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Urban trail to be named for artist Robert Bateman was inspired by nature of Toronto Eric Emin Wood News

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Leaside Flames Bantam A captain Scott Munn proudly shows the gamesheet that recorded his 50th goal of the season which he notched against the East Ender Ti-Cats on Feb. 2 For more on Munn and his accomplishment see TownSports on page 15.

New Wicksteed project on hold Eric Emin Wood News

The SmartCentres project at 70 Wicksteed Ave. is on hold.

At least for now.

After meeting with members of the Leaside Property Owners Association and Leaside Unite, the developer has agreed to defer its application to give the two sides more time to talk about the retail project that would bring an additional 15,700 square metres of big

box stores to the area.

Leaside Unite spokesperson Graham Shirley said his group isn’t opposed to development on the site, but rather what such a large development might do to the surrounding neighbourhood.

“Our concern is specifically the negative impact on traffic in our community,” he said.

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Robert Bateman’s wildlife paintings have been sold around the world. He’s mounted shows at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, St. Petersburg’s Russian State Museum and Washington D.C.’s Smithsonian Institution and was awarded the Order of Canada in 1983.

Yet Toronto residents might be surprised to learn his interest in wildlife was sparked by the numerous birds, raccoons and squirrels inhabiting the ravine behind his Chaplin Crescent childhood home.

“That ravine held the first forest that I got to know,” Bateman was quoted as saying in a written statement from his foundation. “From the time I could walk, I explored it and made it my personal domain.”

To celebrate that connection, the city will explore naming an 18 kilometre trail which runs for 18 kilometres along the Don Valley the Robert Bateman Urban Nature Trail.

The name was proposed by

the Robert Bateman Foundation, with help from Momentum 1, a non-profit community organization, and councillors Joe Mihevc and Josh Matlow.

“This is the area where Robert Bateman himself, unbeknownst to many, was born and raised, and where he developed his passion for fine art,” said Mihevc, who brought the motion to council.

Momentum 1 director Tom Fiore emphasized the proposed trail was previously unnamed, and that landmarks such as Cedarvale Park and the Moore Park Ravine would retain their existing names.

“The trail will provide an umbrella brand leveraging Robert Bateman’s worldwide reputation as a conservation hero,” Fiore said. “The remarkable qualities of the trail — the scale, the unique stories ... not to mention the vibrant biodiversity will attract public awareness.”

Mihevc said one of the Bateman Foundation’s next goals is to create a GPS-sensitive mobile application that would allow people walking along the trail to receive notes about where they are and an area’s significance.

“One can imagine walking along the Cedarvale ravine and stopping at the Glen Cedar Ridge,” Mihevc said. “There FINAL Page 2

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Town Crier up for awards News, education, columns and websites lauded by judges Gordon Cameron Managing Editor

Valentine’s Day turned out lovely for the Town Crier as we received word we’re finalists for six provincial newspaper awards.

Leading the way is Omar Mosleh whose work took two of the three finalist spots in the best news story category for papers over 10,000 in circulation.

Mosleh’s story “Casa to become casino?” from our June 2012 Forest Hill edition looked at various proposals for what should be done with Casa Loma now that the city fully controlled the iconic landmark. The story also looked at both the recent history of the site and the challenges it faces going forward.

Writing in Feb. 2012’s Toronto Today, Mosleh’s second story “For rich or poor” takes a frank look at the city’s housing crisis. It juxtaposes the high price real estate boom that is occurring in much of the city with the fact that Toronto Community Housing’s waiting list for accommodation is over 80,000 names long.

Shawn Star continued Town

Crier’s history of quality education writing with his story “Beyond rote learning” published in our September 2012 Education Guide. Star looked at new and innovative ways teachers are helping their students learn math by understanding the concepts and encouraging them to use their own methods to discover the right answer.

View from the Beach columnist Sandra Bussin is on the short list for Columnist of the Year for her writing on politics. Specifically, Bussin was lauded for her columns decrying Mayor Rob Ford’s handling of the city’s finances, city services and for the lack of civility at city hall.

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WAY TO GO: Continuing their tradition of excellence the Town Crier and its sister publication Toronto Today have been shortlisted for six provincial newspaper awards.

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Winners will be announced at a gala banquet on Mar. 22.

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HONOUR: Midtown-born artist Robert Bateman may be lending his name to a nature trail.

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would be a description of the bridge, and its connection to other sites, and maybe a story or two, and if it was a place where Robert Bateman did an important painting there could be audio of Robert Bateman himself telling a story about that.”

The Bateman Foundation’s executive director Paul Gilbert said the organization considers the trail “clear evidence of (Toronto)’s ... recognition that nature is critical to our future.

“We applaud the city and look forward to supporting this bold initia-

tive.”

Matlow, who seconded the council motion, said it was a delight working on the proposal.

“Robert Bateman Trail will both connect green spaces throughout midtown Toronto into a recreation trail for residents to enjoy, and commemorate a remarkable midtown-born artist who’s internationally recognized for his work,” he said.

Before the trail is formally named it needs to be approved by Toronto and East York Community Council in April.

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LAUGHTER IN AISLE SIX: Naomi Brown, centre, and her daughters Clair and Martha Christy Brown, share a laugh with Maurice Cody principal Andrew Howard at Tremblett’s Valu-Mart during a Feb. 23 fundraiser for the school’s Dirt to Turf campaign. The aim of the funding drive is to raise $350,000 to replace the school’s muddy playing field with artificial turf which Howard says will be safer and extend its use later into the season. To assist with the effort, Tremblett’s Valu-Mart will donate 10 percent of the total grocery bill for parents of Maurice Cody school until March 23 to the project.

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Game over for winter sports Public board won’t send boys b-ball or girls v-ball teams to OFSAA Perry King News

Despite the decision by the public high school teachers union to start supervising extracurriculars again, public high school winter sports have been officially put on ice in Toronto.

“The TDSSAA will not run leagues or championships for the 2013 Winter season,” wrote Toronto’s public high school athletic association, in a letter to coaches Feb. 26.

Toronto District School Board schools also won’t be participating in Winter OFSAA tournaments, listing 12 sports — including swimming, boys’ basketball and girls’ volleyball — that began league play or were slotted to begin between mid-December and January.

“We have our championships set, as far as the dates, and all the arrangements for the winter championships, so they’ll be proceeded as we originally scheduled,” said OFSAA executive director Doug Gellatly. “For the most, if they’re trying to get going now, they’re not going to get in. It’s just too late.”

For OFSAA, this is unprecedented. Administering massive changes due to the boycotts was difficult, and with draws for tournaments already set, delaying tournaments to let public school organizations like the TDSSAA find their OFSAA qualifications would have been costly and logistically impossible as some winter tournaments began during the first week of March.

For swimmer Jack Zhang, it’s still worth fighting for a season. Attending Northern Secondary, the member

of the school’s 2011-2012 city champion swim team says he’s been rallying the troops. On the same day as the TDSSAA memo, Zhang and others sent letters to OFSAA. Previous letters have also been sent to the National Federation of State High School Associations, of which OFSAA is a member.

“People are losing scholarships, this is pretty much a disaster right now,” Zhang said. “I think OFSAA should step it up and come up with a solution to this.”

Northern has been getting back to normal, with student government and clubs starting up. Zhang is hoping for an equal chance on the swim team.

He has not received a response from OFSAA, as of press time.

