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RIDING FOR A CAUSE: Susie Nelson, left, Jill Evans, David Coyne and Rob Wright take part in a simulated race at Mindset Cycling during an awareness event for youth mental health, supported by Jack.org on Saturday. A total of 55 cyclists took part in the event, and together they covered a distance of more than 2,800 kilometres while raising more than $17,000 for the cause.

Chopped 55, an initiative spearheaded by 55 Division’s Community Response Unit, pitted teams of six students in grades 4 to 6 from six local junior public schools – Bruce, Dundas, Roden, Blake Street, Morse Street, and Leslieville – against each other in a friendly cooking competition.

T h e c h a l l e n g e, w h i c h included Mexican, Italian, appetizers and fine dining rounds, kicked off in November and wrapped up earlier this month.

Chopped 55’s grand finale championship event is set for Thursday, March 24 in the Showcase Kitchen at George Brown College Chef School.

On this day, the Top 2 teams >>>CHOPPED, page 8

East York mom seeks changes to TDSB’s special education policies TARA HATHERLY thatherly@insidetoronto.com

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An East York mother is appealing to Ontario’s Ministry of Education to investigate the Toronto District School Board’s

treatment of special needs students.

Charlotte Schwartz has started a petition asking the province to address what she believes are “systemic problems” with the TDSB’s Special

Education Plan. Visit chn. ge/1L7jQ7q to view the petition.

Schwartz, whose son Isaiah has special needs and is in Junior Kindergarten, said delays and refusals of learning sup-

ports are standing in the way of some special needs students’ rights to public education.

“The TDSB’s own Special Education Plan says early intervention is key,” said Schwartz.

“In the case of young children

with special educational needs, the sooner that we can get resources in place, the sooner we can probably discontinue the necessity of that resource.”

But despite that, Schwartz >>>PARENTS, page 2

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Parents of special needs students share experiences, frustrations >>>from page 1 and her husband Seth have spent months fighting to get Isaiah, who has learning disabilities and autism, learning support. She first approached Isaiah’s school in May 2015, to help prepare for his arrival in September. Prior to the meeting, Schwartz had Isaiah assessed by several specialists who provided reports with recommendations for how the TDSB could help him access its curriculum.

The reports recommended he attend regular classes, that an individual education plan (IEP) be developed for him and that he be assigned a personal educational assistant. An IEP defines what learning supports a student requires, along with objectives for each school year.

“Their recommendation for an educational assistant is there to be his direct support to make sure that everything that he needs he gets, both educationally and from a health and safety perspective,” explained Schwartz, noting Isaiah’s autism is the result of a rare, underlying condition called galactosemia.

As a galactosemic, consuming dairy products can cause Isaiah liver failure, brain damage and death, so he needs someone to make sure he doesn’t eat anything he shouldn’t

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Charlotte Schwartz, with son Isaiah, has started a petition asking the province to address what she believes are “systemic problems” with the TDSB’s Special Education Plan.

during school snack time.

At a follow-up meeting in June, school staff told Schwartz they could only promise her son would receive support from a special needs assistant during snack time.

“Of course they can address that part, because for the school board that’s a liability. If he gets hurt eating something he can’t eat, or becomes ill because that happened at the school, that’s a liability for them,” said Schwartz. “What we’re coming to learn is whether or not he actually learns anything on their clock is not a liability for them.”

Continuously, Schwartz said she

was told there was no funding for the supports Isaiah requires to learn, even though, as she noted, “The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has already ruled that the school boards cannot blame funding as the reason why they’re failing to meet children’s educational needs.”

She requested another meeting after Isaiah started school in September, where she said Isaiah was not offered an IEP or additional school support beyond snack time.

In December, with Isaiah still without any support beyond snack-time supervision, Schwartz began scouring education legislation and TDSB policies for anything that could help.

While reviewing the TDSB’s Special Education Plan, she was shocked to find that although Isaiah already had a diagnosis, he needed a separate one from the TDSB before decisions would be made about allocating support resources. To receive a diagnosis from an Ontario school board, an Independent Planning and Review Committee (IPRC) meeting must be requested by a student’s parents or principal. She immediately requested the meeting.

It wasn’t until she threatened legal action, she said, that Isaiah’s IEP started being put together, more

than five months after he started school. Within hours of sending an email noting she was considering legal options, she was called to say an IEP was being started and Isaiah’s IPRC meeting would be held earlier than originally scheduled.

