The East York Mirror, April 13, 2017

THURSDAY APRIL 13, 2017

MARY FRAGEDAKIS City Councillor Ward 29 Committed to making our community vibrant, liveable, green, and prosperous

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JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com A grassroots effort aimed at celebrating diversity has come to Toronto’s east end.

The Solidarity Ribbons campaign, which earlier this year saw Roncesvalles residents tie white ribbons with the message "All Faiths Welcome" around utility poles and trees, is now underway.

Nikki Gouzopoulos, who had lived near Danforth and Donlands avenues for about five years, is spearheading the east Toronto initiative.

"I thought: ’How amazing is that!’ It was simple and easy and it made a positive impact," said Gouzopoulos, who first learned about the concept through a TV news report where her old high school friend Jessica Oliver was involved in tying solidarity ribbons along l See THE GOAL page 10

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Toronto Youth Cabinet led push for financial literacy learning across Ontario JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com When it comes to providing a quality education, those who stand to benefit most - youth - are often left without a voice at the table.

With financial literacy set to earn increased attention in Ontario classrooms, however, students across the province may want to give thanks to the Toronto Youth Cabinet (TYC).

First established 1998 by Toronto City Council, the TYC started out as a way of getting youth involved in municipal decisions. Nearly two decades later, the group has lent a youth voice to issues ranging from housing to transit to employment to education.

With the provincial government’s late March announcement that financial literacy would be one of the major planks of a career studies pilot program, one of the TYC’s main objectives have been achieved.

Students will now get a firmer footing in terms of earning and saving, budgeting and money management.

The TYC’s focus on boosting financial literacy education started in 2016, when Prakash Amarasooriya joined the team and took on the role of school boards lead. He noted that in talking to youth about shortcomings in the education system, the lack of financial literacy education was a common refrain.

"We did research to see how financial literacy was taught in schools - we looked into the Ontario curriculum - and there were mentions of it but it wasn’t really directly addressed," said Amarasoori-

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Toronto Youth Cabinet members Edwin White Chacon (left), Prakash Amarasooriya, Bri Gardner, Riley Peterson and Tom Gleason were instrumental in making financial literacy a bigger part of the Ontario curriculum. ya. "It was dispersed throughout other courses, but it wasn’t a focus. It felt more like an afterthought."

There had been repeated calls for mandatory money skills to be taught in high school from various groups and politicians.

The TYC also approached the Ministry of Education last summer to raise the issue, but felt their initial overtures were rebuffed.

"What we got from them was that they thought they were doing a good enough job with financial literacy," Amarasooriya said.

Not content with that response, the TYC created a five-phase plan to increase the pressure on the

government to devote more class time to financial literacy. They started with a petition and followed it up with a press release, and the attention those steps garnered was enough that the final phases of their plan - taking the matter to the legislature, conducting workshops and airing videos from youth talking about the importance of financial literacy education - were not necessary.

"Fortunately, the attention we got in the media was enough that we started to see the slight differences in the minister’s statements over the next two to three weeks," said TYC ex-

ecutive director Tom Gleason. "It went from ’We’re confident things are working well’ to ’Changes are coming.’"

Gleason added that the TYC’s actions received nearly unanimous consent from people from across the political spectrum.

Amarasooriya noted financial literacy education will better prepare students for life outside the classroom in ways many core courses may not.

"It will help students take a look at their goals, values and (financial) decision-making and help them understand what their needs are and what their wants are," he said.

"They’ll also get familiar with things like mortgages, financing and leases, or TFSAs and RRSPs. Those things can be confusing or daunting when you don’t really know about them, and this will help students understand them better."

That knowledge will better enable young people to take control of their financial futures, giving them the tools they need to make smarter decisions.

Making the careers course and its associated financial literacy education mandatory will be another big win for students across the province.

"People from disadvan-

taged neighbourhoods will get as much in-school learning about financial literacy as people from affluent neighbourhoods," Amarasooriya said. "And where putting a useful topic in another course was shown to be ineffective, this will make it way more useful to students."

Education Minister Mitzie Hunter said she was happy to hear from the TYC when it approached her with its call for increased financial literacy in schools. Having taken her role in the ministry last June, she was quick to see the importance of such instruction.

"They came to me to talk about ’How do we bring this into schools?’ and I was really pleased to let them know that I was very supportive of this and wanted to see it happen," she said.

Hunter added that she was impressed with the TYC’s commitment and preparation in bringing about change, noting that having engaged youth makes the education system work better not only for the students but for the province as a whole.

