The Dialog, Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, 2017 by The Dialog

ISSUE 02 / SEPT. 17–OCT. 1, 2017 GBC Student Newspaper • Founded 1982

NEWS

ARTS & LIFE

SCIENCE & TECH

Overdose prevention site opens in Moss Park

Hurricane wrecks family home of former SA clubs co-ordinator

Skipping class with style: your guide to cheap thrills

Smartphones vs. smart profs: cellphones in classrooms

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The life and death of Jonathan Johnston

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Unsanctioned overdose prevention site saving lives During current overdose crisis volunteer says, “they couldn’t wait any longer” LIDIANNY BOTTO REPORTER-EDITOR

On Aug. 12, a team of volunteers opened Toronto’s first overdose prevention site in Moss Park near Queen and Jarvis, north of George Brown College’s (GBC) St. James campus. Matt Johnson, a volunteer at the pop-up site, said the opening of the unsanctioned site was a quick answer to the increase overdose deaths. According to the Toronto Overdose Information System’s website, 102 people died due to opioids and 33 from a combination of opioid and alcohol in 2015. 125 people died accidentally from opioid drugs in 2016, with another 54 deaths from opioids and alcohol. This marks the largest annual increase since tracking started in 2013. “The government has not moved fast enough to respond or isn’t moving to the crisis, and we just felt that, morally and ethically, we couldn’t wait any longer,” said Johnson. Sarah Ovens, who is on the Toronto Overdose Prevention Site’s co-ordinating committee, said the site at Moss Park has between 30 and 40 people use it each night and volunteers have

handed out hundreds of naloxone kits. “The majority of people that have used the site had an overdose before and also multiple times,” she said. The site is open every day from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. People can bring any kind of drugs they want to use. The space has two tents for drug consumption. One tent for injection drugs such as heroin, which can support three people injecting at once, and another for other drugs such as crack, which has capacity

aid and CPR. They know how to respond an overdose.” Every day, volunteers walk around the park with sharp containers picking up any drugs and needles they find, trying to keep the area clean. They also talk with people, explain what they are doing and give out water bottles and clean needles. As a downtown college, GBC is also at risk of having people overdose on campus. As the college buildings are open to the public, drug users could be using in places

Naloxone kits are available at the overdose prevention site in Moss Park which 30 to 40 people use each day. Photo: Lidianny Botto / The Dialog Overdose prevention site in Moss Park. Photo: Lidianny Botto / The Dialog

“George Brown staff should be trained in administering naloxone, and in recognizing and responding to overdoses ” for five people. Around 80 volunteers have worked on the site, including doctors, nurses, social workers and others that have experience with people who use drugs. “There is a team of three people that specifically work in the injection tents, said Ovens. “All of those people are naloxone trained, first-

such as washrooms even if they are not students. “As a public institution, it is necessary that George Brown have naloxone kits – preferably, nasal spray kits rather than injection ones, as they are easier to use,” said Griffin Epstein, a professor of social work at GBC. “George Brown staff should also be trained in adminis-

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tering naloxone, and, more generally, in recognizing and responding to overdoses.” A spokesperson for the college said that security at GBC does not have naloxone but the college takes the issue seriously and has been working with Toronto Public Health on developing protocols. A report of the Toronto and Ottawa Supervised Consumption Assessment Study (TOSCA) showed that the necessity to open three supervised injection sites in the city has existed since 2012 but no site was given permission to open until this year. After the unsanctioned initiative at Moss Park opened the government has taken action. On Aug. 29, the Ontario government announced that they will invest $222 million over the next three years to

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combat the overdose crisis. Nine days after the unsanctioned site was opened at Moss Park, Toronto Public Health also opened their first supervised injection site on the first floor at 277 Victoria Street, close to Dundas and Yonge. The Dialog reached out to Toronto Public Health and city councillor Joe Cressy, but requests for an interview were not returned by press time. Ovens said volunteers have no intention of closing the overdose prevention site. “People tend to have connections, including dealers, close to where they are. It (the new official site) is so far from Moss Park. We don’t think they will walk that far.” With files from Steve Cornwell

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Hurricane destroys family home of recent GBC clubs co-ordinator in St. Martin

LIDIANNY BOTTO REPORTER-EDITOR

Cameron Wathey, 27, had a plan. After two years working for Student Association of George Brown College as the clubs and involvement coordinator, he decided it was time to go back to his home island of St. Martin in the Caribbean. Wathey’s idea was to return Sept. 10 and help with the family business, but his life changed completely when the island took a direct hit from Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6. The Student Association funds The Dialog. Considered a category five hurricane by The National Hurricane Center of The United States (NHC), Irma caused a huge catastrophe in St. Martin. The small island is divided between a French and Dutch side and has a population of 74,208 people according to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the USA. In an interview to the Radio Caribbean International, the former French lawmaker, Daniel Gibbs, said that the French part of St. Martin was “95 per cent destroyed”. The Dutch side, where the Wathey family lives, was also severely damaged. The Dialog talked with

EVENTS LISTING SA board of directors meeting Monday, Sept. 18 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

St. James, Quiet Lounge, Room 150F (inside the Kings Lounge)

Former GBC clubs coordinator Cameron Wathey launches fundraiser after his family lost their house to Hurricane Irma

Come and get involved in your student government. Don’t be shy! Board members are your fellow students and are there to answer your questions, and are accountable to you.

