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Retired Canadian champion boxer Charles (Spider) Jones still packs a punch, but now it’s not in the ring, it’s in the fight to keep kids on the right path in life, to help them avoid the mistakes he made as a youth. The Canadian Boxing Hall of Famer and former three-time Golden Gloves Champion is

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hosting the Fight for Youth fundraiser that aims to raise $100,000 to support Spider’s Web Youth Empowerment Centre, an afterschool drop-in centre in the Jane Street and Finch Avenue area. “We’re changing lives in there,” Jones said of the centre, run by not-for-profit organization Believe to Achieve, which he co-founded with his wife Jackie Robinson, with support from a number of organizations and businesses. “We are actually changing lives because these kids now have a place to come, they have a place to be mentored, they have a place >>>chuValo, page 27

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Working as the executive director of the North York-based Success Beyond Limits Education Program since it opened in 2010, Chris Penrose has grown in his passion to empower youth so

they can complete their education and experience success in their lives. For his efforts, Penrose was selected as one of 13 recipients this year of the Toronto Foundation’s Vital People grants that awards valued community leaders up to $5,000 to support them in their training and development opportunities. “It’s a huge honour,” Penrose said. “I looked to so many of the people who received it before.” >>>grant, page 27

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Asian, which Cheung said is dent and chair of the centre since its inception in 1989, exciting when it is. “You like to show your own Cheung said he alone could culture, your own heritage not have built it, saying it to other people so they can involved a lot of people with understand you better,” he a shared conviction. said. “Nobody can do everyWith better understanding, thing,” he said. “You need the he said, comes greater peace people to help you out.” between the cultures, which And, more importantly, is important in a multicultural he said, the people he has society like Toronto’s. been surrounded by have “We like enjoyed doing what they do to realize Just volunteering in the goals of without any the community is a good being multiexpectation o f re w a rd s. thing. If everybody does cultural and that The centre it, it will make so much Iwthink requires many ill make difference to our society. everybody volunteers to run. comfortable – Dr. Ming-Tat Cheung to live here, “Everybody is busy doing this and that, to be a united nation, with but there’s always time to everybody respecting each share with the public without other,” he said. thinking about making some C h e u n g c h a i re d t h e profit out of it,” he said. Community Coalition “Just volunteering in the Concerned about SARS to community is a good thing. fight stigmatization and disIf everybody does it, it will crimination and raise funds make so much difference to for SARS research during the SARS outbreak of 2003. our society.” The cultural centre features He organized fundraising a 600-plus-seat theatre that events to help with relief gets filled on most weekends efforts across the world folwith people from the Chinese lowing environmental catascommunity and beyond. It trophes such as tsunamis and gets usage from other cultural earthquakes. groups, particularly Indian, He also sits on the board of Filipino and South-East the Art Gallery of Ontario.

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something very small,” said the York Mills resident who keeps a practice in York’s Weston neighbourhood. Cheung, a Chinese immigrant, arrived in Canada 45 years ago, after first living in Macau and then the U.S. He completed his medical studies in Canada where he did

his residency, and following graduation remained here, where he has been a clinical cardiologist for more than 30 years. The married father of four and grandfather of six became chief of cardiology and internal medicine at Humber River Hospital and a lecturer at the

University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine. He also led the community in building the Chinese Cultural Centre in Scarborough, the biggest of its kind in North America, which he says has been his most enjoyable work. While he has been presi-

North York history finds a new home at library CLARK KIM ckim@insidetoronto.com The donation of thousands of historical photographs and documents from the North York Historical Society to the North York Central Library’s Canadiana department was made official Friday. “Having these resources available in the library will be a wonderful aid to anyone researching the history and development of North

York,” said Linda Mackenzie, Toronto Public Library director of research and reference libraries. The collection now housed on the sixth floor of the library at 5120 Yonge St. includes 1,600 historical photographs of North York along with aerial photos from the 1940s and 1950s, and documents dating back to the 1830s. Bill Aird, president of the North York Historical Society, thanked all of the society vol-

unteers and library staff for sorting through the archived collection, which can now be widely accessible to the public. “This is a win for the collection, the society and the library,” said Aird, noting it was “without a doubt the best decision we made about the collection.” Ro b L e v e r t y, e x e c u tive director of the Ontario Historical Society, also commended the work of the North

York Historical Society of preserving local history since the organization was established in 1960. “What you’ve done since 1960 is absolutely phenomenal,” he said. While the North York Historical Society found a good home for its collection, the society itself is looking for a new home to gather and sort through more heritage material currently in boxes within a storage room.

The society has been without office space since it moved out of the restored Miller Tavern, formerly called The Jolly Miller, near Yonge Street and York Mills Road once occupancy charges began in 2011. The volunteer-run organization had a business office rent-free for five years when it first moved into the city-owned space in 2004.

