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LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com While it waits for word about sponsoring a Syrian refugee family, the Roncesvalles Refugee Relief (RRR) group has taken on yet another initiative in support of families who have escaped the Western Asian country.

Having connected with CultureLink, the not-for-profit community-based organization that facilitates the settlement of newcomers to Toronto and whose office is at Dundas West and Bloor streets, RRR is collecting household goods and clothing for government-assisted refugees. “...One of the program workers told of us two specific requests made to him by Syrian refugees. The women had asked for sewing machines and the men bicycles,” said Joanne Green, co-chair of RRR. “We thought, great, those are concise requests.”

The group began putting out the word that it is collecting both bicycles and sewing machines, including accoutrements such as needles, thread, >>>Roncesvalles, page 8

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environment counts: City of Toronto staff member John Brown throws old electronics into an e-waste bin, during a massive waste collection event at Sorauren Park on Saturday. Community members did their part to create a cleaner and greener Toronto by dropping off their old electronics, propane tanks, and fluorescent bulbs to name a few. If residents couldn’t make it out to that Environment Day, they have a chance on Saturday, May 14 to drop off items at the Dufferin Mall parking lot, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Province expands free dental care for kids TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com A giant red toothbrush along with a message from Sesame Street’s Elmo helped the provin-

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Etobicoke Centre Liberal MPP Yvan Baker talked healthy teeth to five to 10 year olds at

Westmount Junior School Tuesday as he described how 70,000 more children from lowincome families will have access to free dental care.

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Ontario program enables more than 323,000 children and youth under the age of 17 from lowincome families across the province access free preven>>>more, page 5

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Music Monday to sing for music education in Toronto LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com It’s difficult to top 2013’s installment of Music Monday, says Holly Nimmons, executive director of its organizer Coalition for Music Education in Canada.

That’s because astronaut Chris Hadfield sang the event’s anthem, ‘Is Somebody Singing, (ISS)’ co-written

by Barenaked Ladies’ Ed Robertson, from space. Not only was he joined by the popular Canadian band, but also more than 70,000 students from across the country.

The one-time commander of the International Space Station is an avid musician,

who Nimmons said has spoken out about how playing in a band taught him how to operate as part of a team, a skill that has come in handy throughout his career.

“Learning music is essential to a well-rounded education,” Nimmons said. “There are cross benefits to success in other subjects.”

This year, Music Monday, the Coalition for Music Education in Canada’s annual key event, takes place at Nathan Phillips Square this coming Monday. Music Monday is billed as the world’s largest single event dedicated to raising awareness for music education. The showcase concert will be webcast live.

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Music Monday takes place on May 2 at Nathan Phillips Square starting at noon. The event raises awareness of music education and brings together students from across Canada.

music professionals come together to make music one day to celebrate the galvanizing power of music,”

Nimmons, a Dufferin Street and St. Clair Avenue-area resident, said.

Since its inception 12 years

ago, more than six million people have joined together to “raise their voices for music education,” she added.

“We always have a showcase event and a national sing-a-long,” Nimmons said. “Thousands of people participate in city squares or in smaller events in classrooms.”

This year’s event features Juno Award-nominated singer/songwriter Scott Helman, world-renowned classical recording brass quintet Canadian Brass, the Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute Drumline and a long list of others.

Music Monday takes place from noon until 1:30 p.m. with the official singing of the Music Monday Anthem, ‘We Are One,’ at 12:30 p.m.

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The Dog Hill in High Park is a popular hang-out for dog owners and their pets. The semi-annual cleanup is scheduled for May 7.

High Park K9 Committee hosts annual spring cleanup Staff photos

for a cause: Above, Linsay Foote, right, and Eslin McKay perform during the Music For a Cause benefit concert in support of Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) youth mental health initiatives, held Sunday at Roncesvalles United Church. At right, cellist Sarah Steeves performs. The concert was put on by the Classical Music Conservatory, which selects a different charity to support each year. This year’s event raised awareness that depression and anxiety and other mental health challenges can be helped, to break the stigma and to raise money for services at CAMH. The concert featured a variety of music styles.

The High Park K9 Committee will host a cleanup of the off-leash area in High Park Saturday, May 7.

