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Sunnybrook’s revolutionary treatment for tremors LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com

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or the first time in more than a decade, a nervous Tony Lightfoot held a glass of water and took a drink.

“I’m still scared,” he told neurosurgeon Dr. Andres Lozano at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre moments before grasping a styrofoam cup in his right hand and successfully guiding it to his lips.

“That is fantastic. I never thought it would be. I never, never thought this would happen to me. It’s marvelous.”

Only four hours earlier, before undergoing a revolutionary and experimental non-invasive procedure pioneered at Sunnybrook to help people with debilitating tremors, Lightfoot wouldn’t even attempt to hold the cup when Lozano suggested he try it.

“Have you got a raincoat?” he asked.

When Lightfoot held out his arms in front of him, they shook dramatically and uncontrollably from tremors the 68-year-old first began suffering about 15 years ago.

For more than a decade, the tremors have been severe.

Holding his shaking right

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Patient Tony Lightfoot at Sunnybrook Hospital Tuesday undergoes a revolutionary non-invasive procedure to control debilitating tremors in his right hand.

‘That is fantastic. I never thought it would be. I never, never thought this would happen to me. It’s marvelous.’

–Tony Lightfoot, after the procedure hand in his shaking left hand, Lightfoot could only manage to write a small squiggle when asked to produce his signature.

“It’s different every time,”

he said, adding it has been years since he has been able to write out a cheque.

He could only make a few haphazard dots on the page when he was asked to

write a spiral.

And he hit himself in the face when Lozano, a neurosurgeon at Toronto Western Hospital, asked him to touch his nose.

That was before Lightfoot had a stereotactic frame screwed on to his head and was taken into an adjoining room for an MRI-guided focused ultrasound on Dec. 18.

The scalpel-free surgery allows medical staff to focus ultrasound waves under MRI guidance through a patient’s skull to reach an area deep in the brain and target troublesome cells.

It is significantly safer than cutting open a patient’s skull and reduces the risk of infection.

Patients require no general anesthetic and, in fact, remain awake during the procedure.

Due to the delicate nature of the brain, the treatment can only now be performed on the part of the brain affecting the patient’s dominant arm rather than on both arms.

The procedure is revolutionizing medicine and can have far-reaching implications for treating brain disorders, said Dr. Michael Schwartz, head of neurosurgery at Sunnybrook and the principal investigator of the clinical trial of the therapy.

At the post-assessment after the procedure, Lightfoot said he was thrilled with the results.

In addition to being able to hold a glass of water, he could touch his nose, sign his name and draw spirals.

“I feel great,” he said, adding he was looking forward to not having to wait until his coffee cools to drink it through a straw and to holding a glass of beer.

The debilitating tremors he has suffered for years robbed the Calgary resident of his ability to properly do his job as a mechanical engineer.

“To write again would be a major step forward because, being an engineer, when I lost my ability to write, it was a huge blow,” Lightfoot said.

“It really knocks your selfesteem down.”

The medical team was also pleased to see such an improvement in Lightfoot’s quality of life.

“We hope you will be able to drink and write and use that hand more than before and improve your activities and do certain things you couldn’t before,” Lozano said.

But the fact that the treatment is in its early days brought a hint of worry.

“How long does it last?”

Lightfoot asked.

“We don’t know,” Lozano said.

Grace Chinese Gospel Church enjoying new gymnasium FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com Opening right on schedule, Grace Chinese Gospel Church of North York now boasts a new gymnasium and food pantry.

The $1.5-million project saw an empty 8,000-squarefoot warehouse transformed into a wheelchair accessible gym that houses a basketball court, volleyball courts, six badminton courts and table tennis. A stage will be used for musicals and theatrical performances, along with space for community gatherings, at 201 Tempo Ave. The gym was made possible by a $500,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant in September 2011. For the next year, the church fundraised for the remaining $1 million, with $400,000 raised to date.

Plans to turn the space

into a gymnasium have been in the works since 2004 but were put on the back burner due to financial constraints, Dr. Tat-Kwan Wong, project co-ordinator, said during the official gymnasium launch at the church last Friday.

