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Eastview Black History gala set >>>from page 1 staff just simply lend a hand, listen to their ideas, help them to refine their ideas.”

Local councillors will also be attending the event, which is supported by community donations.

Eastview is a Boys and Girls Club as well as a community centre. It offers a wide range of free youth programs, services and opportunities, including leadership, employment preparation, and sport and fitness programs.

It also offers computer access and daily snacks, and a homework club where kids can get academic support from local teachers. There are also volunteer, summer employment, scholarship and trip opportunities available.

“It’s a very friendly, relaxed atmosphere, very

supportive,” said Fagan.

“It’s a really cool place to come hang out.”

For more information about the event or to register attendance, visit the centre or call Fagan at 416392-1750, ext. 310.

Visit www.eastviewcentre.com for more information about Eastview’s programs. skating party at Dieppe Park Toronto-Danforth Councillor Mary Fragedakis is hosting her annual skating party this Sunday at Dieppe Park.

Hot chocolate will be served at the free event, which takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. at the park’s outdoor rinks at 455 Cosburn Ave. The party is weather permitting. Check www. maryfragedakis.com/news/ skating-party-2016 for status updates.

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What should you do if hydro wires fall on your car?

JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Knowing what to do if hydro wires fall on your vehicle can save your life.

Toronto Fire Services and Toronto Hydro held a live demonstration last Thursday, at the Toronto Fire and EMS on Eastern Avenue in Leslieville to educate the public about what to do if you find yourself in such a predicament.

“It can be a scary situation to have power lines come down on your car. With the help of Toronto Fire Services, we’re hoping to raise awareness and educate Toronto residents, keeping them safe on our roads,” said Toronto Hydro spokesperson Tori Gass in a release.

During an interview she said Toronto Hydro saw a gap in its safety messaging and felt it was important to educate the public about what to do if faced with such a situation.

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Toronto Fire Services and Toronto Hydro recently held a demonstration at the Toronto Fire and EMS Training Centre on Eastern Avenue to educate the public about what to do if power lines fall on their car.

can be life threatening,” she said.

In a release, Toronto Fire Chief Jim Sales said firefighters are often the first to arrive at the scene of a collision or a fire emergency, including cases of downed hydro wires.

“We were pleased to join Toronto Hydro for this event as we’re always looking for ways to enhance public safety awareness,” he said.

Incidents of downed wires tend to occur more often during severe weather like freezing rain and high winds.

They also often result when vehicles collide with hydro poles.

In 2015, there were 280 such incidents in Toronto as well as another 75 cases where vehicles came into contact with Toronto Hydro wires.

If wires do come down, the

safest place is actually inside the vehicle as live power lines can electrify the ground.

The vehicle’s occupants should remain inside until Toronto Hydro makes the area safe.

If it is possible to drive the vehicle out from under the wires, motorists should move very slowly and try to get at least 10 metres from the power lines before calling 911.

In the event of a secondary danger like the vehicle catching on fire, occupants are advised to exit the car by jumping and to ensure they land with both feet together.

When jumping, people also shouldn’t touch the car and the ground at the same time.

Further, once you’ve landed on the ground with both feet (make sure not to stumble), people should shuffle their feet close together while moving away from the vehicle until they’re at least 10 metres away or roughly the length of a school bus.

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agnes macphail winners honoured

Choreographer turns to African roots for inspiration JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com

Michael Smith, left, Bob Lister, Westwood Middle School’s Hayden Landolt and St. Anselm Catholic School’s Olivia Walsh, Angela Kennedy, Sheila Cary-Meagher and Lis Lister participate in the trophy presentation to the two young co-winners of the Agnes Macphail Public Speaking Competition held Wednesday at the East York Civic Centre.

Above left, judges Lis, left, and Bob Lister listen as Westwood Middle School’s Cassie Sidebottom delivers her speech about physician assisted deaths. Above, St. Brigid Catholic School’s Lexi White delivers her address on food insecurities in Nunavut; At left, families and teachers listen to the student speeches.