Participants are asked to meet at Dog Hill, by CanStage opposite the Grenadier Cafe, 200 Parkside Dr. The committee will provide large garbage bags and latex gloves. As per all off-leash areas, it is man-

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oronto councillors may feel they will have a tough decision to make when they meet next week.

Absent any advice from the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, councillors will have to decide whether to launch a pilot project on Bloor Street West to see whether a short stretch of that road can endure and maybe even benefit from a bikeway, separated from car and truck traffic.

Watching the strained debate that took place Monday at the committee, one might think the decision would strain even the wisdom of King Solomon.

Bloor Street is a significant east-west artery, and removing the lanes from car traffic will cut automotive access in half. At the same time, climate change and a growing population dictate that we cannot continue to encourage fossil our view fuel-burning cars and trucks in our downtown without offering safe alternatives. Yes, it’s another Dedicated battle of car versus bike.

We hope that when this comes lanes make to Toronto council, councillors streets safer will stand down from the battlements and take a rational look at this very rational plan to consider expanding our city’s cycling network.

The pilot project is just that – an experiment to see how Bloor Street and the surrounding neighbourhoods would fare if the city were to install cycling infrastructure similar to the separated bike lanes on Sherbourne Street, and on Richmond and Adelaide streets. The separated lanes have worked out well there, in some cases tripling the number of cyclists using the routes.

That’s impressive enough. But there is another more immediate reason for trying separated lanes on Bloor.

As it stands, the street is dangerous for cyclists.

Between 2008 and 2012, the stretch of road in question – between Shaw Street and Avenue Road – has had an average of 22 collisions a year. Most of those were dooring, followed by a motorist trying to pass a cyclist and a motorist driving into a cyclist out of onstreet parking.

Separated bike lanes would reduce those types of accidents. It would make all Torontonians safer.

That, in and of itself, is worth a look when it comes to this pilot project. Council only has one choice.

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Roots of Bombardier streetcar deal go back to 2009 When Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) chair Josh Colle and CEO Andy Byford stood up Monday to talk about Bombardier and the missing light rail vehicles, they didn’t want to dwell on the past.

On the one hand, it’s an odd subject to avoid, given the trouble the city is having with its elusive new streetcars is very much a consequence of past decisions.

On the other hand, the business of the day on Monday had nothing to do with repudiating past administrations, and everything to do with delivering Bombardier Transportation the most scathingly public single-star Yelp! review possible.

Bombardier had it coming.

The Montreal-based company should have, by the schedule of delivery, provided a total of 73 new streetcars delivered to the TTC by the end of 2015.

Actually delivered in that time? Fourteen. And as of

david nickle the city today? Seventeen.

There were problems, mostly to do with a decision by Bombardier to outsource production of some of the custom parts to Mexico.

But Bombardier had assured the TTC that they were ironed out, and promised to have 54 delivered by the end of 2016.

On Monday, Bombardier made it clear, via a new CEO, that if they work very hard they can guarantee 13 additional vehicles will be delivered by the end of the year.

That means the TTC will likely have to refurbish even more of its stock of older streetcars, adding to the $34.1 million it’s already spending to do so because of the earlier backlog.

Bombardier’s covering that much. But because of the contract the city signed,

it is only liable for $51 million in costs due to delay. It is here, of course, that one is led straight to the past – specifically, to 2009, when former mayor David Miller convened a special council meeting during a long civic strike, to ink the $1.2-billion deal with Bombardier that would eventually go so very wrong.

Toronto paid a larger portion of the purchase price than it should have, as Ottawa turned down a request to pay for a third of the bill, and it came at the cost of deferring certain capital projects.

It was a competitive bidding process, but an imperfect one, as the only serious competitor – the Germanowned manufacturer Siemens – struggled with Canadian content requirements and effectively disqualified itself with an untenably high bid.

And Bombardier won the contract, with a requirement for only 25 per cent Canadian content and as it turns out a sweetheart of a

contract.

It’s hard to say what Miller’s city government might have done differently. Perhaps held out for more bidders? Enforced a larger Can-Con rule to keep production out of Mexico, or done away with it entirely and forgone funding that was dependent on it? Or just paid hundreds of millions more for the same number of streetcars to a foreign-owned company with a good record?

