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Local resident last seen five weeks ago LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com

very important that people understand that I’m still looking for her. We’re very concerned A woman whose about her health sister went and well-being.

We haven’t heard missing at the anything from her end of January in five weeks.” is organizing a Her sister is a search party of resident of High the High Park neighbourhood Park Manor, a residential aparton Saturday. “ No t a d a y ment building on Bloor Street West, goes by that I don’t worry about across from High her,” Eva Szeman Park where she told The Villager Judy Szeman has lived since about her sister Judy 2009. She was last Szeman, 41 who was last seen seen at the intersection of Mavis >>>public, page 8 the morning of Jan. 27. “It’s

Big on Bloor rescheduled due to Pan Am Games LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com The Pan Am/Parapan Am Games in Toronto this summer will affect some of the city’s regular scheduled and anticipated annual events, while others will go on without a hitch.

For the first time in its eightyear existence, the Big on Bloor Festival will change its mid-July date to the end of August to accommodate the upcoming Games in Toronto.

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Local accordion player receives West-end composer pens score for upcoming show at Harbourfront Centre gold in Conservatory exams What Goes Between premieres March 12 LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com East coast native Joshua Van Tassel got his musical start playing drums in a high school band.

It’s no stretch that Van Tassel, a producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist – has turned his passion for music into a career. It has always played a significant role in his life.

“My parents are huge music fans – music was always on. They were always going to see shows and concerts,” Van Tassel recalled of his childhood.

Artistic genes run in the family – his parents are cobblers. They operate a custom leather works shop in Nova Scotia while one of his sisters is a music therapist and the other is an art teacher.

At St. Francis Xavier University where he studied music, Van Tassel had a “really great teacher,” who told him that if he wanted to pursue a career in music, he had to move to a city. In 2001, he enrolled at Humber

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Composer Joshua Van Tassel has penned the score for Tracey Norman's What Goes Between, presented by DanceWorks and performed at Harbourfront Centre Theatre March 12 to 14.

College where he met many musicians with whom he still works with today.

Van Tassel’s talent can be heard as part of a DanceWorks world

premiere of Tracey Norman’s What Goes Between at Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Thursday, March 12 to Saturday, March 14. Van Tassel composed the score for Norman’s piece that delves into the energy that exists between people and its impact on relationships, loss, attraction and decision.

“With dance, sometimes there’s not a clear narrative. It’s about trying to portray a feeling,” Van Tassel told The Villager. “That’s kind of what it’s like with this piece.”

The Bloor Street West and Ossington Avenue-area resident says it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly how long it takes to compose a piece.

“It’s hard to put it into hours,” Van Tassel admitted. “Sometimes, I’ll record something that just works.

It can range from a week to a year or more.”

DanceWorks, billed as Toronto’s longest running contemporary dance series, presents Norman’s What Goes Between as part of a double bill alongside Marie France Forcier’s Scars are All the Rage later this month.

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“He played the accoraccordion and a little movie inspiration, a local dion very expressively and music student received a has been my source of gold medal at The Royal accordion inspiration.”

Conservatory of Music’s Leung has also travannual awards. elled across France Kevin Leung, an adult and Italy, where he has accordion-student scored admired accordion street the top mark in the Grade performers.

6 examinations in Ontario Even with his inspiraand Quebec. tion and commitment to Courtesy the craft. Leung admits “I watched the movie Amelie and loved the Kevin Leung he could not have won accordion soundtrack. gold without the support The music was cheerful, romantic, of the people around him, crediting and adventurous. It was so inspiring his wife, parents, and teacher. that I started looking for a secondLeung has only been playing accorhand accordion on Craigslist the next dion for two years, and although he day,” Leung said in an email to The plays for enjoyment, he takes it seriously.

Villager.

Leung lives in the Wallace-Emerson “I practice quite a bit over the neighbourhood, north of Bloor and weekends and on weekdays I try Dufferin streets. He practices at to squeeze in some accordion time between my dinner and neighbours’ the Music and Arts School at the University Settlement. bedtime. I play for enjoyment and Once Leung got into playing usually play until I get physically tired – the accordion is heavy,” he said. accordion, he drew inspiration elsewhere.

