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I CAN DO IT: Mason Wismer, 8, learns how to take apart a bicycle and put it back together during the first annual ‘Make-It’ Fair Saturday at Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School.

The Great Escape celebrated Sunday A day dedicated to honouring the 70th anniversary of The Great Escape, a true story about a group of 80 Commonwealth airmen who, during the Second World War, escaped from a German prisoner of war camp,

takes place Sunday.

The festivities, which run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E., include a screening of the 1963 Hollywood film, The Great Escape, which was inspired by

the 1950 book of the same name by author Paul Brickhill.

Well-known Canadian historian and author, Ted Bariss, has recently penned a new book on the topic called The Great Escape: A Canadian Story. Barris

will attend the event and give a presentation.

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Red Door Family Shelter is holding an emergency community meeting this Monday, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen St. E. The non-profit is facing an uncertain future as its longtime home at 744 Queen St. E., just west of Logan Avenue, in Leslieville is currently in receivership.

A new developer has expressed interest in purchasing the property and building condos. However, a Red Door family shelter isn’t currently part of those plans.

The Red Door Family Shelter, which has administrative offices on Carlaw Avenue and a second shelter for women and children fleeing violence at an undisclosed location, hopes to continue operating a family shelter from its Leslieville location.

For more than 30 years, The Red Door has operated a shelter for homeless families serving more than 500 families each year. On any given night, at least half of the facility’s 106 beds are occupied by children.

Those who can’t attend the April 7 meeting can show their support by signing a petition at www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/save-the-red-door.

Visit www.reddoorshelter.ca/ save-the-red-door for details about the campaign.

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As many as eight million Canadians are family caregivers. It’s not uncommon for people to care for family members or friends in shortor long-term need. In fact, it is so common we don’t tend to identify ourselves as caregivers.

But caregiving is a challenge. Caregiving is a commitment. It’s often fraught with worry, built on unflinching dedication and often carried out with little respite.

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It’s absolutely free, and we suggest you register early to attend.

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components inherent in these conversations. w Shirlee Sharkey, who is president and chief executive officer of Saint Elizabeth Health Care, a leading national health care organization known for its social innovation, strong financial performance and pioneering practices.

We encourage you to visit our show website at www. caregivershow.ca for more information and to register for this very special day.

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WoodGreen-produced video on homelessness on YouTube JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Having a safe, stable place to call home has made a world of difference for WoodGreen (WG) Community Services’ client Jay Ennis.

For about nine months, Ennis has lived at the refurbished New Edwin Hotel at 650 Queen St. E. and is taking part in the First Step to Home, an affordable transitional housing program in Riverside for street-involved and homeless senior men.

“I would be homeless if it wasn’t for WoodGreen. I couldn’t imagine it,” he shared during a recent interview.

Ennis recently volunteered his time to star in a 2:59-long video called Shirt Off My Back.

The WG-produced video, which can be found on online at http:// youtu.be/nRM_5YQsWCA, features inspiring WG clients who have been or are at-risk of being homeless.

In the video, Ennis stands in front of a white wall wearing several white T-shirts printed with quotes from WoodGreen clients including “I would be living under a bridge talking to pigeons … if I didn’t have housing.”; “Look forward to the food bank, because my fridge is empty without it!”; “Outstanding medical team right there for me.”; “I don’t feel alone anymore; instead I felt part of a community.”; “Just to have someone listen to me makes me feel comfortable.”; and “Homelessness

Sunday, April 13 at Harbourfront Community Centre, 627 Queens Quay W. The one-day event is set to feature several social service organizations sharing information about the programs and services they offer.

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Lynn Roberts, Jay Ennis and Drew Dopwell appear in a video produced by WoodGreen Community Services titled, Shirt Off My Back, that highlights the need, as well as the benefits of safe, affordable housing in Toronto.

sucks but you can get help.”

Ennis shares the spotlight with fellow WG users Lynn Roberts and Drew Dopwell, whose photographs are featured in the video.

