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Building on the success she’s had organizing similar tours in York Region over the past 11 years, Helen Prucha decided to bring the event to North York.

The homes taking part in the tour are 52 Teddington Park Ave., 199 Florence Ave., 110 Horsham Ave., and 82 Lawrence Ave. W. Interior designer Jackie Glass will be situated at 52 Teddington Park from 1 to 2 p.m. to answer holiday decorating questions, Prucha said.

“It’s a fun way to grab your friends, be inspired by the decor, do some holiday shopping and support a good cause,” she said.

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Celebrating International Day of People with Disabilities fannie sunshine fsunshine@insidetoronto.com In recognition of International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPD), New Circles will once again team up with clients of Harmony Place to offer a ‘mobile mall’ Thursday, Dec. 3.

The event falls on the IDPD, which helps support human rights of those who face physical, social and economic barriers.

The International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted in New York Dec. 13, 2006. The convention, to which Canada is a State Party, aims to ensure all people living with disabilities around the world are fully enjoying their human rights.

As in the past two years, Harmony Place clients – adults who have physical and developmental disabilities – will choose gently used clothing and other basic necessities from a mobile mall set up by New Circles at Harmony Place’s Railside

Road site, at no cost to them.

The clients, the majority of whom are in wheelchairs and have cerebral palsy, get to have their pick of shirts, jackets, pants and jeans. Last year, some 60 clients put on a fashion show wearing their new clothing.

“We know how challenging it can be (for Harmony Place clients) to make their way to malls to shop for clothing,” said Poppy Phioukham, New Circles’ manager of clothing programs. “Usually the caregivers shop for them. This will be a chance for them to shop for themselves.”

Along with clothing, each client will also receive a gift bag of toiletries, socks and undergarments, she said.

“It’s great there is a specific day to honour these people,” Phioukham said. “They shouldn’t be forgotten about.”

New Circles offers clothing services, community referrals and skills building programs to residents in Thorncliffe Park, Flemingdon Park and Victoria Village.

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Since 2008, Alex’s Mitten Tree has helped keep the less fortunate warm over the winter.

Founded by the late Alex Hornibrook, who volunteered at the hospital, more than 6,000 knitted mitts, hats, scarves and socks have been collected over the past six years by volunteers at North York General Hospital (NYGH) and are distributed to social service agencies including New Circles and The Scott Mission.

After Hornibrook’s death in 2010, the Mitten Tree was renamed Alex’s Mitten Tree, said Alan Empringham, chair of the mitten tree committee.

A Christmas tree in the cafeteria of the Leslie Street and Hwy. 401 hospital serves as the drop-off spot

for the knitted items from Monday, Nov. 30 to Friday, Dec. 11.

Tomorrow two groups of knitters who have been big supporters of Alex’s Mitten Tree will come together.

Last year, Alex’s Mitten Tree received a large anonymous donation of hand-knitted items. The committee later found out it was from a Richmond Hill knitting group.

The committee also learned of an in-house knitting group made up of NYGH staff.

The two groups will gather around the mitten tree in tomorrow to receive recognition from the hospital and volunteers for their donations.

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he Toronto Transit Commission’s board is on the right track when it comes to the balanced approach it decided to take this week regarding fare increases.

At its meeting, the board voted to increase cash fares for adults by 25 cents, up to $3.25, and to increase the price of an adult token to $2.90. Considering one can literally ride the TTC the entire length and breadth of Toronto for that price, it’s a more than reasonable cost.

At the same time, the board wisely decided not to increase the cost of the Metropass, which now goes for $141.50. The monthly pass offers unlimited rides. It is a valuable item based on the service it provides, but its cost is high relative to other North American cities and it has been the chosen route for our view fare hikes for too long.

TTC board chair Josh Colle There’s a cost summed it up well when he said the system cannot rely on to pay for Metropass users as an “endless well of money.” It also doesn’t good transit hurt to reward the loyalty of those who use the TTC multiple times every day.

The cash fare and token fee hikes only apply to adult fares. The TTC will keep fares for seniors and students where they are, at $2 cash and $1.95 for tokens, which is a good decision. And, of course, due to a decision by city council last year championed by Mayor John Tory, children under 12 ride the system for free.

This is all part of having a grown-up transit system in Toronto. The whining that takes place every time a fare increase is mentioned is unreasonable. There’s a price for good transit, and part of that must be paid by those who use the service.

That being said, all city taxpayers must continue to pay for the TTC whether they ride it or prefer to drive their cars or use their bikes. Property taxpayers can’t be complaining about the cost of building infrastructure if they want to continue living in one of the best cities in the world.

However, that does not let the federal and provincial governments off the hook when it comes to funding an essential service in Canada’s largest city.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made some big promises along those lines during the election campaign, and we expect him to honour them.

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Road to transit parity barely a ‘goat-path’ John Tory often talks a bit of sense – and he did so on Monday when asked what he thought about the thenimminent fare hike under debate at the Toronto Transit Commission.

“I believe fares should be adjusted for every year because the cost of running the system goes up and we have to maintain the financial viability,” said the mayor.

“I think it’s fair that those who use the system pay their share of the cost.”

This raised some eyebrows, if only because Tory had made some hay during the election and earlier this year in freezing transit fares, for 2014.

