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13 MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC Two pages of photos from the coolest shows in the city.

6 CASINO? SO WHAT? If a casino comes to Toronto will it make any difference to those who live and work in Midtown?

9 BETTING ON THE FUTURE The head of Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation tells Toronto Today all about where his organization is heading, including the building of a GTA casino.

10 JUDGING THE HANDY Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Handyman kicks off its new season.

18 DERBY DAY Dedicated group of women bring their favourite sport to the daylight hours.

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On the cover: What would you like to see different in 2013? We asked 20 midtowners for their thoughts.

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New Year, new midtown Local notables give readers their wishes for our community

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By Eric Emin Wood

hy do we make New Year’s resolutions? After all, winter isn’t precisely the season of rebirth. In ancient times, many people starved between January and April, making the year’s solstice festival — regardless of which religion it represented — a celebration of its end, not its beginning.

But our collective need to observe the sense of renewal a new year represents stretches back too. The ancient Babylonians promised their gods they would return borrowed objects and pay off their debts. The Romans began the new year by making promises to their god Janus, for whom January is named.

In that same spirit of hope, Toronto Today asked 20 Toronto residents: What is your new year’s wish for your community in 2013?

Domenic Clarino, general manager of RioCan Centre: “Health, prosperity, and goodwill to everyone.”

Merrie Lee, participant in the North York Senior Games: “That everyone be more aware of the benefits of keeping healthy. Keep active, both mentally and physically. Try to understand your own body. Good examples can be seen in the seniors who strive to overcome their challenges and obstacles whilst participating in active sports.”

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Hans van Nie, pastoral staff with Trinity St. Paul’s United Church: “There’s a group of people involved in trying to make Bloor Street more bicycle friendly. I know there’s limited traffic, and I know there’s few places to park, and heaven knows there’s been poor driving on all sides, but it’s a busy, busy street and we’ve had lots of accidents.”

Geoff Roberts, headmaster of Crescent School: “That there be more joy and laughter at school. Schools are often seen as academic spaces. I look at them as environments to promote joy and belonging.”

Jane Robson, North York Senior Games publicity chair: “A new mayor would be a good idea.

And some sort of common sense at the city level. That would probably follow on the seat of a new mayor.”

Lisa de Wilde, chief executive officer of TV Ontario: “Digital media enables us to have new kinds of conversations in ways we couldn’t have imagined just a few years ago. Let’s all get more connected and more engaged in our communities.”

Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler, Forest Hill community activist and city hall watchdog: “My wish for 2013 is to see the St. Clair West community continue to thrive. [This year] will see more condos being finished and new condos beginning to sprout. As this change happens, I hope that we maintain our diversity by ensuring affordable housing is included in these developments and that the new retail spaces created on St. Clair reflect and enhance the small business culture we know and love.”

St. Paul’s MPP Eric Hoskins: “My wish for 2013 is for a peaceful, tolerant and prosperous Ontario, where everyone has access to opportunity, we all work together, and no one is left behind.”

Richard Scrimger, author: “The virtue that I value over any other is tolerance.

I love a community of differences mutually respected and enjoyed. I want Torontonians to know more about each other. The better you know other people, the less threatening they appear, the more stories you can share, and the stronger the community is.”

Susan Groesbeck, principal of Havergal College: “In welcoming students back to school for the New Year, I encourage them to take time to reflect on their whole self — both their physical state as well as their mental and emotional well-being — and to figure out how to bridge the gap between where they are and where they would like to be.”

Rosanna Furgiuele, associate principal of student services with Glendon College: “We wish all of our students success and fulfillment ... a new year full of promise and the realizations of all their dreams and goals.”

Jerry Levitan, children’s performer, lawyer, and documentary filmmaker: “My wish is that there be a greater push for support of the arts in our Toronto. The visual arts, music, dance and theatre. We should resist the temptation to restrict the arts due to financial restraints and encourage our artists to put their unique stamp on what would be an otherwise sterile community.”

