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Michael Prue appreciation night slated Michael Prue, former councillor, mayor, and MPP for East York, will be honoured for his 25 years of service to the community tonight.

The Michael Prue Appreciation Night will be held at the Palace Restaurant, at 722 Pape Ave. A number of speakers, including current city councillors, former East York mayors, MPs and MPPs will talk about their experiences with Prue.

Prue has a long tenure of service with East York.

In 1988, he was first elected councillor for the former Borough of East York. By 1993, he became mayor of the borough.

When the city amalgamated, Prue continued his civil service as Toronto City Councillor from 1998 to 2001. He then turned to provincial politics and was MPP for Beaches-East York from 2001 to 2014.

Organizers ask residents to make a contribution to the Michael Prue Art Award to establish a fund to purchase art from local artists to add to the East York Foundation’s collection.

Cheques should be made out to the East York Foundation and can be dropped off the night of the event or mailed to 50 Merritt Rd., East York, M4B 3K6. Income tax receipts will be issued for the donation.

The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. with formal recognition slated for 7:30 p.m.

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East York tykes tops in tourney The East York Bulldogs tyke hockey team recently won the championship of the Leaside tournament.

In the championship game, the Bulldogs came back from a 3-1 defecit against the North York Knights to win 4-3. In preliminary round play, East York recorded a two wins and one loss. The Bulldogs beat the North York Knights 3-2 and Don Mills 3-2, but fell 6-1 to tourney

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There are three more Air and Space Days scheduled for April this year; two at Monarch Park Stadium and another at Lakeshore Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke.

Lang’s job as director of the Canadian Space Resource Centre is to promote space science across the TDSB. He works with students and teachers to drive interest in STEM subjects.

TDSB’s space days began 10 years ago and has grown from a one-day event to several days throughout the year.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

Major points of his keynote were the launch of Orion, NASA’s Apollo-like capsule meant to send astronauts to Mars, demonstrating to students exactly how a rocket launch happens.

“What I try to do with my presentation is to drive the enthusiasm,” Coleshill said.

“I want to get them interested and push them into a STEM career path.”

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Eden will present her winning speech at the Agnes Macphail Award Ceremony on Tuesday, March 24.

The contest – held in honour of Canada’s first female Member of Parliament,

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A Grade 6 student from Westwood Middle School impressed judges to win first prize at the Agnes Macphail Public Speaking Contest in East York.

Eden Bridge-Cook presented her speech, “A Look Behind Factory Farming” to a panel of judges at the event in the East York Civic Centre on Feb. 18.

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How does a rocket launch into space? Or how do you know which way is up or down?

Those are some of the many questions students explored during the Toronto District School Board’s Air and Space Days at Monarch Park Stadium.

Approximately 800 grade 6 students from the West Region 10 family of schools flocked to the stadium over three days (Feb. 18 to 20) for a handson learning experience that explored space science and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).

The days are organized by the Canadian Space Resource Centre, the TDSB’s space education hub headquartered at Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute in North York.

Director Steve Lang stressed the importance of STEM education and giving kids the opportunity to experience space education outside of the classroom.

“S T E M i s i m p o r t a n t because technology is a part of everything we do,” he said. “We need students to be knowledgeable in those areas so we want to get them interested at a younger age. It’s a fun and interesting way to introduce them to STEM.” Each day students visited and participated in various activities involving astronomy and human exploration.

The activities began after a keynote from special guest Elliot Coleshill, a professor at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, with more than 15 years experience working in the space industry. Coleshill’s career has given him the opportunity to work with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the

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Progress still to be made on gender equity W

ith International Women’s Day on March 8, we’re looking at what it means to be female, the relationships between men and women in the workplace and Canadian society and some of the challenges women are facing and how they differ from a century ago.

The history of International Women’s Day goes back to New York City in 1908 when women marched for shorter working hours, better pay and the right to vote.

While it may seem hard to believe today, there was a time in both the United States and Canada when the right to vote did not extend to women. It wasn’t until 1919 in Canada that women were given that right. In the United States it was 1920, though some states had allowed women to vote going as far back as the late 1800s.

