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Paul Nguyen to receive award for his advocacy work

FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com A record-setting $10-million donation by a York University alumnus was celebrated Monday in support of the Lassonde School of Engineering.

The $8-million donation by Doug and Sandra Bergeron is on top of the $2 million the couple gave in 2012 to create the Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (BEST) program.

In honour of the multi-million-dollar gift, the Lassonde School of Engineering’s new home will be named the Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence, set to open at the Steeles Avenue and Keele Street campus in 2015.

“I am absolutely delighted to share with you this significant investment at York Un i ve r s i t y,” Ma m d o u h Shoukri, president of the university, said during the announcement inside Osgoode Hall Law School’s Ignat Kaneff Building.

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The Bergerons committed a school record $10 million to the project.

Sandra) successful entrepreneurs, they are incredible human beings. I think it will be an iconic building across North America and we thank you for making this dream possible.”

Doug, who is founder and CEO of Opus Global and wrote his first lines of software at York University, said the new building will be “Canada’s most advanced engineering facility.”

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crowd how he recently attended his nephew’s graduation from the University of Oxford, held at Sheldonian T h e a t re i n t h e Un i t e d Kingdom, and marvelled at the structure built by architect Christopher Wren in the 1600s.

He noted two sets of doors – one with young minds entering, the other with graduates exiting to take on the real work – is reflective in the Bergeron Centre for

Engineering Excellence.

The $90-million Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence has been designed to allow students to watch lectures online, and come to campus for learning sessions with professors and fellow students.

The Lassonde School of Engineering offers 12 undergraduate programs, with student numbers set to expand to 2,000 over the next five years.

The founder of website jane-finch.com will receive a mental health award from the Ontario Peer Development Initiative (OPDI) Monday.

Paul Nguyen will receive the Pay It Forward Award for community service and overcoming mental illness at the ceremony held at Holiday Inn Yorkdale.

“I went through depression as a young person, did all the ‘crazy’ stuff, self-harm, and I was a cutter,” he said.

“I seldom wear T-shirts at formal functions for fear of people seeing the scars on my arm. It was a dark chapter and mental health wasn’t as on the radar as much as today, but I had friends who stuck by me.

(Colleague) Sue Chun was the one that nominated me and encouraged me to tell my story in the hopes of inspiring others, in particular in JaneFinch, to seek help. It’s not a common discussion that happens in the community as the focus is always on jobs, guns, gangs, etc.”

Nguyen, who went through this dark time for two years 15 years ago, said he felt shame during his struggle.

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not telling people you’re from Jane and Finch,” he said.

“So I want to turn it from something negative to something positive, like how I am proud to say I’m from Jane and Finch today. Mental health supports has improved by leaps and bounds. There is so much more accessibility to programs and to end the stigma about it. I hope more people come out to share their past pains; it’s a good way to close the chapter by helping someone else who is going through bad times.”

OPDI is a group of peer support groups that deal with mental health and addictions.

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According to nomination criteria for the Pay It Forward Award, nominees have publicly acknowledged living with mental illness or addiction and have overcome significant challenges or barriers and paid it forward by using personal experience to advocate for change in systems or practices in Ontario.

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Public shaming on social media can’t be undone T

he power of social media is too often taken for granted.

It allows an easy avenue for people to cast judgment in a way they can’t in person. It takes no effort and yet, the consequences of that stone cast can be devastating.

Last week a woman wrote a post on her Facebook page complaining about a rude transit rider on a TTC bus who wouldn’t move his bag to let her sit down.

He swore at her, made an obscene gesture and allegedly stomped on her foot. She also posted a photo of the man she took with her phone.

The post went viral and was viewed thousands of times in only a few hours. People were outraged. As happens when things go viral, the media picked it up and once the story broke, another transit rider came forward with a video of the interaction. It was posted to YouTube and some said they’d our view try to find the man dubbed the ‘transit leprechaun’ because of Use caution the bowler hat and green shirt he was wearing. before you It was public shaming the only criticize online way social media can deliver it: fast, brutal and with little to no consequence of its impact. Thousands of angry people had their finger pointed at one man.

We’re not writing in defence of this transit rider.

Rather, we hope to caution people before they cast judgment in such a public sphere. Things have a way of sticking online. Everything is public. Don’t trust your privacy settings.

Consider the TTC driver who lost her job this summer after a video was posted showing her bus running a red light and nearly hitting a pedestrian.

