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Nearly $300K to fund food projects Province invests in Montgomery’s Inn and FreshTech Processors TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com Ontario is investing nearly $300,000 to support Montgomery’s Inn Farmers’ M a r k e t a n d F r e s h Te c h Processors to develop an e-commerce system to help

community agencies and students access locally grown or produced food.

The government’s Local Food Fund supports innovative local food projects that increase demand and sales of Ontario food, stimulate new investment and strengthen Ontario’s agri-

food sector.

Montgomery’s Inn and museum will receive nearly $90,000 to fund, develop and execute a plan to run its popular Wednesday farmers’ market year-round, especially in winter, add a bench and create new signage.

The weekly market is more visible in warmer months when it is held outside with tents advertising its presence. It is held indoors in winter.

“Montgomery’s Inn has been supplying fresh food to its community since the 1830s. The >>>FRESH, page 16

Diego Rodriguez received an extra present for Christmas this year.

The 10-year-old won the “great kid” bike giveaway contest by Santa and Oxygen Bike Co. Brandi Ward and her son, Aidan Zarand, nine, nominated Diego, Aidan’s St. Leo Catholic School classmate.

“Exceptional” is how Ward described Diego. “(Diego) is kind, generous, loving, funny, sweet, smart and selfless,” Ward wrote in her nomination of the boy.

Oxygen Bike Co. owner Shawn Fitzpatrick presented Diego and his family with his shiny new BMX bike, helmet >>>DIEGO, page 12

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Wheelchair ramp stolen South Etobicoke police seek man on assault charges Toronto police are seeking the public’s help in locating an aluminum wheelchair ramp stolen from a woman’s south Etobicoke home.

The woman reported a temporary, aluminum wheelchair ramp was stolen from the front of her house in the Lake Shore and Kipling Avenue area on Monday, Dec. 23.

Toronto police spokesperson Victor Kwong said he has

never heard of the theft of a wheelchair ramp.

Police tweeted about the incidence, encouraging the thief to apply to the Ontario gover nment’s Assistive Devices Program. In most cases, the program pays 75 per cent of an approved price for equipment and supplies needed by people with longterm physical disabilities, the government website indicates.

This week’s Catch 22 most w a n t e d i s 2 7 - y e a r- o l d Ashton Drysdale.

Drysdale is wanted by police in south Etobicoke’s 22 Division on three counts of assault and one count of uttering threats.

Anyone who sees Drysdale is urged to call 911 immediately, while anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call 22 Division

at 416-808-2200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).

Catch 22 is a successful police program at 22 Division that publishes the name, picture, and alleged crime of one of south Etobicoke’s most wanted.

That information is then broadcast over both tra-

ditional and new medias each week in the hope that someone in the community will recognize the accused and contact police with information about their whereabouts. for more info For more information on the Catch 22 program, follow 22 Division on Facebook or @the22news on Twitter.

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Sanitary sewer work in Étienne Brûlé Park to continue in January LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com Lisa Hamilton’s home on Old Mill Drive overlooking the picturesque Étienne Brûlé Park, is typically a tranquil spot.

Yet, earlier this month she and her neighbours were unable to sleep several days in a row as construction work continued around the clock in the park, situated in the Humber River valley, just north of Bloor Street West.

“The work suddenly started up three nights ago and continued all night,” Hamilton told The Guardian. “It made our windows shake.”

While she could escape the noise at the office, her husband works from home.

“Last night, I debated going down (to the park) in my pajamas,” said Hamilton, about speaking directly to the construction workers to get some answers.

She and her neighbours, members of the Old Mill Humbercrest Neighbourhood Association, traded emails during the night, unable to sleep, trying not to go

“insane.” They called 311, Toronto’s customer service line, the councillor’s office and Toronto Parks and Recreation department staff, but with no immediate response.

Because of residents’ perseverance and help from Parkdale-High Park Councillor Sarah Doucette, a letter was distributed to the community explaining what the construction project was and how long it would last.

As part the residential condominium towers being built at 1 and 2 Old Mill Dr., there are existing sanitary sewer legs within Etienne Brule Park upstream of the Baby Point Pumping Station that need to be upsized to accommodate “a marginal increase in sanitary flow,” engineer Rasheed Serrano of the firm GHD Inc., said in the letter.

“Based on the location of the proposed construction, all sanitary flow that is currently directed to the Baby Point Pumping Station needs to be bypassed around the work area to allow for installation works within the pumping station itself,” he explained.

To complete the bypass,

several vacuum trucks suctioned the flow upstream of the station. This is what caused the construction noise. There will not be any further overnight work for the rest of this year.

“Bypass pumping will be needed to connect the new sanitary sewer line to the existing line in the intersection of Catherine Street and Old Mill Drive, however, the bypass pumping would be complete before 11 p.m.,” Serrao said.

Overnight bypass pumping will be required again for two days during the first week of January. A notice will be sent to homeowners when those days are confirmed.

A spokesperson for Doucette said the councillor was aware that the sewer was being replaced, however, not aware of the scope of the work and the noise that it would cause.

“It is a great relief to finally be able to sleep at night,” said Hamilton, just days before Christmas.

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The Kingsway Theatre was a ‘modern picture palace’ Photo spotlight In the 1930s, Robert Home Smith, developer of The Kingsway, set aside lots along both sides of Bloor Street as “Kingsway Park Business Sites” to provide shopping and services for local residents.

When the Kingsway

denise harris history corner Theatre opened in 1939 on Bloor Street West, just west of Royal York Road, it was billed as a “modern picture palace” with its exterior of shiny black vitrolite and polished aluminum.

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Police investigating after man shot near strip club

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A man in his early 20s suffered serious gunshot wounds following a shooting near the House of Lancaster in Etobicoke early Tuesday morning.

Toronto police Staff Sgt. William Hurley of 22 Division said multiple shots were fired within the vicinity of the Toronto strip club, located at 689 The Queensway, shortly before 3 a.m. on Tuesday.

