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the DECA boundaries from Monarch Park to Main Street, Lumsden/Mortimer to the train tracks, be graduating this year and have a plan to continue their education, demonstrate a need for financial help, and have a strong record of activism or engagement. T h e Yo u n g L e a d e r s Scholarship is part of SCCC’s Investing in our Diversity Scholarship Program, which was established in 2001 and has distributed upwards of 330 scholarships valued at $1,000 to $4,000 to students from low-income families who have demonstrated good academic records and community leadership. Some key Torontonians >>>DECA, page 3

Employers invited to summer jobs meeting Officials from Service Canada will be paying a visit to TorontoDanforth MP Julie Dabrusin’s office at 1180 Danforth Ave., just west of Greenwood Avenue, this Monday from 10 a.m. to noon. Employers are invited to learn more about how to pre-

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Eastview celebrates Black History Month GETTING MOTIVATED: Above, motivational speaker Noel Walrond gives a lecture about passion and personal empowerment, during the 21st annual Black History Month celebration inside the Eastview Community Centre on Sunday. Below, Freddy, left, Brent, Const. Mike Hatzes, Gabriel, Const. Mayer Elharar and Const. Nelly Forde played a game of headbands with Adrian during event. Bottom photo, Lynn Davidson sings Lift Every Voice and Sing during the celebration. Staff photos/BENJAMIN PRIEBE

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DECA raising funds for local scholarship >>>from page 1 including former Chief Justice Roy McMurtry, former Mayor Barbara Hall, and former Ryerson University president/ current Deputy Education Minister Sheldon Levy sit on the scholarship’s advisory committee. To raise funds for the new scholarship, DECA will be holding a community ping pong tournament this June. Stay tuned for more details. The application deadline for the Young Leaders scholarship program is Thursday, March 31 at 5 p.m. To get an application form and/or for more details, visit http://www.scaddingcourt. org/deca_young_leaders_ scholarship/

MPPs offer differing views on provincial budget JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com While Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts said the recently released Ontario 2016 budget is everything he signed up to be as a Liberal; over in Toronto-Danforth, NDP MPP Peter Tabuns can’t say he was really impressed with it. During a recent interview, Potts said the Ontario Liberal’s $133.9-billion budget, which he said has been “extremely well-received” and has garnered “lots of positive feedback”, demonstrates consistent fiscal management, has stimulus investment in infrastructure, and is both progressive and caring. To illustrate his point, the Beaches-East York representative pointed to balancing the books as promised by 2017; a

move, he said, is getting the attention of credit-rating agencies. Potts also made mention of the transit file, notably investment in regional express lines as well as the electrification of the GO line. Lastly, he said the budget benefits post-secondary students with some eligible for free tuition and cheaper loans, and supports seniors by providing free prescriptions. On a local note, Potts said he’s excited about the $345 million in funding earmarked in the budget for improving healthcare at all publicly funded hospitals, including Michael Garron Hospital, through the Liberal government’s Patients First: Action Plan for Health Care. He also pointed to the

transit hub at Main Street and Danforth Avenue, which will be funded as part of a $31-billion GTA transit investment outlined in the budget. Further, Potts said the provincial budget allows for investment in affordable housing through an investment of $178 million over three years for housing subsidies and other benefits. He said he’s currently in the process of meeting with a number of local organizations and developers to “find solutions in the community,” notably along The Danforth. Tabuns, on the other hand, feels the Liberal government’s budget is sorely lacking on several fronts. “I don’t see help for Toronto, transit particularly,” he said late last week. “I don’t see any alloca-

tion for the relief line and wait times are as long as ever. This is a huge issue in Toronto-Danforth and eastend Toronto.” Tabuns said the budget also misses the mark when it comes to subsidized child care, a major issue in Toronto. Zero dollars were allocated for affordable child care, meaning no new spaces for subsidized child care, in Ontario’s budget. “It’s tough for families to keep their head above water,” he said. Tabuns, who was out this past weekend talking with constituents, said proposed changes to the Ontario Drug Benefit program, specifically raising the annual deductible for those above the qualifying income threshold of $20,000/ year from $70 to $170, is a

major concern. “It’s a huge impact for those on a fixed income,” he said, also pointing to concerns he heard about a one per cent increase in hospital budgets that doesn’t keep up with inflation and doesn’t allow for the hiring of more nurses or other healthcare workers. “This budget is really going to make life difficult for seniors and young families. It’s wrong-headed.” He also said no new money allocated for capital grants to school boards is another major area lacking in the budget. Tabuns, who is the Ontario NDP’s energy critic, also chastised the province for its plan to sell off Hydro One. “It’s just going entirely in the wrong direction,” he said of the “one-time benefit.”