All of which should remind our view us that the issue of women’s rights is still a part of recent Despite gains, history and ongoing news.

Locally, in today’s papers women’s rights we talk with Toronto District remain an issue School Board student equity advisor and body image consultant Jill Andrew on the issues women and girls face when it comes to self-esteem and equity.

Andrews said an event such as International Women’s Day is a good time to remember that women need to not simply be satisfied that they are at the table when it comes to making decisions in politics, business and their personal lives. “We need to be the people forming the table and finding people to push our ideas forward.”

Lorna Marsden, a former president and vicechancellor of York University, agrees there is still work to be done even in a society that appears equitable and tolerant such as ours. “We have made tremendous gains, but we don’t have equal pay, we are still lacking in representation of women in decision-making positions such as business and cultural,” she pointed out.

We hope the stories in today’s paper of local, inspiring women serve to get both women and men thinking more about the issue of gender equality and what needs to be done next.

Those looking for more information on International Women’s Day events in Toronto, wishing to see our stories with local women of influence, or to add to the conversation with their comments, are invited to visit us online at www.insidetoronto.com

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Why are we fighting with snowbanks?

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he other morning I had to swerve to avoid being hit by a car which was swerving too.

That car was in the outside lane and its path was blocked.

Not by another car but by a snowbank put there by the city when it had plowed the road.

Frankly, this has become a common obstacle over these past weeks and it’s getting ridiculous.

Yes, the city’s contractors have done a good job in clearing the roadways of snow when it falls.

That is they have pushed the snow out of the main portion of the roadways on time. But simply pushing the snow over to the side of the roadway where it has piled up is only half the job.

Now how about taking it away?

I seem to remember back in the “good old days” before amalgamation Metro Toronto used to do that.

joe cooper watchdog Now we’re left to climb over banks of snow to cross roads, get to our cars or even try to park our cars.

Frankly the way that a lot of the snow plowing of the streets has been timed a lot of that snow is ending up covering the sidewalks.

This is after the sidewalks have been plowed. pedestrians There have been a number of times where I have seen pedestrians giving up on the sidewalks and using the streets because they are easier to navigate.

So what’s the issue here?

We can’t blame city workers because the work has been contracted out to the private sector.

Likewise it’s not just one area of the city, such as East

York, as I’ve found it to be a city wide problem.

Is this a left over legacy from the Rob Ford administration with its penny wise and pound foolish approach to spending the capital budget?

The benefit of not having to clamber over those snow banks would be well appreciated, particularly by the elderly and those with disabilities or handicaps.

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I think this is what makes people irritable with municipal politicians when they roll out specialty projects or fail to deliver on other election promises.

When something as basic as snow cannot be managed properly you do have to wonder what is going on down at city hall.

We, as citizens, who own a home or property do our part by shoveling our sidewalks and paying our taxes. So why can’t our politicians do their jobs properly?

Or worse, is it a cynical “let’s wait ‘till it melts” approach to saving a few dollars and letting us taxpayers bear the brunt of the problem.

Whatever the situation, it’s unacceptable for a city that experiences the amount of snow that we do to be so unprepared in its management.

It’s amazing how well the citizens of this city put up with the extra demands put on them long after a snow storm has passed.

I’m sure that most people would tolerate the small inconvenience of moving their car so that the snow banks could be cleared.

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Beach Party WHEN: 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.

WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416425-1714 COST: Free Get your shorts, Hawaiian shirts and sandals out. Everyone welcome.

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Skating Party WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: East York Memorial Arena, 888 Cosburn Ave. CONTACT: Councillor Janet Davis, 416-392-4035 COST: Free Ward 31 Councillor Janet Davis hosts the East York Skating Club’s Ice Dreams, along with cookies, crafts and prizes. Children six and under must wear a helmet on the ice.

Gilbert & Sullivan Concert WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Westview Presbyterian Church, 233 Westview Ave. CONTACT: Cathy Callon, 416-759-8531 COST: $10 Sunday night concert series. An evening featuring the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Toronto.

