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A sea of hundreds of Toronto firefighters wearing their dress black and white gloves stood solemnly with family and friends Monday morning to pay final respects to their fallen colleague Sara Rosen,

whom one remembered as “genuine, selfless, smiling and full of life.”

Mourners packed Benjamin Park Memorial Chapel on Steeles Avenue West near Keele Street in North York for Rosen’s 90-minute funeral.

Jackie Gaistman, Rosen’s partner, called her “my com-

pass.”“Sara is the fiercest, most

genuine, brutally honest, inspi-rational, joyful, free-spirited, soulful, generous, strong, deter-mined, feisty, loyal, courageous person I’ve ever met,” Gaistman said, calling her his wife. “Sara loved her parents and her brother Mark with every ounce

of her heart. Mark is living testa-ment to Sara’s love, generosity, caring and courage. She was, and still is, such a hero.”

Twelve years ago, Rosen donated her kidney to her brother, Mark. Since then, the siblings would celebrate an additional “birthday” every year

Firefighter Sara Rosen remembered at funeral as ‘genuine, selfless, smiling’

Staff photo/DAN PEARCEThe body of Sara Rosen travels to the grave site on the back of a 1939 fire truck after the funeral service at Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel Monday morning. The Toronto firefighter died last week in a mountain biking accident at the Kelso Conservation Area.

Veteran Toronto firefighter was ‘living life to the fullest and enjoying every minute of it’

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I n s i d e S c a d d i n g C o u r t Community Centre, a miniature closed-loop ecosystem is look-ing to help boost food security in the area while providing jobs and training for a handful of local youth.

The centre’s new aquapon-ics system marks the latest in a long line of innovations at Scadding. In the 1970s, the centre opened the City of Toronto’s first community garden, and Aquaponics 707 (named after the community centre’s address at 707 Dundas St. W.) adds a new high-tech feature to the organization’s ongoing efforts to help find new sources of food.

Aquaponics 707 features two barrels full of tilapia, and filters the waste from those fish to collect nutrients, which will feed a variety of plants being grown in separate water tanks. The fish will be fed specially sourced mealworms, maggots, earthworms and the like, which Scadding also plans to grow and harvest on-site.

“This is the first (system) of its kind in a community centre in the City of Toronto,” said Scadding Court executive direc-tor Kevin Lee. “It will definitely

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Men Walk A Mile in Her Shoes to help stop violence against womenJUSTIN SKINNER [email protected]

As society slowly comes around to the fact that vio-lence against women and girls isn’t just a women’s issue, a growing number of men are speaking out against the violent acts perpetrated against their mothers, sisters, daughters and friends.

On Thursday, May 12, a few hundred men pledged to play an active role in combatting violence against women, strutting down Yonge Street in high heels for the annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event.

Organized by the White Ribbon campaign, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes raises funds and awareness to promote the role men can play in stopping violence against women.

The campaign itself focuses on the importance of men and boys refusing to commit or condone violence against women and pledging to speak out against it.

Glen Canning said he was touched to see the growing number of men embracing their role in stopping violence against women.

Canning’s daughter, Rehtaeh Parsons, died by suicide following an alleged sexual assault by four boys while drunk at a party.

Canning said he believes that, had more people been willing to speak up against violence against women – including sexual violence – in years past, his daughter would still be alive today.

“If people took on this kind of role 10 years ago, I think someone would have stood up for (Parsons) and stopped it,” he said. “Even the ones who slut-shamed and victim-blamed her would have known that what they were doing was not accept-able.”

White Ribbon campaign executive director Todd Minerson noted that Walk a Mile in Her Shoes was key to mobilizing men and boys, who he said constituted “one of the missing links in the fight against violence against women and girls.”

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A little more than 50 years ago, a group of 38 camp counsel-lors decided to help open up the camp experience to kids who otherwise wouldn’t be able to experience the joys of summer getaways.