That he seemed fine with a 25-cent hike on the cash fare and a 10-cent hike on tokens... well that seemed a reversal.

Of course, Tory had only made the promise for 2014, and made it clear he never intended there be fare freezes all the way

david nickle the city down. And his position, that as costs to deliver a service increase so should the cost to the user, is as sensible as is his notion that services as they stand shouldn’t be cut.

Service should be reliable, and books should be balanced.

So far so good.

It is a shame, as my colleague Rahul Gupta remarked during the debate at the TTC, that the mayor couldn’t take the same even-handed approach to other matters of transportation financing, such as road tolls.

It’s a shame, sure, but it’s also an immovable factor in the politics of mobility, the disparity between the privileges of drivers and transit users respectively.

The latter occupy the bottom end of things.

Since the provincial government stopped funding operating costs for the Toronto Transit Commission, an uneasy balance of property taxpayers and transit users have been covering the cost of getting around to a greater and greater degree.

Fares rise every year or so, and service fluctuates too, and when service drops and fares rise, a portion of those transit riders who can afford to, use their cars more. The rest... well they get used to disappointment.

Drivers, on the other hand, are the demographic of choice, particularly for more conservative politicians, but not limited to that.

After the 2010 municipal election, politicians from across the political spectrum voted to shut down the vehicle registration tax along with then-mayor Rob Ford. Attempts to put a bike lane on Jarvis Street were similarly squashed.

And when Tory was elected, one of the first things he did was take immediate action to battle one of the few remaining irritants to the pampered driver: downtown traffic congestion in the presence of construction.

So while it would be sensible to look at revenue tools such as modest road tolls to help fund, for instance, the maintenance and reconstruction of the Gardiner Expressway, or more sensibly still, road decongesting public transit, the road to that solution is barely a goat-path these days.

Still, baby steps are better than none: and if a mayor can recognize decent public service requires a decent amount of revenue, well, that is at least a very tiny step in the right direction.

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York Railway Modellers Fall Open House WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: York Railway Modellers, 5 Oakland Ave. CONTACT: Andy Orr, andyorr@ bell.net COST: Adults $5, children $1 The York Railway Modellers own and operate an HO scale layout that occupies a space of 1,600 square feet with 11 scale miles of mainline depicting the way freight operations of the Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway as they were in Southern Ontario between 1953 and 1957.

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University Women’s Club North York WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: St Bonaventure Parish Centre, 1340 Leslie St. CONTACT: Susanne Clarke, 416-488-9202 COST: Free Guest speaker Joanna Birenbaum speaks about equality rights, violence against women and issues faced by indigenous women.

Parkwoods United Church U.C.W. Candlelight Service WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Parkwoods United Church, 85 Parkwoods Village Dr. CONTACT: 416447-5519 COST: Freewill offering Guest speaker is Bob Goodings who

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Toronto Pearson North York Community Open House WHEN: 6 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Pleasant View Library, 575 Van Horne Ave. CONTACT: www.torontopearson.com/en/communityevents COST: Free Join members of theToronto Pearson International Airport team to chat one-on-one about the airport’s role in the region and its daily operations.

Feminist Book Discussion Group WHEN: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library, Room 2, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: Diane Meaghan, 416-5095508 COST: Free The group discusses “Missing Sarah: A Vancouver Woman Remembers her Vanished Sister.”

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The metal structure at the Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue junior kindergarten to Grade 5 school had deteriorated to the point it was no longer safe, said Principal Robert Radovski.

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After putting in a replacement request to the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), an amount of $75,000 was committed for a new play structure, he said, adding the cost also covers resurfacing the play area, installing drainage and planting new trees.

The school held a fun fair, with proceeds going toward the $25,000 fundraising goal to add to the amount approved by the TDSB. The Yorkview Play Structure Committee came up with a structure wish

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ALL ABOUT THE DOGS: Above, Kona poses with Santa at the Toronto Christmas Pet Show Saturday at Downview Park, while below, Nat welcomed visitors to the Don Cherry Pet Rescue Foundation booth. Nat is one of many rescue dogs to be featured on the packaging of treats sold by the foundation. Proceeds from the treats go to the Don Cherry Pet Rescue Foundation, which provides financial assistance to registered pet rescue organizations and educate the public on animal welfare across Canada. Visit doncherryspetrescue.org for details.

Top and above, dogs run through an obstacle course at the Toronto Christmas Pet Show, while, left, Pheobe Ko brought her dogs Sesame, Bailey, Chanel and Dior to the show, which featured 200 vendors as well as pet photos with the Grinch and Santa himself.

Toronto emergency workers put their best face forward during Movember First responders showcased their three weeks of moustache growth Tuesday as part of the Movember fundraiser for men’s health.

More than a dozen paramedics, police officers and firefighters took part in the lunch-hour photo op at the Toronto Emergency Services Training Centre on Eastern Avenue.

The Movember Foundation’s goal is to raise awareness and fund improvements to four areas of men’s health: testicular cancer, prostate cancer,

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“Three of four deaths by suicide are men, and that’s a stat that people don’t talk about enough,” said Jesse Hayman, Movember’s director of community engagement.