Toronto FC vs. Montreal Impact Wednesday, Sept. 20 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

BMO Field, 170 Princes’ Blvd.

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St. James: Corner of George Street and Adelaide Street Casa Loma: Corner of Bridgman Avenue and Kendal Avenue Cameron Wathey with his family during a recent visit to St. Martin. He’s on the left followed by his parents, Norman and Susan, his brothers Kyle and Drew and their dog, Snuggles. Photo: Personal archive

Wathey who said that his family is safe, but needed to move to a friend’s house. “Our home and our business… everything is gone,” said Wathey. While he waits anxiously to see his family again, Wathey started a GoFundMe campaign and is asking friends for donations to help his family. On the page, the he said that the money will help him “buy supplies and get home.” “It’s a dire, dire need for help and support so I’m asking friends from George Brown, anyone who can help me, to donate and gather supplies,” Wathey told The Dialog. “I would be very grateful.” As of this writing $6,430 has been raised of the $7,500 goal for the Wathey family. Donations can also be made to a general fundraising campaign for the island supported by the St. Martin Tourism Bureau. Wathey described situation on the island as chaotic. Supermarkets, drugstores and banks are all closed. The island is in a state of emergency and the only water and food are coming from the military. Worried about the possibil-

“Our home and our business… everything is gone” ity the local businesses pricegouging for basic goods, the Government of Sint Maarten (Dutch name) published a list of the maximum prices allowed for hurricane items and contacts for complaints on its website. The international airport on St Martin, Princess Juliana, had all commercial flights cancelled and is open only for military flights. In a statement on it’s website the airport said. “we thank you for your patience and understanding and look forward to welcoming you back to St. Martin soon.” On a visit to St. Martin on Sept. 12 French president Emmanuel Macron pledged 50 million euros ($72 million) to made available towards for the country.

Shuttle buses depart at 6:45 p.m. sharp! Tickets are sold out.

Good Food Market: Casa Loma Thursday, Sept. 21 Thursday, Sept. 28 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Casa Loma Student Centre, E building, 1st floor

Visit us every Thursday for fresh and discounted vegetables, fruits and more!

Toronto Blue Jay vs. New York Yankees Friday, Sept. 22 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Rogers Centre, 1 Blue Jays Way

Blue Jays Social 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

St. James, Kings Lounge, A150

Join us inside Kings Lounge from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. for our Blue Jays rally. At 6 p.m. we will walk to the Rogers Centre. Tickets are sold out.

Soccer: Cambrian vs. George Brown

TTC Post-Secondary Photo ID Day Monday, Sept. 25 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

St. James, King’s Lounge, A150

Please bring: proof that you are a full-time post-secondary student enrolled in a recognized degree or diploma program in Toronto and one piece of photo ID. Cost: $7

SA Special Meeting of Members Wednesday, Sept. 27 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Casa Loma Student Centre, E building, main floor

The Student Association of George Brown College (SA) invites all full-time students—SA members—to participate in the meeting.

25-cent Ice Cream Days Wednesday, Sept. 27 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Casa Loma, outside of Student Centre on Bridgman Avenue

Thursday, Sept. 28 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

St. James, outside of the King’s Lounge on George Street

Get yourself a cone from an ice-cream truck for only 25 cents (while supplies last). Get information on other upcoming events and services while you eat a yummy treat.

Soccer: Humber vs. George Brown Wednesday Sept. 27 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Esther Shiner Stadium 5720 Bathurst St, North York

Women’s game: 7 p.m. Men’s game: 9 p.m.

17th Annual Back-toschool Boat Cruise Friday, Sept. 29 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Aboard the Enterprise 2000

Saturday, Sept. 23 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Join us for a fun night on the water. Shuttle buses leave from St. James campus (200 King St. E) only at 6 p.m.

Women’s game: 1 p.m. Men’s game: 3 p.m.

$20 for GBC students / $25 for guests (one guest allowed per GBC student). Price includes: cruise, meal, shuttles and prizes. Tickets available from all SA offices.

Esther Shiner Stadium 5720 Bathurst St, North York

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Ontario College faculty vote to strike Negotiations between union and colleges continue DIALOG STAFF Faculty at 24 colleges in Ontario gave their union a mandate to strike on Sept. 14, with 68 per cent voting to strike, if a deal can’t be reached. The current contract between faculty and colleges in Ontario expires Sept. 30. The vote gives the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), who is nego-

68 per cent of College faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges voted for a strike mandate on Thursday. Photo courtesy of George Brown College.

tiating for faculty, the option to strike after the contract has expired.

