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ERIN HATFIELD ehatfield@insidetoronto.com Inspired by the book The Ramp Man, students at Bowmore Road Public School have taken accessibility to the streets. A group of Grade 8 students in the school’s Me to We program, which teaches community involvement and local and global citizenship, have been making their way along Queen Street East to educate shop owners and managers about accessibility. The Ramp Man is a children’s book that tells the story of Luke Anderson, a 24 year old man whose life was changed after sustaining a spinal cord injury while mountain biking. The book is the true story written by Bowmore Road Principal Thelma Sambrook and Anderson’s sister Logan Anderson, a Toronto District School Board teacher. The story tells how Luke found himself in a world not well designed for someone who uses a wheelchair and how he, a trained engineer, turned his frustration into positive actions. Luke Anderson and his co-worker and friend Michael Hopkins founded StopGap, an organization that fosters community projects that raise awareness and remove barriers. One of StopGap’s initiatives, The Community Ramp Project, organizes volunteers to design, build and install ramps on commercial strips. The bright colours of the ramps also draw attention to the fact it is >>>students, page 12
IN THE CITY Leslie Barns new name for LRV storage facility RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com The former Ashbridges Bay Streetcar and Storage Facility has a new name. Again. The TTC’s board of commissioners voted to approve the name change of the facility at Leslie Street and Lake Shore Boulevard to the Leslie Barns, which supporters say better reflects the local neighbourhood.
The decision was supposed to have been finalized in November when the board voted to change the name of the 22-acre facility under construction to the Leslie Barn. Barn versus Barns But at December’s board meeting, TTC chair Karen Stintz motioned to re-open the issue and the final name change was adopted unanimously
by the board this week. TTC spokesperson Brad Ross said the second vote was needed because of a “misunderstanding” by TTC staff and Leslie ‘Barns’ was the preferred name all along. One of the councillors who pushed for the name change was pleased with the board’s decision to re-address the matter and vote again for the correct name. “We’re thrilled with the change
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C ARNIVAL TIME ALL THAT GLITTERS: Left, Elise, 7, makes a snow globe during the Winter Carnival hosted by Community Centre 55 at Kimberley Junior Public School on Saturday. Below, Jesse, 8, left, Anna, 5 and Kate, 5, finish a close snowshoe race during the carnival. Right, Lucas, 2, emerges from a crawl tube during the carnival events. Photos/JOSEPH HOWARTH
Ensemble Studio members perform La Clamenza di Tito REBECCA FIELD rfield@insidetoronto.ca It’s about mid-morning in Riverdale when a voice rings out through the neighbourhood. Rihab Chaieb, a mezzo-soprano with the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio, warms up her voice in the shower before heading off to rehearsals for the young artist production of Mozart’s La Clamenza di Tito. The show is the fourth Ensemble Studio production, and takes place at the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Tickets are at a reduced price of $25 for the night. The Ensemble Studio is an apprenticeship program that gives young artists the opportunity to participate in the COC’s bigger onstage productions. Artists stay in the program for two or three years before moving into their independent professional careers. “It’s a cool thing to kind of step on the stage, full chorus, full orchestra in the house. It’s a wonderful thing that the company does.”
‘Toronto is a very open-minded city. They’re waiting for us to touch them.’ ~ opera singer Rihab Chaieb
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Rihab Chaieb, left, and Mireille Asselin appear in the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio performance of Semele. Chaieb is set to perform in La Clamenza di Tito Feb. 6 at the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts.
“Toronto is a very open-minded city. They’re waiting for us to touch them,” said Chaieb. The young Montreal native, formerly the lead singer in a high school metal band, plays the ‘pants’ role (theatre term for a woman playing a male role) of young Sesto.
