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Students at an East York school have started collecting Toonies to help out the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

Toronto Catholic District School Board’s Canadian Martyrs school, which is located at 520 Plains Rd. in the Woodbine and O’Connor area, has already collected the proceeds of a Toonie drive for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan.

The school of 290 students has raised $1,085.60 so far.

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LEST WE FORGET: Glenda Swiderski pins a poppy on the Toronto Fire Services wreath during the Remembrance Day service at the East York Civic Centre. For more Remembrance Day photos, please see page 3.

Rotary Club arts and crafts at Eastminster The Toronto East Rotary Club is holding its fourth Annual Arts and Crafts Sale featuring a number of diverse artisans selling their creations Saturday, Nov. 16, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at

Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Avenue (at Jackman Avenue).

Refreshments will be available, together with live music, face painting and a draw.

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The TCDSB will hold a Toonie drive with schools across the board to raise funds for typhoon relief on Tuesday, Nov. 19.

The typhoon hit the Philippines on Nov. 8 with winds approaching 275km/h and destroyed buildings, crops and infrastructure across several islands, leaving thousands dead.

Estimates suggest more than 9.5 million people are in need of aid across nine provinces and more than 600,000 have been forced from their homes.

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The evening will feature a video screening of Leaside Then and Now, by AnnaLouise Richardson of Tree of Life Video, at 7 p.m.

At 7:30 p.m., a talk on the history of Leaside by Jane Pitfield will be presented.

Geoff Kettel, vice-president of the Leaside Property Owners Association, will talk about heritage preservation in the community.

Lambton House is located at 4066 Old Dundas St., near the Humber River.

The bazaar will include a silent auction, craft sale, bake sale, raffles, entertainment and more.

All proceeds will go to support the volunteer activities at the home and support resident programs.

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Remembrance Day ceremony pays tribute to those who served HILARY CATON eym@insidetoronto.com Crowds of families and veterans lined the perimeter of the garden in front of the East York Civic Centre facing the cenotaph to pay tribute and remember the brave men and women who fought for freedom.

Spectators clapped as a parade of military cadets, veterans and police officers marched down Memorial Park Avenue as part of the Remembrance Day Memorial Service Monday at the civic centre.

As the temperature remained slightly frigid and the rain began to fall, Jim Listre from the Royal Canadian Legion’s Branch 22, Woodbine Heights, stood tall and unflinching.

“I come here every year,” said Listre. “I’ve had worse (weather).”

Served in navy Listre served in the Royal Canadian Navy for five years from 1945 to 1950. “Served from the end of the war until the Korean War started,” said Listre.

“And then I got out.”

He spent his five years on four different ships, one of which was stationed where Ontario Place stands today.

The other three were in various parts of South America.

“We did 16,000 miles in 101 days visiting different ports in South America,” said Listre.

“I loved being on a ship, I didn’t care for barracks too much.”

Another veteran, 89-yearold Joan Preston, who served in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force in England, spent five and a half years from 1941 to 1946 in the Royal Air Force.

She was a teleprinter operator. sending and receiving messages for the RAF. According to Preston, she was located underground and was a part of the bomber command for England.

“To get in you had to give a password at the gate to get to where we were,” said Preston.

Joined at 17 She joined when she was 17 years old after seeing various women in uniform walk down the street. She was in awe and immediately wanted to join.

“I was just excited to get into the air force,” said Preston. “I loved it.”

She has two medals and was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal this year.

The East York ceremony featured two minutes of silence at 11 a.m., and Royal Canadian Navy sailor Jack Aldred read the poem In Flanders Fields. Wreaths were then placed in front of the cenotaph.

During the placing of the wreaths, Joan DruryMiddleton stood with tears in her eyes.

Her father, Norfolk Drury, at 15 years old, was recruited in the British navy in the First World War. He then went on to serve in the Second World War for the Canadian navy.

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He was one of the lucky ones who came home after the war was over. But tears still streamed down her face.

“I think about all the memorial day services my father marched in,” said Drury-Middleton. “I never went to any, I wasn’t interested. I guess that’s why I’m crying, I regret that I didn’t go.”