Steve “Lips” Kudlow, lead singer, Anvil: “These days people are much more willing to show emotions of anger and rage when they should concentrate on being the other way around. Acting with courtesy and tolerance.”

Mario Calla, Executive Director of COSTI: “My hopes and wishes for the newcomers of Toronto is that in the new year they will see the fulfillment of their goals, and achieve the success that they dreamed of when they first arrived in Canada – not only for themselves, but for their children.”

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Donna Vakalis, Olympic pentathlete: “My New Year’s wish for my community is that we make our world better in real, everyday ways. I was training in Berlin, where there was a wide slide that connected two sidewalks which were parallel to the top and bottom of a hill. Business women in suits with briefcases in tow, as they might have done when they were children, would gleefully slide down it — presumably on their way to work.”

Willowdale school trustee Mari Rutka: “The one factor that has been shown to be more important than any other in determining whether a child will go on to succeed in education, and that betters their chance at having a satisfying life, is having a caring relationship with another person. May each child in our city, and indeed in our world, be granted one other person who loves them, cares for them and tries always to understand them.”

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Casino?

With all proposed sites outside midtown is this something local residents should be worried about?

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By Nicole Witkowski and Che Perreira

he prospect of a casino in Toronto has many residents up in arms, with critics saying bringing such a facility to town is a suckers bet.

Proponents of a proposed casino estimate it would bring in between $16 and $168 million in direct and indirect revenue to the city. However, some businesses and restaurants around the proposed sites are concerned the facility would take away all of their business. There’s also been talk about a casino causing a citywide rise in crime rates and a dip in families coming to Toronto.

But with the three proposed sites — downtown, the CNE grounds and the Port Lands — located outside of the midtown area, what, if any, impact would a casino have on our local communities?

Ward 22 councillor Josh Matlow says a casino’s reach would be felt well beyond its immediate area.

“It doesn’t matter if you live downtown or midtown, whether that be a rise in crime or adverse effects for problem gamblers,” he says.

To shed some light on the local impact Toronto Today asked experts to share their experience and findings on some of the key questions in the casino debate and found some surprising answers.

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So what?

Problem gambling may rise While most people who enter a casino won’t develop a serious gambling problem, for those who do, having a gaming facility close to home won’t be doing them any favours.

A Toronto Public Health study published in November 2012, concluded that “hosting a new casino in Toronto is anticipated to increase the frequency and severity of problem gambling in the city…”

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health problem gambling researcher Nigel Turner agrees that problem gambling is likely to go up with a new casino but can’t say by how much.

However, his main concern is with recovering problem gamblers who have been able to quell their urges due to the distance from the nearest casino.

“The closer the casino is to home the harder it is to quit and the easier it is to relapse,” he wrote in an email to Toronto Today.

Using data from 2007 and 2008 the study concludes that only 0.3 percent of Ontarians are problem gamblers (defined as “continuous or periodic loss of control over gambling; preoccupation with gambling and money with which to gamble; irrational thinking; and continuation of the activity despite adverse consequences.”) with a further 3 percent considered to be low to moderate risk gamblers. Over 90 percent of those surveyed were classified as non-gamblers or non-problem or infrequent gamblers.

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Just because midtown isn’t downtown doesn’t mean the effect a potential casino has on business in the core couldn’t affect local residents.

At the Toronto and East York Community Council Casino Subcommittee meeting held in early January, both local businesses and industry leaders expressed concern about a casino’s ability to lure business away from local shops and restaurants.

Ward 20 councillor Adam Vaughan said that casinos in other cities destroyed their downtown business districts.

“Ninety-five percent of visitors don’t come from out of the city,” said Vaughan. “[That business] comes out of local economy and local bars and restaurants.”

If downtown business does take a hit, the impact could also affect residents living outside the area.

“Midtown residents who are business owners downtown will be directly affected,” said Councillor Josh Matlow. “Many work downtown and go there frequently [for recreation].”

