textiles and Costume Department. Dr. Palmer will talk about: who, why and how Torontonians acquired beautiful couture fashions in the post-war era – in particular the lavish wardrobe of Dorothy Boylen, who lived in The Kingsway and appeared on the best-dressed lists of the time.

Friday Night Fish and Chips and Karaoke WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 210, 110 Jutland Rd. CONTACT: 416-231-2021 COST: $7.50 for dinner

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Writers and Editors Network WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon WHERE: Canadiana Restaurant, 5230 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Anna Stitsky, 905-272-1478, www.wenetwork.org COST: Members $15, non-members $20 The guest speaker is freelance producer Joe Frankel of Toronto. Joe has worked as a screenwriter and commercial director in Toronto, New York and Los Angeles. He has also worked as a story editor, developing screenplays for a diverse array of companies including: Universal Studios (working for director Gary Ross), The Mark Gordon Company (Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds).

Chess in the Library WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Humberwood Library, 850 Humberwood Blvd. CONTACT: Eunice Rodrigues, 416-394-5210, erodrigues@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Experienced chess player or beginner? Come and have fun learning the game or playing with likeminded players.

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Westway Horitcultural Society WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Royal York Baptist Church, 1520 Royal York Rd. CONTACT: Ann De Roia, 416-247-0337, marina.quattro@ sympatico.ca COST: Free Join Westway Horticultural Society’s first meeting of 2013 with Paul Zammit, Director of Horticulture for Toronto Botanical Gardens, as he presents ‘Planning A Garden for All Season Interest.’ Guests and new members always welcome.

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Yoga for Older Adults WHEN: Noon to 2 p.m. WHERE: Franklin Horner Community Centre, 432 Horner Ave. CONTACT: Navina/Amy, 416-252-6822, franklinhorner. navina@gmail.com COST: $15/nine weeks This nine-week session of chair yoga is perfect for beginners or those concerned with balance issues. Each class is followed by a wellness seminar featuring a delicious cuisine. Yearly membership fee $25.

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Etobicoke Quilt Guild WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Neilson Park Creative Centre, 56 Neilson Dr. COST: Free The goal of The Etobicoke Quilters’ Guild is “to further interest in quilting by inspiration and encouragement, and by learning through sharing, thus helping quilters to enjoy their media and improve their standards.”

Etobicoke Camera Club WHEN: 7 to 9:30 p.m.

WHERE: Humber Valley United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd. CONTACT: info@etobicokecameraclub.org, etobicokecameraclub.org COST: $5 Awards ceremony for the People competition.

Gold and silver winners will explain details on taking the image, as well as post processing. Evening also includes a live critique on images for the upcoming creative competition.

The Harmony Singers - Openings for New Members!

WHEN: 7:30 to 9:45 p.m. WHERE: Martin Grove United Church, 75 Pergola Rd. CONTACT: Harvey Patterson, 416-239-5821, www.harmonysingers.ca, theharmonysingers@ca.inter.net COST: Membership dues applicable The Harmony Singers, a three-part women’s chorus that has been performing in the community since 1965, has a few openings for new members - especially second sopranos and altos.

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Pre-Diabetic and Type 2 Diabetes Session at West Toronto Diabetes WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: West Toronto Diabetes Education, 365 Evans Ave. CONTACT: 416-252-1928 COST: Free Are you pre-diabetic? Attend an informative discussion about pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes.

Learn how to manage your diabetes. Learn about healthy eating, exercise and blood sugar control.

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West Toronto Stamp Club WHEN: 6:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Fairfield Seniors Centre, 80 Lothian Ave. CONTACT: Don Hedger, 416-621-9982, www.westtorontostampclub.com, don.hedger@gmail.com COST: Free The Club est. 1935 offers various activities relative to the collection and preservation of stamps and Royal Philatelic Society of Canada. Each meeting includes both a live and silent auction. >>>it’s happening, page 25

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>>>from page 24 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 Chapter presents topics on healthcare and zoomers, capturing your memories and RRSP and RRIF Information. Free admission and free parking. Confirm attendance by email.