The Feb. 26 letter also put coaches on notice that spring sports will continue as planned with coach and convenor meetings planned for dates in March.

While all students lost three months of extracurriculars, the labour strife — centered on protests about Bill 115 — left competitive student athletes without much option.

Many athletes, even those entering grade 9 this fall, plan on transferring or entering a private or independent school to ensure their athletic careers aren’t interrupted. Many public school students have already transferred to Catholic schools, according to documents by the TDCAA, the Toronto Catholic schools’ athletic association.

The memo bombshell lands in a complicated high school sports landscape. In Toronto basketball, more Catholic and private schools saw leaps in success, grabbing OFSAA spots.

“You look at the field, and you look at [quarterfinals at OFSAA] for example, you don’t see Eastern, you don’t see Oakwood, you don’t see Vaughan,” said Ari Hunter, head coach of the Crescent Coyotes senior boys basketball

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OUT OF BOUNDS: While public high school teachers can now go back to supervising extra curricular activities all winter season sports, including girls volleyball, have been cancelled.

squad, who grabbed an OFSAA bid this season.

While other athletic associations in Ontario incorporate public, private and Catholic schools, Toronto is home to three different leagues.

For OFSAA AAAA basketball, the CISAA and TDCAA are generally reserved one representative each for the tournament, the TDSSAA has two.

With the TDSSAA’s withdrawal, their bids went to the leagues in Hamilton

and Southwestern Ontario.

“We went back to the previous years’ gold medallist, they get the first shot at it,” Gellatly said. “Then we go silver, to third, to fourth. That’s the process for filling extra spots.

“Not necessarily does CISAA or TDCAA [fill the spot]. It could be any association in the province.”

Without Oakwood or Eastern Commerce to compete the likes of Mother Theresa and Henry Carr in basketball,

the competitive balance has changed for OFSAA’s AAAA basketball crown.

That tournament began Mar. 4.

“You still got Top 10 basketball in the province. It’s just when you don’t have some of the other heavy hitters thrown into the mix, it is a shame,” Hunter said. “On the other hand, look, for us, it allowed us to get a direct autobid in.

“So I’ll take it, for an opportunity at history, right?”

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Last summer the federal Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposed significant changes to the GTA riding boundaries in response to the population changes in the 2011 census and the decision of the government to create 30 new ridings. Ridings were required to be about 100,000 strong and many of the GTA ridings were way too big.

There was an immediate negative reaction to the report. The proposed new riding of Mount Pleasant would have divide the gay village in half at Wellesley Street. The denizens of The Annex did not see themselves as part of St. Paul’s; The Annex to them was definitely south of the tracks, their relationship is with Bloor Street, not St. Clair or Eglinton.

What followed was an inspiring demonstration of the strength of neighbourhoods.

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A 22-year-old man is facing numerous charges after being caught going more than 50 km/h above the speed limit on the Don Valley Parkway.

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So when the revised boundaries were tabled this week, we were very impressed that the commission had really listened.

The unpopular proposed Mount Pleasant riding was vapourized. Presto, there was indeed a new waterfront riding called Spadina-Fort York. The Annex remained intact in a new riding called University-Rosedale.

Toronto Centre is now south of Bloor with the gay village intact. St. Paul’s remains a midtown riding with a changed eastern boundary as those between Mount Pleasant and Bayview are folded into Don Valley West.

I’m sure that not everyone is happy. But I believe every single person who took the time to come to our neighbourhood checkups or to the commission hearings recognizes that their time was well spent. They passionately described and articulated the attachment to their neighbourhoods, and they can now actually see their fingerprints on the riding boundary changes. There was real two-way accountability; democracybetween-elections. The result was true civic efficacy.

Bonus: Roberto Martella, Fiona Nelson, Steve Paikin and John Turner have been repatriated to St. Paul’s.

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residents said loudly that they did not want to be divided. Neighbours wanted to be in the ridings where they shop together, where their kids go to school together and where they walk and play in the parks together.

In November during our six neighbourhood checkups, there was unanimity that the proposed Mount Pleasant riding made no sense to the communities. Many individuals suggested that perhaps a new riding down by the waterfront would be a better solution to the numbers problems of the downtown ridings. People strongly expressed the view that St. Paul’s, very near to the target size, should be left as a midtown riding. They didn’t see the communities south of the tracks as neighbours.

It was interesting to take this information to the commissioners during the November hearings. We heard passionate presentations from neighbourhoods but also knowledgeable analyses. I learned that certain roads are considered boundaries and others spines. It was clear from the Annex folks that they saw Bloor Street as a spine.

It was clear that railway tracks are boundaries. It was clear that the area between the waterfront and the railway lands was not the required 100,000.

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licence was suspended seven days for the stunt driving charge, but also for 90 days for refusing to give the breath sample. The car was impounded for seven days. Police also said that for the calendar year 2012, they issued 381 suspensions for speeding and stunt driving.

Home invasion targets safe A violent home invasion near Don Mills and Eglinton has left a woman with minor injuries.

The 35-year-old victim told police she was at home around 8:15 a.m. on Feb. 12 when she answered a knock at her door. A man then forced his way inside, pulled out a gun and punched the woman.

Then a second man came in and threatened the woman, while a third man stood watch at the door.

The suspects then restrained the woman, knocked her down and demanded to know where the safe was.

The victim’s husband then came home and the suspects

repeated their demands, took some items from the home and fled.

The woman suffered minor injuries and her husband was not hurt.

Man swarmed and kidnapped A man was swarmed and abducted by a group of up to 10 people in Flemingdon Park.

The 21-year-old victim told police he was in the underground parking garage of an apartment building on Vendome Place at around 7 p.m. on Feb. 10 when eight to 10 suspects wearing disguises and armed with handguns approached him.

The suspects took the victim’s keys, iPhone and jewellery and ordered him to get into his vehicle. The suspects then drove the victim to a factory parking lot, where they tied him up, gagged him and put him in the trunk of his car.

The suspects then drove to various locations in the GTA. At one point the vehicle came to a stop and the victim man-

aged to escape.

The suspects fled in the victim’s vehicle. The victim was not hurt.

On the same day and at the same time, gunshots were reportedly heard elsewhere in Flemingdon Park. A 36-yearold man who lives on Shady Golfway told police that he heard about seven gunshots.

Police arrived and located bullet casings in a snowbank.

There were no injuries and no suspect descriptions.

Teen robbed on subway platform A teen was assaulted and robbed of his phone while waiting for the subway at Yonge-Bloor station.

The 16-year-old victim told police he was on the subway platform at around 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 20 when three men approached him from behind.

They punched the teen in the face and then took his cellphone before fleeing the scene.

The teen was taken to hospital by Toronto EMS.

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Suspected subway slasher in custody Police are calling the attack unprovoked Shawn Star Crime

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WHAT’S TO COME? While it seems all but certain that a new big box complex will be built at 70 Wicksteed, SmartCentres will continue discussions with Leasiders regarding its specifics.

City recommends project go ahead Cont. from Page 1

“There’s underground parking as well, which would set a dangerous precedent for neighbouring developments.”

Shirley said that Leaside Unite, which launched an online petition against the development, would like SmartCentres to reduce the size of its as yet unknown anchor tenant, slated at 7,300 square metres, saying the development’s overall density is nearly double that of any neighbouring retail which include a Home Depot, a Canadian Tire and a Future Shop.

