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Rebecca Field rfield@insidetoronto.com It’s not your average Saturday morning knitting circle. Members of Knitting for Shivering Children met last weekend to kick off its 2013 effort to help prevent respiratory illnesses in children from developing countries. About 200 colourfully knit vests were neatly laid out in piles on a table in the middle of the bright memorial hall at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church. Surrounding the vests, 28 women sat in a circle knitting. The group, run by the Beach United Church, has a goal this year of 1,750 vests – more than double last year’s goal – to be sent to developing countries. “Last year, the goal was 600 and we ended up with 1,245,” said Pat Davies, the group leader. “A good goal gets people knitting.” One housebound donor, Marion Mahyr, donated 250 vests last year, and gave 94 vests on Saturday to start off this year’s effort, Davies said. Knitting for Shivering Children has around 40 members and receives donations from Toronto, surrounding communities and abroad, Davies said. The group meets on the second Saturday of each month from January until May from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The day before Mother’s Day, the >>>yarn, page 7

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Skaters will be able to warm up their fingertips at Kew Gardens’ newly inaugurated fire pit this winter. The idea was conceived in 2012 by Friends of the Beach Parks and Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon, said Lisa Rochon of the Friends group. “The idea for the pit was to animate the skating rink and the boardwalk and give the community a wonderful magnetic new place to gather.” Rochon said similar fire pits in Collingwood inspired the idea. The Beach pit is beside the Kew Gardens skating rink near the boardwalk. Families have lit the fires in the new pit as have a group of boy scouts and cubs since its first lighting two weeks ago, Rochon said. The pit was approved after Christmas after several visits by the fire marshal. “We had to be careful about city protocols and be mindful about keeping cost down,” said Rochon. Beach supervisor Stuart Slessor supplies wood collected from fallen trees, Rochon said. “It feels now like being at your cottage,” said Rochon, who noted it’s a great experiment so far. “Wonderful conversations have been struck up by people who are total strangers.” James Dann, manager of waterfront parks for the City of Toronto said Kew Gardens was chosen as a location for the pit because of the rink and the amount of youth in the community. “It’s great for people to have the ability to sit with friends when the Zamboni is on the ice, or if they just >>>VOLUNTEERS, page 7

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from Six Nations in 2010. “The city is the largest centre of newcomers who are housing vulnerable or homeless,” Sky said. Along with the presentation of the films, Crowe and Sky have a community discussion planned at the library. Participants will get updates on the families in the films, and learn how to work toward solutions to these problems that go beyond volunteering at shelters and soup kitchens. One of the updates they’ve shared is that a family shelter has opened in Calgary due to the issues that Home Safe Calgary addressed.

The stereotypes of homeless men and women as people who live rough and suffer addiction issues are what Laura Sky hopes to change through her Home Safe documentary series. Sky’s non-profit documentary organization, SkyWorks, has partnered with Toronto Public Libraries for upcoming presentations at various libraries across the city, including the Danforth/Coxwell Library. The presentations will include the three documentaries in the series: Home Safe Calgary, Home Safe Hamilton and Home Safe Toronto, Jan. 23 and 30. They will explore the lives of families living in these three separate locations.

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Working families “In Toronto, every family was working,” Sky said. “It just shows how we can live in a society where the system is so crummy and the wages are so low that people can’t afford to live in their homes.” Home Safe Toronto takes place during the 2009 recession, showcasing family members who were laid off in the decline of manufacturing, Sky said. She directed Home Safe Toronto with David Adkin, and worked with Cathy Crowe, executive producer of Home Safe Calgary and Home Safe Toronto. Crowe said she hopes to share her 40-year relationship with the homeless as a street nurse. She said she hopes people who see the films will change their minds on how they perceive people who

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Tillyanna Hill-Brown, Tiona Brown and Chloe Brown are featured with their mother Florence Hill in Home Safe Hamilton, one of three documentaries on homelessness that will be shown at the Danforth/Coxwell Library beginning next week.

can’t afford a home. She will be presenting discussions at the library sessions alongside Sky. Crowe partnered with Sky because she said nothing had been done to showcase Canada’s

national housing problems from a multimedia perspective. The first film Home Safe Calgary, made in 2008, covers families who are shipped from church basement to church basement because there is no proper family shelter.

