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The Thorncliffe Park Tennis Club is inviting everyone to celebrate its grand reopening.

It officially debuts its new outdoor courts at 1 p.m. this Saturday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and party at the club, 15 Leaside Park Dr. There will be free tennis lessons, cake and refreshments, along with a round-robin tournament, 50/50 draw and silent auction.

Christine Barachina, club president, said she hopes the $70,000 revamp will help the club continue to grow.

“With the rise of tennis, with Eugenie Bouchard, Milos and all those tennis Canadian superstars, we’ve noticed a big jump in tennis in Canada and Toronto,” she said.

“So we’re hoping to gain more memberships through resurfacing the club.” >>>CLUB, page 2

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“The kids see these superstars on TV, and they were once upon a time just like them, they started at a grassroots tennis club like ours,” she said. “And that’s great, because we always want to help the juniors, because that’s where the next generation of new tennis stars will come up.”

To encourage kids to try tennis, the club offers $50 youth memberships with four free starter lessons.

It also has lots for adults and seniors, with teams, tournaments and programs for all ages and skill levels, and social events. There is a social round robin on Wednesdays, where people can drop in to meet and play with other members, along with parties throughout the year. Adult memberships are $100, and seniors are $70. Discounted

2015 memberships are available for anyone looking to play before the club closes this fall.

Currently, the club has 300 members.

Open since the 1970s, this is the first time its courts have been redone since 2008.

“They were in really bad shape,” noted Barachina.

“Most clubs in the city are at capacity, we’re one of the few that are not ... We couldn’t compete against them, because our facility wasn’t up to par, but now that we finally have been able to achieve this great goal, we’re hoping that we can.”

If the reopening is rained out, it will take place at 1 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 20 instead.

People planning to get on the courts should wear running shoes and comfortable clothing.

A limited number of tennis racquets will be available for use for people who don’t bring one.

Julie Campbell, the club’s social director, encouraged anyone who’s interested in trying tennis to check it out.

“I think tennis sometimes gets an exclusive wrap,” she said. “Our club is very open to all people ... It’s a really inclusive atmosphere. I find people really, really friendly and welcoming. And our head, Jimmy, he always is willing to spend some time and give you some tips. I just find it a really welcoming, awesome environment.”

Campbell added she’s excited for the new courts, and hopes to see lots of new faces at the reopening celebration.

“I hope everyone comes out,” she said. “Explore your local community, and meet some new people.”

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The Ralph Thornton Centre was host to an all-candidates meeting Tuesday evening to help voters in the Toronto-Danforth riding sift through the most pressing issues facing Canadians leading up to next month’s federal election.

Elizabeth Abbott of the Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party, Julie Dabrusin of the Liberal Party, Craig Scott of the New Democratic Party, and Chris Tolley of the Green Party were in attendance to affirm their political platforms and reiterate their party goals.

The Conservative Party has not yet named a candidate in the riding.

The audience of about 100 was reminded the meeting was not a debate, but rather an opportunity for people to ask questions and hopefully get answers from the candidates, said Kerry Bowser, executive director of the Eastview Neighbourhood Centre, who served as the evening’s moderator.

“I’m hoping to hear why each of these people think they are the person I should vote for. I want to know how Canada can be put back on a more progressive route and stop being so nasty,” said resident Maggie Redmonds of Riverdale.

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thing about First Nations issues and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission,” said Mike Pawliuk of East York.

The first portion of the meeting gave each candidate five minutes to make opening statement.

Scott reminded the community of his election in the March 2012 byelection as an NDP Member of Parliament for Toronto-Danforth.

“We are in trouble in Canada as the public discourse has shifted towards cost,” said Scott in his discussion with the social determinants of health group. Scott underlined the issues of Bill C-51, the need for an affordable national childcare program, proportional representation

in Canada’s electoral system, the possibility of a coalition government, and climate change as the topics greatly affecting Canadians.

“You can’t fix the environment.

You have to fix the problems around the environment,” said Tolley, the Green Party candidate.

“The Green Party has been seen as a one issue party but that couldn’t be further from the truth,” he said.

In her opening remarks, Abbott spoke on what she called “the inconvenient truth of factory farming and animal abuse.”

Admitting to a low chance in winning the majority of votes, Abbott focused on the issues of factory farming, animal abuse and

the affects of the pharmaceutical industry on the public, through mass consumption.

“Don’t vote for me, vote for the wretched animals,” she said, adding there is lack of discussion in the mainstream parties on the issue of animal rights.

“There was no word about animals in their platforms. I want to do it because I think it really matters,” Abbott said.

Dabrusin highlighted her community involvement and her familyfocused platform in her opening speech.

Income inequality, childcare, transit, affordable housing were the major topics driven home by the Liberal candidate.