Landscaping, the parking lot and curbing of the building have also been upgraded.

Energy saving features include extra building insulation, natural lighting from windows, high-efficiency heating and air conditioning units and ceiling fans for air circulation.

A non-profit, volunteerbased food pantry service opened in October and operates the first and third Saturday of each month.

“Today the new gym is a reality,” Wong said, adding community groups can book the gym for a nominal hourly rate. “It’s a timely Christmas present to our community.

Let us all make this gym a Christmas present that keeps on giving.”

Willowdale Councillor David Shiner praised the work the church has done, calling it phenomenal.

“It’s a warm, friendly, inviting addition that you have provided to the community,” he said. “It says what great work the church does.”

Eight community partners will benefit from the new gymnasium by running various programs out of the space. Partners include Hong Fook Mental Health; St. Paul L’Amoreaux Centre; Grace Christian School of North York; Five with D.R.I.V.E. Foundation; Across U-Hub; Pa re n t C h i l d Re s o u rc e Centre; Christian Wushu Fellowship; and Heavenly Melody Gospel Ministry.

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Children from the Christian School of the Grace Chinese Gospel Church daycare centre have fun at the official opening of the multi use gym last Friday.

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Improving our communities

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here is an infinite number ways to improve and progress our communities.

The secret is to actually get out and do it.

Your actions don’t have to be big. They don’t have to be time consuming. They don’t our view need to command a spotlight – although some are very public. To borrow a phrase, just do it.

Make 2013 a In today’s newspaper we’ve special year in compiled a simple list of possibilities.

North York A few meetings. Some great phone conversations with community members – it wasn’t hard to find 50 ways to improve our community.

These thoughts of course are only a sample. If you visit bit.ly/TCN_50ways, you’ll see the 50 ways as expressed in each of our nine community newspaper neighbourhoods throughout Toronto.

We think the more information you have about your community the better.

Your North York Mirror reaches into more than 95,000 North York homes. Our www.northyorkmirror. com website reaches many more community members. It’s been a year where our Facebook and Twitter feeds have had a more prominent role in our quest to provide you news and information about your community in a format you desire.

We are dedicated to the betterment of North York and we sponsor many community events.

It’s all meant to give you increased access to community information and to grow community involvement and commitment.

And by the way, North York isn’t Scarborough. It isn’t East York. It isn’t Parkdale. There is of course common interest of all communities that make up Toronto. But there’s also a deep richness of community life and spirit that is uniquely North York in flavour.

We encourage everyone to become deeply involved in your community. And share your stories, thoughts, projects and objectives with us. We love to share them with our readers.

The sheer act of being a resident means you are a community owner. That means you are responsible for the upkeep, the health and wellness and the profile of where you live. We are all community builders.

Thanks to all those community groups who participated in this project. We look forward to your feedback and future ideas on building a better North York.

And we wish you all a safe and festive weekend as we inch closer to 2013.

Together, let’s make 2013 The Year of the North York Community. newsroom

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The city has begun to install electronic water meters, which will transmit water use data wireless every few hours through some type of antennae installed for the purpose.

Why not transmit such data once a month or every three months?

Such convenience for the city bureaucracy brings a convenient but intrusive use of technology right into our homes.

I am worried about the health and safety aspects of ever-growing electromagnetic radiation.

There are pregnant moms and babies in the households.

They are exposed to such radiation all for the convenience of city bureaucracy.

We have heard enough about radiation from cellphones and now we add more of it to the ever growing load of harmful radiation that we are being exposed to in our daily living environment.

This kind of pollution is not welcome.

K. Chandra

Local tourneys worthy of time and attention

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or those of you used to being immersed in NHL hockey and the world juniors over the holidays, ‘tis not exactly a season to be jolly.

The only NHL games being played at the moment are off the ice. And with the junior tourney taking place in Russia, if you want to catch Team Canada you have to get up at 4:30 a.m. which is too early for even an early bird.