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To deal with the potential traffic headache, Ward 26 councillor John Parker asked the city to conduct a comprehensive traffic study in the neighbourhood, with an eye toward extending Redway Road between Millwood Road and the Bayview Extension, which Shirley said would divert a sizeable amount of traffic.

Parker, who has been criticized for his support of the development, said he’s done his best to find a result that will satisfy community groups and the developers.

“I think it is well-designed,

Will it be Wal-Mart?

ith a proposed size of 7,300 square metres, the identity of the anchor tenant for the new SmartCentres development is a matter of rampant speculation.

One retailer that seems to come up more than others, and to the grave concern of some area residents, is, of course, Wal-Mart.

“We don’t have a Wal-Mart in the area,” said Ward 26 councillor John Parker. “Target just moved in down the street, so it’s a perfectly fair question to ask what the anchor tenant will be.”

However, Parker, who has no inside information on the identity of the possible tenant, says that the site may not be what Wal-Mart is looking for.

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and a substantial improvement over the large parking lot shopping centres that were built in this neighbourhood in the past,” he said. “This application has been more thoroughly reviewed and analyzed ... and limited than any application I’ve ever seen come to the floor of the North York community council.”

Before the proposal was delayed at North York community council, the city’s planning department recommended approval of the application, calling it consistent with existing economic growth plans.

“Wal-Marts tend to be large, and even though Wal-Mart is experimenting with smaller-format stores, I’m not aware of any that are as small as this proposal.”

The anchor tenant would also be on the development’s second floor, with parking underneath, which Parker said is not consistent with Wal-Mart’s business model.

“As the floor space becomes smaller, the additional operating costs of dealing with moving merchandise up and down begins to wear heavily on the profit model of a Wal-Mart in a way that it would not interfere with the profit of a store that deals with a higher profit-margin line of product,” he said.

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IN CUSTODY: Cassim Celani Cummings, above, was arrested for slashing a fellow passenger on the Yonge subway at Davisville. This TTC surveliance seems to show Cummings holding a knife which has been highlighted by Town Crier.

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The trade offs

s with all new development projects there are a series of pros and cons that must be carefully weighed to ensure that the community isn’t negatively impacted and receives some benefit from the development.

The concerns: • The potential for loss of existing main street businesses on Bayview and Eglinton avenues.

• Increased traffic on Leaside streets.

• Too few parking spaces on site that could lead to shoppers parking on nearby residential streets.

A man is facing several charges following what police called an unprovoked stabbing on board the subway.

In a news release, police said they were called to Davisville subway station on Feb. 27 at around 10:20 p.m. for a stabbing that had occurred on a train as it came into Davisville.

It has been reported that a suspect was harassing passengers on the train and when another passenger asked the suspect to stop, he pulled out a knife and slashed the passenger in the neck.

Witnesses then activated the passenger assistance alarm and the train stopped at Davisville station at which time the suspect left, according to police.

The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries that were not life threatening.

The next day, police released a series of images of the suspect and just hours later identified him as 20year-old Cassim Celani Cummings, of Toronto, also announcing he was wanted on seven charges.

At the time, police also released a description of the suspect, including that he had been carrying a white bag. The white bag can be seen in most of the pictures released by police, and in two of those pictures, an object resembling a knife can be seen protruding from the bag.

On March 1, Cummings was arrested by police and was scheduled to have his first court appearance to face the seven charges that same day.

He has been charged with attempted murder and four assault and weapons charges, as well as two counts of failing to comply with probation.

• Too much commercial density in one place.

• The potential installation of a traffic light at the intersection of Laird Drive and Vanderhoof Avenue.

The potential benefits: • Approximately 368 permanent jobs, including up to 160 of them in the anchor store.

• A possible $500,000 contribution from SmartCentres (through ection 37 funding) to help fund the expansion to Leaside Memorial Gardens.

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ball net so one that is at a lower level for kids and the other one is sort of at an NBA level and you can run and bounce your way down the track and then slam dunk the basketball,” she says.

“It’s like everybody’s dream, people love it.”

They also offer fitness classes on trampolines called SkyRobics, which Irving says can burn up to 1,000 calories an hour, host birthday parties and have special sessions for different age groups like toddlers and Saturday nights for teens. It will also be open throughout March Break.

“In this technological world we live in, we have computer this and screen that and video games — to me it was just a great opportunity to offer something to families that meant getting off the couch and getting some exercise,” says Irving, a former TV producer and mother of five.

“Kids aren’t even realizing how much exercise they’re getting.

They’re sweating their faces off but they’re having a great time so it’s fun and it’s active and as a mom myself this is something that I really believe in.”

As well as being able to offer a healthy alternative to sitting on the couch, she counts as a highlight the ability to hire people,

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JUMP! Cate Downie, left, daughter of Sky Zone’s owner Caroline Irving shows off her moves in the centre’s open jump area. The Leaside location also lets users dunk with a little trampoline help.

which includes 70 part time staff, from the local community.

“For many of them, it’s their first job and that for me is a real thrill to watch these kids learn good work habits and skills that they can apply later in life and start making some money and take on the responsibility of

helping to run this business for me,” she says. “It makes me feel really great every time I walk in there and I see all these eager little faces because it’s a really cool place to work.”

She hopes the new venture will turn into a hub where people from the community will want to

hang out and hopes guests leave with a sense that they did something fun and good for them with their family and friends.

“People love jumping on trampolines,” she says. “Everybody does, parents, people come in saying I feel like a kid again.”

Cigar shop gets three times bigger Ann Ruppenstein Business

The movie The Mask had a hand in naming Trae Zammit’s cigar shop.

“I was toying with names and I was having a cigar, enjoying it and I was like, ‘man, this cigar is smokin’,’ he says. “That was coming from that Jim Carrey movie when everything was smokin’ and I just liked the name.”

A Bayview Avenue fixture since 1997, The Smokin’ Cigar recently relocated to a larger space down the road in the former home of Leaside Cleaners at Millwood Road.

“When I came across this property and I just saw the size of it, it was just this is my new home and I knew right away we were moving in,” Zammit says. “We went from [50 square metres] to [150 square metres], plus we’re going to be using half the basement as well to display product and that’ll be an additional [100 square metres] almost.”

In addition to premium cigars, pipes, humidors and accessories, the shop will also carry lifestyle items, including bar and wine accessories, men’s gifts, cufflinks and pens.

“I got into the cigar business for selfish reasons because I actually enjoyed a good cigar and it was tough to get back in 1997 and I just really enjoyed the nature and aspect of the cigar culture,” he says. “Some of the best conversations I’ve ever had or some of the best experiences I’ve ever had have been with other people over a cigar.

It’s like a great glass of wine.”

Zammit, who has a cigar in his personal collection dating back to 1951, also opened another location in the Beach on Queen

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NEW HOME: Smokin’ Cigar staff Bart Soederhuysen, left, Gregory Davis, owner Trae Zammit and Karina Rios celebrate the opening of their new location on Bayview Avenue.

Street E. near Woodbine Ave. 18 months ago. The shops carry cigars ranging in price from $2 to $100 each, which are stored in their humidor kept at roughly 20° C and 70 percent humidity, he says.

“Pretty much all the tobacco comes from Cuba, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Mexico,” he says. “You just want to recreate those nice warm climatic conditions that cigars come from so we’re just recreating those conditions in our humidor.

