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Coyote sightings common in winter The City of Toronto is advising people an increase in coyote sightings in the city during the winter is normal.

This is especially the case for those who live near ravines and forests, which are typical coyote habitat.

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A crowd of concerned parents flocked to Earl Haig Junior Public School Tuesday night to attend a community meeting hosted by two Toronto District School Board (TDSB) trustees.

Jennifer Story (Ward 15) and Sheila Cary-Meagher (Ward 16) invited parents with children in elementary schools, secondary schools, the Toronto Catholic District School Board and French school boards.

The discussion was meant to share information regarding the TDSB’s recent report by longtime education Margaret Wilson; a list of directives for the board.

Wilson was appointed in November by Education Minister Liz Sandals to conduct a review of the TDSB. That review culminated into a list of 13 directives sent to trustees.

Story and Cary-Meagher shared those directives with parents and teachers. But those directives are seen as a hindrance by the trustees.

“This will make it difficult in the future to work with local communities and their schools,” Cary-Meagher said.

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Fun times at the Winter Carnival

LOTS TO DO AT CC55: Left, Julian Ernst reacts to the Bricks for Kidz robotics display during the Community Centre 55 Winter Carnival held Saturday at Kimberley Junior Public School.

Below, Emily Christie sits for a face painting by Adriana DeRoy at the carnival. Below right, Aubrey Busch, 19 months, gets some help in the gym from Heather Hunter. Right, Pam Wells, left, watches as her granddaughter Ella focuses on her snowman sculpture at the craft table.

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Rites of Passage connects youth with African heritage JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com An innovative program run by WoodGreen ( WG) Community Services is helping youth of African descent from the city’s east end develop into responsible adults.

Rites of Passage, which is based on a well-tested, internationally recognized afro-centric curriculum that also includes volunteering, leadership training and employment, kicked off for 2015 on Monday.

This time around, 23 young people ages 14 to 17 from several east-end high schools have signed up to take part.

Tashawn, a Grade 10 student from Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts, learned about the program after attending an information session hosted by WoodGreen. He said he was interested in taking part because he wants to learn more about his African roots.

Beoncé, a Grade 9 student who attends Victoria Park Collegiate

Institute, learned about the program from her older brother who also took part in Rites of Passage. She was especially interested in joining after attending the graduation event that included traditional African items and activities.

Albert Munyorovi graduated from Rites of Passage last year, but is back as a leader-in-training. He knows first-hand the benefits of the program.

“Like these guys, at first I didn’t know what to expect. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do it but my parents encouraged me to stick it out,” he shared.

“Then I started making connections and we did a lot of fun stuff.

I learned a lot of things they don’t teach you in school.”

A Grade 11 student at Leaside High School, Albert said Rites of Passage taught him a lot about himself and where he comes from.

“After graduation I felt more confident and I have more goals for the future,” he said.

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WoodGreen facilitators Paul Osborne, left, Chiedza Pasipanodya, Tanika Riley and Shaheen Ariefdien are part of the Rites of Passage program.

“I feel because of this program I’ve seen a lot of people who know where they want to go.”

The life-changing program, or process as it’s called, runs twice weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays for 18

weeks after school at WG’s Victoria Village location at 1533 Victoria Park Ave., at Eglinton Avenue.

It also includes retreats outside the city and in some instances trips abroad. Developed in the United States, the Rites of Passage process is modeled on the West African Akan tradition, which aims to instill leadership in participants by nurturing responsible adulthood, developing a sense of purpose, building a community perspective and fostering resiliency. To do so, facilitators lead discussions and activities that centre around helping participants develop and nurture their sense of self-respect, self-determination and a responsibility to their community. “(Rites of Passage) is a vehicle to engage young people,” said Sipho Kwaku, who brought the program to WG eight years ago and continues to help run it.

Kwaku, who also serves as the east end social services agency’s director of employment services, said Rites of Passage is all about reinstilling a

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Paul Osborne, who has been with WG for seven years, is the program’s manager as well as a facilitator.

“It’s a great program for youth, especially those from marginalized communities,” he said, adding as a leader he feels a great sense of pride when he sees participants grow from one stage in life to another.

