The preliminary designs for Caledonia Station, an underground stop on the new Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown LRT line, were presented last night at an open house held by the TTC and Metrolinx. The concepts drawings were mounted on white boards and placed throughout the room at the York Memorial Collegiate, which played host to local community members eager to determine what changes are in store for their neighbourhood. There were representatives on hand from the City of Toronto, the TTC, and the design teams to answer questions.

Given the subways vs. LRT fiasco at City Hall, the one thing that residents wouldn't stop asking TTC Community Relations Team Leader David Nagler was whether or not the project was actually going to happen. While he acknowledged the skepticism, he was also quick to reassure everyone that the project is moving forward this summer (we can expect to see more obvious signs of construction as early as August).

The 2012 CONTACT Photography Festival is well underway with a host of promising gallery exhibitions to check out around the city. As has been the case for number of years, in addition to these more traditional shows, there are also a number of public installations to check out, many of which look stunning in the urban milieu in which they're presented. Here's a quick guide to the must-see public installations at CONTACT 2012.

Rick Madonik has traveled the world and back as a photographer — shooting everything from conflict zones overseas to our local sports teams over the years. A photographer at The Toronto Star since 1999, he's had an eventful and compelling career. He highlights the 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver as one of most exciting times (after all, he was there to capture Sidney Crosby's reaction to the big goal). He's also received some well deserved recognition along the way, winning the George Gross Award for Outstanding photography.

May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, brought out nearly 1,000 people in various protests and marches across the city yesterday, many of whom could be tied to the Occupy movement in some capacity or another.

The events started at Queen's Park early in the day, eventually gaining its highest numbers at Nathan Phillips Square around 4 p.m., where a variety of groups had gathered. There were people from Occupy Toronto, the Filipino Canadian Workers Organization and even a group dedicated to environmental justice, Green Bloc. As was the case with Occupy, there was a general sense of dissent rather than a narrow focus on one cause.

Weekend events in Toronto is our guide to events happening every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Watch for it here on Fridays around midday. Here's what's happening in Toronto this weekend, April 27-29, 2012.

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Public: Collective Identity / Occupied Spaces
The primary exhibit at the 2012 CONTACT Photography Festival, this exhibition launches tonight at MOCCA. Philippe Chancel, Cheryl Dunn, and Bill Sullivan are just a few of the talents featured in what is one of the stronger lead shows for the festival in years. These artists explore the ways we identify with public space through street photography and conflict photojournalism. Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, 952 Queen St. W., April 27, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Looking through Chris Young's photoblog, it seems like he's had the opportunity to photograph just about anyone and everyone. From Toronto sports teams, to politicians, and celebrities. Not too bad for a guy who considered photography as a second career. He has worked for several newswires, magazines and corporations, yet he still finds time to shot recreationally.

Young was born in England and spent years working outside of Toronto, but finds that there is a better work balance here. We caught up with him to find out more about how he started as a photographer and to see if he'd dish any dirt on the celebrities he's shot over the years