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Write It Down WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Danforth/Coxwell Branch Toronto Public Library, 1675 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7783 COST: Free Wayson Choy will discuss how he wrote his bestselling memoirs Paper Shadows and Not Yet by exposing and exploring both his personal and community Chinatown “secrets within secrets.”

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Heritage Group WHEN: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: Presteign-Woodbine United Church, 2538 St. Clair Ave. E. CONTACT: 416-755-8352 COST: $7 Bill Humber - From Delinquency to German POWs: Restoring Camp 30 in Bowmanville.

Jane Austen Dance Classes WHEN: 7 to 8:20 p.m. WHERE: St Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Karen Millyard, 416-578-1031 COST: $65, $50 for youth, students, seniors (four-lesson course) No partner or dance experience needed. Payment must be made before the beginning of the course.

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Tips for Healthy Eating WHEN: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Dr. CONTACT: 416-396-3975 COST: Free Learn some healthy and budget-friendly food tips. Workshop presented by students from the Masters of Public Health Community Nutrition Program at the University of Toronto. Includes a food demo and free food sample.

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.

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Business Inc. Orientation Session WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Danforth/Coxwell Branch Toronto Public Library, 1675 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7783 COST: Free Orientation session to find out more about the eight-week business program offered at Toronto Public Library in partnership with the City of Toronto and the Toronto Business Development Centre.

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Get Inspired: Felt Phone Case Workshop WHEN: 3:30 to 5 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart, 170 Memorial Park Ave. CONTACT: 416-3963975 COST: Free. Call to register.

Ages 11 to 18 Create and decorate a phone case out of felt. Supplies provided. Ages:

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Life As We Know It WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Dr. CONTACT: 416-396-3975 COST: Free Filmmaker/visual humourist Cameron Tingley presents his short films and shares his observations of modern society.

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March Break Kid’s Club WHEN: March 17 to 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Presbyterian Church, 670 Eglinton Ave. E. CONTACT: Phyllis Spence, 416-422-0510 COST: $30 and up Open to children in JKto Grade 8. Youth helpers in Grade 9 are appreciated. Youth in Grade 7 and 8 welcome as leaders in training.

Foot Care Clinic WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Mosaic Home Care Services and Community Resource Centre, CNIB, 1929 Bayview Ave., Suite 215H CONTACT: 416-322-7002 COST: community clinics $40; in-home treatment $55 Every third Tuesday of the month.

Nordixx Pole Walking Canada WHEN: 1:30 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Mosaic Home Care Services and Community Resource Centre, CNIB, 1929 Bayview Ave. CONTACT: Call 416-322-7002 COST: Free. RSVP by March 23 Review the benefits of the poles.

Demonstration outside weather permitting.

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Last-minute budget cuts not too tidy

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he budget committee had been doing so well under the circumstances. Its new chair Gary Crawford had run pleasant and accommodating meetings, absent any of the chiding nastiness and bladder-challenging standoffs with deputations.

There had been some trouble with the provincial government, and some really less-than-ideal contortions by the city’s finance department.

But it had been going so well, until the very last moments of its deliberations last week.

That was when budget committee member Michelle Berardinetti brought up some last-minute, and on the face of it perplexing amendments. Berardinetti moved to cut some planned staffing enhancements — from two of the city’s accountability offices, the ombudsman and

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david nickle the city the integrity commissioner, and also from the complement of planning staff whose duties included helping the city deal with its backlog of heritage conservation districts.

The motions were a surprise to everyone watching and at least one of the committee members — Shelley Carroll. She called the planning cuts in particular “a disaster.”

The eight additional planners that are no longer in the budget would have let the city work on a more aggressive schedule of assessing and establishing heritage conservation districts. Maybe that didn’t seem like such a disaster on Friday when the motion passed. But on

Tuesday, heritage advocates begged to differ.

Advocates for the ombudsman and integrity commissioner have not yet had an opportunity to speak publicly — so let me take a crack at it.