“A number of shots were fired, at least,” said Hurley, noting that the unidentified

male victim was transported to hospital with “quite serious injuries”.

At this point, police have not yet released any suspect descriptions.

The investigation continues.

– Cynthia Reason Anyone with information is asked to call 22 Division at 416-808-2200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).

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adults lined up will pay 20 cents and kids 10 cents to see to see the film That Midnight Kiss, starring Kathryn Grayson and José Iturbi.

In fact, those prices also included a second feature, a cartoon, and a newsreel... and no ads!

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Contact: denise.harris@ sympatico.ca. This column appears every second week.

Choirs unite for annual Ukrainian Christmas show Vesnivka Choir and Toronto Ukrainian Male Chamber Choir present their Christmas concert on Sunday, Jan. 11 at 3 p.m. at Islington United Church, 25 Burnhamthorpe Rd. north of Dundas Street West.

Guest performers include bandurist Borys Ostapienko and a new Christmas program from the Lemon Bucket Orkestra.

Reception to follow concert.

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A year of change for Toronto police

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ith a new mayor already in office and a new police chief to be named in the spring, 2015 is guaranteed to be a year of change for Toronto.

Among the challenges for Mayor John Tory, who officially took office at the beginning of December, the hiring of a new chief to replace Bill Blair will be among the most critical.

The relationship between the Toronto Police Services Board and police officers is not a good one at the moment, with the police union upset at board chair Alok Mukherjee for his recent Facebook post regarding the number of blacks shot by police in the United States. Also, Blair is unhappy with the board for its position regarding a report on “carding” of community members in North York’s 31 Division.

Tory has made a good move towards repairing these relationships by taking a seat on the police board himself, something former mayor our view Rob Ford did not do. Hopefully, trust can be rebuilt between police board members and, most 2015 to see a officers, importantly, the residents they new chief at serve and protect.

Key to that will be the selection the helm of a new chief.

In today’s edition, we look at the selection process that will be used to hire Toronto’s next police chief. It’s a much more public process than ever before, and more information can be found in our feature on page 33.

Also in today’s edition we’ve talked to those in charge of the police divisions in our community (12 and 13 Divisions) to see what their priorities are for the coming year.

Reducing street crime and working with youth were among the main goals identified by many of the divisions. A visible police presence on the streets helps keep street crime at bay, and gets officers out in their community interacting with those who live and work there – especially youth.

It’s a good goal, but sometimes with community contact comes criticism.

The carding report in 31 Division raised concerns that young black members of the community were being unfairly singled out for negative attention by police.

There’s a fine line between having officers on the streets to deter crime and increase the sense of community safety while at the same time not appearing to target one group for undue attention. It will be an early and crucial test for Toronto’s new police chief to find that balance.

Write us The Etobicoke Guardian welcomes letters of 400 words or less. All submissions must include name, address and a daytime telephone number for verification purposes. We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters. Copyright in letters remains with the author but the publisher and affiliates may freely reproduce them in print, electronic or other forms. Letters can be sent to letters@ insidetoronto.com, or mailed to The Etobicoke Guardian, 175 Gordon Baker Rd. Toronto, ON, M2H 0A2.

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Scarborough subway tinkering could re-open debate at city hall G lenn De Baeremaeker only had one thing to do.

When Mayor John Tory asked the Scarborough Centre councillor to be a deputy mayor, he spelled it out as clear as day: Keep the Scarborough subway plan on track. Make sure the thing gets built.

Don’t let it get mired down in bureaucratic malaise, or Metrolinx monkey business.

And if anyone on council gets any idea to bring the costly project back to council for another possible derailment...

Well, Glenn, you know what to do.

Those were De Baeremaeker’s marching orders. But as revealed in an interview with Metroland Media Toronto’s Mike Adler, De Baeremaeker has different

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ideas.

The three-stop subway extension, he said, needs a fourth stop. And he’s going to make sure it gets one, right at Danforth Road and Eglinton Avenue.

De Baeremaeker says he’ll be circulating a letter to local politicians at all three levels of government requesting the additional stop, for their signature.

Then, it will be off to the TTC and Toronto council, to get the approval to add at least $100-$150 million to the $3.56 billion project.

If the idea goes through and the engineering checks out, the additional station will certainly serve Scarborough commuters better. But one can’t imag-

ine Mayor Tory is pleased at the idea of opening a discussion now about how that line might serve Scarborough commuters better.

That might lead some councillors to hold up the $3.66 billion (minimum) four-stop Scarborough subway paid for in part by 30 years of property tax increases, against the $1.3 billion seven-stop light rail plan paid for entirely by the provincial government.

And that might lead to the one thing that Tory asked De Baeremaeker to prevent: a re-opening of the Scarborough subway debate in the first year of his mandate.

For the sake of the city, that might be a healthy debate to have. When council approved the subway extension in 2013, it was doing so amid unprec-

edented municipal turmoil thanks to the Ford drama, and when the matter came up in the mayor’s race, it was before an electorate seized of a need for stability above all else.

Now that the election is in the past and the city has emerged relatively stable, it might be prudent to reconsider the massive yet inadequate infrastructure project with its pocketbook-denting price tag.

But if you’re Tory, it’s got to be embarrassing: to have that debate kicked off by the freelance tinkering of one’s trusted deputy mayor who’s trying to increase public spending on an already-too-rich deal that was supposed to be done.

David Nickle is The Guardian’s city hall reporter.

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Dance to ’50s and ’60s rock at the legion Enjoy ’50s and ’60s rock?

Attend the ‘50s and ’60s Rock N’ Roll Dance at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 3 on Sunday, Jan. 4 from 4 to 9 p.m.

The branch is at 150 Eighth St. Cover charge $5. All ages.

Contact Jacque Ratte at rclbr3@yahoo.ca or call 416970-0482.

European Christmas carols performed Enjoy a European Christmas music concert.

Our Lady of Sorrows Chorale, the Toronto Ecumenical Chorale, Novi Singers, Toronto Sinfonietta present European Christmas Music – God is Born.

