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"It’s just nice to help out." Right-winger Sam Watson, 13, said while it’s a team-building thing, he’s there because he wants to help. "It’s nice to do this for the homeless people and those who don’t have much, and it’s fun," Sam, who is from the Pape-Danforth area, said as he chopped apples. Teammate Jeremy Corrigan, who lives near Woodbine Avenue and Gerrard Street East, agreed. "It’s a good team-building exercise, and it’s a nice thing to do," he said, while also on chopping duty. "I think of how fortunate I am." Former Beaches-East York MP and hockey dad Matthew Kellway has volunteered with the program since 2009. His 13-year-old son Rory also plays for the Tornados. "This is a chance to teach the kids some cook-
ing skills, and to make a contribution to the community and to those who could use some help," said Kellway, who is behind the team’s volunteer efforts. "The point is that they’ll remember this, the program, and why they were here, and hopefully it’ll inspire them to do it for themselves in the future." Kellway said volunteering together is a great way for the team to bond and form friendships outside the rink. Mike Jensen, the director of food and beverage for the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel and Conference Centre, started volunteering his cooking skills to the program four years ago. His son Trent is on the team. "I think it’s great for the kids to give back to the community a little bit," he said while wrapping up the cooking of the day’s meal, which included roast pork loin with apple chutney,
chopped salad, chick pea curry, roasted yams, green beans, rolls, and tiramisu for dessert. Jensen said volunteering for the program helps the boys better understand why it’s important to be empathetic, and not judge others. Steve Phyper’s son Landon is also on the team. He joined the boys at St. Aidan’s on Monday afternoon. "It really gives the kids an insight into the lives of the less fortunate," he said, adding it’s important to get involved in the community and give back. "They realize how fortunate they do have it. This is just a great exercise for them." The Out of the Cold program at St. Aidan’s, which is now in its 11th season, provides a warm meal for up to 70 guests and overnight accommodation for 25 men and women. This year’s program runs from
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“I became so angered, so frustrated,� she recalled. “My pain is excruciating, and they’re telling me nothing is wrong. My life is hijacked. I can’t work. I can’t walk without help. I’ve gone through a lot of my savings.� A new family doctor referred Robinson to a new orthopedic surgeon. “’You have the hips of a 90 year old,’� he told her and quickly booked her surgery. “I want to live a rich, healthy life like everybody else,� she said. “People need to advocate for themselves or have someone represent them. You are the one in pain. You know you’re not imagining it. If one doctor says no, get that second or third opinion.� Robinson is one of thousands of Canadians on waiting lists for medical procedures. There’s “no question� wait times are a concern, said Michael Decter, chair of patient advocacy group Patients Canada and
coauthor of Navigating Canada’s Health Care published in 2006. “The most important thing for me to say is patients don’t have an easy way of measuring a lot of things in health care but they do know how long they wait,â€? he said. “It’s not just that waiting is ďŹ lled with fear for patients and sometimes accompanied by a great deal of pain but there is also, in a signiďŹ cant number of medical conditions, a worsening outcome if you wait.â€? While there is a patchwork of impressive initiatives aimed at improving wait times, overall there has been “slippageâ€? following initial progress following the 2004 federal-provincial health care accord, Decter said. “We think the Canadian system can be ďŹ xed. We’re optimistic about that,â€? he said. “But there’s a lot of rhetoric about patient-centred (care) and a lot of the things that are being done in the name of making the
system more patient-centred are really reorganizing the provider side without much patient involvement.� Ontario’s Ministry of Health is committed to improving access to surgical services and Diagnostic Imaging, spokesperson David Jensen said. “Ontario has invested over $1.9 billion for more than 3 million additional procedures to help reduce wait times since 2003/04,� he said in an email, adding the government is investing $77.89 million a year to add 6,468 surgical procedures and 237,250 hours of operation for MRI and CT tests. Ontario has also been recognized as a “strong performer� on wait times for hip replacement surgery, knee replacement surgery, cataract procedures, cancer radiation and coronary artery bypass graft, he said. Bacchus Barua, senior economist with the Fraser Institute and coauthor of last November’s
Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, isn’t impressed with wait times trends. “Unfortunately, when we look at Canada as a whole, this is the longest wait time that we’ve ever recorded in Canada in the history of the survey (which began in 1993),â€? he said. “I think medical wait times in Canada have become the deďŹ ning feature of Canada’s health care system.â€? The average wait time from referral from a family doctor to treatment is now 20 weeks, 115 per cent more than in 1993 when it was 9.3 weeks. While Ontario has the shortest average wait time at 15.6 weeks, that’s not a laudable standard when measured against other jurisdictions with universal health care such as Switzerland, Sweden and Germany, Barua said. Other countries offering universal health care at less expense and shorter wait times have wel-
You’re sick. Now what? From your ďŹ rst visit with your family doctor to treatment, here’s how long you can expect to wait for procedures in Ontario, based on median wait times from 2016: Neurosurgery: 44.8 weeks Orthopedic surgery (such as hip and knee replacements): 29.7 weeks Ophthalmology (eye surgery): 29.4 weeks Gynecology: 14.7 weeks General surgery (such as hernia repair or appendix or gall bladder removal): 7.6 weeks Cardiovascular surgery: 5.5 weeks Radiation oncology (cancer treatment): 3 weeks Medical oncology: 2.9 weeks Source: Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, The Fraser Institute, 2016
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comed the private sector working as a partner in the system, charge patients a co-payment to help temper demand and pay hospitals based on the procedures they perform rather than a global budget, Barua said. “There are a lot of countries with universal health care. But we are one of the more expensive systems, we’re among the top spenders on health care but we have some of the longest wait times in the world,� he said. “Personally, I do think it is quite remarkable that we expect patients to endure these long wait times without having any form of recourse within the country and in many situations it can mean patients being in pain for years, it can lead to loss of income and in some cases, it actually leads to a deterioration in the condition. When you consider all that together, it is worrying, especially since it doesn’t have to be that way. It’s not the price we have to pay for universal health care.�
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Time to make case for city’s fiscal needs When Toronto Council debated its budget last week, Mayor John Tory felt like the loneliest mayor ever. At least that’s what he said, in his speech capping the daylong debate on the 2017 operating and capital budgets. "I can tell you, it’s been pretty lonely so far," Tory told his colleagues - many of whom were critical of his decision to keep the property tax increase relatively low at 2 per cent. Tory pointed out that marginally higher tax increases on Torontonians’ homes won’t make much difference to Toronto’s larger fiscal difficulties. What would make a difference, he said, was a few more voices turned toward Ottawa and Queen’s Park, to press the case that he has been pressing: Toronto needs more money, and perhaps more powers, to finance its many needs and aspirations as the largest city in Canada. It is a compelling case, and Tory has not been alone in making it. Mel Lastman, amalgamated Toronto’s first mayor, made it most bluntly, when he called Premier Mike Harris a "liar" for promising that the amalgamation of Toronto and provincial downloading of bigticket services would be "revenue neutral" for the city and the province. His method brought in a number of one-time fixes, but was largely a rearguard action. Lastman’s successor, David Miller, made the case with slightly more gentility, and did indeed manage some successes: a gas tax federally, transit infrastructure funding provincially, and, locally, new powers to tax under a new City of Toronto Act. The late former Mayor Rob Ford had little time for intergovernmental relations, but even he did his bit attracting some federal investment from the Ford-friendly Harper Conservative government to build a subway in Scarborough. So it falls on John Tory, and Toronto Council, to continue to make the case for further support and revenue powers. And if the fight is not lonely, it is uphill. Toronto Council’s initial foray - to impose tolls on the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway - went nowhere with Premier Kathleen Wynne. The mayor has shifted his demands - that the province put money into transit infrastructure, housing, maintenance of those two highways and port lands flood protection. Tory is relying on the federal government to help secure this money - specifically, that federal funding for local projects be tied to provincial cost-sharing. Will it work? In politics, that’s always up in the air. But like his successors, Tory is in the right. It should work. For Toronto’s sake, it must.