She moved to Toronto three years ago after gaining a spot in the ensemble. “Luckily my landlords are opera fans and they have a membership at the opera so when I told them I was a member of the Ensemble Studio they were really happy,” said
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Chaieb. Her landlords told her the house across the street from hers was late Canadian Opera Singer Maureen Forrester’s house. Historically played by castratos, Chaieb plays a young man who is torn between keeping the woman he loves, and the betrayal of his best friend, Roman emperor Tito. “It’s very intense and it’s very disturbing role in character,” said Chaieb. “I was so happy when I knew I was going to do it because vocally it’s a beautiful challenge.” Christopher Enns is in his third and final year of the Ensemble Studio, and takes the lead in this performance as Tito who advocates a more enlightened rule over Rome. “What the COC does, there aren’t a lot of young artist programs that • 2001 Audio Video • Bass Pro Shops • Best Buy • Bestwin Supermarket • Canadian Tire • Cuccina Moda • Dell Computers • Drug Trading • Food Basics • Foodland • Freshco • Fu Yao • Future Shop
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hile it may be hard to believe, we share Toronto with a large number of wild animals: raccoons, squirrels, geese, deer, coyotes, possums and even wild turkeys. The reasons for this are many. Increasing development in what were once rural areas are forcing animals such as deer and coyotes into the watersheds that run from north of Toronto down to Lake Ontario. The Humber, Don and Rouge valleys offer refuge to many animals fleeing the loss of habitat outside the city. Our many rail corridors make for relatively safe pathways. Toronto is also a major source of food for wild animals, much of which is created by people. We all play a role in making the city so desirable, and animals have learned that in Toronto they have little to fear from our view humans and lots to gain. The city is also home to Use common numerous birds of prey including hawks, falcons and owls. sense with But it’s not just in the parks and ravines where they are making wildlife their homes. Downtown office towers and the more built-up areas of Scarborough, Etobicoke and North York have birds nesting on their roofs – or in many cases specially made nesting boxes. Creating new habitats for these birds has helped increase their populations and seen them spread out to locations across Toronto. People are not just helping the wildlife in the city by being sources of food, in the cases of the hawks and falcons, we’re making a direct contribution to their well-being. Not all residents, though, love the idea of sharing our parks and ravine trails with such a variety of wildlife. Concerns about foxes and coyotes have been heard from all parts of the city. According to the experts, we can safely live with these predators. We just need to use some common sense and remember they are not the friendly, neighbourhood dog. As the wildlife numbers grow, Toronto can become an example for other large cities on how residents and wildlife can safely co-exist. We do, however, need to take steps to ensure we continue to live safely together. Too high numbers of any animal can lead to problems. Taking steps such as not making food sources accessible, taking care to protect pets and being aware of how to deal with predatory animals, can make Toronto a great place for people and wild animals alike. newsroom
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To the editor: I was surprised to hear the TTC is considering limiting the number of baby strollers on the buses. Don’t they know that families use the buses to get to work and the daycare centres? Are TTC drivers going to let a mother with one or more children stand and wait for the next two or three buses until she can get on? Maybe if the TTC purchased a good bus in the first place, we, the riders, would not have to fight for space on them. Years ago when these things came on service, my first impression was the lack of available seating even when the bus was empty. It is a ridiculous compromise design that does not really suit the needs of the people that use it. The design is all about the wheels and once you step inside, you are compressed between them. While it might have been determined to be a good thing to mix the needs of the transit riders, I think these buses were not the solution and it is obvious they are not. One has to wonder why this design of vehicle was selected in the first place. Chris Belfontaine
Students are the real casualties of Bill 115 To the editor: Here is the day in the life of a Bill 115 casualty: 8 a.m.: Arrive at school to see teachers pacing the sidewalk with “Kill the Bill!” signs. 8:30 a.m.: Knock on the office door of the English department with no response. The door is locked and students will be ignored until 8:45 a.m. 8:45 to 8:50 a.m.: is the time slot given for communication with teachers outside of class. 8:55 a.m. (not a minute sooner): Teachers arrive to class wearing black to signify “the death of democracy”. 10:15 a.m.: Music classes are informed the concert they have been preparing for since September has been cancelled. 11:35 a.m.: Lunch period
starts. Classrooms and offices are locked tight and staff members disappear. Noon: The atmosphere in the school is tense. The cafeteria and hallways are filled with frustrated students whose normal lunchtime activities have been cancelled abruptly. 12:25 p.m.: Students prepare for the possibility school may be cancelled next class so the teachers can participate in a “day of protest”. 1:45 p.m.: On the way to fourth period, a gym teacher announces to another staff member: “If they wanted extra-curriculars so bad, they should’ve joined them outside of school”. The other staff member is quick to agree. 2 p.m.: The Grade 12 World Issues class discusses the Bill 115. They are told