“It’s alarming because men are significantly undiagnosed with mental illnesses versus women, so we need to get the conversation going and we need to break down some of the negative aspects of masculinity that we’re raised with so hopefully boys and

men feel more comfortable talking about men’s health and getting help when they need it.”

In last year’s Movember campaign, Toronto paramedics raised more than $3,000, Toronto firefighters raised more than $13,000 and Toronto police officers raised more than $54,000.

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TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com Toronto’s Catholic and public school boards has made support resources available in the wake of the recent Paris attacks and continuing international acts of terrorism.

Overwhelming global media coverage of events in Paris, Belgium, Syria and Mali informed the response by the Toronto school boards, its spokespersons said.

Global news coverage is 24 hours a day, focused not only on police and intelligence investigations into the Friday, Nov. 13 co-ordinated attacks claimed by Islamic State in the French capital that killed 130 people, but also on the ensuing bombings by France, Canada, the U.S. and Russia of strategic Islamic State targets in Syria.

The Monday after the Paris attacks, the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s (TCDSB) communications team issued a letter to principals to send home to parents at their discretion.

That day, Toronto District School Board (TDSB) outgoing director of education Donna Quan also issued a statement to parents with advice

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Holy Cross Catholic School students display illustrations containing their messages of hope to France in reaction to the terrorist attacks.

and tips from the board’s support staff.The TCDSB letter noted the terrorist attacks “could cause a heightened sense of insecurity and anxiety in children.”

The letter advised, “(T)he goal of parents and the school is to restore the children’s sense of safety and security and increase their sense of power and control.”

It further stated the TCDSB is joined together in prayer, with

staff “engaged in age-appropriate discussions” about the attacks and “watching for signs of fear and stress in our students.”

TCDSB spokesperson John Yan said the board’s focus is on the impact of media coverage on its students, and on reinforcing its long-standing focus on global peace.

Catholic board psychologists and social workers are available to offer

support.

At Holy Cross Catholic School, grades 1 to 7 students wrote messages of peace with illustrations in their French classes. French teacher Liane Paixão videotaped and edited students with their messages.

She posted the video youtu.be/ bt0L8Y08HCQ on @csholy, the school’s Twitter account. Paixão also uploaded the video as a condolence message on the French Consulate’s Facebook page.

“I’m a true believer that we have to create opportunities of learning so kids can make a difference,” Paixão said. “It’s important to close the gap between school and the real world.

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“It is better to ask, ‘How are you feeling about what happened?’ than ‘Are you scared because of what happened?’ the tips stated.

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Toronto’s ready for the snow DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com There are two seasons in Toronto, and with one of them – construction – over, it’s time for the second season according to Public Works and Infrastructure Chair Jaye Robinson: Winter.

Robinson joined city transportation and water staff at the city’s Eastern Avenue works yard Monday to remind Torontonians of what to expect when the snow starts falling.

“As the construction season wraps up I am pleased to tell you we are ready for the snow,” said Robinson.

“This winter is actually expected to be a bit milder because of an El Nino. So we’re hoping for milder temperatures. But as you know, weather is completely unpredictable and the city will be ready for whatever winter

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As the construction season wraps up I am pleased to tell you we are ready for the snow.

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throws at us.”

Toward that end, Toronto is readying its fleet of 600 snow plows, 300 sidewalk plows and 200 salt trucks to keep streets and sidewalks clear when the weather might suggest otherwise.

As in previous years, the level of response will depend on the level of the snowfall.

As soon as a snowfall begins, Transportation Services sends out salt trucks onto major expressways and main roads, and then onto local roads. If less than two centimetres fall, that’s it. But anything heavier

will see plowing beginning on expressways, and after five centimetres, main roads get plowed.

It’s only after eight centimetres fall that plows will begin to push down local roads.

“It takes time to get to local roads ­— sometimes up to 14 hours,” warned Robinson.

And if the storm is particularly serious, the city may issue a directive that cars not park on main roads. Those who disobey may find they’ve been towed.

The city will also clear a priority network of bike lanes and cycle tracks in the downtown core.

The city may also see an increase in watermain breaks with the cold weather, but water staff maintain that cold is not the only factor.

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City ready for up to 2,500 refugees DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Mayor John Tory has said repeatedly he would not criticize the federal government if it took more time settling Syrian refugees in Canada, and on Tuesday afternoon, federal immigration minister John McCallum gave him nothing to complain about.

In a televised announcement, McCallum announced the federal government has scaled back its commitment to admit 25,000 refugees from Syria by the end of the year, and will, in fact, only admit 10,000 by that time.

The remaining 15,000 will be admitted in January and February.

“Canadians want us to do it right and if it takes a little longer to do it right we should take that time,” he said.

The 10,000 who do arrive will land in Toronto and Montreal, and then be dispersed to other communities.

It was unclear from the news conference how many will settle in Toronto.

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In Toronto, we are ready to do our part.

– Mayor John Tory

“There’s a long list of cities and it is a growing list, it changes every day and grows every day, of cities across the country where refugees will go after they land in Toronto and Montreal,” said McCallum.

“Those are cities that have the capacity to receive the refugees and then to find places in conjunction with other agencies for them to live.”

McCallum said his vision “is to have them distributed relatively equally.”