Pooling their skills and starting out with a bank account with $76 in it, they slowly grew their concept into the Amici Camping Charity, a not-for-profit that sent more than 250 underprivileged kids to camp last summer alone.

“There was a group of 38 of us who were all on the counselling staff at camp,” said Paul Chamberlain, one of Amici’s founding mem-bers. “Our initial vision was to someday be able to send deserving children to camp who might not have the chance.”

Chamberlain noted that one of the things that makes Amici special is the fact that it isn’t a one-and-done affair. Once a child is selected to receive support, they’re part of the Amici family for the long haul.

“Once they commit them-

selves to being a camper for one year, Amici is committed to them for as long as they want to go,” he said.

That allows children to con-tinue to develop leadership and teamwork skills, develop a sense of independence and brush up on other talents. Each child can select from a

group of 40 member camps to find the one that most appeals to them.

“There are all-boys camps, all-girls camps, different sizes (of camps) and different pro-grams,” said Amici executive director Kate Horton.

She added that many of the people who benefit from

Amici’s sponsorships are new Canadians who are looking to enjoy the traditional Canadian camping experience for the first time.

Horton said Amici sup-porters come from all walks of life, but they tend to have one common bond.

“They’re people who have

gone to camp themselves and know what it’s like or they’ve seen the impact camp has had on their kids,” she said.

Over the past 50 years, Amici has sponsored 2,500 camp experiences, with each camper sticking with the pro-gram for an average of five years.

One such camper, Khamil Alhade, first took part in camp at the age of 13 with the help of Amici. He enjoyed the experience so much, he wound up going back three more years and then working another three years as a camp counsellor.

“Amici was super-helpful and made the process of pick-ing a camp very easy,” he said. “They asked what I was inter-ested in at camp and I told them leadership skills. I went and checked out a few camps and wound up at YMCA Camp Pinecrest, which was so, so beneficial to me.”

Alhade noted that when he first got involved in camp, he was too old for most day camp programs but added he and his mother would have been unable to afford a full summer camp experience themselves.

What he learned thanks to Camp Pinecrest and the sup-port of Amici has stayed with him throughout the ensuing years.

“I learned hard skills like cooking and cleaning, and I learned a sense of responsibil-ity,” he said. “I developed skills on how to interact with chal-lenges in a positive way – I use to look at a problem and just stop there instead of trying to work to move past it.”

Because Amici relies on philanthropy to fund its campers, it holds an annual fundraiser that sees partici-pants portaging and paddling in downtown Toronto.

The event, Canoe Heads for Kids, will have participants carry canoes west along the Waterfront Trail from the Harbourfront Canoe and Kayak Centre, nearly reach-ing the Humber River before canoeing back to the down-town core.

Canoe Heads for Kids will take place Saturday, June 4, with registration open until Saturday, May 21.

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The worlds of sport and cel-luloid are set to intersect with the return of the Canadian Sport Film Festival (CSFF) at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

The festival will feature 23 films that focus on the highs and lows of sports, delving beyond the action on the field or in the ring to offer profiles, examine social issues and share powerful stories.

While many see sport as being completely separate from thought-provoking film, CSFF founder and executive director Russell Field noted the selections at the CSFF should change that percep-tion.

“In many ways, our pur-pose is to dispel the idea that sport is somehow separate from culture,” he said. “The filmmakers use sport to tell stories that go beyond

sport.“More and more, the film

community is starting to see sport as a compelling nar-rative.”

This year’s features include a number of Toronto-based stories, including:

• Sully’s – which looks at the man behind the local boxing gym of the same name;

• Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball – a profile of the longtime Toronto Blue Jays team phy-sician;

• and Eastern – a glimpse i n t o t h e f i n a l s e a s o n for Eastern Commerce Collegiate’s basketball team before the school shut down.

“When the rumours first started up that the school might close, I thought it would make a great story,” said Eastern director Luke Galati. “Eastern had a pretty well-known basketball pro-

gram – they had been great for years.”