She published the petition out of frustration, to help bring awareness to what special needs children and parents go through.

The response she has received from the petition is “overwhelming.” Many people have messaged to thank her and share their stories, with many also posting their experiences in the petition’s comments section. She plans to start a blog where parents can share their experiences. “I think there is strength in the number of similar stories, especially in the case of older children where parents can certainly confirm that they never got what they needed and now they don’t function as well in society as they may otherwise have,” she said. “We’ve got to collect and mobilize the stories that are the same.”

Along with resources for special needs students, Schwartz wants to see the process for getting those resources simplified. She believes the current system deters parents and wants it reviewed for redundan-

cies and inefficiencies. While some progress has been made toward getting support for Isaiah, she continues to work to get him what he needs and continues to weigh her legal options. “He’s not getting what he needs right now, so he’s really not learning, he’s certainly not learning at the rate that his peers are,” she said. “This is a situation that I really feel calls for a third-party consulting agency to come in and look at what the current practices are, and point out to the board what is working and what is not.”

The TDSB strives to meet the needs of all its students, said board spokesperson Ryan Bird in response to the petition. “Each day, the TDSB provides a wide range of Special Education supports and services to approximately 46,000 students,” he said.

“We recognize that parents may have questions about those supports and that’s why we’ve established a process to respond to their questions/concerns by first speaking directly with their child’s teacher or principal. We believe that many concerns can be resolved through communication at the local school level. The system is not perfect, but we strive to make it better each opportunity we get.”

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helping hands at skating party ON THE ICE: Left, Hiro holds his daughter Kiko while they swerve in and out of pylons, during the skating party hosted

by Ward 31 Beaches-East York Councillor Janet Davis on Sunday at the East York Memorial Arena. Right, Marissa, left, and Nick help young Evia to keep her balance during the skating party.

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Danforth parents’ photo of son’s birth used in anti-gay campaign JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Danforth East residents B.J. Barone and Frankie Nelson said they are devastated and appalled that an image from one of the most special times of their lives is being used to spread hate and intolerance.

The image in question, which went viral on social media when it was first posted just under two years ago, was snapped moments after the birth of the same-sex couple’s son, Milo.

About three weeks ago, Barone received a message from a cousin in Italy informing him the photo – which was taken by photographer Lindsay Foster and depicts Barone and Nelson embracing their newborn son for the first time after being delivered by a gestational surrogate – is being used illegally by that country’s conservative Fratelli

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Danforth East parents B.J. Barone and Frankie Nelson’s photo of their son’s birth has been used in anti-gay propaganda in Italy as well as in Ireland.

d’Italia-Alleanza Nazionale political party in an anti-gay parenthood/anti-surrogacy poster that reads ‘He will never say Mother. Defend the right of a child’.

“We were shocked and upset. That photo was just a moment of pure joy and love and acceptance, but now we’re now the poster children for their hate cam-

paign,” Barone said during an interview late last week.

The couple also learned via Twitter that the picture had been used without consent by independent Irish politician Mary Fitzgibbons to push her platform against surrogacy for gay parents in the Feb. 26 general election. The image has since been removed but Barone and Nelson said

they’re still pursuing legal action.

Late last week, Gay.it, a leading site in Italy for news and articles on lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and queen (LGBTQ) issues, published an article about the Fratelli d’Italia’s usage of Barone and Nelson’s image.

Within two days, the couple said they received at least 10 offers of legal assistance.

They’ve also received word the photo has been removed.

“This is the third instance where the Fratelli d’Italia is using people’s photos for their campaigns,” Barone said. “Copyright infringement in Italy is a huge thing. It’s a great challenge and a win means human rights.”

Barone said any compensation received would be donated to LGBTQ groups in Italy. “What better way to stick it back to the Fratelli d’Italia.”

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are upset about the usage of their photograph in messages of intolerance, they’ve also been encouraged by the amount of support they’ve received in recent weeks. “It’s overwhelming. We’ve received messages from around the world,” Barone said.

The couple, who blog for GayWithKids.com, a site for gay dads navigating parenthood, have also reached out to their friends and supporters to send photos of their same-sex families via email and social media to Fitzgibbons and the Fratelli d’Italia and use the hashtag #WeAreFamily.

Barone and Nelson, who are both high school teachers, are also in the process of setting up a FamilyIsAboutLove. com website with the goal of educating people that families are created by love, not by gender, sexual orientation, a mother or a father.