So what’s a fan to do to take care of his hockey fix?

Go cold turkey?

Heavens no. Just the opposite.

Go double double.

Pick up a coffee and head to the nearest arena and go see the kids play.

That’s what I do this time of year, even when the NHL is on and the World Juniors lace ‘em up in this time zone.

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For my money the most entertaining hockey right around now are the annual minor hockey Christmas holiday tournaments in and around Toronto. And there are plenty to choose from between now and Dec. 30.

One I go to year after year is the Toronto Marlboros International Holiday Classic held at four complexes in the city, Canlan Ice Sports Etobicoke, Canlan Ice Sports York, Chesswood Arena in Downsview and Westwood Arena in Rexdale.

You’re immersed in the game from the moment you arrive.

The cars in the parking lots are always packed in like sardines. You’re greeted by the de rigueur colour collage of vintage team jackets and jerseys inside.

There are long line-ups for the skate sharpener.

Line-ups just as long at the snack bar. It’s elbow to elbow in the pro shop.

You’ll likely catch a glimpse of the ubiquitous Don Cherry. You’ll no doubt also see a familiar former NHL player or two behind the bench coaching teams from all corners of the globe.

And to show that you’re a real team player you’ll probably buy a ticket for a raffle or a 50-50 draw.

Then you’ll settle in next to nervous parents and friends in the stands on the edges of their seats. Or stand beside rink rats hanging over the railings watching games from dawn till dusk.

And best of all?

During the entire time, wherever you go, people will be talking hockey.

Not lockouts. Hockey.

Not collective bargaining.

Hockey. Not collective bargaining. Hockey. Not lawsuits. Not disclaimers of interest. Not decertification, not a bunch of legalese you can’t understand. Just hockey. Strictly hockey. It doesn’t get any better than that sports fans.

And now if you’ll excuse me, I see a slight break in the snack bar line. There’s a double double waiting there with my name on it, baby.

If I don’t see you at the rink, have a happy New Year.

We’ll talk again in 2013. n Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist, who takes writing very seriously. The topics? Not so much. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at jamie.wayne@sympatico.ca

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City budget brings optimism as it finds the middle ground

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t’s a time of year when we all want to believe. It’s not only children who were hoping that Santa and his reindeer paid a visit. And come New Year’s Eve, many of us will have perhaps an optimistic belief in our ability to change, leading us to make resolutions. In our private lives this delightful suspension of reality fades after a couple of weeks.

But when we consider our public institutions, wishful thinking seems to last all year round.

No fairy tale is more deeply ingrained than the belief in a pot of gold at city hall large enough to make wishes come true without any sacrifice. Whether this fantasy is called a gravy train, efficiencies or waste, the first two years of the Mayor Rob Ford administration ought to have put this belief to rest.

As a candidate, his “Taxpayer Protection Plan” promised more than $100 million in savings with no loss of services. Once elected, outside accountants, motivated politicians and city staff looked under every plant, only to recommend proposals so unpalatable that council either delayed or reversed most of the ideas.

To be fair, the administration’s opposition is equally responsible for the problem, happily living in a past of unsustainable services, unachievable expectations and unmet promises.

In the middle of this unreality is budget chief Mike Del Grande who, in the closing month of 2012,

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practical concessions to get his budget through council.

Just over $1 million was added for services to lubricate his budget’s passage, including funds for public health, student nutrition, the arts and, to reflect the reality on the floor of council, a small but unallocated sum.

That this budget stands a good chance of clearing hurdles at council could be seen in the shorter deputation list and, compared to the last two years, muted public reaction. For the most part, outrage was limited to the usual activists and interest groups.

As examples, the Toronto Real Estate Board released a poll showing that two-thirds of Torontonians support the elimination of the Land Transfer Tax, a revenue tool that generates about $300 million annually. On the other side, the Toronto Arts Council organized a campaign to advocate for increased arts grants.