Both offices investigated and shed light on improprieties at the last council and at a staff level that offered real consequences and remedies. Some of those investigations had serious consequences indeed: Giorgio Mammoliti was suspended without pay for taking improper donations; former Mayor Rob Ford was nearly tossed from office.

Though it was said those cuts were in the interest of “fiscal responsibility,” the method of their delivery indicates something not quite so pure.

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Spring Fling is the 7-day event at Melanie’s Bistro and will be an event that, you guessed it, has 7 specially chosen dinners on their price fixed menu. Each day will feature a hidden menu item that will bring back old favourites.

“We want to thank the community for being such a great support for this local business,”

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Along with the celebratory dinners and hidden menu items, the bistro will be offering up a draw at the end of each night that will give customers a chance to win gift cards to other favourite local businesses that they and the neighbourhood are very fond of.

The event starts on Sat., Feb. 28 and will run through to Sat., March 7 and the dinners start at 5. For more information on Melanie’s Bistro go to www.melaniesbistro.ca or call 416-422-1870. Prix fixe 3 course dinner Tues., Wed., Thurs., and Sun., for $28 and Fri. and Sat., for $34.

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Senior support during the cold winter season Caring for loved ones can be harder in the winter months but there are steps to take to ensure they’re not left out in the cold The past winters have been particularly challenging with temperatures plunging well below normal ranges. With the “Polar Vortex” of 2013 and many extreme cold weather alerts already this season, winter can pose difficulties for even the most hardy of spirits. For the elderly, snow and ice can not only present a challenge, but can be life threatening, as a slip or fall for a senior can result in serious injuries, or worse.

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4) Lend a Helping Hand – Literally. Many seniors have difficulty walking and some may require the use of walkers or a cane. Where needed, offer your hand or shoulder to lean on to make their journey easier.

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In addition to analyzing the interests of industries and politics, the film portrays a behind-the-scenes look at the efforts to organize the climate rally which took place during the UN World Climate Summit on Sept. 23, 2014.

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efore Scarborough native Jill Andrew became known for giving empowering speeches to young women about selfesteem and before she provoked deep conservations about female body image and female representation in the media, she was just Jill: a curvy woman with her own set of insecurities and hardships she had to overcome.

“As a child I was sexually abused. I was a victim and a survivor of that,” she said.

“One of the first things that I had to get over is that I had done nothing wrong. That’s a huge part of it. It doesn’t matter what poster you read or what PSA (public service announcement) comes on, you oftentimes sit with this feeling of what did I do? Was it the way I was dressed? What did I say to egg the person on or entice them?”

After years of therapy and support Andrew accepted that what happened wasn’t her fault.

“Your body is not to blame, your person is not to blame and that these are bigger issues than an individual thing. These are systems that we’re living with where men predominantly feel as though they have ownership East Toronto resident Lia Grimanis doesn’t take her successes for granted.

As a teen, she left home, dropped out of high school and ended up homeless.

“I went through various types of homelessness and I had to stop high school. It was tough to juggle school because I wanted to start working,” Grimanis said.

“I didn’t want to always be struggling and I wanted to show others I could succeed despite my circumstances.”

over women’s bodies,” she explained.

“Looking back over my years now, I started to realize I had to take ownership of me and that’s all I can take ownership for; not somebody else’s wrong doings because that’s how we grow.”

It’s that same self-ownership Andrew lectures about in her keynote speeches at conferences on university campuses across Toronto.

Her acceptance of what happened to her and her own body image led her to become founder of the Body Confidence Canada Awards, the Curvy Catwalk Fashion Fundraiser and co-founder of FatinTheCity.com, a plus-size fashion “fatshion” blog. She also doubles as a body image consultant and works for the Toronto District School Board as a student equity program advisor.

There she helps plan conferences, events, workshops and opportunities for children to learn and connect with each other and also help shift their perception of gender roles, what women are capable of achieving and self-esteem.

“There’s this idea that we (women) should be thankful that we should be at the table. No. We need to be the people forming the table and bringing the ideas to the table and finding people to help

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us push our ideas forward. A lot of the work that I try to do is around that,” Andrew told The Mirror.