“We’re trying to make

something positive out of this. There’s so much love that goes into creating a child,” Nelson said, adding they’re both proud and happy to be role models for loving samesex families. “We’re using this publicity to share information about surrogacy and different definitions of family. It still means a child is loved and taken care of.”

Nelson said they’re also working to finish a children’s book titled Milo’s Adventures, which tells the story of their son’s viral birth photo and the important messages it sends. The couple has also reached out to their local MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith for support. He has shared their posts on social media and said he’s looking into whether there are any realistic steps that can be taken to ensure the picture is no longer used.

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Spring forward, and make road safety a priority L ike every year just before daylight saving time, there’s a reminder to set the clocks forward one hour.

But during this time of year, there should be another equally, if not more, important reminder for drivers: watch out for pedestrians.

The extra hour of sunlight and the coinciding warmer temperatures outside are sure to result in more people out and about enjoying everything the city has to offer.

Residents will be populating patios and parks again as the spring-like weather entices them out of their winter slumber.

And expect to see more children, too, as students look to our view participate in activities outside of school during March Break Everyone next week.

One traffic fatality is one too needs to pay many; as recently as last Friday, attention a pedestrian was fatally struck near Queen and Jarvis streets downtown.

In 2015, there were nearly 40 pedestrian deaths of the 64 total traffic fatalities, according to Toronto police.

As the police note in their “do the bright thing” pedestrian safety YouTube message, road safety is a shared responsibility and all road users have an important role to play.

“It is clear that all of these traffic fatalities were preventable,” adds Supt. Gord Jones of Toronto police Traffic Services in the video.

So for pedestrians, be alert and get rid of any distractions – like listening to music or a podcast on your cellphone – when crossing the road.

The same goes for drivers with distracted driving still a major issue. If the fines set for driving and texting aren’t enough of a deterrent, take a look again at the sobering statistics of traffic fatalities.

Here’s a reminder for drivers: as of this year, motorists must yield the entire road to pedestrians when approaching crosswalks and school crossings, and wait until pedestrians have completely crossed the road.

Both pedestrians and drivers will do well to slow down, and with the imminent arrival of spring, just breathe in the fresh air and relax.

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Tory puts good face on broken promises Mayor John Tory started Tuesday morning with a visit to the Regent Park Aquatic Centre.

Well, he started the public part of Tuesday morning in Regent Park. It was 10 a.m. when he showed up with Councillor James Pasternak, the community development and recreation committee chair, and Councillor Pam McConnell in tow.

If his publicly touted schedule held true, this was something closer to the noon-hour for him, as Tory famously likes to start work sixish. It is one of the things voters are said to like about him.

Tory would do well to remind voters of the reasons they like him. This week, he has had to manage a fairly significant retreat from the argument he’d made to voters in 2014, to persuade them to cast their vote his way.

Tory had spent the election swearing up and down that he would deliver a fast and affordable heavy rail rapid transit line called SmartTrack, with 15 new stops along a

david nickle the city 53-kilometre route crossing the city, and had scoffed at naysayers who raised questions about whether the plan was even possible.

On Monday, the longawaited report from city manager Peter Wallace, looking at a broad range of public transit options for Toronto, arrived with a thud. Wallace’s report deals with a number of things, but deep in the middle of it is a recognition that Tory’s SmartTrack plan as sold to the public simply isn’t possible.

What is possible? No more than eight stations financed by the city, to enhance existing plans by Metrolinx to expand GO service along the rail lines.

And no heavy rail in the west end through Etobicoke, but light rail instead.

The overall transit plan laid out by Wallace in his detailed report to the executive committee is, in many respects, a vast improvement on Tory’s

SmartTrack plans, and on Tuesday morning Tory tried to make the case he is, in fact, delivering more, not less.

“This optimized plan will provide more transit for Toronto than I promised in the election,” he said. “In this case I’ll be delivering more overall.”

It is technically true: to paper over the deficiencies in Tory’s plan, staff have recommended far more public transit in some areas; the downtown relief line that was notably not a priority in Tory’s campaign is in, and more light rail along the Eglinton Crosstown line.

But it has undeniably scaled back the specific transit improvements Tory promised in all those SmartTrack stations, and the three-stop Scarborough subway that will now be reduced to a single stop.

Will anyone care about these broken promises?

Tory seemed to think they wouldn’t. And he may be right.

