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ALEKSANDER BAJRAK abajrak@insidetoronto.com An East York resident is set to undergo critical treatment for cancer, but he is facing barriers along the way: he will have to leave the country to get it, and it may not be covered by public or private health care. T h e f a m i l y o f Ro b e r t Schywalsky is concerned that they will not be able to raise $75,000 by the end of the year for tests and accommodation in Ohio for a clinical drug trial, and is appealing for help to the public.

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“I can’t imagine a life that does not have him in it,” said his wife, Jennifer Schywalsky. “He is the one we go to with happiness to share, sadness and in need of a hug.” Robert’s ordeal has lasted for nearly a decade, involving stays in three Toronto hospitals and undergoing five different types of cancer therapy, to no avail. In 2005, he was diagnosed with chronic lymphoid lymphoma (CLL); according to the Canadian Cancer Society, this form of leukemia most often occurs in men in their 70s, but >>>LOCAL, page 9

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While NHL champions revel in the glory of winning the Stanley Cup, East York house league teams hope to experience the same joy by winning the Little Stanley Cup. T h e E a s t Yo rk Ho c k e y Association will close its hockey season with Little Stanley Cup Day on Sunday, March 29, at the East York Memorial Arena. At noon, the last two remaining peewee house league teams play the 40-minute final. After the game, the champion will

receive the Little Stanley Cup. The house league team finals run all day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Little Stanley Cup is a replica of the familiar NHL trophy. Standing at three feet, it is the only authorized replica in existence. The cup has been part of the EYHA since the 19541955 season. All are welcome to watch the games, which take place at East York Memorial Arena is at 888 Cosburn Ave.

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trong neighbourhoods make a strong city, and involved residents make strong neighbourhoods. In Toronto, that’s true thanks to the work being done by our scores of local residents’ associations. These organizations play a key role in how our city is not only governed, but in how it is planned and how it grows. Neighbourhood associations, which can vary in size from a dozen members to those with membership lists of more than 1,000, are the first place to go for residents who want to have a say in their community. In this week’s paper, our special feature looks at these local associations and their impact. To see what’s going on across the city and how you can get involved, visit us at http://bit.ly/1hlAN8D Whether it’s organizing a street party or dealing with a massive redevelopment proposal, the neighbourhood association is the best our view way for residents to get involved. There’s power in numbers when it to such associations when Associations comes they need to make their case to the roots of a municipal politicians and big developers. strong Toronto Don Mills Residents Inc. is a good example of this. The neighbourhood association with more than 1,000 members took a proactive role in negotiations with developer Cadillac Fairview when it came to the Shops at Don Mills redevelopment, which also included condos and a possible community centre. The residents’ group was able to ensure that the community centre was not lost during what was a sometimes difficult and contentious planning process. The reality is that a powerful neighbourhood association puts the local politicians on notice that they have to work with residents to come up with a satisfactory solution to development plans, or risk not being elected again. This helps focus the politicians to bring the full weight of the city and its planning processes to bear when negotiating with developers. A strong association also helps the developers know what the feelings of the community are, and who they need to deal with in order to come up with a successful project that can be welcomed, or at least tolerated, rather than scorned by the area’s residents. But it’s not all about negotiating with politicians and developers. The real strength of these organizations is how they bring the people of a neighbourhood together. They make your community stronger, and by extension they make Toronto – as a whole – a better place.