Galati filmed plenty of interviews with coaches,

players and alumni, including former NBA all-star Jamaal Magloire.

The film itself focuses on

four players on the school’s final basketball team. Coming from different neighbour-hoods across Toronto, Eastern looks at their stories, dreams and how their time in the basketball program shaped them.

“It was amazing to see the hope and optimism that was there with these young play-ers,” Galati said.

“Even with the school clos-ing down, there was such a positive tone. They might not all have come from the highest socio-economic back-grounds, but they still all had high hopes.”

Another of the festival’s highlight films, as selected by Field, is the opening night screening of Fighting for Peace, which follows two young boxers in one of Rio de Janeiro’s poorest and most violent favelas, a slum within urban areas in Brazil.

“It’s also an NGO (non-

governmental organization), Fighting for Peace, that uses boxing to help get kids off the street,” he said. “The personal stories of these two young boys are extremely engag-ing.”

Now in its eighth year, the CSFF has become more than just a collection of sports-related films. Field said the festival promotes both film and sport through various initiatives.

“This year, we’ve focused a lot more on youth and out-reach to young people,” Field said. “We’ve done workshops that get kids physically active along with film screenings and chances for kids to create their own stop-motion ani-mation.”

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The documentary film, ‘Eastern’, looks at four students, including Josis Thomas, from a Toronto high school with a great basketball program who find themselves competing for the school’s last chance at championship glory.

For more information on the event or on Amici Camping Charity, visit www.amicich-

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Team members portage through downtown Toronto during the Amici Camping Charity’s Canoe Heads for Kids event.

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A long weekend is just about here, and many of us will hit the road for this Victoria Day holiday.

No matter when you go – be it in the city or on a longer road trip to a cottage or to pitch a tent – your main focus should be arriving at your destination alive.

The excitement of having a few days off from the everyday sometimes causes people to throw common sense out the window (along with some litter – don’t do that by the way). While you and other drivers snake through slow traffic, you can expect the Ontario Provincial Police to be keeping a close eye on how you drive.

Last year, a total of 27 motor-cyclists and four passengers died, with 17 of those motorcycle driv-ers reported as driving properly at the time of the crash, the OPP reports.

While speed and loss of control also played a role in the deaths, the OPP is cautioning both

motorcyclists and other drivers to do a better job of sharing the road.

These weekends away from our routine don’t have to be reckless. Speeding, careless lane changes and unnecessary risk taking can cause more than a rush – it can end your life or someone else’s. If you follow the rules of the road, and the person driving next to you does the same, along with the vehicle ahead of you and the other trailing a safe distance behind, there’s no reason this shouldn’t be a holiday to remember – for all the right reasons.

And if you want to celebrate the birthday of the late Queen Victoria with fireworks – be safe about it.

The Canada Safety Council believes it’s best to enjoy fireworks at a show put on by professionals such as the City of Toronto set for Monday night at Ashbridges Bay Park.

But if you’re going to be your own pyrotechnic pro-tege, follow these tips:

• Read the instructions, cautions and warnings on each firework item.

• Set up outdoors in a clear, open space. Light fireworks on a hard, flat and level surface to ensure stability.

• Spectators should be at a safe distance.• Only adults (18 years or over) should handle the

fireworks.• If you are impaired, do not handle fireworks.For more safety tips, visit www.canadasafetycoun-

cil.org

Be safe this Victoria Day long weekend

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Council needs to step up to make Toronto sustainableIf recent history has taught us nothing else, let us remem-ber this: that left to their own devices, Toronto’s political leadership is about as good with a budget as a pack of 12 year olds with their parents’ credit cards.

It had always been so, at least within the lifespan of amalgamated Toronto.

In 1997, Mel Lastman was elected the city’s first mayor on a promise of a three-year property tax freeze – delivered at the same time as the city was reconstituting itself into the largest municipality in the country at the behest, but without the support of the provincial government.