A moving song by The Bleeding Lights called Candle (written by WoodGreen staffer Brian Paul) plays in the background.

Kevin Hannan, another client, served as the video’s videographer.

Just like Ennis, his life changed for the better once he accessed WoodGreen’s programs.

“WoodGreen is good because they have support behind their housing,” said Hannan, who has lived in WG-run affordable housing

near Danforth and Coxwell avenues for about two and a half years.

Street guaranteed “Having housing is one thing, but it’s really the support behind it that makes all the difference. I’d be on the street guaranteed with heavy addiction, if it wasn’t for WoodGreen.”

Hannan, who volunteered previously on a WG photography project on food scarcity, said he feels a great sense of accomplishment to have helped create the Shirt Off My Back video. “It’s a feeling of satisfaction,” he said.

Ennis, who was also involved

in WoodGreen photography club, said he really enjoyed working on the project.

“It was a good time and there was a good message,” he said.

Some of the other people involved in the project include photographer Whitney Smith, editor Greg Smith and director Gillian Edwards, who works at WoodGreen as a social recreation and life skills facilitator.

“It was a really beautiful collaborative piece, a really wonderful experience,” said Edwards, who runs various arts-related programming for WoodGreen.

Shirt Off My Back was created for Homeless Connect Toronto’s first ever one-stop-shop conference on

“We wanted to come up with an innovative approach to get our message out. The arts are a powerful tool for social change,” said Edwards, who feels getting clients involved makes the messages even stronger. “(Our clients) found the whole experience to be empowering. They were really so ecstatic to be part of the creative process and that their voices will help somebody else. … We’re all very proud of the end result.”

WoodGreen’s COO Anne Babcock said the message in Shirt Off My Back perfectly mirrors what WoodGreen is all about: “Everybody has the right to safe and affordable housing.”

The entire project, which was inspired by a story a WG client told Edwards recently about how he’d given the “shirt off his back” to help a friend in need, took about a month to put together.

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Leuty Lifeguard Station featured in photo-a-day project JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com One can’t think of the Beach without the beloved Leuty Lifeguard Station coming to mind.

For Beach resident/freelance photojournalist Laura Pedersen, the landmark has special meaning.

Originally from Alberta, Pedersen moved to Toronto in 2011 for work.

When she first moved here, one of her favourite places to visit was the Beach, which is anchored by the iconic Leuty Lifeguard Station.

“It became my little happy place.

(The Leuty Lifeguard Station) made me feel like I was at home,” said Pedersen, who has lived just steps away from the Leuty Station at Queen Street East and Lee Avenue for just more than a year.

Last April, she decided to honour the personal significance of the memorable east-end structure by snapping a photo of it every day for a year.

Laura Pedersen wraps up her Leuty Project today.

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Beach resident and photojournalist Laura Pedersen is the creator of the photo-a-day Leuty Project (www. theleutyproject.com), which is set to wrap up today.

Her 365-day endeavour, called The Leuty Project, involves snapping a daily photograph of The Leuty Lifeguard Station from a front angle framed by two trees. Despite those constrictions, Pedersen said she always seems to end up with great shots.

“I’ve had so many interesting

experiences,” she said, pointing to one Saturday morning when she photographed the Leuty Lifeguard Station surrounded by police tape.

The following day she snapped a large group of people gathered there for a rainy wedding celebration.

On the occasional day when

Pedersen can’t make it down to The Leuty Lifeguard Station, her boyfriend, Robin Kusinski, who is also a photographer, goes down and takes a photo.

Friend and fellow freelance photographer John Hanley also helped out for three days in late February when the couple went out of town

for a short vacation.

“It takes dedication. I go in the early morning or late at night. It doesn’t matter. “Now, I’m basically addicted to it,” said Pedersen, who admitted it was tough to bundle up and head down on recent harsh winter days.

“This project has forced me to get out, meet people and learn about my community.”

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The www.theleutyproject.com is set to wrap up today.

