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TARA HATHERLY thatherly@insidetoronto.com Helena Kirk doesn’t want your pity or admiration, she wants your help saving her friends’ lives.

The 11-year-old East York resident and cancer survivor is an ambassador for the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), and was recently named the 2016-2017 Children’s Miracle Network Champion Child presented by Walmart. She can be seen in the new SickKids VS campaign, the hospital’s biggest and boldest campaign yet.

"People are like, ’Wow, you survived, you’re so great, wow,’" Kirk told Metroland Media Toronto. "And I’m like no, I’m nothing compared to my friends who are still fighting right now. I am nothing compared to them."

It’s that fighting spirit that Helena is thrilled to see embodied in the VS campaign.

"I love it," she said of the campaign. "It’s so fierce, and it really does show how all these children are fighting. It’s like a big war ground of SickKids, and the kids, and the medicine against the sickness, and the pain and the suffering."

Diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at three years old, Helena underwent daily chemotherapy treatments for 841 consecutive days. After the two-and-a-half years of daily chemo, she was monitored closely for another two-and-a-half years before being declared cancerfree. Though she has lingering effects from her battle, including muscle and nerve damage, she’s an avid martial artist and swimmer. She loves Pokemon and comic book superheroes, and

wants to be a veterinarian one day. Thanks to the life-saving care she received at SickKids, she has the chance to see that dream through.

Helena’s mom Sarah agreed the VS campaign really hits the mark.

"When we were told the concept of the new commercial all of us were like yes, that’s exactly it.

It’s tough, it’s gritty, it’s powerful, it’s strong. It’s not weak, it’s not pitiful, it’s not sad," said Sarah. "Of course there are sad moments, but even some of the kids that we know that passed, the strength, and courage and bravery they showed was staggering.

It was still strong even though they lost their battle.

"Some of the bravest, strongest, toughest people I’ve ever met are little kids that I met on that eight floor at SickKids," she added. "To me, when I hear children have cancer, I don’t think of weak. I think of this strong, tough little warrior that puts a smile on their face and has fun in spite of everything they’re going through."

SickKids helped Helena stay positive throughout her medical journey. Between the hard times, she said there would always be joy.

"The doctors and nurses, they are amazing. They’re so nice and friendly, you just can’t help but feel like they’re family now. And there would always be like clowns and stuff, and there’s two playrooms that I would always go to, and those ones I really liked. It was just an overall fun place for a three-and-a-half year old to run around," she shared. "If everybody wasn’t so welcoming and friendly, and there wasn’t anything good, then the memories

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Helena Kirk, 11, at home in her room, is part of the current Hospital for Sick Children’s promotional campaign, ’SickKids VS’. Her image was among a selection of young patients featured on playing cards, billboards, TV and print ads. would have all been painful and all really just bad in general."

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children by disease. Only injuries claim the lives of more Canadian children.

"One in five children will die from their cancer (within five years)," Helena noted. "I just want people to know that it’s OK to say, ’Oh, I feel so bad for them. I sympathize and I wish they get better.’ But it’s even better to make sure that happens by fundraising. Every little bit helps."

As a Children’s Miracle Network Champion Child, Helena will attend events and deliver speeches advocating for the children’s hospital network and SickKids Hospital, the beneficiary of funds raised locally through the network. She will also travel to Florida in March for a conference with all the 20162017 Champion Child titleholders from throughout North America. A child is chosen to represent each hospital in the network.

During speeches, Helena uses her bravery beads to help show what children fighting cancer go through. At SickKids, decorative beads are given to children each time they undergo a procedure and also when they show exceptional courage. Helena has more than 600 beads marking transfusions, spinal taps, the surgical implantation of a titanium port in her chest, losing her hair which happened twice - and much, much more.

"It just reminds me of how fortunate I am that I don’t have to go through all of these procedures and stuff, that I’m cancer-free," she said of her beads. "But it also reminds me that we need more research for the children who are still going and adding to their strings."

Visit www.fundthefight.ca for more information about SickKids and the VS campaign, including how to donate.

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Don’t ruin your life, or the lives of others, by driving drunk The holidays are a time of year for family gatherings, evenings out with friends and reminiscing about the year that was, and looking ahead to what might come.

With every story shared of dreams fulfilled, or those that remained just out of reach, alcohol may be a regular companion at the table.