This, perhaps, is another reason why Byford and Colle aren’t too quick to blame the Miller regime for the decision. In the end, going with any of those options involved taking a chance on one of a range of options.

And while it might not always turn out the case, in this case the least expensive, most tempting option, was the worst bet.

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More than 70,000 new children to benefit from program >>>from page 1 tative, routine, emergency and essential care from licensed dentists and dental hygienists.

Dental services covered include: checkups, cleaning, fillings, X-rays and urgent or emergency oral health issues.

Ontario integrated six publicly funded children’s dental programs into one making 70,000 more children and youth eligible with a simplified enrolment process, the government stated.

Baker said health care is one of the most-important issues for his constituents and proper dental care is no exception.

“Part of that is ensuring children in need get early access to good oral health as it can make a positive impact on overall health for years to come,” Baker said.

“I’m pleased to see that changes to the Healthy Smiles program are improving access to thousands more children and families in need of dental services.”

Who’s eligible?

Children are automatically eligible for Healthy Smiles Ontario if they or their family receive: n Ontario Works, n Temporary Care Assistance, n Ontario Disability Support Program, or n Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities; or if they are 17 years of age and under, live in Ontario, and come from a household with a household income equal to or less than the levels in the table below: n 1 child ($22,070 or lower) n 2 children ($23,740 or lower) Baker attended the Eglinton Avenue West and Royal York Road area junior school armed with hundreds of Proctor & Gamble-supplied Oral-B toothbrushes, which he handed out to students after his talk.

Westmount students sat cross-legged on the wooden gymnasium floor listening, and enthusiastically participating, as Baker talked about the importance of good oral hygiene.

The little hands of 200 or so children darted up quickly when Baker asked them if they

n 3 children ($25,410 or lower) n 4 children ($27,080 or lower) n 5 children ($28, 750 or lower) n 6 children ($30,420 or lower) n 7 children ($32,090 or lower) n 8 children ($33,760 or lower) n 9 children ($35,430 or lower) n 10 or more children (Add $1,670 for each additional dependent child to determine the income level at which your family would qualify for Healthy Smiles Ontario.)

thought taking care of their teeth was important, and again when he asked how many of them brushed their teeth every day.

When the MPP mentioned Sesame Street had been one of his favourite shows as a child, a loud “ooooooh” rose up from the floor.

Baker played “Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me — Brushy, Brush,” a Sesame Street YouTube PSA for the kindergarten to Grade 5 students.

Elmo wears green and white polka dot pyjamas in

Source: www.ontario.ca the 90-second video as he tells children to get their toothbrush and sings “brush, brushy, brush, brushy, brush, brush”.

Children brush their teeth, as do their parents, joined by Elmo’s celebrity friends, including Bruno Mars, Nicole Kidman and Jay Sean.

“I like to go to the dentist.

I went recently so they could take out a cavity,” said Grade 4 student Duncan Liddell, nine.

“It hurt a lot. They put a needle in my mouth.”

“Very inspiring” is how Grade 5 student Jenna Abouelalla, 10,

described Baker’s talk.

“I’m sure more kids will go to the dentist now because of this program,” she said. “I like to go to the dentist.”

Dentist Dr. John Glenny, whose dental practice is near Kipling Subway Station, mesmerized students with his big, five foot-tall red toothbrush.

Glenny taught students “two for two is what we do,” meaning brush twice a day for two minutes each time. The dentist also talked about the importance of brushing, flossing, eating healthy foods and visiting a dentist regularly.

“There are a lot of families in Etobicoke who can’t afford dental treatment,” Glenny said in an interview. “For the government to expand the program means more children will be able to see a dentist and have their procedures covered.”

The Ontario Dental Association responded positively to the government’s decision to streamline the six separate publicly funded children’s oral care programs into one, Dr. Victor Kutcher,

president of the Ontario Dental Association, said in a statement.

“Eliminating duplication and creating a single program means more children and youth can go to school with a healthy smile,” Kutcher said, adding the association will continue to work with the government “to ensure sustainable and equitable funding for dental programs.”

