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A plan to turn a five-kilometre hydro corridor that runs from Earlscourt Park to the Annex is gaining momentum, with the creation of a “Green Line” along that stretch catching on with the public and the city alike.

The Green Line project originated out of a design competition created by Helena Grdadolnik of Workshop Architecture in 2012.

She wanted to get the com-munity at large excited about the prospect of linking up the scattered green spaces in the area and creating a more con-tinuous and useful piece of the public realm.

“I live in the area and my office is in the area, so I was personally really interested in seeing the spaces improved and linked,” she said.

“(Parks advocacy group) Park People got involved a couple of years ago and started working with Friends of the Green Line, a group I’m still involved in, and the city at the same time started looking at investing more into its parks department.”

Grdadolnik said she simply hoped to spark conversation about the idea and, while she hoped to see some sort of plan to link the spaces come to fruition

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Parkdale-High Park MPP Cheri DiNovo and her colleague, Toronto-Danforth MPP Peter Taubuns, host a town hall meet-ing about climate change and The Leap Manifesto.

The writing of The Leap Manifesto was initiated last spring at a two-day meeting in Toronto attended by 60

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Councillor Rob Ford was amal-gamated Toronto’s third mayor. In a single term of office he transformed city government even as he sharply divided public opinion and through his personal life drew intense and often unwelcome international attention.

He died Tuesday after a long battle with a rare form of cancer.

At the time of his death, Ford, 46, was serving as Ward 2 Councillor (Etobicoke North), an office he originally assumed in 2000 at the age of just 30. It was the same year he married his high school sweetheart, Renata Brejniak.

Ford, the youngest son of for mer Progressive Conservative MPP and Etobicoke businessman Doug Ford Sr., grew up in Etobicoke, attending Scarlett Heights Secondary School where he played football, and attended Carleton University to study political science.

He spent a year there and returned to Toronto to work at

the family label-making busi-ness, Deco Labels and Tags.

Ford ran for council and was elected in Ward 2. He quickly became known as a sharp critic of government spending.

From the beginning, Ford made a point of submitting annual office budget expenses totalling only $2. It later emerged he was drawing on his personal wealth to subsidize his office, leading to a change in expense rules requiring all office expenses – even those subsidized personally – be publicly declared.

He fought for small govern-ment in other ways, particularly during the council’s annual budget debate, and he became known for his combative style, often going head-to-head with colleagues.

But Ford also became known over his three terms as a city councillor as a politician who returned calls personally.

In 2010, Ford kept a promise he’d repeated for three terms and ran for mayor, after then-mayor David Miller announced he would not seek a third

term. Ford handily defeated his opponents, chief among them former Liberal cabinet minister George Smitherman, despite several more scandals emerging.

Ford’s brother, Doug Ford Jr., who also managed the mayor-alty campaign, was elected to council in Ward 2 that same year.

Ford ran on a simple slogan, “stop the gravy train,” arguing

the city was wasting hundreds of millions of dollars and he knew where to find savings.

During his mayoralty, Ford maintained his interest in foot-ball, coaching at Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School, frequently missing council meetings to attend games. He also operated a football charity, raising money to buy equip-ment for high school teams.

This latter activity nearly

cost him the mayoralty when, in 2012, he spoke against an Integrity Commissioner’s report demanding he repay donations from lobbyists made to the charity while he was a councillor. That action had Ford standing trial for con-flict of interest, during which he was nearly removed from office – saved only in appeal court.

The following year, issues of substance abuse overtook the mayoralty. The Toronto Star reported Ford attended a military event inebriated, and then along with the website Gawker, revealed the existence of a video showing Ford smok-ing crack cocaine.

Ford repeatedly denied having done so until in the fall of that year, he reversed his position and admitted it during a scrum.

Because of remarks he made at the time, Toronto Council took the unusual steps of removing all but his statutory powers as mayor and trans-ferring the rest to his deputy mayor Norm Kelly.

During this time Ford’s antics attracted international

attention, and Ford became a favourite target of late-night American talk shows.

Although he publicly claimed he was no longer using alcohol or drugs, Ford nonethe-less continued to do so through early 2014, after registering for re-election. When more videos emerged of his behaviour, Ford signed up for a rehab program and took a leave of absence.