JP Hornick, who is chair of OPSEU’s bargaining team, called the 68 per cent vote a

great mandate to “show that the colleges really need to discuss the key issues at the table.” Hornick said one of the concerns that the union has is that 81 per cent of teaching at Ontario colleges is done by contract faculty. “It’s not a stable way to run an education system and it’s certainly one of key areas that faculty know affects all of us, full-time or part-time,” Hornick said. Don Sinclair, chief executive officer of the College Employer’s Council, who represents Ontario colleges in the negotiation said that the college system can’t afford the union’s proposal. “ We ’ r e c o m m i t t e d t o achieving a negotiated settlement, one that’s fair to our faculty while being responsible to employers we represent and that’s the colleges,” he said. “At the same time we also need practical proposals from the union to be successful. The proposals that are currently on the table aren’t

going to get us a settlement.” The colleges have been in talks with the union since July, and have offered a 7.5 per cent pay hike over four years, as well as changes to drug coverage and parental leave. The College Employers Council estimates that meeting all of the unions demands would require $400 million per year, which they say would lead to program cuts. Both Hornick and Sinclair said that when the union and colleges are back at the negotiating table on Sept. 18 they’re committed to making a deal. “We are negotiating towards a settlement, not a strike,” said Hornick. “What we hope is that this mandate forces management to engage in negotiations with us.” Last month, college support staff agreed to a 7.75% pay hike over four years.

U-Commute is fighting for a universal transit pass for students Student unions at George Brown, U of T, OCAD and Ryerson join forces to lobby for a student transit pass that is included in student fees NATALIA PIZARRO SILVA REPORTER-EDITOR

Getting around Toronto and the GTA is getting hard to afford, especially for students. This is why the Student Association of George Brown College (SA), which funds The Dialog, joined student unions from University of Toronto, OCAD and Ryerson in a campaign to get a universal transit pass that could make things easier for everyone. The new campaign is called U-Commute and the goal is to get a discounted universal pass that’s included in student fees, so the students don’t have to worry about the monthly payment. This pass would be available to all students. According to the report

Mapping the World’s Prices 2017, Toronto is the 10th most expensive city for a monthly public transportation pass. Many students know this by experience: getting around and traveling to school is hard to afford. “A lot of our students come from places that aren’t always in Toronto and we found that the Presto pass has a lot of issues and there’s still a lot of miscommunication going on,” said Tiffany White, the director of education at the SA. “So, to make it easy for students, and because a lot of other schools are already doing it, we are just going to try and get a u-pass here as well.” Other institutions already have a universal transit pass. Students at Durham College,

UOIT and Trent in Oshawa can get a U-Pass that allow them to use the local public transportation and the GO train and buses. White and other student union leaders met with the TTC chair Josh Colle, to talk about U-commute on Sept. 13. They are also trying to reach Metrolinx and the municipal government to find support. Stuart Green, senior communications specialist at TTC, said he has not heard about the campaign yet. “We do see value from customer development perspective in having a U-Pass and would speak to any group or institution who wants to propose one.” On Sept. 14, Robert Hollis, the executive vice president of Presto, presented their quarterly report at the Metrolinx board meeting. The report said that an update of the Presto system will allow students and institutions to load discounted U-Passes onto Presto cards in November. “This is a good action that Metrolinx is taking,” said Jose Wilson, vice president

Student leaders from Toronto post-secondary schools have teamed up for U-Commute. Photo provided.

external at the U of T Mississauga Students Union in a press release. “This is also getting us closer to our stated goal of receiving a Greater Toronto Area wide U-Pass. To support their demands, U-Commute is asking students to fill out an online survey at ucommuteto.ca. They want to give the TTC and GO concrete numbers to show them how this pass could benefit the system by reducing fare evasion. So far, the survey has been successful. “Our initial goal was to reach 2,000, and we actually exceeded that. I think the last time I checked we got 3,500 responses, and that’s just within our first week,” said White. About 300 of those responses are from George

Brown College, but there’s still a couple of weeks to fill out the survey. White said nothing is going to change without student approval. “We have to have a referendum meeting to actually implement the changes and be able to put into our fees, so nothing will affect anybody until they say so.” White said that she wants some students to be able to opt-out, but they haven’t reached an agreement on the details yet. “Some students also live within a radius where they can actually just walk to school, so we are looking at the options for including an opt-out option for students,” said White.