City is ready On Monday, Tory said he believed it could be between 2,000 and 2,500 coming to Toronto, based on a conference call he participated in with McCallum.

In a statement on Tuesday, Tory made it clear the city is ready.

“In Toronto, we are ready to do our part,” he said.

“I am proud of those who have opened their doors to these families as a part of the first wave of resettlement, and I encourage the people of Toronto to find ways to offer their support to these efforts.”

Tory said he was “confident in the government’s screening processes” and fully supported the revised timelines.

But he said funding must come with the refugees that Toronto will welcome.

“It is also clear that this influx of refugees will put a strain on local resettlement agencies and support services across the country,” he said.

“The City of Toronto has indicated the resources that are currently within our ability to provide, and I expect that the necessary federal and provincial resources will be deployed to help our city and others like it accommodate these new arrivals and set them up for long-term success in Toronto.”

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Survey says: Toronto is going to the dogs MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com There are around 230,000 dogs in Toronto – more dogs than there are people in Richmond Hill – and last year those Toronto dogs bit people in 688 incidents.

Those are dog attacks serious enough to be reported to the city, which also recorded 248 cases in 2014 of dogs biting domestic animals.

The city, which says its “ultimate goal is zero dog bite incidents,” held public consultations on “responsible dog ownership” this year, and staff talked to dog trainers, dog walkers and the Toronto Humane Society.

A report going to Toronto Council’s Licensing and Standards Committee today says the city needs more public education about dogs, and bylaws which are easier to understand.

“Toronto is a hugely dogloving city,” said Katie Reid, owner of a Leslieville dog

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training company, KatyK9, who gave advice to the city during the consultation.

“I just really hope they get it right.”

About 79 per cent of people answering a survey want the city, which recently cut a Toronto Animal Services program for schools on socializing with dogs and bite prevention, to provide more information about dog safety and owner responsibilities.

Yellow Dog Project Some said the city should promote campaigns such as the Yellow Dog Project, a movement in many countries to identify “dogs who need space” with special tags or bandanas.

“Some recommended that children under 12 years old should be prohibited from off leash areas unless accompanied by an adult,” the report said.

“Others were concerned about the size of dogs and

Others were concerned about the size of dogs and would like to see separate areas for small dogs and big dogs.

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Dogs at play in a Toronto off-leash area.

would like to see separate areas for small dogs and big dogs.

Most residents answering the survey, some 57 per cent, said they did not know how to report a dog bite when it happens.

Most (60 per cent) also want increased fines for owners whose dogs continue to menace or bite, and many (46 per cent) want specialized licences for dogs who have bitten, or a requirement

(44 per cent) to post a sign on property warning people about their dog.

The report noted while 15 other cities define what a “dangerous”, “menacing,” or “vicious” dog in their bylaws, Toronto does not.

Reid said she hopes the public education program at schools will be reinstated, adding current fines and rare patrols by bylaw officers aren’t enough to deter bad behaviours by dog owners.

Half of survey respondents complained about dogs which were “at large.”

Reid, who trains dogs which are under-socialized and fear other dogs, said it’s rare to see a dog that is “full-on” aggressive. There’s always an underlying reason, she said.

The city needs to find out more about how dog attacks happen, argued Reid, who said context is important in each case.

The report said most dogs will show “warning signs” before they bite.

“Stakeholders noted that dogs can bite when they are fearful, in pain, when they

are expressing guarding or prey drive or after another human or domestic animal has not respected the dog’s warning signals.”

Dog bite reporting Toronto’s system for reacting to reported dog bites was criticized in 2013 by Ombudsman Fiona Crean, who found a seven-year-old girl whose face was bitten in a west end back yard the year before “was not well served” by Toronto Animal Services’ investigation of the incident.

The report said the city has since improved training for staff responding to reported dog bites, and said responses are now made within 24 hours.

Last year, Toronto Animal Services issued 59 muzzle orders, 202 notices of caution, and 220 written warnings after investigation dog attacks.

The city also laid 73 charges under province’s Dog Owners Liability Act, and recorded 27 convictions.

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URBAN We pay tribute to our inspirational leaders The spirit of community is at the heart of everything we do at The North York Mirror.

That’s why our Urban Hero program is so important to us.

This month we’re honouring 17 North York businesses,

groups and people who have shown great spirit and determination in making this community the best it can be.

From a school trustee to coaches to local BIAs, these residents and groups have fabulous stories to tell and touch

many lives in many ways.

Since this program began we have recognized close to 100 Urban Heroes for their community efforts. We look forward to recognizing many more in the future.

Congratulations to all of this

year’s recipients. We applaud your work.

And please, know our Urban Hero sponsor participants also believe in the power of community spirit.

We urge you all to take a moment and nominate a friend,

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Amanda Belzowski

Michael Capotosto

Tiffany Ford

Helping save lives from a young age

A key figure in his tight-knit community

Engaging youth to be politically active

manda Belzowski has long worked to save lives, one glass of lemonade at a time.

Belzowski has hosted an annual lemonade stand (www. lemonade4heart.org) since she was less than two years old, helped along in those early years by her parents, who instilled in her a strong sense of philanthropy.

Through the yearly event, she has raised more than $200,000 for organizations such as the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Hospital for Sick Children, Canadian Blood Services and others.