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Scarborough’s subway, still so insecure They held a byelection in Scarborough this month. The subway won. You might hear a man called Neethan Shan won, but the subway got more votes. In Toronto, some people believe governments do nothing but fill bags with money, which they throw into holes in the ground. The point most candidates in Ward 42’s byelection made is Scarborough never gets its fair share from those bags. And for a fair share, think subway to Scarborough Town Centre. Sure, many wanted more than that, but Scarborough’s one-stop subway extension has grown to be what matters most.Scarborough’s councillors, MPPs, and Mayor John Tory have
MIKE ADLER Edges of Toronto staked so much on the subway, so many times, it just must happen. It’s become the area’s main goal. So, on the night of the byelection, Tory made it clear Shan’s victory was also the subway’s. "The voters in Ward 42 have sent a strong message that they want a councillor who supports the Scarborough subway extension," he
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said, pledging "to push ahead on the project that the people of Scarborough have voted for time and time again." These are anxious months for the subway. No matter how many votes it wins, whenever Josh Matlow, a Scarborough subwayhater, goes on television, or the Toronto Star trash-talks it, the subway is insecure. A third-party cost review, long delayed, comes out this year. There’s fear in Scarborough about that. A new group, ConnectScarborough, has given out flyers at Scarborough Town Centre since January, signing people to a pro-subway petition it will give councillors when cost estimates are public. In a Valentine’s Day release, Scarborough Com-
munity Renewal Organization, born from a grassroots campaign to revitalize Scarborough on many fronts, announced its "strategic partnership" with ConnectScarborough.Pressure for the subway must continue until construction actually starts, says SCRO’s interim chairperson Jennifer McKelvie. The cost review also covers the Eglinton East lightrail line. That line can bring development and jobs back to East Scarborough, maybe break the back of poverty in five neighbourhoods. Tory promised it. ConnectScarborough and SCRO say they support it. It’s "shovel ready." But it’s not a subway. It has no chance. Reach Mike Adler at madler@insidetoronto.com
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JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Forget about bringing your cellphone to class at Earl Grey Senior Public School. On Tuesday, Feb. 21, a ban went into effect at the Riverdale school prohibiting pupils from having a cellphone in class or accessing one during the transitions from class to class. Last Wednesday, Bill Vatzolas, principal of the school in the Blake-Boultbee area, sent out a letter to parents and caregivers informing them of the school’s policy change on personal electronic devices. And while students will still be permitted to use their phones during lunch, they won’t be allowed to access social media or text, and can’t take and/or view photos and videos. "This policy change is the result of conversations with our staff, parents and students as we collectively look to minimize distractions in the classroom and reduce the inappropriate uses of the devices during the school day," Vatzolas wrote in the Feb. 15 letter.
