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After more than 25 years of service, most of which were at 55 Division, Const. Rob McDonald has turned in his badge and hung up his hat. A fixture in the city’s east end, “Officer Rob”, as he’s affectionately known, has been a steady presence in the community since 1989 turning up at countless events and meetings always willing to do what he can to improve the lives of those who live here. It’s not a far stretch to say McDonald knows the city’s east end like the back of his hand. It’s one of the things, he says, he’ll miss most about working at 55 Division. “I’ve met a lot of great people along the way. There’s always something on the go,” he said, during a recent interview. “I truly feel like I’m blessed >>>OFFICER, page 8
Streetcars to be back on Broadview at end of month It will be another two weeks before streetcar service returns to Broadview Avenue. Since the middle of July, both the 504 King and 505 Dundas streetcars have been replaced by buses while watermain
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he fabulous attendance at this summer’s festivals in Toronto is a great indication of our willingness to participate in community activities. Now the challenge is how to turn those once-a-year adventures into community enrichment throughout the year. The city is rich with artistic, cultural and culinary festivals – a great opportunity for community-building. This past weekend’s Taste of the Danforth, which organizers say attracted a staggering 1.6 million people over three days, is festival participation at its best. Looking ahead to this weekend, there’s the York-Eglinton International Street Festival taking place locally. And, of course, the Canadian National Exhibition kicks off its two-and-a-half-week run tomorrow. Good turnouts mean people are engaged. We see it here at our website, insidetoronto.com, where our our view community calendar of events seen a significant increase Make the most has in events posted by the comand in the increased of our cultural munity number who have searched the diversity site for events this summer. To see our events listings, to submit an event or find out more, visit bit.ly/torontocalendar for everything you want to know. How do we take that obvious citizen engagement we see and get it applied on a more year-round basis? Imagine the possibilities. Cultural events happen throughout the year. These are opportunities to learn more about the city and the people who live here. It’s more than just festival life – it’s the lifeblood of the city. Now couple that with cooking courses offered in a myriad of locations. So challenge yourself. Pick one culture unfamiliar to yourself and learn to make a meal from that culture. Seek out one artist or musician and become familiar with their style of music. Learn the origin of the peoples and come to appreciate why people of other ethnicities chose to call Toronto home. The exposure that’s taking place right now of different cultures in Canada’s most diverse city is a critical piece of Toronto’s continuing evolution. We are rich in culture. Make the most of the opportunity. Find out more about the communities that make up the city – and find avenues for personal growth in the experiences we share, in the teaching of our children and a growing appreciation of Toronto as the city it is today.
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From one bullet to one bomb in 31 years Several weeks back I wrote how one bullet 100 years ago started the First World War and unleashed a battle that really didn’t end until 1945. It’s important to take into account what the single bullet came to develop into that finally stopped that terrible bloodshed – the atomic bomb. It was 69 years ago on Aug. 9, 1945 that the second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, and on Aug. 15 Japan announced its surrender to the Allies. There was, of course, the earlier bomb dropped on Japan on the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, which threw the Japanese government and military into chaos. It had been on Aug. 4, 31 years earlier that Britain had declared war on Germany, beginning the First World War in earnest. The world at that time was still a world where horses pulled carriages,
joe cooper watchdog airplanes were a novelty, radios were primitive and social values were still Victorian. Albert Einstein’s famous theorem – energy equals matter times the speed of light squared – was only nine years old when the First World War began. It would take well into the 1920s before the scientific community would be able to fully grasp the implications and well into the ’30s and ’40s before his theories could be applied. In the meantime, science and industry worked together to develop more conventional ways of killing people in large numbers. The machine gun was invented, along with various types of high powered explosives, plus poisonous gas and flame throwers. Against these horrors
men were expected to fearlessly attack on command and not turn back no matter what their instinct told them. Soon huge cannons were developed that could hurl projectiles carrying high powered explosives over long distances that could flatten entire villages in minutes. Thus it was not just soldiers who came to be the targets of the war but civilians, and this trend increased significantly during the Second World War. Thus when it came to the bombing of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki the casualties were almost entirely civilian. In Hiroshima, it is estimated 90,000 to 166,000 died; while in Nagasaki 60,000 to 80,000, over a four month period. Most of those were due to burns, radiation sickness, injuries or general sickness, with half occur-
ring on the first day of the bombing. All of this was done with one bomber carrying one bomb and a crew of 12 men. While initially unbelievable at first, it was a threat that was too inhuman to be tolerated and the war ended. In the meantime, what have we learned, but how to carry out new forms of war on a much more personal basis? Yes, we appear to have minimized the threat of nuclear war but now we have a new form of psychological war that is even more tribal and barbaric than the one started by that one bullet. It seems that we have learned little in the last 100 years, which is a shame. Lest we forget. Joe Cooper is a long-time East York resident and community activist. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at eym@insidetoronto.com
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DART TOURNAMENT WHEN: 7 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714, rcl22.com, jimb.farrell@yahoo.ca COST: $5 to plat All money returned in prizes. All skill levels welcome.