Before anyone knew anything about her, she was publicly shamed in a similar manner. After it was discovered she was a single mom of two and that she lost her job over the incident, the man who posted the video said if he had known that would have been the consequence, he never would have made it public.

So, whatever the transit rider has done, his punishment has surely been dealt. We may not know him, but certainly his friends, family and employer have recognized him by now. Perhaps he’s deserved this, perhaps he just made a mistake.

It’s not for us to say – but when it’s said online, it speaks deafening volumes.

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

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Smartwatch may have met its match

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ately a lot of people I know have been bragging about all the things their smartwatches can do. It seems like I can’t get through the day without hearing at least one testimonial. I don’t keep on top of every gadget out there, but the passion for the smartwatch has been impossible to ignore. So, I finally went out and bought one.

I came home and plunked it down on my desk and was headed to the fridge to get a bottle of water when I head a voice bellowing, “Hey Mac, where the heck do you think you’re going?”

The screen door was open so I assumed it was somebody yelling right outside my window. But it turns out the sound was coming from inside. Lo and behold, it was my new smartwatch and it was clearly agitated.

“Get me off of this desktop pronto,” it roared. “I’ve got better things to do than sit here. Last I checked I

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY was a smartwatch, not a smartpaperweight.”

So much for making a good first impression.

It turns out the second impression wasn’t much better.

“Not that there even is such a thing as a smartpaperweight, mind you,” it went on. “I mean, how smart can a paperweight be? All they ever do is lie around in one spot. Day in and day out. Like a bump on a log.”

“Don’t you think you’re being a bit harsh, smartwatch?” I replied.

“Paperweights look pretty darn focused if you ask me.”

“They do, do they? Well, I hate to break it to you, but nobody asked you.”

For those keeping score at home, that was the smartwatch’s third impression, which was also nothing to write home about,

and number four was about to be more of the same.

Well, you’ve got to give it one thing, when it comes to pomposity, at least it’s consistent.

“Read my lips, pal. I’m in no mood to get into a philosophical discussion about paperweights, smart or not. So pick me up like a good lad, stick your wrist out and let me wrap around it so we can get this show on the road.”

“Sheesh,” I sighed. “I just took you out of your case and plunked you down for a moment so I could read your instructions, that’s all.

Simmer down.”

“Shows you how much you know,” it snorted.

“Smartwatches come with rules, not instructions.

Ground rules. And here they are, in order: Rule 1...”

But before it could get the first one out, mercifully the babbling stopped.

“Silence. Finally. I thought it would never end,” howled a voice in the background. “What a windbag.”

The screen door was still ajar so I assumed that this time it had to be somebody yelling right outside my window. But again the sound was coming from inside. Lo and behold, it was emanating from my paperweight of all things.

Imagine that. It’s a smartpaperweight after all. Who knew?

“Some smartwatch,” the smartpaperweight cackled.

“No sooner does it open its big mouth, the battery conks out. How embarrassing is that?”

Then it jumped up, flashed a few fancy moves and moonwalked circles around that transfixed smartwatch for the rest of the afternoon.

Bump on the log? I don’t think so, smartwatch. A little respect is due, please.

We’re talking smart bump on a log.

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Line 9: Lack of awareness a concern

Is a Doug Ford mayoralty possible?

To the editor: Re: ‘Line 9,’ Exclusive, Sept.

25.

I cannot believe that many residents are unaware of Line 9.

I have read about it and marched against it. I am aware that an oil spill can never be completely cleaned up.

Enbridge can promise anything, but if there is a spill... oops! Sorry, won’t eradicate the mess.

One article I read stated that the line travelled near a subway station.

I try to picture in my mind

John Tory is to be the next mayor of Toronto. All the polls point to this as the likely outcome and have for some time.

So why, then, don’t we all just relax, enjoy the fall season of new television and wait for an affable and uneventful four years?

Well, for one thing, there are still three-and-a-half weeks to go until election day, and anything could happen.

And for another, based on the polls, the secondmost-likely thing to happen is that Doug Ford somehow wrestles the lead away from Tory and is elected the fourth mayor of Toronto.

It is not such a remote possibility; those same polls that show Tory so far ahead show the label-making councillor for Ward 2 in second place.

And most of them were taken when Ford was behaving – how shall we put this? – like a bit of a jerk.

If Ford puts on his candidate pants, keeps it civil and

the disaster that would occur if that line were to burst.

If it is true and an oil spill did occur in the vicinity, Toronto’s transportation would come to a halt.