Performance includes English and Polish Christmas carols led by music directors Gordon Mansell and Matthew Jaskiewicz joined by soloists and the Polish Highlanders Band.

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Concert takes place Sunday, Jan. 4 at 4 p.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, 3055 Bloor St. W. Tickets are $20. Seniors $15, children 12 and younger free.

Pre-order at 647-447-6581 or purchase ticket at the door. balancing exercises taught for seniors wSeniors – take a complimentary balance class.

An instructor facilitates the session, which includes balance, co-ordination, strength, flexibility and posture.

Class takes place Wednesday, Jan. 7 from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. at St. Giles Kingsway Presbyterian Church, 15 Lambeth Rd. near Royal York Road and The Kingsway.

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learn snorkeling with Etobicoke club Curious about scuba diving and snorkeling?

The Etobicoke Underwater Club Inc. teaches Thursday nights starting Jan. 8 at the renovated and rebuilt Albion Pool and Recreation Facility, 1485 Albion Rd. Training and education for new divers, as well as advanced and leadership training for certified divers.

Visit www.euc.ca for more. applications accepted for summer rec jobs The City of Toronto’s Parks, Forestry and Recreation is looking for qualified candidates for 2015 summer recreation positions.

The types of recreation positions available include aquatic instructors, lifeguards, music, art and dance instructors, fitness centre staff, special needs program staff, sports instructors, camp counsellors, facility staff and

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more. Those who are interested in applying are asked to create a profile and apply online at www.toronto.ca/recjobs.

Completed online applications must be received by Feb. 3, before 11:59 p.m.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a vulnerablesector police reference check.

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Protect yourself, your pets from electrical shock during winter walks

Though rare, contact voltage can occur around electrical fixtures in winter, says Toronto Hydro cynthia reason safe in the city

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og walkers beware: the wet and icy sidewalks of winter could pose more than the risk of slick and slippery conditions, but, mingled with salt, could also present serious shock hazards for your four-legged friends.

Although rare, incidents of contact voltage – stray electricity that may be present on the surface of outdoor structures such as streetlighting equipment, street signs and other energized fixtures – are especially dangerous for pets, and especially during the winter, said Toronto Hydro spokesperson Tanya Bruckmueller.

“It’s more animals that are affected because they’re barefoot, and also because we just have two feet and they have four...Electricity looks for a path, and with pets, they always have two feet on the ground while walking, which provides a path or an arc for electricity,” Bruckmueller said. “ What happens with electricity is it likes salty, wet, conductive conditions, so generally in the winter is when we see incidents of this, if we did. When it’s salty and wet and you have metal equipment, it’s all very conductive.”

With that in mind as winter begins, Toronto Hydro is once again urging all pedestrians – but especially those out walking dogs – to exercise increased caution while manouevering the snow-covered sidewalks around any and all electrical equipment, including streetlights, handwells (small metal or polymer plates covering underground wiring for streetlights), bus shelters,

COMMON MYTHS Dog boots will protect my pets: Although dog boots

provide protection from snow, ice and road salt, there is no research to indicate that they safeguard pets from contact voltage. In fact, wet boots may increase conductivity and the risk of electric shock. Similarly, humans walking with wet boots are also at an increased risk. The best defence is to avoid any electrical equipment and step around metal covers.

This includes watching where your pets and children are walking.

lighted signage, garage doors and even holiday lighting.

Such street equipment can sometimes become energized by stray voltage caused by aging and/or corroded infrastructure, or by wires dislodged by the vibrations from heavy traffic at street level or the subway underground.

Anyone who comes into contact with any such energized equipment is strongly urged by Toronto Hydro to “Stop, Clear and Call!”

Contact voltage is only dangerous to dogs:

Dogs are at a higher risk because they walk with two paws on the ground at all times. This provides a better path for electricity to travel.

This danger is intensified as dogs usually walk with wet and exposed paws. That said, contact voltage may even pose a risk to humans. The best defence is to avoid any electrical equipment and step around metal covers. This includes watching where your pets and children are walking and keeping your dog on a leash.

Stop If you come across an instance of contact voltage, your pet may freeze and collapse. Some animals have reportedly suffered from seizures and muscle contractions, while in more severe cases, other animals have experienced respiratory distress or failure. Toronto Hydro advises pet owners faced with such an occurrence to assess the situation for existing hazards before acting.

“It may be your first instinct to grab a person or pet in distress, but this may pass the electric current to you, rendering you both incapable of seeking help,” the electricity provider cautions in its online fact sheet, available at http:// bit.ly/1zrqnxh Clear It is extremely important to move a safe distance away from areas of contact voltage and to ensure pedestrians stay clear of the area.

“If your pet is incapacitated, do not touch the animal directly as you may also receive an electric shock.

If you have a dry and nonconductive leash, remove your pet from the hazard

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Dogs are more susceptible to electric shock from things like metal handwell lids. Give them wide berth – and if your dog does get shocked, follow the stop-clear-call procedure.

by pulling the leash or use another non-conductive object,” the Toronto Hydro fact sheet also advises.

Call As with any emergency, Toronto Hydro urges anyone who comes in contact with contact voltage to call 911 for immediate assistance, as Toronto Emergency Services are trained to deal with electric shock and will notify Toronto Hydro to remediate the problem and make the equipment safe.

Residents are also advised to call Toronto Hydro’s Contact Voltage Hotline at 416-222-3773 to report any

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It may be your first instinct to grab a person or pet in distress, but this may pass the electric current to you.

incidents, whether they be on public or private property.

Since late 2007, when Toronto Hydro received some of its first reports of contact voltage on city streets, Bruckmueller said the electric company has launched several initiatives under its Contact Voltage Remediation Program – including an extensive handwell replacement program, which was expected to see most of the city’s 12,000 metal handwell lids swapped out for new, non-conductive

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polymer concrete models by the end of 2014, and regular surveillance by a team of mobile testing vehicles and service crews equipped with state-of-the-art technology to identify energized electrical equipment.