Over the years, the annual event has grown from its simple roots to include arts

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community and crafts, music and entertainment, pizza and other treats and even pony rides.

Following years of success, Amanda’s Lemonade Stand to Fix Hearts has a new CEO – with Belzowski heading to university, her younger brother Joshua has taken the reins.

In addition to the lemonade stand, Belzowski has given many public speeches in which she imparts the importance of making positive changes in the world and inspires others to do what they can to make a difference.

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Michael Capotosto has organized Canada Day fireworks in his community for more than 20 years.

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Amanda Belzowski has raised more than $200,000 for several non-profit organizations.

hile he plays an active role in his West Lansing community, Michael Capotosto is perhaps best known as his neighbourhood’s Mr. Canada Day. Capotosto is one of the key figures in the tight-knit community, organizing the yearly Canada Day fireworks display for more than 20 years and planning the Canada Day picnic for 10.

He has also played a key role in facilitating family skate days and Halloween costume swaps at Cameron Public School, and coordinating music for the Cameron and Avondale school fairs through his band, Community Soul Project.

s anyone who follows politics knows, it can be hard to mobilize the youth vote, particularly in marginalized communities.

York West Trustee Tiffany Ford has done just that, however, making it a priority as one of the newly-elected leaders of the Toronto District School Board.

Ford worked largely in the Jane-Finch community, encouraging and inspiring the youth by ensuring they understood that their voice can and should be heard when it comes to building Canada’s future.

Thanks to her efforts, many in the community – youth and otherwise – have become more politically aware and active.

Ford is also the founder of

community Beyond At-Risk (www.beyondatrisk.org), an organization that aims to remove the negative prejudices associated with a neighbourhood being labelled as “at-risk.”

The organization looks to promote youth leadership in racialized and marginalized neighbourhoods through mentorship, civic engagement and other means.

She said she hopes the initiative will remove the stigma surrounding certain neighbourhoods and provide more opportunities for young people who might otherwise have been written off due to the “at-risk” label.

community He has also helped to coordinate Earth Hour walks, playing an active role with the local homeowners association and working as a leader in local Scouts Canada, Cyberkids and Glen Cameron for Kids programs.

His tireless efforts have helped ensure the West Lansing community is one where all feel welcome, and he and others in the neighbourhood inspire one another to go the extra mile to keep the area safe and fun, particularly for youngsters.

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Tiffany Ford founded Beyond At-Risk to promote youth leadership in marginalized neighbourhoods.

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Vincent Gasparro Bringing food and smiles to the working poor community

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s founder of Langar Seva meal and support services (www.langarseva.ca), Palvinder Kaur has done a great deal to ensure the elderly, vulnerable and sick have hot meals and good company.

Kaur and her team of volunteers deliver meals throughout the GTA each weekend, driving them to the homes of those who are unable to cook for themselves. While

community the meals are Punjabi-inspired vegetarian fare, Langar Seva serves people from all backgrounds.

While the organization’s clients welcomes the meals, having someone drop in to deliver them, check on the recipients’ health and offer some social interaction is

arguably just as important, and many of those who benefit from the services are housebound. Volunteers will chat or play cards while dropping off food, and Langar Seva also offers a telephone service where clients can call to hear a friendly voice.

Volunteers travel throughout the GTA, bringing meals as far as Mississauga, Brampton and Richmond Hill.

or more than 10 years, Vincent Gasparro has brought food and smiles to Toronto’s working poor.

In 2004, he founded Project Engagement (www. projectengagement.org), a not-for-profit that seeks to alleviate short-term poverty while looking for solutions for those who may be stuck in the cycle of poverty longer term. The organization provides meals, toys for children and other goods to some of the city’s needy, with one initiative this year resulting in more than 40,000 kilograms of food being collected, organized and delivered across the GTA. With experience in investment banking, Gasparro has been able to work out joint ventures with many of the region’s long-standing not-for-profits as well as Toronto police, EMS and Fire Services to ensure Project Engagement’s reach was wide. He also leverages his Bay Street experience to find supporters and donors for his not-for-profit organization.

The volunteer-run organization has grown immensely, increasing the number of families it serves from 40 in its first year to more than 400 in 2015.

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Vincent Gasparro founded Project Engagement, a not-forprofit organization that seeks to alleviate short-term poverty.

Albert Krivickas Fighting to keep Downsview Park green

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Albert Krivickas formed the Downsview Lands Community Voice Association to advocate for proper development of Downsview Park.

ow n s v i e w ’s A l b e r t Kr ivickas has been awarded with a North York Urban Hero award for environment for his tireless effort to keep Downsview Park green.

Krivickas and other residents formed the Downsview Lands Community Voice Association when the former military base closed more than 20 years ago.

The association has and continues to advocate for proper development of the former military base.

Now, 20 years after the formation of the association, Krivickas continues his fight.

environment He strives for the benefit of his community.

He continues to fight for the preservation of the existing green space and for

proper development moving forward.

He has been a tireless voice for the community during various consultations and meetings, in discussions with the mayor’s office, city planners, developers, at Ontario Municipal Board meetings, with officials at Parc Downsview Park and others.

