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The annual Environment Day in Ward 32 is set for Thursday, May 19.

Hosted by Beaches-East York Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, the event will be held in the parking lot at Ted Reeve Arena, 175 Main St. at Gerrard Street East, from 4 to 8 p.m.

Community Environment Days aim to reduce the amount of reusable, recyclable and household hazardous waste going into landfill. They pro-vide residents with a convenient place to drop off reusable and recyclable items like clothing, small appliances, non-perishable food, and electronics, among other things.

People can also drop off household hazardous waste for safe disposal. This year’s event will once again include shred-ding services.

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There’s an alarming concentra-tion of plastic pollution in the Great Lakes – enough to rival

the Great Pacifi c Garbage Patch – and concrete steps must be taken now to address it.

That was the message Environmental Defence (ED) shared during a recent media

event in the port lands where the organization’s new report, Turning the Plastic Tide: How to Protect the Great Lakes and Fight Plastic Pollution, was launched.

This location was especially apt for the press conference as bits of plastic waste tend to accu-mulate in the Keating Channel where it meets the Don River.

Polluted Don River the backdrop to release of report on Great Lakes garbage

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Garbage accumulates in the Don River, the site where a report was released by Environmental Defence on how to fight plastic pol-lution in the Great Lakes.

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The life of Marilyn Ullrich will be celebrated with a memo-rial on Saturday, May 28 at Community Centre 55 (CC55), 97 Main St. at Swanwick Ave.

The gathering will run from 2 to 5 p.m. All well-wishers are welcome.

Ullrich, a 30-year east-end resident, died on Tuesday, May 3 when an SUV driven by a 65-year-old woman, who is believed to be her friend, crashed through the front window of Bold Steps Dance Studio on Spruce Hill Road, just north of Queen Street East.

Two others were injured in the spectacular crash, which happened shortly before a 10 a.m. dance class was set to begin.

At this point, there is no determination on charges being laid against the driver.

In the days since the acci-dent, many people have stopped by the local dance studio to pay their respects.

Ullrich, 68, was a well-loved and well-known community member who supported events and initiatives at Stephenson Park, near Danforth Avenue and Main Street.

She was also part of the seniors program at CC55 and volunteered at the community centre.

Ullrich, a retired medical administrator, is survived by her husband, Thomas, and sons, Douglas and Richard,

daughter-in-law Brittan, grandsons Thomas and Charlie, her mother, Thelma Patterson, sister, Barb, and brother-in-law, John Roberts, and many loved ones and friends.

Visitation for Ullrich will be held at the Trull Funeral Home, 1111 Danforth Ave., just west of Greenwood Avenue, today from 5 to 8 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, Ullrich’s family is asking donations be made to Community Centre 55’s Share-A-Christmas Teen Angel Program, which was close to her heart. Call 416-691-1113 for more informa-tion.

A private family interment for Ullrich will be held at Nipissing Union Cemetery. Ullrich’s family is originally from there and Nipissing is near the family’s cottage.

– Joanna Lavoie

Celebration of life for Marilyn UllrichBeach resident killed when vehicle crashed through dance studio window

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Marilyn Ullrich with dog Clancey.

community

Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School stu-dents are doing their part to help those impacted by the devastating wildfires in Fort

McMurray, Alberta.On Friday starting at 12:45

p.m., students from the east-end school will dressed all in white as they do a support

walk around the school.Each c lassroom has

been given a Bristol board with a big bubble letter on it. These boards will be

laid out on the back pave-ment at the school to spell #BowmoreBacksFortMac!

After the walk, everyone will gather around the banner and

a school photographer will snap a picture from the roof.

Students will also be making a monetary contribution. For the past week, they’ve

been bringing in change to donate.

Parents and the public are welcome to attend. Call 416-393-9450 for information.

Bowmore students to show their support for Fort McMurray victims in Friday walk

“(Plastic pollution) is accu-mulating in the Great Lakes like it’s accumulating in the (Pacific) Ocean,” said Keith Brooks, ED’s clean economy program director during his opening remarks.

“We’ve got to do more to keep the Great Lakes great.”

As part of the press confer-ence, Grade 6 students from the nearby Voice Integrative School prepared a short pre-sentation where they held up colourful posters and filled a large wire water bottle sculp-ture with plastic bottles they’d collected.