During her speeches, Andrew focuses on the longterm negative effects on women and girls as they begin to police their bodies.

Self-policing, according to Andrew, happens more often than women think; it’s in the form of not going out past a certain time because you could get hurt or not wearing spaghetti straps because you don’t want to be labelled a slut.

This follows girls into adulthood, she said, explaining some women mute their opinions to avoid being called “bitch in the boardroom” by the boys club.

“It’s all of this self-policing

we do that doesn’t pay attention to the larger systemic issues going on that create the environment where women and girls feel like they have to censor themselves, with what they wear or their ideas,” Andrew said. “(If it continues) you start to chip away at your own selfesteem and your own worth and your own knowledge and it happens to women all the time.”

Andrew believes it’s time we look at how these images affect a woman financially as well as emotionally and physically.

“The body image conversation needs to go deeper, we need to encourage women and girls to think about how a negative self-concept or negative self-worth might

impact your salary. We know that women are missing statistically from board of directors, women are missing from politics,” she said.

However, the future isn’t bleak. Andrew said awareness is growing of manipulation tactics used when it comes to perceptions of feminine and masculine ideals. And with that awareness, younger people tend to be more vigilant and thus quicker to point out the manipulations online.

“I got to tell you they’re more receptive now. I feel like this generation is a frustrated generation. I feel they’re a generation that wants things to be better and are willing to do the work and have the conversations and are willing to do a little more than maybe I did.”

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Wi t h t h a t in mind, she started applying for jobs those with Masters of Business Administration degrees would qualify for.

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Throughout it all, Grimanis made it her mission to give back to other women in need.

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“We help women who have experienced career breaks rebuild their lives,” said Grimanis, who two years ago left the corporate world to run her charitable organization full time.

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scramble may come to a hault wpedestrian The Bay-Bloor pedestrian scramble is one step closer to extinction thanks to the city’s public works and infrastructure committee.

The committee voted 5-1 during its meeting on Monday to support a staff recommendation to get rid of the scramble at Bay Street and Bloor Street West which forces car traffic in all directions to come to a halt so pedestrians can freely cross from any side of the four-way intersection.

According to staff the negative impact on vehicle traffic is not worth the “modest” benefit to pedestrians.

Beaches-East York city councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon voted against.

The decision, which requires final assent from city council to become reality, has pedestrian advocates concerned about the future of other scrambles, such as at the intersection of Yonge Street and Dundas Street.

Hydro, TTC Power struggle wToronto

TO in TRANSIT outage, which knocked out subway service from BloorYonge to Union during the rush-hour period.

Initially the TTC attributed the delay to flooding at an electrical substation owned by Toronto Hydro, cautioning it would take up to a minimum three hours to clear up.

But around 8:30 a.m., about an hour after the TTC’s statement, Toronto Hydro through its official Twitter account said the delay was not because of the substation but “TTC owned equipment failure”.

Whoever was to blame, subway service resumed soon after.

HOSTS PUBLIC FORUM wTTCRIDERS

TTCriders is taking stock of the state of local transit as part of an upcoming public forum.

The city’s largest transit activist group has gained prominence with a series of high-profile social media campaigns intended to bring

attention to the overburdened TTC system. With the John Tory era promising meaningful service increases – accompanied by another transit fare hike hitting Metropass users the hardest – TTCriders says it wants the public to provide advice for how it should proceed in advocating for better service and cheaper fares.

The forum takes place Sunday, March 1, at Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham St.

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What will the intersection of Bloor and Bathurst Street look when Honest Ed’s is gone? The public will get its first idea at an upcoming meeting.

Vancouver-based Westbank is holding an open house next week to share with the public its initial concepts for the redevelopment of the mega structure, which it purchased from the Mirvish family in 2013. The open house is at the Park Hyatt Hotel Tuesday, March 3, from 6 to 9 p.m. For details, visit www.bloorandbathurst.com Rahul Gupta is The Mirror’s transit reporter. His column appears on Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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