Still, it was either good

strategy or good luck that a day before the Wallace report landed on the desks of executive committee members, Tory was able to make the sort of announcement he’s been fond of.

As early as next fall, Tory promised, it will be easier to sign up for recreation programs than it is now, and next year, the antiquated computer system that keeps kids out of city summer camps and swimming lessons will be entirely replaced.

That sounds like an entirely achievable promise – as achievable as pushing the TTC to sell tokens using Interac machines, or towing cars parked illegally during rush hour, other incremental but noticeable improvements that Tory has brought about.

In times like these, that is something I imagine our early-bird mayor would like us to remember.

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Music at The Legion WHEN: 8 p.m. to midnight WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10, 1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: 416-4253070 COST: Free Featuring Jose the DJ. Catch Rob Martine on Friday, March 18, and the Bad Dog Band Friday, March 24.

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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.

St. Padraig’s Day Warm Up WHEN: 8 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 We are celebrating St. Padraig’s Day early this year with Bill Craig, and Irish Dancers. All welcome.

w Sunday, March 13

AFL Ontario Women’s Pre-Season Recruitment Camp WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Monarch Park Stadium, 1 Parkmount

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The Last Supper Theatre WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Presteign-Woodbine United Church, 2538 St. Clair Ave. E. CONTACT: 416-755-8352, www.presteignwoodbineuc.com, presteignwoodbineunitedchu@bellnet.ca COST: Free-will offering Enjoy a light dinner and a provocative drama event. Seating is limited so RSVP to reserve your place at the table.

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.

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March Break Kids Club WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Leaside Presbyterian Church, 670 Eglinton Ave. E. CONTACT: Rev. Angela J. Cluney, 416-422-0510, www.leasidepresbyterianchurch.ca, admin@leasidepresbyterianchurch. ca COST: $30 and up Offered March 15, 16 & 17 for children in JK to Grade 7. Call to register.

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration WHEN: 2 to 6 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10, 1083 Pape Ave. CONTACT: 416-425-3070 COST: Free

For all the March Break activities at your local library branches, check out the Toronto Public Library website at www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/ programs-and-classes/featured/ march-break.jsp

East York Garden Club Meeting & 90th Anniversary Celebration WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Stan Wadlow Clubhouse, 373 Cedarvale Ave. CONTACT: Susan Bartlett, 416-668-7872, susanhirst@gmail. com COST: Free Join us to hear how the club started in 1926 and how 90 years have brought us to the vibrant club we are today. There will be words from East York dignitaries, show and tell slide shows by members, and greetings from near and far.

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

Cribbage WHEN: 7:15 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714, jimb.farrell@ yahoo.ca COST: $6

Canadian Federation of University Women WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Northlea United Church, 125 Brentcliffe Rd. CONTACT: Pat Price, 416-385-1055 COST: Free

Rd. CONTACT: Sarah, www.facebook.com/events/182807818746814, sjennor@gmail.com COST: Free Learn how to play Aussie rules football at this league-wide recruitment event. Learn about the clubs and choose one to play with. No experience required. Just bring enthusiasm and your sneakers or cleats.

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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 For children aged six to 12. Call to register.

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: Free Prizes for the first- and second-place players. The winner will be able to choose form a list of charities and Toronto East Rotary Club will donate $500. Register online by March 14.

After School Maker’s Club 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.

JumpStart: Spring Into Action!

Run/Walk for Diabetes Launch WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Sky Zone Toronto, 45 Esandar Dr. CONTACT: InsideOut Studio, 416849-4765, www.facebook.com/ events/229251490751964, events@ insideoutstudio.ca COST: Donation

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If there is one feature found in democracy that places it above other political philosophies, it is its ability to allow for the open expression of minority points of view.

Yes, you may have to fight constantly in order survive in the realities of democracy’s political processes to express those views, but once you catch the attention of those who hold power you can often bend their will to serve your purpose.

One such person who was a master at doing that was Agnes Macphail (1890 - 1954), the first woman elected to the Canadian House of Commons, and one of the first two women elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Agnes began her career as a schoolteacher serving in rural areas in southwestern Ontario. She became involved in politics and journalism after seeing how different levels of government poorly treated the farming community. After 1919, when it became legal for women in Canada to vote

joe cooper watchdog and hold a political office, Macphail worked hard to be nominated to run for a seat in the federal government.

She achieved this goal and in 1921 became the first woman to be elected to the House of Commons.