We are already officially the biggest tobacconist in Canada and we also have the largest walk-in humidor in Canada.”

Although he lives in the area and enjoys

being part of the community, he says they average 2,000 visitors a month at the store from all over the GTA. “I always joke that what I sell are rolled up leaves,” he says. “They’re not that special but we have people that want to celebrate maybe a special occasion, it’s something that they enjoy doing for good reasons usually, they like having a cigar with friends and we just like to make that whole experience enjoyable from the minute they walk in to the minute they leave, whether it’s their first experience or their 100th experience, I always want it to feel like they’re special.”

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Sharing their past experiences Members of the Toronto Argos talk to youth about when they were bullied as kids Perry King Kids & Families

Allan Fabrykant knows all too well about the harm bullying can do.

“I used to get bullied in my old school,” said Fabrykant, who now attends Glenview Senior Public School. “Everyday, I would come home with a new bruise and it was so depressing.”

Every morning in grade 3, Fabrykant would say he didn’t want to go to school, but his parents felt helpless.

“My mom knew, but she really couldn’t do anything and neither could any of the teachers,” said Fabrykant.

“It was the teachers who would just say, as Jason told me at the beginning of our program, that they would bring us in and say ‘Do you apologize?’ and they would say ‘yeah, sure.’

“And then, the person that was doing the bullying would say ‘good thing you didn’t tell, because next time, if you do tell, you will get hurt.”

At the Don Mills library on Jan. 29, youth group Youth Assisting Youth hosted a seminar about bullying, what it is and how it can be addressed. It was here that Fabrykant was all ears, hearing the stories and taking photos of the guest speakers — including Andre Durie, Toronto Argonauts running back, and Jason Colero, who heads the Argos Foundation.

“To be the person who’s not just a bystander, you got to be an upstander, you have to do something about this,” said Colero, who was bullied during his high school years at Runnymede Collegiate. “Watching it happen is not going to solve the issue for anyone, you have to do something positive and safe for yourself and someone else, and understand that what you’re doing is setting a pathway for success for someone for the rest of their life.”

This meeting is apart of the launch of the 12th year of the Argos’ Huddle Up bullying prevention program, a program that has reached out to more than 300,000 students. Argos players share personal stories that encourage inclusion and friendship.

“In my third year at York University, I had a lot of accolades, and I was relying on football to bring me some kind of peace so I could make the NFL or CFL, so I could make a life for my family, provide for my kids,” said Durie, who scored the winning

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PROTECTION: Dya Mavarani, front, with his father Woshiar Mavarani, sports a Toronto Argos foam helmet he won for correctly answering a question on bullying during a bullying prevention seminar at the Don Mills Library, hosted by Youth Assisting Youth and the Argos.

touchdown in the 100th Grey Cup game in November. “And I ended up tearing my knee.”

At one point, Durie was told he shouldn’t play football and that he may not walk properly again. “I realize that, going through the process of surgeries, I was limiting myself,” Durie said. “I was telling myself ‘Why me? Why am I in this situation?’ instead of learning from the situation, using the people that are there for me to better myself.”

It was this emphasis on a better attitude that was one of the themes

discussed on the evening.

“I’ve noticed that bullies do not react well to a kid that stands up for others and for themselves,” said Tytan Mohamed, who attends Northern Secondary School and takes part in bullying prevention programs there. “If a kid was bullying someone else, I was afraid I might get beat up for standing up for the person, but I stood up for them.

“He reacted in the way of ‘Oh, you’re fighting for him? Okay, I’m going to back off.’ ” Fabrykant has since graduated to

middle school and is highly involved with Youth Assisting Youth, providing leadership to others his age. His mother, Silvia Derasner, now takes part in bullying prevention with the Glenview staff.

For Fabrykant, having this meeting and bringing in the Argos is great therapy.

“It’s wonderful to have people [here] that are going through what you’re going through currently,” Fabrykant said. “And you can see how they’re persevering, so that can help you in your future.”

MyChart system grows at hospital Come out, have fun and SUMMER FOOTBALL

Sunnybrook’s family practice patients can now access their appointments Eric Emin Wood Health

Since February 2006 Sunnybrook Hospital patients have been able to access their hospital health record information, including most appointments, using the organization’s online personal health record system, MyChart.

However, until recently, patients couldn’t use the system to access office appointments with Sunnybrook’s family practice unit.

“Primary care physicians are using their own electronic medical record system, which is not integrated with the hospital’s electronic patient record system,” says Sarina Cheng, Sunnybrook’s health records department director. “Therefore family practice patients could not see any appointments scheduled with their family practice physician in MyChart.”

In late February, the two groups agreed

to let patients access their family practice appointments using MyChart, although the two systems will remain separate.

“This gives patients more control over their health information,” Cheng says. “It’s easier to take care of health business when you see every appointment listed in one place.”

Based on the same technology as online banking, MyChart online access is available to more than 1.4 million records in Sunnybrook’s electronic patient record system.

“Patients can create, manage and share their own clinical and personal health information as they choose,” Cheng says. “They can share their information with multiple physicians, family members, care teams, friends or not at all.”

Through MyChart, patients can access clinical record information, view past and current primary care visits and manage emergency information such as allergies, health status, prescribed medications and emergency contacts.

“A large number of MyChart users are cancer patients actively monitoring their health status, appointments, screening, treatments, lab work and radiology results,”

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Cheng says.

“Family members use MyChart while caring for an elderly parent to stay actively involved in the parent’s care,” she says.

“They can log symptoms, appointments and meals in the patient’s personal diary, have access to clinical care team contact information and test results, and are able to keep all of the information organized in MyChart from their home or from their workplace.”

Before MyChart was launched, patients would have to visit the hospital’s health records department and request a release of information, waiting up to 30 days.

“Having access to this information is critical in emergency situations,” Cheng says. “If patients visit another hospital emergency room, they can quickly provide the physician with access to any previous health information such as medications, health status and recent tests.”

It also reduces health system costs by not duplicating tests.

Sunnybrook patients can use MyChart free of charge. New patients can register online, over the phone, in person at the hospital’s health records department or leave an email address during an appointment.

JOIN NOW TORONTO JUNIOR ARGOS Practices are at the St. Michael’s College School, Football Field 1515 Bathurst St. Toronto, M5P 3H4 Open to Grades 7—12 We provide equipment, uniform, swag, bussing and top Coaches

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Being a ‘big’ influence Big Brothers and Big Sisters make a huge difference to kids Eric Emin Wood Kids & Families

photo courtesy Big Brothers Big Sisters

FUN ON THE COURT: Big Brother Chike Agdasi, left, tries to dribble past his Little Brother Dalton during a friendly game.

Chike Agdasi learned the value of mentorship at an early age.

“I struggled in math when I was young,” says the 28-year-old government employee.

“I had one teacher who went above and beyond by taking the time to meet after school and go through some of the harder problems. She helped me get through grade 11 math and a lot of the tough parts of high school.”

Agdasi joined Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto in 2011 and was soon matched with Dalton, who waited three years for a mentor.

Early on, Agdasi remembers booking a day or two off work to visit Dalton’s school.

“I talked to the principal, talked to his teachers, because he was always getting

in trouble,” Agdasi says. “Now ... he actually called me to say ... ‘I want you to come to my house so you can see my report card. It’s the best report card I’ve ever gotten!’”

Dalton, who’s now 12 years old, says he had trouble listening in the classroom, and that Agdasi taught him to focus.