However, Fairbank Village BIA chair Enzo Torrone says he believes the benefits outweigh the detriments a casino could pose.

“If [the casino] can employ 2,000 to 10,000 people, it’s a considerable hit to unemployment issues,” Torrone said. “It doesn’t matter if you take people from midtown or the GTA … it’ll uplift spirits.”

Increase in crime a false alarm?

Assessing a casino’s effect on crime is not an easy task says Windsor Police Service’s Sgt. Matthew D’Asti.

“It’s hard to pin down exactly what crime is attributed to having a casino in Windsor,” he says. “It’s a difficult thing to gauge.”

Back in the early 90s, D’Asti says Windsor residents were concerned that a spike in crime could come with the new casino. However, he says those worries have so far proved to be largely unfounded.

“Crime in Windsor has been trending downward,” D’Asti says.

He does say that a casino can lead to gambling issues for some, which may contribute to crimes like domestic violence, but stresses other issues could also be at play and that problem gambling isn’t the only cause for domestic violence.

Toronto the family-friendly A casino can be quite a welcomed addition to a city, says the CEO of Tourism Windsor-Essex-Pelee Island and can help bring families to an area by providing information about local attractions to those who come to gamble. “[Caesars Windsor Hotel and Casino] helped put us on the map,” says tourism head Gordon Orr. “It has been a very positive addition to the city, region and tourism industry.”

Although the Canada South Science City, a site similar to the Ontario Science Centre, opened after the casino, the president of its board says the presence of the gambling facility has had little effect on his centre’s attendance.

“Most of our visitors are from the local area,’’ says Bill Baylis, head of Science City’s board. “Our attendance levels have been steady.” TT

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Betting on the future

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Provincial gaming head says system must modernize

efore Christmas, Rod Phillips, president and CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, visited Toronto Today to outline his organization’s plans for the future of gambling in the province.

In March, 2012 the corporation conducted a strategic business review which concluded that despite the organization’s profits — it provided the province with just under $2 billion in revenue last year — its business model was failing.

For example, he said that 10 years ago the casinos along the U.S./Canada border earned around $800 million in profits. This year they’re projected to earn the province less than $100 million.

Ten years ago, one in three adults over 45 played the lottery regularly.

Today, that number is around one in 14.

As a result, the organization has announced a modernization plan — which prominently includes a new gambling facility in the GTA that could be located in Toronto.

Phillips emphasized that no location has been chosen yet and that the corporation is holding discussions

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with community leaders and potential facility operators to ensure that the new casino is located in the right community.

“We want to talk to as many people as we can,” he said. “We’re going to do that through every means we can.”

When asked about his organization’s commitment to promoting responsible gambling, Phillips said he’s organized a group of advisors made up of problem gamblers, which he meets with four times per year.

He also noted that the first groups consulted about the modernization process were those involved with problem gambling like the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Paul Pellizzari, the organization’s director of policy and social responsibility, said Ontario Lottery cooperates with the province’s Ministry of Health to spend $28 million on free addictions counselling every year, which it makes available in every community with a casino.

Each of the organization’s gambling facilities includes an addiction resource centre run by the Responsible Gambling Council, an indepen-

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CASINO COMING: Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation CEO Rod Phillips, right, says his office is in the midst of consultations with community members and stakeholders over the location of the planned GTA casino.

dent not-for-profit, he said.

When planning its responsible gambling initiatives for the proposed GTA casino, the corporation has utilized what Pellizzari called an “adaptation model,” knowing that problem cases might shift from other parts of Ontario to the GTA. “When you introduce a new form of gambling to a population there will be a short-term spike in the cases of problem gambling,” he said.

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54 Division traffic Sergeant Jack West: “My wish above all is road courtesy and respect.

All road users, whether it is motorists, cyclists or pedestrians need to allow themselves those extra few minutes to slow down, be alert, be aware of their surroundings and be cautious.”