Sensibly, the budget committee steered a middle course. In addressing the aspirations of the administration, the needs of Canada’s largest urban area and the politics of a polarized council, this budget contains enough financial and political reality to give it a decent chance of passage.

Should this budget be approved, Del Grande will have presented us with a package that will keep giving all year long. n David Soknacki is a former City of Toronto councillor and budget chief. Contact him at www.soknacki.com

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made significant strides in reconciling these two fantasy worlds.

No City of Toronto budget will ever be manageable unless a firm hand is taken to the city’s largest budgets: police, emergency services and transit.

‘No City of Toronto budget will ever be manageable unless a firm hand is taken to the city’s largest budgets: police, emergency services and transit.’

For the first time in living memory, our police budget does not have an increase.

To assure the maintenance of financial discipline, Del Grande was appointed to sit on the Toronto Police Services Board. Similar rigour was applied to the city’s fire and ambulance services, to the extent of closing a fire station.

And the Toronto Transit Commission presented a budget on target, thanks in part to a fare increase.

In addition to these significant measures on the cost side, Del Grande made

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“I would just like to express my deepest gratitude,” Jeschke said, adding centre staff and firefighters share a special bond that includes sharing information to help burn patients.

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Support the North York Central Library at 5120 Yonge St. Call 416-395-5535 or visit www.torontopubliclibrary.ca to find a branch near you.

Check out what’s on stage at the Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge St., www. tocentre.com, call 416-2503708); check out community theatre groups Stage Centre Productions (www.stagecentreproductions.com or 416-299-5557) and Chicken Coop Theatre (www.chickencooptheatre.com).

Create a community garden or help out at one that’s already growing.

Give blood Jan. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the main lobby of the Federal Government of Canada building at 4900 Yonge St. or visit www.blood.ca to find a clinic near you.

Pick up litter: take a trash bag with you when you’re out for a walk.

Volunteer at the Out of the Cold program at Beth Emeth at 100 Elder St. from Jan. 7 to Feb. 25, 6 p.m. to 7 a.m.

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Grocery shop or shovel the driveway or cook a meal for a sick or elderly neighbour.

Lend a hand with Habitat for Humanity at a build site or a ReStore location. Visit www.torontohabitat.ca/ volunteer.html

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Volunteer at North York General Hospital: call 416756-6088 or email volunteer@ nygh.ca

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Buy coffee for the next person in line.

Report suspicious activity to Toronto Police Services. For emergencies, call 911.

Reach out to newcomers at North York Community House at 700 Lawrence Ave. W. Suite 226 418-784-0920 or the Elspeth Heyworth Centre for Women at 2350 Finch Ave. W Unit D at 416-663-2978.

Get to know your local police station: 31 Division at 40 Norfinch Dr. at 416-808-3100, 32 Division at 30 Ellerslie Ave. at 416-8083200 and 33 Division at 50 Upjohn Rd. at 416-808-3300.

Help youth in your community at Youth Unlimited at 50 Gervais Dr. Unit 302 at 416-383-1477, Youth Assisting Youth at 5734 Yonge St. Suite 401 at 416-932-1919 or through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto at www. bbbst.com or call 4169258981.

Attend community events such as music in the park, tree lighting ceremonies and festivals such as the annual summer Cultura Festival in Mel Lastman Square at 5100 Yonge St.

Explore Toronto’s past with a visit to Gibson House at 5172 Yonge St. at 416-395-7432.

Make a difference in your community through Ephraim’s Place, 1875 Sheppard Ave. W. at 416888-7879.

Contribute to a local food bank such as the North York Harvest Food Bank at 640 Lawrence Ave. (416-635-7771), the Community Share Food Bank at Church of the Ascension at 33 Overland Dr. (416-441-3209), Second Harvest Food Bank at 1450 Lodestar Rd. Unit 18 (416408-2594) or Flemingdon Park Ministry at 10 Gateway Blvd.

(416-425-1841).

Adopt a pet from the Toronto Animal Services shelter at 1300 Sheppard Ave. W. or visit www.toronto. ca/animal_services

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Start a Neighbourhood Watch in your community: contact the Crime Prevention Association of Toronto (CPAT) at www.cpatoronto. org or 416-225-1102.

