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Mohamed Ahmed has seen firsthand how young people living in the Jane Street and Finch Avenue area have benefitted from the Success Beyond Limits (SBL) program.

The free, six-week summer program gives students entering Grade 9 an early high school credit.

Some 100 Grade 8 students from Oakdale Park Middle School and Brookview Middle School participated in the program this year, held at York University, focusing on English and math. The other component of the SBL program is field trips, which were organized in afternoons. York University’s Faculty of Education is one of the program’s sponsors.

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Seneca College students can now pursue a range of degree programs offered at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) in Oshawa without having to repeat relevant courses, thanks to a new partnership between the institutions.

Students from select diploma programs can apply credits earned at Seneca toward 14 UOIT programs, including honours undergraduate degrees in arts, commerce, information technology, health sciences and science.

“This new partnership with UOIT provides qualified Seneca students with more pathways to earn two postsecondary credentials in less time,” David Agnew, president of Seneca College, said in a release.

“Seneca is the Ontario leader in providing pathways to university and this further demonstrates our commitment to student success by providing new and enriching opportunities.”

The inaugural Art Walk North will be held Friday, Aug. 16 and Saturday, Aug. 17 at Mel Lastman Fri.-Sat. Square, 5100 Yonge St. The two-day event, organized by Artists Network, will feature more than 60 art exhibits.

The event will run Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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U. to ink archive on memorial tattoos wYork York University researchers are building a framework for the world’s first comprehensive public archive of memorial tattoos, a growing trend where people ink images on their bodies to remember deceased loved ones.

Sociology professor Deborah Davidson and a cross-disciplinary team of researchers are behind the project, which will capture images and the stories behind them, according to a statement from the university.

The project is funded by a federal government research

funding agency.

Davidson has already collected dozens of stories and photos for previous research and is now crowd-sourcing for more contributors. The goal is to initially collect 500 images and stories, with the archive then becoming part of a larger international collaboration with researchers at other universities.

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with a brush cut, a thin build and tattoos on both arms. He wore a dark blue T-shirt with “HIGH” on the front and dark pants.

Last Thursday police released still images of the suspect from the bus’s security video system.

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Police are looking for a man after a 26-year-old woman was sexually assaulted while walking on Hendon Avenue in the Yonge Street and Finch Avenue area early last Friday.

Police said a man came up to the woman from the front and sexually assaulted her around 12:25 a.m. The man fled when the woman screamed.

The suspect is white, 20 to 28 years old, about six feet tall and 190 to 200 pounds. He wore a black hoodie and black pants.

Police have released security camera images in the hopes of identifying a suspect in an assault on board a Toronto Transit Commission bus.

Police said a man was “viciously assaulted” on the bus, number 1217, near Yonge Street and Finch Avenue around Image/Courtesy 9:30 p.m.

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Audit committee recommends Li Preti be prosecuted Former councillor says he’ll defend matter in court DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Former city councillor Peter Li Preti will face prosecution for apparent violations on the Ontario Municipal Elections Act in 2010, Toronto’s compliance audit committee has decided.

Li Preti faced complaints that he had accepted $14,950 donations from businesses – which under Toronto election rules, is not permitted – when he ran as city councillor against Ward 8 York West Councillor Anthony Perruzza.

Li Preti, who had represented the area since before amalgamation, initially argued at a 2011 compliance audit committee meeting that the donations were from companies with sole proprietorships, and those ought to be exempt.

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When the committee ordered a compliance audit, he appealed the decision through the courts but lost.

The compliance audit report debated last Friday, showed numerous problems.

It found that he had exceeded the campaign’s authorized spending limit by $3,064.72, and had accepted contributions totalling $21,000 from corporate entities.

The report also found problems Peter Li Preti with the finished second filing of t o A n t h o n y campaign Perruzza in the expenses. 2010 municipal A n d L i election.

Preti failed to report the use of signs from previous Li Preti campaigns, the report found.

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Mammoliti’s case to be heard Thursday DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com York West Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti will be in court Thursday defending himself against charges of breaching the Municipal Elections Act with regard to his 2010 municipal election expenses.

According to city spokesperson Wynna Brown, the city has retained Brian Gover of Stockwoods LLP as a special prosecutor to bring the charges, and Gover has

elected to proceed.

Mammoliti is charged with exceeding the candidate spending limit, failing to record or incorrectly recording campaign contributions and expenses, failing to keep records of campaign expenses and accepting cash contributions of over $25.