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Read East York Mirror columnist Joe Cooper’s column about the Agnes Macphail Awards online at bit.ly/1UlZwBa

Syrian newcomers invited to social afternoon at The Hub comers the Saturday chance to connect with one another and share experiences and information.

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All newcomers are welcome to a social event hosted by East Toronto Families for Syria at The Hub on Saturday.

This casual event takes place from 2 to 6 p.m. and is to allow Syrian new-

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where the community can gather and be a part of welcoming families to the community.

It is located at 1803 Danforth Ave. The closest subway station is Coxwell.

It is also a donation

drop off/pick up location for household goods, and small furniture in good condition, to be donated to refugees.

RSVP by email to info.easttorontofamilies4syria@gmail.com

If the past two months are any indication, 2016 will be a year of great opportunity and excitement for Danforth East dancer/choreographer Esie Mensah.

Mensah – who has lived near Woodbine and Danforth avenues since October – will present a nine-minute excerpt of her 2015 work Akoma as part of Footsteps Across Canada, described as a celebration of human spirit and diverse Canadian expression that features six choreographers (three female and three male) from across the country.

Each choreographer represents a unique Canadian voice from the African diaspora.

P re s e n t e d by d a n c e Immersion, Footsteps Across Canada runs during Black History Month on Friday and Saturday for three shows at Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 231 Queen’s Quay W. Tickets cost $29 to $34, or $22 to $29 for students and seniors, and can be purchased online at www.harbourfrontcentre.com or by calling 416973-4000.

Akoma is a 75-minute dance/theatre piece written and choreographed by Mensah about a young man’s journey from Ghana to Canada and his wrestling with the decision to return home.

Originally choreographed for five dancers, the work aims to explore how the thoughts we keep can take over our mind; how we can lose ourselves in them and what happens if it goes too far; and if a young man named Yao is strong enough to fight his thoughts, which have come alive.

Last Thursday, Mensah celebrated the world premiere of Venus’ Daughter, which she choreographed. The 90-minute play, written by Meghan Swaby and presented

by Obsidian Theatre, runs until Sunday at The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St. W. Visit www.obsidiantheatre.com/ season/venus-daughter for more information.

Earlier this year, she choreographed a 60-second

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Choreographer/dancer Esie Mensah is part of Footsteps Across Canada at Harbourfront Centre.

commercial, which is set to be begin airing by the end of this month.

“It’s really nice to be able to know work is coming in,” said Mensah, who plans to develop Akoma into a larger format production.

“I’d like to do it for Canada’s 150th birthday (in 2017). It’s an ideal story line about Canada’s identity.”

Mensah, whose family is from Ghana, has been dancing her whole life. Along with her five siblings, she started out as a member of Toronto’s Ewe Dance Ensemble. The family would travel from their hometown of Hamilton to Toronto for practices and performances.

“My parents wanted to make sure we understood our culture,” she said. “My family’s been involved with that group for nearly 50 years.”

Because of her early exposure to Ghanian, Malian and Guinean dance styles, Mensah said everything she does has a stamp of her background.

“There’s always an imprint of my heritage in everything I do,” said Mensah, who graduated from George Brown College’s one-year commercial dance studies program in 2007.

After completing her studies, Mensah spent five years as a performer and background dancer for industry icons including Janelle Monae, Blake McGrath, Shawn Desman, Nelly Furtado, Jully Black, Flo Rida, and Deborah Cox.

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onsidering that film and television production work is worth $1 billion a year to Toronto, we think it’s a good idea Mayor John Tory is heading out to Los Angeles for a business mission in support of the industry.

The mayor of one of the world’s largest centres for film, television, and digital media production should be making annual visits to help promote and protect what is an important business to our city. And he goes at an especially good time as the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar makes shooting movies and television shows in Toronto even more attractive for American production companies.

“Toronto’s film and television sector is a growing source of jobs and economic growth,” said Tory in a press release.

Along with the dollars the industry pumps into Toronto’s economy, it’s also helping grow an extremely valuable source of local talent, which benefits our city on so many levels. our view Being a centre of film and television production also makes Toronto a Trip helps cultural hub in Canada.

It builds a strong community of promote not only people in the creative arts, but also in the many technical sides our city of the industry from high-tech digital imaging, to sound systems, to set building, special effects, catering, transportation, hotels and more.