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Hats off to your Family Day celebration A friend of mine, Who Shall Remain Nameless, is going to a special gala on Monday called Hats Off To Family Day and she’s beside herself with worry. Nameless is her maiden name, by the way. She made me swear under oath not to reveal her married name. For what it’s worth, I also had to sign an affidavit and have it notarized. It embarrasses me to say, I actually had to Google ‘affidavit’ before I agreed to do anything. But please don’t tell her that. Anyhow, the invitation said it was a come as who you are party (not to be confused with a come as you are party) and anyone not attired in such a manner would be refused entry. No wonder she was on edge. She says she finds it tough enough to pin down who she is at the best of times, but on Family Day it’s even more difficult because her relatives have seen her wearing so many different hats over the years.

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY First off, the majority of the crowd knows her as mom so showing up in a mom hat would be a good choice. Ditto for a mommy hat. Throwing on her proud grandmother hat would be a nice idea. She has that hat on a lot these days. She’s also known as Nana by many in the family, so being decked out in her nana hat would work just as well. So would sporting a daughter hat. She’s been a daughter the longest of any of her many identities over the course of her life. She’s a sister as well, which she’s been for only two years less than she’s been a daughter, so donning her sister hat would make a lot of sense. She’s been a niece, for considerable time, so a niece hat would be fitting, even if said hat doesn’t quite fit like it used to once upon

a time. She’s known as aunt and auntie so an aunt hat or an auntie hat are both worthy possibilities. Additionally, she’s a sister-in-law, so a sister-in-law hat would be well received. And she regularly reminds everyone that she’s also an aunt-in-law and auntie-in-law, so nobody would be too surprised if she showed up in her familiar aunt-in-law hat or auntie-in-law hats. Her prospective hat list is long. “You’ve got to help me, Jamie. Please. Who should I go as?” “Are you going to make me swear under oath one more time, sign a new affidavit and have it notarized, before I tell you?” I grumbled. “Of course. And I’d expect you Google ‘affidavit’ again, too,” she giggled. “Hey, how do you know I did that?” “What can I say? I read your column. Just don’t let that get around, especially

on Family Day. I have a reputation to uphold. Several actually. But back to the matter at hand, which hat should I wear?” “Why not put on all of them? On top of one another. In the order that they’ve been a part of your life. When you all doff your respective hats in honour of Family Day, you’re sure to be the hit of the party.” “That’s not half bad, even for you. So, do you promise that’ll happen?” “I’m not swearing under oath again, signing yet another affidavit and getting it notarized, if that’s what you’re looking for,” I sighed. “I hear you. I’ve put you through enough already. So forget the guarantee. How about this: Any chance you could you just Google ‘affidavit’ one more time? You know, for old times’ sake?” 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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Family Day FUNdraiser for SickKids hospital WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Active Kids Zone, 951 Alness St. CONTACT: Maria Diaz, 416-939-2000, ext. 201, mdiaz@ assante.com COST: Free Entry is free when you make a donation to the SickKids Foundation.

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Get the Jump on Spring: Horticultural Open House WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. CONTACT: Jenny Rhodenizer, 416-3971341, communication@torontobotanicalgarden.ca COST: Free Beat the winter blues at our annual open house for horticultural societies with displays, free gardening advice, talks, demonstrations and floral design competition. Enjoy lunch in the Jump Café and browse specialty vendors, artisans and the Garden Shop. Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www. northyorkmirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your North York neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto. Football FUN-damentals Camp WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: The Hangar, 75 Carl Hall Rd. CONTACT: Nicole, 647-983-4835, www. torontojetsfootball.ca, info@gtfl.ca COST: Free Test your football skills at our fifth annual Family Day FUN-damental Camp. No special equipment or experience necessary. For ages six to 14 (born between 2001 and 2009). Register at www.torontojetsfootball. ca or call 647-983-4835.

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Eating for a Living WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library Auditorium, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: 416-3955649 COST: Free Stories about Storytellers: An Evening with Doug Gibson WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Don Mills Library, 888 Lawrence Ave. E. CONTACT: 416-395-5710, cmanning@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free

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Brookbanks Branch Seniors Films WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Brookbanks Library, 210 Brookbanks Dr. CONTACT: Jean Lee, 416-395-5480, jlee@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free ‘The Last Emperor.’ Financial Literacy 101 WHEN: 4 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Downsview Library, 2793 Keele St. CONTACT: Paula Scott, 416-3955720 COST: Free Learn the skills to help you with budgeting, saving and even investing. For ages 13 and up. Registration required. Stress Management Through Restorative Meditation WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Barbara Frum Library, 20 Covington Rd. CONTACT: 416-395-5440 COST: Free Learn two meditation methods: one using the breath and one accompanied by music.

5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: Margaret Wigglesworth, mwigglesworth@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free The ‘Provincial Freeman’, a black newspaper founded in the 1850s in Windsor, and its predecessor, ‘Voice of the Fugitive’, advocated a lifestyle that would enable new black Canadians to integrate and demonstrated how blacks in Canada could be assets to their community. Register at 416-395-5660.