“My grades weren’t that bad, but they weren’t good,” he says.

Agdasi also helped Dalton to stay out of mischief.

“He’s helped me ignore ... friends that get me into trouble,” Dalton says. “If someone tells you to do something, don’t follow them if it’s a bad choice.”

In addition to helping with his homework, Agdasi plays sports with Dalton – his favourite is basketball – and takes him to games. He’s even brought Dalton to fancy restaurants, consciously being a positive role model so that Dalton can learn.

Thanks to their bond, the pair received the organization’s Big Brother and Little Brother of the Year award in 2012.

“It’s been over two years now,” Agdasi says. “And I’ve loved every minute

“He’s helped me ignore ... friends that get me into trouble.”

Three A+ students.

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of it.”

Founded in 1913, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto turns 100 this year and as part of its centennial celebrations the organization is looking to reunite former Bigs and Littles and to actively recruit new adult volunteers.

In particular, the organization is facing a shortage of mentors for boys living in the Scarborough, Etobicoke and Rexdale areas, says Big Brothers Big Sisters’ outreach coordinator, 26-year-old Max Beaumont.

“I don’t think people are aware of what we do,” he says. “Or of the immense impact that it has on our communities.”

Beaumont himself was hired by the organization last November, after becoming a big brother.

“I got to a place in my life where I was in a stable position,” he says. “I thought, ‘I wouldn’t be where I was if I didn’t have a mentor in my life,’ and I was able to say, ‘this is my chance to give back and mentor someone else.’ ” Like any interested candidate, BeauORGANIZATION Page 14

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It may look like winter, but the magnolias are already warming up for their dazzling display at Canada Blooms. At about this time, horticultural director Charlie Dobbin begins turning up the heat in the greenhouses where the flowering trees and shrubs that are some of the stars of the Canada Blooms Flower and Garden Festival have spent a coddled winter.

“One year, we lost 90 percent of the woody plants during a sudden cold snap,” Dobbin says.

Since then, she has perfected the science — and art — of forcing plants to bloom before their time. Trees that otherwise would grow through the protective plastic roof of their temporary winter greenhouses lie on their sides and are rolled regularly to expose their dormant sides to the sun. Enough fans to form a wind farm circulate the air, evenly distributing it throughout the greenhouse and moderating temperatures. Colour-coded ribbons hang from branches to indicate where they’ll be placed on the show floor.

That’s just a fraction of the preparation that goes on before the 10-day show opens at the Direct Energy Centre on

March 15. By now, landscapers have decided on their show garden designs, ordered the plants and materials they need and assembled a team to build the more than 25 innovative gardens at this year’s show.

This year, garden designs range from fitness-friendly “Otium”, which incorporates an exercise circuit within a natural setting, and “Body and Soul”, a garden that’s the perfect outdoor yoga space, to gardens that celebrate the freshness of spring with greenery, the sounds and scents of spring and the magic of spring, which is this year’s show theme.

The hellebore, this year’s poster plant, is the perfect representative of springtime gardens. Nodding flower buds appear as the snow melts, breaking through icy crusts to show the world that spring is not far away. Although it looks delicate, the hellebore is a tough plant that thrives in shade. The blooms last right through to early summer when the foliage takes over to provide lots of textural interest.

Hellebores make terrific plants for spring containers, too, looking exotic and cheerful by the doorstep. You’ll see plenty of them at the show, along with last year’s “it” plant, the pink-flowered Medinilla, back by popular demand.

As always, there’s lots of advice from gardening experts at this year’s

Canada Blooms. The Toronto Botanical Garden’s Sandra Pella will be speaking about spring perennials and offering ideas for small gardens. Nova Scotia gardening authority and author Nikki Jabbour talks about the year-round vegetable garden. And Marjorie Mason tempts us with gardens that look and taste great.

Master gardeners will be on-hand, too, giving presentations, offering gardening advice and reprising last year’s popular Sit Down Sundays, an opportunity to talk one-on-one with a knowledgeable master gardener.

One of my favourite areas of Canada Blooms is the Garden Club of Toronto’s flower show. And oh my, they’re all set to put on another great display celebrating the magic of spring with floral exhibits in classes such as Abracadabra, Presto and Wizard and Bewitching and Spellbinding.

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Winter at the works

Clockwise from top right. WINTER HOME: Popping out of a structure made from logs and fir boughs at Evergreen Brick Works is Willow Tashlin Clark. IT’S A STRETCH: Finn Seater, left, reaches for his friend Wyatt while the pair are pushed around by their parents Graham and Shelly. CHOW TIME: A hungry group take a break to fill their tummies full of pizza. HELPING HAND: Finn takes advantage of his father’s steadiness on skates to take a little rest on the ice.

All photos by Francis Crescia

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What to do, what to do?

SWISS ALPS? NOPE, NORTH YORK: For those looking to hit the slopes this March Break you don’t have to travel out of town as the city opperates ski hills in Earl Bales and Centennial Parks. If skiing isn’t your thing, there are many fun and interesting tihngs you can do without leaving Toronto.

place.”

Not sure what to do over March Break? Here are a better Whether it’s a bus tour of the downtown core, historic Fort York or six fun family-friendly suggestions Casa Loma, there is a lot to see and Che Perreira Kids & Families

It’s been a long two months of winter to start the year, and perhaps an even longer two months of school.

WHY? Exams, essays, and tests may have added to the gloom of the weather outside, but spring is right around the corner.

And as the warm weather and brighter days approach, so does March Break.

For those who won’ be taking off for the tropics there are plenty of exciting things to see and to be had right here.

Volunteer: Giving of your time can be a fun and rewarding experience that allows you to work in a team environment, give back to the community, learn about a specific organization or cause and, importantly, yourself.

Organizations like the Daily Bread Food Bank are accepting student volunteers over the break, and

youth program coordinator Lauren Fitzgerald says it will be a powerful experience.

“By coming to the warehouse, and seeing the full scope of our operations, [students] will realize how important the need for food is in our city,” she says. “It’s important for youth to contribute in a meaningful way.”

Advanced registration is required to secure a volunteer spot with the organization.

Volunteering is a great idea for high school students as it allows them to complete the volunteer hours they need for graduation.

Inner-city Tourism: While a tropical beach may be an attractive destination this time of year, touring Toronto can be fun and gives families an opportunity to learn more about the city.

“I think it is important for students to know their city,” says Ryerson University hospitality and tourism professor Gabor Forgacs. “[If they do], they can help it to become

experience in Toronto.

“It could be an interesting adventure for [students] to go into a part of the city they haven’t been to,” Forgacs says. “There are always new developments that people do not get time to see.”

Stargazing: You just never know what the stars may tell you.

Stargazing can offer relaxation, and build a strong connection to nature and a sense of wonder about the universe which can make it a different March Break experience.

York University astronomy professor Paul Delaney says there is a lot to learn by looking at the night sky.

“When you look at the night sky, you look at the past,” he says. “The night sky is a history book.”

Delaney says the lights you see in the sky have traveled from other planets and galaxies, sometimes for hundreds of years, which can make stargazing a fascinating experience.

He also says stargazing can take place in a backyard, but recommends a site that is as dark as possible for

the best visibility.

The moon and constellations are common sights, he says, but with a telescope it is possible to see further galaxies and planets.

York University opens its observatory for free to the public on Wednesday nights from 9 to 11 p.m.