Her father died in 1993 just a month shy of his 94th birthday.

Drury-Middleton recalls the day the announcement was made that the Second World War was over.

She was in Halifax at the time.

“It was a seaport town, just teeming with sailors and they were just so delirious that the war was over,” said DruryMiddleton.

“They were so happy. The city just went crazy.”

The East York ceremony concluded with the hymn O God, Our Help in Ages Past and slowly all military personnel and cadets marched out.

Spectators remained in the rain and cold to see them off.

Some were saluting, others waved but all remembered and reflected on the sacrifices that were made in order for them to be free.

“It’s all about remembering,” said Drury-Middleton.

“And it’s so important that we do that. That we remember them and what they did for us.”

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Above, Debbie Draper and her daughter Samantha, 2, place a poppy on the cenotaph following the Remembrance Day service at the East York Civic Centre on M o n d a y. L e f t , a n honour guard surrounds the cenotaph during the ceremony.

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n today’s East York Mirror and on our website at www.eastyorkmirror.com, you’ll find the start of a multi-week feature all about youth suicide.

It’s unusual we devote such space to a social problem. The fact is, this is a critical social issue and a problem that deserves public attention.

The series is appearing in Metroland newspapers throughout Ontario and is the result of the work of a variety of reporters across the province, aided by the thoughts of experts on the subject, who helped shape the stories and the focus of our efforts.

We think if you are a parent you should take the time to read the feature.

Far too often, parents are surprised by an unexpected suicide. We hope that by providing this information, we will have provided an our view opportunity to reverse that possibility for young people in our comOur aim is to munity.

In this series, we hope to give you have fewer an idea just how large a problem suicide is, help identify trends families left youth in a youth’s life to watch for that can lead to suicidal thoughts, provide a behind list of resources where one can find help or more information – and most of all to help our community’s parents and youth understand there is hope.

There is a bright future for all youth. And it sometimes takes a community to help youth understand what the future holds.

We sincerely hope one legacy of this project is to inform parents and give them the power and support needed to identify and help a youth in trouble. There’s a legacy for the media, too, here. Reporting on individual suicide has always been an informal taboo.

But as those involved with the project thought about it, we all realized we’ve been touched by suicide in our personal lives. Suicide is more prevalent than sometimes we’d like to believe. And that makes it an issue worth bringing front-of-mind as a necessity for community discussion.

Nov. 23 is International Survivors of Suicide Day – a day to recognize the families left behind. This feature series envelops that day and we hope we’re able to present a toolbox of opportunity, so ultimately there are fewer families left behind, and more youth leading wonderful, adventurous and unexpectedly full lives.

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Enabling Mayor Ford is not helping him

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here has been a term thrown around this past week in regards to Mayor Rob Ford that should be understood by the public.

That is “enabling” or “enabling behaviour”, which is related more to those around him than to the mayor himself.

It is a term that is used to describe how those who are in direct influence of the mayor’s behaviour allow him to continue to behave in a way that is not in his best interest.

The reason that I bring this up is that right now Mayor Ford is in a very critical point in his life, both personal and political.

He has, by his own admission, a drinking and drug problem that he must face.

He has been told by many people, including myself, that he should either take a leave of absence or resign from his

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office and deal with that problem.

Yet he has stated that he has no intention on doing so.

Instead, he seems to believe that by simply saying that he has a problem and that he is sorry about it that it will go away.

Unfortunately, that is not how an addition/dependency works. shaken off It is not something that can be shaken off like a head cold, and even with clinical help the failure rate is very high.

What is worse is that those who are around him, that are closest to him, seem to be supporting his denial of how serious a

problem he has.

This is where the enabling comes in, where other people enable the denial by not allowing the person in trouble to see how much trouble they are really in.

Worse, those people who are trying to make the mayor confront his problems, such as city council, are seen as “the enemy.” needs help As a result, what should be a private matter of people assisting a person who needs help is now a public drama. A very messy and unneeded drama in which there are no winners and where Mayor Ford is going to be the loser.