During her tenure she was not only a strong voice for the farming community, she was also the first woman appointed as a member to the Canadian delegation to the League of Nations, and was an important advocate of prison reform in this country.

When several progressive political parties merged to form the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in 1932, she was its first president.

In 1943, she became one of the first two women elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (representing York East) where she helped champion the adoption of

the first equal pay legislation in 1951.

On Thursday, March 24 at 7 p.m. in True Davidson Council Chambers of the East York Civic Centre, East York citizens will again celebrate the life of Agnes Macphail and her continued positive influence on our community.

This year’s award recipient is Patrick Rocca, a local realtor, community builder, and CEO of Prostate Cancer Canada. One of his projects was assisting New Circles Community Service, which provides a student scholarship program as well as outfitting students in the Prom Boutique program.

The two winners of the Agnes Macphail Public Speaking Contest held last month in East York are Grade 6 student Olivia Walsh and Grade 8 student Hayden Landolt will also be at the ceremony.

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Hitting the ice at Eastview Winterfest

ON THE RINK: Ariel LeClair, right, and Riley Dinsale have their skates laced up by parents Katie and Blair Dinsale, during the Eastview Community Centre’s Winterfest at Greenwood Park on Sunday. Centre, Jeremy and Chloe McPherson enjoyed a few laps around the rink. Right, Mark Smith and son Briar Smith on the ice.

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Melanie and her staff at the neighbourhood bistro will be celebrating the best way they know how — with delicious food, wine and beer!

From March 11 to 19, customers can enjoy a three-course prix fixe menu on Friday and Saturday for $30 and Tuesday to Thursday for $25.

Choose any app and main from the regular menu, including the famous crab cakes and shrimp mac ‘n’ cheese, plus a dessert.

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>>>from page 1 will compete to be the inaugural Chopped 55 champs, while the members of the four other teams will take part in a workshop led by chef school director John Higgins, who is also a celebrity guest judge on the Chopped Canada television series.

All of the cooking competition’s bi-weekly preliminary rounds took place at the Loblaws PC Cooking School on Musgrave Street, near Victoria Park Avenue and Gerrard Street East.

Kitchen co-ordinator Kira Guthrie from Loblaws worked closely with 55 Division’s Const. Glen Pablo and participating police officers to set up and run the program.

“We wanted to do something fun and exciting for the kids and everyone loves those cooking competitions on TV, especially Chopped,” said Guthrie, who also visited participants at their schools.

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“The kids really got into it, a lot more than we thought they would,” she said, pointing to some students who were so inspired they’ve started cooking meals for their families at home.

“It’s really good team work, too. The kids all worked together.”

Guthrie said she hopes the program will continue to run for years to come as it was such a great experience for all involved.

“We’re already brainstorming ideas for next year,” she said.

Pablo said another desired outcome of the program was to help build confidence.

“We hope (the kids) got life skills, mentoring, and positive interactions with the police,” he said.

Ayda Zivariparan from Dundas Junior Public School loved being part of Chopped 55.

“It’s very exciting and it

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Dundas Junior Public School Grade 5 student Tiffany Vuong, left, gets some help from Chopped Canada, Season 2 winner Sonia Cuffy during the recent Chopped 55 cooking competition.

gave us the opportunity to see if we want to become a chef or not,” she said during the Italian round back in January.

Prior to Chopped 55, the Grade 4 student hadn’t had many interactions with the police.

“I think they’re really nice.

They’re just nice people,” said Ayda, who is one of about 40 volunteers at her school who helps with the hot lunch program.

Grade 5 student Tiffany Vuong, who is also from Dundas, said she was excited to be part of her school’s Chopped 55 team.

“I knew I would enjoy every moment,” said Tiffany, who said she likes to cook and learn how to make new things.

“I’m pretty confident we’re going to make it to the final (round). We did pretty well in the other rounds.”

A s i d e f ro m b r i n g i n g together young people and police officers from the city’s east end for a fun cooking competition, Chopped 55 included certification for participants on first aid and food handling as well as training on the preparation of healthy, tasty meals.

Throughout the four rounds of competition, a host of personalities were invited to serve as judges, including politicians, members of the media, motivational speakers, community leaders, educators and other positive influencers as well as repre-

sentatives from ProAction Cops and Kids.

Sonia Cuffy, the winner of season 2 of Chopped Canada, also volunteered her time to serve as a celebrity judge, mentor, and cheerleader.