He returned in fighting form, but a cancer diagnosis in the summer of 2014 led to his last-minute withdrawal from the mayoral race. However, he registered for his old seat in Ward 2, while Doug Ford joined the mayor’s race.

Despite undergoing che-motherapy for two tumors in his abdomen, Ford easily won Ward 2, while Doug came in second to John Tory.

In 2015, he announced a second set of tumors had been found and entered into another round of chemotherapy, which was not successful.

Ford is survived by his mother Diane, his wife Renata, his daughter Stephanie and his son Doug, brothers Randy and Doug, and sister Kathy.

Rob Ford succumbs to rare form of cancer at the age of 46

Staff file photo/DAVID NICKLERob Ford participates at a council meeting in 2013. The former mayor of Toronto and Etobicoke North councillor died after a long battle with cancer on Tuesday.

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There’s a reason Rob Ford was elected Toronto’s mayor in 2010, and it’s the same one that is now being expressed across the city as news of

his death sinks in.At the age of 46, Ford lost his battle with a rare and

aggressive form of cancer Tuesday morning; family members were at his side at Mount Sinai Hospital.

With his death comes an end to a controversial and, at times, bizarre run of Toronto politics. But unpacking all of that is for another day.

Today, we need to mourn and pay our respects to a man who had a profound impact on the city he loved and the people who lived in it.

While we remember Rob Ford, the politician, we must also remember him as a father who leaves a wife and two young chil-dren, aged eight and 10. Our deep condolences go out to them and to the entire Ford family.

From the first campaign he won as councillor in Etobicoke North

back in 2000, Ford always had a populist “man of the people” persona. He was genuine with that, and people gravitated toward to it. Here was a guy who unapologetically loved his sports, and his barbecues.

Many in the city saw themselves in him: the aver-age guy who was going to stick it to the so-called “elites” who thought Toronto was theirs to rule. Many voters loved that. And they loved Rob Ford.

He was unbeatable in every race he ran for coun-cillor, and when he announced he would seek the mayor’s seat in 2010, many of those “elites” scoffed. But Ford knew what they didn’t – he had deep and loyal support from those who proudly called them-selves members of Ford Nation.

Some of his populist success was built on tapping into resentment by those who felt excluded by the megacity’s political system – particularly those in Scarborough, North York and Etobicoke, who felt they’d been treated as second-class citizens since amalgamation.

Ford may have exploited that feeling. A feeling which resonated with him personally.

Rob Ford was what he was, and he always fought hard for what he believed in.

He will be greatly missed by the city that he loved.

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His love of Toronto was reciprocated

I think I first met Rob Ford in former Etobicoke Councillor Doug Holyday’s office on the second floor of Toronto City Hall, back in 2000. Rob had just won an election up in Ward 2, and he’d come down to see Holyday, bringing along his big brother Doug before settling in.

It’s funny, at first I thought Doug might be the new councillor – he was the aggressively friendly one, while Rob stood politely back: smiling a bit ner-vously, not saying much, rocking from one foot to the other. He was an easy guy to underestimate; an easy guy not to notice. And the first time we met, I did both.

Mea culpa.Over the 16 years between

his arrival at City Hall and his death in a hospital bed just a few hundred metres north and west of it, Ford taught me otherwise.

He came to City Hall with two clear and simple objectives: if not to reduce the size of government here, then highlight where it was

overstuffed, and to provide customer service to his con-stituents. He did this both by taking lessons from his father, former Progressive Conservative MP and label-making entrepreneur Doug Ford Sr.

He didn’t win votes at Toronto Council. But he did win votes in his northwest-ern Etobicoke ward, and then, improbably, across the entire city in 2010, and again in his Ward 2 stomping grounds in 2014.

His simple, straight-forward narrative caught on. It made him unbeatable, at least electorally.

Of course, Rob Ford was entirely fallible, as beatable as anyone both politically and personally.

For the first couple of years as mayor, Ford ran a tight ship on council, win-ning many votes and push-ing his small government

agenda even when fiscal and organizational realities seemed to make that impos-sible.

The vehicle registration tax was repealed; former mayor David Miller’s baby Transit City, cancelled; garbage collection west of Yonge Street was contracted out. In his first year, Ford used the last Miller-era budget surplus to orches-trate a property tax freeze.