"It’s very important to me that I hear (from) students and connect with them on their learning and on their education," she said. "Listening to students and allowing them to share their ideas and their perspectives around their learning is extremely important."

With the TYC and other engaged youth organizations taking on leadership roles, there will surely be no shortage of ideas and perspectives coming the minister’s way.

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EVENTS l Saturday, April 15 Mystery Readings WHEN: 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. WHERE: Sleuth of Baker Street, 907 Millwood Rd. East, Toronto CONTACT: cerb@dundurn.com COST: Join Steve Burrows, Brenda Chapman and Leslie Shimotakahara as they read from their newest novels and stay to get your books signed! l Tuesday, April 18 World of Music Featuring The China Court Trio WHEN: 12 p.m. WHERE: Michael Garron Hospital, 825 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto CONTACT: Angela Pappaianni, 416-469-65080, apapp@tegh.on.ca COST: The China Court Trio features the master court instruments: Pipa, Xiao (vertical flute) and Xun (5,000 year old historical clayed flute), and GuZheng (Zither).

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Internet Marketing for Small/ Medium Sized Businesses WHEN: 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. WHERE: S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Ave., Toronto CONTACT: S. Walter Stewart Library, 416-396-3975, wastaff@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: In this 2-part series, learn the ins and outs of creating an internet marketing strategy to promote

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Free. l Wednesday, April 19 National Canadian Film Day, featuring the film One Week WHEN: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. WHERE: The Regent Theatre, 551 Mt Pleasant Rd, Toronto CONTACT: 416-264-2020 COST: Rouge National Urban Park is hosting a screening of the film One Week in celebration of National Canadian Film Day REEL CANADA’s annual day-long celebration of Canadian film. l Thursday, April 20 Canadian Federation of University Women Leaside-East York WHEN: 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: Northlea United Church, 125 Brentcliffe Rd, Toronto CONTACT: joincfuw@gmail.com, http:// www.cfuwleasideeastyork.ca COST: Speaker will be Dr. Elizabeth Muir on "Women in Aviation". Visitors and new members welcome.

l Friday, April 21 Very Last Presteign-Woodbine Variety Show WHEN: 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. WHERE: Presteign-Woodbine United Church, 2538 St. Clair Avenue East (4 blocks west of O’Connor), Toronto CONTACT: 416-755-8352 COST: $7/person and $20/family of 4 Presteign-Woodbine United Church presents the 24th Annual & Very Last Presteign-Woodbine Variety Show. l Saturday, April 22 Earth Day at Todmorden Mills WHEN: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. WHERE: Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto CONTACT: 416-396-2819, todmorden@toronto.ca COST: Rediscover how old-fashioned ’make do and mend’ habits can help the planet! Create environmentally-friendly artwork, visit our historic 1940s Cottage to sample a ration-era recipe, and tour the Wildflower Preserve to explore the natural habitats of the Don Valley.

5 things to do this weekend l Tuesday, April 11 Boys are back in town WHEN: 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: Rogers Centre, One Blue Jays Way, Toronto CONTACT: toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/ COST: Various prices After opening the season on the road, the Toronto Blue Jays are in the midst of their first home stand with games April 11 to 20. l Thursday, April 13 KAMP WHEN: 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 231 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON, Toronto CONTACT: 416-9734000 COST: Regular $35 Students & Youth $15, advance tickets required Dutch theatre group Hotel Modern blends visual art, puppetry, music, film and performance in expressive theatre productions.

KAMP is a theatrical portrait of Auschwitz, April 13 to 16. l Friday, April 14 TIFF Kids International Film Festival WHEN: 10 a.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King

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Easter EGGstravaganza at Centreville WHEN: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. WHERE: Centreville Amusement Park, 21 Avenue Of The Islands (Toronto Islands), Toronto CONTACT: info@centreisland.ca COST: $15, free ferry ride with prepurchase

A fun filled day on Centre Island over Easter Weekend, April 14 to 16.

Tons of Money WHEN: 2 p.m. - 11 p.m. WHERE: Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Road, Toronto CONTACT: sp_publicity@theatrescarborough.co, www.theatrescarborough.com COST: Scarborough Players is in their 59th season of putting on high quality community theatre. Tons of Money runs April 7 to 22.