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t may actually be that spring has sprung.

Excuse us for taking this rare opportunity to use this space to talk about a few spring initiatives we at The Beach Mirror have underway.

First and foremost, we’d like you to take a look at our caregivershow.ca website, promoting our upcoming very special day at the Direct Energy Centre.

You’ll be hearing a lot in the coming weeks about this show, aimed at being a resource and a respite for family caregivers.

We don’t all consider ourselves family caregivers, but in truth, one in four cares for a family member or friend who has some form of short or long-term incapacity.

At The Caregiver Show, on May 14, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., there will be sessions on caring for family members, an opportunity to learn about resources available to help caregivers, and an opportunity to our view meet people in the same circumstance for friendship and empathy. yes, we want to offer a little New season And pampering for caregivers as well.

It’s a free day. For more informabrings new tion and to register, please go to opportunities the caregivershow.ca website.

On a different spring note, you may have noticed information on UsedToronto.com, our latest platform for family-friendly classifieds. It’s time to clean out those closets, basements and garages and make a little money. What’s old to you can be new to someone else this spring.

A third initiative is our new portal celebrating Toronto’s interest in the upcoming World Cup. Go to beachmirror.com and in the rotating carousel of eight stories, you’ll see one takes you to our World Cup pages. Have a favourite soccer team? Are you a blogger? We’d love to hear from you.

So apologies once again to expand in this space on how we’re dealing with spring. But we thought it was useful information.

The Caregiver Show is a tremendous and rare opportunity for family caregivers. We hope you’ll pass it along to someone in need.

UsedToronto is a practical solution to spring cleanup.

And then, perhaps the joy of summer activities in some neighbourhoods will be the celebration of this year’s World Cup, June 12 to July 13. Teams from 32 countries will battle it out for world soccer supremacy at this year’s tourney in Brazil and we have passionate Toronto residents following each team.

Enjoy your spring and enjoy the city!

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Safety at city hall: the three-sided story

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s I write this the morning of April 1, reporters and cameras are camped outside the mayor’s office, waiting for our chief magistrate to show up for council. It is antsy business, for more reasons than April Fool’s Day worries: encounters with the mayor at city hall are chancy operations.

Ford makes it difficult.

Sometimes, he breaks into a run.

A couple of weeks ago, when reporters and cameras were following him in from a hot dog run in Nathan Phillips Square, the mayor called a charge through reporters lining a public staircase, knocking down a photographer.

He was closely accompanied by city hall security, as he often is – with security imposing themselves between photographers and the mayor, and at one point, asking reporters to stop shouting questions. The same guard was

david nickle the city bowled over himself in the crush.

The situation was hardly a safe one for anyone in city hall at the time. Reporters and camera people were in immediate harm’s way, but so too were members of the public, attempting to access city hall. The mayor might also have harmed himself, although he seemed to feel he had the matter under control.

Now, no one was seriously hurt – or at least says that they were. But the goings-on at city hall between the mayor, the press and security are an ongoing worry.

Late last year, when the mayor was losing his power, security in council chambers stood by while the mayor bumped into city councillor Pam McConnell as he ran across the floor

of council, and allowed the mayor’s driver Jerry Agyemang to photograph members of the public in an intimidating way while the Ford brothers goaded them on.

It is interesting to note that last week, while I was attempting to photograph Porter Airlines president and CEO Robert Deluce making a deputation in council chambers from the same angle, security put a stop to it. It is clear there are different sets of rules for the public and the press – even councillors – and members of the mayor’s personal staff.

As a matter of disclosure, when I’m not writing this column, I’m serving as president of the City Hall Press Gallery, and trying to deal with these matters.

I do so with some sympathy for at least two of the three sides. As journalists, we have to be able to ask difficult questions and confront city politicians

with uncomfortable truths.

That’s not negotiable.

And yet the situation that city hall security find themselves in these days is unprecedented: looking after the safety of everyone in city hall, with a chief magistrate that demands they double as a personal guard and has been known to behave erratically. It is an awful situation.