“The majority of the more than 100 graduates are doing well and many have come back to help with the program. … To this day, many are very close, very connected and they support each other.”

WoodGreen recently received a significant, multi-year grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Youth Opportunity Fund and is working to expand Rites of Passage to the Jane/Finch and Jane/Wilson, Don Mills/Steeles and Kingston/Galloway communities by 2018.

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elp build the Pan Am Path and create a living legacy for the city of Toronto.

The 84-kilometre trail promises to connect communities literally and figuratively across the Toronto region and may be our best souvenir from the Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games.

Though it’s the dead of winter, now’s the time to get involved.

Workshops hosted by the many partner organizations are starting to take place to help build various installations meant to celebrate our diversity.

Lakeshore Arts in Etobicoke, for example, will begin public workshops this month to create unique flags banners for part of the path our view and that “explore themes of home, identity and community stories.”

Trail will The workshops aim to bring people together across genconnect all erations and cultures and is representative of the kind of colof Toronto laboration the path is meant to inspire. Check in with partner groups Urban Arts, Arts Etobicoke, East End Arts, Scarborough Arts and North York Arts for other local opportunities.

Stretching from the Claireville Reservoir in the northwest, down the Humber River, across the Martin Goodman Trail to the Don River and northeast to Rouge Park, the Pan Am Path’s installation and associated programs aim to engage and leverage diversity by showcasing the communities that exist along the route.

It’s a great chance for many of our Neighbourhood Improvement Areas (NIA) to get involved through the launch of the Path – which touches seven of the city’s 17 NIAs – and ongoing stewardship to ensure its future sustainability.

The Path also aims to promote healthy living by filling in the gaps in our trail system and improving the public spaces found within. The multiuse trail, once complete, has the potential to become a regional landmark that could raise the profile of the city for its own residents and tourists alike.

No matter your opinion of the Games, this project is a great example of people coming together to celebrate diversity and create a lasting legacy that’s accessible to all Torontonians. It’s bridging cultures and geography, providing a physical connection between our outer suburbs and the downtown core.

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Tory right to weigh in on possible school closures Watching the early months of John Tory’s mayoralty after having watched four years of his predecessor is to constantly be amazed – often at very small things that in a saner environment wouldn’t amaze anybody.

The mayor arrives at work before 7 in the morning?

He answers questions put to him? These things shouldn’t be a shock, but they are.

On Tuesday, Feb. 3, Tory did it again.

Upon reading reports on the possibility that a number of schools deemed surplus by the Toronto District School Board might be sold, Tory drafted a three-page, densely argued letter to both the public and Catholic school board chairs as well as the province’s Minister of Education Liz Sandals.

One can imagine how former mayor Rob Ford might have handled that issue – which is to say, not at all, unless perhaps he’d

david nickle the city gotten a call from a group of neighbours convinced that their local school was going to be overtaken by the disabled... or if someone convinced him it had to do with intramural football.

Tory’s letter addresses a rat’s nest of a problem of over-capacity and underfunding that the Toronto District School Board is facing: how to deal with schools that are operating far below capacity.

It’s a problem the board has faced since the amalgamation of Toronto in 1998, when it was forced to confront a provincial funding formula that penalized unused capacity and encouraged closures of schools that were underpopulated.

The formula has been problematic for Toronto, because the city has a long

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But it is a pleasant shock to see a mayor who understands the value of publicly owned assets to both established and growing communities.

history of finding utility in its school properties beyond their educational purpose.

Local school boards and local municipalities have, to varying degrees, been partners. It is also a problem because Toronto itself is by no means a stable community.

Population ebbs and flows – and the city itself is planning for more flow into its neighbourhoods.

The resources schools represent in a neighbourhood are finite, and in that sense precious. It is an even bigger rat’s nest because as much as there’s been cooperation and partnership between school board and

municipalities, Toronto politicians and planners have few direct ways to see those resources preserved.

The city can purchase surplus schools, and has done so in the past to preserve public uses or mitigate environmental impacts.

But that’s an expensive proposition – and given that Toronto is already borrowing money to simply balance its operating budget, not in the cards.

