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Swansea artist’s work chosen among 22,000 entries, winner announced tonight in London TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com Etobicoke School of the Arts’ visual artist Max Perone’s excitement at being named a 2016 Saatchi Gallery finalist out of 22,000 entrants quickly turned to pondering a looming practical consideration. The Swansea award-winning visual artist’s sculpture, “Repression,” is a collection of 900 plaster faces, some emotionally neutral, others screaming, displayed in three steel cages. It weighs one-and-a-half tonnes. “It was really kind of awesome,” Perone, 17, said of learning from his teacher and the school’s head of visual art, Matthew Varey, he was a finalist in the prestigious international art competition. “Initially, I was really excited. That quickly developed into how would I bring the piece over?” to London, England for this week’s Saatchi Gallery/Deutsche Bank Art Prize for School’s exhibition and contest. Shipping one cage with minimal faces would have cost a prohibitive $10,000.

Instead, Perone sent judges six-foot-tall prints of his art installation. “Repression” is Perone’s exploration “of our neverending struggle to hide our emotions, our inner turmoil, behind a socially acceptable face,” he explained. “What can be put out in the world and what has to be hidden to make a functioning society. “It’s a reflection of why it’s almost mandatory in a way that we do this.” It is the teen’s largest-scale art piece. He cast 10 moulds of his face. Then set the moulds in plaster. Initially, he made a pair of faces for a class assignment that asked students to create a personal response to the concept of protection. Then, Perone exploded the project to a massive scale. “Our teachers always say, ‘that’s amazing. Why don’t you make 100?’” he said. “So I started with my first 100 faces. But they wouldn’t fit the cage I made. So I decided to make two more cages.” He enlisted the help of his mom, Alix Campbell, to cast moulds at home while he made more at school.

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Etobicoke School of the Arts’ student Max Perone is one of 20 finalists from around the world for the 2016 Saatchi Gallery/Deutsche Bank Art Prize for Schools. Perone’s sculpture of 900 plaster faces in three cages speaks to putting on a false face in society. Here, he is pictured during the school's Portfolio Day in Nov. 2015.

“At peak efficiency, we were able to make about 50 faces a day.” Jack Perone, his dad, helped him weld the cages.

Perone and his parents worked on the installation for approximately 200 hours over a two-month period last fall. “Some of the faces were

still wet at Portfolio Day.” L a s t N o v e m b e r, 2 0 Etobicoke School of the Arts’ Grade 12 students, including Perone, showcased their photography, paintings, drawings, sculptures and films at the school’s sixth annual Portfolio Day in a bid to attract substantial scholarships from 53 of the world’s top arts colleges and universities. In 2015, ESA’s fifth annual Portfolio Day secured scholarships in excess of $4 million to 20 students. One student alone captured three full tuition offers, and just over $800,000 in total offers. At Portfolio Day, Perone

received an application from a Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts’ recruiter. Varey isn’t surprised. Perone “embodies the sort of risk-taking and responsibility for his artistic understanding and output” that has helped Etobicoke School of the Arts’ visual art find its place on the world stage, Varey said. Perone’s finalist status (he’s one of 20) in the Saatchi contest “indicates how truly successful Max has been in translating sophisticated thinking into large-scale and fully realized sculptural installations,” Varey added. Perone flew to London on Tuesday with his parents. T h e Sa a t c h i c o n t e s t chooses one primary school winner, aged four to 11, and one secondary school winner aged 11 to 18. Each student wins £1,000, and £5,000 for their school’s art department. The overall winner chosen from both age categories receives £2,000 and £10,000 for their school’s art department. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony tonight.