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Yoga in Riverdale Park WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Riverdale Park East, 550 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: Trixie, 416-466-8152 COST: Donation to Classes are at the south east end of the park off Broadview Avenue by the large statue of Dr. Sun Yat Sen. Portion of all proceeds support Nellie’s Shelter. Warriors Day WHEN: 1 to 6 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 10, 1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: 416-425-3070, COST: Free DJ Martine. East York Garden Club Annual Flower Show and Tea WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Stan Wadlow
looking ahead w Thursday, Sept. 11
Planting For Fall Colour WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Public Library, 165 McRae Dr. COST: Free Frank Kershaw, well-traveled garden instructor and horticulturist is an engaging and entertaining writer and speaker. Kershaw is director of planning and research with Toronto’s Culture and Tourism Department, which manages 8,000 hectares of parkland and natural areas. Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www.east yorkmirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your East York neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto.
Community Centre, 373 Cedarvale Ave. CONTACT: Susan Bartlett, 416668-7872 COST: Free Flower show, raffle prizes, mini talk and tea with treats. Console Gaming for Older Adults WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Public Library, 165 McRae Dr. CONTACT: Leaside Staff, 416-396-3835 COST: Free; Drop in. Have you ever wondered how they work and what kind of games are available for adults? Learn and play some new games on Wii and Xbox.
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Cribbage WHEN: 7:15 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714 COST: $6 Everyone welcome.
tonia Park, 80 Thyra Ave. CONTACT: 416-392-4035 COST: Free Friends of Dentonia Park and City Recreation invite you to watch E.T. and a short film by students from Crescent Town Elementary School.
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Karaoke At Branch 22 WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714 COST: Free Everyone welcome.
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Summer Drama Day Camp WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. WHERE:
Movie Night in Dentonia Park WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Den-
Woodbine Heights Baptist Church, 1171 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: 416-467-1462 COST: $139 Week long day camp offers experience in the dramatic arts for students aged 9 to 12 years old.
East York Farmers’ Market WHEN: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave. CONTACT: Ruth Abbott, 416429-9684 COST: Free Mad Science WHEN: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Pape-Danforth Public Library, 701 Pape Ave. CONTACT: Pape Danforth Library, 416-393-7727, , COST: Free Mad Science will be presenting an interactive and fun workshop showcasing the wonders of invention and discovery. Ages 5+. Please register
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DJ Dana WHEN: 8 p.m. to midnight WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 10, 1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: 416-425-3070
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Summer Fun Kid’s Club at Leaside Presbyterian Church WHEN: Tuesday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Presbyterian Church, 670 Eglinton Ave. E. (north, west corner of Hanna) CONTACT: Angela@leasidepresbyterianchurch. ca COST: $30 and up; Register. Activities include: music, crafts, movies and more. Hot lunch and Snacks provided. Open to those in JK to Grade 7. Deadline to register is Aug. 22.
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>>>from page 1 because I got to spend my career in a part of town that means so much to me.” McDonald, who is in his late 40s, said leaving the Toronto Police Service was a six-month decision he didn’t make lightly and one that is bittersweet. “It wasn’t an overnight decision. I didn’t have an epiphany,” he said. “I’ve spent more than half my life serving the residents of Toronto. I want to try something different, give other people opportunities to further their careers.” McDonald said he’s seen so many changes over the years in the community, most of them for the better. “I’m leaving the community in good hands,” he said, expressing his gratitude to those who offered him well wishes and kind words in the last week. “To me, that’s the true mark of whether you’ve made an impression.” For now, McDonald said he’d do some social media
consulting. “I’m no more than a tweet away. I’m also working on a couple of apps. We’ll see what else comes.” McDonald is east end To r o n t o t h r o u g h a n d through. He was born at Toronto East General Hospital and grew up, for the most part, on Rhodes Avenue where his grandparents lived. He went on to graduate from Monarch Park Collegiate at Coxwell Avenue, just south of Danforth Avenue, before heading off to Durham College to study sports administration. Before long, he was back in the area working as a police officer at 55 Division. There’s no place he’d rather work, he shared during a recent interview. “I came back because this is home,” said McDonald, who aside from a few stints working at police headquarters and for other bureaus, always worked at 55 Division. McDonald, who in his teens played Junior A hockey
and lacrosse, said he got into policing because of the team aspect of the job, not to mention the opportunities it offered to get out in the community and interact with people from all walks of life. “Chasing bad guys is fun,” he laughed. “Seriously, I always loved being part of a team so joining the force was actually a godsend. I knew how to organize. I knew how to take the lead on stuff. A strong believer in Sir Robert Peel’s principles for an ethical police force of “we are the community and the community is us”, McDonald said he always put a personal emphasis on the community throughout his career in policing. “I really believe in getting people, especially youth, active and engaged,” he said. Throughout his career in policing, McDonald said he’s has been through good and bad times as a uniform officer, a detective constable
in the criminal investigation bureau and most recently 55 Division’s crime prevention and social media officer. “I really embraced (social media) because I saw it as another avenue to engage the community in a really timely and efficient way,” said McDonald, who spearheaded the division’s Wanted Wednesday program as well as most recently #PromProject911, a police-led and community-supported initiative where teen girls in the city’s east end could get a free prom dress. “Social media has really allowed me some creativity.” McDonald also worked at countless festival and largescale events across the city and served as a media officer for the G-20 Toronto Summit in 2010 and the Pride Festival. At one point, he was one of the only police officers in Toronto allowed to serve while wearing rollerblades.
