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Donation helps autism program at Bloorview
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Children with autism suffering from anxiety will benefit from a $1-million donation to Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. The donation, from the RBC Foundation, will support the RBC Anxiety Management Program at the hospital, northeast of Eglinton and Bayview avenues. Now in the second year of its five-year duration, the program offers group-based cognitive behavioural therapy for managing anxiety in children with autism. The donation was announced at a special lunch on Tuesday, which was World Autism
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Awareness Day. He a t h e r C o o k , w h o s e 11-year-old daughter, Ava, participated in the first year of the program, said it improved the girl’s quality of life. “Although Ava still experiences more anxiety than the average person, the difference now is that she has a better sense of the tools and strategies she can use to address her fears,” she said in a statement. “These are strategies she’ll use her whole life.” Dr. Evdokia Anagnostou, co-lead of Holland Bloorview’s autism research centre, is grateful the donation will benefit the community. “One of the many benefits of the RBC Anxiety Management >>>PROGRAM’S, page 6
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Leaside hockey action
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TAKING THE SHOT: Thomas Bernardo takes a shot for Leaside as they face West Hill in Tyke action at the Shamrock Tournament in Scarborough over the weekend.
Leaside celebrates 100th anniversary this month A number of special events are planned for the month of April as Leaside celebrates its 100th anniversary. Back on April 23, 1913, the Town of Leaside, with a population of 43 residents, was officially incorporated and operated as its own town with a mayor and council until it
became part of the Borough of East York on Jan. 1, 1967. That relationship continued until the megacity amalgamation of the former cities and borough of Metropolitan Toronto into the City of Toronto. Prior to incorporation, the former agricultural community grew up around the home of
William Lea, where the post office was located, and the man who is Leaside’s namesake. Gala party The community will be marking the 100th anniversary in a number of ways including a gala party.
The Leaside 100 Gala party is set for Saturday, April 27 at the All Canada Storage facility at 2 Laird Dr. The gala will be hosted by David Sparrow and Deb McGrath, and will feature a reception, gourmet dinner and entertainment by the ll Star Big Band, a DJ and a 1913 dance demonstration and lesson. For
more information on tickets for the gala, go to www.leaside100. eventbrite.ca Other century celebrations include a Memories of Leaside display hosted by the East York Historical Society, The event is on Wednesday, April 17, at 2 p.m. at the Leaside Library >>>LIBRARY, page 6
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