Pick up healthy food at the North York Farmers’ Market from May to October at Mel Lastman Square at 5100 Yonge St.

Hold the door open for people behind you.

Strap on your skates and hit the ice at Mel Lastman Square at 5100 Yonge St. or visit http://bit.ly/nyrinks to find a rink near you.

Help students with their homework at a library After School Newcomer Hub. Email afterschool@torontopubliclibrary.ca

Honour Canada’s veterans at a Remembrance Day service in November. Visit www.toronto.ca/lestweforget/remembrance-city.htm for a service near you.

Fill out an online form at www.salvationarmy.ca/volunteer to connect with the Salvation Army volunteer coordinator in your area.

Protect your watershed by joining the Don Watershed Regeneration Council.

Visit www.trca.on.ca/ watershed-champion

Explore local conservation areas or parks such as Wilket Creek or Earl Bales Park.

Car pool.

Buy from local merchants.

Visit www.toronto-bia.com for a list of local Business Improvement Areas.

Participate in a Terry Fox walk/run at Wilket Creek Park or York University in September. Visit www.terryfox.org/Run/Ontario.html

Organize a neighbourhood email network.

Donate books/ toys/clothes to the North York Women’s Shelter. Call the head office at 1140 Sheppard Ave. W. at 416-6387335 or visit www.nyws.ca

Start a walking or running club in your neighbourhood

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Swap plastic forks and paper plates for reusable cutlery and food containers.

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Properly dispose of cigarette butts.

Dive in to the pool at the Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre at 5100 Yonge St. or visit www.toronto.ca/parks/prd/ skating/index.htm to find public swimming times in your neighbourhood.

Organize a block party to meet neighbours.

Join a volunteer community organization.

Find out what your community is doing for Earth Day and how to get involved.

Volunteer with special events in Toronto such as Doors Open Toronto and Canada. Email spevvol@toronto.ca

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Francis Atta, a youth leader in the Jane-Finch area, advocates smiling as a way to launch friendships and inspire change.

‘A smile changes everything’ Give up your seat on the transit system for someone who needs it.

Support adult literacy by tutoring in basic reading, writing and math at your local library. Call 416-395-5555.

Organize a bottle drive to support local sport teams.

Start a homework club.

Contact your local school to become a volunteer mentor.

Attend North York community council on Jan. 22 at 9:30 a.m. at the North York Civic Centre at 5100 Yonge St.

Volunteer for Meals on Wheels at Downsview Services for Seniors at 497 Wilson Ave. at 416-398-5510 or visit www. downsviewservices.com, at the North York Seniors Centre at 21 Hendon Ave. at 416-7334111 or visit nyseniors.org at the North York Senior Centre at 74 Sheppard Ave. W. at 416225-1231.

Donate to local charities. Visit www.221Toronto.ca to find organizations to support.

Read The North York Mirror or follow our Twitter feed @ northyorkmirror to know what’s going on in your community. Write to us about something we haven’t heard.

■ What are your ideas for making North York a great place to live? Let us know at nym@insidetoronto.com

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t starts with a smile.

For Francis Atta, a youth leader and mentor in the Jane-Finch neighbourhood, that’s where community building begins.

Smiling at someone you don’t know leads to a hello.

A greeting leads to a handshake and that leads to communication, which results in community engagement.

“It all starts with a warm smile. That leads to communication and planning. A smile changes everything,” Atta said.

As residents look forward to new beginnings in 2013, community leaders such as Atta, Pastor Bill Sunberg and Jane Craig, executive director of the non-profit organization New Circles, said there are steps they can take to make their communities better places.

Get to know your neighbours, research the needs of your community and volunteer.

Making your community a better place starts with strengthening relationships, said Sunberg, the senior pastor at Emmanuel Church of the Nazarene, a volunteer pastor with Habitat for Humanity and the executive director of Ephraim’s Place community centre.