It’s an industry that also builds Toronto a profile beyond the film industry as it also helps increase tourism. While in Los Angeles, Tory has meetings planned with 11 major studios including CBS, Paramount, Warner, and Sony. According to the city, those studios alone have more than $800 million worth of projects planned for Toronto in 2016 alone.

Tory is not going by himself on this trip either; he is bringing with him a delegation of both film and tourism professionals from the city. They represent Canadian companies and the hospitality industry, and are making the trip on their own dime.

There are nine partners as part of the delegation and they are paying $5,000 each to sponsor An Evening With Canada’s Stars that will showcase Canadian excellence in the industry as part of the visit. Tory will also meet with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

While some may see this as a nice excuse for the mayor to get out to California at the end of February, we view it as an important part of the job: promoting local industry and looking after our economic health.

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‘Crazy’ gondola scheme might be stretching it If you’re going to pitch a crazy transit scheme like gondolas across the Don Valley to service a fancy artisanal market, probably it’s best to make sure that nobody’s planning an extravagant mea culpa about their crazy transit scheme within the same week.

Such is the unhappy circumstance that the entrepreneurial gondoliers at Bullwheel International Cable Car Corp., who pitched their plan to stretch cable across the Don Valley just days before Metrolinx moved to slash prices on the Union-Pearson Express train to boost its gossamerthin ridership.

The train was at one time touted as a major economic development boost, providing a quick link between Union Station and Pearson airport. The investment – $465 million – was deemed worthwhile, even as the private sector consortium initially interested in the project lost interest, and

david nickle the city in 2010 Metrolinx took the whole thing over.

The private sector clearly knew something that the public sector leadership didn’t, because the rail line opened up with tepid ridership.

It wasn’t hard to see why.

With few stations, and those that existed difficult to access, the only way that the 25-minute airport ride could be a convenience would be for those travellers who were staying or holding meetings within a short walk of Union Station.

And with the price point of $27 one way, really only executives with an expense account would have any reason to ride it.

But for that class of traveller, an airport limo ride with door-to-terminal service would only cost a few dollars more.

What a terrible idea that airport express train was.

What a terrible, seductive idea. It was so seductive, of course, because it played to that aspirational myth that is so damaging to Toronto’s more necessary priorities: namely, that we need to dress ourselves up in the manner of much larger cities in Europe and America in order to remain competitive.

So if there are trains from Stockholm’s downtown to its airport, and an express train between Victoria Station and Gatwick Airport in London, what fun it would be for us to be like that too.

So many of our major transit initiatives have sprung from that ethos.

In the 1990s, then North York mayor Mel Lastman fought tooth and nail to make sure there was money for the Sheppard subway, because he knew that building it would validate the Yonge-Sheppard hub that was to be his old city’s

downtown.

Scarborough is getting an absurd, one-stop subway extension to the Scarborough Town Centre, because residents there have been convinced that a subway is the path to civic legitimacy.

The gondolas as described sound like a lot of fun – soaring over the leafy glories of the Don Valley, carrying passengers from the million-dollarhomes of prime Riverdale to the boutiques and paths of the Evergreen Brick Works in the Don Valley and back.

It sounds almost enough fun to subsidize with tax dollars when the logistics prove too costly and the revenues too slim for the private sector.

The worst that can happen is you might have to cut your fares.

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Live Music @ the Branch WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714, rcl22.com, jimb. farrell@yahoo.ca COST: Free Featuring Blaze and Glory.

Family Storytime WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7720 COST: Free Stories, songs, and rhymes for children from birth to age six and their caregivers. Registration not required.

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Euchre WHEN: 12:30 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714, jimb.farrell@ yahoo.ca COST: $6.

Karaoke WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714, jimb.farrell@ yahoo.ca COST: Free

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Stepping Up For Syrians WHEN: 7:30 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Grace Church, 383 Jarvis St. CONTACT: clairedeveale@hotmail.com COST: $43 Cornerstone Studio will teach you the basics from Bhangra to hip hop to house – all to help the Toronto East End Welcome Project (TEEWP) sponsor a Syrian refugee family to Toronto. Purchase tickets before March 3. Register at http://steppingupforsyrians.eventbrite.com Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www.east yorkmirror.com Read listings from your East York neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto.