It all fell apart. But we know all about that.

His plan to build a subway on Sheppard Avenue East didn’t survive council. A conflict of inter-est trial nearly cost Ford his job. A video of Ford smoking crack cocaine revealed a substance abuse problem of profound and humiliating depth, along with terrible displays of rage and racism and vulgarity that put Toronto in the crosshairs of international late-night television comedy.

You could make a joke out of it, and many did. But really, it was sad and hurtful,

and at times very frighten-ing and dangerous.

And then there was the cancer. You can’t make a joke out of that. It tortured him for awhile, teased him with hope and, as is cancer’s wont, came back for what turned out to be the kill.

The last time I talked with Rob Ford was a couple months ago, when he’d come back to City Hall in the midst of bouts of the chemotherapy that couldn’t save him. We did a little interview outside a commit-tee room, and talked a bit.

It was a nice conversa-tion. He told me the doctors thought the chemo was working, that he was feeling pretty dragged out and often felt quite ill, but at least this time his hair wasn’t falling out. He took that as a good sign, and I agreed it might just be.

Mea culpa.

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The president of Union Pearson (UP) Express has resigned from overseeing the service, Metrolinx has confirmed.

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Toronto’s Board of Health will be making the final call on the establishment of three super-vised injection sites for intra-venous drug users in July.

But on Monday, March 21, the board of health voted unanimously to go ahead with public consultations for those

sites, leading to a final vote on actually implementing the plan in the summer.

Consultation would see sites put at the Queen West Central Toronto Community Health Centre, the South Riverdale Community Health Centre and The Works at Toronto Public Health’s building on Victoria St.

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Dr. David McKeown told the board all three organizations now deliver extensive harm-reduction programs to drug users, including dispensing clean needles.

But he said safe injection sites would add a layer of treat-ment and safety to the process, and also make for greater com-munity safety as users wouldn’t be injecting themselves in

public places and leaving dis-carded needles.

Dr. Jurgen Rehm, director of social and epidemiologi-cal research department at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, reported that based on his studies of similar programs in Switzerland, the safe injection sites will improve community safety.

“The research shows that they did not increase crime, they actually do reduce other problems like public drug use and discarded injection equip-ment,” he said.

Kevin Lee from the Scadding Court Community Centre

corroborated this, noting that currently his west-end neigh-bourhood adjacent to the Queen West Central Toronto Community Health Centre has to deal with the fallout of street drug use directly.

“”We have million-dollar homes, and we have social housing,” he said. “Queen West distributes 300,000 needles and those needles go somewhere. At Scadding Court we’re just a block down and we do our due diligence to check the play-ground for needles, condoms and we’re finding them on a regular basis.”

Councillor Joe Cressey

was, like Lee and the other 28 people who came to speak to the board, in firm support of the plan.

“Supervised injection ser-vices are about public health and public safety,” he said. “These programs will save lives. They’ll help move people toward treatment and will ensure that people can live in dignity. They will move needles out of parks and playgrounds and into a supportive environ-ment.”

The plan will now go to public consultations, both in the respective communities and city-wide.

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Black Lives Matter demonstra-tors clashed with Toronto police during a protest outside head-quarters Monday, March 21 over the Special Investigations Unit’s (SIU) decision not to charge an officer who killed a Toronto man in July.

According to reports, shouting and shoving could be seen outside the College Street building as police took

down the protesters’ tents and extinguished a fire.

The protest, which began Sunday night, was in relation to an SIU report concluding an officer who shot Andrew Loku, 45, at a Rogers and Caledonia roads apartment building in the summer used justifiable force.

Police were called to the building after receiving

reports a man, armed with a hammer, was threatening to kill a woman.

According to an SIU news release, Loku was shot twice after refusing orders to drop the hammer and advanced toward police.

Members of Black Lives Matter claim the officer used excessive force in dealing with the distressed Loku.

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free professional buyer service:• Find out about the newest homes on the market that meet your needs• Get more informed about the specific areas and how to get the best price• Find out how to get the best mortgage rates and saving programs, plus much more - Call today!!