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A Day with Toronto Genealogists and Family Historians WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: www.torontofamilyhistory.org/learn/courses, courses@torontofamilyhistory.org COST: Discounts for OGS members An interactive forum offered by the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society.

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Day fun in North York supports SickKids wFamily Families have a chance to have some fun together this long weekend at the Active Kids Zone in North York, while helping children who are going through the medical system. The Papernick family is hosting a FUNdraiser at the facility with proceeds going to the Hospital for Sick Children. The event is on Family Day, Monday, Feb. 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Active Kids Zone is located at 951 Alness St. For more information, visit www.sickkidsfoundation.com/ get-involved/events/eventlisting Bowl for Kids Sake goes for gold in North York Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto is getting into the Pan Am Games spirit at its Bowl for Kids Sake fundraiser. With a Bowl for Gold theme, participants pick a country to represent and dressing in its colours. This year, there are three bowling events, all at Newtonbrook Bowlerama, 5837 Yonge St. The first is Tuesday, Feb. 17.

It is open to employees and friends, young professionals, sports league teams, industry colleagues and more. The next event is a corporate and media day on Feb. 21. The final event is Saturday, March 7 and open to everyone. Organizers ask for teams of four to six participants to register, each raising a minimum of $500 per team. To register, visit www.bbbst. com edged in ontario Tankard final wEpping

A North York-based skip again got into the Ontario Tankard championship. But John Epping, a Peterborough native who is now a longtime North York resident and who curls out of North York’s Donalda Club, lost 7-6 to Mark Kean’s Fenelon Falls-based rink in the championship final Sunday. Kean now advances to the Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary. North York’s Greg Balsdon was eliminated in the tiebreaker stage this year.

shop mechanic charged in sex assault wauto A man has been arrested after a woman reported being sexually assaulted at an auto mechanic shop in North York last Friday. Nelson Cortez-Marin, 52, of Toronto, was arrested Saturday and charged with sexual assault and forcible confinement, Toronto Police Service said. Police said a woman went to Canacko’s Auto Centre, 15 Elrose Ave., (near Wilson Avenue and Hwy. 400) to retrieve her car that had been in for service. When she entered, the shop owner locked the door and sexually assaulted her, police allege. Cortez-Marin appeared in court Sunday. Police are concerned there may be more victims.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3100, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477, online at www.222tips. com.

Youth-oriented programming at TIFF Five North York teens are helping bring programming geared to the younger

generation to the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Winnie Wang, 16, Robyn Matuto, 17, Luca Bellisario, 17, Bianca Huang, 17, and Mohamed Ibrahim, 18, are on the TIFF Next Wave Committee. The 12-member committee of film enthusiasts aged 15 to 18 from across the GTA is tasked with planning some major teen-oriented events at TIFF Bell Lightbox, including the TIFF Next Wave Festival, which runs Feb. 13 to 15.

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1 What is Theatre 20?

Theatre 20 is a professional theatre company that was founded in 2010 by a group of Canada’s top musical theatre artists – many of whom are Broadway and international theatre stars – with a mission to advance the development of musical theatre in Canada. The company aims to nurture the talent of writers and composers, and foster the development of young artists through mentorship and education programmes. Theatre 20 is artist-led and strives to present story-driven musicals, either by developing new Canadian works or by re-imagining existing classics.

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The Mirror spoke with North York’s Brian Goldenberg, a newcomer to the artist-led music theatre company, who steps into a new role as executive director. by DOMINIK KUREK

2 What is your role as executive director? My role as Theatre 20’s executive director is to oversee the overall management of the organization, its strategic direction, and its artistic vision. Working with the Theatre 20 board of directors and the founding artists, I have a responsibility to give direction and leadership toward the achievement of the organization’s philosophy, mission and strategy. Some of my specific responsibilities include fundraising, finances, accounting, marketing, operations, strategic planning, outreach and education, and production management. With the new leadership team at Theatre 20, we now have a dual leadership model, which is a very common and successful structure for arts organizations across North America. In collaboration with David Keeley (artistic director) and Nora McLellan (associate artistic director), my role is to facilitate and implement our strategic plan, goals and objectives. In addition, I have a responsibility to represent Theatre 20 publicly, acting as a company spokesperson.

4 Being in a management position and not an artistic position at Theatre 20, how do you hope to shape the company? In my role at Theatre 20, I believe that I have a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of the company. The beauty of the dual leadership model is that the artistic leaders work collaboratively with the artistic managers, so all of the major strategic decisions are being made as a collaboration between both parties. The artistic and management side of the company are co-dependent, and ultimately the collaboration involves a strong understanding of both sides of the company. In my career, I have held many artistic roles, and I believe that my knowledge and understanding of the artistic side of a company makes me a stronger leader. In my previous role as Angelwalk Theatre’s artistic producer, I was fulfilling the role of both the executive director and the artistic director, so it’s very exciting for me to be collaborating with David and Nora. I believe that Theatre 20 is at a turning point in its development as we approach its fifth anniversary in March. With an amazing group of founding artists, a supportive board of directors, a strong mandate and mission, I am hoping to leverage our past successes and current strengths in order to fulfill Theatre 20’s potential.