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legal staff to either prosecute the matter themselves or hire an outside lawyer to do so.

If convicted, Li Preti could be liable for fines as high as $25,000 per contravention, and be barred from running in the next election.

Li Preti told reporters that he’d defend the matter in court – and suggested that he was being treated unfairly compared to other campaigns that have come before the committee.

In particular, he said, Mayor Rob Ford escaped prosecution with similar violations.

Former councillor Howard Moscoe was one of those who’d laid the complaints.

He said that the committee did the right thing.

“The court will eventually decide, but if they had not commenced prosecution on Li Preti here, they may as well have torn up the bylaw,” Moscoe said.

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In the end, an external auditor found that Mammoliti had overspent his campaign limit by more than $12,000, or 44 per cent.

The consequences of a conviction are potentially severe. Mammoliti could face fines, removal from office, or a ban from running for office again.

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Coroner’s inquest an overdue item

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ntario’s chief coroner has announced an inquest into three shooting deaths by Toronto police involving people who were carrying edged weapons and “may have been experiencing the effects of a mental disorder at the time of their deaths” over the past three years.

The similarities to the fatal shooting of Sammy Yatim, 18, on a streetcar in the Dundas and Bathurst streets area on July 27 are many.

The coroner’s inquest set for October will look into the deaths of Michael Eligon, 29, in February of 2012 in East York; Sylvia Klibingaitis, 52, in North York in October of 2011; and Pickering resident Reyal Jardine-Douglas who was shot after stepping off a TTC bus on Victoria Park Avenue in August of 2010.

It’s too bad inquests were not called earlier as the question of how police deal with people who may be having a mental health crisis is an extremely important issue which needs clear and consistent guideacross Ontario. our view lines As it stands, Ontario’s Ombudsman Andre Marin is set SIU director to review the Yatim shooting. The province’s Special Investigations first called Unit (SIU) is also looking into that shooting to determine if police for inquest actions were justified.

In the shooting deaths of Eligon, Klibingaitis and Jardine-Douglas, the SIU said the Toronto police officers were justified in using lethal force.

However, it’s important to note that in its report in May of last year into the Eligon shooting, SIU director Ian Scott said the incident raised a number of questions beyond his organization’s mandate. He said those questions would be best answered by a coroner’s inquest.

Among Scott’s questions were: Should front-line police officers receive different training to deal with these situations and should front-line police officers be issued Tasers?

In the Eligon shooting, the front-line officers responding to the call did not have Tasers. They also did not have access to the services of a crisis intervention team consisting of a mental health professional and specially trained police officer to help deal with such situations.

The same scenario played out in the Yatim shooting. A crisis team was not on hand and the officer with the Taser did not board the streetcar until Yatim had been shot.

We called for such an inquest in a May 2012 editorial and while we’re pleased action is now being taken; it should have been called sooner.

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The Ex gears up while summer winds down

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he Ex starts Friday and I can’t wait.

The truth is, I’ve been thinking about it non-stop for the last two weeks. The moment August arrives, I begin counting down the doughnuts – days, days. I meant days.

Honest. I don’t count down the Tiny Tom doughnuts until I actually get there.

The point is, I always look forward to the Ex. I have since I was a kid. You couldn’t help but long for its return each year when I was growing up. It was the place to be this time of year. That’s because the Ex had the last two weeks of August through Labour Day all to itself.

The Blue Jays hadn’t been born. Canada’s Wonderland wasn’t around.

There was no Wild Water Kingdom. We weren’t tasting streets. Or dancing in them. In short, it was a much less cluttered entertainment landscape.

With all the competition over the years, the Ex

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY seems to have lost a bit of its mojo, but one gets the feeling it could be making a comeback.

That it is about to be rediscovered by those who once had it circled on the calendar but hadn’t dropped by for awhile and those new to the city who know the name, but have yet to go through its gates.

I hope so. I’d hate to see the Ex disappear one day.

To me, summer wouldn’t be summer without it.

I’ve never lost that loving feeling when it comes to the grand old lady by the waterfront.

I was lucky enough to go to Disneyland when I was 10 years old and I can tell you that didn’t stop me from feeling that the Ex was still as cool as ever when I came back home.

So what was the big attraction to the Ex? That’s the crazy thing about it. It

wasn’t one big thing, it’s a whole a lot of little things.