It may be that Tory’s attempt to delicately insert himself and the city into the process is a foolhardy one – as he admitted in his letter, it is none of the city’s fiduciary business.

But it is a pleasant shock to see a mayor who understands the value of publicly owned assets to both established and growing communities. That was another thing the other fellow never really understood.

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The Rockaholics - Rock ‘N Roll Party WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Balmy Beach Club, foot of Beech Avenue CONTACT: Bev, 416-698-0214, www.balmybeachcanoeclub.com COST: $15 in advance ($18 at the door) Beat the winter with a night of listening & dancing to Rock ‘n Roll Hits with the Rockaholics! All proceeds from this event go to support the Balmy Beach Canoe Club paddlers and paddler programs.

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Applegrove Yogathon WHEN: 1 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Applegrove Community Complex, 60 Woodfield Rd. CONTACT: Susan Fletcher, 416-461-8143, www.

AppelgroveCC.ca COST: Suggested donation $20 or get pledges for programs Local yoga instructors will guide you through up to 108 sun salutations with live music to inspire you.

Pledges support services for young children and families. In case of bad weather, the snow date is Feb. 28, same time and location.

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Family Sunday in The Beach WHEN: noon to 4 p.m. WHERE: The Beach Village BIA, 2075 Queen St. E. CONTACT: Elise Felton, 416-693-2242, www.thebeachvillage.com COST: Free Lumberjack shows, figure skating performances, live ice carving demonstrations, nature walks in the park, music, contests and more! Warm up in the Vintage Trolley stopping along Queen Street East or at one of our Muskoka Warming stations!

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Presentation of Ryerson student plan for Ward 30 Bikes WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: South Riverdale Community Health Centre, 955 Queen St. E. CONTACT: Paul Young, ward_30@cycleto.ca COST: Free Ryerson University’s fourth year Advanced Planning Studio of the School of Urban and Regional Planning presents its report “Connecting Greater Riverdale to the Lake.”

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Valentine’s Eve concert WHEN: 8 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. CONTACT: 416-6996091, manyzspr@gmail.com COST: $20, under 12 free admission Latina star Amanda Martinez will shake things up in her romantic Valentine’s Concert. Martinez’ musical style blends her Mexican and South African roots. For tickets, visit: www.eventbrite.ca/e/amandamartinez-valentine-concert-tickets15411780049?ref+ebtnebtckt

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Councillor Fletcher’s Community Planning Open House WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen St. E. CONTACT: Councillor Paula Fletcher, 416-392-4060, councillor_fletcher@ toronto.ca COST: Free Let’s have a conversation about the

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Councillor Fletcher’s Ward 30 2015 Budget Meeting WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen St. E. CONTACT: 416-392-4060a COST: Free Take part in this special Ward 30 meeting about the 2015 city budget.

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Church is set to welcome the Juno Award-nominated George Olliver Duo with special guest guitarist Peter Mueller for a Beat the Winter Blahs fundraiser Friday from 8 to 11:30 p.m. at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. Tickets, which cost $25, can be purchased at the door, at the church office or online at www.beachunitedchurch. com. Call 416-691-8082.

United Church’s Jazz wTheBeach and Reflection concert first edition of Beach United Church’s (BUC) monthly Jazz and Reflection series for 2015 will be held Saturday from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. at BUC, 140 Wineva Ave. The concert, which will feature Jeff McLeod playing the church’s restored pipe organ alongside Alex Dean on saxophone, will run, just north of Queen Street East. This month’s theme is Songs of Peace and Meditation. Pay-what-youcan. Call 416-691-8082.

Fairmount Park Ice Masters wEast-end host Winterfest 2015 residents are invited to bundle

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TAKING THE SHOT: Riley Wahlroth takes a shot for the Ted Reeve Thunder as they face the Toronto Aces in the North York Knight’s Hockey Challenge tournament Friday afternoon.

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up, grab their skates and make their way to Fairmount Park for Winterfest 2015 Saturday.

Presented by the Fairmount Park Ice Masters, the community event will take place from 2 to 5 p.m.

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by The Lost Boys and Friends, shinny, pleasure skating and hockey skills practice, a skate and ski swap, food and drink, sledding and face painting among other things.