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Artist Toby Sicks opens Indigenous tattoo parlour “Where else can you smudge before you get a tattoo?” GBC student Toby Sicks owns Inkdigenous. Photo: Meng Ma / The Dialog

The Métis tattooist channels his passion into beautiful body art MENG MA REPORTER-EDITOR

Standing in the doorway of his new tattoo shop near the corner of Jarvis and Queen, Toby Sicks greets you with open arms. Small talk turns into conversation, then you’re sitting comfortably on

his chair while he performs a ceremony. “Where else can you smudge before you get a tattoo?” he said. Sicks is the owner of Inkdigenous Tattoo Studio and a current student in the community worker program at George Brown College. A

Métis from Hearst, Ontario, Sicks said he came from a life of anger and homelessness. He is now working full-time as a tattoo artist. Sicks credits coming to George Brown with some of his personal breakthroughs. “It was the community work course that sobered me up,” he said. “That got me to realize my place in world.” The community worker student said that at the college he was reading a lot about Métis people, marginalization and “how oppressive

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it is out there.” Inkdigenous opened in July in the Moss Park neighbourhood with a mission to promote local Indigenous artists. Sicks hopes to hire Indigenous artists who have the drive to put their work out there, using their own ideas. “My view is not only to share culture and tradition but also to create economics for our indigenous artists,” he said. For J.P. Gladu, the president and ceo of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, Indigenous entrepreneurship goes back to the fur trade in Canada. “We were the first economic engine,” said Gladu, who is Anishinaabe. Gladu also sees business as a means to empower Indigenous people in Canada. “When you think about our Indigenous communities, we need to get to a place where we’re not managing poverty, we’re managing wealth.” said Gladu. “And the

only way we manage wealth is to create wealth through entrepreneurship and business.” Currently, the gallery also has paintings and beadwork by Indigenous artists and Sick’s has plans to expand. As a tattooist, Sicks’ creative process involves working closely with other Indigenous artists, such as Nyle Johnston, to develop cultural artwork for display, which can also be inked on clients. Sicks said that people should look for an organization or education program that affirms their identity, like he found at George Brown. “I have no regrets,” said Sicks. “I am glad that everything did happen to me. I thank the Creator everyday, because I wouldn’t know what I know today”

WEDNESDAY SEPT. 27, 2017 11 A.M. – 1 P.M.

The Student Association of George Brown College (SA) invites all full-time students—SA members—to participate in our Special Meeting.

George Brown College Casa Loma campus (Student Centre, E Building, main floor) 142 Kendal Ave., Toronto, ON M5R 1M3 Packages with motions, proxies, and proposed changes to the bylaws are available for pickup at all Student Association front offices during regular office hours five business days before the meeting. Please join us, and learn more about your Student Association, lunch provided.

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SPORTS

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X-country starting on the wrong foot Cross-country team loses head coach, deals with injury to start season STEVE CORNWELL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

With the departure of their head coach and an injury to one of their returning runners, the start of the Huskies cross-country team’s season might be off to rough start. Jack Huang, who is a returning runner from last year, said that he has a stress fracture in his right foot. He ran at the team’s first tryout before the injury was diagnosed. “I’ve been injured for almost three weeks and I’m not sure how my season will go,”

Huang said. Huang added that he was sad that former head coach Michael Lavigne was leaving the team, but that Edgar Malchic, the team’s assistant coach has stepped up to keep the team running. Lavigne left to team to be with his wife, Catriona Revell, who has started graduate school in Washington, DC. Revell also served as the team’s assistant coach for the last three seasons. After 11 years as a coach and three more as a George Brown College student, Lavigne said the decision to leave was tough but necessary. “I know I wouldn’t be able to coach the team to the standard that I have set and expect for myself due to the mental and emotional stress of being separated from my wife,” said Lavigne in an email. Lavigne added that the team is set for a great season, and that he will be cheering them on. Athletics and recreation

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Jack Huang had stress fracture in his foot. Photo: George Brown College

is currently looking for Lavigne’s replacement. “I hope they hire a new head coach soon,” said Branden Thorburn, a returning runner for the team. He added that the practices have been well organized under Malchic. After running with shin splints for most of last season, Thorburn said he is aiming to finish a lot higher in races in last year. The team’s next competition is the Fleming Invitational at Fleming College on Sept. 24.

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Old glory, friends, and family Huskies greats reflect and look forward ahead of 50 year homecoming STEVE CORNWELL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Marla Henderson won provincial gold in skiing. Photo: George Brown College

As the athletics department gets set to celebrate 50 years of athletics at the college, some of the greats are coming back to mark the occasion. One of those greats is Ontario Collegiate Athletics Association (OCAA) and Huskies hall-of-famer Marla Henderson. As a Husky, Henderson won two provincial gold medals in alpine skiing adding to two other golds she

won as part of Confederation College. Hailing from Thunder Bay, a 1,400 km drive northwest of Toronto, building relationships so far from home was important for Henderson. Being a Husky helped her do that. “I was able to meet my friends through college not only in class but through the athletics program, so that was super important,” she said. “And (so was) being able to walk into the athletics department and have a family away from home.” A graduate of the sports and events marketing program, Henderson was a multi-sport athlete competing for women’s volleyball and indoor soccer at the college. Henderson was George Brown’s female athlete of the year in 2008. She was inducted into the OCAA hallof-fame in 2011, and George