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anning chewing tobacco in public spaces, arenas and sports fields should be a piece of cake. Given Toronto’s history dealing with tobacco regulation, it’s more likely to be a gooey lump of chaw. Chaw is one of the terms for so-called smokeless tobacco products. Historically popular in the American south and midwest, the product also known as chew, grizzly, skoal and snuff has been spreading in at least visibility thanks to its popularity among professional and semi-professional athletes – in particular, baseball players. The use of the product is extremely unhealthy. It might not get into the lungs, but it’s just as addictive as cigarettes and pipes and it’s associated with mouth, esophageal and pancreatic cancers, gum disease, and heart disease and stroke. Its use is on the rise among young people. In it’s used by six per cent our view Ontario, of students in grades 7 to 12, or 58,200 students (that according Chewing to the 2015 Ontario Student Drug and Health Survey). That’s up tobacco use is Use from 4.6 per cent in 2011. The rate is lower for Toronto on rise students – the increase is just three per cent here. But without a doubt, the power professional athletes exert as role models is an influence, and a bad one in this case, on any young person. This week, Toronto Board of Health Chair Joe Mihevc announced he’ll be asking the chief medical officer of health to draft a bylaw that would restrict the use of chewing tobacco from city facilities and public venues such as arenas and sports fields – including the Rogers Centre where the Toronto Blue Jays play. Council ought to approve the bylaw when it comes forward, as a matter of responsible stewardship, just as it has approved ground-breaking bylaws preventing smoking in bars and restaurants and bingo halls. Critics might argue a bylaw in this case would differ from one restricting cigarette smoking: there is no issue of second-hand smoke affecting the health of non-smokers. This may be so but it doesn’t mean there’s no second-hand influence. And the influence of celebrity athletes, casually gumming a wad of toxins, is demonstrable and needs to be stopped.

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Union’s ‘job for life’ being phased out Toronto council won a significant victory in its negotiations with the city’s outside workers – no question. Forget about the less costly benefit plan and the meagre pay increases that CUPE Local 416 agreed to. That’s just money. The big, champagnecork-popping win is on something more fundamental. Now that this contract is signed, it won’t be long before Toronto can shed itself of a significant number of unionized garbage collectors by putting out a tender call, having a couple of meetings and contracting out garbage collection in most and eventually all of the city. Conservative members of council and former mayors have been hoping to contract out garbage collection since amalgamation, when former Etobicoke mayor and west-end councillor Doug Holyday came extolling the virtues of old Etobicoke’s contracted-out garbage

david nickle the city collection. Etobians were very happy, thank you very much, with their contractor-delivered household garbage collection. The trucks came on time, picked up the garbage, and if there was ever a problem between the drivers and the owners, well that was their problem. Etobicoke was strike proof. Not so the rest of Toronto. In North York, Scarborough, East York and York and Toronto, city worker strikes meant that garbage moldered in garages and backyards until it got rank enough to heap in city parks and surface lots. CUPE Local 416, the union representing garbage workers, had real leverage at the bargaining table because of that. Former councillor Jane Pitfield put it most nakedly when in the

run-up to her failed 2006 mayoral campaign, she told reporters that she thought it was time to “phase out” unions. Toronto’s outside workers have agreed to something like it, after they ratified the provision in the contract that phased out what another former councillor and deputy mayor Case Ootes dubbed “jobs for life.” That was a provision that former mayor Mel Lastman’s administration agreed to, that prevented the city from replacing workers with more than 15 years seniority in the event their position was contracted out. That provision has been the single barrier to the contracting out of garbage collection citywide. It’s why even uber-conservative mayor Rob Ford could only contract out half the city. It’s why a strike in warm weather would still be a political nightmare for councillors and mayors who want to get re-elected

in wards east of Yonge Street. It’s why CUPE Local 416, whose membership is less than a quarter that of the city’s inside workers’ union CUPE Local 79, has real power in a collective bargaining session. That power hasn’t been removed, but it is, as Pitfield put it, being phased out. In 2019, the final outside worker will cross the line into an inaccurately named “job for life.” He or she will enjoy another decade or two of job protection. The rest of the city’s workers will serve at the pleasure of Toronto council, and the jobs that they have will be as good as Toronto council deems to be their due. No doubt about it. In love, war and contract negotiations, to the victors go the spoils.