Now, with a new Liberal government in power, Krivickas says he hopes a new direction can be created for the park, one that will preserve more green space than what is proposed today, something he intends to continue advocating for.

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Harry Vance

Michael Giordano

Rod and Kathryn McBey

An electrician and animal rescuer

Overcoming hardships, giving back

Coaching the next generation of athletes

orth York electrician Harry Vance is being awarded The North York Mirror’s Urban Hero award for environment for his contributions to Toronto Wildlife Centre.

Not only does Vance ensure the centre has working lights and electrical, he also participates in the rescue of wild animals.

“He is the hero that lives among us, who does his work unceremoniously, unnoticed by many, but who make a difference in the lives of others, both human and wild,” says his nominator.

This summer, Vance participated in the rescue of a

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environment grebe mother who had a fish hook stuck in her neck. He, along with the rescue team, managed to catch the rednecked grebe and removed the hook. This ensured her survival and that of her young babies.

Vance has donated thousands of dollars worth of electrical equipment to the centre, and helped raise money. Besides doing electrical work, he has built storage spaces and repaired cages and more.

He is charismatic, shares stories and more.

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f you needed to find Rod McBey when his three children were growing up, it was best to check local sports arenas or fields.

It was not unheard of for Rod to be the head coach of several soccer and hockey teams in a given year.

In addition to coaching the games, the brunt of the work was behind the scenes through reminding players of practice schedules, organizing and running practices and often co-ordinating rides for players who lived far away.

The same behind-thescenes work went into his leadership roles with the 14th Willowdale Scout Group.

Rod teaches the importance of being an active citizen in

sports the community through park cleanups, tree planting and delivering Toronto Start Santa Claus boxes to those in need over the holiday season.

Rod’s wife, Kathryn, has also been involved with sports, albeit from the sidelines.

She has acted as a chauffeur to and from tournaments, provided snacks to hungry players and threw team parties.

Along with her involvement with Scouts Canada, Kathryn has also been chair of the parent councils at Claude Watson School for the Arts, Cummer Valley Middle School, Finch Public School and Earl Haig Secondary School.

Despite growing up in a struggling single-parent family, Michael Giordano achieved success in law and created an award for Grade 12 students at his old high school.

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Harry Vance has donated thousands of dollars worth of electrical equipment to Toronto Wildlife Centre.

fter losing his father in an industrial accident at age four, Michael Giordano struggled through school until he dropped out at 17.

He volunteered his time with the local Neighbourhood Watch program and opened a new snack bar in the Roding Community Centre, providing food and beverages to local sports teams. Giordano enrolled to continue his education at Monsignor Fraser College Alternative and Adult Secondary School, where he graduated as valedictorian in Grade 12.

After passing the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) he obtained a law

sports degree from the University of Ottawa, and after working for a law firm for eight years, opened his own personal injury practice in September 2015.

Not one to forget his roots, Giordano established an award for selected Grade 12 students at Monsignor Fraser College Alternative and Adult Secondary School for post-secondary education. Giordano exemplifies how a young child from a struggling singleparent family with no financial assistance can overcome and achieve success.

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former school trustee, Judi Codd’s thoughts are never far from the classroom.

The former Toronto District School Board trustee for Willowdale, Codd has volunteered her time for various schools over the years including Hollywood Public School, Elkhorn Public School, Bayview Middle School and Earl Haig Secondary School.

A community representative on student councils, Codd has organized educational events for parents and students, and currently helps two trustees with their newsletter mailing lists.

And speaking of newsletters, Codd also serves as newsletter editor and secretary for the Bayview Village Community Association.

Codd’s dedication to her community was evident when the city was hit with an ice storm in December 2013.

With many lines of communication down, she created a central updating network via Twitter, answering questions about where to go for food, gas and overnight shelter.

She even designated jobs to people, such as keeping an eye on traffic light function, to help keep residents updated.

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Teacher Rania Zaccak-Di Felice sees the potential of young students, offering them a leadership course normally offered to older students.

Rania Zaccak-Di Felice Going the extra mile for students to reach their potential

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Judi Codd, a former Toronto District School Board trustee, still spends her time at schools, volunteering as a community representative on student councils and organizing educational events for both parents and students.

teacher at St. Agnes Catholic School, Rania Zaccak-Di Felice goes the extra mile in pushing her pupils to achieve their potential.

An environmentalist, Zaccak-Di Felice spearheaded the eco program at the Steeles and Bayview avenues school, and tries to integrate the environment into her classroom

education lessons.

Jubilant in her classroom management, Zaccak-Di Felice sees the potential in people who are not applying themselves.

One way she attempts to help these students is through

a leadership course normally offered to older students.

The students who took advantage of the course were more driven than they previously were, with some running for student council and volunteering.

One student even made it to the honour roll, crediting Zaccak-Di Felice for her mentorship.

North York Historical Society Preserving natural and cultural heritage in North York

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North York Historical Society members Edith Geduld, left, Edward Macdonell, Ruth Kingma, Sarah McCabe, Glenn Bonnetta, Linday Gargaro and Susan Goldenberg has been recognized for their work in protecting and preserving cultural heritage in North York.

h e N o r t h Yo r k Historical Society is receiving a North York Mirror Urban Hero award for arts, recognizing it for its work to protect and preserve built, natural and cultural heritage.