Ward 30 Councillor Paula Fletcher: “I want to continue working with all of the great people in Ward 30 to build strong communities where people are successful, where they live and work in great neighbourhoods and to continue making sure the waterfront development happens the way the plan was laid out, with no casino in the Portlands.”

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“Over time it sort of levels off.”

Meanwhile, the organization has enhanced its self-exclusion program for admitted gambling addicts by installing facial recognition technology at each of its casinos that detects people, including problem gamblers, whenever they enter a site.

“We can never eliminate risk,” Pellizzari said. “Risk is part of gambling, [but] we can add the seat belts and air bags and crumple zones.” TT

Sarah Fisher, actress: “My New Year’s wish is to create more awareness of bullying. I got bullied when I was younger by one of my best friends and her family too. The more you talk to people, the more you realize that almost everyone has dealt with some version of bullying in their life and it’s not a good thing. It really makes me sad that such innocent, happy kids are petrified to go to school. I’d love to see that change.”

Fern Lindzon, jazz musician: “My New Year’s wish for my community would be for people to feel they are not isolated, alone and fearful of engaging in some small way with other people. If you see me out walking, at the grocery store or standing in line, please say hello.” TT

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Skin treatment helps tighten face and body

ccording to scientists, gravity slows time. But for most of us, both time and gravity are relentless. As we age, our skin loses volume, which results in loose areas, particularly around the neck. And the same gravity that keeps us firmly planted on terra firma relentlessly pulls those loose parts of our body downwards, resulting in jowls and wattles.

There are remedies. Surgery is extreme, but effective. The downside is that the skin loses its elasticity and with too much surgery, one can end up with the Joan Rivers grimace instead of a natural smile.

There are non-surgical alternatives including fillers like Restylane and injections of Botox, all effective. I’m about to try the newest lift technology by Viora – ReLift™.

“In older, post-menopausal women, the skin becomes very thin and dehydrated. The fibroblasts produce less collagen,” explains Dr. Marina Vashkevich, dermatologist at Med V Spa in Toronto. “Only two technologies can penetrate deeply enough to stimulate collagen production deep in the skin — lasers and ReLift. Lasers can be painful and result in downtime. ReLift uses radio frequency technology to raise the temperature in the dermis to stimulate the fibroblasts.”

The fibroblasts are responsible for the production of collagen, so this is the aim.

And according to Vashkevich, who owns clinics in both Canada and Europe, this technology is a huge breakthrough because it can focus the energy using different frequencies in different parts of the body. It heats the fat, stimulating natural lipolysis (fat breakdown). At the same time, collagen and elastin fibers are gently heated causing them to shrink, restoring the skin’s elasticity and leaving a tighter, smoother appearance.

It takes about an hour for my first treatment. Vashkevich explains everything she is about to do in detail, which I find comforting.

Then she mentions that I will feel some heat. Now I’m worried. How much heat?

But the process proves simple and painless. There are tiny pinpricks of warmth as the laser does

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LOOK INTO MY EYES: ReLift by Viora uses radio frequencies to raise the temperature of the skin to stimulate collagen production and to tighten the look of the skin.

its work, but nothing approaching pain levels. And the doctor keeps checking to see if I’m uncomfortable with the heat level.

With this technology, Vashkevich tells me, she can use multiple frequencies in order to focus on different levels to tighten the skin.

It not only works for necks; it is highly effective in smoothing cellulite wrinkles and stretch marks.

The extra feature this Re-Lift uses is a vacuum which enables the heat to penetrate deeper and to increase local blood circulation, stimulate lymphatic drainage and assist in the shrinking of fat cells.

Does it all sound a bit like voodoo to you? It did to me, until I saw the results. My jaw line was noticeably firmer after only one treatment.

My neck wattle was smoother and best of all, the wrinkles under my eyes had evened out.