about how rough the teachers have it and how horrible the Liberal government has always been to them. They are asked “Well, what would you have done differently?” 3 p.m.: The ski trip that was organized in October is cancelled. Participants are told that they will get their money back soon. 3:15 p.m.: The gym doors are locked and the teachers are gone. All teams have been cancelled indefinitely. On Monday mornings, school is never a particularly welcome thing. But after waking up every day for six months to the sound of your educators protesting coming to teach you, Monday mornings past don’t seem to be complaint-worthy at all. Though students are told that Bill 115 is not an
issue that concerns them, I hope the timeline above shows that it does. This bill is something students can see, feel and hear at school. We can see it in the doors that are closed in our faces after class time, feel it in the frustration and anger that comes with having clubs and sports teams cancelled and hear it in comments like “If they wanted extracurriculars so bad, they should’ve joined them outside of school” from our supposed role models. I understand the frustration toward Bill 115, and I understand it is the union, not the teachers making these decisions. What I cannot understand is comments such as this and the attitudes behind them that are so belittling and disrespectful to students. R McCulloch
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It’s Happening n Saturday, Feb. 2
Jazz & Reflection WHEN: 4:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Aidans Church, 70 Silver Birch Ave. CONTACT: Beach United Church, 416-691-8082 COST: Free Beach United Church hosts Jazz & Reflection with Lara Solnicki, a contemporary jazz singer. Yoga-thon 2013 WHEN: 1 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Applegrove Community Complex, 60 Woodfield Rd. CONTACT: Shelley Manousos, 416-461-8143, www.ApplegroveCC.ca Stretch yourself through up to 108 “Salute to the Sun” sequences, led by professional yoga instructors, then relax with complimentary refreshments. The suggested fee is $20 in pledges, a fee or a combination. Bring your own yoga mat if you have one. Proceeds support Applegrove services. Visit www.ApplegroveCC.ca to register.
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The Leslieville Farmers Market Souper-Bowl Winter Fundraiser Part Deux WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: 1001 Eastern Ave. COST: Pay what you can; bring your own bowl, container and spoon Le Papillon on the Park’s Chef Lukas and his team cook up one ton of French onion soup and their pouding chomeur in support of the Leslieville Farmers Market. Visit www.leslievillemarket.com
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Gerrard/Ashdale Library writing group WHEN: 11 a.m. WHERE: Gerrard/ Ashdale Library, 1432 Gerrard St. E. Gerrard/Ashdale Library is starting a writer’s group, offering a supportive environment. Bring a piece of writing to share and review and comment on others’ writing, talk about process, tell your story as a writer.
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FRIENDLY GAME: Minnesota’s Matt Lucio, right, moves the puck past Pittsburg’s Zack Green during Ted Reeve Hockey Association midget house league action Monday night at Ted Reeve Arena. Minnesota went on to win the game 3-2.
n Monday, Feb. 4
Traffic, Transit and Parking in the Beach WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Balmy Beach Club, foot of Beech Avenue Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon hosts a Toronto Transportation Information Session as a result of the Queen Street Visioning Study. Visit www. councillormcmahon.com for details about the event.
n Tuesday, Feb. 5
Ballet for children and adults WHEN: 9 a.m. WHERE: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: Evonne, 416-691-1113 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.
Foot care clinic WHEN: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: 416-691-1113 Community Centre 55 hosts a Foot Care Clinic. Cost, $20 per person. Call Evonne at 416-691-1113, ext. 222 to book an appointment.
n Wednesday, Feb. 13
Riverdale Horticultural Society WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: The Franklin Community Centre, 816 Logan Ave. COST: Free Kenneth Brown will offer an entertaining look at the successes and failures we encounter trying to grow plants in our homes.
n Sunday, Feb. 17
Family Sunday in the Beach WHEN: noon to 5 p.m. WHERE: Kew Gardens, 2075 Queen St. E. CONTACT: Gail Kendall, 416-693-2242, www. BeachBIA.com, office@beachbia.com
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n Wednesday, Feb. 20
Blood Type Diet free health talk WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Main Street Library, 137 Main St. CONTACT: Kate Whimster, 416-393-7700 Free health talk on Intro to the Blood Type Diet by Kate Whimster. One size does not fit all! Learn the basics behind this diet system that uses simple blood type genetics to determine which foods are best for your body. Call the library at 416-393-7700 to RSVP!
n Thursday, Feb. 21
Learn to Sleep Better! WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Essentia, 2180 Queen St. E. CONTACT: , 416-6995811, www.sleep-disorders-gone.com/ sleep-basics.html COST: $10 (includes tool for fast tracking sleep quality) High quality sleep is possible without drugs. Register at www.sleep-disordersgone.com/sleep-basics.html or 416-6995811.
n Saturday, Feb. 23
Cybersafe WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: Lainey Anderson, 416-6911113, COST: Free Call Lainey Anderson at 416-691-1113, ext 223 or lainey@centre55.com for details.