“Calgary has a scarcity of affordable housing,” Sky said. “They could be making $15 to $20 an hour and be unable to find a home.” Home Safe Hamilton covers displaced immigrants and Aboriginals

Skyworks encourages students to attend the event, and presents lesson plans they will be able to use on their website skyworksfoundation.org The lesson plans offer packages on the importance of food, economics on living conditions in shelters and how to plan solutions, and relationships where students learn about changing perceptions and stereotypes. “It’s a great film to see if you’re doing any kind of project on poverty and social justice,” said Crowe, who says the films are divided into chapters that cover various topics and people. She discusses a scene in one of the films where teens and preteens from an alternative school get together to talk about how kids are affected by living in a shelter. “They think it’s their fault. How they’re not helping,” Crowe said. For more information on the documentary series, visit www. torontopubliclibrary.ca and/or www.skyworksfoundation.org

Bridgepoint Health hospital set to open in the spring JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com The new and long-awaited Bridgepoint Health hospital in Riverdale is set to open its doors. By early April, the 680,000-squarefoot, state-of-the art facility for patients with complex, chronic disease and disability will welcome staff and patients for the first time. “It is so exciting. We’ve been 10 years on this journey,” said Marian Walsh, Bridgepoint Health’s president and CEO. Considered for closure in 1997, the former Riverdale Hospital’s “half-round” building opened in 1963, but has since outgrown its usefulness. “Fifty years ago we opened the

‘We’ve built a hospital that is more than just a hospital. It’s built to not just treat sickness, but to inspire wellness.’ - Marian Walsh, Bridgepoint Health’s president and CEO current hospital, but a lot has changed,” she said, pointing to the advent of the third frontier of modern medicine – disease prevention and health promotion, which equates to helping people with complex, chronic conditions live better and longer. “The way medicine is delivered has changed so much and we needed to keep up and provide space for the best care.”

Walsh said today patients can live with seven to 10 different health issues and require eight to 10 healthcare providers. “We needed more efficient and more effective ways of communicating,” she said of the current hospital, which only has one rehab gym on the second floor. The new 472-bed, $622-million facility has a rehabilitation gym on each floor as well as numer-

ous amenities like a washroom in every room, two times the amount of patient therapy and lounge space, an in-ground therapy pool, openconcept dining rooms, a rooftop garden and a labyrinth terrace on the main level to name but a few of the changes. The circa 1864 Old Don jail on the 10-acre site is being repurposed into administrative offices and the Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation. Outside, there will also be a series of new grid-like streets and ample landscaped green spaces framed by a new central court. “We’re trying to restore people back to life. The idea is to get people engaged back in everyday living,” said Walsh, adding the new 10-floor

hospital would also be much more efficient and safer and be equipped with all of the latest health-care technologies and systems. Further, she said it would be a positive environment; another essential part of the healing process. “This (new) building is meant to connect people to light, healing and the landscaping all around. ...Every space in the building is a destination that calls people out from their room,” Walsh said. “We’ve built a hospital that is more than just a hospital. It’s built to not just treat sickness, but to inspire wellness.” Walsh said there’s quite a buzz as staff and patients ready for the big move and the many possibilities that come with it.

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oronto residents need to continue to make their voices heard when it comes to the transit issues facing not only our city, but the entire Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). The Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance released an update of its Your 32 campaign this week and it shows a growing support among GTHA residents to not only improve transit, but to also accept some of the responsibility for paying for it. John Tory, co-chair of CivicAction, said transportation challenges have become the top issue for GTHA resiour view dents who deal with one of the longest commute times in Accept that North America. He called it “seven-day-ayou have a week paralysis” that deeply affects families and business in role to play the area. The Your 32 campaign asked residents what they would do if they had 32 minutes they otherwise would have had to spend on transit. Spending more time with family was one of the main responses. What really stood out, though, was what Tory called the human cost of our inadequate transportation system. The campaign was done to show support for the regional transit system improvements being proposed by Metrolinx. The Big Move aims to infuse some $50 billion worth of transit improvements in the GTHA over the next 25 years. The campaign helped residents realize the real costs of transit congestion and what it would be worth to them to make things better. We have said before in this space that we in Toronto, and the surrounding regions, will get the transit we are willing to pay for. Yes, provincial and federal governments must shoulder their share of the cost, but residents are also going to have to be willing to accept funding tools such as tax increases dedicated specifically for transit. To that end, the City of Toronto’s planning department is beginnings its own set of public consultations on transit. Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat said the meetings are being driven by the need to provide information to Metrolinx on what Toronto’s transit priorities are. We urge Torontonians to participate in these meetings, and play a role in creating a regional transit system that works for all of us. Dates have not been finalized, but we will let our readers know the details. newsroom