Fairmount Park is at 1797 Gerrard St. E., just east of Coxwell Avenue.

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Those with an affinity for the 506 streetcar route are invited to join fellow trolley lovers for an end-to-end ride.

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People are encouraged to bring their notepads, sketchbooks, recording devices and so on and document their experiences.

This ride is put on by the organizers of The 506 Streetcar Project, an initiative that aims to highlight the 15-kilometrelong 506 Carlton route, which runs along Gerrard, Carlton and College streets.

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Enter to Design pieces from wA contest ‘Maple Leaf Forever’ tree in which up to 15 designs

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Submission deadline is Monday, Feb. 9.

The winning designs will be exhibited at the entrance of the Green Living Show March 27 to 29.

The pieces will then be auctioned off during the show with proceeds used to support LEAF’s urban forestry initiatives in Toronto.

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Parents propose French high school TDSB Chair Chen appreciates >>>from page 1 policies and revisions of mandates, also request a plan on how the TDSB intends to reduce “underutilized” spaces in schools across Toronto.

An “underutilized” space refers to non-essential use in schools like child care or seniors’ programs, and also is based on student enrolment compared to the number of full classrooms. Those schools under 65 per cent utilization are subject to accommodation reviews.

Story stressed this “does not mean that underutilized schools will be closed.”

Cary-Meagher called the directives “illogical”, stating that demographic changes can occur suddenly and schools are in constant need of adjustment as a result.

She added that the province’s plan to cut $250-300 million from the deficit is to reduce education costs, calling the directives a “smokescreen” for the real reason.

Though Story and Cary-Meagher expressed their mutual concern to parents and handed out copies of the directives, parents had a barrage of questions.

Some expressed distrust for the board, while others remained hopeful as half of the board’s trustees were

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East end trustees Jennifer Story, left, and Sheila Cary-Meagher of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) speak with concerned parents and teachers at Earl Haig Junior Public School on Tuesday about the recently released directives for TDSB trustees.

newly elected in October 2014.

One man asked who will make the decision to close certain schools?

And while the directives don’t explicitly state that schools may be closed, Cary-Meagher affirmed that it is a board decision, saying the Ministry of Education will “take on” the board if otherwise decided.

Parents with children in French school boards were eager to see a French secondary school in Toronto’s east end. Some suggested

underutilized schools could be converted to French high schools.

There was overwhelming agreement the schools should remain “public assets.”

A full list of proposed accommodation review committees and a list of schools under 65 per cent utilization will be released this week, Story said.

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Toronto Mayor John Tory weighed in on the issue of under-utilized schools this week in a letter addressed to the Ontario Education and Toronto District School Board (TDSB) chair.

“It appears to me that the conversation has become polarized with the two opposing positions being: never sell a school property versus sell every property that does not meet the capacity number established by the province,” he said in the letter dated Monday, Feb. 2.

“I believe the most productive way forward lies somewhere in between these views.”

The letter comes less than two weeks before the Feb. 13 deadline, on which the TDSB has to submit to the province a three-year capital plan reflecting the current student population and stating how to manage its capital assets.

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Tory noted while the city has no formal role to play in the issue at hand, he expressed concerns about the impacts any decision around the disposition of schools can have on the city and neighbourhoods.

Concerns included the impact on public services that currently take place in schools, and the reduction of green space if a school is determined to be surplus and subsequently sold off.

“That same land sale regime would require the City, if it wished to preserve that green space, to pay market value for those lands – lands that are already in public ownership and paid for by the same taxpayers,” Tory noted.

TDSB Chair Shaun Chen said he appreciated the letter from Tory and that he reached out to the board.

“We’re absolutely looking forward to working together in a collaborative way,” said Chen, but added he planned to hold a roundtable and include the mayor in the coming weeks. “The more bridges we can build, the better.”

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BLACK SWAN TAVERN (2ND FLOOR) 154 DANFORTH AVE THE BLUES OF WINTERFOLK Doors open at 7:00 $15 Advance online only, $20 Door 8:00 : Alfie Smith 9:00 : The Heavyweights Brass Band 10:00: David Essig 11:00: The Winterfolk All-star Blues Band with Jack de Keyzer, Gary Kendall, Al Lerman, and more...