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What are the lessons for the mayoral campaign?

o now that we have a group of people who are officially declared as running for mayor, what are the issues? It would be a waste of time to make current mayor Rob Ford an issue, but unfortunately, he’s going to ensure that he’s front and centre. Beyond debating his “record,” the legitimate focus will be on the Scarborough subway extension, which does need to be examined. This should be part of one of the key issues that all of the mayoralty candidates should have a clear platform on: transportation policy for Toronto. We did have a clear transportation policy in the form of Transit City, which Ford shut down as his first act as mayor. As a result, we’ve wasted four years as he stumbled around trying to get a privately funded subway line that never materialized. We’re now going to

joe cooper watchdog be paying for a subway extension of unclear value that will have a direct impact upon the taxes of all Torontonians with no universal benefit. So again, how are the other mayoralty candidates going to address this issue? Are we simply going to leave the Scarborough subway extension plan in place, with its tax impact and questionable benefit? Or will someone emerge with a broader vision that will benefit the entire city of Toronto? Likewise, there are many other issues that have been simmering away over the past four years. The roads of the city are a mess with gridlock and potholes, plus the “war on bicycles” has not just delayed the building of bike lanes – we’ve seen

bike lanes removed. There was a big show made of firing the board of directors of the Toronto Community Housing when Ford became mayor.

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What policies and plans do the new group of candidates have towards those who would build the city rather than tear it down?

Whatever came of that? Public housing is still in a major crisis in the city along with the whole issue of urban poverty that seems to have been swept under the carpet while Ford has been mayor. What about the general live-ability of the city in terms of support for those people who make it liveable? All of the people who genuinely cared about making the city work and grow were brushed aside

as special interest groups. What policies and plans do the new group of candidates have towards those who would build the city rather than tear it down? We’re still in the early stages of the mayoralty race and it’s going to be a long and drawn-out affair, unfortunately. Hopefully the candidates will take the high road and focus on showing the citizens of Toronto that they can do more than throw mud at the other candidates. Or worse, run a campaign on empty sound bite based phrases like “stop the gravy train,” which end up meaning nothing. The campaign of 2014 must be one of substance and have a foundation in facts because there is too much at stake to play politics. 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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Ziauddin Yousafzai, father of teen education advocate Malala Yousafzai, talks to students at Secord Elementary School.

Malala Yousafzai’s father speaks to Secord students Ali Raza araza@insidetoronto.com A crowd of children sat in orderly rows and waited anxiously to hear from the man they knew as Malala’s dad. Ziauddin Yousafzai, father of Malala Yousafzai, spoke to an attentive crowd of grades 4 and 5 students at Secord Elementary School Thursday, March 20. Malala Yousafzai is an education activist who was shot by the Taliban in October 2012 in the Swat Valley region of Pakistan. After recovering from her wounds, she’s been recognized as a global voice for women’s rights and education. Yousafzai was hosted by the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) in partnership with Plan Canada, an organization supporting social justice for children around the world. Donna Quan, the TDSB’s director of education and Rosemary McCarney, president and CEO of Plan Canada, a Beach resident who recently wrote a book called Every Day is Malala Day, attended the event. The message Ziauddin Yousafzai delivered to the students was clear: to raise awareness about the millions of children without access to any education. “You are going to school, may god keep your country safe, may god keep you all

safe, I wish you best of luck and a great future for everyone,” he said. “But you see, there are children, 66 million girls, and many millions of boys also, that they have no access to school.” Coming to Canada for the first time, Yousafzai was invited to give a TED (Technology, Education and Design) talk, something he hadn’t heard of before. He enthusiastically said he loved Canada for it had given so much love – and a honourary citizenship to Malala – to his family. uplifting After an uplifting greeting to the kids, calling them “diverse, beautiful flowers,” Yousafzai explained the challenges that inhibit some children in Pakistan and other countries from receiving an education. “You can imagine how difficult it is,” he said. “They should have books in their hands and pens in their hands, but they don’t. They have hammers in their hands, some work in workshops, some in domestic child labour.” He kept a cheerful attitude as he reminded students of the importance of recognizing these issues concerning children’s educational rights. “I will not talk about many serious things, because it’s

your age to have fun and play,” Yousafzai said. “These are very tragic facts of this world that in many, many parts of the world, children are suffering.” The children presented him with letters for Malala, before he presented a painting to the school. He left the students with positive and inspirational thoughts “I enjoyed the presentation because it showed me that women and girls can make a change in our community and it’s not always men,” said Hope Kalu, a Grade 5 student. “Malala made a difference for women and she’s an inspiration and a hero for women around the world.” McCarney spoke to the children before Yousafzai about the 66 million girls in the world without access to schools. Her work has led her to meet with several refugee children inadequate to no schooling. “Malala has been speaking out for many years about girls and their right to an education,” McCarney said. “She’s speaking for all of us. And that’s why we wrote a book about Malala, and I’m going to leave this for your library. I hope you enjoy it, but I hope you also talk about it.