Toronto-Centre MPP Glen

Murray, the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, was also in atten-dance.

He said in Ontario there are three pieces of legislation in the works to help protect the Great Lakes: the Great Lakes Protection Act, the Waste Free Ontario and Circular Economy Act, and the Low Carbon Economy Bill.

“There’s a lot of legislation in Ontario to address this kind of concern,” Murray assured those in attendance, urging the young people there to continue making their voices heard.

N a t a l i j a F i s h e r ,

Environmental Defence’s water program manager, spoke about the report’s plan to help reduce plastic pollution in the Great Lakes by making polluters pay, charging a fair price for industrial water use, and protecting the Great Lakes for current and future generations.

Ontario is one of two prov-inces in Canada that does not have a deposit return program for single-use plastic bottled and as a result, more than a billion bottles are not recycled each year in Ontario.

“We can and must do better,” said Fisher. “It’s time to turn the plastic tide.”

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The Toronto Tabla Ensemble, which has made its home base in the heart of Little India since the end of 2014, will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with two shows at Harbourfront Centre’s Brigantine Room.

Titled The Next 25 Years, the concerts will take place Saturday, May 14 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 15 at 3 p.m.

“Our 25th anniversary show is about the next 25 years. I

could have invited back past guests and collaborators but I really wanted to focus on the youth,” said veteran tabla master Ritesh Das, artistic director and founder of the ensemble, during a recent interview with Metroland Media Toronto.

“You’ll see a lot of young people on stage. I’m really happy to showcase the talent of the next generation.”

During the concerts, Das will be performing for the first time on a new electric drum instrument called a Jam Kat.

He said each original piece in the shows is dedicated to those who have helped the not-for-profit organization reach this special mile-stone.

Das also noted this week-

end’s performances will serve as a launching point for an exciting year to come as Canada celebrates its 150th birthday in 2017.

“We’ve got some big shows in the works,” he said.

When not performing or composing, Das said he loves teaching others to play the tabla and other South Asian percussion instruments.

Toronto Tabla Ensemble offers lessons in east-end Toronto (at the ensemble’s main location on Gerrard Street East), Mississauga and Scarborough.

Visit www.torontotabla.com for more information.

wtabla master up for toronto arts award

On another note, Das was recently nominated for a 2016

Roy Thomson Hall Award of Recognition from the Toronto Arts Foundation, a charitable organization that encour-ages artistic excellence and increases access to the arts in the City of Toronto through private sector investment.

This award is presented to an individual, ensemble or organization to recog-nize creative, performing, administrative, volunteer or philanthropic contributions to Toronto’s musical life.

Das will find out if he’s the winner on Thursday, May 26 at the 11th annual Mayor’s Arts Lunch, which brings together leaders of the arts, government and business to celebrate the benefits that the artistic community and their benefactors bring to the life of Toronto.

Toronto Tabla Ensemble marks 25-year milestone with Harbourfront concerts Tabla group based on Gerrard Street

Environmental Defence offers ways to reduce waste

staff photo/Joanna Lavoie

Students from the Voice Integrative School made a presentation at the release of a report on plastic pollu-tion in the Great Lakes.

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Last week’s vote on Uber at Toronto City Council did undeniable harm to two very vulnerable groups in our city.

Taxi drivers form one of those groups. The suite of amendments moved by Mayor John Tory and approved by a solid major-ity of Toronto councillors makes the lives of drivers who don’t own their own plates undeniably worse.

Licenced taxi driv-ers come away from the debate with less stable income, in a position that makes it virtually impos-sible to compete with a potential flood of Uber-X cars and drivers.

And then there is that other vulnerable group – one that’s not vulnerable economically or socially perhaps, but is practically an endangered species in the political ecology of Toronto City Hall: Toronto’s small but vocal group of left-wing council-lors.

Tory left them gasping

in disbelief, after he aban-doned a long negotiation with them to come up with a more progressive and taxi driver-friendly set of amendments, to make a sharp turn to the right and champion a very different, very Uber-friendly set of amendments.

Those amendments mollified some of the bigger voices on the right – notably Giorgio Mammoliti and Jim Karygiannis.