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WHERE: Canadian Martyrs Catholic School (gym) 520 Plains Road, East York, M4C 2Z1 WHO: Jean-François Crépault: Senior Policy Analyst with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and author of CAMH’s Cannabis Policy Framework Donna May: Drug policy reform advocate, who lost her daughter to an overdose in 2012 Metroland file photo

The Easter Bunny will make an appearance in the Toronto Beaches Lions Easter Parade this Sunday, April 16 along Queen Street East.

Claudia Brown will be serving as the parade’s grand marshals.

The Toronto Beaches Lions Easter Parade, which is a rain-or-shine event, is considered the biggest and longest running parade of its kind in all of North America.

This year’s event is especially significant as Lions Clubs International is celebrating its 100th anniversary and Canada is marking 150 years of Confederation.

New this year, is the Beaches Easter Day 5K and

1K Bunny Hop fun run/ walk along the Beach Boardwalk. Presented by the Toronto Beaches Runners Club, this pre-parade event will begin at 9 a.m.

All profits will be directed to the Toronto Beaches Lions Club. Visit https:// raceroster.com/ events/2017/11878/beaches-easter-day-5k-1k-bunnyhop for more details.

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Jenna Valleriani: PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto and a director for Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy The panel will be moderated by MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, who has been a vocal advocate, in the House of Commons and in the media, for compassionate and evidence-based drug policy reform.

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SPRING HARVEST All are invited to celebrate the spring harvest in the Little India neighbourhood. Baisakhi, which is also the celebration of the Sikh New Year, will be celebrated with a free community festival Saturday, April 15.

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EASTER CONCERT The Toronto Beach Chorale (TBC) is presenting a Good Friday concert featuring W.A. Mozart’s Requiem.

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A revered, trail-blazing East York politician is set to become the first Canadian woman to have her portrait on a Canadian bank note.

Agnes Macphail, who holds the honour of being Canada’s first female member of the House of Commons (1921-40), is one of four politicians featured on the new commemorative $10 bill celebrating Canada’s sesquicentennial.

The Bank of Canada, in an April 7 news release, said 40 million of the new commemorative bills, which also for the first time features an Indigenous Canadian, will enter into circulation starting June 1 and be "broadly available across Canada by 1 July."

The Bank of Canada added that human rights and freedoms icon Viola Desmond, as announced in December, is set to become the first woman to be featured on a regularly circu-

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JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com For the 50th year, the Easter Bunny will be hopping its way along Queen Street East in the Beach on Easter Sunday.

The annual Easter Parade is set to kick off at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 16 and will run for approximately two hours westward along Queen Street East from Neville Park Boulevard to Woodbine Avenue.

As always, those in attendance will enjoy dozens of floats and lively marching bands, as well as tons of chocolate and other sweet treats.

Four-time Olympic swimming medallist and Beach resident Penny Oleksiak, 2016 Rio Paralympics rowing medallist Victoria Nolan, and Special Olympics Ontario backstroke gold medallist

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EDITORIAL | OPINION

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Toronto’s embarrassment of riches spells trouble Toronto has always been a city bursting at the seams.

We don’t have enough road capacity for all our cars and trucks, and our public transit system is underdeveloped and overcrowded.

We are just getting a handle on our aging sewer infrastructure, which has been neglected for decades and has shown it after heavy rains.

Mitigating poverty and homelessness has been a constant struggle, and our stock of subsidized public housing cannot keep up.

Now we can add another pressure to the list of forces bedevilling Toronto: Wealth - in the form of the city’s obscenely overvalued stock of housing that is decidedly not subsidized.

According to the Toronto Real Estate Board, the price of a house in the Toronto area has risen by 33.2 per cent over the past year, and now sits at $900,000 on average.

That is good news for people who’ve bought their home in the past decade. It augurs badly for young families or anyone else hoping to put down roots in our communities through the traditional and powerful route of home ownership.

The choices for those of more limited means are unappetizing. Even those earning high-five-figure salary will have a hard time gathering a down payment and paying a mortgage on a $1-million property, but attempting to do so is one option.

Rental housing is another possibility - but hyperinflated real estate costs have had the effect of hyperinflating the rental market, too. A third option - simply seeking housing elsewhere - is the perhaps the most viable for house-hunters, but disastrous for a city.

As Canada’s largest city and the country’s major financial centre, Toronto has always been marked as a focal point for wealth, but that has never been the city’s sole identity, and certainly not its best identity. At our best, we live the city’s motto; Diversity Our Strength.

And diversity is sorely curtailed, in a city where the price of entry is on average $1 million.