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For the organizations 35th anniversary they published a collection of stories called, Our Danforth: One Hundred Years of Memories. On the long-term side, families like to be close to their loved ones. Nisbet is the last remaining not-for-profit home in the Toronto Danforth Riding. Tenants at McClintock Manor (named after the builder who built many homes in East York) like the fact they are close to the subway,and have easy access to shops and restaurants on the Danforth.They also enjoy the wonderful neighbourhood views from the building’s balconies. Nisbet has been accredited since 1997 with Accreditation Canada
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A ton of French onion soup is on The Leslieville Farmers Market hosts its annual SouperBowl Sunday REBECCA FIELD rfield@insidetoronto.com More than one ton of French onion soup is enough to spread its smell across Jonathan Ashbridges Park and surrounding streets in Leslieville. This is exactly what Leslieville Farmers Market has planned for the second annual ‘SouperBowl Sunday’ with the help of le Papillon on the Park and their chef Lukas Vyhnal. The fundraiser takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will raise money for city permits, insurance, and other costs for the market, which will run for its third year from June to October. “It started as a joke actually at the beginning, how much soup can we make,” said Danielle Bigue, owner of le Papillon on the Park. This year’s goal is $5,000, to beat last year’s $3,000. Members of the community are asked to bring their own bowls and spoons, and donate what they can. “It’s winter, it’s cold – especially this year – so it’s a nice warm dish
to have,” Bigue said. “One young guy showed up with two pails, filled them up, and was very generous towards the market. He was having a Super Bowl party that night so it all works well together.” Volunteers are asked to come and help chop 700 pounds of locally grown onions from Highmark Farms Monday and Tuesday, said Zandra Zalucky, Leslieville Farmers Market manager. “There will be lots of crying,” said Zalucky prior to the chop. In addition to chopping, volunteers will also get the chance to help cook the soup. “They get this huge pot, and they put it on four really big burners, and they get a paddle to stir it,” Bigue said. “My chef, he’s not a tall man, so he gets up on the ladder and starts stirring the soup so it’s really a lot of fun.” Warm pouding chomeur, a traditional French Canadian upside down caramel cake, will also be served with the soup. “That went very well last year,
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LePapillon on the Parks’ executive chef Lukas Vyhnal, right, pours Ryan Paris another batch of soup to sell at the 2012 SouperBowl fundraiser.
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Coyotes and other wildlife can be found in a green space near you REBECCA FIELD rfield@insidetoronto.com On a quiet summer day, a man inches along a pathway in a forested park taking photographs of the different insects he sees. So quiet, the man accidentally sneaks up on a trio of coyotes. Startled, two of them run away, but the third, only 15 feet away, hesitates, and the man manages to snap a photo. This brief exchange with the coyote and photographer Robert Rafton did not take place in a rural, forested park. Instead, it was in Toronto’s Charles Sauriol Conservation Area, near the busy Don Valley Parkway. “People are just shocked that it’s out there,” said Rafton who has been photographing wildlife in Toronto’s parks for around six years. “I think people have an expectation that the environment is a lost cause. Well that’s just really not true.” Over the past several decades, wildlife in Toronto has become synonymous with raccoons. But Rafton, along with other wildlife bloggers who explore parks across the city, are showing Torontonians the presence of thousands of species of birds, mammals and insects. Toronto Wildlife Centre, which cares for injured or trapped animals, receives more than 30,000 phone calls a year and helps 270 different species at their veterinary hospital. And those numbers don’t include household pets. There also have been increasing reports of coyotes across the city, including one incident in 2009 where a family dog was taken from an east-end backyard. Nathalie Karvonen, executive director of Toronto Wildlife Centre, said the centre receives a lot of calls about coyotes and foxes in the winter, “which is often attributable to the fact there’s not as much cover for them as the leaves are off the trees and there’s not as much ground cover with bushes and plants,” Karvonen said. “They could be the exact same coyotes that were there
Did you know... Toronto Wildlife Centre has admitted for care and rehabilitated in its hospital more than 70,000 wild animals representing 270 different species. Some of the animals Toronto Wildlife Centre has treated include: PEREGRINE FALCON Peregrines are a species at risk in Canada. The falcons are known for returning to their favourite nesting sites. They can dive at more than 300 kilometres per hour when attacking. Peregrines inspired conservation efforts after DDT was banned.