The doctor points out that this machine is particularly useful as a painless, non-invasive means of body contouring and tightening the skin. She can do a buttocks lift and actually tighten a sagging abdomen after weight loss or tighten the underarms. In fact, the host of News Talk 1010’s Beyond the Mic, Mike Bullard has tried the treatments for both his jowls and abdomen. He loved it.

Needless to say, one treatment is just the start. After the second treatment, the blood circulation improves, which improves the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the area. About 4–8 treatments are recommended with occasional visits afterwards to maintain the effects.

The initial consultation is complementary. The cost for the first treatment is $200 and depending on the part of the body, treatments range from $150 for one eye lift or $100 each for a package of five, to $325

for one treatment for the neck and décolleté or $275 each for a package of six. The facelift runs $650 or $550 each for a package of six.

No surgery needed and I can defy gravity. TT

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Judging the handy

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n the back of a trailer on set for the filming of Canada’s Handyman Challenge, Bryan Baeumler, the host of HGTV Canada’s Leave It To Bryan and House of Bryan, reveals how he got his start in the construction industry.

“I was born to be a builder,” he says. “I was chasing my father around at two years old with a steel belt the same as my sons are now with me, wanting to jump on every piece of machinery and grab every tool and create and build something. I opened my first handyman company when I was 14 years old and it was a windy path but this is where I was meant to be.”

Baeumler is joined by Paul Lafrance from the shows Decked Out and Deck Wars and Scott McGillivray from Income Property as judges for the second season of Canada’s Handyman Challenge, which aired on Jan. 22 on HGTV Canada.

“The show really falls in line on a serious note with the mandates I think Bryan, Paul and I are all kind of interested in, which is promoting better workmanship in the trades,” McGillivray says. “Really trying to showcase that the people who are building houses and people who are renovating your house, the people in this business have important jobs and there’s a lot of great integrity out there and we’re trying to highlight that.”

After holding auditions in Toronto, Halifax and Vancouver, they returned to set at the Evergreen Brick Works to find the country’s top handyman — or woman, who, after competing in a series of challenges, will take home a cash prize of $25,000. Although they each work in the same field, they bring their own strengths as judges, they say.

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“Paul really approaches his projects from a spiritual level almost, he connects with the work that he does on a level I’ve never seen anyone else do, which I admire a lot,” McGillivray says.

“Bryan is super hands on. He connects with people on a level I’ve never seen before. He can teach someone who has never picked up a tool before to do something quite complicated in the simplest manner, and I think I’ve always prided myself on taking a very practical and frugal approach, kind of thinking more along the value added renovations side of things, always thinking financially.”

While McGillivray first got into carpentry as a hobby after learning to use tools from his grandfather’s former workshop, he now doesn’t see himself doing anything else, he says.

Throughout the competition, the contractors hope contestants also learn usable skills they can take away from the experience.

“I think we are all very passionate about what we do,” says Lafrance, the owner and CEO of Cutting Edge Construction and Design. “What it boils down to is does someone have that fire in their eyes and says not only do I really want this but I’m excited about this and I want to be able to teach it, I want to be able to pass it on.”

Although Lafrance has a background in music, he started renovating houses and eventually found himself focusing on people’s backyards because he could be more creative and enjoyed transforming spaces into personal retreats.

“We’ve had some great underdog stories too,” he says. “There have been contestants that we’ve argued about and said this person’s not going to last another day and they just keep moving on and just keep surprising us. Each challenge is so uniquely different

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SO YOU THINK YOU CAN FIX? Canada’s Handyman Challenge judges Scott McGillivray, left, Bryan Baeumler and Paul Lafrance put contestents through a series of building challenges on the HGTV show.

and tests a different facet of the brain and to be able to see how these guys respond is entertaining.”

As for what makes a winner, who will be selected with the help of Mike Holmes, the trio is on the lookout for someone with a variety of different skills.