Hundreds of kids collaborate for Artsfest As many as 800 students from kindergarten to Grade 12 gathered at Perth Avenue Public School over a two-day period to perform dance, drama, music and poetry as part of ‘Artsfest – Raise the Curtain.’ “Artsfest was originally conceived by our former principal Janice Robinson,” Perth P.S. teacher and Artsfest director Arwyn Carpenter told The Villager. “I wanted to bring it back so we reinvented it.” Artsfest brought together

the Toronto District School Board Region 7 family of schools that encompasses those in the Junction, Bloor West Village, Roncesvalles, Bloordale Village and Queen West. “We wanted to showcase the art that’s happening in our schools,” Carpenter said. “We wanted to bring together our family of schools, West Region 7, that’s under superintendant Curtis Ennis. It’s a rare opportunity for students – in kindergarten to Grade 12 – to

meet each other.” Artsfest, which took place at the Dupont and Dundas streets-area school Wednesday, Feb. 24 and Thursday, Feb. 25, showcased all forms of art from dance and improv comedy to stage band and drumming. “It was really wonderful,” Carpenter said. “A total success. I was really impressed by the artistry and professionalism. The feedback has been really positive. It helped boost students’ confidence and teachers

had a chance to show off their students’ talents.” The goal for Artsfest is to become an annual event with area schools sharing hosting responsibilities. “There are a whole lot of skills that are developed through arts learning that are transferable to other areas of learning,” Carpenter said, citing teamwork and ‘thinking-on-your-feet,’ as two examples. – Lisa Rainford

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Union’s ‘job for life’ being phased out Toronto council won a significant victory in its negotiations with the city’s outside workers – no question. Forget about the less costly benefit plan and the meagre pay increases that CUPE Local 416 agreed to. That’s just money. The big, champagnecork-popping win is on something more fundamental. Now that this contract is signed, it won’t be long before Toronto can shed itself of a significant number of unionized garbage collectors by putting out a tender call, having a couple of meetings and contracting out garbage collection in most and eventually all of the city. Conservative members of council and former mayors have been hoping to contract out garbage collection since amalgamation, when former Etobicoke mayor and west-end councillor Doug Holyday came extolling the virtues of old Etobicoke’s contracted-out garbage

david nickle the city collection. Etobians were very happy, thank you very much, with their contractor-delivered household garbage collection. The trucks came on time, picked up the garbage, and if there was ever a problem between the drivers and the owners, well that was their problem. Etobicoke was strike proof. Not so the rest of Toronto. In North York, Scarborough, East York and York and Toronto, city worker strikes meant that garbage moldered in garages and backyards until it got rank enough to heap in city parks and surface lots. CUPE Local 416, the union representing garbage workers, had real leverage at the bargaining table because of that. Former councillor Jane Pitfield put it most nakedly when in the

run-up to her failed 2006 mayoral campaign, she told reporters that she thought it was time to “phase out” unions. Toronto’s outside workers have agreed to something like it, after they ratified the provision in the contract that phased out what another former councillor and deputy mayor Case Ootes dubbed “jobs for life.” That was a provision that former mayor Mel Lastman’s administration agreed to, that prevented the city from replacing workers with more than 15 years seniority in the event their position was contracted out. That provision has been the single barrier to the contracting out of garbage collection citywide. It’s why even uber-conservative mayor Rob Ford could only contract out half the city. It’s why a strike in warm weather would still be a political nightmare for councillors and mayors who want to get re-elected

in wards east of Yonge Street. It’s why CUPE Local 416, whose membership is less than a quarter that of the city’s inside workers’ union CUPE Local 79, has real power in a collective bargaining session. That power hasn’t been removed, but it is, as Pitfield put it, being phased out. In 2019, the final outside worker will cross the line into an inaccurately named “job for life.” He or she will enjoy another decade or two of job protection. The rest of the city’s workers will serve at the pleasure of Toronto council, and the jobs that they have will be as good as Toronto council deems to be their due. No doubt about it. In love, war and contract negotiations, to the victors go the spoils.

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Pool is now open at Wallace Emerson centre Hop on into the pool at Wallace Emerson Community Centre, the water is fine. Renovations at the centre, which included roof and pool piping replacements, are now complete. This was a major capital repair to ensure the safety and health of users. Regular programming at the pool has resumed. If you have any questions, visit www.anabailao.com Former mayor John Sewell gives book talk You have a chance to hear former Toronto mayor John Sewell talk about his time in office. Sewell will read from his book How We Changed Toronto: The Inside Story of 12 Creative, Tumultuous Years in Civic Life, 1969-1980 Monday, March 7 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Runnymede Library, 2178 Bloor St. W. Sewell describes in his book the conflict-filled decade when Toronto developed a new approach to city government, civic engagement and planning policies.