Brown’s athletic hall in 2012. For Val Pozzan and Albert DaSilva, who were each part of a Huskies basketball dynasty in the 1970s, returning to the college for homecoming is about maintaining the bonds formed through athletics. Pozzan, who played on George Brown’s only national gold medal-winning team, outside of badminton, said that he still send cards to athletes that he coached. He said he also remembered a time when the athletics department was just him and former athletics director, Alex Barbier who is the namesake of the Casa Loma campus gym. Pozzan said that while the college is starting to provide more support for athletics, it was lacking in the past. “If I’m comparing ourselves to other colleges and the way we grew as far as athletics and what we could have been doing, we grew very slow.” DaSilva has long been an advocate of improving the athletic facilities of the college, and he wants to see the Huskies outdoor athletes

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play closer to the school. Other than the Huskies baseball team, which plays some of its home games at Christie Pits near downtown, every outdoor varsity team plays home games in North York or Scarborough this year. He also noticed that George Brown’s facilities had an impact on recruiting new athletes. “When they come to see our facility, in some cases their high schools have bigger facilities than us.” Henderson would like to see alpine skiing come back to the college as a varsity sport, though she knows that it takes more kids putting on the skis. “When I first quit skiing I coached the year after locally, and there’s lot less kids nowadays for sure.” The 50 year anniversary weekend is happening Sept. 29-30. The Friday social will feature Olympic gold medalist and sportscaster Tessa Bonhomme as well as Toronto Raptors commentator Jack Armstrong. On the Saturday afternoon of the weekend, former Huskies will have the chance to play against current varsity athletes in badminton, basketball and more.

Scores Men's baseball Sept. 9 St. Clair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 St. Clair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 (Final, 5 innings) Sept. 10 Fanshawe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (Final, 5 innings) Fanshawe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 (Final, 7 innings)

Men’s soccer Sept. 9 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Conestoga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Sept. 13 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 UofT Mississauga. . . . . . . . . . . 1

Women’s soccer Sept. 9 Conestoga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sept. 13 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 UofT Mississauga. . . . . . . . . . . 1

Men’s basketball Aug. 18 (Exhibition) Notre Dame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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The life and death of Jonathan Johnston Mother of George Brown grad who died of fentanyl overdose becomes advocate in opioid crisis STEVE CORNWELL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

o hear Jennifer Johnston recall details of her son Jonathan’s last months—losing a job, telling his mom that he had a problem, getting help and then vanishing twice— the steps leading up to his death are evident. But that’s in retrospect. As it’s happening in real time, it’s much harder to see it coming. Jonathan, 25, was found by strangers at the corner of King and Yonge on April 20, 2016 with a lethal dose of fentanyl in his body. Now his family is trying to make sense of skilled chef, beloved friend, brother and son losing his life to an addiction and all the ways it could have been prevented. “It’s one of my greatest regrets,” Jennifer said. “I wish I had been more proactive with it, but he assured me he was doing fine and unfortunately I believed him.” The words used to describe Jonathan, a graduate of George Brown College’s culinary program, read like a personality wishlist; driven, self-sufficient, generous, successful and happy. More than a year after his death, other words come to mind as well; troubled, badly missed and one of many victims in the ongoing overdose crisis in Canada. Jonathan was one of the 2,458 opioid-related deaths in Canada in 2016. And with

Health Canada signalling that they expect an even higher opioid death toll this year, his mother is working to make sure more people don’t die. “If his story could help even one person and save another mother from going through this, then it makes it a little less painful,” she said. His mom said Jonathan always wanted to be a chef. As young as 10 years old, he asked for ramekins for Christmas so he could make crème brûlée. Then he started to make meals for his family. After high school, he insisted that George Brown’s culinary program and Toronto were where he needed to be. Despite his mother’s wishes for him to go to college closer to the family’s home in St. Catherines, Jonathan couldn’t be deterred. When he graduated, Jonathan landed in the kitchens of upscale restaurants like La Société at The Adelaide Hotel (formerly Trump Hotel) and at Origin which was owned by Master Chef Canada judge Claudio Aprile. “He was the life of our house,” said Jonathan’s sister Sarah. “He was the one who made it when we all of us just kind of sat here in St. Catherines and worked our minimum-wage jobs.” Sarah has closely followed her eldest brother’s culinary ambitions, however. This year, she was accepted into the bakery and pastry program at Niagara College. With her and Jonathan’s skills being complementary, they had talked about working together in the future. “We planned on having a nice place one day if all things went right,” she said. When Sarah answered a call from her father at five in the morning last April, she said that she immediately wondered if Jonathan was still alive. Even after the news of his death hit, Sarah was in disbelief. “Honestly I didn’t believe it until I saw his body at the funeral,” she said. “I believed he was still in Toronto and that (the body) was just a

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John Doe.” More than year since his death, Sarah said she hopes the family will move on from the grief of losing Jonathan and focus on the memory of his life. “For a straight year now, it’s definitely been a hell of a roller-coaster,” she said. The signs of an overdose crisis first appeared in British Columbia (BC) and the province has seen the worst of it so far. According to BC’s coroner, the province had 978 illicit drug overdose deaths in 2016 and was already at 876 as of August. According to Health Canada’s report on opioid deaths in 2016, the Yukon, Northwest Territories, BC and Alberta share the highest rates in Canada, with over 10 per 100,000 in each province’s population having an opioidrelated death. The Canadawide rate by comparison was 8.8 per 100,000 people. The report noted that no data is currently available from Quebec.