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Stepping Up For a Syrian Family WHEN: 7:30 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Grace Church, 383 Jarvis St. CONTACT: clairedeveale@hotmail.com COST: $43 A fusion dance class to help the Toronto East End Welcome Project sponsor a Syrian refugee family to Toronto.

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Julie Dabrusin, MP Office Launch WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Office of Toronto-Danforth MP Julie Dabrusin, 1180 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: 416-405-8914 COST: Free Grand opening of Toronto-Danforth MP Julie Dabrusin’s community office.

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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: 416392-4035 COST: Free Councillor Janet Davis will host her 13th annual skating party at East York Memorial Arena. There will be cookies, live performances, face painting for kids and prizes. Free skate sharpening and rentals will also be available.

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Toronto East Rotary Club’s Euchre Party WHEN: 6 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Whistler’s Grille, 995 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: Jim Cremidas, jcremidas@trebnet. com COST: Euchre players must register online by March 14. Prizes for the first and second place players. The winner will choose from a list of charities which will receive a $500 donation from the Toronto East Rotary Club on the winner’s behalf. 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.

Sunday Concert Series WHEN: 3 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Westview Presbyterian Church, 233 Westview Ave. CONTACT: 416-8230201 COST: $10 Old songs, new sentiments: folk musician Ed Barrington with special guest David Honan.

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After School Maker’s Club WHEN: 4 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7720 COST: Free For those aged nine to 12 years old. Registration required.

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Youth Resume Workshop WHEN: 4 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7720 COST: Free

Learn how to prepare a resume. For ages 14 to 21. Presented by WoodGreen Employment Services. Art Bar Poetry Series WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Black Swan Tavern, 154 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: artbarpoerty@gmail.com, www. artbar.org COST: Donation Featured readers plus an open mic.

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Heritage Presentation Series at Presteign-Woodbine United WHEN: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Presteign-Woodbine United Church, 2538 St. Clair Ave. E. CONTACT: 416755-8352 COST: $7/presentation Historical presentations about Ontario, Toronto and the surrounding areas - little known facts, the darker side of Toronto the Good and more.

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St. Patrick’s Day Celebration WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: 416-4251714 COST: Free Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early with singer Bill Craig and Irish dancers.

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Mad Science Presents: Imagine WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7720 COST: Free; registration required Interactive workshop for children aged six to 12 years old. Space is limited.

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March Break Kid’s Club WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Presbyterian Church, 670 Eglinton Ave. E. CONTACT: 416-4220510 COST: $30 and up For children in JK to Grade 7 with youth in Grade 8 and up as helpers.

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Magic Show WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7720 COST: Free Fun and hilarity with an appearance by Sir Walken, Scott’s live rabbit, rubber sharks and multiplying angry birds.

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Canadian Federation of University Women Leaside-East York WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Northlea United Church, 125 Brentcliffe Rd CONTACT: Pat Price, 416-385-1055 COST: Free Speaker will be former Toronto-Danforth MPP Marilyn Churley.

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Mini Jar Pendants WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart, 170 Memorial Park Avenue CONTACT: 416-396-3975 COST: Free Learn how to create your own mini jar pendant. Supplies provided. For ages 11 to 18. Call to register.

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Follow the rules when clearing snow According to the old Farmer’s Almanac, we are not going to have a lot of snow this year, but when it comes, watch out. As I have said before, a snowfall is a good way of measuring how well a community is functioning. When you have individuals willingly cooperating with their neighbours to solve a common problem such as snow removal, then you have a good community. This is particularly true when you see sidewalks consistently kept clear of snow by a large number. It takes a high degree of civic cooperation to make walking easier and safer after a snow storm. Our snow storm this week made it easy to observe that high levels of civic cooperation are still to be found in East York. Not surprisingly, it’s good civic qualities that make our community one of the best to live in within Toronto. However, a surprising number of people still did not bother to shovel their sidewalks, or were dumping their