"Thank you for your ongoing support." Parents and caregivers are being advised to contact the office if they need to reach their child. Ryan Bird, a spokesperson for the Toronto District School Board, said this is both a "proactive and reactive measure" as there have been some cases of negative and inappropriate cellphone use at the school. He also indicated that in the event of an emergency situation like a lockdown or a hold-and-secure situation, cellphones are not allowed. Like Vatzolas, he also advised parents/caregivers to call the office if they need to get a hold of their child. It’s not the first time electronic devices have been restricted in the classroom, Bird noted. "There are similar policies in place at some schools across the TDSB," he said, adding cellphones and tablets are occasionally permitted in school for educational purposes. "In general, we encourage the use of technology in the classroom but it comes down to the appropri-
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do this," she said. Their classmate Benit NK disagreed. "I think it is a big deal. What if it’s something urgent," he said, admitting that using cellphones in class for personal use isn’t a good idea. "It’s probably obvious that you shouldn’t have your phone in school." Fellow student Joy Gagnon said students will probably find ways to use their phones in class regardless of the ban. "This ban isn’t going to work because students are going to find ways to use their phone," she said, adding she feels cellphone use in the classroom isn’t really a big problem at her school. "At this age everyone is very rebellious." A speaker will be coming to Earl Grey next month to talk about the proper use of personal electronic devices and social media behaviour with students and parents. Back in 2007, the TDSB instituted a board-wide cellphone ban but it was lifted in 2011. -with files from Torstar News
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Grade 8 students Joy Gagnon, (left), and Lola Drewery, are prohibited from carrying their cell phones in school. time. "To be honest, we should never have cellphones in school. School isn’t a place to socialize. It’s a place to learn." Lola Drewery, who is also in Grade 8, agreed. "I think it’s not really a huge deal because honestly all schools
ate use of technology in the classroom." Bird said so far parents are supportive of this move. Students at Earl Grey also seem to be taking the ban in stride. "It’s not a big deal. It’s only a phone ban," said Grade 8 student Abdelrahman Malik during lunch
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Murder victim ’well beloved’ but snatched away, parents say MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com What happened to Tyrone Tomlinson on a night this month could have happened to anyone, his parents say, and that is the problem. Tomlinson, who grew up on Scarborough’s Canlish Road, was 21 and father of a three-year-old boy. On Feb. 5, someone shot him beside a house in North Riverdale. His parents are preparing to bury him, and so far, there have been no arrests. "You can be in Rosedale, and this can happen," says his father Keith Tomlinson. "You’re seeking anything, and as you arrive, you die without cause." His parents want to know who did this to their son, an upbeat young man, Keith said, "loved by all in this family, respected by all his brothers and sisters, and wellbeloved in the community." They want the shooter to turn himself in, he added, "to make this all be a little better so we can sleep at night knowing what happened to our son in his final moments."
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Princess Mcfaquhar (left), the mother of murder victim Tyrone Tomlinson, 21 (above photo), and Simone Williams hold a candlelight vigil with family and friends. Tomlinson’s absence leaves a void in a community where he was known for being friendly and talkative. He had plans, ideas, dreams, a future, "which were all snatched from him that night," his father said. Tomlinson, who had eight siblings, attended Ionview Public School in mid-Scarborough, and Winston Churchill Collegiate where he was outstanding in bas-
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ketball, football, track and field and soccer. He worked part-time through temp agencies, but had set his sights on being an elevator technician. "He said, ’Dad, this is what I want to do.’" Early on Feb. 5, Toronto Police found Tomlinson shot near Pape and Danforth avenues. They searched for a man who fled east, on foot. There’s been no public
update on the case since. Tomlinson was an "excellent dad", never hesitating to feed or change his baby boy, his mother, Princess Mcfarquhar recalled. Family members delighted in seeing the toddler on weekends when Tomlinson took care of him. He was going to see his girlfriend at her Riverdale home, his parents say, the night he was shot.
"It was his weekend to have the baby," said Mcfarquhar. "He called me: ’Mom, is the baby there?’ I said ’No, why are you looking this time of night?’" she said, recalling it was 11:41 p.m. "He didn’t sound mad or nothing so I didn’t have any other concern." Police called her nine hours after, she said, to tell her Tomlinson was dead. She and Keith believe he simply drove to Riverdale to find his son. "I can see me do the same thing, looking for one of my kids," Mcfarquhar said. Since the shooting, there have been calls from Florida, Bermuda, Jamaica, calls from people she doesn’t even know. People come to the door with envelopes, and donate online, because the family needs money to see their son properly laid to rest. "We seek nothing extravagant, just befitting of a good lad," said Keith, who is collecting donations at www.gofundme.com/laymy-son-tyrone-tomlinson-to-rest Tomlinson’s funeral service on Saturday, Feb. 25, will be in Scarborough, his burial in Pickering.