Pints of View WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Westmount Army and Navy Club, 41 Kingdom St. CONTACT: 416-247-5181 COST: Free Come for a beer, a blessing and interesting conversation.

Hosted by St. Philip’s Anglican Church.

The Alpha Course WHEN: 6:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Rehoboth Fellowship Christian Reformed Church, 800 Burnhamthorpe Rd. CONTACT: Pat de Bruyn, 416-749-3784, rfcrcalpha@gmail.com COST: Free Alpha is an opportunity to explore the meaning of life in a relaxed, friendly setting. Each session starts with a free meal, followed by an amazing video talk and small group discussion. Great

food, laughter and learning in a fun and friendly atmosphere where no question about life or God is seen as too simple or too hostile.

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Line Dancing WHEN: 10 to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Franklin Horner Community Centre, 432 Horner Ave. CONTACT: 416252-6822 COST: $25/10 weeks with membership Meet friends, have fun, keep fit.

Partner not necessary. Membership required.

Open Rehearsal – Kingsway Children’s Choir and Drum Ensemble WHEN: 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. WHERE: Great Room, The Kingsway Conservatory of Music, 2848 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Carolyn McGee, 416-2340121 COST: Free Discover the joy of singing. Boys and girls aged seven and older are invited to sit in with The Kingsway Children’s Choir and experience the excitement of this unique choral program encompassing vocal technique, singing skills, choreography and weekly Drum Circle.

Confirm attendance by phone.

Study Abroad in Portugual: Opportunity for Secondary Students WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Michael Power/St. Joseph High School, 105 Eringate Dr. CONTACT: Lisa Gomes, 416-393-5521, ext. 86484 www.tcdsb.org, lisa.gomes@tcdsb.org

COST: Free Parents learn more at information meeting. The Toronto Catholic District School Board and Instituto Camões are providing an opportunity for Toronto secondary students to earn credits in Portugal this summer, while touring and experiencing the wonders of Portugal. and culture. The program will run from June 29 to July 28.

(No) Black Holes in Geneva WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Brentwood Library, 36 Brentwood Rd. CONTACT: Todd Buhrows, 416-3945247, tbuhrows@torontopubliclibrary. ca COST: Free Dr. Johannes Hirn, from the University of Toronto, will talk about the Large Hadron Collider. In order to avoid going to court, scientists in Geneva had to prove that their particle accelerator wouldn’t destroy the world by producing black holes. But how can they be sure it might only produce small black holes that would evaporate in a flash?

Wednesday Night Dance WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Franklin Horner Community Centre, 432 Horner Ave. CONTACT: Susan/Navina, 416 252-6822, franklinhorner@rogers.com COST: $3 Dance the night away as a DJ plays music of the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s. No partner necessary. Refreshments and draw every week. Franklin Horner membership required and is $25/year.

Weekly Euchre WHEN: 7:30 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 210, 110 Jutland Rd. CONTACT: 416-231-2021 COST: $3/pp Come join us for some fun and for an opportunity to meet new friends.

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ESL Reading Circle WHEN: 1 to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Humberwood Library, 850 Humberwood Blvd. CONTACT: Vivien Canning, 416-394-5210, vcanning@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Practise your English by reading with others from great books and sharing your ideas about them. No registration required.

Weekly Darts WHEN: 7:30 to 10 p.m.

WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 210, 110 Jutland Rd. CONTACT: 416-231-2021 COST: $3/pp Meet new friends and have some fun.

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Movie Night: Chocolat WHEN: 5:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Stonegate Community Health Centre, 150 Berry Rd. CONTACT: Julia Graham, 416-231-7070, ext. 229, julia.graham@stonegatechc.org COST: $1 Enjoy sandwiches, fruit and warming drinks. Registration required.

New Beginings Support Group WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Transfiguration Of Our Lord Church, 45 Ludstone Dr. CONTACT: Paula, 416912-8314 COST: Free A faith-based support group for divorced, separated or widowed people.

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Council approved the changes to the budget presented by Mayor Rob Ford at the end of a day-and-a-half debate this week, while hundreds of firefighters wearing matching red T-shirts looked on.

The firefighters were there to try and have a decision to reverse a budget plan to take five fire trucks out of service, shut a fire station on Runnymede, and cut 104 firefighter positions.