“Contact voltage is very rare these days, and a big part of the reason for that is that we’ve replaced most of the metal handwells with these new resin covers that are less conductive,” Bruckmueller said, noting that the new

covers significantly cut down the chances of electricity conduction. “And we also have scanning trucks that find contact voltage not only on our equipment, but also sometimes on private property, such as decorative lighting during the holidays.

We advise customers any time we find (contact voltage) on their property, and we send in our crews to make the area safe.”

Even with all those safeguards in place, Bruckmueller said the risk of contact voltage is nevertheless something Toronto residents should always be aware of and should always take precautions to avoid.

For more information, go to torontohydro.com/ SAFETY SAFE IN THE CITY appears in The Etobicoke Guardian at the beginning of every month. Email creason@insidetoronto.com if there’s a topic you would like covered.

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City needs improved amenities to deal with the aging population: ESS Support Services VICTORIA CHAN etg@insidetoronto.com Crossing the street often feels like a death-defying experience for Carrie Chenier, a 73-yearold Etobian who lives in the Richview Residence near the busy Kipling and Eglinton avenues intersection.

Slowed down by severe arthritis, the pedestrian crosswalk timer elicits panic as it counts down what remains of the opportunity to cross the street safely. She recalls news stories of seniors being hit by cars and wonders if she’ll be next.

“People say, why do old people get hit on the crosswalks? Well I can tell you, because they need more time,” Chenier recently told The Guardian.

The retired steelworker, who was once elected as “grievance chairperson” in Elliot Lake, a mine that initiated a 1974 strike leading to safer workplaces throughout Ontario, said one solution is to make pedestrian lights longer at major four-way intersections.

“It will upset people in cars, no doubt about it. But what’s the alternative?”

Getting across the street safely is just one of the challenges encountered by senior citizens like Chenier.

It’s of particular concern in Ward 4 Etobicoke Centre where one out of every five residents is over 65, making it one of the city’s oldest wards, demographically speaking.

Increasingly, seniors and their advocates are pushing for greater attention to pedestrian safety and community space to accommodate the needs of an aging population.

“They’re aging in place,” said Catherine Grenaway, director of client services at ESS Support Services. “Their health and

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needs are far more complex than they ever used to be, and the (city’s) infrastructure has to be a proven place to deal with that.”

The pedestrian safety issue is particularly top of mind.

The 2011 Ontario Road Safety Annual Report by the Ministry of Transportation showed that 11 per cent of pedestrians involved in collisions across Ontario were 65 and older. They also represented 37 per cent of fatalities, the largest portion of any age group.

Chenier’s apartment at the Richview Residence is surrounded by bus stops. The 405 community bus picks up seniors every hour-and-a-half.

The small plaza she frequents across the street is home to a 24-hour grocery store, bank and medical offices. But getting there is no easy feat for someone with arthritis so severe, she resorts to using surgical tweezers to peel the aluminum foil lid off her yogurt cup.

According to Grenaway, pedestrian lights should also include “sight-impaired beeping” signals.

“Typically, people have to petition to get those in and that petition could take years,” she said, suggesting the city review the process.

Another concern for ESS, is the lack of affordable commu-

nity space to house programs and services that are local and accessible for seniors. “We’re flat out desperate,” Grenaway said.

Chenier would love to see a community centre with a pool in her area.

“It maintains (seniors’) wellbeing. If you have arthritis and you get into the water, you can work out for 30 minutes and maybe you can only walk for 15,” she said.

Swimming would add variety to Chenier’s weekly schedule that now revolves around washday on Monday, knitting on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and going for groceries on Friday.

John Campbell, city councillor for Ward 4, said one of his priorities is the development of a community centre that serves the Martingrove-WestwayDixon area.

“The challenges are, first of all, accessing the need and figuring out whether this is the right place to put one,” said Campbell in an interview. “But I can’t frankly imagine other areas that are much more underserved than this part of Etobicoke.”

Campbell said the possibility is “really just a question of starting the discussion” with city council and staff. “I’ve talked to some colleagues on council, it was mentioned in passing with the mayor... It’s about getting the ball rolling and having (city staff) look at it and do a formal study,” he said, adding that such a task could take up to a year and a half.

Chenier said the most important feature of an agefriendly community is “a sense of being valued as a person after you turn 65.”

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Openings for New Members - The Harmony Singers WHEN: 7:30 to 9:45 p.m. WHERE: Martin Grove United Church, 75 Pergola Rd. CONTACT: Harvey Patterson, 416-239-5821, theharmonysingers@ca.inter.net COST: Membership fees apply The Harmony Singers is looking for new members to sing in the second soprano and alto sections.

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Computers - Level II ‘The Internet & Email’ WHEN: 10 to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Islington Seniors’ Centre, 4968 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: 416-231-3431, iscprograms@hotmail.ca COST: $30/ for each six-week session Computers - Level II: The Internet & Email. Introduction to the internet includes using Internet Explorer, site names, IP addresses, choosing an internet provider and search engines.

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Ask an Expert: Estate Planning - Death Can Be a Very Taxing Time WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Brentwood library, 36 Brentwood Rd. N. CONTACT: Todd Buhrows, 416-394-5247, tbuhrows@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free A CPA speaker will present a seminar on estate planning. This seminar is geared for people who need to create a plan to distribute assets, during life or upon death. nifitt@mail.com COST: Complimentary Functional fitness or training for real life situations trial class. For people who want to move better, lose weight, improve balance/coordination and get in shape. Class facilitated by personal trainers/group fitness instructors.

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Jazz Vespers WHEN: 4 to 5 p.m. WHERE: St. Philip’s Anglican Church, 25 St. Phillips Rd. CONTACT: 416-247-5181 COST: Free An hour of music with a prayer.