“Cooking is something I love to do and I also love to give back,” said Cuffy, who also visited schools to teach cooking techniques, including basic knife skills that helped students with food preparation on competition nights.

“I’ve really enjoyed doing this and the kids are awesome. If I’ve influenced just one kid, my mission is complete.”

Chopped 55 was made possible through a grant from ProAction, Cops and Kids, which provides financial support for community programs run by the Toronto Police Service Community Policing Unit on behalf of kids.

Toronto police partnered with Loblaws and George Brown College Chef School on the initiative. The Food Network Canada and Guerilla Printing also supported Chopped 55.

To raise additional funds for trophies and prizes, Chopped 55’s organizers, participants and supporters are selling Chopped 55 aprons for $20. Donations are also welcome.

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No cause yet in hydro vault fire The TTC says it’s still trying to determine what caused a massive power outage leading to a lengthy shutdown last week.

A fire at a hydro vault resulted in rows of dead streetcars and the shuttering of a lengthy stretch of the Yonge line during rush hour.

Mayor John Tory told media the fire was caused by a cave-in of the vault roof, said to have been the result of unknown vehicles driving on the Richmond Street sidewalk above. TTC officials have not confirmed that account, which the mayor said was related to him by CEO Andy Byford.

Stay tuned as the investigation into the fire’s root cause continues.

DAVENPORT RESIDENTS warn of exodus There was much scepticism expressed for claims from a residents group that the Davenport Overpass will result in a mass exodus from the neighbourhood.

The project, which Metrolinx wants to build to

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At a community meeting last week, the vocal antioverpass group, Options for Davenport, said 40 per cent of the residents it canvassed vowed to move out of the neighbourhood if the bridge is built.

That claim was met with doubt and derision by Twitter users, some of whom promised to buy property in Davenport should some become available as a result of the bridge.

SNOWY BIKE LANES cyclists wirk

It was a mixed bag when it came to the city’s efforts to plow bike lanes during last week’s major snowstorm.

Fifteen to 20 centimetres of snow fell on Toronto, leading to frustrating travel conditions.

Some cyclists were quick to praise rapid efforts at clear-

ing bike lanes in the storm’s aftermath. But others brought attention to unplowed snow on lanes, including along the Bloor Viaduct. On College Street, cyclists reported unsafe conditions as many as two days after the storm.

TO UNDERGO CONSTRUCTION wCOLLEGE

Get ready for some major construction work on College Street over the summer.

The street will undergo major renovations starting in June with watermain upgrades from Lansdowne to Rideau avenues.

To the east, TTC streetcar track replacement will take place at College and Bathurst streets from June 20 to July 22, and at Lansdowne from July 18 to Aug. 15.

Streetscape improvements from mid-June to November and installation of new lighting in Little Italy from August until December are planned.

Rahul Gupta is Metroland Media Toronto’s transportation and infrastructure reporter. His column runs every Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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They are tied 1-1 heading into the weekend, having split a pair at Leaside Arena last weekend, Leaside winning the opener 3-2 last Friday, March 5, but losing 4-1 Saturday.

This weekend sees games 3 and 4 in London Friday and Saturday, respectively, with a final fifth game, if needed, slated Sunday for Leaside Arena with a 4 p.m. start The 20-team league features the best junior women’s hockey in the province. Top 16 qualified for post season with Leaside, enjoying its best ever regular season, finishing sixth with 53 points in 38 games and London 11th with 40 points.

Toronto has two other teams – both making the post season.

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The 16th-place Etobicoke Dolphins (24 points) were swept three-straight by 1stplace Durham West Lightning (63 points).

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A 30 minute fun fitness party featuring dance styles such as Salsa, Irish Dancing, Bollywood, Reggaetown and more!

Monday, March 14 - 12pm

Magic Show With dick joiner Tuesday, March 15 - 12pm & 2pm

A 30 minute show which will conjure up a mixture of fast paced magic, comedy and audience participation!

Plant Buddy craft

Wednesday, March 16 - 12pm to 3pm

Kids will create a googly-eyed plant buddy with planter. A wonderful spring time craft kids can take home to water and care for as it sprouts!

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Thursday, March 17 - 12pm & 2pm

circus Show

Friday, March 18 -12pm & 2pm

A 30 minute show full of excitement and fun including magic, juggling, rolla-bola and a lot of laughter!