In the week prior to the exami“I used to go to St. Lawrence Market nations, Leung took mornings off work to get in more practice time, on Saturdays to have a crepe breakfast and to listen to a gentleman playing he said. the accordion at the lower-level food – Alisa Howlett

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Proposal had been to rename it ‘Oakmount Park’ Etobicoke York Community Council voted against renaming Lithuania Park to Oakmount Park at its February meeting.

The decision was made based on the lack of community consensus.

Toronto Parks, Forestry, and Recreation division reviewed the proposal to rename Lithuania Park, situated at 155 Oakmount Rd.’ to Oakmount Park. While the proposal met the policy criteria of the council-approved ‘Honourific and Street Naming Policy,’ public consultation indicated that it did not have widespread support in the community.

Originally named Oakmount Park, the name was changed in 1973 to Lithuania Park by Toronto City Council in honour of the contribution made by the Lithuanian community to the city.

In January 2013, Parkdale-High Park Councillor Sarah Doucette received a petition signed by more than 120 area residents requesting the name change. In September of that year, the Lithuanian community submitted a petition with 300 signatures to retain the Lithuanian Park name.

The Parks, Forestry and Recreation division proposed an alternative to satisfy the broader community by maintaining the park name and naming the sports field within Lithuania Park the ‘Oakmount Sports Field.’

A survey of area residents concluded almost 50 per cent were opposed to both the original and the alternative naming proposal.

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ALL A-BUZZ: FoodShare on Croatia Street was busy on Saturday for the annual Bee Day Celebration. Above, Cathy Kozma, executive director of Ontario Honey House checks over the variety of honeys for sale. At left, young Joseph Morris has his own business building bee houses. Below, bee expert and guest speaker Dr. Laurence Packer chats with beekeeper Gillian Leitch.

Artscape Wychwood Barns hosts vintage book sale There will be plenty of printed history at Artscape Wychwood Barns when collectors and dealers of old papers, ephemera and vintage books descend on the venue.

The show and sale will be Sunday, March 29 at 601 Christie St. It runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Organizers are calling it the larg-

est single-day vintage print sale of the year. There will be 70 tables filled with vintage printed products.

People can expect such things as vintage and out-of-print books, historically relevant papers and letters, vintage comic books, 1940s and ’50s pulp fiction material, travel and movie posters, vintage photography,

brochures, vintage sewing patterns, postcards, prints, maps, magazines, old paperbacks, sports memorabilia, antique maps and more.

Admission is $8 and tickets will be available at the door.

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NEW SITE This week marks the launch of the Toronto Time Capsule, an online treasure trove of columns, articles and resources dedicated to Toronto’s history and citizen genealogy.

Produced by Metroland Media Toronto, the collection aims to bring history to life.

“The Toronto Time Capsule is an exciting work in progress,” said Grace Peacock, project manager and editor with Metroland Media. “Just as you’d find fascinating things if you dug up an actual time capsule, it’s our intention to build a collection of stories, old photographs and news articles that can live on to represent the history of our city. We’re adding more to it every day.”

Find the site at www.insidetoronto.com/history and discover stories about the people, places and events that helped define the Toronto we know today.

Online you’ll find these sections: n In ‘Flashback’ you can peruse articles on heritage news and events written by Metroland Media news staff. n In ‘Local Tales’ read interesting columns from local historical associations and expert historians. n In ‘Genealogy’ you’ll find insider tips from local genealogists and resources to help you with family history research.

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ne of the most resonant of the points hammered at by 2014 mayoral candidate John Tory was his belief that Toronto could not solve its very significant problems on its own. The federal and provincial government would need to “come to the table” and pay a significant share of the cost of public housing, public transportation and infrastructure improvement.

It was hard to argue with that premise – the property tax base is a lousy way to finance a city as big as a middle-sized province – and also hard to be too skeptical of Tory’s boasts, that he above all other candidates had the capacity to draw reluctant premiers and prime ministers to that table. Tory has fostered a great deal of non-partisan

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goodwill, after all – particularly compared to his predecessor the congenitally partisan Rob Ford.