WHEN: 4 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7720 COST: Free For ages 9 to 12. Call to register.

Intro to Mindful Meditation WHEN: 7 to 7:40 p.m. WHERE: InsideOut Studio, 210 Laird Dr CONTACT: 416-849-4765, www.insideoutstudio.ca/whatweoffer/classes-2/ meditation, info@insideoutstudio.ca COST: Pay what you can The last Monday of every month come out and learn about the benefits of meditation and how it can help improve your physical, mental, and emotional health and well-being.

Registration required.

Cribbage WHEN: 7:15 p.m. WHERE: Royal

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Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714, jimb.farrell@ yahoo.ca COST: $6

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Seniors Hypertension Info Session WHEN: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Cecelia Murphy Building, 11 Coatsworth Cr. CONTACT: Janet Keenan, 416-691-7407, ext.224, jkeenan@ neighbourhoodlink.org COST: Free Offered in collaboration with Coxwell Pharmacy and Neighbourhood Link Support Services. For seniors aged 55 plus. Call to register.

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Preschool Art Play WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview Ave.

CONTACT: 416-393-7720 COST: Free For children aged two to six and their caregivers. No registration required.

Heritage Presentation Series WHEN: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Presteign-Woodbine United Church, 2538 St. Clair Ave. E. CONTACT: 416-755-8352, www.presteignwoodbineuc.com, presteignwoodbineunitedchu@bellnet.ca COST: $7 per presentation Historical presentations about Ontario, Toronto, and beyond.

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Live Music at The Legion WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10, 1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: 416-425-3070 COST: Free Featuring Blaze and Glory.

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Councillor Janet Davis’ 13th Annual Skating Party WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: East York Memorial Arena, 888 Cosburn Ave. CONTACT: Laura Nguyen, 416-392-4035, lnguyen4@ toronto.ca COST: Free There will be cookies, live performances, face painting for kids, and prizes to be won. Admission is free; skate and rentals will be available.

Sunday Concert Series WHEN: 3 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Westview Presbyterian Church, 233 Westview Ave. CONTACT: Tony Mason, 416-823-0201, www.wvchurch. wordpress.com, westview233@ gmail.com COST: $10 Old Songs, New Sentiments, featuring folk musician Ed Barrington with special guest David Honan.

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Youth Résumé Workshop WHEN: 4 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7720 COST: Free No registration required, but space is limited. Suitable for ages 14 to 21.

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PAIL Network Leaside Peer Support WHEN: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

WHERE: Don Mills and Overlea CONTACT: Lynn Davis, 1-888-3017276, support@pailnetwork.ca, www.pailnetwork.ca COST: Free

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East York Eagles win HoopDome tourney TARA HATHERLY thatherly@insidetoronto.com The East York Eagles under-11 atom girls basketball team is on a roll, after winning gold and silver medals at recent tournaments.

The team went undefeated during a tournament at Toronto’s HoopDome Jan. 29 to 31, besting eight other Ontario Basketball League (OBL) teams to finish first.

The Eagles started the tournament by beating the Toronto Triple Threat 48-9, following up with a 39-2 win over the North Toronto Huskies. In the semifinal matchup, the East York girls eked out a 17-16 victory against the Sudbury Jayhawks, before finishing the tournament with a 32-20 win over St. Catharine’s CYO Rebels.

“The girls played really, really well,” said coach Gerald Rozario. “We played our league the week after, and they won all four of their games there, so they’re on an eight-game winning streak, so we feel pretty good.”

Members of the East York Eagles atom girls’ basketball team are: Clea Oshinowo, Josie Zipete, Olivia Hutton, Nicoletta Babatsikos, Lizzie Hamilton, Vicky Babatsikos, Kiara McKelvey, Trinity Asimakis, Coach Gerald Rozario, Renee Watson, JuliaRose Rozario, Riley Vilis and Quinn Turkington.