A very unfortunate sideeffect is that it may well send the wrong message to others who are in the same position and need help.

Ford is providing a poor role model for those who

are suffering from drug and alcohol dependency issues.

He is making it appear as if the “cure” is far too easy because he has not even taken the first steps to recovery.

Worse, those who are trying to help are being demonized while those who are enabling him to continue don’t really realize he’s still in a state of denial.

As I said last week, and I will say again, there is no dishonour in admitting to a real problem and doing something about it.

However, there is no honour holding onto power simply out of fear of losing it. It means you never really had it to begin with and only won it by a fluke of chance.

Joe Cooper is a long-time East York resident and community activist. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at eym@insidetoronto.com

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The Don Valley Art Club Large & Small Holiday Art Show & Sale WHEN: Nov. 20 to 24 and Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 from noon to 4 p.m. WHERE: Todmorden Mills Papermill Gallery, 67 Pottery Rd. CONTACT: 416-396-2819, www.donvalleyartclub.com COST: Free Features more than 100 artists with a variety of original artworks created in multiple mediums, reflecting a wide range of artistic styles. Opening reception is Nov. 20 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Murder and Mayhem WHEN: 4 to 6 p.m. WHERE: Du Cafe, 885 O’Connor Drive CONTACT: Sharon A. Crawford, words@samcraw. com COST: Free Crime Writers of Canada authors Elizabeth Duncan, John Worsley Simpson, and John McFeteridge read from their published works.

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Gemini Pan Groove Steel Pan Concert WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. WHERE: St. Luke’s Church, 904 Coxwell Ave. CONTACT: Lisa, 416-421-6878 Ext. 21, www.stluke.ca, st.luke@ca.inter. net COST: $20 Soup and dessert served afterward.

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Diabetes Community Information Session WHEN: 3 to 6 p.m. WHERE: Rumsey Cardiac Centre, Toronto Rehab, 347 Rumsey Rd. CONTACT: Christine Henry, 416-597-3422 Ext. 3724, christine.henry@uhn.ca COST: Free Featuring Dr. Michael Sarin, program physician and Dr. Paul Oh, medical director, cardiovascular prevention and rehab program.

Scottish Dancing for Beginners WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Glenna MacDonald, 416-763-0073, glenna. macdonald@sympatico.ca COST: $100 for 10 weeks No previous dancing experience necessary. No partner or kilt required.

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Family Movies WHEN: 2 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Danforth/Coxwell Branch Toronto Public Library, 1675 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7783 COST: Free PA Day movie: Nov. 15 - The Croods.

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Danforth Ave. CONTACT: Karen Somerville, 416-463-3834 COST: Free The Toronto East Rotary Club is holding its annual sale featuring diverse artisans, live music, face painting and a draw.

Arts and Crafts Sale WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Eastminster United Church, 310

Pirates’ and Sailors’ Ball WHEN: 2 to 10:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: www.

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Includes two workshops and ball with live music No dance experience is required if you attend afternoon English Country Dance workshop. Ball-only tickets

Fall Bazaar WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Westview Presbyterian Church, 233 Westview Ave. CONTACT: Cathy Callon, 416-759-8531 COST: Free Bake table; crafts; yard sale; books; accessories; lucky draw; silent auction; cafe (serving breakfast & lunch).

Attention All “Folkies” WHEN: 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, 1240 Woodbine Ave. CONTACT: Jim Farrell, 416-425-1714 COST: Free Bill Craig with a Tribute to the late Stan Rogers. this .

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Tis The Season WHEN: 2 to 6 p.m. WHERE: BAIN Co-Op Community Centre, 100 Bain Ave. CONTACT: 416-419-3590, COST: Free Features: jewelry, healing crystals,

Riverdale Community Arts & Letters Club WHEN: 6 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Riverdale Branch, 370 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: Riverdale Branch, 416393-7720 COST: Free Carol Bishop-Gwyn will discuss her biography of the National Ballet Company’s Celia Franca.

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Creative Knitting and Fibre Arts WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Drive CONTACT: 416-396-3975, COST: Free; call to register Join Cathy Thomson, expert knitter and spinner, in an exploration of the fibre arts. All skill levels welcome.