Heck, just getting to the Ex was fun. The streetcars were so jammed and everybody inside was so psyched up that when the doors burst open you hit the CNE grounds running.

Well, walking actually. The Ex was about walking. And walking. And walking. We had to see everything that was there. So we’d walk from one end to the other and back. Several times.

We hit the midway to check out the rides we were afraid to go on and check out the games that all looked impossible to win. We lined up on the streets to hear salesmen pitching frying pans. We saw animals, we listened to music. We walked to the Food Building for free samples and then over to a pavilion. Back to the Food Building for more free samples and then over to another pavilion. Back to the Food Building for more free samples and over to yet another pavilion.

And then we did it all again. We walked and walked and walked until we were all walked out.

It felt like a happening place from the moment we arrived until the moment we left. Much of that atmosphere had to do with it always being crowded.

Daytime, nighttime, it was packed. And maybe that’s the secret ingredient that’s been missing over time.

Those huge crowds.

Perhaps if people come back in those same numbers, then the return to those feelings the city had for the Ex in yestersummers will also return.

A lot of new acts and rides have been added this year, so the Ex is clearly putting its best foot forward to make it happen.

Beginning Friday, we’ll start finding out if our feet decide to follow its lead.

Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist, who takes writing very seriously. The topics?

Not so much. His column appears every Tuesday. Contact him at jamie.wayne@sympatico.ca

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Terry Fox Run WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Wilket Creek Park, 1121 Leslie St. CONTACT: amy.brown@fourseasons.com COST: Free Free parking with shuttle bus service. Free breakfast and lunch for registered participants. Live entertainment from Alysha Brilla, Graydon James & The Young Novelists, and The Honeyrunners. Live performances by Bongo & B and Leaside Dance School.

Bring a lawn chair to enjoy the music after you run, walk, ride or skate. Also, games and activities for kids of all ages.

Couples Support Group WHEN: 1 o 3 p.m. WHERE: Wagman Centre-Baycrest, 55 Ameer Ave. CONTACT: Sefra Tognon, 416-6352900, stognon@circleofcare.com COST: Free For people caring for a spouse who has dementia or cognitive impairment. Socialize, share common experiences and develop new friendships. To register call Patricia Wendy at 416-635-2900, ext. 499.

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Pre- and Post-Natal Dancefit Class WHEN: 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Thursdays WHERE: Glendora Park, 201 Glendora Ave. CONTACT: Janine, reggaemamas@gmail.com COST: Free Ftness class for moms with babies (in sling or carrier) aged six weeks and older as well as moms-to-be. Dads are welcome, too. Free all summer.

Movie: Viva Las Vegas (1964) WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Barbara Frum Library, 20 Covington Rd, CONTACT: 416395-5440 COST: Free

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Fairview Mall Farmers’ Market WHEN: 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Fairview Mall - South Parking Lot, 1800 Sheppard Ave. E. CONTACT: William Blyleven, 905-317-3010, www.Facebook.com/FairviewMallFarmersMarket, maplegreenhouses@ bellnet.ca COST: Free Open weekly until Oct. 11 Korean Dance Recital and Talent Show WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Korean Culture Centre, 1133 Leslie St. CONTACT: Mi Young Kim, 416443-9329, www.koreandance.net/

upcoming_events.html, kdance@ KoreanDance.net COST: Free The Korean Dance Studies Society of Canadahosts ‘K-dance Appreciation Day’ as a small token of our gratitude. RSVP by Aug 14.

Art Walk North WHEN: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St. CONTACT: http://artistsnetwork.ca/ node/401, contact@integralpr.net COST: Free Sixty artists exhibit their work over two days; also Saturday, Aug. 17, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

UTH Geocaching Event WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Cummer Park Commuity Centre, Multipurpose Room, 6000 Leslie St. CONTACT: Mike Ge, getoutsidecaching@yahoo.ca COST: Free Participants are introduced to geocaching in a fun and relaxing day outdoors.

Summer Steelpan Session WHEN: 2 p.m. WHERE: Downsview Library, 2793 Keele St. CONTACT: Diana Lee, 416-395-5720, doprograms@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Toronto pannist Dwight Belgrove will talk about the history of the steelpan, how they are made, and play songs.

All ages welcome. Call to register.