A couple weeks earlier, the team won silver at a tournament in Vaughan. The Eagles are hoping to continue their winning ways and finish in the OBL’s top eight teams to play for the Division 1 championship in April in London.

“That’s the ultimate goal, Ontario champs,” Rozario said. “The girls are very good, they’re a very good group of girls. They’re talented, very eager to learn and very

sports-minded.”

The team, which practices at Cosburn Middle School, has many players new to the game, but is making fast progress, noted Rozario. He attributed the players’ success to dedication and hard work. “All of them are very coachable. They’ve become very skillful.”

Visit www.eastyorkbasketball.com for more on the East York Basketball Club.

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The East York Bulldogs minor novice blue team recently won the Leaside tournament championship.

Bulldogs tops at Leaside tournament The East York Bulldogs Minor Novice Blue entered the Leaside tournament this month as defending champs.

They opened this year’s tourney with a 3-0 loss to Leaside Red, but then went on to win against both

Meadowvale Hawks 6-1 and North Toronto Green 4-2.

In the final against Leaside Red, the Bulldogs skated to a 3-1 win and defended.

Remi Kishk and Michael Marrelli, with a pair, scored the Bulldogs.

Coaches are Dave Clarke,

Christian Bonin, and Chris Yu . P l a y e r s a re A i d a n Raino, Aiden Tuck, Ashton Mercier, Darian Clarke, Evan Stark, Gavin Kelly, Hunter Davidson, Jake Pitplado, Jake Yu, Maxime Bonin, Micheal Marrelli, Nikolas Lamanna, Nolan Stiff and Remi Kishk.

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Beware of attempted frauds One of the more disturbing trends I have been seeing lately has been the increase in the number of attempts to defraud me of either my money or my personal information.

These attempts are showing up in my computer email, on my telephone, and even with people showing up on my doorstep.

Fortunately I’m able to spot these as I have kept myself aware of their various styles and strategies, but I do worry about people who may be vulnerable.

So I want to share with you some typical strategies that are being used to defraud people and I hope that you will share these with other people. One of the newest and most worrisome approaches comes in the form of a telephone call with someone saying they are from Revenue Canada and claiming you owe back taxes. The calls are very threatening, with the caller stating that if you do not cooperate you will face immediate arrest and detention.

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joe cooper watchdog demand your credit card number or if don’t have one, that you go and purchase a pre-paid credit card and give them that number.

The bottom line is that Revenue Canada rarely calls, preferring to use mail, and never uses threats or intimidation, or demands immediate payment using a credit card. If you receive such a call, hang up and then call the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 to report the incident.

There are other scams that are appearing more frequently in the form of emails allegedly from banks, courier companies or payment services such as PayPal. These are often made up to look authentic by the use of company logos and include information that make them appear to be legitimate. They will often claim your account needs to be verified or it will be shut down and that you

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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The weekend of March 12 and 13, community members are invited to the Little India area to learn more about the history of the neighbourhood as well as that of the 506 streetcar line. A photo display will be held at the Gerrard/Ashdale Library, 1432 Gerrard.

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The writing was on the wall for UP when Metrolinx, which operates the service, announced in February disappointing ridership numbers well short of the 5,000 per month needed to break even on operating costs.

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John Tory has requested the province allow the city to make use of photo radar for traffic enforcement.

The primary motive for the mayor’s request, it would seem, is to save money on ballooning policing costs. Having cameras installed at traffic

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The TTC will likely decide what to do with the old Danforth Garage later this year.

TTC chair Josh Colle will introduce a motion at this week’s board meeting of the transit commission for staff to report in September on the building’s future use.

B e a c h e s - E a s t Yo r k Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon initially requested the TTC look into community uses for the site, located at the

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The building dates back to 1915 when it was used as a streetcar garage, and then more recently housed buses.

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Main will be the first subway station to receive fare gates accessed by Presto.

The transit commission announced last year it would begin installation of the gates in 2016, which slide open when a Presto card is tapped.

It’s part of the TTC’s work to migrate fare payment to Presto, which is expected to be completed by 2017. At that point, older fare methods like tokens and Metropasses will have been phased out in favour of Presto.

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