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Volume 51 No. 11
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BuskerFest returns to the Beach THE TORONTO International BuskerFest for Epilepsy is back in the Beach, and it will make its return over the Labour Day weekend in Woodbine Park. Like many other large festivals, BuskerFest did not take place for the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A fundraiser for Epilepsy Toronto, this will be the 21st annual BuskerFest in the city. Numerous buskers from around the world are slated to share their talents with those attending Woodbine Park over the entire Labour Day weekend. Acts will include circus artists, daredevils, “feats of the impossible” and much more. There will also be food trucks, a beer garden and music at the festival. Buskers slated to take part in this year’s festival include the Hoop You Fire Show with Bex in Motion, Scarlett Black, Zola Molotov and Stasia Fantasia presenting a “dazzling” and “epic” fire show. Also performing are Australia’s Rueben DotDotDot, the Lucky Barber juggler, ET the Mime, Construction Guys and more. The Toronto International BuskerFest is Ontario’s largest gathering of buskers. BuskerFest will be open Friday, Sept. 2, from noon to 11 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 3 and Sunday, Sept. 4, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Monday, Sept. 5, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. General admission tickets are $10 with proceeds to Epilepsy Toronto. Admission for children under 12 is $5. Early Bird family and friends passes for four can also be purchased on line. For more information on BuskerFest and how to buy tickets, please go to www.torontobuskerfest.com
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Painting petals at Kingston Road United Church
PHOTO: ALAN SHACKLETON
Emma, 3, helps paint petals on one of the construction walls surrounding Kingston Road United Church during its current renovation work. The Paint-A-Petal event on Saturday helped raise funds for the work on the church while also beautifying the construction hoarding around it with a colourful mural full of flowers.
Local candidates are ready to run as city election campaigns begin By Amarachi Amadike
CANDIDATES FOR Toronto’s upcoming municipal elections have been finalized as registrations for those running for the positions of mayor, ward councillor and school board trustee officially closed on the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 19. Unlike the situation the week before, all incumbent councillors now have challengers for their respective positions as more residents have entered the races for councillor positions in one of Toronto’s 25 wards. Here are the candidates registered to run in the Oct. 24 election in the wards of BeachesEast York, Toronto-Danforth and Scarborough Southwest.
WARD 20 SCARBOROUGH SOUTHWEST There are eight candidates running for the council seat in Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest. Challenging incumbent councillor Gary Crawford are Corey David, Lorenzo Berardinetti, Parthi Kandavel, Philip Mills, Kevin Rupasinghe, Sharif Ahmed, and Malik Ahmad. WARD 19 BEACHES-EAST YORK A total of seven candidates are running for the council seat in Ward 19 Beaches-East York. In the 2018 municipal election, 16 candidates ran for the seat. Taking on incumbent councillor Brad Bradford in this fall’s election are Frank Marra, Donna Braniff, Sébastien Auger, Adam Smith, Steven Thompson and Jennie Worden.
WARD 14 TORONTO-DANFORTH Incumbent councillor Paula Fletcher in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth has four challengers. Also seeking the seat are John De Marco, Wali Abro, James Dyson and Denise Walcott. TORONTO DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE RACES IN EAST TORONTO Municipal elections also see school board trustees running for their positions. With Parthi KandaveL out of the picture as he instead looks to gain a council seat in Scarborough Southwest, the race for Toronto District School Board (TDSB) trustee in Ward 18 (Scarborough Southwest) has all fresh faces in the race. Running for the trustee position are Kim Martin, Robert McDermott, Guled Arale, Malika Continued on Page 18