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Federal funding for local Remembrance event JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com
In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Second World War and the 100th anniversary of the First World War, Veterans’ Affairs Canada through its Community Engagement Partnership Fund recently awarded Community Centre 55 (CC55) $2,500 to augment this year’s local Remembrance Day event in Kew Gardens. The exact plans for the
Nov. 11 ceremony have yet to be determined. The funding announcement took place recently on the front steps of the local community centre. Veterans affairs That afternoon, Veterans Affairs Canada also announced its support ($5,000) for a commemorative exhibit at St. James’ Cathedral at Church and King streets, called
Tribute to the Role of Military Chaplains, which will be on display Nov. 5 to 16. “I commend these organizations for taking the initiative to honour the sacrifices of veterans. It is important that we, as Canadians living in a strong, free and democratic country, take time to remember and recognize the generations of courageous men and women who were there for our nation when we needed them the most,” said Pierre
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Polièvre, the federal Minister of State (Democratic Reform), who attended the funding announcements on behalf of Minister of Veterans Affairs Julian Fantino. Sacrifices made “It is especially important we dedicate ourselves to remembering the sacrifices.” Local representatives from all three levels of government as well as from three local legions also attended the east-end event. Beaches-East York MP Matthew Kellway could not attend in person but sent a prepared statement. “The veterans of this country, up to and including those who fought in Afghanistan, remain deep in the heart and consciousness of the people of Beaches-East York, The people of this riding won’t and can’t forget them,” he wrote. “Canada’s veterans are honoured here daily in the activities of the four Legions and the Naval Club that call BeachesEast York home, in the work of those who resurrected the Boys of Malvern and in the work of Centre 55, which is at the heart of the community.” Newly elected MP Arthur Potts said this funding announcement has special meaning as his father, several uncles and his grandfather all served in the world wars. “I grew up in a family that celebrates veterans’ courage,” he said, noting Nov.11 is a day off school for the kids in his family. Ward 32 councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon said Beaches-East York is passionate about honouring veterans, especially those from the com-
munity, on Remembrance Day. “The sky’s the limit for our Remembrance Day ceremony and also our monument,” she said. Ja s o n B a l g o p a l , c h a i r o f Community Centre 55, thanked Veterans Affairs for its support and underlined the importance of honouring those who “thought of others before themselves.” “Our community, our country would not be what it is (without them),” he said at the announcement. Upgrade Recently, several east end residents have also come together to form a committee to upgrade the Kew Gardens cenotaph in honour of the First World War’s centennial year as well as the 75th anniversary of World War Two. The group, headed by Bob Murdoch, Gene Domagala, Nancy Culver and Carole Stimmell with the support of local elected officials, is aiming to add a blank panel to the monument to honour those who served during other conflicts and peacekeeping missions. They’re also raising funds and awareness to restore the deteriorating cenotaph. Artist Jennifer Klein has donated a colourful painting of the cenotaph, which is being auctioned off to the highest bidder. The winner will be announced just before the Nov. 11 ceremony. For more information on the Remembrance Day ceremony, to donate or get involved, call 419691-1113 or 416-691-5229.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Kay Payne, centre, is surrounded by her great-niece Megan Evans, left, niece Donna Hedley, niece Lynn Hedley and her sister Evelyn Hedley (who turns 96 this year) as she celebrates her 100th birthday at the Bethany Baptist Church on Sunday.