One can’t say whether anyone else would have done much better. But Tory’s relationships so far have borne little fruit.

Indeed, every time Toronto goes to the table with the province it seems like Toronto gets saddled with the check.

Like previous examples – the $86 million in housing pooling, the $75 million in LRT sunk costs – the latest imposition emerged during the 2015 budget process.

It turns out that Toronto taxpayers owe nearly $100 million to Metrolinx for the Union Pearson Express rail

project that Toronto property taxpayers understood themselves to have nothing to do with.

It turns out that wasn’t the case, at all. When Metrolinx builds a rail line through a municipality and has to make upgrades and changes to municipal infrastructure, the cost of that work falls on the municipality. And there was a lot of infrastructure rejigging that needed to be done to get that rail line — a rail line that’s pretty much exclusively for the use of air travellers staying in or near downtown Toronto, and priced at $30 a ticket.

A rail line that, in other words, doesn’t really provide that much benefit to commuters who live and travel within Toronto.

Now, this charge didn’t magically appear as Mayor

Tory took office; city staff have known for years there would be a reckoning.

In the same way, it was the Ford-era council that decided to change directions on the Scarborough subway and toss away $75 million in sunk costs, and it was Ford whose bluster failed to convince the province to stick to its original schedule on the housing pooling fund.

But by the same token, the magic Rolodex Tory promised to bring to the mayor’s office hasn’t been nearly as effective as originally advertised – at least when it comes to swaying the provincial government to take provincial action on matters important to the city.

David Nickle is The Villager’s city hall reporter. His column appears Thursdays. Reach him on Twitter: @DavidNickle

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Parking permit regulation needed: resident To the editor: Re: ‘Resident irked city doesn’t post signage about three-hour parking limit,’ Community, Feb. 3.

The three-hour limit is explained on the City of Toronto website. I have made requests to have signage installed for the sake of clarity, but nothing has happened.

As for commuter parking, it is not

taken care of as letter writer Brendon Hemily argues. For streets that are not a one-hour limit, good luck in getting the default three-hour limit enforced.

Commuter parkers know this and park all day on permit streets.

It’s frustrating to pay for a parking permit and not be able to park on your street because of those who

use it for free parking for eight to 10 hours a day or more.

Finally, there would be more visitor permits available if the city took a look at the number of people who have legitimate parking pads and still retain a permit, thus limiting the number of permits available both on a permanent and temporary basis.

I. Engel

Lots of questions, Toronto should fine negligent no answers yet homeowners and snow shovellers To the editor: As a retired teacher I have been most interested to hear about the new course for sex education.

However, there has been no mention how this will be implemented.

Will teachers be taken out of their classes to attend courses for teaching these new aspects or will they merely be confronted with the new syllabus with instructions to “teach this”?

Also who will be responsible for the teaching in high schools; the home room teacher? The physed teacher? There are still many questions to be answered and explained.

Marian Yorke

To the editor: Re: ‘City’s ‘unspoken’ parking rule a slap to visitors,’ Community, Feb. 12 In response to Lesley McClellan’s letter, I remember my annoyance the first time I got my over three-hour parking ticket.

It was then that I discovered that this bylaw is indeed on the books, but there isn’t any signage to indicate it. Of course, it’s yet another cash grab by the city.

Referencing McClellan’s further remarks about snow, I would put forth that the city could earn extra revenue by imposing fines upon homeowners who shovel the snow off their property onto the street,

thereby reducing the number of street parking spots.

I have a narrow driveway between mine and my neighbour’s house that runs the full depth of my property, and not one grain of snow goes onto the street. It goes where it belongs: on our front and back lawns.

On another note, how about a fine for the people who never clear their sidewalks?

I walk by homes all the time that have uncleared sidewalks and I know for a fact that there are teenagers living in the house. It would take them a maximum of 10 minutes to clear the sidewalks.