Travel and Amazing Race Magic Show WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Hillcrest Library, 5801 Leslie St. CONTACT: Isaac Han, 416-395-5830, ihan@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Join us for fun, free summer perfor-

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Geranium, Palargonium and Fuchsia Society of Ontario meeting WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. COST: Free

w Thursday, Aug. 22

Emergency Preparedness and Fire Safety WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Downsview Library, 2793 Keele St. CONTACT: Diana, 416-395-5720, doprograms@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Are there fire hazards in your home that you might not be aware of? Are you and your family properly prepared in the event of an emergency?

Toronto Fire Services will discuss fire safety and emergency planning.

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the north york mirror examines a local issue. this week: the immigrant entrepreneur

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North York Community House report looks at ways to support entrepreneurial activity FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com

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ansoora Marrium ran her own homemade food business in Pakistan and wanted to apply her knowledge to the culinary arts when she moved to North York.

After locating to the Finch Avenue and Weston Road area almost a year and a half ago, Marrium enrolled in North York Community House’s (NYCH) culinary employment training program, which runs twice a week and offers 45 hours of inclass instruction, including food handling certification.

Those enrolled can have opportunity to work for NYCH’s Delightfully Yours Catering Services, which helps new immigrants get a start with employment.

After completing the program, Marrium found part-time work as a hotel prep cook and also runs her own business, Homemade Fresh Food. She eventually plans to take a pre-apprentice baking course at George Brown College.

NYCH recently released a report outlining how to support the entrepreneurial activity of immigrants living in the city.

The findings are based on a literature review and interviews conducted with 100 immigrant owners of small businesses in North York, primarily in the neighbourhoods of Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue, Lawrence Heights, and Jane Street and Lawrence Avenue.

The report, titled DIY: Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Doing it For Themselves, indicates more immigrants to Toronto are starting their own small businesses for several reasons, including as a response to an unfavourable job market, to supplement a low income, and to work flexibly according to their own schedule.

The research also found immigrant entrepreneurs are a highly

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diverse group with a wide range of skills and experience, and those who provide services in this area must be able to recognize and support their individual needs.

The majority of immigrant entrepreneurs interviewed indicated they needed support in starting their business, from developing business skills to securing resources.

However, the findings reveal support from family and mentors is often able to make up for a lack of business experience and assets.

Strong networks are crucial, and service providers must be aware they can play a key role in facilitating these opportunities in order to maximize immigrant entrepreneurs’ chances for success.

NYCH established an advisory roundtable of service providers who support immigrant entre-

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The study found there is no single type of entrepreneur.

Some are pressured into it because they can’t find jobs, others want to do it.

– Shelley Zuckerman

preneurs to provide input to the project.

Shelley Zuckerman, executive director of NYCH, said they received a number of requests from immigrant entrepreneurs for support, and the organization wanted to better understand their needs and create some positive models that will help newcomers create successful small businesses.

“As an organization, we’ve worked with immigrants for a long time,” she said. “In the past few years, more and more have been coming to us. They either had a business or wanted to start one or needed assistance.”

• Immigrant entrepreneurs were surveyed from January to March, 2013 • Surveys were conducted in five languages most common in the northwestern Toronto catchment areas: Tagalog, Farsi, Korean, Mandarin and Russian • 95 per cent of survey respondents said they owned and operated businesses in Canada • 44 per cent of the businesses are one-person organizations • 29.3 per cent of the businesses have one staff member in addition to the owner • 2.4 per cent of the businesses employ 11 or more people

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Mansoora Marrium took a culinary training program offered through North York Community House and now runs her own food business.

NYCH offered a number of workshops focusing on tools involved in owning a business, then worked on the report, she said.

“The study found there is no single type of entrepreneur,” Zuckerman said. “Some are pressured into it because they can’t find jobs, others want to do it.

The study gives us a better sense of what situations are like, what the real needs are.”

The study found the majority of immigrants surveyed ran a one-person business, with very few having more than 10 employees, she said.

“We found entrepreneurs

who had either experience (as a business owner) or who had family support often did better,” Zuckerman said. “If they don’t have that, we provide mentorship and networking. We have a real role to play as an organization.”

The study also found English language skills are critical, even in cases where customers and owner speak the same language, she said.

Judy Fricker, NYCH’s employment and life skills program coordinator, oversees the culinary program and said the goal is for graduates to find employment in the food service industry.