Ontario’s health minister said Tuesday the government’s expanded Healthy Smiles Ontario program is aimed at enhancing children’s overall health.

“We are making it easier for children to get the dental care they need because having good oral health and a healthy smile can have positive impacts on a child’s overall health, selfesteem and ability to learn,” Dr. Eric Hoskins said in a statement.

The health minister encouraged Ontario families to visit www.ontario.ca/healthysmiles to learn if they’re eligible and to enrol in the program.

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Villager editor wins top prize Metroland Media Toronto has reason to celebrate this week.

Two of its managing editors – Grace Peacock and Alan Shackleton – took first and second place respectively in this year’s Ontario Community Newspaper Association 2015 Better Newspapers Awards last Friday.

Grace Peacock, managing editor for the Bloor West Villager and Etobicoke and York Guardians, took home the top prize.

Judges singled out Peacock’s ‘initiative’ and ‘innovation’ in the role she’s held since 2008.

“Keeping track of Grace Peacock’s numerous community undertakings is a little like counting kittens. Just when you think you’ve accounted for them all, another cute ball of fur emerges from under the couch. Grace scored highest in initiative and innovation because she did more than lend a helping hand, she led the parade, all in the service of her newspaper and her community. Also, she is excellent at her job. In fact, if there is a better word than “excellent,”

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Metroland Media Toronto Managing Editor Grace Peacock won the ‘Editor of the Year’ prize at this year’s Ontario Community Newspaper Association’s (OCNA) awards ceremony.

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Scarborough, East York and Beach-Riverdale Mirrors managing editor Al Shackleton was honoured for his quiet strength in doing his job.

“In a career that has spanned close to 30 years, Al Shackleton has embodied what it means to be a newspaper editor at the grassroots level. There is a quiet competence to his work, which is evident not

only in the awards he has won for his newspaper, but in his involvement with numerous community activities. The word “humble” is often used to describe Al. Perhaps it’s time he stood to take a bow.”

Founded in 1950 and based in Toronto, the OCNA is a nonprofit industry association comprising more than 300 member newspapers throughout the province. To learn more, visit www.ocna.org

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The event will run all weekend and both cats and dogs are welcome with an appointment.

Bloor Animal Hospital is requesting a minimum donation of $20 per nail trim in the hopes of raising as much for the charity as possible.

The veterinary clinic wanted to show its support when learning one of its clients was the creator of Meagan’s Walk, an organization in memory of Meagan Bebenek. Bebenek was four years old when she was diagnosed with brain stem glioma, an inoperable tumour.

Meagan’s Walk is now in its 15th year and has raised over $4 million in support of research for less toxic treatments for children living with brain tumours. This year’s walk will take place on Saturday, May 7, starting at Fork York and ending at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). At the end of the walk, participants will join together to form a giant hug, a“Circle of Hope,” around the hospital, giving messages of support to patients inside.

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Shout Sister! takes an unorthodox approach to choral singing. It does not audition and the group sings a fun variety of music from pop and Motown, to folk, to a touch of country and blues.

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Stratford Festival King Lear WHEN: 1:30 to 4:15 p.m. WHERE: High Park Library, 228 Roncesvalles Ave. CONTACT: Brian Bertrand, 416393-7671, bbertrand@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free A free screening of King Lear starring Colm Feore from the Stratford Festival. An aging monarch resolves to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, with consequences he little expects.

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Vinyl 101 WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7692 COST: Free Vinyl is back, and this event will unpack the vinyl boom for music lovers. Award winning producer and record spinner DJ Agile and guests will break down the basics of vinyl appreciation, listening and collecting.

Beginners are welcome. Drop in: (first week only) $20 members, $25 non-members.

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The Ecology of Grenadier Pond WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: High Park, 1873 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: highparkwalkingtours@yahoo. ca COST: Free Spring brings big changes to Grenadier Pond and the pond centres much of the local ecosystem. Senior Aquatic Ecologist Christine Tu-Parker connects the activity. Meet at the benches across from Grenadier Café.

w Tuesday, May 3

Chair Yoga - Spring Session WHEN: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Humbercrest United Church, 16 Baby Point Rd. CONTACT: Virginia, fagefraser@sympatico.ca COST: $55 / 9 weeks Gentle yoga for seniors, including those with some physical limitations.

w Monday, May 2

Hamlet...A Puppet Epic!