John Hughes

Armenians, Turks both affected by violent conflict a century ago: reader To the editor: Re: ‘High Park artist channels Armenian genocide onto canvas to raise awareness,’ News, Jan. 29 I read this article with interest and believe your readers deserve to be made aware of some facts and the context in which these events occurred 100 years ago.

I believe it is historically verifiable that prior to the First World War, in the late 19th century, nationalistic Armenians in Europe and in Russia, provoked and armed by the Russians, were already planning an insurgency against the Ottoman Turks, with the intent of carving out a state of ‘Armenia’ in northeastern Anatolia.

While Armenians were killed in the course of the conflict in which my father served as an Ottoman reserve officer in the Caucuses, so were thousands of Muslims.

If civilian Armenians were displaced from the area of conflict in the eastern provinces, it was intended for their own protection.

The Ottoman census prior to 1915 indicates the population of Anatolia consisted of 13,390,000 Muslims, 1,564,939 Greeks and 1,173,422 Armenians.

It is therefore implausible that two

million Armenians were massacred, as is often claimed. Somehow with each retelling of this tragic chapter of history, the number of Armenian victims tends to increase steadily.

The term genocide has come to characterize these events, even though historians continue to discuss records and claims regarding what occurred in the midst of this bitter conflict and its aftermath.

In April 2006, following a vote in the House of Commons on a Bloc Québécois motion, these events were recognized by the Canadian government as genocide. The vote was by no means unanimous and many MPs were notably absent.

No one denies that tens of thousands of Armenians were tragically affected by First World War events in which their nationalistic brethren, in collaboration with the Russians, were essentially the instigators and aggressors.

But it’s important that Armenians publicly recognize that tens of thousands of Turkish-Muslim soldiers, civilians, men, women and children were also killed, brutalized, displaced and orphaned by the same events.

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Ukulele pub night takes shape at Lambton House Lambton House hosts a ukulele pub night featuring Randi Helmers and Carol Nawrocki, Friday, March 6.

There is no cover charge for the monthly pub night with music.

There will be roast beef sandwiches, choice of beers and wine as well as tea and coffee are available for purchase. It takes place at 6:30 p.m., 4066 Old Dundas St. Visit www.lambtonhouse.org for details. in action geared toward kids wshakespeare

Jump into plays like Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Tempest, Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, and Henry IV as part of a free readers’ theatre program for kids ages seven to 12.

Runnymede library, 2178 Bloor St. W., hosts Shakespeare in Action, Saturday, March 7 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Read aloud, play drama games, get a head start on high school, and make friends with other Shakespeare fans.

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Library Club is led by professional actors and educators.

Visit www.shakespeareinaction.org/td-library-club.html for details. all-star big band hosts event at Palais royale Join the Toronto All-Star Big Band at Toronto’s famed Palais Royale for a night of food and music.

Saturday, March 7.

This is a fundraiser for the Scotty Woods Scholarship, which is awarded annually to the band member who most exemplifies Woods’ qualities: generous, hard-working, a team player and enthusiastic.

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The Sweet Potato is hosting a musical party to raise funds for The Stop Community Food Centre.

Families are invited to dance away the winter blues at 3030 Dundas West on Sunday, March 8 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Oozakazoo

takes the stage with a full band.

Donate what you can at the door to The Stop. Visit on.fb. me/1Fys5RU for details.

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Can we imagine a film that would change the way people look at the ocean?

Can we explain simply, to everyone, the greatest natural mystery of our planet? Can we help our children believe in a better and more sustainable world of tomorrow?

Environmental advocacy group Green 13 presents a free screening of the film Planet Ocean followed by a discussion Tuesday, March 10 from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. at the Jane/ Dundas library, 620 Jane St. This is a film by Yann ArthusBertrand and Micahel Pitiot.

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Canadian Blood Services is hoping travellers will stop into Humberside Collegiate Institute to give before they go. It takes place on Tuesday, March 10. from 4 to 8 p.m. located at 280 Quebec Ave. To book an appointment visit www.blood.ca or call 1-888-2DONATE. Kids cooking series at Creme Fraiche Creme Fraiche Market Cafe, 639 Annette St. hosts a kids cooking series to teach children the benefits of eating locally and sustainably.