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Time Together WHEN: 1:30 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Humbervale Place, Parkwood Dining Room, 1447 Royal York Rd. CONTACT: Rev. Cindy Randall, 416-2492821, mmlj365@hotmail.com COST: Free. Come and hear a musical group Front Porch Harmony with Carter family and gospel songs; refreshments to follow. Everyone welcome.

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Learn to Play Euchre 55+ WHEN: 12:45 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Islington Seniors’ Centre, 4968 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: 416-2313431, islingtonseniors@bellnet.ca COST: Free Learn to play Euchre on Wednesday afternoons. Lessons are hands-on with a small group in a relaxed atmosphere. Membership is required.

Ask an Expert: Identity Theft Protection WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Brentwood Library, 36 Brentwood Rd, North CONTACT: Todd Buhrows, 416394-5247, tbuhrows@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free A CPA speaker will present a seminar on identity theft. This seminar is geared for people who want to better understand fraud and how to protect themselves from being victims of fraud.

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Lakeshore Village Community Dinner WHEN: 5 to 6 p.m. WHERE: St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, 156 Sixth St. CONTACT: Rev. Mark Gladding, 416-259-2659, stmargaretschurch@ bellnet.ca COST: Free Join us for fresh, home-cooked food, live music and good company.

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>>>from page 1 tradition continues today with many programs, events and services offering food programming in a historic setting,” Larry Ostola, director, museums and heritage services, economic development and culture division with the City of Toronto, said in a statement.

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There is no local grocery store in neighbourhoods surrounding the Dundas Street West and Islington Avenue historic inn and museum.

“There is no grocery store around here except Rabba down the street,” Campbell said. “It’s important in our neighbourhood for people to have access to fresh food, some of it organic, as well as baked goods, including our bread made in our outdoor bake oven.”

Bread proceeds support inn activities, like the recent publication of If Walls Could Speak — The History of the Volunteers of Montgomery’s Inn and Their Stories, the Youth Food Project and the repainting of the inn’s community room and its period furniture.

Campbell said she plans to develop some programs around the funding, including more programs for youth. Recently, three youth applied for their food-handling certificates after participating in the inn’s food project.

Better connecting farmers’ market enthusiasts to the inn and its history is also planned.

“We really want people to have a whole experience here,” she said. “We’ll keep the fire on in the kitchen, animate the space. We want to keep our connections with history.”

Meanwhile, local community agencies and student nutrition programs will benefit from the nearly $207,000 the government is providing FreshTech to help create a real-time

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It’s important in our neighbourhood for people to have access to fresh food, some of it organic, as well as baked goods, including our bread we made in our outdoor bake oven.

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It will allow them to get locally grown or produced perishable food directly from farmers, local growers and local food processors.

Comment from FreshTech was not available prior to Guardian deadline.

Jeff Leal, minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs, said supporting local food is part of the government’s economic plan for Ontario.

“Supporting local food is pivotal to the success of our agri-food industry,” Leal said in a statement.

“When we invest in local food projects we not only support innovation and grow our economy, we strengthen connection between farmers and consumers.”

Ontario’s Local Food Fund is part of a broader strategy by the province to increase awareness of, and demand for, food that is grown, harvested and made in Ontario, the government said.

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REAL ESTATE

Escape the cold by warming up your home The cold temperatures are here to stay – so as you take cover indoors, it’s the perfect time to put home improvement projects on your to-do list. Here are a few ideas to make your home feel and look fabulous very quickly: From Boring to Bold The bathroom is a great place to start improvements, so if yours is boring, basic, or just outdated, it’s time to make a change – even on a budget.

Faucets are a simple and affordable way to instantly renew the look and functionality of this busy room. For example, the Darcy bathroom collection from Moen includes transitionally styled faucets that provide a soft-modern look and water-saving benefits to offer the best of form, function, and beauty in no time. The collection is also available in Spot Resist Brushed Nickel finish, so you’ll save time cleaning, as it helps resist water spots and fingerprints.

Weather the Winter Wisely No one wants to spend money on high energy bills, so be sure your home isn’t losing heat through windows and doors that aren’t insulated properly.

Updates such as weather stripping can keep the cool air out while keeping the warm air inside – all of which will prevent throwing money out the window.

And don’t stop there. Simple tasks, such as replacing worn-out caulk, insulating your outlets, and prepping your windows with plastic cling for the winter

months can significantly reduce heating bills.

Quick Kitchen Upgrade Cold weather keeps us inside with far more cooking and entertaining in the kitchen. Decor advisers say that the quickest way to update the kitchen, much like the bathroom, is by installing a new faucet. From food preparation to clean-up, the faucet is a major workhorse – as well as a beauty focal point.

Pulldown and pullout faucets are a popular choice, which features decorative touches and classic styling with a pullout design for at-your-fingertips water delivery. It’s equipped with the Reflex system, which offers self-retraction of the spray wand, as well as a wide range of motion, generous reach, and secure docking retraction.

Get Fired Up Nothing feels better on a cold night than getting cozy by a fire, but is your fireplace prepped for the season? For a wood-burning fireplace, inspect the chimney for nests or cracks. Next, clean it thoroughly to remove creosote (unburned fuel) to prevent unwanted fires. For gas-burning fireplaces, be sure the airways of the pilot and main burners are working properly and the blower is clean. Finally, be sure you have working carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, as well as an operational fire extinguisher nearby. Now it’s easy to relax and enjoy the warm glow safely.

Focus on Fixtures and Fans

Warming up in the winter can be tough, but these helpful hints will kick the cold for good.

With shorter winter days, there’s less natural light and so you may notice your fixtures a lot more. For added illumination and energy savings, update incandescent bulbs with brighter, Energy Star-rated bulbs which use about 75 percent less energy and last 10 to 25 times longer. Next, take a look at the ceiling fans in your home. Start by cleaning the blades

with a gentle detergent and then switch the blades to rotate clockwise. Changing this setting pushes warm air down into the room, making it feel warmer.