Catching up over a bottle of wine isn’t uncommon during the holidays, but what shouldn’t become common is getting behind the wheel after an evening of drinking - now, or at any time of year.

MADD Canada reports that accidents involving alcohol and/or drugs are the leading criminal cause of death in Canada. Its website reports that in 2012, there were 2,546 crash deaths. Of those, 1,497 involved drivers who had some alcohol or drug presence in their system. That works out to almost 60 per cent of people who knowingly turned the key in the ignition after consuming alcohol or drugs.

But that doesn’t have to be the case.

There is enough education and awareness about the dangers of drunk or drugged driving that there’s no excuse to get behind the wheel impaired. The human cost is staggering; innocent people’s lives changed in an instant, without their consent. The financial cost to all parties involved can be catastrophic; draining their savings and in some cases, losing their homes because of court costs or stacking medical bills.

The Toronto Police Service, along with 16 other police services across the province, launched its annual holiday R.I.D.E. campaign last month. Toronto police are out every night until after the new year holding spot checks at various locations across the city – working to keep you safe.

But drivers have a responsibility.

Pay for the long cab ride, take Uber, arrange for a designated driver or call someone you trust to pick you up.

Making arrangements to enjoy yourself, but not taking the unnecessary risk of getting in the driver’s seat impaired, is the best gift you can give yourself this holiday season.

If you’re heading out to celebrate the start of 2017, Corby Spirit and Wine is partnering with the TTC to offer complimentary rides home for revelers. There are options everywhere.

No good time is worth driving impaired.

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Industrial buildings tempt the faithful, despite city crackdown Toronto is a place of religious freedom, but isn’t a friendly place for religious groups which lack a lot of patience and money.

If you want to start a church, mosque, or temple, and you don’t want to rent space in another religious institution, your options are limited.

Building a place of worship takes plenty of time and cash. If you don’t have that, you’re more likely to do something foolish, such as moving into an old warehouse or factory.

On a stretch of Birchmount Road in Scarborough, the city shut down a Hindu temple last month.

The Canada Kanthaswamy Temple Society held services in a warehouse for years, temporarily, while its home on the same street

MIKE ADLER Edges of Toronto is being rebuilt.

The Sakinah Centre opened a mosque and private school in an industrial building two doors away from that warehouse. More than 100 children attended the school before it suddenly shut down, and the mosque with it, in January.

Both buildings were served with orders branding them "unsafe" - both lacked fire safety systems required for places of wor-

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ship and schools - but the city also acted because they were in an employment area it wants to save.

Michael Thompson, chairperson of Toronto’s Economic Development Committee, says the city is not picking on any religious groups, but Sakinah and Canada Kanthaswamy both ignored the city’s warnings about improper zoning.

"A lot of folks are just not wanting to follow the rules."

Part of the problem is this industrial part of Birchmount is already dotted with places of worship and private schools, as are many employment zones across the city.

Seeking to stop a trend, the city clamped down in 2013 with a new bylaw,

though it seems it sometimes takes inspectors years to find and act against new places of worship existing where they shouldn’t.

To leaders of religious institutions struggling to find an affordable building - and who perhaps received bad advice - this must look awfully unfair, and empty industrial real estate awfully tempting.

But what about those believers who scraped together the donations, the money for lessons? Where can they go now?

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O Wednesday, December 28 Get Your Pilot License for Free Youth Program WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

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Fun Community Dart League WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Avenue CONTACT: Jim, 416-425-1714, jimb.farrell@yahoo. ca COST: $7 A fun evening of darts. Join a team or just drop in to spare. All skill levels are welcome.

O Saturday, December 31 Happy Hirut Hoot New Year’s Eve! WHEN: 9 p.m. WHERE: Hirut Restaurant, 2050 Danforth Ave.

CONTACT: Kevin MacDonald, 416 551 7560, hiruthoot@gmail.com COST: Ethiopian Buffet $20 7pm.

Show $5 9pm Happy Hirut Hoot New Year’s Eve show. Comedians followed by DJ Midnight Root Beer spinning the tunes afterward!Hosted by Kevin MacDonald.

O Thursday, January 5 Fun Community Dart League WHEN: 7:30 p.m. to WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, 1240 Woodbine Avenue CONTACT: Jim, 416-425-1714, jimb.farrell@ yahoo.ca COST: $7 A fun evening of darts. Join a team or just drop in to spare. All skill levels are welcome.