BLACK SWAN TAVERN (MAIN FLOOR) 154 DANFORTH AVE Sebastian Agnello Stars of The Black Swan 8:00 pm: Seb Agnello presents some of the greatest songwriters that have performed at this legendary venue.

Hour 1: Steven David, Michael Bar, Dan Dimock Hour 2: Lynn Mantle, Trevor Jones, Kenny Butterill

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Brian Litvin and Jabulani

Jessica Stuart Few

7:00pm

Andrew Collins Trio

NSAI Presents Nashville Songwriters Association of Canada Showcases some of NSAI’s talented songwriters Host is Roger Beckett Hour 1: Brad Battle, Krista Earle, Paul Lamarche, Melissa Lynn Hour 2: Carrie Demaeyer, Andy Griffiths, Glenn Marais, Angela Saini

8:00pm

Glen Hornblast & Friends with the Queen St. Cowboys, plus more guests

Rae Billing and the Unpayables

10:00pm

ACOUSTIC HARVEST PRESENTS Doors open at 7:00 for dinner Music Starts at 8:00 $10 Advance online only, $15 Door Artists from their monthly concert series are featured. Host Lillian Wauthier presents artists Jon Brooks, Suzie Vinnick, Laura Bird, Meg Tennant, Kelli Trottier, Clela Errington, Jocelyn Barth

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Audience Participation Songwriting Host Marianne Girard divides the crowd into four groups, each with a mentor, then writes and performs a song with Vera Colley (From Whoa Nellie), Jessica Stuart, Allan Fraser

Dueling Tubas and other 1:00pm Nerdy Pursuits M embers of both The Polka D o g s a n d Th e H e av y we i g h t s Brass Band utilize underutilized instruments.

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Noah Zacharin

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Al Lerman

Julian Taylor

3:00pm

Jessica Stuart Few

Traditional Irish Music 4:00pm Deborah Quigley – Uilleann pipes, Patrick Orseau – fiddle Come and join in – players welcomed!

Songs and Stories Host Danny Marks is joined by Tony Quarrington, Jory Nash and Ben Sures to play their tunes and spin their tales at this concert stage

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BLACK SWAN TAVERN (2ND FLOOR) 154 DANFORTH AVE LILITH COMES TO WINTERFOLK A Celebration of Women in Song $15 Advance online only, $20 Door 1:00-2:30 pm: The Story Behind The S ongs H o s te d by Shawna Caspi with Lynn Harrison, Soozi Schlanger 2:30-4:00 pm: Songwriting Workshop.

Three of Canada’s top songwriters play tunes and reveal the magic in their songwriting process. With Lynn Miles, Linda McRae, and Rae Billing Spirit of Song Niagara: Peace and Love – The Perpetual Peace Project Hosted by Joanne Smale with artists Aaron Berger, Beth Moore, C.D. Onofrio, and Katey Gatta.

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The Best of Dr. B’s Acoustic Medicine Show with host Steve Raiken H o u r 1 : R o g e r Z u r a w, B r i a n Jantzi, Sharron Katz , Steve Raiken Hour 2: Mark Denington, David McLachlan, Murray Powell, Brian Gladstone Hour 3: Sean Peever, Mark Yan and Barry Mulcahy (duo), Jo-Anne Park

Seneca College Independent Music Programs Hosted by John Switzer and Linda M with artists Vale Abbott, Inna Powell, Braden Phelan, M ark Vaiana, Natasha Fisher, August Lily, Jimmy Pearson, Ben Cherry

D’Arcy Wickham

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Special Valentine’s Day Event LOVE AT WINTERFOLK Doors open at 7:00 $15 Advance online only, $20 Door

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Jack de Keyzer Guitar Jamboree Jack and the band are joined by six string guitar playing guests Mike McKenna, Noah Zacharin, Danny Marks, D’Arcy Wickham, Mr. Rick, Tony Quarrington, Johnny G. Mazzei & more...