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enzil Minnan-Wong has been around the block. I know this because he got his start on North York Council shortly after I got my start covering city politics, in the early 1990s.

He wasn’t elected, initially; North York Council appointed him to fill the seat left vacant with the passing of former councillor Barry Burton.

Unlike other candidates for the appointment, Minnan-Wong would not promise to stay out of the next election. Why should he? he argued. If he did a good job in the remaining months of the term, he’d like to be re-elected.

It was refreshing candor.

North York council was at that time filled with councillors who’d lied about their intentions after taking appointments and become fixtures. Minnan-Wong, a young and committed Progressive Conservative operative, at least wore his ambition on his sleeve. I had to hand it to him.

david nickle the city A couple decades later, a somewhat more cautious Minnan-Wong edges toward committing to a mayoralty run. A longtime member of Mayor Rob Ford’s cabinet-like executive committee, he started this week at loggerheads with the mayor over his crack-smoking, harddrinking lifestyle. Between the time I write this and the time you read this, the two will have faced off on the floor of Toronto Council.

But Tuesday, MinnanWong made it clear he is seriously considering a more serious face off: namely, taking on Ford and others in the 2014 election for the mayoralty.

It’s a serious consideration. In early polls, Minnan-Wong’s not been much of a factor. The fantasy-football mayor’s race has been dominated

by Olivia Chow, Ford, Karen

Stintz and John Tory.

With ex-Scarborough councillor David Soknacki already having declared his interest along with Ford and Stintz, the rightof-centre ballot is already crowded. If Tory decides to run, it’ll be a crowded pack, running against what so far seems to be a more disciplined ticket on the left, supporting Chow.

If Minnan-Wong runs and loses, it will mean at least a pause in a long political career, and possibly the end of it. And it could mean having contributed to a left-of-centre Chow mayoralty — a continuation of the Miller administration that Minnan-Wong so consistently opposed.

On the other hand, the timing has never been better for Minnan-Wong.

The question he’s got to ask is whether that shot at being mayor is worth putting at risk pretty much everything else.

David Nickle is The Mirror’s city hall reporter. His column appears every Thursday.

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Investigation of Flooding - Leaside (Area 2) Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Public Information Centre #1 Please join us at our first Public Information Centre to learn about the causes of flooding and the options that will be considered to address the problem in the study area.You will have an opportunity to view information display boards and speak one-on-one with project staff. Details are as follows:

Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Location: Leaside High School Cafeteria 200 Hanna Rd. (Eglinton and Bayview Avenue) Background The City ofToronto has historically experienced severe storms which have caused recurrent surface and basement flooding.

On August 19, 2005, the city experienced a severe storm that resulted in flooding of many residents’ homes, caused erosion in area ravines and watercourses and damaged city roads, bridges, and sewers. In response, City Council approved the “Basement Flooding Work Plan” to undertake investigations to alleviate future flooding in 34 basement flooding areas, including Area 2.

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transit Street Summit slated wOpen A public meeting will explore the prospects of opening the city’s streets up to more pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

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The event will feature Gil Penalosa, a former parks commissioner for Bogota, Columbia, who was responsible for adding more than 100 kilometres of bike lanes to that’s city’s roadways, and former Olympic cycling medalist Curt Harnett, now Chef de Mission for the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games.

The event takes place Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre at Ryerson University. For details, contact Toronto CentreRosedale city councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam’s office at 416-392-7903. transit funding welcomed wProvincial

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rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT released its fall economic statement last week and indicated it will create an investment fund to benefit infrastructure such as public transit.

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A provincial monitoring board is set to review Metrolinx’s operations.

The Standing Committee on Government Agencies chaired by Scarborough Southwest Liberal MPP Lorenzo Berardinetti reports directly to the provincial Legislature on improving the performance of government departments such as

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The committee has scheduled four review meetings to discuss Metrolinx’s performance and how well it has fulfilled its mandate to improve transit in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).

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Expressway criteria list wGardiner

The study team examining options for the future configuration of the elevated sections of the Gardiner Expressway released a list of criteria it will use to make its final recommendations.