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Not intended to solicit persons under contract. *for # of Transactions 2015. ** for Dollar Volume 2015. *** Certain Conditions may apply. ReMax West Realty Inc. does not guarantee the sale of your home. Exclusively offered by Frank Leo. Copyright© 2009 Frank Leo

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FREE Confidential Home Evaluations.

SELL Your Home FASTER and for MORE MONEY!• Your Home Advertised 24 Hours a Day Until Sold• Your Home Advertised to Millions on www.GetLeo.com• Learn the Secrets of Selling your Home, without ineffective Open Houses• Your Home Listed in Full Colour Print Ads Until It’s Sold• Our team of Professionals for the same price as hiring a single broker• Get up to $10,000 no interest for 60 days***

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OPULENT KINGSWAY RESIDENCEBacking Onto Humber River, Premium 350 Ft. Lot, Landscaped Resort Like Oasis, Inground Pool, Cabana, Patio,Amazing Views, Stately Renovated 5 Bedroom 2 Storey, 6 Bathrooms, Exudes Charm, Character & Luxury. CrownMouldings, Heated Floors, Formal Dining Room, Gourmet Kitchen, Finished Bsmt, Nanny Suite, Master BedroomRetreat, Walkout to Spectacular Balcony, Elegance Personified, Steps to Amenities & Subway! $3,390,000!

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HIGH PARK DUPLEXPrime Location, Gorgeous Victorian 3+1 Bedroom 3 Storey, Separate Entrances, 2 Hydro Meters,2 Sundecks, Balcony, Thousands in Upgrades and Updates, Private Drive, Fabulous Opportunity,Close to All Amenities! $999,900

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EXECUTIVE ROSEDALE HEIGHTSDetached 4 Bdrm, 2 Storey Nestled on Wide 40 FtLot, Wonderful Layout with Grand 2 Storey Foyer,Huge Kitchen with Walkout to Deck, Family Roomwith Fireplace, Large Master with Ensuite, FabulousThornhill Location, Steps to All Conveniences, 407and Promenade Mall! Must be seen!


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STUNNING RAVINE LOT!!Absolutely Beautiful 3 + 1 Bedroom Custom BungalowSituated On Premium Ravine Lot!! Upscale NeighbourhoodSurrounded By Million-Dollar Homes, Spacious And Bright,Features 9’ Ceilings, Crown Moulding, Rich Kitchen CabinetryW/Granite Counters, Large Master Bedroom W/6 Pc Ensuite.Professionally Finished Basement W/ Full Kitchen & SeparateEntrance. Oversized 3-Car garage. Too Many Upgrades To LIst!Amazing Property – Don’t Miss Out!! $849,000!

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BUNGALOW WITH LARGE ADDITIONSituated on 53 Ft Lot in High Demand Central Location,Gleaming Hardwood Floors, 3+1 Bdrm, Modern Kitchen,4 Bathrooms, Massive Family Room with Gas Fireplace+ Bow Window, Walk Out to Solarium, Separate SideEntrance to Basement Ideal for Entertaining or In-LawSuite, Garage, Interlock Drive.


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WYCLIFFE EXECUTIVE 2 STOREYDetached Stunning 4 Bedroom with FantasticSunroom Addition, Skylights, Gas Fireplace,Renovated Custom Kitchen, Granite Countertop, MainFloor Family Room, Den, Professionally FinishedBasement, Large Lot, Interlock Drive, Great CourtLocation! Amazing Value!


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GRAND HIGH PARK MULTI UNITStunning Large 2.5 Storey Home with Addition, Stepsto Howard P.S., High Park and Subway/GO. Sought AfterLocation, 3 Gorgeous Self Contained Units, Each withOwn Laundry and Multiple Decks/Balconies. Detached 2Car Block Garage, Turnkey Property with Many Upgrades,Use as Single Family or Investment.


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EXECUTIVE 2 STOREYDetached 4 Bedroom, Main Floor Family& Laundry Room, Formal Dining & OpenConcept Living Room, Oak Staircase, Masterwith Full Ensuite, Spacious Backyard, DoubleGarage, Fantastic Opportunity, Simply Must beSeen! $849,900

HEART OF CLARKSON VILLAGERenovatedExecutive4Bdrm2StoreyonaHighDemandCourtLocation, Renovated Modern Kitchen, Quartz Countertop,Heated Floor, Renovated Baths, Formal Dining Rm, OpenConcept Living Rm, Open Concept Family Room, Walkout toBackyard Retreat, Pattern Concrete, Inground Heated Pool,Magnificent Master with Walk-In Closet and Full Ensuite.