Brian Blain Best of the Moonshine Cafe H o s te d by J o h n M a r l at t o f t h e Moonshine Cafe Hour 1: John Marlatt & James MacKay, Jason Smith & Daniel LeBlanc, Megan Boni, Mark Parr Hour 2: Leslie Hudson, Rob Birmingham, Neil MacNaughton

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Songtown Presents Host Pete Otis features artists who have recorded tracks on their albums.

Hour 1: James Sloan, Darwin Bruce, Paul Cross, Michael Bar Hour 2: Harpin’ Norm Lucien, Pete Otis, Romas Project, Pat Little

1:00pm Dueling Banjos Longtime feuding clans present Frank Evans, John Millard, members from Andrew Collins Trio, and Kitgut Stringband to converge for a bluegrass hootenanny to settle things

THE LISTENING ROOM

Nicole Coward

Winterfolk Open Stage 2:00pm Hosted by Beverly Kreller with Howard Druckman Artists are invited to bring their instruments and sign up to play a few tunes at this music stage. Sign up starts at 1:00 pm.

Nicola Vaughan

All About That Bass Sue and Dwight With bass players extraordinaire Rachel Melas, Gary Kendall, Alastair Whitehead, Vivienne Wilder

4:00pm

Jo Jo Worthington Winterfolk Open Stage Host Nicola Vaughan. Artists are invited to bring their instruments and sign up to play a few tunes at this open stage.

Sign up starts at 5:00 pm.

Whoa Nellie

Ben Sures

5:00pm

Soozi Schlanger

Songs of Protest and Social Change Lynn Harrison, Seb Agnello, and Glen Hornblast

Laura Fernandez

6:00pm

Amazing Flying Fingers Brian Gladstone and Tony Quarrington

Cool Guitar Stuff Julian Taylor With Mike McKenna, D’Arcy Wickham, Noah Zacharin

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Dan McVeigh

Lynn Harrison

Mr. Rick

HOTCHA!

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Danny Marks

Kristine Schmitt and Will Meadows

Wendell Ferguson

Isabel and the Uncommons

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Fraser and Girard

Vivienne Wilder Band

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The O’Pears

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The Wanted

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The Smokin’ Guitars of Winterfolk Host D’Arcy Wickham with Brian Gladstone, Wendell Ferguson and Noah Zacharin demonstrate a variety of guitar techniques and styles at this sizzling Toronto music performance

Canadian Folk Music Revue and Sing Along The Fabulous Gladstones with Martin Gladstone, Frank Caruso, Marci Gladstone -Jameson, Bonnie Gladstone & more

Jory Nash

The Audience Writes a Blues Song with Brian Blain and Wendell Ferguson

Speak Music Presents 7:00pm Hosted by Beverly Kreller with Howard Druckman, as they showcase emerging artists 7:00 pm Isabel Fryszberg w/ Steve Briggs 7:20 pm Kristine Schmitt 7:40 pm Whoa Nellie 8:00 pm Clela Errington 8:00pm 8:20 pm The Wanted

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THEY PUT THE FOLK IN WINTERFOLK Doors open at 6:00 $15 Advance online only, $20 Door 4 of our finest word class performers, singer/ songwriters on the same bill!

7:00 pm: David Essig 8:00 pm: Linda McRae 9:00 pm: Ken Whiteley 10:00 pm: Lynn Miles

The O’Pears

The Polka Dogs

HOTCHA!’s Americana Pie 10:00 With special guests Mr. Rick, Linda McRae, Onion Honey. Chow down on a tasty slice of old time musical flavour accompanied by some skillet lickin’ pickin’. This Americana pie is sure to make your eyes light up and yer tummy say “Howdy!” Americana Pie continued 11:00pm to closing to close

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Nik Beat: A Celebration of Life Shawna Caspi Celebrating the life and art of Poet and Musician, the late Nik Beat, with Host Michael Oesch and artists Jennifer Hosein, Nancy Bullis, Laura L’Rock, Pat Kelly, Michael Marion, Michael Marion, Pat Connors, Laura Fernandez & more…

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8:00 Laura Fernandez 9:00 HOTCHA! 10:00 The Trio of Fun (Ken Whiteley, Wendell Ferguson, Tony Quarrington) 11:00 Swamperella Nice and a bit naughty describes what’s in store for this special Toronto Vivienne Wilder Band Valentine’s day event. Ladies, be prepared to be serenaded at your table and plied with Valentine’s cheer.