The cuts were reversed by degree.

Last week, Mayor Ford moved a motion to restore 20 firefighters; on Tuesday, Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher put forward a motion to restore another 63 positions and keep all the trucks

on the road.

Council finally settled on a compromise, to add $3.1 million to the fire budget, which would pay for the trucks and firefighters until July, when council was able to consider a number of reports from Toronto Fire and determine whether cuts were warranted. That compromise was the only one of the motions that Mayor Ford supported.

ADDED TO THE BUDGET Also added to the budget was $1.163 million to student nutrition programs; $3.8 million to increase child care subsidies by 264 spaces; $6.8 million to replenish the Social Housing Stabilization Reserve fund; and the hiring of five additional building inspectors.

Mayor Ford called the budget vote a victory, saying it was “truly an historical day at city hall.”

“This budget does some things that we have never done before,” he said, of the $9.4 billion budget.

“It features improved services, lower debt, affordable taxes and sustainable spending. I say sustainable

spending because for the first time ever this budget does not rely on any prior year surplus. That’s amazing.

They said it couldn’t be done but we are proving people wrong.”

Ford told reporters that while he gave up ground on the budget, moving some compromises, voting for others and losing on a large number — it could have been worse.

“It could have been $50 million more,” he said. “We fended them off — they’re like piranhas. You’re going to get bit a few times, but you’re in there and it could have been a lot worse.”

Ford’s enthusiasm wasn’t shared by many of his allies, though.

HOLYDAY DISAPPOINTED Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday said that council had allowed itself to be “strong-armed” by the firefighters’ association, who hired lobbyists and engaged in a major campaign to reverse the cuts.

“What bothered me the most was the firefighter situation,” he said.

“I just wonder what kind of message it sends to our senior staff and

management to undermine that in this way.”

And budget chief Mike Del Grande was dismayed with many of the motions — including one, that asked for a report on making budget meetings more transparent.

Prior to council, he had said repeatedly that he would no longer be budget chief if council tried to alter the budget presented by executive committee.

On Wednesday, Jan. 16, Del Grande wouldn’t say whether he’d make good on the promise — but in his speech, he expressed his disappointment with council.

“What concerns me most is the motion questioning the transparency of the budget process which I take as a personal vilification,” he said.

“There has been no other time where every single budget committee meeting has been held in the open. I didn’t have the luxury of my predecessor that had 104 private meetings.

We’ve had more public meetings, more meetings, more briefing notes.

To make the charge that the process is not transparent goes beyond the pale for me. I’m disappointed.”

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Plumbing

EMERGENCY? Clogged drain, camera inspection Leaky pipes Reasonable price, 25 years experience Licensed/ Insured credit card accepted

Free estimate James Chen

647-519-9506 Handy Person

HOT TUB (SPA) Covers Best Price, Best Quality.

All shapes & Colours Available.

Call 1-866-652-6837 w w w. t h e c o v e r guy.com/newspaper

Cars for Sale

HONDA ODYSSEY 2000 for sale. $2000 negotiable. Buick Rendezvous 2003. $3500 negotiable.

647-588-2841

Vehicles Wanted/Wrecking WE BUY ALL CARS! Running or Not, we will buy it! Cars/Trucks/vans.

Sell ANY Car today with ONE FREE Phone call to: 1-800-551-8647

HANDYMAN RELIABLE Cabinetry, Plumbing, Electrical, Countertops, Painting, General Repairs, Honest, Reliable, Great Rates.

20 Years Experience Rick 416-707-4693

FOR AN excellent, clean paint job and minor repairs.

Please call 416-726-8943 for a FREE ESTIMATE!

Moving & Storage

MOVING

LOCAL, long distance Packing service, FREE boxes.

www.toromovers.ca

416-844-6683

LUMBER-JACK’S Tree Service, Since 1980.

Hedge trimming, tree pruning, tree/ stump removal.

Free estimates.