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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!

UNIONVILLE – WARDEN & MAJOR MACKBrand New Sub Penthouse 1+1 Bdrm Suite in LuxuriousResort Style Boutique Championship Golf CourseCommunity, Thousands in Quality Upgrades, 2 ParkingSpaces, Locker, 2 Year Free Maintenance Fee Plus 1 YearIndividual Membership to Angus Academy, SouthwestExposure, Set Amidst Million Dollar Homes, 20,000 Sq Ftof Outdoor Amenity Space! Brand New! Ready to Movein end of March! Only $688,800!

LUXURY WATERFRONT CONDO!!Spacious open concept suite with 10 ft ceilings,modern kitchen with Stainless Steel Appliances,Elegant Laminate Floors, Floor to ceilingWindows,Walkout to Gorgeous 370 sq ft Terrace with Viewsof Lake and Park. Fabulous Amenities and Stepsto Transit, Must Be Seen Only $549,900!!

GORGEOUS RENOVATED BUNGALOWBeautiful Detached 3 Bdrm with 2 Full Baths, Open ConceptLayout, Custom Kitchen with Island, Granite Counters andStainless Steel Appliances, Hardwood Floors, FinishedBasement with Fireplace, Wonderful Backyard Oasis withHeated Inground Pool, 2 Car Garage, Long Private Driveway,New Furnace, Family Neighbourhood Close to Schools and AllConveniences! An Absolute Must See!


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After years of relentless tor-ment, one former downtown Toronto resident is calling on all levels of government to step up their efforts in fighting the ongoing bedbug crisis.

The woman, who asked to be referred to only by her first name, Kathleen, first came into contact with the bugs while volunteering in a community centre in Regent Park six years ago.

What ensued was a living hell that led her to move to Etobicoke to get away from the insects and eventually saw her move out of Toronto altogether.

“It’s more than just bugs – after a little while, the trauma kicks in,” she said. “You don’t know what you’re up against, and you wind up going into a downward spiral.”

Kathleen said her troubles became far more severe when her landlord found a loophole to evict her after

the bedbug problem per-sisted in her building. From there, she moved “from one infested building to the next” before finally winding up in

a women’s shelter.“I had to throw away

everything I owned several times, I lost my job because I couldn’t work, I wound up

with (post-traumatic stress disorder,)” she said. “I have severe anxiety issues, I’ve had panic attacks. I can’t convey how much this affects your

psychological well-being.“It’s relentless – you liter-

ally feel them crawling all over you, and you wind up with blood and fecal traces all over your mattress.”

Kathleen said she is hoping all three levels of govern-ment will step up and pro-vide funding for scientific research to find permanent solutions to the bedbug prob-lem. Treating the problem using current pest control methods is a mere Band-Aid, with the bugs often returning before long.

“(Current treatments) cause the bedbugs to dis-perse, but there’s a high recurrence rate,” she said.

She noted new methods are needed, and an informa-tion campaign to let people know about the problem – particularly in high-risk areas such as schools, hospitals, nursing homes and multi-unit housing – should be another top priority.

“It just seems like the funding and the will isn’t there,” she said.

Toronto Community Housing resident and tenant representative Daniel Snihur, who has also felt the bite of bedbugs, joined Kathleen and fellow activist Eliza, who was dressed as a bedbug, at a protest outside Toronto City Hall last week.

He said he has spent entire nights awake looking out for bedbugs in hopes of getting rid of them or preventing them from biting his son.

“It’s just nuts, the psy-chological, mental and emotional impact,” he said. “You arrange to have some-one come in and take care of the problem and you have to turn your house upside-down. You can’t have guests over because they’re scared. It’s amazing that one little bug can do so much.”