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Local environmental advocacy group Green 13 and the Jane/ Dundas Library present Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai in a free film screening and discussion Tuesday, March 8. It starts at 6:15 p.m. The film tells the story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy. The library is at 620 Jane St.

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art and play: Above, Luis Fernandes, right, and Natividad Fernandes examine some of the work on display during the Creative Spirit Art Centre’s exhibit and auction held on Sunday. The event aimed to raise funds in support of the centre’s work with artists with disabilities. At right, guitarist Oliver Pavao performs; and below, Karen Purnell, right, tries to figure out magician Brandon Lee’s card trick. Staff photos

Caledonia GO Station The Project

Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario, has completed an Environmental Project Report (EPR) in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08 for the Caledonia GO Station. The new GO Station will be located on the Barrie rail corridor in the City of Toronto and will be integrated with the future Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (ECLRT) Station at Eglinton Avenue West and Croham Road (west of Caledonia Road), adding regional connectivity to the ECLRT and the Toronto Transit Commission bus network. The Process The environmental impacts of this transit project were assessed and an EPR prepared according to the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings. The EPR for Caledonia GO Station is now available for a 30-day review period starting February 25, 2016 online at www.metrolinx.com/CaledoniaGO and at the following locations: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor, Toronto, ON M4V 1P4 tel: 416-314-8001 toll-free: 1-800-461-6290 fax: 416-314-8452 Metrolinx Crosstown Community Office 1848 Eglinton Avenue West (at Dufferin Street) Toronto, ON M6E 2J4 tel.: 416-782-8118 Metrolinx Head Office 97 Front Street – Reception Toronto, ON M5J 1E6 tel: 416-874-5900

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Toronto District Office Place Nouveau, 9th Floor 5775 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M2M 4J1 tel: 416-326-6700 fax: 416-325-6345 Maria A. Shchuka Library 1747 Eglinton Avenue West Toronto, ON M6E 2H4 tel: 416-394-1000 Evelyn Gregory Public Library 120 Trowell Avenue Toronto, ON M6M 1L7 tel: 416-394-1006

Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments by March 28, 2016, to the contact below: Caledonia GO Station Project c/o Georgina Collymore Senior Advisor – Environmental Assessment Communications & Community Relations 20 Bay Street, Suite 600, Toronto, ON M5J 2W3 tel: 416-202-4921 e-mail: CaledoniaGOstation@metrolinx.com Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Review There are circumstances where the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change (Minister) has the authority to require further consideration of the transit project, or impose conditions on it. These include if the Minister is of the opinion that: •The transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest, or •The transit project may have a negative impact on a constitutionally protected Aboriginal or treaty right. Before exercising the authority referred to above, the Minister is required to consider any written objections to the transit project that he or she may receive within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the EPR is first published. If you have discussed your issues with Metrolinx and object to this transit project, a written submission can be made to the Minister no later than March 28, 2016 to the address provided below. All submissions must clearly indicate that an objection is being submitted and describe any negative impacts to matters of provincial importance (natural/cultural environment) or Aboriginal rights. Objections must be received within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the EPR is first published. Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals Branch Attention: Adam Sanzo, Project Officer 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor, Toronto, ON M4V 1P4 tel: 416-314-8001 / 1-800-461-6290 fax: 416-314-8452 e-mail: EAABGen@ontario.ca If not already provided, a copy of the objection will be forwarded to the proponent by the Ministry. All personal information included in a submission – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s. 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Project Officer or the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434. This Notice first issued on February 25, 2016. Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez composer le 416 874-5900 ou le 1 888 GET-ON-GO (438-6646).