3 Being the first executive director of Theatre 20, how much pressure is there on you to deliver results? I believe that the organization has high expectations for what I will be able to bring to Theatre 20. To date, Theatre 20 has been very successful, and in bringing on a new leadership team, the board of directors is hoping for us to take the torch from the previous leadership and continue the good work that Theatre 20 is known for. With any leadership change, the direction is likely to shift slightly, and I know that David, Nora and I definitely have aspirations for where we believe that Theatre 20 can go in the future. I think that the sentiment at Theatre 20 these days is definitely supportive and encouraging, and I am excited about what we are going to be able to achieve.

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I believe that Theatre 20 is at a turning point in its development as we approach its fifth anniversary in March.

For more information on Theatre 20, visit www.theatre20.com

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5 What roadblocks do you foresee in achieving your goals for Theatre 20? The constant roadblock in the arts is funding. We are blessed in Canada with a very supportive arts community and as we evaluate our goals and opportunities, I am very optimistic about the support that we will receive from our patrons, donors and industry colleagues. The big question ultimately will come down to whether or not there is the funding available to support all of our aspirations. At this point, I believe that there is, but only time will tell.

What exciting things can people expect from Theatre 20 this season?

We are hoping to announce our 2015/2016 season in a few months, so I’m not going to give away everything just yet. However, people can definitely expect to see us continuing and expanding our role in advancing the development of musical theatre in Canada. Education and mentorship programs for emerging artists will definitely be on the plate, and we have exciting plans for how we will contribute to developing and producing musical theatre.

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Predictably, Toronto council didn’t want to trouble itself this week with more questions about the Scarborough subway plan. Councillor Josh Matlow dared them to do otherwise, submitting five fairly uncomfortable administrative inquiries poking holes in council’s plans to hike taxes and build an expensive three-stop subway along a route that had been slated for a fully funded seven-stop light rail line. Questions asked, questions answered, council decided, voting to approve a motion from Deputy Mayor Glenn De Baeremaeker to receive the inquiries and not send them along to Mayor John Tory’s Executive Committee. The questions were answered, by city manager Joe Pennachetti as the rules require. Given those answers, one might have thought councillors would be interested in a little more talk. Matlow wondered about the sunk costs that the city will be responsible loss on Scarborough RT wpower Scores of Scarborough RT riders were forced to switch to emergency shuttle buses over the weekend following an extended outage on the aged transit line. The TTC blamed “electrical power loss” for the hours-long shutdown of the line from Kennedy to McCowan RT stations which lasted much of Saturday. This year should have marked the opening of the Scarborough LRT, which would have replaced the RT. But with plans switched to building a subway extension it won’t be until at least 2023 when Scarborough residents have a new transit option. Until then the TTC hopes to extend the shelf-life of the RT and should it eventually break down beyond all repair, replace its operation with buses. WORKERS seek backing from mayor wTTC

Mayor John Tory got a rough ride from transit workers this week demanding he take a position on the possible contracting out of

david nickle the city for paying on the cancellation of the light rail line. Pennachetti said he’d report later, although leaked documents indicate it sits at $75 million. In 2013, they were estimated at $10 million more. What will the new subway cost to run? Pennachetti said $30 million to $40 million a year for capital maintenance. What of SmartTrack and its impact on ridership of the subway? All of that will be factored in to further studies emerging as the subway environmental assessment unfolds, and the SmartTrack preliminary work proceeds. And what is that ridership? In 2006, the city estimated 9,500 people per hour. In 2013, ridership was estimated at 14,000. In the end, only six councillors thought those questions required more study. De Baeremaeker, with the

rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT TTC union jobs. The mayor was greeted with chants of “keep transit public” from workers at the TTC’s Hillcrest maintenance facility when he toured the site Monday. At issue is an agreement signed with the province giving the TTC the right to operate the planned lines, including the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, but leaves design and maintenance responsibilities to the provincial government. OF SNOW BLOCKS BIKE SHARE STATION wPILE

For days, a mound of snow has blocked access to a Bike Share Toronto station. Last Thursday, TTC board member Alan Heisey first tweeted a photo of the snow-covered station at the northeast corner of King Street and University Avenue, which looked like it was covering at least half of the available bicycle docks where members of the bike

blessing of Tory, carried the day and the matter is shelved. After the vote, De Baeremaeker pointed out that many of the questions Matlow posed had been answered in 2013 when council made the leap from light rail to subway. But things change. Among other things, De Baeremaeker is proposing another $150 million for a fourth station on the line. Matlow is not the only one uncomfortable with this. Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong voted against the subway in 2013 and still thinks there are problems. But that’s not the same thing as wanting to reopen the matter. The public wants to get on with things. There is one more question, though: are Torontonians tired enough of debate to sign a blank cheque for a transit plan that’s looking more and more like a bad fit? Guess we’ll find out.