WHEN: 2 p.m. WHERE: High Park Library, 228 Roncesvalles Ave. CONTACT: www.spurofthemomentshakespeare.weebly. com COST: Free From award-winning children’s company Shakey-Shake and Friends comes Hamlet...A

Cha Cha Workshop WHEN: 7:30 to 9:45 p.m. WHERE: Lithuanian Hall, 1573 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Jay or Sylvia, info@ TorontoSwingDanceSociety.ca, http:// torontoswingdancesociety.ca COST: members $50; non-members $70 Steven James will teach a special ChaCha Workshop May 2, 9 and 16.

Puppet Epic! the Best of FringeKids and Critic’s Pick smash hit that offers a playful re-telling of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy in the tradition of the Muppets.

The eh List Author Series WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Runnymede Library, 2178 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: egrisola@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Journalist and author Nazneen Sheikh shares a story of art, war, greed, and spirituality, discussing her novel, The Place of Shining Light.

w Wednesday, May 4

Shout Sister Choir Toronto South West WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Emmanuel-Howard Park United Church, 214 Wright Ave. CONTACT: Oriole Claxton, members@shoutsisterchoir. ca COST: dues

Swansea Historical Society WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: 647-859-3901, swancnews@gmail.com COST: Free Speaker: Hugh Barnett on “King George’s War and the Lake Ontario Frontier, 1744-50”.

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Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers’ Market WHEN: 3 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Dufferin Grove Park, 875 Dufferin St. CONTACT: Maria Pia Perez, 416887-0651, dufferingrovemarket.ca, piiiaperez@gmail.com COST: Free Eat local and organic, year-round, at one of Toronto’s oldest farmers’ markets.

WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Jane/ Dundas Library, 620 Jane St. CONTACT: Amber Christensen, 416-3941085, achristensen@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free A workshop focused on learning how to set and achieve goals, stressmanagement techniques and practices to attain balance in life. Led by counselor Lourdes Carbajal from the Polycultural Community Immigrant Services.

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Inspirations Studio Open House and Spring Sale WHEN: noon to 6 p.m. WHERE: Inspirations Studio, 2480 Dundas St. W., Suite 101 CONTACT: Mary Roberts, 416-367-2728, inspirations@ sistering.org COST: Free Come see the beautiful functional pottery made by the women at Inspirations. All sales support women affected by poverty. Inspirations Studio is a project of Sistering.

Swansea Area Ratepayers AGM WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Veronica Wynne, swansearatepayers@bell.net COST: Free Guest speaker: John Sewell former mayor Toronto on ’How We Changed Toronto’.

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Roncesvalles Refugee Relief teams up with CultureLink >>>from page 1 fabric scissors and measuring tape; bike helmets, locks, bells, reflectors and lights. Although the focus is on adult bicycles, Green said the group has not turned down donations of children’s bikes.

Both bikes and sewing machines must be in working condition, but age doesn’t matter, especially when it comes to the sewing machines.

“The old ones were built to last,” Green said.

The goal is to tune up the bikes as well. RRR is seeking volunteers willing to help with this endeavor.

CultureLink will connect the bicycles with the families and ensure they know the rules of the road and how to operate them safely. They will be taught how to use sewing machines as well.

RRR was founded by Green and longtime friend Barb Willitts during a conversation on the dock of Willitts’ cottage in Temagami last summer.

They, like many Canadians, have been moved by the current refugee crisis – the danger and devastation that many families are facing as they flee not only Syria, but other places around the world.

Since September, the group has grown to more than 40 members and is open to any others who would like to get involved. In February, RRR hosted a Roncesvalles Refugee Gala FUNraiser at St. Casimir’s Church Hall on Roncesvalles Avenue. There

were a variety of musicians and entertainers, including a magician, food stations brimming with creations by top restaurants and caterers, beer and wine as well as a signature drink from a donor. There was also a silent auction with food, drink, baskets and other items up for grabs.

RRR is still collecting household items.

To find out more, visit roncyrefugeerelief.org

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