“They either get a job in the

food sector, or continue on with education in the food sector, or start their own food business,” she said. “They learn to be independent and earn money. People need to work and they need an injection of knowledge to get their business going here. They want to replicate what they had at home. The culinary employment training program also includes workshops on entrepreneurship in which we cover the development of a business plan, ownership types, and goal setting, also the advantages of having one’s own food business. In times such as these, when it’s difficult to find employment, starting up a business makes sense.”

The DIY: Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Doing it For Themselves study was funded by the Metcalf Foundation and was done in partnership with Public Interest.

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Program gives participating students a high school credit >>>from page 1 high school credit in General Learning Strategies. Most of the participants go on to start high school at Westview Centennial Secondary School.

The SBL program is conducted in small classrooms, with one teacher and three mentors for every 15 students. Mentors are Westview students.

T h i s y e a r’s p r o g r a m wrapped up Aug. 6, complete with a graduation ceremony.

Ahmed, who was a student in the program before taking on a mentor role, is now the academic and social co-ordinator for the initiative.

“When they go to Westview they will know the mentors and the other students in

the program,” he said. “They gain a high school credit so they are already a step ahead of the other students.”

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(Mentors) play an integral role. They are the backbone of the program.

– Mohamed Ahmed

Mentors act as a bumper between students and teachers, Ahmed said, adding younger students view mentors as role models. “(Mentors) play an integral role,” he said. “They are the backbone of the program.”

Ahmed, who has bachelor of education and sociology

degrees from York University, is working toward his masters degree in education, hoping to become a full-time teacher.

After watching a presentation at school about the program, Tanjim Hossain decide to enrol.

“I think it’s very good,” he said. “We learned lots of stuff we didn’t know.”

Hossain said he plans to become an architect and design houses.

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Snake found in North York garage >>>from page 1 L a s t F r i d a y, F i o n a Venedam, supervisor of the emergency and mobile response unit, told The Mirror the snake may be sent to a sanctuary or Reptilia in Vaughan if the owner didn’t claim it.

Just before midnight on Aug. 6, TAS received a call from a homeowner in the area of Don Mills Road and Lawrence Avenue who found the snake in their garage, Venedam said Friday.

The homeowner is not the owner of the legal snake and

didn’t know who it belonged to, she said.

Staff took the one-metrelong python to the shelter, hoping the owner would claim it.

“It’s a legal snake. It won’t grow more than (the legal limit of ) three metres,” Venedam said, adding the python does not pose a danger.

“It seems like a ver y friendly snake. We do believe it’s owned.”

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Inquest called into three fatal police shootings North York incident from October 2011 part of coroner’s probe Ontario’s chief coroner says three fatal shootings by police in Toronto form a common cause and will be covered by an inquest this fall.

The three persons – shot in East York, North York and on the North York-Scarborough boundary – were all carrying edged weapons and “may have been experiencing Tuesday the effects of a mental disorder at the time of their deaths,” the province’s community safety and correctional services ministry added Thursday in a release.

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criminal wrongdoing in all three cases.

Michael Eligon, 29, was shot on Milverton Boulevard in East York in February 2012 after fleeing Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH) in a hospital gown, toque and socks. The SIU concluded he had cut the hand of a store owner with scissors, then was carrying two pairs of scissors and refused repeated police commands to drop them.

Sylvia Klibingaitis, 52, was at her home on Wedgewood Dr ive in Willowdale in October 2011 when she called 911 and, according to the SIU, “told the operator she had a knife and was going to commit a crime.”

When police responded, Klibingaitis “descended from the porch with a large knife

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Toronto police investigate at the scene of a police-involved fatal shooting on Wedgewood Drive in the Yonge Street and Cummer Avenue area Oct. 7, 2011. The incident is one of three to covered by an inquest this fall.

in her hand” and headed for the officer, giving him no alternative but to shoot, the SIU reported.

Reyal Jardine-Douglas of Pickering was “acting irrationally” in August 2010 on a southbound Victoria Park

TTC bus, which was then followed by police. The bus stopped at Biscayne Boulevard, and according to the SIU, Jardine-Douglas produced a knife, got off the bus, walked towards an officer and was shot.

T h e c o r o n e r’s o f f i c e expects the inquest to begin on Oct. 15 in North York and last eight weeks, with testimony from more than 50 witnesses. A jury will examine events surrounding the three deaths and may make recommendations to prevent similar deaths.