O Friday, January 6 Danforth-Pape Toastmasters WHEN: 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: McClintock Manor, #160730 Pape Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 3Z4, 730 Pape Ave CONTACT: Jeffrey, http://danforthpape.toastmastersclubs.org/, jeffreybrown2@ sympatico.ca COST: Guests attend for free Improve your communication skills in a friendly, supportive environment.

City of Toronto Christmas Concert WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: City Hall Rotunda, 100 Queen St. W. CONTACT: Theresa Bailie, 416-392-7805, http:// www.toronto.ca/protocol, protocol@toronto.ca COST: Free Celebrate the holiday season at the City of Toronto’s annual Christmas Concert. The free concert will feature local choirs, guest host Adam Wylde and a special visit from Santa!

TREE-Mendous WHEN: 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Famous PEOPLE Players, 343 Evans Avenue CONTACT: (416) 5321137, http://www.FamousPeoplePlayers.com, info@famouspeopleplayers.com COST: $42-$68 Famous People Players lunch/ dinner show presents a medley of wonderful holiday vignettes Dec. 23, 28, 29, 30, Jan. 4-7.

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Productions continue: It’s a Wonderful Life, Hocus Pocus, Alligator Pie, various times to Dec. 31.

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Soulpepper Theatre WHEN: 2 p.m. WHERE: Various downtown venues, Various CONTACT: http://www.soulpepper. ca/, info@soulpepper.ca COST: Various prices

Sleeping Beauty - The Deliriously Dreamy Family Musical WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre, 189 Yonge St CONTACT: http:// rosspetty.com, COST: Various All-star Canadian cast of Sleeping Beauty- The Deliriously Dreamy Family Musical. The 21st annual fractured fairytale runs through to Jan. 7

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2016 was a cruel year for everyone - including City Hall Join the discussion about Toronto’s 2017 Budget The preliminary 2017 tax supported budgets are being considered by the Budget Committee for recommendation to the Executive Committee and City Council.

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I don’t know how your social media feed has been coping with the nearly-finished 2016 - but mine has been cursing the year, with every death and setback: David Bowie, Prince, Mohamed Ali, Canada’s own Alan Thicke .

While one might gently point that death comes for some of us every year, it’s hard not to see that in 2016, the reaper cast an unusually long shadow, at least against the glare of public light.

Toronto was not spared.

In March, former Mayor and City Councillor Rob Ford succumbed to the cancer he had been battling since 2014. Arguably the most famous politician that Toronto has ever produced, and also one of the most divisive, Ford’s passing - and the opulent public viewing and funeral - was impossible for any Toron-

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And when it was done, Toronto finished the first year in a long time that was not defined by its relationship with Ford and his particular, and very powerful, kind of populism. The late former mayor’s nephew Michael Ford moved into his city council seat in Ward 2 (Etobicoke North).

But the sharp, populist critique from a former mayor who had promised to run again and might well have

won if he had . that was gone.

Its absence seems to have made at least some difference. Just last week, Mayor John Tory and Toronto Council moved forward with only minimal fuss, to look at a revenue tool that would have turned into a Ford-fed bonfire a year earlier: road tolls, on the Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway. This fall, council supported looking at a billion-dollar-plus rail deck park. There are bike lanes - bike lanes! - on Bloor Street.

Some of these things may well have come forward with Rob Ford sitting on council.

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Late night dog walks inspire Karin McLean’s acrylic creations East York artist Karin McLean has worked as a visual display artist for more than 40 years.

What propelled her to paint was when she was walking her dog Henry through the back alleys, parks, ravines of East York.

Basically, they were wander and she would be inspired.

Once she started to notice the way light would fall on snow in a laneway, shadows shading a house, the faded details of old buildings she was compelled to document them; especially when so many old homes in the neighbourhood are disappearing.

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East York artist Karin McLean is inspired by her neighbourhood, especially during winter. went along. She says she was encouraged by selling some pieces that were on loan to Caketown on the Danforth. McLean believes painting is all about ’seeing’ and taking the time to really look at your subject.

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McLean primarily works in acrylic paint, sometimes in oils, on canvas and sometimes birch panels. Night Snow Alley featured here is acrylic on canvas - discovered one winter night in a Danforth back alley.

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Anika Miller, who is also in Grade 12, said the campaign is meaningful to her because it’s not only about giving to others, but it also gets students and teachers at the school working together for a great cause.

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