Lastman’s first term set a tone that subsequent councils have maintained: namely, that marginal property tax increases are the most injurious thing a government might inflict upon homeowners – about an equivalent evil to reduc-ing services upon which those homeowners had come to rely and limiting promises of improved ser-

vice to come.And so over the years,

council has approved proj-ects, maintained services and kept property tax increases slim to none.

This week, Toronto’s city manager Peter Wallace brought out another in what is developing into a series of despatches, delineating what to many has been obvious for years. Toronto has been able to maintain the fiction of a growing city and a low property tax environment thanks to factors that are either entirely beyond its control (a booming real estate market that pours in revenue through the municipal land transfer tax) or measures of which council should frankly be ashamed (approving capital projects for future years with no means of financing). At some point, very soon, the boom’s going

to end and the projects will have to be built.

Wallace first pointed this out to councillors in the fall shortly after he took the job. That early report gave Mayor John Tory a small amount of political cover, to propose that the city maintain a 0.5 per cent levy on the property tax bill currently in place to help finance the Scarborough subway, to finance more transit infrastructure.

This report, coming to next week’s Executive Committee, provides an imperative for more of the same: a debate on what other ways we might find, to support ourselves in the style to which we’ve become accustomed. To whit: revenue tools.

These conversations haven’t gone well in the past. In the last term of Council, politicians balked at supporting any revenue tools, even as they voted to go forward on subway expansion in Scarborough. Former mayor David Miller was able to get a couple

of major revenue tools through council, but the battle over the land transfer tax and vehicle registration tax nearly broke council.

Will it be any different now? It’s not encouraging. Toronto council this term has shown just as little appetite for long-term financial planning as ever. Under the leadership of Tory, council approved a billion-dollar rebuild of the Gardiner Expressway’s elevated lanes, against expert advice.

The Scarborough subway, absent all but one stop, remains on the books. And this week, Tory made it clear himself that one thing he won’t support is any significant increase to Toronto’s bargain-base-ment property tax rates.

There’s no doubt about it: the arrested 12 year olds on Toronto council have a lot of growing up to do.

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According to Blayne Lastman, noooooobody’s better at help-ing kids in need of urgent care than the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).

Lastman, the well-known owner of the Lastman’s Bad Boy furniture chain, dropped by the hospital on Friday to deliver a $208,000 cheque in support of SickKids’ Labatt Family Heart Centre. The funds were raised through customer and staff donations,

supplier support and through the chain itself. He was greeted by SickKids Foundation presi-dent Ted Garrard, SickKids head of cardiovascular sur-gery Glen Van Arsdell and SickKids ambassador Jonathan Richardson as he made the impressive donation.

“There’s no better institu-tion in the world for kids,” he said. “I met Dr. Van Arsdell a couple of years ago and his love of the game (keeping

children healthy) is incred-ible. Given how much he loves what he does, well that got to me too.”

Richardson, 13, has been nicknamed “Captain Cardiac” by his friends at school. While still in utero, he was diagnosed with a heart defect that left him essentially with half a heart and he has subsequently undergone three open heart surgeries, the first when he was only three days old.

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The $208,000 brought the total amount donated by Lastman’s Bad Boy to more than $400,000 over the years.

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Rosen’s partner called his life with her a ‘magical journey’marking the date of the trans-plant, said Rosen’s father, Allan.

Rosen, 38, was a 15-year Toronto firefighter, who worked out of Station 443 on Islington Avenue in central Etobicoke. She had planned to take a year’s sabbatical from her job this September to attend law school on a full scholarship.

Rosen died last Thursday in a mountain biking accident while out riding with a col-league at Kelso Conservation Area in Milton, Ont.

Gaistman called his life with Rosen a “magical journey” because of Rosen’s “joy of life, excitement and passion. You made everyone around you laugh, feel happy, feel worthy, feel respected. You made everyone want to enjoy life. You always fought for what was right.