Your home will operate more efficiently with these wintertime changes – and as importantly, it will look and feel fabulous.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! TO ALL MY CLIENTS (2014) IN THEIR NEW HOMES. Dufferin Grove/Bloordale 1162 Dufferin Street Leslieville 88 Colgate Avenue #413 Thorncliffe Park 15 Vicora Linkway #605 Bloor West Village 15 Windermere Avenue TH 112 8 Windermere Avenue TH 12 111 The Queensway TH 47 561 Willard Avenue 352 Beresford Avenue Lambton/Baby Point 35 Baby Point Crescent 87 Baby Point Road 29 Baby Point Crescent 20 Humber Trail 74 Rivercrest Road 85 Rivercrest Road 7 Humbercrest Point 189 Humbercrest Blvd 1 Baby Point Crescent

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Congratulations to all of you!

WISHING YOU YEARS OF HEALTH AND HAPPINESS ENJOYING YOUR LOVELY NEW HOMES! THANK YOU FOR THE PLEASURE AND OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU! National Chairman’s Club, Top 1%, 2008-2013 *

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$1,551,874,906: DOLLARS OF REAL ESTATE TRADED IN TORONTO THIS YEAR. 3: 3: 2: 28: $222,000: Zero: 7.4: 2.

100’s: 13: 16: 7.

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Percent of that total traded by me.

The date in January of my first sale of the year.

Blackberry phones worn out this year; 1: decrease in retired blackberries from last year.

Number of years I have been selling great West Toronto Real Estate.

Value of my smallest sale of the year.

Number of my clients that matter less than the others.

Percentage increase of home prices in the GTA over last year.

Fantastic real estate sales representatives assisting me, 1 commercial-based.

Of smiles and laughs we have had together… the best medicine to get through the hectic day.

Number of first time buyers I helped find the perfect place to get started.

Number of clients I moved to a condo so they didn’t have to climb stairs or take the garbage out.

Months of my kitchen/family room renovation that was promised to be complete in no more than 3 months.

Days of chaos when moving to a larger office space on the main floor of our brokerage.

Months of working with totally competent new Licensed Client Care Manager.

Calls received for a property appraisal directly from Realtor Sweep.

Number of calls received directly because of my MarketWatch newsletter.

Client whose phone rang more often during a showing than mine did.

Car retired with far too many excess kilometers.

Number of trips made to Ithaca, New York, to visit my Ula. Number of times police have come to my door because of my dog Wilson’s howling `Beagle-style`.

First time having a Co-op student help us on her school work term.

Number of ”Just Sold” cards I mailed to homes in Etobicoke.

Number of days on the market for my fastest selling listing of the year.

Number of showings in one week of my hottest listing of the year.

Number of hand written Christmas Cards mailed.

Number of fruit and gift baskets sent this year.

Number of clients that got married, 9 that had babies, and 3 who died.

Squirrel encountered in the kitchen while showing a house.

Rodent dispatched to the outdoors safely and humanely.

Percent Comparative Market Analysis presentations converted to Listings.

Hot debates by my team regarding the merits and pitfalls of dating.

Photocopier jams; 23 whispered profanities.

Number of blown or flattened tires due to unavoidable potholes.

Cost for tire and rim replacement insurance, due to above.

Total pounds gained by my team during the holiday season.

Weekends hosting public open houses on my listings.

Continuing Education credits taken by my team to keep current in the industry.

Consecutive years receiving the Royal LePage National Chairman`s Club Award (Top 1% in Canada).

Cherished clients, old and new, that I am honored to count among my friends.

Number of days a year I am too busy for your referrals, emails, or phone calls.

Number of days spent in 2014 with my clients and their real estate at the top of my priority list.

More Unbelievable Year! A Grateful Thanks To All!

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And with the news that incandescent light bulbs are transitioning out across the country, now is the best time for a re-evaluation of your lighting needs.

Setting the scene: Each room should have functional and mood lighting that reflects its use. Direct or task lighting will focus on a workspace, like a countertop or desk, whereas ambient or indirect lighting

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is used to create atmosphere.

Vary the brightness levels in different areas of a room to help prevent “lighting fatigue”.

The layering effect: Designing a variety of light sources in each room will create a space that is beautiful visually; one that draws you in but is also functional.

Create layers with undercabinet kitchen lights for prepping meals, or pendant lights for homework and casual entertaining. Start with an ambient light to evenly illuminate, then spotlight work areas or design elements with directional lighting. Accent and decorative lights, such as chandeliers and lamps, add that extra touch to personalize your space.

Go for drama: Why not add a crystal chandelier to an ensuite bath or emphasize a wood beam with focused accent

lighting.

Creating drama is all about up-lighting to focus attention on decorative elements like a fireplace, a painting, or an architectural detail.

Multi-directional: Consider using directional lighting on countertops, kitchen islands, dressers and seating areas to add interest. Reduce shadows without creating the “office” effect by training recessed fixtures on the table and chandelier in the dining area, or by using downlights directly over sinks and vanities.

Dimming for dollars: Dimmers are a functional and easy way to set any mood in your home. And as the winter persists with the need for more indoor light, switching to high efficiency bulbs will help reduce the monthly bills.

—www.newscanada.com

From Our family to yours Wishing You Health, Happiness and Prosperity for 2015!!

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������ �������� HUMBER VALLEY SHARKS MINOR ATOM A WEST FRIDAY, JAN. 2 ◗ Duffield Devils vs. Humber Valley Sharks (Baycrest Arena, 160 Neptune Dr., 6:15 p.m.)

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Left to right, the Rotary Club of Etobicoke’s Jack Fleming and Maati Lahroussi, chair of the club’s Youth Services, recently presented a cheque for three new scholarships to Humber College’s Jason Hunter, VP of Student and Community Engagement, and Alister Mathieson, VP of Advancement and External Affairs.

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To t a l i n g $ 3 , 0 0 0 , t h e recently launched Rotary Club of Etobicoke Awards were handed out to two students in Humber’s Business School and two from the college’s School of Health Sciences prior to the holiday break.