David Nickle is The Mirror’s city hall reporter. His column runs every Thursday.

share pick up or drop off their rented rides. Heisey then tweeted another picture Monday showing the snow had still not been removed. City councillor Pam McConnell confirmed through Twitter the snow was left by a private contractor. STATION TO GET INTERNET ACCESS wSPADINA

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

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67,378,300 89,071,060 69,853,600 36,315,500 68,509,099

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6,737,100

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15 15

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8 9

9 6

5 8

14 14

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2,691,500 4,771,939

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3 8

13 13

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2,272,500 5,447,576

10,012,388 8,207,552

770,184 631,350

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RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd. Royal LePage Signature Realty

685 Sheppard Ave E #401 8 Sampson Mews Suite 201

4 10

8 2

12 12

6,360,880 2,918,500

9,854,000 1,569,700

16,214,880 4,488,200

1,351,240 374,017

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Mao, Michael Xia, Baimin

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183 Willowdale Ave. 685 Sheppard Ave E #401

6 3

5 8

11 11

8,713,188 1,256,000

6,138,000 9,299,114

14,851,188 10,555,114

1,350,108 959,556

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King, Daryl Zhang, Michael

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6 9

11 10

5,156,000 551,000

3,495,000 6,796,000

8,651,000 7,347,000

786,455 734,700

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725,300

3500

7000

2,166,598,313

4,333,196,626

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Woman charged in immigration fraud A woman faces 39 fraud-related charges after immigrant workers were defrauded of a combined $1.5 million by a North York company, police say. According to Toronto Police Service, a number of people were defrauded after they made immigrant worker applications through GoWest Jobs International, 1315 Finch Ave. W., Unit 500., a recruiting agency that primarily deals with immigrant workers. Police allege: w individuals, their family and friends from other countries would be recruited for jobs in Canada w many of the foreign applicants are of Filipino descent w payment was requested for

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recruited in six countries Police believe there may be more victims. Imelda “Mel” Fronda Saluma, 46, of Toronto, was charged with 11 counts of fraud over $5,000, nine counts of pass off wares/services, eight counts of fraud under $5,000, nine counts of obtain money by false pretence, make false statement to procure discount, and make document without authority. The investigation began in October. The woman was arrested last week on Wednesday. Anyone with information can call police at 416-808-3100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 (TIPS).

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TDSB trustees vote to comply with final three provincial directives Toronto District School Board ( TDSB) trustees voted to comply with the remaining three provincial directives Tuesday, which include providing the Ontario Education Ministry with a list of underutilized schools that could be considered for sale. It’s part of the three-year capital plan, one of the 13 directives issued by Ontario Education Minister Liz Sandals, in the report by Margaret Wilson who conducted a review of the board’s performance. The plan includes the board looking at 48 operating schools over the next three years as well as 20 additional school properties, which include sites that are already closed and recommended for sale in last June’s capital budget.

responsible,” Malik said. “It is by no means the end of the conversation,” said Beaches-East York Trustee Sheila Cary-Meagher warned TDSB Chair Shaun Chen, that “consultation is a very adding that community consultation will take place hollow word.” for each of the schools being “If the community votes considered. “We want the no, will it make a particle of public to be engaged.” difference? The answer is But prior to the probably not,” said Be a part of the Cary-Meagher, board passing the discussion. Visit motions to comply noting the real this story on our with the directives, issue is the flawed website and share provincial funding some trustees your thoughts in formula. expressed concern the comments t h a t m o re t i m e But board staff section. noted that refershould be taken ring the issue to to discuss which schools be con-  northyorkmirror.com the next Planning and Priorities comsidered for pupil accommodation reviews. mittee meeting in March will Trinity-Spadina Trustee mean not complying with the Ausma Malik said it would provincial directive to provide be better to speak to the issue the capital plan by the Feb. in committee meetings where 13 deadline. delegates can have input and York South-Weston Trustee is more of an inclusive proChris Tonks said it was better cess. to comply now and begin “We need to be able to consultations rather than do our due diligence and be letting the province use this

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as an excuse to exercise more control. “This is a game of chicken and the province is the butcher here,” said Tonks, adding the vote doesn’t mean any schools are closing. “This is a long game. We’re not making any surplus declaration tonight.” Chen agreed, saying the decision to close or sell a school still has to come back to the board and there’s no guarantee that schools on the list will come back with a recommendation to sell. He noted the process is also a lengthy one with the earliest a school can be closed would be in the 2016-2017 school year. “We will continue to make sure we’ll reach out to our partners,” added Chen, which includes further discussions with both Toronto Mayor John Tory and Education Minister Sandals.