But they left the leader-ship on the left – Janet Davis, Gord Perks, Deputy Mayor Pam McConnell – seething more than usual.

The negotiations had been long, and the left went into the May council meeting thinking they had a deal.

The reversal was a clear indication that the left could count on no reli-

able negotiations with the mayor’s office, so there was no point in trying.

None of this should concern Tory much.

While it’s true he has promised to bring Toronto Council together in a way that no other mayor has, the reality is that Tory does not really need to do so in order to govern.

His natural allies, coun-cil’s centrists and right wing, will support him on most matters.

If the mayor wants to put policy in place that strays to the left, he can rely on council’s left without a thought. Is the left going to vote against bike lanes, public housing dollars, public health mat-ters?

Given that Tory’s man-date seems to be based on offering comfort to voters of nearly every political persuasion, will the left really be able to bring forward a credible, win-ning mayoral candidate in 2018?

Council’s left wing meanwhile, is in a corner. Unless a Bernie Sanders municipal figure emerges very soon, there is very little that a left-leaning councillor can do to harm Tory politically, particu-larly as Tory is far more likely to face a strong chal-lenger from the right.

And as was demon-strated last week, there is scarcely more that left-wing councillors can accomplish in working with Tory and his staff.

They can vote for policies they agree with, of course, but influence them? Put a mark on them?

Well they can certainly try – if, that is, they can put from their minds the May 2016 council meeting, when they and Toronto’s cab drivers both lost it all.

The 10-year cycling plan proposed by the city this week that could see hundreds of kilome-tres of cycling infrastructure built is certainly

ambitious and one that is worth going after in an expeditious manner.

The plan is large in scale featuring 525 kilometres of new infrastructure with bike lanes and cycle tracks proposed in neighbourhoods across the entire city.

This should generate excitement as there seems to be a city-building opportunity here with feasibility studies planned on some of Toronto’s major street corridors including Yonge Street from Front Street to Steeles Avenue, along Bloor Street from Dundas Street West to Sherbourne Street, and Danforth Avenue from Broadview Avenue to Kingston Road.

Like public transit, this plan has the potential of connecting and moving Toronto residents by pro-

viding more travel alternatives especially for those living in the edges of the city where afford-able transportation options are woefully lacking.

Building a connected network of bike lanes throughout the city could also encourage more people to ride their bicycles on

safer, designated routes. The benefits of doing so are many, such as helping

reduce traffic gridlock, promoting a healthier life-style, and decreasing the number of cycling fatalities.

The timing also seems right with growing support from cycling advocates as well as the political will to take action on these issues. Last week’s approval by Toronto Council for a pilot project to put separated bicycle lanes on Bloor Street is a good start.

Of course, an ambitious plan like this has financial implications with the city recommending five levels of funding starting from $8 million a year that would allow for design and delivery of 27 per cent of the proposed projects, and $12 million a year to see half the projects go ahead.

But this shouldn’t be done piecemeal and spend-ing $20 million a year to complete the whole project in 10 years is warranted.

With careful planning, community consulta-tion, and financial accountability, the plan should proceed forward as soon as possible. Any delays in implementation could see costs rise and leave Toronto further behind other major cities when it comes to transportation infrastructure.

It’s about time a city like Toronto catches up and becomes more connected.

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Everyone is invited to attend the Spring Bird Festival this Saturday at Tommy Thompson Park.

This year’s free-of-charge event, the 16th annual, will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hosted by the Toronto and Region Conservation, the Spring Bird Festival at Tommy Thompson Park, also known as the Leslie Street Spit, celebrates the phenomenon of bird migration, while marking International Migratory Bird Day and highlighting the importance of bird con-servation.

The day’s activities will include bird walks and talks, bird banding demos,

conservation activities, educational displays, and the Great Canadian Birdathon.

Registration is required for some of the activities.

Limited free parking is available on Unwin Avenue, Leslie Street, and in the park’s parking lot.

Pets are not permitted in the park.

Tommy Thompson Park, the largest green space in the city and a popular stopping point for more than 300 bird species, is at 1 Leslie St., at Unwin Avenue in the port lands.


A big presence will be missing from the Spring Bird Festival this Saturday at Tommy Thompson Park.