The workshop is geared towards children ages four to eight.

A class takes place March 12 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

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Thursday, March 26th, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

PRINCE EDWARD’S MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL Calling all people with a sweet tooth! Not only will we enjoy maple syrup on snow and beavertails, but we’ll also learn how this product is produced in Ontario!

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Police officers were unavailable to offer security at event >>>from page 1 Avenue will celebrate business, community, arts and culture, with the annual festival on Saturday, Aug. 22 and Sunday, Aug. 23.

Regardless of the date change, “we think it’ll be a great festival,” said Dyan Marie, creative director of Big on Bloor.

At its Annual General Meeting in early February,

festival organizers were informed by local police that officers would not be able to provide a presence at the community event due to the Games.

“If we couldn’t get police officers, we couldn’t close the street, which means we wouldn’t be able to get insurance,” Marie explained.

Each year, the festival shuts down Bloor Street West

between Dufferin Street and Lansdowne Avenue. Marie said she anticipates less traffic in August because lots of people are away on summer holidays. She is encouraging everyone to mark their calendars with the new date.

“People who are staying (in the city) will have a great time,” she said. “This year, we’ll have more cultural programming.”

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The festival typically attracts as many as 80,000 people each year. The event includes the community appreciation BIG Awards, a BIG market place with more than 200 arts, crafts and information tables, a CardYard with recycled materials animated by architecture, art and poetry, main stage performance, games for both children and adults and Savour Bloor – in stores, restaurants, patios and the Bloordale Food Court.

Festival planning meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at New Horizons, 1140 Bloor St. W. at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

SUMMER KIDS FEST The Bloor West Village Summer Kids Festival will take place as originally planned on Saturday, July 11. Former Bloor West Village Business

Staff file photo/IAN KELSO

Eventgoers at the Big on Bloor Festival in 2014.

Improvement Area (BIA) chair Alex Ling said the date does not interfere with the Games’ scheduling and attendance.

“We were looking ahead,” Ling told The Villager. “With the Pan Am Games in mind, we booked July 11 and got our permits.”

The annual festival, hosted by the BIA, will see the closure of two side streets north of

Bloor Street West and three south of Bloor Street for stage shows, food, strolling entertainment, a sidewalk sale, activity centres, carnival games and inflatables. This is a free event for the entire family.

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For more details, visit www. bigonbloorfestival.com and www.bloorwestvillagebia.

Public invited to help search and put up posters in the neighbourhood

Learn what to do with unwanted stuff.

W ASTE WIZARD toronto.ca/wastewizard

>>>from page 1 Road and Dundas Street West. Judy had stopped in at her family’s home before she said she was heading to a job interview, according to her sister Eva. The search on Saturday is open to the public. Anyone interested in taking part is asked to meet at the Grenadier Restaurant in High Park at 9:30 a.m.

Eva says Judy had no friends her family was aware of and she doesn’t know if her sister met up with anyone.

She suffers from Schizophrenia and is possibly not taking her medication.

When not on her medication, Judy is not capable of taking care of herself, Eva said.

“She has no income, no

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She has no income, no means of supporting herself...We’re very worried, especially because February was one of the coldest months.

– Eva Szeman

means of supporting herself,” she said. “I’ve looked high and low. We’re very worried, especially because February was one of the coldest months.”

Judy was supposed to meet someone from High Park Manor for coffee on the morning of Jan. 27, however, she declined, said her sister.

Instead, she arrived at the family home in Mississauga between 10 and 10:30 a.m.

to ask to borrow a coat for her interview. Judy was last seen wearing a green coat, brown sweater, black pants and carrying a blue bag.

“I reported her missing that evening,” Eva said.

There are no leads as of yet, but police continue to investigate. Peel Regional Police has been notified as well, according to Const.

Victor Kwong.