“It is your strength that is helping me get through this terrible tragedy.”

A strong sense of self, deter-mination, and a spirit to fight for what was right were themes woven throughout the stories Rosen’s father told from his daughter’s life.

He recalled how she stood playing with water in a sink while other children in her class gathered as per a teacher’s instruction. How she pulled an astounded 240-pound

male firefighter, wearing 75 pounds of weights, from a smoke-filled room during a training exercise.

How she persevered to another fire hall and was hired when the platoon chief of the first hall she approached said they weren’t set up to accept women firefighters. “Do you have a lock on the door? Do you have a bunk?” Rosen had asked.

How emotionally struck she was when she was with the first fire crew to respond to a devastating fire in two barns at Woodbine Racetrack in August 2002 that killed 31 horses. How unreservedly she had offered a kidney to her brother when his health began to fail. And how she then became a vocal advo-cate for organ donation.

Many mourners wept when Allan Rosen closed his eulogy by saying, “I won’t hear my daughter say ‘I love you’ any-more. Goodbye, Sara. I love you.’”

F r a n k R a m a g n a n o , president of the Toronto Professional Fire Fighters’ Association, shared mes-sages of condo-lence offered by

Toronto firefighters.“Sara was powerful and

fierce. People like Sara make you want to do more in the world to help others,” one firefighter said.

Another offered: “She was honest, caring and full of life. She was always looking to make things better.”

Mike McCoy, Toronto fire deputy chief of operations, said Rosen carried out her duties with “courage and com-passion.” He first met Rosen in 2005 when he was her platoon

chief.

“The position of a firefighter is often dangerous, thankless, and at times, pushes you to limits you never thought you were capable of. It is not an occupation for the faint of heart or something to be entered into lightly. You have to love this job to do it well. Sara did it well.”

McCoy said her colleagues will remember Rosen “as a truly compassionate person, a humanitarian with a zest for life and a person with a strong, determined personal-ity.... She was generous and caring, and always

eager to lend a

hand.”McCoy encouraged mourn-

ers to take some comfort in the knowledge Rosen was doing what she loved when her life ended.

“On a beautiful spring day, she was living life to the fullest and enjoying every minute of it,” he said.

Rosen “made us all better people,” John Getty, acting captain of Rosen’s firehall, said of the colleague he had known for a decade.

Getty shared how Rosen had often tried to co-opt him into endurance races like Tough Mudder, miles of mud and obstacles designed to test mental grit, strength, and physical fitness. “When Sara mentioned a race, I learned to Google it first,” Getty said to the laughter of mourners.

Getty said Rosen will be remembered for living true to her values.

“These are some of the values that meant so much to Sara: Speak your mind. Listen to people. Give every-one a chance. Work hard and play hard. Love your family and friends. Don’t be afraid

to go into the tide; it will make you a stronger swimmer. Love animals. Never stop learning. Consent to be an organ donor. And of course, follow your dreams,” Getty said.

Dozens of firefighters stood at attention in two lines on either side of Alness Street outside the funeral home as members of the Toronto Professional Fire Fighters’ cer-emonial unit piped Rosen’s funeral procession to the cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Sara Rosen Memorial Fund, which ben-efits organ transplants at Toronto General Hospital, mental health causes, and The Positive Space Anti-Bullying Campaign.

Donations may be made c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst St. Toronto, M6A 2C3. Visit www.benjamins.ca or call 416-780-0324.

Rosen leaves her partner, Jackie Gaistman, children Frelan and Alex and her beloved dog, Brownie, as well as her parents, Allan and Ann, and her brother, Mark.

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UNOBSTRUCTED SOUTHERN vIEW“Beyond the Sea” Luxury suite with Open conceptlayout. Features stainless steel appliances, granitecounters and hardwood floors. Huge balcony with2 walkouts. One parking and one locker. Amazingamenities. Great location with Park, lake andbike trails directly across the street. Super Value!Only $299,900!!