Hit the slopes before its too late: As winter dwindles, so does the snow and with it the chance to go skiing and snowboarding in the city.

Earl Bales and Centennial Parks offer both skiing and snowboarding programs and are open seven days a week.

Bill Dover, who was visiting Earl Bales Park with his grandson, says it is a great place to spend March Break.

“It’s lots of fun,” Dover says. “It’s also affordable, and a great place to learn.”

Programs are available for beginners so experience is not required to enjoy these sites.

Both sites close right after March Break so don’t miss this chance.

Learning: While this is probably one of the last things on a student’s mind when they’re off school, learning does not have to take a break.

Tutor Bright vice president Jim Judgey, says hiring a tutor can be helpful to students during their time off.

“It gives students a chance to catch up on work they are not comfortable with,” he says.

The break also allows the student to learn something new without having the added stress of assignments which can make the process much easier and fun, Judgey says.

Have an imaginary vacation: Bring on the swim trunks, sandals, and long list of movie rentals.

An imaginary vacation at home can be a fun, creative and relaxing way of enjoying the break.

The best part of it is the opportunity to be creative with your plans.

Imagine what your dream vacation looks like, and transform your home accordingly.

If you wish you were on a beach, then sandals, swim trunks, seafood, and soothing background music with waves hitting along the shore are great ideas.

An imaginary vacation also allows you to experience home as a tourist rather than as a resident, which can be quite relaxing without the typical duties of cleaning and cooking.

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Bulk up your library at book sale Friday, Mar. 8 Toronto Swing Dance Society Dance, Lithuanian House Hall B, 1573 Bloor St. W. 8 p.m. The evening starts off with Rock & Roll lessons by Tom King. Join us for a fun filled evening of all styles of swing dancing. Beginners always welcome. No partner required.

Members $10, non-members $15.

Saturday, Mar. 9 Photo Hike – Family Nature Walk, High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside Dr. 1 p.m. Attention nature photo nuts.

Photograph beautiful winter scenes in creative ways and learn about the nature as we hike the trails. Bring your own camera. No registration required. $2 per person or donate-what-you-can.

Jazz Masters at The Home Smith Bar, The Old Mill, 21 Old Mill Rd. 7:30 p.m. The illustrious Jules Estrin Trio is showcased, starring Jules Estrin (trombone), Brian Dickson (piano) and Duncan Hopkins (bass). No cover but $20 minimum expenditure.

Saturday, Mar. 9–Sunday, Mar. 17 March Mania in the Valley — Drop In for March Break, Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, 67 Pottery Rd. 11 a.m.

Drop in to explore our historic homes and sample tasty treats prepared on the open hearth. Learn about life in 19thcentury Toronto. Create a unique takehome craft. Make sure you take a tour of our wildflower preserve during your visit. Admission $2-5.

Sunday, Mar. 10 Family Day Art Event at art Works art School — St. Patrick’s Day Clovers, 238 Jane St. 2 p.m. Make sure the luck of the Irish is with you by creating your own lucky four leaf clovers with wire, fabric, and cardboard. Learn the watercolour techniques of Irish artist, Rose Barton, a painter from the Victorian Period. $5.

Monday, Mar. 11–Monday, Mar. 25 Stress Management Through Restorative Meditation, Brentwood Library, 36 Brentwood Road N. 7 p.m. Led by a Meditation Toronto instructor, this class includes 20 minutes of meditation and 40 minutes of stress-relieving stretches.

Participants must supply their own yoga mat. Register at Brentwood Library information desk or by calling 416-3945247. Free.

Monday, Mar. 11 Free Kids Yoga at Titika at Shops at Don Mills, 1090 Don Mills Rd. 9 a.m.

Slow down the pace of March Break with a free children’s yoga class at Titika with certified yoga instructor Nancy Weiser. Ages 5-12 years. No yoga experience required. Children should bring their own mats. Reservations required 416-447-6087 x244.

Monday, Mar. 11–Saturday, Mar. 16 Casa Loma Carnival, Casa Loma, 1 Austin Ter. 1:30 a.m. Come one, come all to Casa Loma’s March Break Carnival. Step back in time an embrace the nostalgia of an old-fashioned carnival.

The day will include breathtaking per-

formances, mystifying sleight of hand and delightful surprises around each corner. Adults $20.55, children $11.30, youths and seniors $14.65.

Tuesday, Mar. 12 St. Paddy’s Speakeasy Party, Central Eglinton Community Centre, 160 Eglinton Ave. E. 2 p.m. We will be celebrating St. Paddy’s with virgin beer and wine, served in china cups. You’re welcome to dress-up as per Prohibition time and to wear green. We will be singing and dancing to Irish and other fun music. Register by March 5 at 416392-0511 ext. 228. Free for members and $10 for non-members. Must be 50+.

Tuesday, Mar. 12–Thursday, Mar. 14 Leaside Presbyterian March Break Kids’s Club, 670 Eglinton Ave. E. 9 a.m. Junior kindergarten to grade 7.

Crafts, music, stories and more. Lunch and snacks provided. $30/child per day or $75/child for three days, $50/family per day or $125/family for three days.

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Wednesday, Mar. 13 Pipes, Pedals and Pizza, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church 230 St. Clair Ave. W. 10 a.m.–1 p.m. ages 4–11, noon–3 p.m. ages 12–19. March Break event for children and youth to explore the pipe organ. Bring piano music to play.

Pay what you ca pizza lunch. Young children should be accompanied by an adult. Register at organscholar@ metunited.org or 416-363-0331 ext. 26.

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Thyroid Therapy Health Talk, Deer Park Library, 40 St. Clair Ave. E. 7 p.m.

Free health talk on thyroid therapy by Kate Whimster, ND. Free.

The Riverdale Horticultural Society Meeting, 816 Logan Ave. 7 p.m. Jane Beck President of the Master Gardeners of Ontario will show slides and answer questions on the basics of growing vegetables. All are welcome. Free to members.

Wednesday, March 13 & Friday, Mar. 15 Queen of Versailles, Point of View Doc Series, Brentwood Library, 36 Brentwood Rd. N. Mar. 13 at 6:30 p.m., Mar. 15 at 2 p.m. A character-driven documentary about a billionaire family and their financial challenges in the wake of the economic crisis that reveals the innate virtues and flaws of the American Dream. Register at information desk or call 416-394-5247. Free.

Wednesday, Mar. 13–Saturday, Mar. 16 Breakfast With Houdini, Casa Loma, 1 Austin Ter. 8:30 a.m. Delight in an exciting breakfast with the incredible Houdini, in the Casa Loma Conservatory. Children will enjoy performers pancakes, ringmaster sausages, stage of syrup and butter, circus of fruit. Preregistration is necessary for this event.

647-725-0707. $25+ HST. Thursday, Mar. 14 Restaurant Tour —Churrasco Villa,

Central Eglinton Community Centre, 160 Eglinton Ave. E. Noon. Churrasco is a popular Portuguese cooking style that uses a natural wood charcoal that creates a tasty and tantalizing eating experience. Must register by March 7 at 416-392-0511 ext. 228. Members pay for cost of their meal, non-members pay for cost of their meal plus $2. Must be 50+.

Saturday, Mar. 16 Jazz Masters at The Home Smith Bar, The Old Mill, 21 Old Mill Rd. 7:30 p.m. The illustrious Mike Downes Trio is showcased, starring Mike Downes (bass), Robi Botos (piano), and Ethan Ardelli (drums). No cover but $20 minimum expenditure.