The society was formed in 1960 with a mission to protect, preserve and promote local heritage and culture.

The organization lobbied for the preservation of Gibson House, in the North York Civic Centre area, which was later opened as a museum.

Besides Gibson House, its lobbying efforts help

arts & culture preserve historic buildings in North York such as David Duncan House, Dempsey Store, Elihu

Pease House, John McKenzie House, Miller Tavern, O’Connor House and others.

The historical society established a heritage resource centre.

The organization provides assistance to the Toronto library system with collection of documents and photographs.

The organization also conducts outreach activities, including lectures, walking tours, creating displays, participating in community heritage events and sending out newsletters, .

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In addition to being a tree preservation advocate, Edith George is also a member of the Weston Historical Society as well as an advisor to the Ontario Urban Forest Council.

Comprised of 150 businesses near Eglinton Avenue West and Dufferin Street, the Fairbank Village BIA aims to create a safe and inviting community.

Edith George

Fairbank Village BIA

Fighting to preserve the city’s old trees

Making the community feel safe and enjoyable

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est-end North York tree preservation advocate Edith George has been awarded with the North York Mirror’s Urban Hero award for arts.

Affectionately described as a tree hugger and a chronic volunteer, George has fought to preserve Toronto’s old trees, including most recently a 250- to 350-year-old red oak tree.

arts & Culture George is a member of the Weston Historical Society, an advisor to the Ontario Urban Forest Council and gets her hands dirty at various community heritage organizations.

In her volunteer role with the Ontario Urban Forest Council, George has trav-

eled across the province, discussing why heritage trees are important and need to be preserved. She has researched the city’s heritage trees, including writing a report on the red oak, which Toronto City Council is considering options to ensure its preservation.

“I love doing what I do,” she said in accepting her award.

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he Fairbank Village BIA is receiving the North York Mirror’s Urban Hero award for business in recognition of its efforts to create a safe and inviting community.

The BIA is comprised of 150 businesses near Eglinton Avenue West and Dufferin Street.

The organization has a history of cleaning up the streets and encouraging local busi-

Business nesses to take pride in the community.

The member business owners get involved in all aspects of the BIA and they help clean up the neighbourhood personally in an effort to make the community feel safe and one that can be enjoyed by everyone.

The BIA provides free activities, food and entertainment to the local residents in December during its Light Up the Holidays event.

At Halloween, it gives away pumpkins and treats.

The BIA’s Fairbank Village Multicultural Summer Fest celebrates the diversity of the neighbourhood, with live music, cultural performances and fun activities.

Itah Sadu Bookstore owner, author works to empower youth

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Owner of A Different Booklist Itah Sadu is heavily involved in North York activism, particularly in the Jane and Finch neighbourhood, developing youth programs that provide job placement opportunities and skills development.

a w r e n c e He i g h t s resident and Toronto bookstore owner Itah Sadu is being recognized with a North York Mirror Urban Hero business award for her efforts to better the lives of marginalized people.

Owner of A Different Booklist, at Bloor and Bathurst streets, Sadu is also an author and storyteller.

She’s heavily involved in North York activism, particularly in the Jane Street and Finch Avenue neighbourhood.

She has developed youth programs that serve as models for job placement opportunities,

Business skills development and leaders-in-training programming to youths, plus the Walk for Excellence, in partnership with York University, to help

empower graduating students from the Jane and Finch neighbourhood.

S h e ’s a f o u n d ing member of the Underground Freedom Ride, which celebrates Emancipation Day. She has designed, developed and implemented programs for youths in Aboriginal and racialized communities who reside in high-density neighbourhoods. She’s also a Harry Jerome Scholarship Trustee.

Her books are adopted by schools into the curriculum. She’s also a founding member of MY People Literary Awards and the Black Book Affair.

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Ravi Nagraj

Providing infant necessities to parents in need

Encouraging others to give to food banks health

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wen Broda is the founder of The New Mom Project, which provides infant necessities to parents who are struggling to provide basic essentials for their newborns.

From her home, packages of blankets, diapers, onesies, sleepers, and shampoo are put together for her to personally distribute upon request. Broda once received a call from an ICU nurse at The Hospital for Sick Children about twins who were ready to go home, but whose parents were without cribs. In less than two hours, Broda located and delivered two gently used cribs to the family’s apartment. Another call for Broda’s assistance came from a social worker at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s neonatal care unit requesting help for

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Founder of The New Mom Project, Gwen Broda provides packages of blankets, diapers, sleepers and other infant necessities and distributes them upon request.

a new mom who arrived from northern Ontario for a highly complex and risky delivery.

All went well, but in order for the baby to go home, the mother needed a regulation

infant car seat, which she did not have. Broda bought and delivered one within hours, allowing mom and baby to make the five hour car ride home.

hile working in the financial sector, Ravi Nagraj has continued to maintain a strong connection to his community by acting as an ambassador for Second Harvest whenever and wherever possible.

He is an advocate, fundraiser, connector and supporter of the North York charity which rescues fresh, surplus food and delivers it daily to those in need.

Nagraj has played a big role in the Second Harvest Hero Workplace Fundraiser, which encourages companies to sign up and run an internal fundraiser for the charity, for which he’s raised $100,000.