“People should not have to make the choice between healthy food and a roof over their heads,” she said.

Following the opening remarks, community members divided into groups according to the issues they were most interested in: environment, income inequality and income security, social determinants of health including housing, and international affairs and human rights.

The candidates visited the groups to discuss the topics with the constituents.

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East York resident Machado marks World CML Day TARA HATHERLY thatherly@insidetoronto.com To mark World CML Day, an East York resident is launching a book and online support campaign, with the help of the Canadian CML Network.

Lisa Machado’s book, Living Well with CML: What you need to know to live your best life with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, debuts on World CML Day, Tuesday, Sept. 22.

The free resource will be available in cancer clinics and libraries. People can also email info@cmlnetwork. ca to request copies, or stop by the Canadian CML Network’s booth

at Princess Margaret Hospital on World CML Day. “When I was diagnosed, there wasn’t any information available,” said Machado. “Some things on the Internet, but it was very difficult to discern which ones were valid, and there were a lot of scary stories on there...That was the driving force behind creating, basically, a health handbook that has all the information that you would need to get through a diagnosis, and then also to live your best life with CML.” A rare, slow-growing form of cancer, CML affects approximately 5,500 Canadians. Each year, approximately 460 Canadians are diagnosed

with the disease. World CML Day is Sept. 22 because with CML, chromosomes nine and 22 are switched, due to a change in DNA, causing unregulated growth of white blood cells.

This year marks the fourth World CML Day, first celebrated in 2011.

Machado and the Canadian CML Network are using the day to show support for people with the disease, and the people who care about them, through a free virtual card campaign.

Starting Tuesday, people can visit http://cmlnetwork.ca/worldcmlday to send a virtual support card to people with CML, who can also send thank you cards to people who have

been there for them.

“We wanted to give them an opportunity as well, to be able to send a note (to people with CML) that says, ‘Hey, you’re pretty amazing, this is really awesome what you’ve gone through and where you are now.’”

Diagnosed with CML in 2008, Machado is now in remission, but still worries about the future. She said her husband Kevin Press, and their 10-year-old daughter Grace and eight-year-old son Anthony help keep her strong and positive, and encouraged people dealing with an illness to reach out to others for support.

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Mark 35 years of the Terry Fox Run by taking part locally W hen Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope in St. John’s, Newfoundland on April 12, 1980, there was little fanfare and not much attention to what he was trying to do to raise money for cancer research.

But as the 21-year-old Fox ran close to 42 kilometres a day despite having his leg amputated due to bone cancer, Fox’s persistence and dedication inspired more and more Canadians as the word got out about what he was doing.

Now 35 years later, it’s become our view much easier to spread the word through the Internet and various Lace up and social media channels about all upcoming local run events be a part of the happening across Toronto. the challenge Just search “Terry Fox Run” and the name of your community.

It won’t be difficult to find out where a local run is taking place near you.

The challenge today is to not just passively retweet or ‘like’ an event, but to be one of the millions of active participants around the world who take the next step to do their part to raise funds for a cause that is still relevant to this day.

While more than $650 million has been raised to date worldwide in Terry’s name, the search for a cancer cure continues.

For anyone who has yet to experience a community-bonding event like the Terry Fox Run, this 35th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope is a great way to get involved.

Or by the same technological means used to communicate with others about the run, it’s easier to make a personal donation, which can be done online at www.terryfox.org Fox didn’t intend his run to just have people cheer for him on the sidelines, but rather to join him in something greater than himself.

“It took cancer to realize that being self-centered is not the way to live. The answer is to try and help others,” said Fox during his marathon. “Even if I don’t finish, we need others to continue. It’s got to keep going without me.”

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Living wisely in this new economy I spent much of last weekend enjoying the weather while looking forward to the fall season.

As always, I am amazed at the good fortune we have living in such a peaceful city where one can enjoy the true luxury of simply watching leaves fall.

I also enjoyed getting out and dropping by some of the local stores around me to do some shopping and saying hello to the owners.

As I have written many times before, we are exceptionally fortunate here in East York to have so many conveniences within walking distance.

More importantly, we have people who have made the effort to make their stores and restaurants attractive and provide personal service.

It is nice to be able to go into a store and get a friendly hello, rather than a polite but impersonal greeting that you find in

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big shopping malls.

We have the potential all across the former borough to have one of the greenest communities imaginable if we only gave a little thought to it.

Thanks to the way East York developed, we have a wonderful blend of residences around local shops that are often “just down the street” from most people. take a walk Take a personal survey of what is within a five, 10 or even 15-minute walk from your door and you may be surprised at the richness of opportunity.

You may even be surprised at how much distance you can actually cover by walking during those short amounts of

time.