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reduce in swelling by 50 per cent. But Robert’s body is now resistant to a “miracle combination” of traditional CLL medicines. Ohio centre Family and friends later discovered the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Ohio State University (OSU) – it is one of the first hospitals that supplies Imbruvica (also known as ibrutinib), approved for use in the United States just last month. OSU has extended a hand to Robert, agreeing not to charge for the anticancer drug, which is currently priced at $270 a day to administer. However, the additional costs of care and travel may not be guaranteed by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan or a private insurer. April 1 is the deadline

for the first payment to the university, which is approximately $20,000. Jennifer laments having their children – Robbie, 10, and Johnathan, 19 (Robert’s stepson) – see their father in this condition. “This whole process is exhausting. The appointments, the research, the treatments. There hasn’t really been time to just ‘be’,” she said. “Rob just doesn’t have the energy to do what most people take for granted. But we are a family, we love and respect each other, and no matter what life has in store for us, we will get through it together.” A fundraising dinner will take place on Saturday, May 3, at the Muckish Irish Pub on 74 Hymus Road, at 7 p.m.

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Murder and Mayhem with Crime Writers of Canada WHEN: 1to 5 p.m. WHERE: Du Cafe, 885 O’Connor Dr. CONTACT: Sharon A. Crawford, words@samcraw.com COST: Free Join Sharon A. Crawford as she hosts the monthly Murder and Mayhem session. Features: Rob Brunet, Lynn Allbrecht, Rosemary McCracken and Howard Shier. A Little Country Music WHEN: 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: 416-425-1714 COST: Free Bill Dickenson. Everyone welcome.

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Kitchen Basics WHEN: 4 to 7 p.m. WHERE: St. Luke’s Church, 904 Coxwell Ave. CONTACT: Victoria, 416-424-3074 COST: Free; all materials provided Each evening we will cook and learn together, share a meal and take away left-overs. All materials and food are provided. You may attend one or all monthly sessions. Sunday Karaoke WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240

Len Boreham Dart Tournament WHEN: 9 a.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714, RCL22.COM, jimb.farrell@yahoo.ca COST: $10 per player; registration preferred Join the second annual doubles tournament. Everyone welcome. Please note all prizes supplied. There will be no cash prizes. Registration preferred by email. 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.

Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714 COST: Free Sing, dance or listen.

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Cribbage WHEN: 7:15 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: 416-4251714 COST: $6

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Chair Exercise Class WHEN: 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. WHERE: Leaside United Church, 822 Millwood Rd. CONTACT: Eric Daw, 416-4500892, daweric@gmail.com COST: Complimentary

This is a one-hour class focusing on balance,coordination, strength, flexibility and posture. Facilitated by a qualified older adult specialist. Call or email to register Income Tax Clinic 2013 WHEN: 4 to 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Woodgreen Community Services Danforth, 815 Danforth Ave., suite 100 CONTACT: 416-645-6000 ext. 1186, volunteer@woodgreen.org COST: Free WoodGreen Volunteer Services holds its annual clinic for marginalized communities on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays until April 27 at the Danforth location.

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Pollinator Gardens WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Riverdale Branch, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: Riverdale Branch, 416-393-7720 COST: Free Learn to create a haven for pollinators from a master gardener. Holodeck Follies - Star Trek Variety Comedy Show WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Black Swan Tavern, 154 Danforth Avenue CONTACT: https://improvdandies. wordpress.com/holodeck-follies/ COST: $10 The Dandies take over the tavern the first Wednesday of each month, to boldly go where no variety show has gone before: a Star Trek parody for Trekkies and non-Trekkies alike.