Community advocates and TEGH cited Eligon’s death while lobbying a regional health authority to create an East Toronto Mobile Crisis Intervention Team to assist police in situations with persons in distress. The team was approved earlier this year.

The circumstances of the three inquest deaths were similar to the shooting death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim by police on a Dundas Street streetcar on July 27, said Victor Willis, executive director at the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre, charging

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Local retailers Art By Sanya, Cynthia Lui Arts and Kaalashnikov & Harkbus will be at the event, featuring gaming, horror, comics and sports at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Aug. 22 to 25.

It is expected to attract more than 100,000 visitors. Among the celebrities expected to attend are Hulk Hogan, Carrie Fisher and Bobby Orr. Visit www.fanexpocanada. com – getting your feet wet wCrowdfunding

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The session runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the library’s auditorium, 5120 Yonge St. Call 416-395-5613 to register. and Take’ for women’s shelters w‘Give

Beauty chain Trade Secrets launched its seventh annual Give & Take program last Saturday in support of women’s shelters across the country.

The program collects gently used hair appliances, such as flat irons and hair dryers, as part of a trade-in event.

Those appliances are donated to women’s shelters, including the likes of Scarborough’s Rosalie Hall.

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in North York at Centerpoint Mall, 6464 Yonge St., and Fairview Mall, 1800 Sheppard Ave. E. with cash flow challenges wDealing

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Enterprise Toronto is hosting a free hands-on session on cash flow with Sera Sechapini, an area manager with TD Bank. Attendees will learn practical tips on how to take advantage of the cash flow cycle.

The session takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15 in Committee Room 3 of the North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St. To register, visit enterprisetoronto.com or call 416-3957416.

Paul Futhey is managing editor of The North York Mirror. Business in Brief appears every second Tuesday. Email pfuthey@inside toronto.com

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A makeover of the financial district’s most prominent intersection is nearly complete.

New banners and street pole wraps are up at King and Bay streets, part of an extensive streetscape renovation that commenced in early summer.

Representing the first major undertaking by the Toronto Financial District BIA, the renovation includes new street signs,

rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT black metal garbage receptacles to replace the less durable plastic “turtle” bins and a thorough power wash of the intersection’s sidewalk to make the concrete “fresh” again, according to BIA communications manager Tim Kocur.

The improvements are scheduled for completion by the end of August.

station closure set to start wPape The TTC is set to shutter Pape Station to complete extensive renovation work.

The station, which is on the Danforth Monday subway line, has been under construction since 2009. It will close for 12 days as of Monday, Aug 19 to speed up the remaining projects, which include

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installing an elevator, tiling and ceiling work and finishing the redesigned station bus bay and new enclosed passenger waiting area.

Also scheduled for completion are new station gardens and bike racks.

The shutdown was initially planned for June but delayed by a job action by tile workers contracted by the TTC.

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track replacement work wStreetcar The intersection of King Street West and Spadina Avenue remains shut for another week as streetcar track replacement work continues.

The intersection was closed Aug. 6 for two weeks.

On Aug. 20, one lane in either direction on King and two lanes south on Spadina will re-open

as construction crews work to complete track and road work at the intersection and surrounding area.

While the closure continues, both the 504 King and 508 Lakeshore streetcar lines as well as replacement buses for the 510 Spadina route will divert around the intersection.

The work is scheduled for completion by Aug. 31.

Rahul Gupta is the Mirror’s transit reporter. His column runs every Tuesday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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Clockwise from top left: American Serena Williams celebrates her Rogers Cup victory after defeating Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-0 in the women’s singles final at Rexall Centre on Sunday; Williams returns a serve during the final round of the women’s singles; Williams reaches for the ball; Serbian Jelena Jankovic returns a ball during the final round of the women’s doubles at the Rogers Cup at Rexall Centre on Sunday. Jankovic and her Slovenian partner, Katarina Srebotnik, defeated Czech Kvetoslava Peschkeová and German Anna-Lena Grönefeld; Jankovic, left, and Srebotnik high five during the final round of the women’s doubles; Grönefeld returns a ball; Peschkeová reaches for the ball; Cirstea wipes away tears after being defeated by Williams in the women’s singles final.

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As part of a Summer Snapshot feature, the North York Mirror looks at the changing trends and demographics in its local neighbourhoods.

Data courtesy Statistics Canada via the City of Toronto.