We all know we are in for new economic realities, plus the gas price holiday is not going to last forever, so learning how to conserve costs is going to become part of the new financial ecology.

Already in most parts of the industrialized world people are losing their dependence upon the automobile for going everywhere, and are using alternative means.

Store owners should begin to become part of this trend by making their stores more pedestrianfriendly, not to mention cyclist-friendly.

How difficult would it be to begin including home delivery as part of their services, particularly for larger items that would be difficult to carry?

It makes much more sense to have one vehicle delivering to the many, than having many carrying small packages.

Yes, there will be the usual people who will insist on living like it is 1958 and we have cheap gas, inexpensive automobiles and lots of money. go green, save money That was then, and a nice memory, but we squandered what we have and are now going to be paying for that excess with heavy interest.

Accepting that going green means saving money may be the best incentive people have to start using what is in their own backyard more sensibly.

Amazingly enough, you may find that you actually enjoy using your own body to get around and enjoy the wonderful sights and sounds that East York provides for free as you walk.

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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Knitting at S. Walter Stewart Library WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Dr. CONTACT: 416-396-3975 COST: Free Learn to knit or bring your own project. All skill levels welcome. Bring your own needles and wool.

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 Canadian Federation of University Women, Leaside-East York, hold monthly meetings. Visitors and new members are welcome. Visit www. cfuwleasideeastyork.ca for details.

Speaker: York University professor Dennis Pilon, author of ‘Wrestling with Democracy’ with a look at proportional representation.

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Withrow Park Farmers’ Market WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: North end of Withrow Park, 725 Logan Ave. CONTACT: Leah Leon, 416-459-4253, Withrowmarket.com COST: Free Weekly outdoor market featuring

Park Yoga WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Riverdale Park East, 550 Broadview Ave. CONTACT: www.theflyingyogi.ca COST: Donation Classes are by the large statue of Dr. Sun Yat Sen. A portion of the proceeds supports Nellie’s Shelter. Weather permitting.

Kick-off to Legion Week WHEN: 9 a.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 345, 81 Peard Rd. CONTACT: 416-759-5291 COST: Free A $5 all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 9 to 11a.m. Yard sale 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Barbecue noon to 3 p.m. Meat spin at 3 p.m. A steak dinner and western dance starts at 6 p.m. Cost is $20. Call to RSVP. Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www.eastyorkmirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your East York neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto. guest vendors, kids’ crafts, music and more.

Sidewalk Booksale WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Danforth/Coxwell Library, 1675 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: 416-3937783, dastaff@torontopubliclibrary. ca COST: Free Soccer fundraiser for Holland Bloorview WHEN: 3 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Monarch Park Stadium, 1 Parkmount Rd. CONTACT: Rene Kwol, CFA president, 647 973 9555, , rene.kwol@ canadafirstacademy.com COST: Free Canada First Academy 4v4 Soccer for Kids will include a friendly four-onfour soccer tournament to help kids with disabilities.

Thorncliffe Park Tennis Club Re Grand Opening Day WHEN: 1 p.m. WHERE: Thorncliffe Park Tennis Club, 15 Leaside Park Dr. CONTACT: Christine Barachina, 416804-2801, www.tptc.ca, info@tptc.ca COST: Free We are celebrating the resurfacing of six tennis courts. Raindate is Sunday, Sept. 20 at 1 p.m.

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East York family founds Galactosemia Canada >>>from page 1 it really requires in order to figure it out is research. And unfortunately, because there’s not a lot of money going into this disease, there’s not a lot of research that can be done.

There are a lot of research proposals, and a lot of research ideas that researchers have, but there’s no money to fund them.”

To further boost research and awareness, the Schwartz family also founded Galactosemia Canada, and Seth joined the board of directors for the United States-based Galactosemia Foundation.

Galactosemia, an inability to break down the sugar galactose, found in dairy products and produced by the human body, affects approximately one in 60,000 NorthAmerican births. Worldwide, only 25 per cent of galactosemic infants live past two weeks. For galactosemics, exposure to galactose creates a toxic build up in the body that can cause conditions including liver failure, brain damage and death.

There is no cure for the metabolic disorder, inherited through carrier genes. Treatment includes dietary management, switching babies from dairy to soy or elemental formula, and avoiding ingestion of dairy products for life. While dietary management keeps galactosemics alive, it doesn’t ensure their longterm health, noted Charlotte.

“Neither timing of diagnosis, nor diet management, has any impact on their outcome. So even though you conscientiously manage what they’re eating, it doesn’t mean that they’re going to do any better or any worse than another child with galactosemia,” she pointed out.

Many galactosemic children are later diagnosed with autism and global development delay, but there is currently no way to tell if or when the conditions will develop.