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INCREDIBLY LARGE 4BDRM BUNGALOWTrue pride of ownership. Very well maintainedwith Large living room, separate formal diningroom. Finished Bsmt rec room with separateentrance. Hardwood floors through main level. Somuch space and potential! Amazing opportunityfor only $574,900!!

CABBAGETOWN LANDMARKTotally Renovated Detached Toronto Home. Bright & SunlitArchitectural Masterpiece will Amaze You! 2 Bedrooms, 3Bathrooms, Tempered Glass, 3 Balconies, Granite Floor,Custom Kitchen with B/I Appliances, Spacious & OpenConcept with Approx. 1,000 Sq. Ft. of Living Space!,Sauna, Finished Basement, Beautiful Deck + Garden,One of a Kind! Simply Must be Seen! Only $699,900!

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HUGE DOWNTOWN 2 STOREY4+2 bedroom semi with addition and rare 2car garage on large wide lot in high demandOssington & College location. Huge potential,steps to little Italy and Trinity Bellwoods.Amazing value, only $799,000!

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RENOvATED BACKING ON TO RAvINE!Gorgeous bungalow, with renovated kitchen, granitecounters and stainless steel appliances, new bath,hardwood floors and 3 spacious bedrooms. Separateentrance to large 2 Bedroom In-Law suite with brandnew kitchen and new bath. Simply must be seen,Amazing Value!


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Two public meetings are coming up this month to discuss transit proposals for the waterfront.

Waterfront Toronto and city officials will present preliminary design and planning concepts for pos-sible new, yet currently unfunded, transit routes which may include the East Bayfront LRT.

Two meetings are scheduled for the study, with the first taking place Wednesday, May 25 at Brigantine Room inside Harbourfront Centre start-ing at 6 p.m.

Another meeting takes place in Mimico the next day at John English Junior Middle School at 95 Mimico Ave. at 6 p.m.

wLAST CHANCE TO TAKE IN TUNNEL VISION

The Tunnel Vision subway exhibit is down to its final month.

The installation inside St. Lawrence Market features photographs, maps and other artifacts from nearly

100 years of transit plan-ning, dating well before the opening of the city’s first subway stations.

Organized by the Toronto Transportation Society, the exhibit, which opened in February, closes June 11.

wMOVE OVER UBER, HERE COMES APPLE

The legalization of Uber is well at hand, but could another tech giant one day enter the ride-hailing market?

It certainly seems like Apple is interested, with the company announcing last week it is investing $1 bil-lion in a Chinese competi-tor of Uber, and acting as a “strategic” investor to the company, Didi Chuxing.

It’s certainly conceivable Apple will never operate a ride-hailing service on its own.

But the company’s deep pockets combined with the burgeoning growth of the industry could mean there’s a day when Apple-branded vehicles are providing pri-vate rides in this city, and rivalling Uber in popularity.

wLONGTIME TTC HEAD OF PLANNING HAS RETIRED

The TTC’s longtime head of planning has finally called it a day after a career spanning more than three decades.

For 21 years of his career with the city, Mitch Stambler was the com-mission’s chief planning official, having a hand in developing transit expan-sion projects and plans.

Stambler had a direct role creating the Transit City light rail network plan, and he was also part of planning for the Spadina subway extension.

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The City of Toronto will once again be putting on a fire-works display at Ashbridges Bay Park at Lake Shore Boulevard East and Coxwell Avenue for Victoria Day.

The 14-minute pyrotechnic show will get underway at 9:45 p.m. Monday, May 23.

B u s s e r v i c e w i l l b e increased between Queen Street East and the Bloor-

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bylaws including the Liquor License Act.Visit www.toronto.ca

for more information.