While the signs of an overdose crisis began in BC, Leslie McBain, a co-founder of the harm reduction group Moms Stop the Harm, said Ontario should have seen the crisis creeping into the province. “If the people in the business of looking at addictions and overdoses had been on the ball they would have known that this was going to hit Ontario, maybe not as badly as BC but it was going to come,” McBain said. “And sure enough, it has.” McBain said that there has been an increase in people from Ontario, as well as many parts of Canada, asking to join Moms Stop the Harm. The group advocates for harm reduction and revamping of treatment options for users, so that when they reach out for help they get it immediately and on terms that work for them. “We want people to know that it can be anyone’s child and it is anyone’s child or partner,” McBain said.

“I would like drug use to be looked upon as a disease and not a moral failing” Jennifer Johnston has joined Moms Stop the Harm in Ontario. Public Health Ontario recorded more than 850 opioidrelated deaths in the province in 2016, up 19 per cent from 2015, the largest annual increase ever recorded. In total, between 2003 and 2016, Ontario has had an estimated 7,694 opioid-related deaths. In Toronto, Ward 20 councillor Joe Cressy said that

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the city has been facing an overdose crisis for a decade. But Cressy, who is the chair of the city’s drug strategy implementation panel, noted that fentanyl has created a new at-risk population. “With t h e e m e rgence of fentanyl being cut and laced into recreational drugs, we now have habitual and recreational drug users at a huge risk of a fatal n 2016. Photo: Steve o v e r d o s e,” Cressy said. The city, province and Health Canada have approved three supervised injection sites for Toronto, but to date, only one official site has been opened at The Works at 277 Victoria Street near Ryerson University. An unsanctioned overdose prevention site, operated by volunteers, has been open in Moss Park since Aug. 12. One of the city’s supervised injection sites is slated to be in Cressy’s ward and he said that the residents in the area have been positive about it. “The most common response I heard was that drug use is already in our community, we already have discarded needles in our childcare play areas, in our alleyways, in our washrooms,” Cressy said. “This will not only help to improve the health of the people that use drugs, it will reduce discarded needles in our neighbourhoods.” In August, the Ontario government announced $222 million in additional funds

over three years towards fighting the opioid crisis. The new funding includes producing more naloxone, a drug which counteracts the effects of an opioid overdose, and hiring more harm reduction workers. While Jennifer Johnston believes that views are starting to change on drug use, she was troubled by the response of doctors to Jonathan when he tried to get help. When he died, Jennifer said she felt that the police “devalued” her son. According to her, the police declared Jonathan a John Doe even though he had his health card with him. The police also had Jonathan’s body for two days without alerting the family, Jennifer said. A spokesperson from the Toronto Police Service declined to comment on Jonathan’s death because it’s not a criminal matter. “I called them out, I said ‘why was he declared a Jon Doe?’ ” Jennifer said. “I mean if he died in a car accident and you had his health card, I guarantee that you would have found us within a few hours.” Requests for information about the Toronto Police’s procedures when responding to overdoses were not returned by publication time. Even though Jennifer said she resents being put into this position by government inaction, she recognizes that as a mother who has buried her son, she and other moms have power to make a difference. “I believe that there is no better advocate than a grieving mother,” Jennifer said. “The stories are so heartbreaking that people stand up and pay attention. You realize that this could be my kid.” This month, Health Canada published an alert about drug and alcohol use during orientation that highlighted information about how to identify an overdose. The alert also said that the federal government is “deeply concerned about the growing number of overdoses

and deaths caused by opioids, and is committed to protecting the health and safety of Canadians from the risks posed by opioids and other drugs.” A spokesperson for the college said that security at George Brown does not have naloxone. They added that the college takes the issue seriously and has been working with Toronto Public Health on developing protocols. According to spokesperson, Christine Crosbie, OCAD has been working to address the opioid crisis with “an emergency and preventative perspective” through it’s health and wellness centre. “There are naloxone kits on site at the centre and our nurse and physician are trained to administer in the event someone comes into the centre presenting with an overdose of fentanyl or opioids,” Crosbie wrote in an email. She added that the health and wellness centre does referrals to a nearby Shoppers Drugmart where folks can pick up naloxone kits and be trained on how to use them if they are at risk of having or witnessing an opioid overdose. A spokesperson for Ryerson University said that while their student leaders are not trained on how to administer naloxone, they are trained to spot students in distress and call on Ryerson’s emergency medical staff when needed. The Eyeopener student newspaper reported on Sept. 15 that the Ryerson Student Union plans to train its equity centre staff to carry naloxone. “I would like drug use to be looked upon as a disease and not a moral failing,” Jennifer said. She has taken training on how to administer naloxone and is considering opening up an unofficial overdose prevention site in St. Catherines. “It shouldn’t be up to grieving people to move this issue along,” she said. “Our politicians are dragging their feet.”