“We’re such a diverse city.

Get to know your neighbours.

I know that sounds very trite.

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around you. That’s where everything starts,” he said.

“Even when it comes to gangs, a lot of it is so charged with emotion and a lot of strong feelings but it often boils down to building relationships in neighbourhoods.”

Next, volunteer, Sunberg said. Go into your local community centre or place of worship and ask what needs to be done or what you can do to contribute.

“With a lot of government cutbacks and the economy the way it is, a lot of organizations can use that,” he said, adding volunteering increases people’s sense of ownership in their communities.

“I think communities can survive (without volunteering) but I think the quality of life is not what it could be. It becomes about individuals doing their own thing. When we engage, we do things together. That is when pride of community goes up and quality of life goes up.”

Finally, if you are able, make a financial donation, big or small, to a cause you believe in, Sunberg said.

Craig is a big believer in people contributing their time to make their community better.

“Volunteer, volunteer, volunteer. Clearly, volunteering is important to me,” she laughed.

North York’s New Circles, southeast of Eglinton Avenue and Don Mills Road, provides a variety of services to

residents of Flemingdon Park, Thorncliffe Park and Victoria Village, some of Toronto’s poorest and most culturally diverse communities.

Of the 140 people who volunteer at New Circles, 80 per cent are clients, “What they’re doing is giving back for what they’ve received,” Craig said.

The other 20 per cent of volunteers come from outside the community.

“We call them philanthropic volunteers, people who aren’t clients but want to help,” Craig said.

“It is amazing outreach for somebody living in (more affluent areas such as) Leaside or Forest Hill.”

Don’t underestimate the power of one person, as long as that one person wants to work as a team, Atta said.

The Jane-Finch community has traditionally had a bad reputation but there are now many positive initiatives coming from the neighbourhood, he said.

“It must have started with somebody. It’s amazing what one person can do,” he said.

“Mother Teresa did it and she involved other people.

You need a team. You need a family.”

It all comes back to building relationships, Atta said.

“Treat the community like a family and everything will be easier and more attainable,” he said.

“Seeing the whole community work together is a beautiful movement.”

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Holiday Concert: Cassava Latin Band WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library Concourse, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: 416-395-5639 COST: Free Warm up with the alluring rhythms of South America. Drop in, for all ages.

n Saturday, Dec. 29

Gibson House Hogmanay Dinner WHEN: 7 p.m.; also Sunday, Dec. 30 WHERE: Gibson House, 5172 Yonge St. CONTACT: 416-395-7432, http://www. toronto.ca/culture/museums/gibsonhouse-access.htm COST: $44.25 plus tax Gather at the historic Gibson House for a special evening inspired by the traditions of Hogmanay. Share a scrumptious dinner with familiar and new friends.

Be lulled by the fire, and moved by the music. Take an imagined journey through story and drama to a New Year of another time. Registration required.

n Wednesday, Jan. 2

Hogmanay Family Fun WHEN: Noon to 5:30 p.m., happening today through Sunday, Jan. 6 WHERE: Gibson House, 5172 Yonge St. CONTACT: 416-395-7432, http:// www.toronto.ca/culture/museums/ gibson-house-access.htm COST: Regular admission Help Gibson House Museum begin 2013 with good luck and laughter. Share your new year traditions and celebrate those of an 1850s rural family. Hands-on crafts and baking for children and treats for all. All ages welcome.

n Saturday, Jan. 5

Chungsen Leung’s New Year’s Levee WHEN: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: The Grand Luxe Event Boutique, 3125 Bayview Ave. CONTACT: Jane Ng, 416-223 2858, chungsen.leung.c1@parl.gc.ca COST: Free You are invited to the second annual New Year’s Levee of Chungsen Leung, MP for Willowdale

n Friday, Jan. 11

A Tu B’Shvat Tot Shabbat WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: Education Office, 416487-3281, www.templesinai.net, education@templesinai.net COST: $16/$20 Tu B’Shvat is the season in which the earliest-blooming trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle. Call or email to reserve. Registration is required

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n Monday, Jan. 14

North York Diabetes Group WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St. CONTACT: Anna Le-quang, 416 221-2841, anna. le-quang@diabetes.ca COST: Free This informal group meets monthly to discuss the treatment, control and cure for diabetes. The group arranges regular talks by a variety of health care professionals in respect of diabetes to encourage better prevention and control of diabetes. If you or a family member has diabetes or is pre-diabetic we encourage you to attend.