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Tunnel contract for eastern Eglinton LRT announced O n t a r i o’s M i n i s t e r o f Transportation provided a spirited defence of light rail technology even as he opened the door – ever so slightly – to burying the entire Eglinton Crosstown LRT line.

Transit Minister Glen Murray, who has referred to the Crosstown as a subway in the past since the majority of its 19-kilometre route runs under Eglinton Avenue, was non-committal when asked by reporters whether the LRT would still run at street level into Scarborough as planned, saying Metrolinx would make the final call.

“That will be a decision of Metrolinx, not mine,” said Murray.

Murray was in north Toronto Tuesday to announce the awarding of a contract to excavate 3.25 kilometres of tunnel for the Eglinton LRT

project between Brentcliffe Road and Yonge Street.

He seemed to suggest it was not a foregone conclusion the Crosstown will run at-grade east of Brentcliffe Road in Leaside to Kennedy station in Scarborough.

“We’re building a heck of a lot of kilometres and that plan hasn’t changed much,” he said. “To be completely inflexible would be ridiculous, but to abandon the plan would also be ridiculous.”

He said discussions were taking place with both Metrolinx and some MPPs on adding “flexibility” to the Crosstown route. In his 30-minute media address at Metrolinx’s community office near the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Dufferin Street, Murray also confirmed media reports of costs arising from the cancellation of a maintenance and storage facility intended for light

rail vehicles, which would have served the Scarborough LRT. With Metrolinx CEO Bruce McCuaig beside him, Murray announced a $177 million tunnelling contract has been awarded for a joint bid from Canadian construction company Aecon Group and Spanish firm Dragados. The companies are also taking part in construction work for both the TTC’s Spadina subway extension and Metrolinx’s Union Pearson Express air rail link.

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Amicus Productions presents Is He Dead? at The Papermill Theatre in Todmorden Mills from Nov. 17 to 23.

The play is adapted by David Ives into a crossdressing comedy.

The story takes place in mid 19th Century Paris and follows Jean-Francois Millet, a destitute painter of genius, who is in love with Marie Leroux. However, her father

The Potters Studio Fall Show and Sale takes place Thursday, Nov. 21 to Nov. 24.

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and Millet are both in debt to villainous art dealer Bastien Andre, who is threatening to send both to debtors prison, unless Marie agrees to marry him.

Realizing that dead painters sell better than their breathing contemporaries, Millet and his apprentices scheme to fake his death and reap the financial rewards, while passing Millet himself

off as his fictional identical twin sister, The Widow Daisy Tillou.

All goes well until Daisy becomes the object of many affections and Millet must find a way to get out of the dress, come back from the dead, and marry Marie.

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Number of typhoon relief efforts underway locally Torontonians interested in helping Filipinos affected

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For every dollar donated to registered Canadian charities until Dec. 9, the government will donate $1 to the Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund.

Visit www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ chrts-gvng/lstngs/menueng.html for a list of registered charities.

Typhoon Haiyan set off landslides and knocked out power, affecting about 9.5 million people. Haiyan then

made landfall in Vietnam and Laos on Saturday.

In addition to matching donations by Canadians, the federal government provided $5 million in support to organizations to to be used for emergency relief such as shelter, food and water.

Federal support That is in addition to the $30,000 the government donated to the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Friday.

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The first instalment of our series sheds light on the serious issue of youth suicide and its prevalence, in the hope that awareness can aid suicide prevention

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renda Markus waited for her s o n ’s b o d y temperature to drop before she was able to leave him. “ ( Pe o p l e ) t r i e d getting me out of the room, and I wouldn’t leave until he went cold. As soon as I took my hand off his chest, I said ‘OK, he’s cold.’ I lifted my hand and said ‘I accept.’

That was it. You can’t do anything more about death.”

Her son was Alex Clarke, an 18-year-old who loved the outdoors, who committed suicide June 11 leaving behind his mom, sister, a girlfriend, many relatives, lots of friends and a job.

The death of a child is a parent’s worst nightmare.