A drink designed especially for this night at Winterfolk is called the WF Kocktail Kiss.

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* General Admission Wristbands - $10 (*or PWYC) for a wristband that allows entrance to shows (shown in white on schedule), at all venues over the three-day Winterfolk weekend, except the five ticketed events (shown in blue).

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2015 Artist Lineup

Acoustic Harvest Presents * Al Lerman * Alfie Smith * Ben Sures * Brian Blain * Brian Gladstone * Brian Litvin and JABULANI * Clela Errington & Jocelyn Barth * D’Arcy Wickham * Dan McVeigh * Danny Marks * David Essig * Fraser & Girard * Gary Kendall * Glen Hornblast & the Queen St. Cowboys * HOTCHA! * Isabel and the Uncommons * Jack de Keyzer * JoJo Worthington * Jon Brooks * Jory Nash * Julian Taylor * Kelli Trottier * Ken Whiteley * Kitgut Stringband * Kristine Schmitt and Will Meadows * Laura Bird * Laura Fernandez * Linda McRae * Lynn Harrison * Lynn Miles * Meg Tennant * Mike McKenna * Mr. Rick * Nicola Vaughan * Nicole Coward * Nik Beat Tribute – Celebration of his Life * Noah Zacharin * NSAI Presents * Onion Honey * Rae Billing & The Unpayables * Seb Agnello * Seneca College Independent Music Presents * Shawna Caspi * Song Town Presents * Soozi Schlanger * Speak Music Presents * Spirit of Song Niagara: Peace and Love * Steve Raiken * Sue and Dwight * Suzie Vinnick * Swamperella * The Andrew Collins Trio * The Fabulous Gladstones * The Heavyweights Brass Band * The Jessica Stuart Few * The Moonshine Café Presents * The O’Pears * The Polka Dogs * The Trio of Fun * The Wanted * The Winterfolk All -Star Blues Band * Tony Quarrington * Vivienne Wilder Band * Wendell Ferguson * Whoa Nellie!

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Concert ‘close to the heart’ for musician JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com The annual Closer to the Heart concert is close to the heart indeed for musician Thompson T. Egbo-Egbo.

The concert, which takes place Thursday, Feb. 12, raises funds for the Regent Park School of Music (RPSM), a key institution in Egbo-Egbo’s success as a pianist.

“I started out at a music school at Dixon Hall – at the time, the Regent Park School of Music didn’t exist – and people there wanted to create a school of their own design,” said the Queen and Broadview area resident. “I ended up going there in its earliest years. It was a great thing to do, a great place to be able to learn music and hang out with buddies.”

The school opens doors for Regent Park youngsters, many of whom would not be able to afford traditional high-level music instruction.

Egbo-Egbo was born in Nigeria and moved to Regent Park with his family in 1987,

when he was four, living there until his late teens. From his beginnings at the RPSM, he went on to study in Humber College’s performing arts program and later earned a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

“The building I grew up in is currently being demolished, so there are a lot of changes going on there and it’s interesting to see how much things have changed,” he said.

While he has become an in-demand performer, EgboEgbo has always found time to perform at the RPSM’s Closer to the Heart shows, even though he wasn’t always technically allowed to.

“The first one was at the Rivoli and that was interesting because I was only 17 and the bouncer didn’t want to let me in,” he said. “They had to sneak me in the back to have me perform, and then I just snuck back out again when I was done.”

Since then, he has been able to enjoy the concert in a more relaxing way, playing alongside the house band and

some of Canada’s top musicians.

“One of the things I love about the concert is that it’s Toronto artists playing content that’s all Canadian,” he said.

Currently, Egbo-Egbo performs with the Thompson Egbo-Egbo Trio. He released an album entitled Short Stories last fall which consists of original works.

He has also been sure to remember his humble beginnings, starting up the Thompson T. Egbo-Egbo Arts Foundation (www.egbofoundation.org), which promotes music and arts education and opportunities for kids.

The show will take place at Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E., with a performance by RPSM students starting at 6 p.m. and the show kicking off at 7 p.m.