But at least until the election and quite possibly beyond, it’s a situation that will persist.

As I finish writing this column, Ford has arrived at city hall. When reporters asked him where he might have been, he responded by pushing through the throng and grabbing the lens of a camera held by a CTV cameraman, pushing it away and disappearing into his office.

It’s hardly an incident to inspire feelings of security.

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Remember the common good when thinking about the Red Door shelter

happening in

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Re: ‘Red Door Family shelter facing uncertain future,’ News, March 27.

Another approach to this debate is to revisit our understandings of private property.

We need to view “property” not just as a legal thing, like a building or a piece of real estate, but in

the context of social relations and community. This expands our understanding beyond the “rights” of property ownership.

I suggest the debate around the Red Door shelter be framed around the common good.

What is needed for this on-the-ground struggle is

it's happening w Saturday, April 5

Spring Sprint WHEN: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: Beaches Recreation Centre, 6 Williamson Rd. CONTACT: Annikki, 416-392-0740 COST: $25 for race kit Annual community event along the boardwalk hosted by the Beaches Recreation Centre Advisory Council, which includes five kilometre run/walk and a kids two/ km run and walk.

w Sunday, April 6

Toronto Silent Film Festival presents 1000 Laffs Comedy Shorts WHEN: 4 to 6 p.m. WHERE: Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E. CONTACT: www.torontosilentfilmfestival.com COST: $15, $10 for seniors/ students As part of the 100th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s arrival in film, the festival salutes his work and the work of his contemporaries and friends for an afternoon of merriment and insanely funny predicaments. Dress up like Charlie Chaplin’s The Little Tramp and join musical accompanist Laura Silberberg.

w Monday, April 7

Free tax seminar WHEN: 11:15 a.m.

WHERE: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: 416-691-1113 COST: Free Call 416-691-1113 for details and to register.

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a view of ownership that is accountable to the needs and purposes of society as a whole, and not limited to those of the property developers and their agents.

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looking ahead w Friday, April 11

St. Joseph School - Silent Soiree WHEN: 7 to 11 p.m. WHERE: St. Joseph’s Catholic School, 176 Leslie St. CONTACT: Kelly Smith, 416-393-5209, www.silentsoiree. com COST: Free St. Joseph’s Catholic School Advisory Council offers an evening of music, wine tasting, auction and experiences. Proceeds go towards 21st century learning for the students of St. Joseph School.

Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www.beachmirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your neighbourhood as well as events from across Toronto.

Society WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Franklin Community Centre, 816 Logan Ave. The Riverdale Horticultural Society will welcome Nikola Warnock, an expert in making and planting troughs and an all-around good gardener.

Class for Nellies building fund WHEN: 6 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Counterbalance Studio Pilates, 1911 Danforth Ave. Wednesdays. CONTACT: Elaine, 416-901-2911 COST: Minimum $10 per class. All class fees donated to Nellies Shelter for Women Blending the best of pilates, mat work and 3D Workout, with stability balls, rollers and free weights. No experience necessary.

w April 10

Seniors Overnight Excursion to Niagara-On-TheLake with Community Centre 55 WHEN: 9 a.m. WHERE: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: Evonne,

Free Healthy Hearing Event

416-691-1113 to reserve COST: $200 Seniors Overnight Excursion to Niagara-On-The-Lake takes place April 10 and 11 with a stay at the Prince of Wales Hotel. Call Evonne to reserve your spot.

10am to 4pm

3 15 minute information sessions on hearing healthcare. Starting on the hour at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. Drop in.

3 Manufacturer representative onsite. Learn about the revolutionary hearing aid being unveiled in April 2014.

3 Free hearing screening. Call now to reserve.

3 Free package of hearing aid batteries.

3 Free hearing aid clean and check.

3 Refreshments, giveaways, and enter for your chance to win a $100 gift card. ‡

w Monday, April 14

Nutritionist in the House WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: Community Centre 55, 4166911113 COST: Free Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., presents Nutritionist Sheila Ream by appointment only. The half-hour appointments are free.