“Investing in education is very critical for the success of our country. If we invest in education, we invest in the future leaders of our country,” said Maati Lahroussi, chair of Youth Services for the Rotary Club of Etobicoke, who also serves as an advisor with Humber’s Business School E-Marketing Degree Program.

“And as the cost of education continues to grow, it is important that not just Rotary Club, but other organizations should look at helping our students fund their education.”

Humber’s Student Awards office confirmed that the new Rotary-sponsored awards comprise of three scholarships for students with disabilities.

They include: • a $1,000 scholarship to a Humber student with a disability in The Business

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School who is in good academic standing and has demonstrated extra-curricular leadership in their program of study or in the broader Humber community.

• and two $500 scholarships to Humber students in the second year of the School of Health Sciences’ Community Integration Through Cooperative Education program (CICE), who demonstrate excellent skills, team work and professionalism while fulfilling the field practice requirements of the program.

Fourth scholarship A fourth Rotary Club of Etobicoke scholarship – a $1,000 award for a student in The Business School who is in good academic standing, has overcome significant challenges, and has demonstrated extra-curricular leadership in their program of study or in the broader Humber community – was established as an annual award in 2013, and was presented for the second time on Nov. 24.

“The experience of being an advisor with Humber’s

Business School E-Marketing Degree Program has enriched my knowledge of Humber, its culture, and value proposition,” Lahroussi said of the decision to launch the awards, noting that he was inspired especially by the efforts put forth by Associate Dean Paul Griffin and Program Co-ordinator Eli Lewin on behalf of their students.

“They go above their call of duty to support their students, and their alumni students recognize their efforts. The experience of being an advisor at Humber encouraged me to do something for our students...so I started this (scholarship) initiative with the support of my Rotary club members, who unanimously endorsed it.”

The scholarships, Lahroussi added, will act not only to recognize their student recipients for their hard work, but by having community involvement as one of the criteria for the awards, Lahroussi said he’s hopeful the Rotary awards will also be successful in encouraging students to “give back to their communities and be socially responsible.”

“I’m very passionate about this initiative, and hopefully the club will be able to make a difference through our contributions,” he said.

For more information about the Rotary Club of Etobicoke, go to www.rotaryetobicoke.org

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Celebrating our community as best captured in photos, from events throughout the year.

1. Toronto Police Chief William Blair inspects the graduating class 14-02 at a ceremony held at the Toronto Police College on Birmingham Street in September.

Eighty-nine officers graduated and were dispatched to stations across Toronto.

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2. Michael Power-St. Joseph High School’s Stephen Reyes, right, breaks a tackle by Senator O’Connor College School’s Sebastian Visca during Catholic high school senior football action at O’Connor in October. Michael Power went on to win the game 26-21.

Photo/william meijer

3. Myrtle Little-Brooks, a gardener at Centennial Park Conservatory points to a Caribbean Agave that shot up from the cacti house and through the roof of the facility to about six-metres high in August.

Workmen had to take out the pane of glass and fit a a new one with a hole to accomodate the plant’s growth.

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4. Tom Naylor churns through the water during the mixed 50 SC meter backstroke at The Etobicoke Olympium Masters Aquatic Clubs Semi-Serious 9 swim meet in November.

Staff photo/IAN KELSO

5. Jazmyn Hauth rolls through the Toys ‘R Us Sherway Gardens location with her mother Michelle at the helm as they participate in a three-minute shopping spree in October as part of a Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada event.

Photo/PETER C. MCCUSKER

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1. Toronto Maple Leaf players David Clarkson and Morgan Rielly stopped by Norseman Junior Middle School as part of the Shape Up Program on in late January. Here, Jordan Raso goes head-to-head with Rielly in push ups.

Staff photo/IAN KELSO

2. Liaison College Culinary School hosted a 911 Culinary Cook Off with proceeds going to 22 Division Community Police Liaison Committee bursary fund for local youth. Here, one of the guest judges Chef Jaden DaSilva (his mom Jeannie is a chef at George Brown College) keeps his eye on Toronto firefighter Paul Doods as he prepares chicken parmesan in April.

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3. A little boy and his camera snaps pictures of veterans at The Ukrainian Canadian Congress Remembrance Day wreath-laying and parade at Memorial Park on Scarlett Road in November.

Staff photo/IAN KELSO

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4. Food, music and fun was the order of the weekend at Taste of The Kingsway. Here Evan tastes his pancakes at the pancake breakfast that raised $916 for the Out of The Cold program.

Staff photo/IAN KELSO

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5. A Toronto firefighter clutches a cat rescued from a two-alarm residential blaze on Robinglade Drive in the Rathburn Road and the East Mall on a late March night.

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1.Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School’s Rasheed Gurley clears the final hurdle to place first in her competition at Centennial Park in May, during Toronto Catholic District School Board senior track and field.

Staff photo/MARY GAUDET

2. Culture Days events in the Lakeshore in September included a Pow Wow. Here, Rain Foots, a grace dancer performs at Humber Colleges’ Lakeshore Campus.

Staff photo/IAN KELSO

3. Laurie Lafave has fun looking through her knitted hats at an Arts and Crafts Fair held on mid-October at Eatonville library. The fair included knitted crafts, photographs, jewelry, cards, and stained glass.

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4. Lambton-Kingsway Junior Middle School’s Mary O’Reilly gets knocked down at the start of the 800 metre race at the Toronto District School Board Track and Field City Championships in June. The race was restarted and O’Reilly came in fourth place in the city.

Staff photo/DAN PEARCE

5. Are you afraid of clowns?

New residents to the neighbourhood, at 14 Mossford Crt. hosted The Circus of Horrors haunted house on Hallowe’en Night. Helping to provide the scares was Bryan Templeman hiding out among the corn stalks.

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1. Andrew uses a magnifying glass to check a small bug on a wild plant in the wetlands at the Humber Arboretum Summer Kids Camp in mid-July.

Staff photo/IAN KELSO

2. Storm chaser and Angry Planet host George Kourounis was guest speaker at the Etobicoke Camera Club meeting in November.