Mini Programs WHEN: 9:30 a.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: Education Office, 416487-3281, www.templesinai.net, education@templesinai.net COST: $80 An eight-week program starts today for children 12 months to five years old: Mini Chefs at Work, Super Scientist, Junior Circuit, Surprise Package, Let’s Celebrate, Bubby/Zaidy and Me, Puppetry and Sportball. Morning programs run from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m; lunchtime programs run from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; afternoon programs run from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

insights into the operas presented in the COC’s 2012/2013 season. Talk 3: For his final opera, Mozart saved his best for last in this sublimely beautiful score that celebrates the virtues of enlightened political leadership in the face of devastating personal betrayal. Call to register.

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n Monday, Jan. 21

Summer Camp Fair WHEN: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Crescent School (Upper Gym), 2365 Bayview Ave. CONTACT: Miles Villneff, 416-482-0782, miles@onondagacamp. com COST: Free Meet with directors from many of Ontario’s children’s summer camps. Bring the family to the camp info evening.

Knitting for Charity WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Centennial Library, 578 Finch Ave. W. CONTACT: Zelda Pasternack, 416-395-5490, www.HoneyColeman.com, EFTHoney@ gmail.com COST: Free Group meets again starting today.

New knitters/crocheter’s welcome. We meet every Tuesday night. Needles and yarn provided. Refreshments included.

Yarn donations always welcome at the library.

Goulding Park Hockey Association and North York Rangers WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Goulding Community Centre, 45 Goulding Ave. CONTACT: David Mitchell, dgmit@bell. net COST: Free Annual general meeting.

n Friday, Jan. 25

Shabbat Shirah WHEN: 7:15 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: Temple Office, 416-4874161, www.templesinai.net, office@ templesinai.net COST: Free Celebrate Shabbat Shirah with the Temple Sinai Ensemble Choir and Band

Canadian Opera Company Opera Talk 3: ‘La clemenza di Tito’ WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library Auditorium, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: Elizabeth, 416-395-5639 COST: Free This talk balances history and guided listening with images and production

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n Sunday, Jan. 27

Accent on Youth Concert WHEN: 11 a.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave/ CONTACT: Temple Office, 416-4874161, www.templesinai.net, office@ templesinai.net COST: Free

n Announcement

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Opinion

Holiday safety tips and more 2013: What happens Jan. 7 will be a significant factor F Wishing all our readers the very best for a warm and wonderful new year filled with joy, treasured memories and good tidings.

Both our pets this month hail from Toronto Animal Services North Region located at 1300 Sheppard Ave. W. Niko is a two-year-old neutered male Siberian husky who is described as high energy and ready for adventure. He’s been adopted by two different families and brought back to the shelter both times.

Shelter staff stress his need for adequate exercise, mental stimulation/training and an adopter with patience and experience.

He is a good-natured boy, house trained, crate trained and gets along well with other dogs. His ID number is A636821 Barney is a two-year-old neutered male domestic short-haired tabby cat who is a calm and collected customer. Affectionate and attention-loving, Barney is litterboxed trained, quiet and enjoys soaking up the rays through a sunny window.

Barney gets along well with other cats but would be happy to be adopted as a single cat, or with a feline friend; he’s open to sharing as long as he finds a forever home. His ID number is A636377.

If you are interested in either Niko or Barney, contact Toronto Animal Service North at 416-3388723 or visit their website at www. toronto.ca/animalservices

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Niko is a two-year-old neutered male Siberian husky who is described as high energy and ready for adventure.