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How an Actress Became a Photographer by Marilyn Lightstone. Toronto Camera Club, 587 Mount Pleasant Rd. 8 p.m. Lightstone is an artist who seeks to create beauty. Often leaving her camera set to automatic, her strength is in her eye and an instinct for what might be meaningful. $10.

Wednesday, Mar. 20 East York Historical Society Discussion Group, S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Ave. 2 p.m. Join us for a discussion with the son of one of the first settlers of Bennington Heights before there was a road or any services there. Bring any photos, memorabilia, questions or stories you would like to share with the group. Free.

Quintessential Belly Dance, Brentwood Library, 36 Brentwood Rd. N. 2 p.m.

Dancer, Evyenia Karmi will be offering a glimpse into the exotic world of belly dance with a free one hour instructional seminar. Participants should wear comfortable clothing. Register at Brentwood Library Information Desk or call 416-394-5247.

Thursday, Mar. 14–Friday, Mar. 15 Ghost Tracking, Casa Loma, 1 Austin Ter. 7 p.m. Does Casa Loma have ghosts? Find out with our ghost tracking experts. The evening will start with an introduction of haunted tales and a look at paranormal equipment followed by a mini-tour. Tickets $26.96 for adults and $15.95 for kids canadasmosthauntedmedia.com/casa-loma.

An Evening with Hildegard of Bingen, Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Ave. 6:45 p.m. Celebrate the Vernal Equinox by honouring the life, music and creativity of a remarkable medieval mystic, Hildegard of Bingen. Schola Magdalena, a six-voice women’s group, sings a selection of Hildegard chants; author Teri Degler introduces the film. $10–13.

Thursday, Mar. 14–Saturday, Mar 16 Toronto Mid-Winter Antique Glass Lover’s Show and Sale, 2180 Bayview Ave. 10 a.m. We will offer our entire inventory, including over 600 goblets, hundreds of pieces of tableware, Victorian, Depression, Flint, Early Blown, Heisey and the popular Jadite, Manhattan and Candlewick Glass. www. pressedglassandgoblets.com. Free.

Thursday, Mar. 21 Monthly meeting, Canadian Federation University Women Leaside-East York, Northlea United Church 125 Brentcliffe Rd. 7:30 p.m. Visitors and new members welcome. Free. www.leaside. org/cfuw.

Friends of the Toronto Public Library South Annual Clearance Used Book Sale, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St. Mar. 14 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Mar. 15 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Mar. 16 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Over 10,000 items including used books, videos, DVDs, records, magazines. Prices from 10 cents to 50 cents.

Friday, Mar. 15 Non GMO Healthy Kids, Smart Choices, Brentwood Library, 36 Brentwood Road N. 10 a.m. Join 13-year-old community advocate, Rachel Parent, as she talks about genetically modified organisms and how you can select healthy food for you and your family. For ages 5 and up. Register at Brentwood Library 416-394-5247. Free.

Retro Board Games, S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Ave. 2 p.m.

Register to play retro board games such as Parcheesi, Clue, Checkers, Chess, Pictionary and Yatzee. Ages: 11–18.

Call the library at 416-396-3975 to register. Free.

Friday, Mar. 15–Saturday, Mar. 16 Gymboree Play & Music at Shops at Don Mills, 1090 Don Mills Rd. 10 a.m. Laugh, learn and play with new friends at Shops at Don Mills, courtesy of Gymboree Play and Music. Join in the fun activities including story time, bubbles, parachute games, music, dance and more. Limited to 20 kids. Register at 416-447-6087 x.244. Free.

Image Compositing — Making Imagination Possible with Photoshop by Alice Zilberberg, Toronto Camera Club, 587 Mount Pleasant Rd. 8 p.m.

Zilberberg will speak about how she has used the medium of photography to create image composites in Photoshop.

Creating great work is beyond just knowing the tools, but imagination and creativity need to come first. $10.

Friday, Mar. 22 Fridays to Sing About at The Home Smith Bar, The Old Mill, 21 Old Mill Rd. 7:30 p.m. Jazz singing star Carol McCartney (vocals) is joined by Brian Dickinson (piano), Chris Robinson (saxophone) and Kierans Overs (bass) in a memorable evening of great music to jazz up your weekend. No cover but $20 minimum expenditure.

Friday, Mar. 22 and Wednesday, Mar. 27 Screening of Vanishing Point, Brentwood Library, 36 Brentwood Rd. N. March 22 at 2 p.m., March 27 at 6:30 p.m. This intriguing National Film Board of Canada documentary looks at how circumpolar peoples of today are facing the greatest social and environmental challenges in their history.

Register at Information Desk or call 416-394-5247. Free.

Saturday, Mar. 23 Tune Into Nature – Family Nature Walk, High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside Dr. 1 p.m. Come feel the changing seasons in High Park. We will sniff, taste, touch, listen and watch the nature around us on this sensory hike.

No registration required. $2 per person

Sense of Place: Creating A Convincing World, North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge St. 2 p.m. This two-hour workshop focuses on the art of creating clear, convincing fictional settings. Call 416-395-5639 to register. Free.

Saturday, Mar. 23–Sunday, Mar. 24 Easter Egg Painting Family Workshop, Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, 67 Pottery Rd. 10 a.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday. Learn this ancient art form. Create your own personalize pysanky (Easter eggs) using traditional wax resist techniques. Suitable for children age 6 and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is required at 416-396-2819. $10 for adults and $5 for children.

Tuesday, Mar. 26 Nutrition and Cancer Screening, S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Ave. 2 p.m. WoodGreen Community Services presents a workshop on nutrition and current screening tools to prevent cancer. Free.

Leaside, It’s History and 100th Anniversary Celebration, S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Ave. 7:30 p.m. Join us for the East York Historical Society’s talk on the 100th Anniversary of Leaside. East York Historical Society’s President, Jane Pitfield, author of the book Leaside and Geoff Kettel of the Leaside Property Owners Association will speak. Free.

Thursday, Mar. 28 Canadian Opera Company Opera Talk Salome, North York Central Branch, Toronto Public Library, 5120 Yonge St. 7 p.m. This four-part series of talks balances history and guided listening with images and production insights into the operas presented in the Canadian Opera Company’s 2012–2013 season.

Friday, Mar. 29 The Good Friday Concert — Music for a Most Holy Day, Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation and Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 4 p.m. Free.

Mozart’s Requiem with Salieri’s Te Deum in D Major, Toronto Beach Chorale, 975 Kingston Rd. 7:30 p.m.

Conducted by Mervin W. Fick, featuring Soprano Eve Rachel McLeod, Mezzo Soprano Chelsea Säuer, Tenor Ryan Harper and Bass Geoffrey Sirett.

Tickets at www.torontobeachchorale. com, adults $25, youth 7–18 $12.50, under 7 Free.

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When a potential match is found, it’s discussed with all parties.

“We put a lot of time into matching our candidates,” Beaumont says. “We want to make sure that our matches last.”

Twenty-four-year-old Rexdale resident and big sister Myanca Rodrigues remembers having wonderful teachers and advisors in high school and says she received a full university scholarship because of their guidance.

“I saw a lot of my classmates ... it wasn’t for lack of potential, but sometimes they missed opportunities or their lives ended up in different directions because they didn’t have support or they didn’t seek the resources provided to them at school,” she says.