“We’re looking for a handyman, we’re not looking for a tradesmen or a contractor that’s specifically

skilled in one area,” Baeumler says. “We’re looking for the every dad, the every mom, uncle Billy, aunt Jane, who can walk around the house and fix the blinds, build a table and fix the eaves-trough. We’re looking for someone who has a bit of creativity, has some hands on skill and good basic knowledge of everything. We’re looking for someone who is very well rounded.” TT

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Juno worthy covers

On Dec. 1 the Juno Concert Series paid tribute to Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees. Musicians, clockwise from top left, Hannah Georgas, Jully Black, Kathleen Edwards, The Matinee, Matt Mays, The Arkells’ Max Kerman, Teenage Kicks’ Peter Van Helvoort and more from The Agency Group’s roster performed renditions of songs by Canadian talent like Neil Young, The Tragically Hip, Blue Rodeo and Bryan Adams.

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Movember music

Toronto-based Dwayne Gretzky entertained at the official Movember Canada Gala Parté on Nov. 30 to mark the end of a month of fundraising and moustaches. Members of the eight-piece rock ‘n’ roll cover band, made up of musicians from acts such as Sweet Thing, Al x, Our Lady Peace, Sheezer, July Talk, Dustin Bentall & the Smokes, rocked the house and also exhibited their own facial hair.

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Girls make a splash at swim meet

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he temperature may have been dropping outside, but the indoor pool at Havergal College was warm with swimmers, as school squads converged for a swim meet Jan. 16.

The meet may not have had any OFSAA points at stake, but the trimeet — featuring the Branksome Highlanders, Bishop Strachan Bobcats, and Havergal Gators — was a chance for squads to work on their rhythm and endurance after a long lay off from holidays.

As most swim meets for co-ed for the CISAA squads, this girlsonly meet could only serve as a tune-up for meets to come.

“It was kind of practice because this is just a meet and then we’re going to into our championships and try and go into OFSAA,” said Branksome’s Sammie Roper, one of the Highlanders’ team leaders, who won the 100-metre individual medley and 100-metre freestyle for her age group at the meet. “I guess it was practicing our events, the turns and starts, making sure we’re getting our endurance up.”

With Havergal providing the facility, and Branksome’s staff organizing the afternoon, 28 swim events were marshalled without a hitch. However, the pace to the afternoon was quick, testing the endurance of many swimmers, giving them little time to recover for the next event. “[With] the 100-breast and the 100 medley relay, I swam backto-back,” said Bishop Strachan’s Simone Marsden, who swam three events — winning the 100-metre breaststroke. “My shoulders were burning after.”

The Havergal Gators, with golden caps and black suits, took advantage of swimming in their home pool, placing first in the majority of events held — 15 out of 28. “[Swimming for Havergal has] been really fun, the coaches have been really supportive,” said Havergal’s Angelina Pan, a grade 9 student who hadn’t swam competitively for a couple years, before joining Havergal in the fall. “It’s a little different from competitive swimming. “[This] is less intense, this one’s more about having fun, and sharing experiences with your teammates.”

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Pan and the team competed in the 200-metre relay medley for the under-16 girls — the relay incorporates freestyle, breaststroke, and backstroke swimming.

Posting a seed time of 2:28.50 coming into the meet, well ahead of the times posted by Branksome and Bishop Strachan, the under-16 girls were focused, and strategic about their plans for the afternoon.

“I just wanted swim well,” said Fong, 13, who noted the importance of rhythm and breathing in her swims. “It’s not about getting a medal, it’s just swimming our best time.”

The swimming season has been short for the girls, and with the OFSAA tournament being held in early March, every meet counts.

“We haven’t had many swim meets, I think we only had one before this,” Roper said. “Overall, our team, we’ve been practicing a lot, getting the fitness up, and practicing, and getting ready to race.”

For Marsden and the Bishop Strachan girls, they wanted to beat their personal bests.

“Like I beat mine by about three seconds today, so that’s amazing,” she said. “Shaving off three seconds is huge, to me.”