••• I offer a few holiday safety tips (adapted from Petfinder.com) that bring awareness/ reminders that may save you and your pet a trip to the emergency clinic this holiday season.

Don’t throw your dog a bone. Bones are brittle and sharp pieces can get lodged in your pet’s esophagus or intestine.

Because poultry bones are hollow, they can break especially easily.

Keep chocolate out of reach. Chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine, which can be toxic to dogs. Make sure

chocolate candies left out for guests are kept away from your dog.

Keep a lid on the garbage can. During the holiday season, there is a lot of activity in the kitchen and several new, tasty smells flowing from the garbage can.

Ensure your garbage can is covered because goodies found in the trash can present a significant risk for gastritis for pets and can also be a choking hazard for dogs and cats.

Watch out for holiday plants. Popular plants including poinsettia, mistletoe and holly can cause vomiting and diarrhea. Play it safe and contact your veterinarian if you believe your pet has been nibbling on one of these plants.

Store wrapping supplies away from pets.

Pets who ingest ribbon or tinsel can develop a foreign body obstruction. Foreign body surgery can be traumatic and expensive. Keep ribbon and other string and tinsel put away and pick up loose wrappings quickly. n Lorraine Houston is director of Speaking of Dogs, an organization devoted to education, outreach and rescue. Her column appears the last Friday of every month.

Contact her at lhh4dogs@ rogers.com

or city hall columnists, the lateDecember spot in the paper is customarily reserved for a look forward at the coming year at council.

And if this were more ordinary times, it would be fairly easy to predict some things.

One might write about how council will make a decision on whether to invite a casino resort complex into the city’s downtown, or how the city will come to terms with the need to fund transit infrastructure at the expense of funding services to the community, or vice versa.

For 2013, though, much of what comes to pass will hinge on what happens in the days following Jan. 7, in the matter of Mayor Rob Ford’s appeal of a judicial order demanding he be removed from office. If the decision is upheld, the repercussions are seismic.

They are also unpredictable.

Council will have an immediate decision to make within two months of the decision: whether to hold a byelection for the office of mayor, or appoint a new mayor for the remainder of the term.

Should council appoint, it will have to decide

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what direction it actually intends to take. Mayor Ford has spent the past two years attempting to fulfill a right-wing agenda at city hall — and has had some success in doing so. But council has not consistently shared that view, frequently rebuffing Ford’s more controversial initiatives.

Usually when council considers appointing for a vacancy, there is some effort to make sure the appointee reflects the politics of the person they’re replacing. Under this council, that rule of thumb may or may not apply. It is up in the air.

And that goes double for the public. Ford was elected as a clear leader of the pack, and in the past, voters have been notably forgiving of the mayor’s many personal foibles.

If there’s a byelection, Ford has every right to run in it and at least as of late this month, every intention of doing so, and given history — a very good pos-

sibility, all things considered, of being elected.

As does federal New Democrat MP and former city councillor Olivia Chow if she decides to run for mayor.

So once again: in 2013, anything goes.

One thing we can predict, or at least observe, about 2013: in the next year, Toronto Council is going to have to finish the messy process of growing up and learning how to govern itself.

It’s done well enough so far, coalescing around what its members deemed unacceptable cuts in the 2012 budget, and solidifying around a consensus in favour of light rail compared to the mayor’s vision of a Scarborough subway.

But next year, the challenges will be big: council will have the city of the future in its hands like it never has before.

Alternatively, if things go differently on Jan. 7, council will have to learn to work with this mayor again.

Either way — 2013 is a great big unknown.

n David Nickle is the Mirror’s City Hall columnist.

His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at dnickle@insidetoronto.com

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FINCH WEST STEELES WEST

Northbound Keele Street Closure south of Finch Avenue West Extended Until Spring 2013 Update: Subway station excavation work necessitates the continued closure of northbound Keele Street approximately 100 metres south of Finch Avenue West until spring 2013.

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“With best regards, I want to thank all my dearest friends and customers for their warmest support and encouragement in the past year and for the future.

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