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Forgiveness and Letting go WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Presteign-Woodbine United Church, 2538 St. Clair Ave. E. CONTACT: 416755-8352 COST: Free Offering a way to express faith which fits into a modern lifestyle.

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Mile of Spring Style WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Danforth Business Improvement Area, 253 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: 416-4294479 COST: Free A Mile of Spring Style is the kick-off event for the Danforth BIA’s 2014 Danforth Experience Series.

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Poetry Night at the Library WHEN: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Pape-Danforth Public Library, 701 Pape Ave. COST: Free; drop in Share up to two poems.

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Northlea Blood Donor Clinic WHEN: 2 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Northlea Public School, 305 Rumsey Rd. CONTACT: 1-888-236-6283 COST: Free

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Probe into double homicide on Danforth Avenue continues Police have identified the two men who were killed after a gunman opened fire outside the Mediterranean Social Club last Wednesday night. One person was pronounced dead shortly after arriving in hospital, and the second victim died of his injuries early Thursday, March 20. Toronto police have identified the murder victims as Jonathan Stefan Khan, 21, and Shawn Chestnut-Reddick, 22, both of Toronto. Police were called to the scene at Danforth and Woodbine avenues around 8:45 p.m. Both victims were shot in

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Police have identified Shawn Chestnut-Reddick, 22, left, and Jonathan Stefan Khan, 21, as the two men killed in a shooting on Danforth Avenue last Wednesday night.

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The Great Escape: A Canadian Story To mark the 70th anniversary of The Great Escape, author Ted Barris reads from his new book, The Great Escape: A Canadian Story and shares the real story of the most astonishing episodes in World War II, directly through the eyes of those who experienced it. April 10, 6:45 pm Gerrard/Ashdale Branch 1432 Gerrard St. East Book Talk with Suanne Kelman Ryerson University journalism professor Suanne Kelman offers insight into this year’s Toronto Public Library One Book, The Cellist of Sarajevo.

Writing about War: Fiction Antanis Sileika (Underground), Nicole Lundrigan (The Widow Tree) and Karen Connelly (Burmese Lessons) talk about conflict and art in a discussion moderated by author Ray Robertson. April 16, 6:45 pm Danforth/Coxwell Branch 1675 Danforth Ave. Listening to Albinoni’s Adagio A performance by cellist Sonya Nanos and a talk about music and war with Trinity College chaplain Andrea Budgey.

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The City ofToronto has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to address basement and surface flooding in EastYork area (please see map).The objective of the study is to provide recommendations to reduce the risk of future basement and surface flooding, and reduce the amount of stormwater entering the sanitary and storm sewer systems. The City has accepted the consultant’s recommendations to help resolve flooding problems in the study area, which include: • Continue promotion of source control measures which help to manage stormwater where it originates (e.g. roofs, driveways, roads, etc), as well as the City’s Basement Flooding Protection Subsidy Program. • Upgrade the capacity of the storm sewer systems and install inlet control devices in catchbasins to restrict the flow that can enter the storm sewer system • Upgrade the capacity of the sanitary sewer system and provide underground pipe storage • Seal (e.g. plug) perforated sanitary sewer maintenance hole covers in select low-lying areas and replace open style sanitary sewer maintenance hole covers

Mae Lee (Rigmea) City of Toronto – Public Consultation Unit Metro Hall, 19th Fl., 55 John St., Toronto, ON M5V 3C6 Tel: 416-392-8210 Fax: 416-392-2974 TTY: 416-338-0889 E-mail: rigmea_lee@toronto.ca or Visit: toronto.ca/involved If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the City of Toronto, a person or party may request that the Ontario Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual environmental assessments. The Minister must receive the request in writing by April 30, 2014 at the address below, and a copy must also be sent to the City contact. If no requests are received by April 30, 2014, the City may proceed with this project as outlined in the Project File Report. The Honourable Jim Bradley Minister of the Environment 77 Wellesley St. W. Ferguson Block, 11th Fl. Toronto, ON M7A 2T5 Issue Date: March 27, 2014