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The political picture over the past 30 to 40 years has brought the same old names and faces. Why? Because where else do you get paid mega-bucks and really do not have to have any experience or qualifications and answer to no one? These people are professionals at living off the poor dumb taxpayers. Come on fellow voters, it is time we smartened up. Remember there is no rule that says you need a law degree to be a politician. And of course it is high time we put into law the maximum time for all politicians be set at two terms of office. W.D. Adamson

Planner makes brave stand on Toronto transit issues When Jennifer Keesmaat turned up as the City of Toronto’s new chief planner in the summer, it raised a few eyebrows. It’s not to say the former planning consultant wasn’t a good fit. Keesmaat cut her teeth on city politics, working as an executive assistant for Joe Mihevic and councillor Jane Pitfield in the early days of amalgamated Toronto. Keesmaat also came as an advocate for lowerorder transit and cycling and pedestrian accommodation. On the last point, she went so far as to deliver a Toronto Economic Development talk, extolling the virtues of walking to school. She’s a planner that would have been a perfect fit in the David Miller administration. Not so much for the pro-car,

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anti-streetcar Ford era. On Monday, Keesmaat stood up in front of the Toronto Board of Trade, pressing a similarly neighbourhood-based agenda. Transportation, she said, remains the singular challenge for growing a city surrounded by sprawling suburbs, both within – and far beyond – city limits. Many of us are spending too long commuting and it’s affecting the city’s ability to attract more jobs and remain livable. Next month, she and the city will be launching a public consultation plan to see

just what level of transit improvement Toronto residents are willing to pay for. But in the speech, she made it clear the biggest transportation improvement the city can make has nothing to do with transportation at all: rather, it involves developing mid-rise housing and commercial space along some of the city’s avenues. As she pointed out: “Where we choose to live is our most important transportation planning problem. If you live in Hamilton and commute to Toronto, even with stateof-the-art transportation infrastructure, you’re commuting for two hours a day.” This is a view entirely consistent with Toronto’s progressivist planning legacy – so not entirely new. But so long as

Toronto continues along the route that Ford began in 2010, it’s clear Keesmaat is fighting against the grain. In a moment of candor, she admitted as much. “We, of course, have a political culture that’s very challenging. I’m not getting into that in any detail, but the reality is we’re in a highly politicized environment. I was warned about the fishbowl before coming here. You can know about it intellectually, but you have no idea what it’s like having so many eyes looking at everything you say or tweet.” The fact that Keesmaat was first hired, and second remains in her position, suggests those eyes are more diverse in opinion than the message from the mayor’s office might suggest.

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It’s Happening Kidproof workshops WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: 416691-1113 Community Centre 55 hosts Stranger Smarts Jan. 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. as well as Never Bee Lost from 2 to 3 p.m. Reserve with Lainey Anderson at 416-691-1113, ext. 223 or lainey@centre55.com

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Preventing falls step by step WHEN: 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. WHERE: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: Evonne, 416-691-1113, ext. 222 Falls are one of the leading causes of hospitalization among older people. The good news is many falls can be prevented. Join Community Centre 55, for a two-part series Jan. 21 and 28. Summer Camp Fair WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Courcelette Public School, 100 Fallingbrook Rd. CONTACT: Miles Villneff, 416-482-0782, miles@onondagacamp.com Meet with directors from many of Ontario’s finest children’s summer camps. Free.

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WHEN: 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. WHERE: Kimberley PS, 50 Swanwick Ave. COST: Free Kimberley Public School hosts a Winter Carnival with a bouncy castle, kids crafts, races, bakes sale and more. The same day, Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., hosts a pancake breakfast from 9 to 10 a.m. Cost, $3.

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Eat Pray Skate WHEN: 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Kew Gardens, 2075 Queen St. E. COST: Free Beach United Church hosts its annual Eat Pray Skate event Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at Kew Gardens rink. There will be skating, prayer and treats for all.

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Jazz & Reflection WHEN: 4:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Aidans Church, 70 Silver Birch CONTACT: Beach United Church, 416-691-8082 COST: Free Beach United Church hosts Jazz & Reflection with Lara Solnicki, a contemporary jazz singer.