Kari and Ken Smith can understand the devastation suicide can

cause.

When their 17-yearold son, Cody, failed to show up at the breakfast table one February morning, the couple realized something was amiss and went upstairs to investigate.

“My husband went up fi rst and I heard him screaming ‘no, no, no’ and then I remember screaming so loud and for so long,” Kari said.

The reason why still torments the Smiths.

“He was very strong willed. We thought he had a great future. He talked about this future. I had no idea he couldn’t help himself. Why couldn’t he come to us?

“He was our everything!”

These parents are not alone in their anguish.

Each week, three Ontario teens end their lives, Children’s Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) reports.

CMHO has represented and supported the providers of child and youth mental health treatment services throughout Ontario since 1972.

Its core membership consists of more than 80 community-based children’s mental health centres that serve some 150,000 children and their families annually.

Nationwide, there are 10 teens who kill themselves weekly and, for each one, there may be another 200 who attempt suicide, according to University of Ottawa research.

In 2012, Kids’ Help Phone reported six per cent of the 5,000 calls received each week – which amounts to 300 calls – were related to suicide.

Those considering suicide, youth affected by a suicide in their school or community, and those worried

about a friend, for example, would afflict many youth who commit be included in these statistics. suicide.

In 2009 – the most recent year for “Although life is full of possibiliwhich Statistics Canada has data ties in your teen years, it’s also full on suicide – 474 people between of difficult choices and transitions,” ages 15 and 24 died Floyd explained. by suicide.

“It can be troubleAnd those numNATIONWIDE, there some.

“They’re trying bers, said CMHO are 10 teens who kill to find their way or President Gordon Floyd, aren’t accuthemselves weekly, place in their social rate. and strucand for each one, there circles “ T h e re’s a f a i r tures, and navigate may be another 200 what can be difficult bit of cleaning up of the data before who attempt suicide, waters. it’s reported,” Floyd “The whole proaccording to University cess turns out well explained.

“It’s because of the of Ottawa research. for most of us, but shame (of suicide). it’s still a very diffiFor young people, cult one and causes apart from car accidents, suicide a huge amount of anxiety and that is the leading cause of death.” can cross the line to depression and CMHO research shows one in 10 feelings of hopelessness.” students in Grades 7 to 12 reported Feelings of being underprivihaving seriously considered suileged or inadequate in some way cide. can also lead to these deaths.

Just weeks ago, Avery Parker “Often depression and suicide lost a peer, a popular student, who occur in circumstances many killed herself. times should be considered happy.

Now a youth facilitator at New Very often the onset of those kids’ Path Youth and Family Services in mental health problems happens Orillia, Parker said she hopes to because the individual involved help others like the student, who feels they’re not experiencing the kind of happiness or excitement struggled with depression.

Mental issues and depression >>>page 15

Bullying can take a toll on kids who lack confidence >>>from page 14 others are,” Floyd said.

“It’s a sense of falling behind and feeling excluded from the hopefulness others seem to feel.”

Bullying can shake those who have a low self image more profoundly, triggering an attempt to end their lives.

“One-in-four kids in Ontario has been bullied in the past year.

Most kids are able to deal with it and move on, but some kids are vulnerable because they don’t have the confidence and skills to take it in stride or bounce back,” Floyd said.

There is hope. The key for parents is to raise a resilient child, who can cope with the bumps and bruises along the way, and grow into a resilient adult who can deal with the stresses of working in uncertain times, he said.

Many mental health issues emerge before age 20.

Ontario acknowledged this two years ago with a $257-million mental health strategy for children, which aims to address the long waiting lists by bolstering not only community supports but linking mental health nurses with schools.

The earlier an individual can get help, the better chances he will acquire the tools he needs to be resilient enough to cope with his struggles.

“Suicide is the end point for people whose mental health needs were not appropriately addressed,” Floyd said. “We have to get over the squeamishness about raising the possibility there’s a mental health issue at play and have the very focused deliberate outreach to the person who is struggling, to give them an opportunity to talk and give us the opportunity to connect them with the help they need.”