“We need to know more about why these outcomes exist to begin with, so that we can know how to better detect outcome,” said Charlotte. “There’s a lot of research going on, but it needs continual cash infusion to keep going, because otherwise they really do just put their pens down when there’s no money, they just stop working, because they don’t really have a choice.”

To keep research going, the Schwartz family organized three fundraisers for 2015, ending with Running for Soy Boy on Oct. 19, when Charlotte will run from Toronto to Niagara Falls in three days.

On Sept. 25, the inaugural Soy Boy Soirée goes from 7 to 11 p.m. at Amsterdam Brewery, 45 Esandar Dr. Tickets are $80 per person, which, along with food and drinks, features performances by seven comedians, brewery tours and a silent auction.

All proceeds from the event support the Galactosemia Research Fund at SickKids Hospital. Tickets are going fast, and are available from Charlotte at charlotte.dobo@gmail. com or 416-460-7826.

Isaiah received life-saving care at SickKids Hospital, after testing positive for galactosemia through the Ontario Newborn Screening Program. His liver was already failing when he was admitted to the hospital at just one-week old.

As a result of his galactosemia, he now has autism and global development delay, and recently began developing tremors.

“The other complications can surface at any time, we hope that they don’t, but we don’t know,” said Charlotte. “It’s scary, at the end of the day. Ultimately, it’s terrifying.”

To donate or for info, visit www. galactosemia.ca/. All donations go directly to the Galactosemia Research Fund at SickKids Hospital.

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At the same time as the headline-grabbing Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs above ground, the often overlooked TUFF screens short, silent films from across the world in the subway system.

Throughout its existence TUFF has awarded tens of thousands of dollars in prizes to the year’s top cinematic entries, as chosen by a hand-

picked prominent Canadian filmmaker. But with funding in doubt for next year, this could be the last hurrah for TUFF, which has run annually since 2006.

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The city’s 24-hour art crawl Nuit Blanche is coming, and for the first time the TTC is promising to have the subway network open all night.

In previous years, only portions of the Yonge-UniversitySpadina and Bloor-Danforth line have remained open, requiring suburban transit riders to rely on shuttle buses to get home after 2 a.m. This year, both Line 1, from Finch to Downsview, and Line 2, from Kennedy to Kipling, will remain in operation until Nuit Blanche concludes.

Nuit Blanche takes place starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 until 7 a.m. the following morning.

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Olympic decision shows civic prudence The roof of the burger joint at Nathan Phillips Square turns out to be a pretty good place to hold a press conference. If the weather’s right, it affords a view of Toronto City Hall that is quite inspiring – the sort of sight that underscores bold visions of civic greatness.

On Tuesday morning, Mayor John Tory used the spot for a press conference for a rather different kind of announcement: one of sensible aspirations for civic prudence.

It was a good fit.

We are not, Tory told Toronto, going to make a play for the 2024 Summer Games.

Timelines are short, competition is stiff, and there are better things with which to occupy our time than jockeying for the right to foot the bill for a massive international Olympic event.

This was something of a shift from the signals Tory had been sending out in the early days of September, meeting privately with leaders in business and politics and sports, councillors and community representatives, speaking

that should be made,” he said.

“We do have real problems for the people who live here today.”

If it’s possible to put an even brighter face on Tuesday’s announcement, consider this: for the first time since the election, Tory and former mayor and Ward 2 Councillor Rob Ford have found themselves in agreement.

Doubtless this is not Ford’s doing: he clearly misread Tory’s earlier signals as badly as I did, and took a consistently contrarian view with a slightly less sunny argument: hosting the Games is too expensive and we ought not try.

On this, Tory and Ford seem to differ. At some point, Tory said, Toronto might bid for an Olympic Summer Games, or something else. In the meantime, Toronto should get to work on its tangible future and demand to be treated as something more than a good place to throw a party.

david nickle the city with nothing but optimism when cornered by cameras and reporters.

Tory’s reversal based on precedent was nothing short of seismic. Earlier in the summer I based a rather inaccurate prediction on this matter on exactly that precedent: that when faced with an opportunity to lead with its jaw in a fight outside its weight class, Toronto’s political leadership cannot resist.

I am quite happy to see that my rather cynical assessment was incorrect. Tory seems happy too, based on his answer to a reporter’s question: “I am really happy with the fact that I am now going to devote myself to traffic and transportation, affordable housing, to making sure that we can provide opportunity for people who are on the outside looking in, to getting on with other governments and getting them to make the investments

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Reclaiming the Don explores the historic relationship between the Don River and the city through which it runs.

Riverdale: East of the Don journeys from the time of the British settlement in the late 1700s through the neighbourhood’s annexation in 1884, to its recent waves of immigration.

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