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joe cooper watchdog snow directly in the street, both of which makes walking or driving treacherous. Currently city by-laws state that the owners of any building, be it occupied or not, and that has a sidewalk situated beside a roadway located somewhere beside it, must clear that sidewalk 12 hours after a snow fall ends. That responsibility also includes ensuring that the sidewalk is free of ice as well. This week many East Yorker’s were out clearing their sidewalks while the snow was falling in order to make sure that their neighbours would have a safe passage. However, while many people are clearing off their sidewalks promptly and their driveways as well, there is one trend that I am seeing that is becoming far too common today. That is the practice of shoveling snow out onto the roadway, be it from a sidewalk or a private driveway.

Not only is this practice illegal, it makes road snow removal very difficult for city work crews and can create a serious safety hazard for all vehicles using that section of the roadway. That shoveled snow is not the same as what fell, and being compacted by a snow shovel, can quickly form into rock hard ice that can contribute to a serious accident or road hazard. Under Toronto by-law 719-5, a person convicted of shoveling snow onto city streets is covered under section 61 of the Provincial Offenses Act and is liable for a fine of not more than $5,000. The fine is very high because that shoveled snow can cause a true road hazard. You can help with enforcement by calling 311 when you see someone breaking the by-law and reporting them as it helps to keep the streets safe. 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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MARCH BREAK PROGRAMS Activities for school-age kids and teens. Check out these free programs and many more at your local library branch. Mind-Reading Mysterion A mind-blowing magic show featuring mentalism, the supernatural, spoon bending, mind reading and mad science. For ages 6 and up. Monday, March 14, 2 pm Danforth/Coxwell Branch 1675 Danforth Ave.

Cindy Cook from Polka Dot Door: Sing ‘n Spell A musical participation concert using puppets, songs, spelling games, dancing and riddles to demonstrate to children of all ages that reading is fun. Free tickets available at 1:30 pm. For all ages. Monday, March 14, 2 pm S. Walter Stewart Branch 170 Memorial Park Ave.

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Andrew “Too Tall” Queen: A Pocketful of Tune Tales The Campfire Crew draw on audience participation to bring fairy tales to life. Space is limited. Free tickets available at 1:30 pm. For all ages. Tuesday, March 15, 2 pm Pape/Danforth Branch 701 Pape Ave.

Creepy Crawlers Express Learn about all sorts of creepy creatures in this hands-on program. For ages 4 and up. Free, limited tickets available a half hour before the program.

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Eastview’s Winterfest set for Greenwood Park Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre hosts Winterfest 2016 this Sunday at Greenwood Park. The event is hosted by Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher, with support from Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment and local businesses, It runs from 1 to 4 p.m. and will feature skating, games and give-aways. Everyone is welcome to attend, even if they don’t have skates. Eastview has arranged for the loan of skates for those who need them. There will be children’s games, a skating clinic by a former NHL player and free prizes for attending families. To reserve a set of skates (adults and children’s sizes available) – please call Fiona at 416-392-1750, ext. 303 before Friday with name and shoe size and they will be brought to Greenwood.

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Get your runners and workout gear ready for Stepping Up for Syrians, a fun night of dancing for a great cause this Friday. Sponsored by Gerrard Street East’s Cornerstone Studio, the event will feature instructors from the eastend dance studio teaching a series of dance lessons from Bhangra to hip hop to house from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Grace Church, 383 Jarvis St. at Carlton Street. The downtown church has donated space for the event, which will also include prizes, a silent auction and light refreshments. Tickets cost $43 and must be purchased by Thursday, March 3. Proceeds from the event will be directed to the Toronto

East End Welcome Project, a group of 23 Torontonians that is sponsoring a Syrian refugee family to Toronto. Visit www.eventbrite.com/e/ stepping-up-for-syrianstickets-21140142736 for more information or for tickets. cycling for a great cause event wIndoor

An indoor cycle-thon this Saturday will help raise money for youth mental health awareness. The Six-hour Indoor Cyclethon for a Great Cause begins at noon at Mindset Cycling, 100 Sunrise Ave., Unit 157. Cyclists of all levels are invited. They should bring a road bike, cycling shoes, riding clothes and pay a registration fee that goes to charity. All proceeds go to jack.org, an organization that encourages youth to raise awareness of mental health issues with the aim of ending the stigma around the subject.

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