City of Toronto hosts fireworks at Ashbridges Bay to celebrate Victoria Day

Eglinton Crosstown Update:Station Open House

The Eglinton Crosstown Project is building the Eglinton line, a 19-kilometre light rail transit(LRT) line that will run along Eglinton Avenue through the heart of Toronto, with a 10-kilometreunderground tunnel in its central section. When complete, the line will connect Mount Dennisin the west to Kennedy Road in the east, and will move passengers up to 60 per cent fasterthan bus service along Eglinton Avenue today.

Join us at our upcoming open house and learn about the future station on the Eglintonline in your neighbourhood.

Starting as early as June 2016, the next phase of construction begins at Eglinton Station, andmany other Crosstown stations will be under construction before the end of 2016.

Join Metrolinx and its constructor, Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS), at the open house to find out:• what construction is happening in your neighbourhood• why it needs to happen• how it may impact you• who to contact if you have questions/concerns• when construction is happening

Eglinton Station Open HouseMonday, May 30, 20166:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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help with food security in the area, and will help us provide jobs and training for youth (who will maintain the system) and skills development.”

The plants – including lettuce, kale, bok choy, watercress, basil and more – will go toward local programs or be sold off at reason-able prices, with the proceeds sup-porting the running of the system and other Scadding initiatives.

“We’ll make it so people can buy a whole plant and a bag of water, and with some of them, like kale or basil, they can keep growing them in a jar on their windowsill and eat from it for the rest of the summer,” Lee said.

The fish themselves will also grow in their barrels until they, too, are ready to eat. Lee hopes to partner with a Toronto restau-rant to sell some of the food grown on-site.

“There’s no bugs, no pesticides – it’s all natural and it doesn’t get any more local than this,” he said.

tilapias

He noted the tilapias will take as long as six months to grow enough to be meal-worthy, while the water-grown veggies will take far, far longer.

“If we do it properly and the system finds the right balance, we could produce a few hundred pounds in a week,” Lee said.

The system was made possible

thanks to $25,000 in development fees provided by councillor Joe Cressy’s office, though Lee noted Scadding went all-out to create a polished, professional-looking aquaponics facility given its public location.

Other organizations could con-ceivably come up with something far cheaper.

It will also serve as an educa-tional resource. Local schools will be able to come in and check out the mini-ecosystem, and Lee welcomes others to drop in and learn how to implement similar initiatives elsewhere.

“We want to show other com-munities how they can do the same thing for very little money,” he said.

That hope isn’t limited to other community centres and Toronto-based organizations. Scadding is partnering with Ian Clarke from OCAD to look at the possibility of setting up an off-grid climate-controlled aquaponics system in the far north.

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Scadding Court Community Centre Executive Director Kevin Lee displays the centre's new aquaponics program on Thursday.

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w Saturday, May 21Beasley Bear’s Teddy Bear PicnicWHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today to Monday WHERE: Centre Island, CONTACT: www.centre-island.ca/centreville/rides-attraction COST: FreeCombines outdoor fun with physical education to teach school-aged children about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.

w Tuesday, May 24Toronto Jewish ChorusWHEN: 7:30 to 10 p.m.

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w Wed., May 25History of Medicine in CanadaWHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Al-liance Francaise, 24 Spadina Rd. CONTACT: 416-922-2014, ext. 37 COST: FreeCatherine Frelin and the Société d’Histoire de To-ronto invite you for a lecture dedicated to the long run-ning history of medicine in Canada and the new chal-lenges it faces. The lecture will take place in French.

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Feedback Film FestWHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Carlton Cinemas, 20 Carlton St. CONTACT: Matthew Tof-folo, 416-568-9046 COST: FreeFeaturing the best of Documentary Short Films from around the world. Films from U.S.A., Canada, Netherlands, Jordan, U.K., Italy and Argentina. RSVP.

In Conversation with MobyWHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Lakeside Terrace, 235 Queens Quay W. CONTACT: Alex Davis, http://ifoa.org/events/in-conversation-with-moby COST: $10Join IFOA Weekly and Moby for the launch of his new memoir Porcelain.

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