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The 48 schools to be reviewed over the next three years include the following Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute; East York Alternative School; East York CI; Eastdale CI; Eastern Commerce CI; Greenwood Secondary School; Monarch Park CI; Riverdale CI; School of Life Experience; Subway Academy 1; Nelson Boylen CI; Downsview SS; Weston CI; Sir Robert Borden BTI; West Hill CI; Sir Wilfrid Laurier CI; Charles H. Best MS; Wilmington ES; Vaughan Road Academy; York Memorial CI; Oakwood CI; John Polanyi CI; Forest Hill CI; George Harvey CI; John Buchan Sr. PS; Highland Heights Jr. PS; Tam O’Shanter Jr. PS; Inglewood Heights Jr. PS; Lynngate Jr. PS; Pauline Johnson Jr. PS; Timberbank Jr. PS; Kensington Jr. PS; Ryerson CS; King Edward Jr. & Sr. PS; Lord Lansdowne Jr. & Sr. PS; Gracefield PS; Amesbury MS; Galloway Road PS; St. Margaret’s PS; Manhattan Park Jr. PS; Buchanan PS; Rockcliffe MS; Cordella Jr. PS; Harwood PS; George Syme CS; Roseland Jr. PS; Lambton Park CS; Dennis Avenue CS

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Community consultations to start for these 20 additional school properties, which are closed or currently leased out, and have already been recommended for sale or potential sale. Bridgeport; Old Orchard; CB Parsons; Whitfield; Brookbanks; Burnett; Cartwright; Earlscourt; McCowan; McNicoll; Silver Creek; Buttonwood Hill; Castlebar; Champlain; DB Hood; Glen Rush; Gooderham; Queen’s Court; Sir Sandford Fleming; Thistletown

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Accompanist Linda Marcinkus, left, and tenor Richard Valdez perform during a War Amps Child Amputee program and concert at the North York Central Library auditorium recently.

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Top, Frank Serafino takes a shot for the Duffield Devils as they face Leaside in peewee action during the Leaside boys hockey tournament Saturday morning. Above, Harrison Waddel moves For more community photos the puck for Leaside. from North York, visit http://

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Canada’s Cindy Gao lunges to score a point against Puerto Rico’s Sabrina Lopez during Cadet-Junior Panamerican Fencing Championships action at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre last week. Gao, of North York, went on to win the match 5-4.

Peter D. Wilton of the Flag Flyers hands out flags during a visit to Canterbury Place Retirement Residence this month to raise awareness of the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag, which is this Sunday. The Flag Flyers encourage people to display the flag and wear read and white.

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Small Business Network at library Thinking of starting a business? Are you an entrepreneur looking for some inspiration? The next small business networking session at North York Central Library will be Wednesday, Feb. 18 and might be just what you’re looking for. At the session, Bruno Wong, CEO of Torontobased start-up Orchard, will share his insights. Orchard is focused on the way Canadians buy and sell used computer technology. The session takes place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the branch’s Teen Zone (also known as the Large Study Room), 5120 Yonge St. The event is free but registration is required. Visit http:// smallbusinessnetworkbrunowong.eventbrite.ca coaching at Fairview Library wSpeed

Also on the small business networking theme, Fairview Library is hosting its own session Thursday, Feb. 26 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

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Looking at starting a food business? Enterprise Toronto is hosting a food business seminar Monday, Feb. 23 at the North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St., in the council chamber. The workshop is being hosted by the city’s Economic Development and Culture Division and delivered in partnership with Enterprise Toronto. An Enterprise Toronto small business advisor will

be in attendance at the seminar, which will include information on branding and developing your products. The session takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $25. Register online at enterprisetoronto.com about the restaurant business wLEarn

In a similar vein, Enterprise Toronto will host a restaurant business seminar at the North York Civic Centre. Taking place from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Feb. 26, the event will focus on taking the mystery out of owning and operating a restaurant business. By attending this seminar, you should be ready to make the decision whether you want to go into the restaurant business. The cost is $25. Register at enterprisetoronto.com

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

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active@insidetoronto.com (Hangar Field 1, 75 Carl Hall Rd., 3 p.m.) w George S Henry Academy vs. Silverthorn CI (Hangar Field 1, 75 Carl Hall Rd., 4 p.m.) w Georges Vanier SS vs. Etobicoke CI (Hangar Field 3, 75 Carl Hall Rd., 4 p.m.) TUESDAY, FEB. 17 w DOUBLE-HEADER - York Memorial CI vs. Runnymede CI (Hangar Field 1, 75 Carl Hall Rd., 4 p.m.) WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18 w Weston CI vs. John Polanyi CI (Hangar Field 1, 75 Carl Hall Rd., 3 p.m.) w York Mills CI vs. West Humber CI (Hangar Field 2, 75 Carl Hall Rd., 3 p.m.) w Westview Centennial SS vs. George S Henry Academy (Hangar Field 1, 75 Carl Hall Rd., 4 p.m.) BOYS INDOOR SOCCER NORTH REGION - JUNIOR - TIER 1 TUESDAY, FEB. 17 w York Memorial CI vs.Runnymede CI (Hangar Field 1, 75 Carl Hall Rd., 3 p.m.) THURSDAY, FEB. 26 w SEMIFINAL #1 - T.B.A. VS. T.B.A. (Hangar Field 3, 75 Carl Hall Rd., 3 p.m.)

