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Beaches Terry Fox Run hits the Boardwalk
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Participants in the Beaches Terry Fox Run along the Boardwalk start the event on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 17. A large turnout of runners, walkers, cyclists and other participants showed up for what was the 43rd annual Terry Fox Run.
Upcoming Nuit Blanche East Danforth art celebration looks at the Future of the Danforth NUIT BLANCHE, Toronto’s sunset to sunrise celebration, is the largest contemporary art event in North America and the East Danforth area is about to welcome its third hub this coming weekend. Thanks to East End Arts, The Danforth Mosaic BIA, and Native Women in the Arts, East Toronto residents are invited to an all-night celebration of the arts taking place from 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, through to 7 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24. The Nuit Blanche East Danforth hub will see displays along Danforth Avenue, heading east from the Donlands TTC Station all the way to East Lynn Park, which is located between Coxwell and Woodbine avenues.
This year’s Nuit Blanche East Danforth hub theme is The Future of the Danforth. It will be asking artists and community members to imagine the Danforth of the future, as far as 200 years out. Will it feature flying electric self-driving cars, and technological advancements too complex to comprehend? Will the streetscape be a barren post-apocalyptic landscape? What will our relationship with the environment look like? Local artists will be presenting their take on those and other futuristic questions as part of the Nuit Blanche East Danforth hub. This year’s event will see the return of the ‘In View” storefront gallery series, which features 23 art installations from the future; a
textile waste laundromat experience by local artist Norwin Anne; a video projection funeral for a funeral home; reclaimed public art installations; and much more along Danforth Avenue. Many local food and drink businesses will be staying open late for Nuit Blanche, while other businesses with patios will have live music and other activations taking place. East End Arts said all residents are invited to “come out for a memorable fall evening full of amazing contemporary art and #EastEndLove!” Information on all of the Nuit Blanche East Danforth artists, installation titles, locations and more can be found at https://eastendarts. ca/nbed2023
Local councillors at odds over need for review of city services By Amarachi Amadike, Journalism Initiative Reporter
AS TORONTO sinks deeper into an affordability crisis, city councillors recently approved a slew of measures in an effort to close the gap on an estimated $1.5 billion in pressure on its budget in the coming year. Budget pressures refer to the “unavoidable consequence of allocating scarce resources between limitless societal needs.” Among the measures Toronto Council approved at a special meet-
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ing earlier this month was an increase in the land transfer tax for homes valued at $3 million or more, and a request to the provincial government for the city to be able to levy its own municipal sales tax. However, Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford is urging councillors to explore in-house cost saving measures before increasing taxes on Toronto residents. “The discussion around the longterm financial plan is really a conversation about affordability,” said Bradford. Continued on Page 2