Judy is described as white, 5’6”, 141 lbs., with brown eyes, a medium build and brown hair. ~ with files from The Mississauga News

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Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1100, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416222-TIPS (8477)

Government offers grants for parent-children learning

Space provided through a partnership between industry and Ontario municipalities to support waste diversion programs.

The provincial government is encouraging parents to get involved in their children’s education through the Parents Reaching Out grant.

The grant funds initiatives that identify reasons why par-

ents might not be engaged in their children’s education. It also works to find local solutions to the barriers.

Pa s t p r o g r a m s h a v e included workshops for parents which focus on

homework strategies and supporting school work at home.

May 19 is the deadline for application. Go to www. edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/ reaching

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West Coast Swing Lessons WHEN: 7:30 to 9:45 p.m. WHERE: Lithuanian House Toronto, 1573 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Sylvia, torontoswingdancesociety.ca, info@ torontoswingdancesociety.ca COST: Full series $55 for members, $70 for non-members; drop-in rate $15 for members, $18 for non-members Toronto Swing Dance Society hosts beginner, intermediate and advance less and classes. Dance takes place on Friday, March 13 at Lithuanian House from 7:30 to 11:45 p.m. Visit website for details on both events.

w Tuesday, March 10

Junction Seniors Gathering WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Agora Cafe, 3015 Dundas St. W CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843, http://www.junctionra.ca/junctionseniors/, eob62@yahoo.com COST: Free The group meets twice a week at a local coffee shop for conversation, as a social network of neighbours.

Group meets on Friday afternoons as well from 2 to 3 p.m. at Pascal’s, 2904 Dundas St. W. All welcome.

Adjusting to Long-term Care WHEN: 5:30 to 7 p.m. WHERE:

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strength and balance.

w Thursday, March 26

w Friday, March 13

Ward 13 Constituency Hours WHEN: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Irmgard, 416-392-4072, councillor_doucette@toronto.ca COST: Free Councillor Sarah Doucette holds constituency hours regularly to meet with constituents in person. Everyone welcome. Appointment required.

w Tuesday, March 17

w Saturday, March 14

w Wednesday, March 18

Ask an Expert about Identity Theft WHEN: 6:45 to 8 p.m. WHERE: High Park Library, 228 Roncesvalles Ave. CONTACT: Brian Bertrand, 416-393-7671, bbertrand@torontopubliclibrary. ca COST: Free Join CPA Neel Shah to learn about identity theft and how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud.

Toronto Central CCAC, 1678 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Indra Moffett, 416-640-6307, imoffett@alzheimertoronto.org COST: Free This workshop is the third session in the Alzheimer Society of Toronto Placement Series, a set of of educational workshops that aims to give family caregivers an overview of issues related to long-term care.

Topics to be dissussed include: learn strategies that can help the person with dementia adjust to living in a home, caregiver coping strategies, communcation tips with staff.

w Wednesday, March 11

Osteofit for Seniors WHEN: 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Swansea Area Seniors Association, 416-392-

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International Women’s Day: Centering the Voices of Indigenous Women WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Bloor/ Gladstone library, 1101 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Melanie Ribau, 416-3937674, mribau@torontopubliclibrary. ca COST: Free The colonial system has long excluded the leadership of Indigenous women. Artist-activist Susan Blight discusses how, through art, activism, and resistance, Indigenous women are actively working to reclaim and restore their traditional knowledge

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Comic Book Workshop WHEN: 3:30 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Runnymede Public library, 2178 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Elaine Grisola, 416393-7697, www.torontopubliclibrary. ca, COST: Free Learn how to draw comic book style art with artist Matthew Dimuantes.

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West Bend Community Association WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Indian Rd Crescent Public School, 285 Indian Rd Crescent CONTACT: 647478-8457, info@thewestbend.ca COST: Free The West Bend Community Association hosts monthly resident’s meeting. New members welcome.

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Toronto’s deployment of the new fleet to replace the three-decades-old streetcars is going far slower than expected. Bombardier blames the delay on the effects of a 2014 strike at its Thunder Bay plant and technical issues with the low-floor vehicles’ retractable accessibility ramp.

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