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JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Students at the First Nations School of Toronto got more than the gift of reading thanks to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and First Book Canada (FBC). Earlier this month, volunteers from TCS donated 1,000 brand new books to students at the eastend school - part of a larger campaign that saw the downtown company distribute 6,000 books to schools across the Toronto District School Board. Rather than all staying in the school’s library, some of the books were gifted to the students themselves. "The wonderful thing about this particular program is that it provides books for the kids to read, take home and start their own personal library," said First Nations School librarian Doris Burrows. "They’re brand new books, chosen specifically for them." Burrows also got a $500 gift certificate to the FBC marketplace, which she used to match
the students with a book that caters to their interests. "As I picked the books, I had specific children in mind," she said. "Some of them don’t really get into fiction, but when you give them a book about snakes, koalas or a neat piece of technology, they get right into it." Each student also got a copy of Maggie McGillicuddy’s book Eye for Trouble. Beyond just donating the books, volunteers from TCS sat down with some of the school’s younger students to read and discuss the books. "They got to make a personal connection - a time when there was an adult who was focused on one little boy or girl," Burrows said. "I was really quite touched at how much the volunteers got out of it, too." FBC is a not-for-profit dedicated to providing new books to boost literacy among kids. TCS Canada country head Soumen Roy noted his company has worked with FBC for more than a decade in the U.S. and Canada. "Today’s First Book event was
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Vivek Kawley, Head of HR, TCS Canada, and Ida Edo (right), HR Coordinator, TCS, help distribute some of the new books to the students. designed to advocate literacy as part of our CSR efforts under the banner of ’Impact Through Empowerment,’ and it’s a real ho-
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Enjoy music, drama while helping Upper Beach church JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Kingston Road United Church is hosting a concert titled "From Weimar to Vaudeville" with Tom Allen and Company on Sunday, Feb. 26 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Part musical, part dra-
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Toronto Beach Chorale presents Maple Sugar Music JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com The Toronto Beach Chorale is hosting a Canadiana-themed concert in the Beaches. Titled Maple Sugar Music, the event will take place Sunday, Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. at Beach United
Church, 140 Wineva Ave., just north of Queen Street East. The concert, which is in celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, will feature classical and French Canadian folk music by awardwinning Quebecois composer Pierick Houdy’s La Messe Quebecoise for
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l Friday, February 24 Carnival of Spice Presents A Journey Through Dance WHEN: 10 a.m. - 10 a.m. WHERE: Riverdale Branch, 370 Broadview Ave., Toronto CONTACT: Riverdale Branch COST: An energetic performance that will highlight African, Caribbean and Hip Hop culture. l Saturday, February 25 Evergreen’s Winter Village WHEN: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. WHERE: Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave., Toronto CONTACT: 416-596-1495 COST: Free This year spend winter playing outdoors, skating, and tasting the new Street Food Market. l Sunday, February 26 Evergreen’s Winter Village WHEN: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. WHERE: 550 Bayview Ave., Toronto CONTACT: 416-596-1495 COST: This year spend winter playing outdoors, skating, and tasting the new Street Food Market. Admission is free!Open weekends to February 28.
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5 things to do this weekend l Ongoing Canadian International Auto Show WHEN: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. WHERE: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 222 Bremner Blvd., Toronto CONTACT: autoshow.ca/ COST: Various prices The Canadian International Auto Show is the country’s largest consumer show - a leader in lifestyle, technology and all things automotive. Feb. 17-26. l Ongoing Winter Stations 2017 WHEN: 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: The Beaches, - From Woodbine to Victoria Park along the Waterfront CONTACT: info@winterstations.com COST: Winter Stations is now in its third-year, bringing temporary public art installations to The Beaches, Feb. 20 to March 27. l Thursday, February 23 The Artist Project WHEN: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, 195 Princes’ Blvd., Toronto CONTACT: info@theartistproject.com COST: Various prices
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