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THURSDAY, FEB. 12 w Northview Heights SS vs. Richview CI

Mustangs take on the eagles

Staff photo/nick perry

DIVING for THE PUCK: Chris Paolone handles the puck for the Don Mills Mustangs as they face the Warren Park Eagles in minor novice action during the Leaside boys’ hockey tournament Saturday morning. Don Mills won 3-0 en route to the championship.

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Bright, spacious Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdm. suites Beautiful wood flooring C/A, utilities included

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CARPET INSTALLED from $1.19/sq.ft. includes pad. Hardwood, Laminate, Ceramic at low prices. 22+ yrs experience. Free Estimates. No HST! 416-834-1834

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Linoleum. A1, sales, installation, repair, restretch. Seniors discount. For expert workmanship/ low rates, call (416)569-5606

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ALL CITIAPPLIANCES. Appliances repaired professionally. 35 years experience. Fridge’s, coolers, washers, dryers, stoves. Central Air Conditioning & Heating. (416)281-3030 Professional Repairs of all brands of:

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Tenders

INVITATION TO TENDER Metroland Media Toronto is accepting tenders to deliver our Advertiser store copies of flyers to pre-determined store locations within the Toronto area once per week. This entails picking up the flyers at our North York location on Wednesday’s and completing the store drops within one day. Delivery addresses will be supplied with Bid packages. Contracts commence Monday March 2nd, 2015. Bid packages are available at the Reception Desk, of Metroland Media Toronto, 175 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto Ontario M2H 0A2. Tender due date: Thursday February 19th 2015 By 5 pm To the attention of: Anton McCormack Mailroom / Trucking Supervisor Lowest or any bid not necessarily accepted.

INVITATION TO TENDER Metroland Media Toronto is accepting tenders to deliver our weekly Newspaper and flyers to carrier drop locations within the Scarborough, Etobicoke, East York and North York areas 3 times per week. This entails picking up the newspapers and flyers at our North York location on Tuesday’s and completing all Flyer deliveries by Wednesday’s at 3 p.m and all newspaper deliveries by Thursday’s at 2 p.m to all carrier drops. All applicants must have a cargo van or cube truck. Contracts commence Monday March 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd, 2015. (Depending on area selected to bid for) Bid packages are available at the Reception Desk, of Metroland Media Toronto, 175 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto Ontario M2H 0A2. Tender due date: Thursday February 19th 2015 By 5 pm To the attention of: Anton McCormack, Mailroom/ Trucking Supervisor Lowest or any bid not necessarily accepted.

INVITATION TO TENDER Metroland Media Toronto is accepting tenders to deliver our weekly Apartment Saverbag to carrier and lobby drop locations within the Etobicoke and Scarborough area 1 to 2 times per week. This entails picking up the skids of Saverbags at our North York location on Wednesday’s and completing all carrier deliveries by Thursday’s at 2 p.m and all lobby drop deliveries by Thursday’s at 7 p.m. All applicants must have a cargo van or cube truck. Contracts commence Monday March 2nd 2015 Bid packages are available at the Reception Desk, of Metroland Media Toronto, 175 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto Ontario M2H 0A2. Tender due date: Thursday February 19 2015 By 5 pm To the attention of: Anton McCormack, Mailroom / Trucking Supervisor

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Condos for Rent

Luxury Condo for Rent in Richmond Hill. Just renovated, New Granite Kitchen and Stainless Steel Appliances. 175 Cedar Ave, Richmond Hill. large 1 bedroom & separate Sun room. 800 Sf. condo, master bathroom w/ ensuite, 2pc washroom, pantry, includes all utilities and Rogers cable. Everything is NEW, floors, kitchen, bathrooms, lights, appliances. Very Bright Spacious, Very Well Maintained Luxury Building! Super Quiet. Great Residents - Fantastic Lifestyle Features Such As: outdoor Pool and Tennis, indoor Hot Tub, Squash, Gym, Media Room & More. Walking Distance To Bus, Go Train, Shopping, Schools, Parks. Non-smoking, no pets. Looking for long term lease $1,550 mth. Includes one parking spot. 2nd underground parking spot if required + $75 mth. Available Immediately. Call 905-830-6690 references required, first and last month. MCCOWAN/ ELLESMERE Luxury 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms +den penthouse condo, L-shaped balcony, 1 parking, 1 locker. Swimming pool, exercise rm, etc. Near amenities. $1800. 647-887-5028

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CHURCH FACILITIES for rent. Yonge/Finch. Long established church looking to rent facilities. 416-225-2309 Email at willowdaleunited@bellnet.ca

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LIVE-IN CAREGIVER- Permanent full-time. (North York). $11/ hr. Completion of high school and post secondary an asset. 40 hours per week. 1-2 years experience. Email: dadith1530@yahoo.com