Jonathan Johnston went from GBC’s culinary program to working in high-end resturants like Scarpetta. Photo courtesty of Susan Flores

“I didn’t believe it until I saw his body at the funeral. I believed he was still in Toronto and that (the body) was just a John Doe.”

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Beaverton has bite Actual fake news service taps into rich Canadian satire tradition MEGAN KINCH REPORTER-EDITOR

When you watch a well-done satirical news show like The Beaverton, you realize there’s something essentially satirical about the very nature of TV news itself, with its talking heads, overly serious presentation, and self-importance. Miguel Riva, the co-anchor of The Beaverton show, laughed when I brought this up. “I think that’s part of the reason I was brought onto the show, which is that I can do a really stiff impression of how uptight news broadcasts can be,” he said.

Speaking to The Beaverton’s Riva and Emma Hunter, who are appearing at this years Just For Laughs comedy festival on Sept. 23, I had a strong feeling that they were my distant Facebook “friends.” And it seems like a lot of us have this relationship status with The Beaverton. According to Riva, who speaks with the scientific precision of a trained actor, The Beaverton has “something like 8 million views on the regular.” In other words, the leading Canadian satirical news program is social media smart. In June, Bell Media an-

net savvy and on old school cable TV is allowing this multi-media powerhouse to succeed in this weird era of media, with funding models designed for the old world but eyeballs moving into the new. “TV is something that I think is just going through puberty the way gas-powered cars did,” according to Riva. E v e n s o, nounced The Beathat The v e r t o n B e a v e ractually t o n wa s represents picked a grown-up up for kind of Caa second nadian comseason on edy that’s fithe Comedy Miguel Riva and Emma Hunter are nally passed hosting The Beaverton Live at Just N e t w o r k . For Laughs on Sept. 23. Photo provided. t h r o u g h But like its perpetual US-based news satire cousadolescence. Canada has a ins, a lot of The Beaverton’s long history of satirical TV content is seen online. news, with the classic comStarting off as a website, edy SCTV giving the start they have an internet sensito John Candy, Eugene Levy bility that TV usually strugand Catherine O’Hara among gles to emulate. The fact that other comedy stars and introThe Beaverton is both interducing the world to hosers

and toques. The 90s Air Farce era with its silly costumes is perhaps representative of what Riva calls a “a sort of silly approach to fake news in Canada.” “At The Beaverton we’re taking more a stark satirical approach to doing the fake news,” he continued. So no chicken cannons. Hunter agrees, saying they are trying for something more biting and edgy Indeed, satirical news is serious stuff these days. The Beaverton’s show launched on the day Trump officially became the president and their initial takes on that went viral. With so many getting their news from shows in The Daily Show family, news comedy has come under criticism for making light of things and for being fake news I asked Hunter about fake news. This seems to be a frequent question, and she has a snappy answer. “Lying is bad,” Hunter said. “Don’t lie, that’s a dick move. But satire is something completely different.” Season two of The Beaverton is set to air in the fall.

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Anishinaabe, Wendat, Cree, and Haudenosaunee images make up the new mural at Spadina and Dupont. Photo: Steve Cornwell / The Dialog

Painting Indigenous history New mural at Spadina and Dupont rich in Indigenous symbolism MEGAN KINCH REPORTER-EDITOR

Artists are working on a striking new mural at the corner of Spadina and Dupont, right near George Brown College’s Casa Loma campus.

Rich in Indigenous symbolism, the new mural is not only beautiful to look at, it represents a continuation of the cultures original to this land and is an educational project for both Indigenous people and settlers. The mural was commissioned by the Dupont by the Castle Business Improvement Area and designed by Phil Cote, a direct descendant of the famous Shawnee leader Techumseh, who identifies as Shawneee, Lakota, Potawatomi, Ojibwe and Algonquin. His Indigenous name is Noodjmowin (healer) Meskoguyosh (red seagull). Muralist Cesar Rodriguez

was proud to work on meaningful public art. “I like to do work that recreates our values as human beings,” he said. “As a society we can’t make good decisions until we know our values.” The way Cote - whose Indigenous name is Noodjmowin Meskoguyosh, explains each symbol on the mural is a story in itself. It’s clear that each one is incredibly rich in multi-layered meanings that would take a lifetime to fully understand. “The medicine wheel holds all our knowledge,” said Cote. “It’s a very simple looking image but it’s a very powerful tool. It’s a mnemonic device