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East York marksman still on target Commonwealth Games medal comes 36 years after his first one NORM NELSON nnelson@insidetoronto.com A crack marksman from Scarborough who grew up in East York earned the second Commonwealth Games medal of his career earlier this summer in Scotland – 36 years after he won his first one. Des Vamplew, who has lived in south Scarborough for nearly three decades with his wife and two sons, shared the silver medal in Scotland with partner Jim Paton in men’s pairs fullbore rifle. “It’s great to continue down the road with the medal,” said Vamplew, who split his high school years between East York Collegiate and Leaside High School, in a recent interview. It came long after his first Commonwealth Games medal – a gold medal in Edmonton in 1978 in the individual com-
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petition. With him both times was his older brother Pat Vamplew, 61, a two-time Olympian in the shooting events. A longtime teacher at Northern High School in midtown Toronto who is now retired and living in Oshawa, Pat served as a team coach in Scotland. In Edmonton, he finished just behind his brother in third place. While Des turns 59 on Aug. 20, he definitely hopes the two Commonwealth medals won’t be serving as bookends to a long and rewarding competitive career that has also included three gold and three silver medals at the world
championships. He hopes the final bookend will come much further in the future. “Guys really start to hit their peaks in their forties,” he said. The men’s fullbore rifle event, he explained, is “long distance – we shoot from 300 to 1,000 yards.” In the pairs event, he explained, the key difference is that a pairs partner “is spotting him with a telescope and actually making adjustments on a site. So it’s a real partnership that’s going on there.” He grew up in East York, in the St. Clair/O’Connor avenues area, and got into the sport through his father who also competed. “I grew up in a shooting family,” said Des. “It was just a natural thing that we got into once we were old enough and responsible enough to handle firearms. And so we
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started at a young age and I just continued on. That’s a great thing about this sport, you can do it until you drop.” Des went to East York Collegiate for four years but shifted over to Leaside High School for his final Grade 13 year. “And the reason why I went over there (Leaside) is they had a (shooting) range in the school. “After Grade 12 (at East York Collegiate) I just walked into the principal’s office (at Leaside) and asked him, ‘You know, I’m over at East York, I’m an up and coming shooter
and you’ve got a range here. Would you allow me to be able to use the range.’ He said, ‘Yeah, sure, no problem’. “I used to keep my rifle in my locker. And whenever I had a spare, the school gave me a key to the range and I’d go in and practice.” Outside of school, he practiced at Fort York Armoury along with his father “who was involved with the military with the reserves.” “Whenever I didn’t get a ride down with him, I’d take my stuff, get on the TTC, get on the subway and head down there. And I’d be sitting there with my rifle between by knees in a gun case. “That’s back in the early the 1970s – it wasn’t a problem, it wasn’t an issue.” In addition to still competing, both Vamplew brothers also give back to the sport in the organization end of it. Des
Des Vamplew with his Commonwealth Games silver medal in Scotland.
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Election still very much Rob Ford’s to lose Does anyone in Toronto love Olivia Chow or John Tory as much as Irene Borecky and thousands like her love Rob Ford? That could be the key question in this fall’s election, which is still Ford’s to lose. Standing in line at Ford Fest recently, hearing people seriously compare the man to Jesus Christ, Pierre Trudeau and, strangest of all, David Crombie, I was struck by how unconditional is the love Ford’s fans give him. Some of us want to think politics isn’t a personality contest, and that the person with the best ideas, the best political record, should be elected Toronto’s mayor. That’s not how it works with most people, who vote politicians in because they like them. And Ford’s core supporters love him, many thinking, as Borecky does, that other politicians “are fakes,” and Ford’s different. “He’s one of us. He’s like us. He’s fallible like the rest of us,” said Borecky’s friend Maria F., who didn’t give her full name. “We’re not judge-
mike adler the city mental people.” Actually, many Ford fans are judgemental people. They judge him innocent, and others guilty. And many point to transgressions or admissions of drug use by other politicians, seeing a double standard applied to Ford. Standing with Ford Nation flags in her hair at the somehow-not-a-campaign-event in Scarborough’s Thomson Park, Borecky called Tory, a man she said she voted for in the past, a “spend-and-tax Liberal.” She said the former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader’s decision to put his campaign headquarters at Bay and Wellesley streets, “where the Bay Street money is,” was stupid. Based on how it looks, she may be right. Other people in the park gave only vague reasons why Ford should be re-elected; such as he tries to keep taxes low, or “hasn’t stolen a cent from us.” Mostly, though, you sense
to add more bus services wGO With September approaching, GO Transit has announced it will add more service by the end of the month. More bus trips are promised by the regional transit agency, including a new weekend bus route between York University and the University of Waterloo when the modified GO schedule starts Saturday, Aug. 30. GO is also slightly modifying its train schedules for its seven lines, creating earlier morning trips in some cases to account for congestion and construction. GO is also ending its seasonal train and bus services from Toronto to the Niagara area at the beginning of September, although they will return for Thanksgiving weekend. For more info about the changes, visit www.gotransit.com New ID rules for student fares High school and middle school students will no longer need photo IDs to receive
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