It’s encouraging to see our political leadership at all three levels of government taking note, even if it is somewhat belated. Whether the actions that have so far been proposed - taxes on vacant units and offshore investor purchases to cool speculation, and changes to the Tenant Protection Act to mitigate gouging rent increases - will be enough, is another question.

There is another solution; a catastrophic market correction that will cost people their homes, but eventually set the ship right. Let us pray it doesn’t come to that.

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Prayers in the rain for troubled Jamestown The rain starts falling as they walk up Jamestown Crescent. Memories come back, every one of them painful.

"Beckles got shot at this door, right up there. We had a prayer rally up here," says Rev. Carmen Lewis.

Gordon Beckles, 46, died on his porch in March 2015.

Lecent Ross, 14, was killed as a handgun went off four months later. "Her mom is just up here. Oh, there’s just been so many of them," says Al Bowen, a local pastor.

Bowen points his borrowed pink umbrella at where Candice Rochelle Bobb, 35, was shot in a car last May. Her unborn son died three weeks later.

In front of Jamestown’s food bank, members of the Etobicoke Strategy begin

MIKE ADLER Edges of Toronto to pray.

They’re persistent visitors to this and other neighbourhoods, inspired by a Boston movement bringing faith leaders and police officers together on community walks.

Two women load groceries into a hatchback nearby.

Bowen asks God for more trust in Jamestown, "because when trust is in

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place, the wall of silence goes lower."

The rain and wind increase.

Andrew King, another pastor, asks God to guide police working in the community.

"Wash away the crime, the grime, Father," he says, asking God to remove the "negative element" here, to give hope to Jamestown’s children, food to its cupboards, jobs to people not working.

"They may not know it," he adds, "but we’re interceding for them, praying for them."

Vincent Crisanti, the local councillor, says the city and its Toronto Community Housing Corporation do their best. He points to new courtyard stone among the drab townhouses, more se-

curity cameras, better lighting.

Lewis greets a group of children standing outside, asks if they’re enjoying the rain.

Do the community walks work?

"You find that people are more willing to come out and talk, even with police around," says Const. Anthony Amantea, but notes there were two shootings in Jamestown this year.

"It’s hard to say whether it’s getting better."

As the group walks back to their cars, King says he lives in a safe community.

"Why can’t these people?"

Seeing they can is a responsibility for all of us.

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Gouzopoulos, who has two young children, said she felt it was only fitting to bring the initiative to east Toronto, also home to a number of mosques, notably the Madinah Masjid, which is just a block from her home. She said the campaign is especially relevant in east Toronto as late last year several racist posters were plastered throughout Stan Wadlow Park near O’Connor Drive and Woodbine Avenue.

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The kits were then dropped in the mailboxes of about 150 homes in the Danforth-Donlands area.

"The response was great. Every day I’d come home and see ribbons going up," Gouzopoulos said, adding the initiative is also an opportunity for parents to discuss recent incidents of racism and Islamophobia, and help their children better understand why it’s important to celebrate diversity.

"The goal is to get people talking."

Gouzopoulos said the campaign has taught her that it doesn’t take much to make somebody feel good or to brighten somebody’s day.

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"The more love we can spread, the better."

Metropolis agreed.

"I think it’s really important to counter hatred with positive messages. I like taking concrete actions and put positive energy out there," she said.

"There’s a large Muslim population in the area and I wanted to show my support."

Bernardo said she appreciates and values Toronto’s diversity and feels it’s important to do what she can to show solidarity.

"I think this is a great idea and a great way to start a conversation."

In the coming weeks, the three women will prepare and distribute another 150 kits in the DanforthDonlands area. And if all goes well, they’ll do a third round.

Email solidarityribbons@gmail.com or visit www.Facebook.com/solidarityribbons to for more information or to get involved.

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From April 9 to 12, 1917, four divisions of the Canadian Corps took place in an important engagement during the First World War in a remote place in France.

Located near the Belgian border, along a horrific line battle that extended from the English Channel for 444 miles until the Swiss border.

This was a place where one million casualties were suffered in one battle (the Somme) and where an estimated one billion artillery shells were fired along this one location by all sides.

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It was a challenging assignment; overtake a high group position that had been heavily fortified and which other groups had failed to conquer.

The planned area of attack of 6,400 m in the centre of the ridge was the target of 97,184 Canadian troops in four divisions.

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Today, the site is a sombre reminder of the sacrifices and valour that were made and which also became part of Canada’s long road to establishing its own identity.

Lest we forget.

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