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On-street parking switch begins April 15 If you have an on-street parking permit, don’t switch sides until April 15.

On-street parking takes place on one side of the street for six months, then switches to the other side of the street for the next six months.

But because of the buildup of ice and snow between parked cars, it is not safe to switch sides until it has melted, said a City of Toronto

release.

The city is asking residents to delay moving their vehicles to the other side of the street for parking until April 15.

The release said Toronto Police Service will honour this delay and ticketing until April 16 at 9 a.m.

However, vehicles parked in a hazardous manner, creating obstructions or hampering the flow of traffic, could

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String Quartet concert wWindermere

Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 79 Hiawatha Rd., welcomes the Windermere String Quartet Sunday, April 6 at 2 p.m.

Tickets cost $13 in advance or $15 at the door. Email music@nuuc.ca for more details or for tickets.

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Choir members agree that there are tremendous physical and psychological benefits to being a part of My Pop Choir. “It’s virtually impossible to think of anything else when you’re at a session. It’s therapeutic!

There’s almost as much laughter at My Pop Choir sessions as there is singing,” says Oakville choir member Jenny Anderson. “No one thinks they’re a particularly good singer but together we sound great!”

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The first two sessions are free Pop-Ins so you can see if My Pop Choir is for you. There’s nothing to lose, but your stress.

The 10-week Spring term for the current 8 choir locations begins the week of April 14th for all choirs. The Riverdale My Pop Choir sessions are on Tuesdays beginning April 15th for 10 weeks. The Sessions are from 7 to 8:30 pm.

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You can also watch video clips of the choirs at their sessions at www.facebook.com/mypopchoir or www.youtube.com/mypopchoir.

Etobicoke choir member, Bob, said “Joining My Pop Choir was one of the best decisions I’ve made. Just learning great songs like California Dreamin’, Hallelujah, Summer

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LIGHTS OUT: Far left, Megan Toushec, 5, displays her candlelit lantern during Earth Hour events at Kew Gardens Saturday, while top, Shannon Grinnel, left, and her sons Preston, 9, and Evan, 7, use alternate sources of light. Left, Etobicoke School of the Arts student Rachael Cvecich, left, performs during Earth Hour activities Saturday at the Ralph Thornton Centre. To see more photos from this event, visit bit.ly/OdcQIZ

Riverdale Housing Action Group hosts fundraiser art show Friday The Riverdale Housing Action Group is hosting its fourth annual fundraiser art show, Investing in the Art of Community, Friday.

The evening of art and music will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Baron Byng Legion Hall, 243 Coxwell Ave., just south of Gerrard Street East.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Riverdale Housing Animation Program,

which provides free recreational, educational and creative programming to enhance the lives of women, children and youth within the local community.

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Key player’s family slated to be at event >>>from page 1 player in the March 1944 breakout from the Stalag Luft III prison camp in Poland.

Floody lived in the community with his family and once owned The Grover Pub on Kingston Road, at Main Street. His family still lives in the Beach. Coincidentally, Bruce and Marg Ewing, the founders of The Great Escape Book Store on Kingston Road, named their business after

the historic event not knowing Floody’s family lived just steps away. The Ewings as well as the Floodys are both expected to attend Sunday’s event, which is sponsored by The Great Escape Bookstore and Dundurn Press.

Admission is $5 or free with the purchase of Barris’ book.

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The Malvern Dance Band and Jazz Choir is the featured performer at Jazz and Reflection Saturday from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. A freewill offering will be collected. Call 416-6918082 for details.

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briefs information night asbestos won Asbestos was discovered during construction at St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School, 49 Felstead Ave. An information session is set for tonight at 7 p.m.

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another house league season adieu Saturday, with championship day at Ted Reeve Arena, 175 Main St., beginning at 8 a.m.

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