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Ballet for children and adults WHEN: 9 a.m. WHERE: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: Evonne, 416-6911113, ext. 222

Community Centre 55 hosts ballet for children (Thursdays, 6:15 p.m.) and adults (Thursdays, 7:15 p.m.) for six weeks at Community Centre 55. Registration deadline Feb. 5, classes begin Feb. 7. Cost, $25.

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The Joy of Writing The Joy of Writing, a weekly workshop where writers gather Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Queen-Saulter Library, 765 Queen St. E. Call Lucille Barker at 416-392-6810. Lactation help La Leche League Canada, Riverdale chapter, meets 7 p.m. every third Wednesday, 715B Danforth Ave. Call Diane at 416463-4502. Newcomer help Newcomer Outreach Program by Toronto police helps new immigrants learn about the role police play in Canadian society and services provided by police. Call 416-808-7070. Parenting workshop Parenting workshops at Applegrove Community Complex, 60 Woodfield Rd., and Daycare Connection FRC, 184 Main St., takes place Thursdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Call Joanne at 416-778-5805, ext. 218. Helping our Babies Grow Fridays, Applegrove Community

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Complex, 60 Woodfield Rd., offers a free weekly drop-in session for pregnant women from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call Farzana at 416-778-5805, ext. 212. Beach Interfaith Outreach Lunch and Fellowship Beach Interfaith Outreach Lunch and Fellowship for adults Mondays through Fridays from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m. at Corpus Christi Catholic Church; Tuesdays at St. John’s Norway Anglican Church; Wednesdays at Beaches Hebrew Institute; Thursdays at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church; and Fridays at Kingston Road United Church. Call 416-691-6869. Beach Photo Club meeting Beach Photo Club meetings are held every first and third Thursday of the month at St. Aidan’s, 70 Silver Birch Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Walking group Walking Group at East End Community Health Centre, 1619 Queen St. E., meets Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. Visit www. eastendchc.on.ca. Children free playtime Above Beach free playtime Slug the Information: Lastman’s Bad Boy drop-in Tuesdays at Forward Project : Jan WK 2 Teaser AD St. Ad Size : 5.145 in x 3.062 in Baptist Church, 1891 Gerrard : Lastman’s Bad Boy Publication : BOA + Community E.Client (at Woodbine Avenue) from Staff photo/DAN PEARCE 9:30 11:30 a.m. for children File to Name : BB_BOAComm_Teaser_Jan 17 V2 Insertion Date : Jan 17, 2012 REFLECTIONS: Heavy rain and warm weather has melted the zero to five and their caregivers. snow leaving large puddles along the bike path in the Beach Visit www.abovethebeach.ca for Sunday. details.

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Neighbourhood association volunteer benched - literally Ashley Upjohn heads project to bring unique benches to Gerrard Street merchants JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com

yard/garage sales for old benches that would work well outside the various local businesses that had signed on to the project’s first phase. “I looked for benches that fit with their store,” said Upjohn, the mother of an infant daughter named Brooklyn, adding she took into consideration sidewalk conditions as well as what colours and styles worked best. At one point, she had eight benches waiting to be refinished in her backyard. To d a t e s e ve n h a ve b e e n installed outside UK–Halsey Toronto Sailmaker, 1869 Gerrard St. E.; McCarthy’s Irish Pub, 1801 Gerrard St. E.; KS Piano Studio, 1975 Gerrard St. E.; Harr y’s Variety, 1877 Gerrard St. E.; Grant Electronics, 1927 Gerrard St. E.; Upper Beach Café, 1917 Gerrard St. E.; and Atisha Buddist Centre, 1823 Gerrard St. E. Upjohn credits Kyle as well as area residents Nigel Burnett and Dani Gagnon for their invaluable help on the project, which is now done for the winter but is set to start up again in the spring.