The CISAA will be holding three more meets, with the next one coming Jan. 23. Toronto French School is scheduled to host a meet Jan. 30. TT

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DOUBLE GOLD: Branksome Hall’s Sammie Roper took home top spot in both the 100-metre individual medley and the 100-metre freestyle at the Jan. 16 meet.

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STROKE, STROKE: Havergal’s Shannon Dowling won the 200-metre freestyle for the under-20 age group.

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DOMINATION: Havergal’s Kendra Wong easily won the 50-metre breaststroke for under-20 swimmers.

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GO TEAM GO! Swimmers from both Havergal, gold caps, and the Bishop Strachan School cheer on their teammates during one of the day’s relay events.

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Derby days

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NEW JAM: Dara Douma, above, is organizing the first roller derby daytime team, the Toronto Sirens. They will train at Jimmie Simpson Rec Centre, beginning Jan. 28.

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ara Douma, a firefighter by day, wanted to better embrace her love of roller derby that didn’t cut in on her shifts in the evening. So, she took matters into her own hands.

“I do curling and hockey, and with those sports I was able to do those in the daytime, when it fit my shift schedule,” said Douma, a Beach resident who walked into a “Fresh Meat” session — for first time derby participants — three years ago, and hasn’t looked back. “But, with derby, there wasn’t such an opportunity.”

With some help from the GTA Rollergirls derby league, Douma is spearheading the formation of the Toronto Sirens, a derby team that will train and play during daytime hours — something Douma realized would better accommodate those who do shift work at odd hours.

“This is something we decided to try, realizing that no one’s ever done this in Toronto before,” said Douma, also known as Triple D Stroyer in derby world. “There are probably other women who are in the same boat with shift work.”

“I think it’s a really fantastic initiative that she’s got going on,” said Cathy Kaddie — also known as Cat the Destroyer — who played with Douma on the Derby Debutantes team last year.

“It has been a challenge for her to come out to our evening practices, when she’s busy saving people’s lives, it’s amazing.

“She’s put a lot of work into it, and I’m hoping it’s a huge success. I’m totally going to be there on [Jan. 28] to cheer her on.”

Sessions begin Jan. 28, and will commence each Monday until late March. The regular season for regional derby competitions begin May 4 at Ted Reeve Arena.

The Sirens, named in honour of the firefighters who helped form this team, is seen as a farm team for evening league games.

“Because we’re practicing once a week, and we’re in the daytime, it’ll be the kind of thing where not everyone can come to all the evening games,”

Douma said. “There will always be a group of players who can pull and go into rosters.”

With training sessions beginning soon, it is a great opportunity to recruit new players, who may have a variety of interests in the sport — from a desire to get active, to a need to better enhance their derby experience.

“That [the experience is] always challenging no matter what level you’re at,” says Kaddie, who hadn’t picked up a pair of rollerskates since she was young before starting roller derby. “Some people had no problems at all and were fantastic because they had been actively ice skating. But, for roller derby, it’s for everybody.”

With growing numbers coming out to derby practices and league play year round, the emergence of the Sirens is an initiative that could bring together players from across the city to the east end.

“Roller derby has really come back, in a big way, seeing that it is more structured, that it’s a competitive sport,” said Kaddie. “It’s not Skinny Miller was on TV years ago. There is no hair-pulling, it really is.”

The GTA Rollergirls call Ted Reeve Arena home, and the Sirens’ use of Riverdale’s Jimmie Simpson Community Centre for training only helps to build the local derby community in a central part of the city.

“For me, I wanted to find something that was close to here,” Douma said. “But, also, we practice in the west end, that’s where our practice facility is during the off-season.

But, when we are in season, we play at Ted Reeve — that’s our bout space there.

“This is what we consider our community. We are part of the Beaches Easter parade, and Canada Day we do some stuff, so this is the community, the area of town that we do our stuff in. That rec centre is a good community facility and had a great space for exactly this.” TT

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