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area, and like most neighbourhood associations, it formed when residents saw a When it comes to preservcommunity issue that needed ing your community’s idenresolving. Its first issue arose tity and ensuring proposed in the 1930s, according to improvements are helpful and Fripp, when a group of young not detrimental, chances are mothers championed for a neighbourhood association more public transit passhad something ing through the to do with it. Leaside area. They’re creTo d a y t h e LPOA has fought ated to be a many battles and vo i c e o f t h e community — won, including for the people a recent oneby the people. with Metrolinx In E a s t EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE to have a street level station at York, there are OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY Leslie Street for a number of ASSOCIATIONS. different neighthe Eglinton ★★★ bourhood associCrosstown LRT ations. They may If you’re involved with a line, as opposed group who’s helping to go by a variety of to keeping it names, but their shape our city, tell us your underground latest news! Email g o a l s re vo l ve which would around the same eym@insidetoronto.com have created trafcore principle: fic implications preserve the community. for Leaside and limited future “I think it’s essential that expansion, according to Fripp. neighbourhoods have rateIt was a major success to get payer groups,” says Carol Metrolinx to reconsider and go through the design process Burtin Fripp, the co-vice with them. president of the Leaside Property Owner’s Association The LPOA also help people (LPOA). in the neighbourhood with “It’s the only way of protheir individual issues by tecting your neighbourhood giving advice. Fripp said the and knowing about what’s most common issue that gets happening before it’s too brought to the association’s doorstep is bylaw issues late to maybe make them better.” relating to the construction The LPOA has been around of homes. for more than 60 years repreHelping residents solve senting the north and south community issues is only sides of Leaside. It’s been half the battle. The other half relies on city council taking active in reviewing develnotice and listening to its opment proposals, traffic studies, public safety, crime constituents. issues and other municipal Ward 29 Toronto-Danforth affairs that may affect the Councillor Mary Fragedakis

Local community builders Leaside Property Owners Association President: Brian Athey Web: www.lpoa.ca

Parkview Hills Community Association President: Justin Van Dette Web: www.parkviewhills.ca

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Lobbying by neighbourhood groups, including the Parkview Hills Community Association, helped keep open the 54 Division police station on Cranfield Road in East York.

admits there aren’t too many associations in her ward, but the ones that are active play a large role in shaping the community around them. “I’m a big fan of them (neighbourhood associatons). They’re rooted in the community and have their finger on the pulse of the issues that are on the minds of residents,” said Fragedakis. She said an association’s presence in a community is a positive one because it allows and encourages discussions between residents and their municipal government. “Engagement is a positive thing. If you’re able to have a dialogue or a back and forth with the community I think good things can come of that,” said Fragedakis. Although neighbourhood associations have a reputation for championing for improvements in their local parks and streets, whether it’s through increased lighting in parks, stop signs on

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“The primary benefit of an association is that they bring the community together, through social activity, which builds relationships among neighbours. That alone is such a positive benefit,” explains Ward 32 Beaches-East York Councillor Janet Davis. Davis, who is a firm believer in the presence of not only neighbourhood associations but tenant associations too, sees the relationship between city councillor and local associations as “absolutely

East York Tenants Group Web: www.eastyorktenantsgroup.com Thorncliffe Park Tenants Association

critical.” But not every relationship is a smooth one. Associations from time to time butt heads with councillors on certain public policies or development proposals. Fripp admitted some councillors are easier to work with than others, and others are more secretive. She wouldn’t name names. “We have a reputation of independence and they (councillors) usually take notice. It’s much more successful if you can work together,” said Fripp. “We’re not afraid to ask a lot of questions.” She added the important thing is to keep the lines of communication open. Davis said the value in such a relationship is also in the empowerment it gives residents to know they can make a difference in their community. “It’s a vehicle for neighbourhoods to building more