“When I started university, I felt kind of disconnected from the community I grew up in,” says Rodrigues, who now works in research. “I felt that Big Brothers and Big Sisters would enable me to maintain a connection with my community while at the same time helping someone else out.”

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“She’s very ambitious and driven but takes time to enjoy life and her friends and participate in school activities.”

Rodrigues also describes Priya as a “girl’s girl”. The pair will often shop, visit nail and hair salons and work out together. Rodrigues enjoys helping Priya, who’s now in grade 10, with homework and has helped Priya plan for university by walking her through the process.

“There’s a saying: ‘he who fails to plan, plans to fail,’ ” Rodrigues says. “When I met Priya ... although she wanted to go to university, there were gaps, like she had an end-goal but didn’t know how to get there.... I feel like I’ve able to fill in those gaps.”

Beaumont, who lives near Forest Hill, was matched with his little brother, Eddie, last year.

“Since then, my life’s been different,” he says. “I have a new friend in my life, someone who looks up to me and I feel like I’m a kid again.”

Rodrigues and Beaumont both see their mentees every two weeks, while Agdasi visits Dalton every weekend.

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PROUD PARENTS: Hockey superstar in the making Scott Munn, centre, poses with father Jeff and mother Kim who are in awe of what their son and his team have accomplished this season.

Bantam A Leaside captain Scott Munn just keeps scoring Perry King Sports

It was a cold night at Scarborough Arena, and the Leaside Flames were in tough against the East Ender TiCats.

Scott Munn, the Flames’ captain, was chomping at the bit not just because they were down late in the game, but that he had 49 goals.

“One shift I had it, I was on the goal line and I got absolutely robbed on a wide open net, I missed,” said the 13-year-old Munn, sitting in his Leaside home with his parents, Kim and Jeff.

Humble in demeanor, Scott recollects a tough game, but he made up for his previous folly.

“Later in the shift, I skated around this guy and scored, and I was just so happy that I actually scored after missing that,” said Scott, who has been skating with Leaside since he was five. “I didn’t realize it was my 50th goal either.”

His parents certainly didn’t know.

“We were clueless,” Kim recalls, laughing. “It was when they came out of the dressing room, they were like ‘Right on, that was his 50th, [coach Rob Stanley] just did this little thing,’ and we were like ‘Really?’ ” “They’d arranged to have the puck kept, even the head referee kept the gamesheet, and handed it back to us,” said Jeff.

Folded neatly, and scored in pencil, Scott shows the gamesheet, a memento that may be framed.

“I didn’t think at all that I could do this,” said Scott, who focused on his skating and speed this season. I set a goal at the beginning of the year to score 25 goals, so I’ve doubled that.

I wasn’t even expecting to score 25 goals, but that was the goal.”

It’s a torrid pace, and Stanley gives Scott massive credit for his hard work and attentiveness.

“Some kids don’t look at you, and you know how they’re listening but they don’t look at you,” Stanley said.

“And some kids kind of look at you but look through you. But Scotty, he looks at you, he acknowledges everything and he listens.

“If I had told him to jump into the penalty box and do a dance, he’d probably do it.”

It was also the Flames’ 33rd game of the season, a successful campaign where Scott’s Minor Bantam A Flames clinched the Kraft Cup, losing only once in 36 games. The Flames also topped the standings with 200 goals, and Scott’s 55 goals and 94 points lead the age class.

Scott’s contributions aside, the Flames have a broadly skilled, close knit squad, and notwithstanding their match against the Ti-Cats, the Flames have had to battle for many wins this season.

With six one-goal victories under their belt, the team has gone as far as the strength of their bond as friends and teammates, something that Stanley can’t coach.

“This year’s team gets along better than any team I’ve had before,” Stanley said. “When we go away on tour-

photo Courtesy Susan Scandiffio

HARD AT WORK: Scott Munn, centre, hustles for the puck during a January tournament in Ottawa. As of press time Munn and his teammates are in the second round of the playoffs with Munn recording three goals and two assists so far.

naments, these guys are inseparable.”

“Off ice, they just enjoy doing everything together,” Kim said.

“We’ve been so fortunate to be apart of it, but it seems very unique to a team because these guys just love hanging out together.”

Despite this dynamic, Kim and Jeff applaud Stanley for the discipline and passion he instills on his squad.

“He’s a really great role model, as a man, to be quite honest,” Kim said.

“As a dad on tournaments, as a husband, but as a hockey coach, he’s got

this really great combo of being supportive and empowering these kids.

“He’s not all roses, he tells them some honest feedback. But, it’s always to improve the game or the skill.”

As of press date, the Flames are in the second round of the playoffs, awaiting their next opponent. In three playoffs games against the Willowdale Blackhawks, Scott had three goals, and two assists.

It is this tremendous skill that Stanley appreciates about Scott.

“There was one thing I wanted to

say last night that I forgot to once we started talking. I don’t think Scotty knows just how good he really is,” Stanley wrote later, in an email. “He’s not cocky, but instead he just plays the game for fun and wants to be one of the guys. There’s no superstar ego in him, and the fact that he’s still figuring out how good he is means that he’s still going to get better.

“That’s the scary part for the other teams in the league … he’s already the best player in the league, but there’s even more upside to come.”

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Z Furniture Z General Contractor Z Interior Decorator Z Appliance Store Z Flooring/Tile Z Carpeting Z Doors/Windows Z Heating/Air Conditioning Z Bathroom Renovator Z Blinds/Curtains Z Kitchen Renovator Z HotTub/Spa/Pool Z Landscaper Z Lighting Store Z Paint/Wallpaper Z Plumber Z Electrician Z Roofing Z Home Theatre

BUSINESS/SERVICE

Z Caterer Z Vet Clinic Z Dry Cleaners Z Funeral Home Z Hair Salon Z Barber Shop Z In-Home Senior Care Z Retirement Centre Z Insurance Z Law Firm Z Weight Loss Centre Z Travel Agency Z Maid Services

3393 Yonge St. Toronto 416-322--2200 www.cravingstoronto.ca

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SHOPPING

Z Art Gallery Z Jewellery Z Lingerie Z Flower Shop Z Men’s Clothing Z Women’s Clothing Z Children’s Clothing Z Shoe Store Z Toy Store Z Gift Store Z Children’s Shoe Store Z Sporting Goods Store Z Children’s Book Store Z Consignment Shop/Clothes

HEALTH SERVICES

Z Spa Z Manicure / Pedicure Z Fitness Club Z Chiropractor Z Skincare Z Dentist

Z Naturopath Z Physiotherapist

Z Optical

Z Podiatrist/Foot Care

Z Health Food Store Z Massage Therapy Z Hearing Centre

Z Family Doctor

Z Acupuncture Z Nutritionist Z Financial Planners

Z Other Favourites

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45 Esandar Dr. Toronto 416-504-6882 www.amsterdambeer.com

FOOD/DRINK Z Butcher

Z Breakfast

Z Family Restaurant Z Bakery Z Lunch Z Thai Z Chinese Z Indian Z Italian Z Greek Z Steak Z French Z Japanese Z Middle Eastern Z Seafood Z Chocolate Shop Z Burger Z Ice Cream Z Pizza Z Deli Z Local Pub Z Gourmet Food Shop Z Make Your Own Wine Z Chicken Wings Z Fish and Chips

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