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Roncesvalles resident starts up doc screening series at the Revue HILARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com One night when Roncesvalles resident Samantha Hodder stepped into Revue Cinema on Roncesvalles Avenue to watch Boyhood there was some technical difficulties with showing the film and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The executive director, Aileen MacDonald, stepped onto the small stage in front of the screen, explained the issue and began to talk about the theatre and its programming. “It felt like I was at a film festival, I love film festivals, and I thought that really gave

the theatre a character and a substance,” Hodder said. “It gives it an anchor and place that makes you want to come back so I thought, how could I expand on that? What’s missing here?” After some thought, it became clear. “I approached her (MacDonald) with the idea that I could help shape a documentary series,” she explained. “That’s the something this place was missing.” Since taking on the job of director of documentary programming at the cinema, Hodder has made it her focus to choose documentaries that reflect the community

it serves. In her Doc in Revue series, Hodder said she tries to gauge what type of docs audiences are interested in and the community’s taste varies from fashion docs, to issues of cyber bullying to films about exploring earth’s unknowns. “I think people are really interested in issue driven documentaries in this neighbourhood,” the Roncesvalles resident told The Villager. “It’s quite an engaged community, so I’m not scared to put a politically motivated doc here if it’s at the right time.” T h e d o c s c h o s e n by Hodder only come from the most noteworthy festivals

such as TIFF, Cannes, Hot Docs, and Sundance. She also aims to engage the audience with the theme of the film by creating a panel surrounding the documentary, which is a different approach for the cinema, she admits. “It helps to draw the community out because it’s an issue or an event or a concern. Then it becomes a night out to connect with people that also draw on the themes of the film and also it makes it informative and engaging,” Hodder explained. “Then it helps leverage documentaries as community tools to get people to come together and have conversations.”

Hodder also gets local shops involved in the process by talking to owners about what they’d like to see. This past December, Hodder showed a fashion documentary at the request of the owner of the Ardith fashion store on Roncesvalles. The owner introduced the documentary at the theatre and invited people back to her store after the film to have refreshments and receive 10 per cent off. “It’s a way to help local business and have fun. You can have fun with documentaries. They don’t always have to be so serious,” she added. In an age where docs are shown on Netflix, she admits

it can be tough to get people off their couch and into their theatre seats, but she’s always looking to add that extra element of connecting to the film, she said. For example, the next documentary panel Hodder is planning for March will be food themed and involves a panel of chefs discussing the film Foodies: The Culinary Jet Set with the potential for food and wine pairings. “I make it more than just about the film. Showing a film isn’t enough,” she explained. “Sometimes docs are intense and need that discussion afterwards that unpacks it to make it more worthwhile.”

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>>>from page 1 and such organizations as Transport Canada and the Transportation Safety Board. The Lac-Mégantic disaster saw an unattended 74-car freight train carrying crude oil jump the tracks resulting in a fire and explosion of several tank cars, causing multiple deaths and destroying a town. The group’s mission is to pressure the government and rail industry to make the necessary changes to ensure the public’s safety. The latest e-petition, Vassilakos told The Villager, is “to show the government we have broad support for the issue.” The e-petition is simply another vehicle in which Safe Rail Communities and its supporters can bring their concerns to the government, she pointed out. “Our goal is to raise awareness and advocate for changes at the government level,” Vassilakos said, adding that Safe Rail Communities has been working with chemical engineers and rail experts on its cause. According to research by Safe Rail Communities, the Railway Association of Canada says shipments of crude oil by rail have increased from 500 car loads in 2009 to 160,000 in 2013; the Association of American Railroads says that in the U.S., shipments of crude oil have increased from 10,800 car loads in 2009 to approxi-

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Safe Rail Communities, a non-partisan initiative that advocates for safe, transparent and regulated rail, has established an online petition calling for stricter safety regulations for the transportation of dangerous goods by rail. Here, children play in Vine Park while a train rolls by behind them.

mately 400,000 in 2013. “In 2014, there were about 140,000 tank cars carrying crude oil across Canada. This is 280 times the number of tanks that travelled in 2009. The projected number for 2016 is 510,000 tank cars,” Safe Rail Communities said in a statement. “It is our federal government’s responsibility to regulate the transportation of dangerous goods by rail. They must set the standards for industry to follow in order to mitigate the risks to rail communities across Canada.” Safe Rail Communities has worked with experts to develop the list of recommendations in its petition. Among these recommendations, the petition is calling on the Government of