The activists said they are hoping their pleas reach government ears and force action. They have started up an online petition to garner support at www.change.org/p/e-lise-toronto-bed-bug-crisis

Former Torontonian urges government to step up bedbug fight

Staff photo/JUSTIN SKINNER

Toronto Community Housing tenant representative Daniel Snihur, right, rally organizer Kathleen and a bed bug protest outside Nathan Phillips Square on Queen Street Friday regarding government inactivity against bed bugs.

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Town Hall on The Leap ManifestoWHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School, 1515 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: MPP Cheri DiNovo, 416-763-5630, [email protected] COST: FreeWith Avi Lewis, filmmaker, former host on Al Jazeera and the CBC; Canadian Union of Postal Workers; Toronto350.org; Greenpeace and many more. All welcome. Hosted by MPPs Peter Tabuns and Cheri DiNovo.

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w Sunday, April 3Lost WaterwaysWHEN: 10:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: High Park, 1873 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: [email protected] COST: FreeThat gurgling sound beneath your feet? It’s a river. City planner Leo deSorcy follows the flow. Meet at the benches across from Grenadier Restaurant.

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Prince Harry’s Invictus Games are coming to Toronto.

The military man, and fifth in line to the British throne, made the announcement March 16.

The third installment of the Invictus Games will be held in September 2017.

The international sporting event for wounded, injured and sick Armed Forces members and veterans was founded by the prince after he was inspired by an event held in the United States

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Although it’s been eight years that Toronto-based world jazz ensemble Avataar has been performing, it was only recently the group released its first record, which it will offi-cially debut during a March 30 show at Lula Lounge.

Led by vocalist-Saxophon-ist Sundar Viswanathan, Avataar will perform a selec-tion from its new CD, chris-tened Petal and will include all original band members and guests who recorded the album at the show.

The CD, Viswanathan said, crosses many different genres.

“It’s rooted in jazz, but is influenced by classical Indian and Brazilian music,” Viswanathan told The Villager, adding there are hints of Jimi Hendrix, Enya and John McLaughlin. “It’s a pretty eclectic sounding record. I’ve taken my time with this record, honing the sound.”

Viswanathan said he is looking forward to perform-ing at Lula Lounge, known for playing international salsa, jazz and world music.

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After eight years performing together, Toronto-based world jazz ensemble Avataar is releasing its first album and launch-ing the recording March 30 at Lula Lounge.

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The Green Line would be created in the hydro cor-ridor from Davenport and Lansdowne to the area east of Spadina near the City of Toronto Archives. That area features nine small city parks and parkettes, some vacant lots and parking lots. It would see the creation of a much larger green area that would

benefit local residents, walk-ers, runners and cyclists.

“The idea is to plug the holes between the parks that exist, so instead of having a bunch of small parks along that corridor, we would have a much larger, much more usable green space,” said Jake Tobin Garrett of Park People.

The plan requires buy-in from Infrastructure Ontario, which owns the land, and the City of Toronto, which would license the space from the provincial body. Garrett said the city has stepped up with money in the 2016 budget to help make the plan a reality.

“We’ve also had conversa-tions with Hydro One, who operate the licence for the land we need and they seem positive about the idea of us using that green space,” he said.

Some obstacles remain, including ensuring the green space is not interrupted by some of the major streets that run through the planned area.

“A lot of people already use the hydro corridor as a means to get around, but it’s not the most pleasant expe-rience in places, especially where there are roadways you have to cross,” Garrett said,

noting that pedestrian bridges would have to be built over streets and avenues including Dovercourt, Ossington, Shaw, Christie, Bathurst, Howland, and Spadina.

While the Green Line itself still requires some funding and planning, the move-ment to create the space has seen the area activated with the planting of a pollinator garden, the painting of a mural on Dovercourt, a harvest fes-tival, and other events.

“There’s already been a lot of effort that’s gone into animating and activating the Green Line,” Garrett said.

Park People, Friends of the

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Park People and Friends of the Green Line are teaming up to host walks along the Dupont hydro corridor.The free walks, which will take place on March 25, 26 and 27, will offer insight into the history, culture and nature along the Green Line, which runs from Earlscourt Park to Spadina Road.The City of Toronto Archives will also host an interactive exhibit showcasing the Green Line until April 2.Visit www.myseumoftoronto.com/event/walk-line-history-culture-and-ecology-green-line for details.

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