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This week: Willowdale West Staff file photo/Dan Pearce

Willowdale West includes the North York Central Library.

Willowdale West Population (2011): 14,990

Languages

Persian (Farsi) is the most common non-official language in Willowdale West, just slightly ahead of Korean.

In the 2011 census, 8.5 per cent of residents listed Farsi as their Mother Tongue, and 6.9 per cent listed Farsi as their Home Language, tops in both categories after English.

Top 10 Mother Tongues

Top 10 Home Languages

1. English 2. Persian (Farsi) 3. Korean 4. Russian 5. Chinese (not otherwise specified) 6. Cantonese 7. Mandarin 8. Italian 9. Spanish 10. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)

1. English 2. Persian (Farsi) 3. Korean 4. Russian 5. Chinese (not otherwise specified) 6. Cantonese 7. Mandarin 8. Spanish 9. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 10. Italian

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Between 2001 and 2011, the number of people in Willowdale West who listed Persian (Farsi) as their Home Language increased more than sevenfold (135 people to 1,040).

While the neighbourhood still has a greater proportion of seniors (aged 65+) compared to the city’s, the count of those aged 65 and above only increased by 2.1 per cent between 2006 and 2011, whereas the neighbourhood’s population increased 19.8 per cent during that time.

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POPULATION BY AGE GROUP Willowdale West has a significantly higher percentage of its population aged 65 and above compared to the city’s percentage: 19.8 per cent of the neighbourhood’s population is 65 or older. In contrast, those aged 65 and above make up 14 per cent of Toronto’s population.

The highest age group growth in Willowdale West occurred in the 25-64 category (Working Age). That age group grew 47.1 per cent.

+31.6% The overall population in Willowdale West has increased by 31.6 per cent between 2001 and 2011.

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The number of people in Willowdale West who listed Romanian as their Home Language decreased by 62.5 per cent between 2006 and 2011.

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Blair seeks out retired chief justice to help with use-of-force review Andrew Palamarchuk apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com

Police chief Bill Blair has sought out a retired Ontario chief justice to review the Toronto Police Service’s useof-force options in dealing with emotionally disturbed people.

Blair made the announcement during a news conference at police headquarters yesterday, just over two weeks after 18-year-old Sammy Yatim was shot and killed by a police officer while wielding a knife on an empty streetcar on Dundas Street.

Dennis O’Connor, who sat on the Ontario Court of Appeal from 1998 to 2012, will examine how police respond to the emotionally disturbed and will make recommendations on the force’s policies, procedures, training and equipment.

“As a result of the most recent event and other events that have caused a great deal

of public concern, I think my responsibility is to ensure... that we step back and take a very comprehensive review,” Blair said.

“There’s an enormous public concern about the way in which these incidents are responded to. I understand that concern, I share that concern.”

Blair said he’s “very much assured” that the report will be made public.

The province’s police w a t c h d o g , t h e Sp e c i a l Investigations Unit, is continuing to investigate Yatim’s death.

The officer who fired the shots that killed the North York teen has been suspended with pay.

“We have worked tirelessly over the past decade to improve the quality of our response,” Blair said.

“We’ve established a policy framework, we’ve added new technologies and tools for our officers to use, and we

have I think developed very, very thorough processes and there’s excellence in our processes and the training we provide to our officers.”

Blair said he has a responsibility to both citizens and officers “to ensure that we are absolutely thorough in the conduct of an objective and intense study of all of the ways in which we might be able to improve the policy framework that we operate under.”

O’Connor has conducted two high-profile public inquiries: the Walkerton Inquiry (2000 to 2002) and the Maher Arar Inquiry (2004 to 2006).

“He will have all of the resources of the Toronto Police Service at his disposal in the conduct of this important review on our behalf,” Blair said.

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Toronto police 33 Division Det. Mark Charuk, right, speaks with officers investigating at the scene of Thursday evening’s shooting incident.

North York shooting sends one to hospital ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com

Police continue to investigate after a man was shot in the head at a North York apartment building Thursday.

Police said they were called to the underground garage

of 80 Forest Manor Rd. near Sheppard Avenue and Don Mills Road at 7:08 p.m.

“Witnesses heard several gunshots coming from the underground garage,” Const.

Victor Kwong said. “When we got there, we found a man with gunshot wounds to the

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The victim was taken to hospital via an emergency run. “We did find multiple casings,” Kwong said.

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