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3. Richview Collegiate’s Daniel Shaw, left, Damien Monestier, Nicholas Latina and James Patrick hoist the championship banner and trophy after defeating Etobicoke Collegiate in the citywide senior football championship game in November. Richview won by a score of 15-0.

Staff photo/NICK PERRY

4. The Sunshine Project, a subsidized tennis program part of Wilmington Tennis held a tournament and graduation day at West Humber Collegiate in June. Here, Young Shenbahan walks the hall to his next match.

Staff photo/IAN KELSO

5. Over 300 children from Etobicoke Summer Camps held a Pan Am 2015 event at Woodbine Racetrack in July with (left to right) Kyasia, Andrewa and Daveena taking part in the races.

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Superintendents talk 2015 priorities Community safety, building trust with youth, officer patrols in school zones among the mandate of unit commanders

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trengthening residents’ sense of community safety and building stronger relationships with youth are among the top priorities of 2015 for Toronto police south Etobicoke 22 Division Supt. Shaun Narine.

While in north Etobicoke, 23 Division Supt. Ron Taverner said a key mandate is to continue to deploy officers at least in the near future in school zones after the murders of three teens last fall in and around area high schools.

In late October, police arrested and charged a man and a woman after south Etobicoke residents were terrorized for four consecutive summers during which 59 nighttime break-and-enters and sexual assaults occurred.

Anieph Fitzroy Burton, 32, is charged with numerous counts of sexual assault, sexual assault causing bodily harm, overcome resistance by choking, mischief, theft of a motor vehicle, assault, break-and-enter and commit, attempted break-and-enter and break-and-enter with intent.

Jehanneiry Beaton, 31, Burton’s wife, is charged with six counts of break-and-enter commit, and breakand-enter with intent.

“That was a huge concern,” Narine said. “Whatever councillors I spoke to, community members or community partners there was a lot of concern.

‘Are we safe in our houses? Are we safe in our neighbourhoods?’”

Narine said officers formed several teams to investigate, eventually leading to the arrest of Burton and Beaton.

“We brought some safety back to the community, and an atmosphere where ‘I don’t have to worry about leaving my window open at night’ or people worrying about their wives or their mothers or young daughters,”

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Toronto Police Service 22 Division Supt. Shaun Narine, left, spoke to The Guardian along with his northern counterpart in 23 Division, Supt. Ron Taverner about their policing priorities in their Etobicoke jurisdictions.

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Narine said.

A 25-year Toronto police veteran, Narine has worked in several police divisions across Toronto in successively higher command positions, including as a traffic sergeant at 22 Division from late 2004 to early 2006.

In the new year, 22 Division will be investigating the creation of 12 neighbourhood Community Police Liaison Committees (CPLC), which would meet monthly, to solicit community crime concerns, Narine said.

Youth would also sit on the CPLCs. The unit commander referenced the recent civilian unrest and protests in the United States in response to recent grand jury decisions not to indict white officers who killed unarmed black men in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York.

“When we have incidents like that, we need to have our youth not jump to snap judgments and say, ‘did you see what the cops did?” Narine said.

“They’re on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. We want to provide an avenue of approach to take a step

back. There are two sides to a story.

Up in 23 Division, meanwhile, Taverner said he will continue – in the short term, at least – to redeploy officers to patrol school zones in the wake of the recent homicides of three teens in and around local high schools earlier this year.

Nineteen-year-old Hamid Aminzada was trying to stop a fight between two classmates at North Albion Collegiate Institute (NACI) on Sept. 23 when he suffered fatal knife wounds.

Less than two weeks later, two teens were gunned down across the street from Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School. The victims of the Oct. 6 shooting were identified as 17-year-old Don Bosco student Zaid Athir Youssef, and Michael Menjivar, 15, of James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School.

“It’s very disturbing that that level of violence can take place in a school, where people should be able to go and feel secure...It raises the question: what are young people doing carrying guns and knives in and around

schools?” Taverner asked.

“Since those unfortunate incidents, we’ve redeployed some resources to have officers patrolling during school hours at local schools with a high visible presence. Officers are engaging with the young people... letting them know we’re out there trying to make it safe for them and that there’s zero tolerance for any type of violence.”

Looking forward to 2015, Taverner’s other goals include tackling the impaired driving issue and cracking down on auto thefts.

“We’re going to be stepping up our efforts to make the streets as safe as we possibly can,” Taverner said, noting that police have specially trained drug recognition officers deemed experts in determining a person’s ability to drive.

“Obviously this type of crime could affect anyone. When an impaired driver is involved in an accident, innocent people get injured.”

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or most people looking for work, going up against a four- or five-person hiring committee is nerve-wracking enough.

Candidates for the top policing job in the city will have it a little tougher.

“It’s a citywide interview process,” said Michael Thompson, former Toronto Police Services Board vice-chair.

Thompson and Chair Alok Mukherjee developed the system for hiring the replacement for Toronto police Chief William Blair.

“It’s an open, transparent, fully accessible process that everyone’s involved with,” Thompson said. “The system and process we put in place allowed for internal/ external discussion to come up with the criterion we want.”

The first part of that process, stakeholder consultations, have already taken place.

The consultations looked to find answers to four questions: what are the top challenges faced by the new chief; what competencies will the chief need; what would those competencies mean from different perspectives; and what would they look like on an everyday basis. common themes In a report to the police services board Dec. 5, the consultants noted some common themes.

The chief needs to be visible and build relationship among stakeholder populations. Communityoriented policing is essential. The chief must recognize diversity.

Stakeholders also wanted a chief to bring innovative ideas, at the same time as he or she listened to community needs.

The Police Services Board will then use that information to come up with a short list.

Thompson said final applicants will face not only the hiring committee, but the general public.

“It’s a full engagement process and the public will be able to hear from them,” Thompson said. “It’s never happened before in the city. We felt that we wanted to see something open and transparent.I think that’s interesting and cool.”

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