East Toronto resident Ashley Upjohn’s hobby of refinishing furniture and home decorating is helping beautify her Gerrard/ Woodbine neighbourhood. Upjohn, who has lived in the emerging area with her equally handy husband, Kyle, for about two and a half years, is the coordinator of the Beach Hill Bench Project, an initiative of the recently rebranded B e a c h Hi l l Ne i g h b o u r h o o d Association (BHNA). The project began this summer when the resident’s group started talking about installing new benches along the strip. Instead, Upjohn thought it would be nice to do something a little bit different and took on the task of approaching several local merchants about the possibility of investing in a cost-sharing effort with the BHNA to install one-of-akind benches outside their stores and restaurants. A member of the BHNA’s steering committee, Upjohn scoured online classified sites as well as

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East Toronto resident Ashley Upjohn, her husband Kyle and their daughter Brooklyn. Ashley is the coordinator of the Beach Hill Bench Project, an initiative of the recently rebranded Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association (BHNA). The initiative installs one-of-a-kind benches outside local businesses along Gerrard St. E.

Upjohn said she already has a few more local businesses in mind to approach. “The benches give that special touch to the area and bring a sense of community,” she said.

“(The project) has been so well received and the businesses love their benches.” Visit www.beachhill.org or email bhnacontact@gmail.com for details or to get involved.

The green and cream chair benches, top, outside Harry’s Variety at 1877 Gerrard St. E., while the blue vintage three-seater, above, sits outside UK-Halsey Sailmaker at 1869 Gerrard St. E.

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>>>from page 1 vests are hung on clotheslines at the church. “On Mothers Day they’re blessed, then we leave them up for a couple weeks so people can see them,” Davies said. The vests are then given to the non-profit Canadian Food for Children, which sends clothing, food and medicine to developing countries. “These (vest) are to keep them warm at night as many hot countries get quite cold,” Davies said. “Last year because we had so many, we packed them bags of 50 to send to each country,” said Abigail Johnson, minister at United Beach Church. “That means when these things arrive, kids get to choose the colour.” Johnson noted people get creative by making different patterns on the vests. “Some people are going to places like Value Village and then getting a sweater that they like and pull it apart to use the yarn. That way we’re re-purposing,” she said. Last year one of the vests even had a Canadian maple

>>>from page 1 want to take a break,” said Dann who grew up in the community. “I think the pit will add an awful lot of character to an already beautiful location.” The fire is enclosed in a handcrafted iron cage made by ironsmith Bob Graham of Thornbury, near Collingwood. Friends of the Beach Parks formed in 2012 to bring new programming ideas and

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“We have mothers who bring their babies,” Davies said. “The three-month-olds don’t produce a lot.” The group accepts donations of vests as well as yarn, which can be dropped off at the church or by contacting Pat Davies at patriciadavies@ rogers.com New members are welcome.

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two tours for punk legends Social Distortion,’ not a lot of gals can say they’ve done that!” Ortega misses her former Beach neighbourhood – the short walk to the boardwalk, Lake Ontario, the

But Nashville is where she needs to be. It’s “exceeded my expectations. I can’t imagine a better place for me to be right now,” she said. “All the history and great music constantly being made – it’s inspiring! I’ve really taken a shine to the music city. ...I’ve always considered myself a little bit of a weirdo, I never really jumped into social circles easily, but with everybody being a musician it’s a lot easier for me to connect with people.” Since moving to Nashville, Ortega’s career has grown, including a stint on TV show Nashville where she can be seen strumming her guitar on stage during one of the episodes. “Sales of my songs that were used in the show shot up directly after,

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He said an “evolution” was taking place in the minds of residents regarding the toll congestion takes on their personal lives. “(People) have come to the conclusion major action is necessary to improve the quality of their own lives.” That action, according to the CivicAction, is investing billions of dollars for a meaningful transformation of the existing transportation network to come directly from both governments and residents. “I think the public have given the

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McGuinty, but declined to endorse a specific candidate. Tory, who was once the leader o f t h e O n t a r i o Pr o g re s s i v e Conservatives, also said CivicAction had plans to consult further with the main Ontario political parties, including Tim Hudak’s Tories, and had also held a group event for municipal leaders, which was also attended by Mayor Rob Ford. In addition to updating the progress of its Your32 media campaign, Hunter also announced the addition of three more members to CivicAction’s council of regional “champions”, private and public sector individuals who advocate for better transit. The list of 44 appointees also includes former chief city planner Paul Bedford, who was in attendance at the event. Bedford, who has travelled the GTHA speaking about improving transit said residents, when informed about the costs of congestion are willing to pay more to improve transit. “You go through the whole education process and get them to understand the choices and consequences and they’re more willing to pay. Because they can connect the big picture choices with their daily life.”

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