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vibrant communities, from clean up days to street parties, it’s all things that build and strengthen our community.” One association that prides itself in building a community is the Parkview Hills Community Association. Current president Justin Van Dette said the association’s role will always be to engage and educate. “We do a lot of events for our community where we encourage residents to come out and learn about our community safety initiatives. We even do education campaigns on finances,” said Van Dette. He got involved in the association at the age of 19 because he enjoyed being a part of the community. And unlike some associations that were created to combat an issue, the Parkview Hills association was created to “better engage and organize community events and bring out neighbours and friends together.” But, it’s not all block parties, picnics and fundraisers. The Parkview Hills association recently fought to stop their police station (54 Division at Cranfield Road) from merging with 55 Division at Coxwell Avenue. Residents were concerned that the merger could impact service times. According to Van Dette, because the association was “very very vocal” about keeping the current police station in the same area, they were able to get the attention of Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair forcing him to listen and in the end becoming an advocate for their cause. We’ve got more. Read all about the work of other Toronto community associations at http://bit.ly/1hlAN8D

Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association Chair: Kate Tennier Web: www.beachhill.org

Bowmore school’s Make-it Fair sale set for Saturday Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School is hosting a one-day event showcasing local “makers”. The Bowmore “Make-It” Fair is set to take place this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School, 80 Bowmore Rd. The event space will be divided into four areas: students/teachers, indepen-

dents/community, vendors, and not-for-profit organizations. Email bowmoremakeitfair@gmail.com to reserve your table. MP hosts Women’s Day event wLocal

Area residents are invited to a community celebration for International Women’s Day this Sunday.

Hosted by Beaches-East York MP Matthew Kellway, the festivities take place at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The free family event, billed as a creative drop-in, includes music by youth members of the Beaches Jazz Festival, dramatic book and poetry readings by local artists/poets Kim Echlin, Jane Fairburn Rogers, Katie Flaherty, Diane Gordon

and Thelma Sambrook, artwork by several local women artists as well as members of the Beach Studio Tour and performances by the Bengali community, food samples by local chefs and short films provided by the National Film Board of Canada. For more information, email matthew.kellway. c1a@parl.gc.ca or call 416467-0860.

BIA welcomes spring wDanforth The Danforth BIA will host a spring sale called A Mile of Spring Style on April 4 from 6-9 p.m. Select businesses on Broadview and Danforth Ave. will offer specials and extended hours in a move to cheer up winter-ridden Torontonians. “Our local shop keepers took this on and really wanted

to do something for their customers because this winter has been difficult,” said Susan Piff, Executive Director of the Danforth BIA. The sale is the premiere event for the 2014 Danforth Experience Series. For more info and full details visit www.thedanforth. ca or contact Steve Williams at 416-363-8704 or steve@ sterlingreputationspr.com.

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Looking for a Family Doctor? The City of Toronto holds public consultations as one way to engage residents in the life of their city.Toronto thrives on your great ideas and actions. We invite you to get involved.

Areas for Proposed Residential Apartment Commercial Zone Public Open Houses You are invited to attend one of the following Public Open Houses to discuss potential sites for the new Residential Apartment Commercial (RAC) zone. A presentation will take place at 7 p.m. Staff will be available to answer your questions. Thursday, April 3 Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office Youth Space, 45 Overlea Blvd. 4 to 9 p.m.

Wednesday, April 16 Bethany Baptist Church 1041 Pape Ave. 6 to 9 p.m. (This location is not wheelchair accessible)

Background The new Residential Apartment Commercial zone will permit a number of small-scale uses on apartment building sites, which are expected to contribute to the vibrancy and diversity of apartment neighbourhoods. The new uses may include, for example, small shops, food markets, cafes, learning centres, day nurseries, barbershops, doctor’s offices, community centres and places of worship. City Planning staff will report on the results of these open house consultation sessions at a statutory public meeting on the proposed amendments to the city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013, to be held at the Planning and Growth Management Committee on May 29, 2014. More information Alan Theobald Jane Welsh 416-392-0185 416-392-9709

Website: www.toronto.ca/zoning Email: zoningproject@toronto.ca

Requests for special assistance can be made by contacting Hailey Toft at 416-392-0170 or htoft@toronto.ca. Information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.