Canada to increase the budget for rail safety transport, monitor and enforce train speeds and provide the public with railway route analyses and risk assessments. “In our minds, it’s our government’s responsibility to take a stand; they have to look out for the public’s interest,” Vassilakos said. In order for an e-petition to be presented in the House of Commons, it must receive 500 signatories within 120 days of being posted on the government website. Therefore, Safe Rail Communities is encouraging as many people as possible to sign. To do so, visit http:// bit.ly/1QyZ4jd For further details, visit www.saferail.ca

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St. Patrick’s Day Bake & Book Sale WHEN: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Runnymede Presbyterian Church, 680 Annette St. CONTACT: Walter Brewer, 416-767-2689, runnymedepc@bellnet.ca COST: Free Bake and book sale. World Day of Prayer Service WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1691 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Selena Broadshaw, 647-518-3542, selinajbroadshaw@hotmail.com COST: Free All are welcome to partake in this ecumenical service, with a focus on the women of Cuba. Reception to follow with a bit of Cuban flavour.

w Sunday, March 6

Special Visitor Comes To Humbercrest UC WHEN: 10:20 a.m. WHERE: Humbercrest United Church, 16 Baby Point Rd. CONTACT: David Drake, 416-767-6122 COST: Free Hear columnist Michael Coren: “The Prodigal Son: about changing conversations and changing minds”. Lunch and discussion to follow. Discovering High Park through Archival Photos

416-763-4982, toradmin1@ucss.info COST: $7.50 Traditional Ukrainian Dinner, which includes borscht with garlic bread, perogies, coffee and sweets. Help to support social assistance programs. Also, buy tasty varenyky (perogies) and cabbage rolls.

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International Women’s Day Event film and talk WHEN: 2 to 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Jane/Dundas Library, 620 Jane St. CONTACT: Amber Christensen, 416-394-1085, achristensen@ torontolibrary.ca COST: Free Screening of the 2015 documentary film, “He Named Me Malala”, with an introduction by Sahar Zaidi, project coordinator for the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) and vice president of the Toronto chapter of the CCMW. The film is a portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when she was returning home on her school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: High Park, 1873 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: highparkwalkingtours@ yahoo.ca COST: Free High Park Master Gardener Terry Fahey narrates the story of changes in the park for the past 100 years. Meet at the benches across from the Grenadier Restaurant

w Monday, March 7

A Night At The Movies fundraiser to sponsor a refugee family WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Natalie Stickle, http://goo. gl/bQtKqv, nat@dowman.net COST: $25 Screening of “Not Who We Are”,

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w Wednesday, March 9

Ready for Reading Toddler Storytime WHEN: 10:30 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7692 COST: Free Ready for Reading storytimes encourage a lifelong love of reading. For toddlers 18 to 36 months of age. Babyn Borscht WHEN: 1 to 2 p.m. WHERE: Ukrainian Canadian Social Services, 2445 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Olena,

Meditations for a Happy Life WHEN: 6:45 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Runnymede Library, 2178 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada, 416-762-8033, info@kadampa.ca COST: $12, or $40 for four classes Each class contains guided meditations and a talk, everyone welcome. Shout Sister Choir WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Emmanuel-Howard Park United Church, 214 Wright Ave. CONTACT: Oriole Claxton, members@shoutsisterchoir. ca COST: dues New members always welcome to attend a practice with no obligation.

Library’s book club this winter is “Paris”. Read three wonderful books and discuss them with a group of bibliophiles like yourself. Junction Seniors Gathering WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Pascal’s Baguette & Bagels, 2904 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843, eob62@yahoo.com COST: Free Meet twice a week at a local coffee shop for conversation. Also on Tuesdays at Agora Cafe, 3015 Dundas St. W., from 10 to 11 a.m. Toronto Swing Dance Society WHEN: 7:30 to 11:45 p.m. WHERE: Lithuanian Hall, 1573 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Jay or Sylvia, info@ TorontoSwingDanceSociety.ca COST: members $8, non-members $12 A fun filled evening of all styles of swing dancing plus East Coast Swing lessons taught by Steve Miller.

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Swansea Book Club WHEN: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7638, swstaff@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free The theme of Swansea Memorial

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