Bronwyn Dalziel, a long-time volunteer at the park’s migratory bird banding sta-tion, was killed March 27 in an automobile collision.

The North York resident, who was wrapping up a mas-ter’s degree in ornithology (the branch of zoology that involves the study of birds) at the University of Toronto, was 24. She leaves behind her mother, Catherine, father, Robert, and 22-year-old brother, David, as well as many family members and good friends.

At the time of her death, Dalziel was in the Barrie area doing bird banding with a friend when the car she was driving and a van collided. Four other people were injured in the crash, which occurred around 4 p.m. on 9th Line at 5th Sideroad.

“Bronwyn would have been front and centre at the Spring Bird Festival,” said Ralph Toninger, manager of Tommy Thompson Park and manager of restoration proj-ects for Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.

“She would be running pro-grams at the bird research sta-tion, helping with social media and doing data analysis. Her dedication was incredible.”

Dalziel became interested in birds when she was 12 years old, said Catherine.

“We had a bird feeder at home and it piqued her inter-est in exploring birds further,” she said.

Toninger said everyone at the research station is upset by Dalziel’s death.

“It leaves an emotional hole in the lab. We are struggling with her absence,” Toninger said.

“She did everything. She was a super volunteer. She kept records, hosted tours, and shared her knowledge with visitors.”

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Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station co-ordinator Brett Tryon checks the fat content of a Yellow Warbler before releasing it during a past Spring Bird Festival at the park.

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Silver Spoons, a fundraiser for Second Harvest, is coming to Leslieville on Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 11 p.m.

Presented by The Vandenberg House, the

event, which will include wine and craft beer tast-ings, an art gallery, locally produced gourmet artisan food, a food market, inter-active digital floor games, live and DJ music, a silent auction and wine and food

pair-ing semi-nars, will be held at District 28, 28 Logan Ave., south of Eastern Avenue.

Organizers are aiming to raise $10,000, the equiva-lent of 20,000 meals, for Second Harvest.

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Canadian author/playwright Marty Chan will be paying a visit to Toronto’s east end for the 39th annual Canadian Children’s Book Week, which runs May 7 to 14.

Chan, who lives in Edmonton, Alberta, will be at Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview Ave. at Gerrard Street East, on Friday at 1:30 p.m.

For details, call 416-393-7720.

wbeAch fundrAiser for kids from AttAwApiskAt

The Beaches Recreation Centre, 6 Williamson Rd. at Lee Avenue, is hosting a bake sale and silent auction fundraiser for the children of Attawapiskat on Saturday.

The event will get underway at 9 a.m.

The community centre is also starting a pen pal program for kids from Attawapiskat. Those interested in taking part are asked to bring a written letter for kids between nine and 17 years old.

Donations of baked good as well as items for the silent auc-tion are needed. Anyone with questions should email Gaby at [email protected] or call 416-371-1756.

wcheck out 55 division’s community fAir

Officers from 55 Division will be holding their Police Week Community Fair Saturday at Withrow Park, 725 Logan Ave, just south of Danforth Avenue.

This year’s event, which will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., will include a barbecue, police vehicles, music, and bike safety demos. It will also feature a children’s challenge and a bike rodeo. Don’t forget to bring your bike.

The 55 Division Police Week Community Fair is a rain-or-shine event. Admission is free. For details, call 416-808-5500.

wthornton Abbey boosts children’s progrAmming

Thornton Abbey, a 1920s-themed fundraising reception and silent auction for Riverside’s Ralph Thornton Centre, is set to take place on Saturday.

The event, which marks the 102nd anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the iconic building,

will include music by the Emily Steinwall jazz quartet, a cash bar, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres. It will run from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen St. E., just east of Broadview Avenue.

Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Proceeds will sup-port children’s programming at the community centre.

Call 416-392-6810 or email [email protected] for tickets or information.

wlunch And leArn About AffordAble housing

Beach United Church will be host-ing a lunch and learn session on affordable housing after its 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday.

Beaches-East York Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon along with Martin Blake, vice-president of the Daniels Corporation, will be the featured guests.

Beach United Church is at 140 Wineva Ave., just north of Queen Street East.

For details, call 416-691-8082.

wcAmp for kids with ties to lgbtQ+ community

Registration is open for RAC Camp, a free adventure camp at Riverside’s Ralph Thornton Centre.