Building Equipment/ Materials

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS UP TO 60% OFF! 30x40, 40x60, 50x80, 60x100, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call: 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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Chuvalo, Ruddock involved in event >>>from page 1 to hone their skills. These kids need that strong mentorship that we provide.” The Fight for Youth dinner and boxing event is happening Thursday, March 5 at Arcadian Court, 401 Bay St., Simpsons Tower, 8th Floor. Happening on Bay Street, where many of the dropin centre’s supporters are located, the event will feature seven bouts of elite amateur boxers from Ontario and Nova Scotia. The drop-in centre is open six days a week and sees 45 to 60 youths each night. It provides meals, homework help, computer rooms, teaching guides and a number of programs. There are also boxing classes, but Jones said this is just another way to help build the youths’ confidence. “These aren’t just community centres, these are empowerment centres,” Jones said. “We expect these kids to leave at night with a little more insight, a little more confidence, a little more self-

Staff photo/Nick Perry

Spider Jones, left, and Toronto Mayor John Tory joke around as Canadian boxing legend George Chuvalo looks on during a Sunday press conference in North York launching the Fight for Youth fundraising campaign.

worth.” Born in Windsor and raised on the streets of Detroit, Jones dealt with a learning disability, fell behind in class, became disillusioned and dropped out of school in Grade 5. He then turned to a life of crime with juvenile detention and prison to follow soon after. However, he returned to school and became a boxer,

an award-winning journalist and radio personality, author and motivational speaker. He also wanted to make sure no child goes through the kind of life he did. “My mission has always been with kids because I come out of that background,” he said. As a motivational speaker, he did a prison tour and found

many of the inmates were hardened prisoners. He said the path towards that type of life starts early, and Believe to Achieve works to direct children on a different path. “I thought we have to stop kids from getting this far, so how do we do that? We have to get them when they’re young. That’s what we do at Believe to Achieve,” he said. He said many of the children who attend the drop-in centre, located at 160 Chalkfarm Dr., come from the Jane and Finch area and are ashamed of the negative perceptions about the community. But, he said, there are a lot of good kids in the neighbourhood. “At Believe to Achieve, it doesn’t matter where you come from, it’s where you’re going,” Jones said. Fight for Youth will include such personalities as boxing greats George Chuvalo, Horace “The Mighty” Hunter and Razor Donovan Ruddock.

For more information, visit www.fightforyouth.ca

Grant will help build Success without Limits >>>from page 1 Toronto Foundation, one of Canada’s largest community foundations, has now awarded 106 recipients with the Vital People grants since 2004 – an investment of nearly $510,000. For Penrose, the grant will allow him to take a couple of courses including the Rotman School of Management finance and accounting for non-financial managers course, and Ryerson University’s social media for executives course. But the more exciting opportunity afforded to him is a learning trip to Chicago to see the progress of The Remix Project, which started in Toronto and expanded to the U.S. to help accelerate the careers of young artists. Penrose hoped to empower himself to continue helping high school youth and building up Success Beyond Limits. “A big part of it is access whether it’s access to mentors,

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Success Beyond Limits executive director Chris Penrose has been named one of the 13 recipients of a Vital People grant.

to strong social networks, to York University and post-secondary education, to employment, to training, and to life experiences,” Penrose said of the challenges to youth to be successful in high school and beyond. For more information about the Vital People grant program, visit https://torontofoundation.ca/vital-people

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FOR THE

Eli Bakhtiari

Bella Lee

Sales Representative Interior Designer

Broker Developer/Builder

Direct: 416.939.3003

Direct: 647.296.6945 we speak:

English

French

Korean

Farsi

Cantonese

Visit www.EliBellaSold .com

Mandarin

www.facebook.com/elibellasold www.twitter.com/elibellasold Let us help you with minor repairs, staging and local and international marketing 117 NORTON AVE 00 ,0 2 8 ,2 $1

160 CHURCH AVE 00 ,0 0 5 ,2 $1

31 NEWTON DR

34 SHOULDICE CRT 00 ,0 0 1 ,5 $1

00 ,0 0 1 $9

SOLD OVER ASKING PRICE SOLD OVER ASKING PRICE SOLD IN 1 DAY! 101 PAGE AVE 00 ,0 0 3 ,0 $2

37 FOXWARREN DR 00 ,0 0 8 ,4 $1

451 KENNETH AVE 00 ,0 0 5 ,2 $1

SOLD! 226 BURBANK DR 00 ,0 0 6 ,4 $1

SOLD!

SOLD OVER ASKING PRICE

SOLD!

243 HOMEWOOD AVE

310 HOLMES AVE

248 POYNTZ AVE

321 MCKEE AVE

00 ,0 8 9 ,0 $2

00 ,0 8 4 ,8 $1

00 ,0 8 8 ,0 $2

00 ,8 8 9 ,2 $2

JUST LISTED! JUST LISTED! JUST LISTED! JUST LISTED!

T. 416.494.7653 F. 416.494.0016 685 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 401, Toronto, ON M2K 1B6