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Understanding the triggers of suicidal thoughts among teens is important for parents. We’ll look at many of the catalysts of suicidal thought among teens.

A journey towards hope Mother and daughter thankful for the anger-filled moment that finally forced them to hear one another

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other and daughter ribs were poking out. exchanged loving looks Then she cut herself and told her as they spoke of a journey mother – and planned her death. they’ve made together.

It was the day after Mother’s There have been tears, and relaDay. tionships dismantled and rebuilt.

For her mother, it was the culToday, there’s a sparkle in mination of what she describes as 15-year-old Maddie Johnson’s eyes, painful, hurtful, hellish months of but it momentarily disappears as questioning herself as a mother and she pauses, before wondering where telling a story she she went wrong. agreed to share.

She dropped everyIt takes courage, thing and drove to the gashes are only school to pick up her six months old. daughter. They cried “My mom was together in the truck for two hours. texting me and I If you’ve got a story to It was then Maddie d o n’t re m e m b e r what she said but it said she knew her share or have an opinion really p---ed me off parents loved her. on our series, please tell us: and I told her I cut “It was a good eym@insidetoronto.com myself, and if I didn’t trigger in a sense get help that night I’d because it made her kill myself,” she said. angry enough to say “I was planning on going home that this is what I did and I need help,” night and taking my pocket knife I her mother said. had and stabbing myself.”

If her mom hadn’t sent the Maddie (not her real name) said text that made her so angry, she she lost herself in Grade 8, when said she’d probably be dead now. the boys teased her about being Instead, she agreed to see a counselfat and looking weird. It climaxed lor that evening, and together they in January of Grade 9 when a friend began the journey back to life. turned on her and vicious rumours It was a difficult path as her began circulating through social brother and father struggled to media when she broke up with her understand her emotions and boyfriend. why she planned to take her life, She would lock herself in her while her mother constantly worroom when she came home from ried about how far she could trust school, and barely ate. She became Maddie and whether she could leave anemic and started fainting. In five her alone. months, she lost 15 pounds and her “Always having the doubt in

your mind, will she do it again?” her mother said. “Did I say the right words? I didn’t want to set her off again.”

There have been many tears within the family as the relationships begin to rebuild. Maddie is now laughing and talking with her brother instead of fighting with him, doing homework with her dad and hiking and doing photography with her mom.

The family has put a lot of effort into spending time together and keeping communication open.

“Listen to what your children are saying and always be there to support them,” Maddie’s mother said.

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But Julie also had a way with personal relationulie Robbins was conships. sidered a peacemaker “If there was a couple among her many other friends who were, friends. perhaps, having some “I always say she had a challenging times with way of helping people find Julie Robbins each other, Julie didn’t their light, but had trouble hesitate to try to mediate any finding her own,” said Julie’s mother, rifts and she’d mediate discussions Elaine. so everyone would be happy,” said The popular young woman was Elaine. “She was born old and wise. one of those rare students who had She was an old soul.” both a gift for good grades and a But the death of a friend in her passion for sports. final year of high school hit her Her mom shared a lengthy list of hard.

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HST, licensing, insurance 1areand December 2013, and are subject change without notice. All rights are reserved. **2-Yr / 32,000forKm Scheduled Package offered for November 15 and 16th only with the purchasefees, of aVIN new vehicle from products, Downtown This offer may fees. not be extra. Dealer2,may lease for less.

Based onto a maximum of 120,000KM/120,000KM. Additional KM charge of $0.07/$0.10 excess kilometres,Maintenance if applicable. ΩDealer Feesismay be added and may be comprised of administration/documentation Etching, anti-theft cold Toyota. weather packages or other combined with any other offer. Conditions apply. Please contact Downtown Toyota at 416 465 5471 for full details.

Offers are valid between November 1 and December 2, 2013, and are subject to change without notice. All rights are reserved. **2-Yr / 32,000 Km Scheduled Maintenance Package is offered for November 15 and 16th only with the purchase of a new vehicle from Downtown Toyota. This offer may not be combined with any other offer. Conditions apply. Please contact Downtown Toyota at 416 465 5471 for full details.