Fully insured. Call Jack (416)762-2400 www.treeservicetoronto.com

Adult Personals LOCAL HOOKUPS BROWSE4FREE 1-888-628-6790 or #7878 Mobile

SHOP.CA Sign-UP required to claim $10 Reward and can only be used at SHOP.CA

Find Your Favourite CALL NOW 1-866-732-0070 1-888-544-0199 18+

HANDY PERSON, Home Improvements, Electrical, & plumbing. Appliance installation. Painting. Upgrading bathrooms/ kitchens. Basement renovations.

Landscaping.

Floor heating.

Call: 647-680-8750

Painting & Decorating

Tree/Stump Service

HOT LOCAL CHAT 1-877-290-0553 Mobile: #5015

Waste Removal PETER’S DEPENDABLE JUNK REMOVAL From home or business, including furniture/ appliances, construction waste.

Quick & careful!

NESO FLOORING Carpet installation starting from $1.29/ sq.ft.

Hardwood, laminate at low prices.

26 yrs experience.

Free Estimates.

Best Price!

647-400-8198

HOME IMPROVEMENT Directory

Apartments for Rent

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Flooring & Carpeting

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APTS FOR RENT

Home Renovations

HOME RENOVATIONS

FLOORING & CARPETING

BLACKWOOD FLOORING CO.

CARPET SERVICE

The Wood Flooring Professionals

• Custom Installation, Sanding, Refinishing and Staining of all types of Hardwood Floors, Staircases & Decks • Hi-Tech Dustless Machinery Unmatched Quality - Call 24 Hours “Great Service Comes From The Heart”

416-277-5399

B & D BATHROOMS Repair or Remodel

From the smallest of repairs to a complete make over. Your bathroom tailored to your budget.

Bruno

Danny

647-390-0233 647-229-4844 or email: bdhome4u@gmail.com

Carpentry ~ Drywall ~ Doors Tile- all kinds of flooring Bathroom/Basement Specialist Free Estimates! 20yrs experience!

References available!

Call Tony 416-910-3092

ELECTRICAL

CROATIAN ELECTRIC

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS

(416) 234-9006

• Carpet Sales, Repairs & Installations • Stains/ Burns/ Buckles • Laminate & Vinyl Tile Sales

PAINTING & DECORATING

ROOFING

416-399-4868

J.E. O’Farrell ROOFING LTD. Est. 1947

LM Andrews

PAINTING

Licensened & Insured

REPAIRS & RENEWALS to Roofs, Chimney & Eves

Exterior/Interior

FREE Estimates

FREE ESTIMATE – CALL ANDREW

416-259-1494 25 years experience

PLUMBING

Based in Etobicoke, Serving all GTA for 20 years All Work Guaranteed! ECRA/ESA Lic 7001515

416-241-6953

CANADIAN

PLUMBERS DIRECT

• licensed • honest • reliable • local • experienced • insured • quality workmanship • seniors discount • references

P 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE e 416-997-3063 t www.plumbersdirect.ca e Financing Available r: (Met Lic #P20579)

ROOF

MASTERS

• Shingles • Flat Roofs • Skylights • Chimneys • Eavestroughs • Repairs • Free Estimates

Save UP TO 15% OFF Lic. # B21358

Fully Licensed & Insured

416-626-0777

www.canadianroofmasters.com

WATERPROOFING KING SWAY WAT E R P R O O F I N G

www.kingswaywaterproofing.com

Leaky Basement?

416-277-2429

Metro Licence #: 7000356

Jack 416-236-7071

Master Lic.# 20557

www.idealplumbingdrain.com SASHA 416-371-7137 ALI 416-828-6611

24 HOUR SERVICE

ALL ELECTRICAL JOBS, SMALL OR LARGE. LICENSED, INSURED, FREE ESTIMATES

IDEAL PLUMBING

· 24 Hour Emergency Service · Plugged Drain Repair •Backflow Prevention · Service Specialist · Flat Rates · Fully Insured · No Extra Charge for Evening & Weekends

In Business Since 1985. Seniors Discount

(DAVID) M.J. Yelavich & Sons, Etobicoke, Ontario

EXPERT ELECTRIC

PLUMBING

WITH THIS AD

VALID UNTIL JAN. 31ST, 2013

To h i g h l i g h t yo u r

Home I m p rove m e n t Business call

416-798-7284

Get Noticed.

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