CCAC can help you find a primary care provider through Health Care Connect For the thousands of Torontonians who don’t have a family doctor, it can be frustrating to try to get a new one – making phone calls to doctors’ offices and asking friends for references may work some of the time, but can also be time-consuming and often unsuccessful. This is bad news for all of us, because people without a family doctor often go straight to a hospital emergency room when they feel unwell. In most cases, this is not the best place for them, and means incurring needless costs for care. In other cases, early intervention by a doctor could prevent severe health issues that require emergency care or hospitalization. There is good news. Toronto has the highest number of family doctors in Ontario – 1200. In addition, primary care can now also be provided by nurse practitioners, experienced nurses with additional years of training and testing, who can diagnose, treat and prescribe medication for most conditions. They can be found in Family Health Teams, working with physi-

cians and nurses to provide care to a larger number of patients. They can also run their own patient clinics. And there is a free service available to help people find a primary care provider. Health Care Connect was created by the Government of Ontario in February 2009. Any Ontarian with an OHIP (health) card who does not have a primary care provider can register. A Care Connector then contacts the individual and works to find them a doctor. Individuals with more complex health needs are prioritized so they can receive the ongoing care and monitoring that we know is important to maintaining their health and keeping them out of hospital. To date, over 9,000 people who have registered with Health Care Connect in Toronto have been linked with a primary care provider. Lo-

cation is an important consideration when matching a patient with a primary care provider, but other preferences can be taken into consideration, including wheelchair accessibility, the ability of the doctor or team members to make housecalls, or languages spoken. This doesn’t mean all these preferences will be met, but usually the most important can be. When the Care Connector finds a ‘match’, an individual meets with the primary care provider, then decides if the match is right. Everyone has the option to accept the match or re-register to begin the process again. Whether a family doctor, nurse practitioner or Family Health Team, matching individuals to primary care improves their health, peace of mind and our healthcare system as a whole.

Tips before you register for Health Care Connect: 1. Make sure that you have a valid Health Card (OHIP). 2. Make sure your mailing address is up-to-date. 3. Make sure that you are not already enrolled with a family doctor. 4. Call 1-800-445-1822 to register Monday to Friday, 9-5pm. Or register online at www.ontario.ca/healthcareconnect. For more information about Toronto Central CCAC (Community Care Access Centre), call (416) 506-9888. Rosina Montemarano, Provincial Lead Care Connector, Health Care Connect, Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre

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david nickle the city Stintz and David Soknacki’s attempt to gain ground. On Monday, Stintz made her first foray into that, with what she billed as a major policy announcement and delivered as a policy clarification. She gathered some cameras and reporters together on a south Riverdale street corner to give some more details about how she would monetize Toronto Hydro to pay for a downtown relief line. Stintz had already said she wanted to get some cash out of Toronto Hydro for the subway – when she spoke at the Toronto Region Board of Trade to launch her campaign. There weren’t details then, but she was well aware that the complicated rules of utility ownership in this province meant that Toronto couldn’t sell more than 10 per cent without

paying a whack of tax. So Monday, Stintz told reporters that the city would need to negotiate changes to the rules — so that the city could sell just over 50 per cent of the billion-dollar utility. That would make a downpayment for the downtown relief line. The wisdom of this policy is debatable. Toronto receives a tangible benefit from the power company — in the form of dividends, which last year amounted to $41.9 million. That revenue will have to be made up somewhere, even as the city struggles to find more cash to build the relief line. But like everything coming from candidates at this stage, taking a position is a gamble. At this stage of the game, everybody’s got to do what they got to do. It is, as Stintz has observed, a long game ahead.

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