Children aged six to 12 who identify with or have families associated with the LGBTQ+ com-munity have until Sunday, May 15 at 11:59 p.m. to sign up online at www.ralphthornton.org or at the centre’s third floor reception. Applications can also be faxed to 416-392-0025 or emailed to [email protected]

The Ralph Thornton Centre is at 765 Queen St. E.

wrefugee group shAres newcomers’ stories

Refugee Voices: Stories of Struggle and Success is set to take place Monday in the Upper Beach.

Sponsored by the East End Refugee Committee, a group of faith communities that has been sponsoring refugees since 1995, the event will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. at

Scarborough Road.All are welcome to come hear

stories of challenges and triumphs from four new Canadians who have settled in Canada over the last two decades. A question-and-answer period will follow the presentations.

Admission is by freewill offering but donations to EERC are appre-ciated. Receipts will be issued for donations over $20.

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The Beach and East Toronto Historical Society is hosting a talk by Camille Bégin, co-ordinator of Heritage Toronto’s Historic Plaques and Markers program, on Tuesday.

The presentation will be held at the Beaches Library, 2161 Queen St. E. at Lee Avenue, from 7 to 8:15 p.m.

All are welcome. Call 416-393-7703 for more information.

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The Beach Garden Society is host-ing an information discussion on using aromatic plants for health and wellbeing, on Tuesday.

The event will run from 7:15 to 9 p.m. at Adam Beck Community Centre, 79 Lawlor Ave. Guest speaker is Maggie Mann.

After the talk, the BGS will be holding its spring flower show.

For more information, contact Marilyn Walsh at [email protected] or 416-461-8714.

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The Fairmount Park Farmers Market is kick-starting the season by hosting Build Your Garden events on May 18 and 25.

From 3 to 7 p.m. both days, community members are invited to Fairmount Park, 1725 Gerrard St. E., east of Coxwell Avenue, to learn more about sustainable gar-dening products and resources.

Seasonal vendors as well as special guest vendors will be on hand. Events will include hands-on activities, demonstrations, and live music. Visit www.fairmount-market.ca

Photographs by students from Riverdale’s First Nations School of Toronto are being featured in a group exhibition titled The Art of Light and Shadow.

The initiative, funded by the Ontario Arts Council’s Aboriginal Artist in Schools program, involved students from the local school taking part in a 16-week course in 35 mm black and white

photography with instructor Ryan Walsh.

The Art of Light and Shadow runs until May 31 at Galleria 814, 814 St. Clair Ave. W.

Visit www.galleria814.com

Riverdale Housing Animation Programs (RHAP) is presenting its sixth annual Art of Community fundraiser on Friday.

The community art and enter-tainment show will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Baron Byng Beaches Branch 1/42, at 243 Coxwell Ave. at Gerrard Street East, from 7 to 10 p.m.

All art on display will be avail-able for sale.

Entertainment will include belly dancers, comedians, musi-cians, magicians, and more. This year’s event will also include raffles, door prizes, a silent auc-tion, and a 50/50 draw.

Admission costs $10 for stu-dent and $20 for adults.

Those who can’t attend but would like to make a donation can do so online at www.cana-

dahelps.org/dn/18731All proceeds will be directed

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Animation Programs is the charitable arm of the Riverdale Housing Action Group that helps p e o p l e a c c e s s affordable housing and daily support in the city’s east end.

RHAP runs several program throughout the year including a monthly women and young men’s group, a March Break camp, an International Women’s Day celebration, a summer camp, an October celebration, and a holiday party, to name a few.

Contact Emily at [email protected] or 416-469-3278 for details or to purchase tickets.

The Toronto Beaches Children’s Chorus (TBCC) has launched an online fundraising campaign at www.fundrazr.com/TBCCinNYC to help pay for their trip to New York City.

Comprised of more than 150 children from Scarborough and east-end Toronto, the TBCC has been invited to perform as part of the Distinguished Concerts International New York series at Carnegie Hall

in a concert titled Eternal Light. Members of the Toronto Beaches Children’s Choir will be singing six Spanish songs by Venezuelan composer Christian Grases at the June 12 event.

To make this opportunity a reality, the choir has held a number of fundraisers through-

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