GREAT BLUE HERON It is among the species at risk in Canada and is the country’s largest heron. Adults show brighter colours during the breeding season and change to duller colours in winter. Some live as long as 17 years.
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In addition to coyotes and foxes, deer can be found in many areas of the city. If one wanders into your backyard, simply leave it alone and it will likely find its way home once night falls.
‘There’s two schools of thought out there, one of them is that we should eradicate them (wildlife), the other is that this is their home. I’m on the side that this is their home.’ ~ Robert Meerburg, an education officer with the Toronto municipal licensing standards and services in the summer; it’s just in the summer there are a lot more places for them to hide.” Karvonen said coyotes require wildlife corridors, which are generally found in neighbourhoods near ravines, railroad tracks or hydro right-of-ways. don’t run Robert Meerburg, an education officer with the Toronto municipal licensing standards and services, said if Torontonians find coyotes or foxes in their backyard, they should make enough noise so the creatures know their presence is unwelcome. “Bottom line, never ever run from a coyote. You become prey. The coyote will run after you,” said Meerburg, who also advised residents not to feed coyotes. “They (coyotes) are, in many cases, very opportunistic. The easiest meal is the best meal.”
Along with coyote sightings, many Torontonians have spotted deer in various parks across the city such as Tommy Thompson Park, Rouge Valley and High Park, Rafton said. “Someone might wake up and there’s an adult deer sitting in their backyard and they’re, like, ‘Oh where’d that come from?’” said Karvonen, who noted deer sometimes wander out of wildlife corridors at night and are too scared to return until it’s night again. She advises residents to leave them alone in their yards and they’ll find their own way back to the wild. With the growing number of condos sprouting across the city, calls are increasingly coming in about ducks, which are attracted by green rooftops. “Once the babies hatch, the mothers will walk their babies to water,” Karvonen said. “When she gets to
the edge of a building, you have 12 little ducklings falling down a 15-storey building onto the concrete at Harbourfront. We get nonstop calls about that.” Karvonen advises making a human presence known on these buildings in order to avoid nesting ducks. Wildlife here to stay “There’s two schools of thought out there, one of them is that we should eradicate them (wildlife), the other is that this is their home” said Meerburg “I’m on the side that this is their home.” Toronto Field Naturalists hold about 150 transit-accessible nature walks a year for those who want to familiarize themselves with Toronto’s diverse wildlife. Also offering walks are the Toronto Ornithological Club and the individual parks across the city. “Any reasonably sized park in the city will have some type of wildlife in it or another,” Rafton said. “It’s a great feature of the city.” Karvonen agreed. “I think we are very fortunate to be in a huge city, in a huge metropolitan area, where we do have so much nature and green space. It just connects us more with our roots.”
COYOTE Coyotes are being increasingly reported along waterways and hydro corridors across the city. It can run at speeds up to 40 kilometres per hour. Coyotes do not usually prey on domestic animals or pets. Residents who see a coyote are urged to report it to Toronto Animal Services at 416-338-7297. GREAT HORNED OWL One of Canada’s most common large birds of prey is known for its “horns” or tufts and enormous yellow eyes. The great horned owl are regularly seen throughout woods in the city.
BEAVER The largest rodent in North America, an adult beaver weighs between 16 and 32 kilograms. Slow on land, the beaver is a graceful, strong swimmer that can use its tail as a rudder. Its most common habitat is forested areas. Beavers only build dams when they need to enlarge the underwater habitat open to them in winter. TRUMPETER SWAN Well adapted to the harsh environments in which they live with an unusually dense layer of down. They are found in Canada year-round. In summer, trumpeters feed on leaves and roots of aquatic plants. When freshwater areas freeze, swans congregate on estuaries. RED FOX Red foxes inhabit home ranges of four to eight square kilometres around den sites. From autumn until March, foxes take shelter in thickets and heavy bush. Red foxes eat small mammals, including voles, mice, squirrels and rabbits. They hunt by smell, sight and sound.
COOPER’S HAWK Nests primarily in deciduous woodlands in the hardwood forests of southern Ontario. The hawks return to traditional nesting areas of tall, mature trees in mid-April to early May. Densely foliaged trees hide their nests.
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