It’s not unusual to get an email from Nagraj saying “Hey, I need to do something for someone else this week, do you guys have anything

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As an ambassador of Second Harvest, Ravi Nagraj encourages companies to run a fundraiser for the North York charity that rescues fresh, surplus food and delivers it to those in need.

going on where I can help out?”

And as his nominator said, “He’s the type of volunteer and ambassador that most

charities look for.

“One that is genuinely there to help out. One that puts the mission before themselves.”

Honouring North York’s Urban Heroes MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com They’re like you and me, except they squeeze a bit more into each week to help the people of Toronto and North York.

They give their time because they care about their city’s streets, its buildings or trees, its young minds, or its people who are hungry.

They are Urban Heroes for 2015, chosen by you and celebrated this week by Metroland Media Toronto and The North York Mirror.

“I am delighted be in the company of such great people,” Itah Sadu, one recipient of these annual awards, said from the stage at a Scarborough banquet hall on Thursday night.

“We are who we are because of others.”

Later, the author and owner of the store called A Different Booklist, said she volunteers in North York for those small but important moments when, say, someone recognizes her in the frozen food section.

“They hug you up, and they love you up, and they smile,” Sadu said.

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For full profiles and more photos of the 2015 North York Hero Award winners, visit www.northyork.com Photo/CHRIS TANOUYE

Thanking the sponsors of the 2015 Urban Hero Awards are Ian Proudfoot, publisher of The North York Mirror, right, and Cheryl Phillips, director of advertising for The North York Mirror, left. Sponsors are (from second from left) Mark Murphy, Foster Kia; Gina Cook, McCowan Retirement; Melissa Homulos, McCowan Retirement; Pieter Oly, The Clay Emporium; and Ravi Bhatia, Rajasri CPA.

when a child leaned out of a streetcar window to point and shout, “Mom - that’s Miss!” because he remembered she read a story to him.

Meeting older volunteers who did the same sort of community work, “you feel as if you got this baton they gave you,” which you will pass on, she said.

Amanda Belzowski, also

given an Urban Hero award, has been helping others since she was two.

Her annual lemonade stand in North York has raised $200,000 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Hospital for Sick Children and other organizations.

“You’re never too little to make a difference in the world,” Belzowski reminded

the audience, and no effort is too small.

Her younger brother Joshua, age nine, has taken over the stand during the last two years, because, as he later explained, “it’s the right thing to do. There’s no point in not doing it.”

If everyone raising money for a cause inspires three other people to do it too, he

added, “we can make a big difference.”

Metroland Media Toronto Publisher Ian Proudfoot said the media group’s slogan “connected to our community” means we seek to tell local stories that matter.

Often, he said, those stories are about people in the community doing extraordinary things to make it a better

place to live.

Michael E. Giordano, a lawyer who came from a low-income family at Jane and Wilson, said he was an at-risk youth himself, and “wouldn’t be here without my own ‘urban heroes.’”

“I keep that very close to my heart,” he said.

It’s not too early to look for next year’s urban heroes, said Sheila Clark, Metroland Media Toronto’s digital sales manager and Thursday’s master of ceremonies.

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“Really, the only two options we have are to look at fares or service, so if the city is unable to fill the gap I’m sure there will be a robust debate back at this table,” he said.

Echoing TTC CEO Andy Byford, Colle said the transit commission was hamstrung by not knowing the exact amount the city will give for this year’s subsidy. The amount is determined as part of the city’s annual budget deliberations and won’t be known until next year.

The board ultimately decided to reject TTC board member Joe Mihevc’s motion

to defer approval of the TTC budget until after the subsidy level is known. It also rejected an alternate pricing scheme introduced by commissioner John Campbell, who sought across the board fare increases to net an estimated $47 million in future revenue.

The board however supported Councillor Vince Crisanti’s motion to freeze seniors’ and student fares pending a review of transit equity policies which is expected to take place early next year. It also unanimously endorsed Colle’s motion to find more revenue from TTC licencing and merchandise.

As the chair pointed out, the TTC doesn’t make a cent off items bearing the transit commission’s likeness unlike other major transit agencies like New York’s MTA or the London Underground.

The board also supported looking at ways to boost revenue from TTC parking lots.

Tory told reporters the TTC should look to fund service improvements through regular annual fare increases.

“I believe fares should be adjusted for every year because the cost of running the system goes up and we have to maintain the financial viability,” said the mayor. “I think it’s fair that those who use the system pay their share of the cost.” ~With files from David Nickle

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134 mCKee Ave

151 mAxome Ave

23 lAwnview Ave

300 front st #2408

8 reAn dr th11

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192 GlenvAle blvd

335 willowdAle Ave

39 AthAbAsKA Ave

102 niPiGon Ave

284 emPress Ave

53 northwood dr

23 CAswell dr

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278 Greenfield Ave

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214 KinGsdAle Ave

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143 bynG Ave

15 mAxome Ave

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37 Gwendolen Cres

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43 hAwKsbury dr

16 lloydminster Cres

386 PArKview Ave

11 whiteloCK Cres

74 bowerbAnK dr

19 bAllyronAn dr

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* Based on the written dollar volume and units of transactions sold each year as recorded in the TREB MLS