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Community comes together to help keep local crossing guard warm JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Dorothy Meawasige, a crossing guard who has manned the corner of Eastwood and Highcroft roads for 12 years, won’t have to worry about the elements this winter.

Last Friday, a mom of two (who asked to remain anonymous) was at a nearby bank when she noticed the zipper of Meawasige’s coat was broken exposing her to the harsh weather as she helped people cross the street.

With no end in sight to the extremely cold weather, the area resident felt compelled to do something for for Meawasige, whom many in the neighbourhood view as a steady presence and a friendly face.

“Ever ybody knows Dorothy. She’s like Norm from Cheers around here,” she said Tuesday.

“(Meawasige) is just the tiniest little thing and so full of love.”

Adam Elliott and and his six-year-old daughter Jade had nothing but kind words to say about Dorothy.

“She talks to everybody. I don’t think there’s one person in the neighbourhood that can say they don’t know her.” he said. “I hope she stays here for many more years.”

Susana Molinolo, a mother of two children who attend the nearby Bowmore Road Public School and walks by Eastwood and Highcrost roads almost daily, called Meawasige a “very, very special person.”

“She remembers every single kids’ name. Always smiling. Never ever, ever complains, no matter how hot, or cold or wet it is.”

The community’s affinity for their crossing guard was even more evident

when more than a dozen neighbours responded to a facebook post requesting a warm coat for Meawasige.

Within minutes of that post, scores of people came forward to donate a coat or the funds to purchase a new one.

One area resident who came forward works for Sears, which runs a coat donation initiative for crossing guards.

Within a couple of days, she was able to obtain a new parka for the crossing guard.

Dawn Chapman, an area resident who owns Lazy Daisy’s Café at Gerrard Street East and Coxwell Avenue, also came forward to donate a gift card so Meawasige can come in for 10 free drinks.

In the end, three long, warm coats – all of which are red – were donated to Meawasige on Monday.

“We cried on the corner.

It was so sweet,” the local

mom said.

Meawasige, who lives in Scarborough near Danforth Ro a d a n d Bi rc h m o u n t Avenue, said she’s touched and a bit overwhelmed by the random act of kindness and generosity.

“I was just shocked, really; I was flabbergasted,” she said, taking a moment to give one passerby a hug on her way to work. “This is the first time anything like this has even happened to me. I’m lucky I’m here.”

Meawasige, who makes it her mission to learn the name of every child, parent, caregiver and even pet that crosses her path, said she wouldn’t want to work anywhere else.

“There are some great people here. It’s a lovely community,” she said.

“I could work closer to home but I wouldn’t go anywhere else.”

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Dorothy Meawasige stays warm in one of her three new coats, which area residents donated.

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Help Ignite Toronto with new Faces of the Community mural Participants are needed for a new community mural art program called Faces of the Community.

P r e s e n t e d by Mu r a l Routes, in partnership with Toronto 2015 Ignite and the Toronto Arts Council, the initiative aims to be a way for Torontonians to get involved and excited about the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games by making a creative cultural contribution that is both personal and meaningful.

Starting Feb. 7, Mural Routes – the only memberbased not-for-profit arts service organization in Canada dedicated to the creation, development and promotion of public wall art – is hosting a series of free portrait photography and stencilmaking workshops; the first of which is set to take place at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, 70 Silver Birch Ave. at Queen Street East.

The workshop series,

which consists of portrait photography, stencil design, creation and printing over six classes, will run Saturday and Sunday afternoon until March 8.

Registration, which is on a first-come, first-serve basis as space is limited, is open to those 14 and older. There is a $15 charge to cover the cost of materials.

All skill levels are welcome.

Faces of the Community is a two-phase program that includes a series of workshops in three locations across Toronto.

During this initiative, participants will learn about the portrait stencil-making process and how to create large-scale stencils.

The second phase will involve printing the stencils onto outdoor spaces throughout the participants’ neighbourhoods.

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having the portrait stencil murals printed on their walls are welcome to contact Mural Routes, an arts service organization dedicated to training and supporting mural artists and communities involved in mural arts through teaching, learning and sharing initiatives in mural art together, from introductory level to professional development and consultation.

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