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used to help people remember our story.” Cote said that the four circular crests along the mural represent “a real acknowledgment of the four nations that were around here. One is Anishinaabe, the next is Wendat, Cree and then the Haudenosaunee.” The land that we call Toronto, likely from the Mohawk word “Tkaronto,” has an overlapping history of being home to those four distinct Indigenous Peoples. The Tkaronto project (tkaronto.org) of Indigenous placemaking write on their website that although 70,000 Indigenous-identified people live in Toronto “not all of us are being seen or being meaningfully reflected in our city.” The project page goes on to

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say that the region’s first community “has been all but obscured from the public presence.” Cote’s art similarly seeks to make a difference in this public erasure of the Indigenous past and present. A member of the Eagle Society himself, he placed an Eagle dancer in the mural. “He represents some hope from the past that we’re going to find our way,” he said. “We’re looking to those people and our cultures to kind of find our place here, because of colonization and residential schools and the genocide that happened across North America.” Cote said the history that has been taught about Canada’s past with Indigenous Peoples is overly simplistic and that he wants to help show more through his artwork. “Indigenous people need to tell our stories and that’s why I do these murals because I want to tell our stories. I want our stories to be important because that story is the foundations for identity for Indigenous people.”

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Mapping you to cheap thrills while playing hooky NATALIA PIZARRO SILVA REPORTER-EDITOR

1. Concert Series It’s almost noon and you can go to class or take in a classy music performance. Go to the Canadian Opera Company (145 Queen St. W.) and take in one of the 76 concerts free noon concerts. Noon on Tues, Weds, and Thurs, starting Sept. 26. 2. Distillery District The Distillery District was a centre for Toronto’s boozy past, and it’s a must-see if you’re down in the waterfront area. It’s walkable from Waterfront campus and there are cheap brewery tours, like the one at Mill Street (21 Tank House Lane) weekdays at 4 p.m. Ten bucks gets you a pint of samples and tour. 3. Allan Gardens A good way to relax in between (or during) classes is getting close to nature. Allan Gardens Conservatory (19 Horticultural Ave.) has a vast plant collection organized into six greenhouses: Two tropical, one cool temperate, one arid, a palm house, and a tropical landscape house.

4. Five Dollar Movies Want to see major new movies for super cheap, walking distance from St. James? On Tuesdays, the Market Square Cinema (80 Front St. E) shows movies all day for only a five bucks. Or you could be in class.

5. Architecture & Gardens at Casa Loma

Yes. There is actually a castle in Toronto. It’s called Casa Loma (1 Austin Terrace) and it attracts tourists and visitors from all over the world. Tours are expensive ($27) but you can just relax and enjoy the great city view, away from the saw dust, plumbing pipes, and fabric dyes of Casa Loma campus.

6. Historical Records of the City of Toronto

The City of Toronto is constantly evolving. Every year, new buildings, parks and stores arise, changing the neighborhoods. If you want to skip class, learn about the history of Toronto and see how it has changed, the City of Toronto Archives (255 Spadina Rd.) is the place to go.

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Smartphones vs. smart profs Devices occupy so much of students’ time, teachers struggle to catch their attention LIDIANNY BOTTO REPORTER-EDITOR

In the three years that Sheryl MacDonald has taught at George Brown College (GBC) she has noticed many students give in to the temptation of their phones. Although she believes that cellphones can be useful tools for class assignments, interactive quizzes and research in real time, the business professor said their use in class is for the most part “a complete distraction” for students. “When students are on their phones, they are not focused on in-class lectures,” said MacDonald. “The mind can only hold one thought at a time.” MacDonald said that one

of the consequences of this behaviour is a drop in grades. According to a 2016 Catalyst Canada survey, three out of four Canadians now own a smartphone. This represents a growth of 38 per cent compared to the same survey in 2014. Manvi Shiv said she regularly leaves her cellphone in her bag during the class. The second-year student believes that they should be completely avoided in class, unless it’s an emergency. She also considers it just plain rude to use your phone when a professor is teaching. “If we don’t pay attention, we’re not respecting them,” said Shiv. Jessica Dinicolantonio, a human resources student, highlighted that social media can be a particularly distract-

“I use my cellphone pretty often in class to check my messages as well as social media”, Dinicolantonio confesses. Rick Henry, a business professor at GBC, also worries that students don’t pay attention in his classes. But he usually allows students to use their smartphones. “If I’m talking about a specific concept or idea and students don’t understand, they can also Google the term on their cellphone to get immediate clarification,” he said. Henry added that smartphones can help students who have Social media competes for students’ attention. Photo: Lidianny Botto/The Dialog English as a second language translate words ing problem. in class that they don’t “How can a student focus understand. when their phones are beepGeorge Brown’s Code of ing from Facebook notificaStudent Conduct has a policy tions or tags on Instagram?” that doesn’t allow photograshe asks. phy or video in class without But when asked how often permission. However, there’s she has used her smartphone nothing directly about the in class, her answer goes in use of mobile devices in class the opposite direction. for other purposes.

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