Your article omits the fact that Bitumen is like sandpaper. Imagine that travelling through a pipeline that is 38 years old.

It boggles this old mind that after the horrendous spill in Kalamazoo, Michigan, our government would even be considering transporting this danger on us citizens.

It is time that we joined

together and gave a resounding no to even considering such a drastic move.

Joy Taylor

Challenger responds to councillor letter To the editor: Re: ‘Councillor responds to ward race article,’ Letters, Sept. 25.

While Councillor John Filion wants to focus on your publication and me, I will focus on the residents’ priorities and my vision for improving our community.

There are inaccuracies in Mr. Filion’s letter. First,

informing residents of Mr. Filion’s voting record and public statements are not “attacks.” Elected officials are accountable to their constituents for their voting records and what they say.

Second, Mr. Filion’s effort to link me to Ford Nation is misleading. I am supporting John Tory as we share similarities, such as our pri-

vate and non-profit sector experience, and support for term limits.

There are more important issues in this election to discuss. While others want to focus on me and the media, I’m focused on residents and serious local issues.

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bestriding the mouth of the Humber?

• Toronto will have a new music festival, and it will be just like the ones Doug Ford saw when he visited Austin, Texas and came back with Lone Stars in his eyes.

We might even get a new city motto out of it: Keep Toronto Weird, anyone?

• We will all learn to love Sigma Six, or at least figure out what it is.

• The entertaining trench warfare that has come to characterize Toronto City Council meetings will continue, with a small reshuffling that will keep all of us guessing. While Doug Ford’s election is a longshot, Rob Ford’s election in Ward 2 is nearly a certainty.

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ALS has progressed in my upper body to the point that any exertion causes me to have a shortness of breath.

– Jim MacIntosh, written following his diagnosis Staff photo/ANDREW PALAMARCHUK

Nancy MacIntosh displays a photo of her late husband Jim at her home. A North York firefighter, Jim MacIntosh had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and died in December 2009. The recent attention about ALS due to the ice bucket challenges prompted Nancy to share her family’s story with The North York Mirror.

Widow shares family’s challenge of dealing with ALS ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com

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or some emergency responders ALS means alarms, lights and sirens. For others it stands for advanced life support.

But for veteran North York firefighter Jim MacIntosh, the acronym stood for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

The father of three was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disorder in March 2007; he died at age 60 on Dec. 18, 2009.

MacIntosh, a fire captain, sensed something was wrong in the fall of 2006 when his hands began to twitch, making it difficult to do mundane tasks like tying his shoelaces and buttoning his shirt.

When MacIntosh became weaker despite physiotherapy and exercise, his family doctor referred him to a neurologist. A second neurologist ended

up giving the diagnosis following a battery of tests.

“By this time Jim was getting progressively worse.

He was off on sick leave,” his wife Nancy said. “Jim had 28-and-a-half years of service, and we’re thinking we’re coming into our golden years.”

MacIntosh had planned to retire when he reached 30 years with the fire department. constant care Soon after his diagnosis, MacIntosh lost the use of his arms, and Nancy became his primary caregiver.

“He couldn’t hold a coffee cup, he couldn’t turn the pages of a newspaper,” Nancy said. “He really needed constant care.”

As the disease progressed, MacIntosh became unsteady on his feet and began using a walker and later a wheelchair.

“When Jim couldn’t go

up the stairs, we had to convert our living room to a bedroom,” Nancy said.

“We put a wheelchair bathroom in on the main floor, converted the laundry room into a wheelchairaccessible bathroom.”

MacIntosh also began using a breathing machine called a BiPAP (Bi-Level Positive Air Pressure).

“ALS has progressed in my upper body to the point that any exertion causes me to have a shortness of breath,” MacIntosh wrote in June 2008.

“I never realized what equipment was out there for people with special needs until I needed it. And I have needed it.”

MacIntosh also wrote about the day he was diagnosed. “As with anyone who is facing a life-ending prognosis, I was devastated and could not really believe this was happening to me. I have always been a healthy person, never suffered any major injuries or broken

bones.”

MacIntosh and Nancy were high school sweethearts; they met at Birchmount Park Collegiate in Scarborough.

MacIntosh joined the North York Fire Department on Aug. 14, 1978.

Nancy describes him as a proud and dedicated firefighter, noting he even reported to work the day after his first child was born.

“Even though he’d been at the hospital all night, he went in to work and had one of the biggest fires,” Nancy recalled. “I just remember him coming into the hospital to see me with all this soot (on his face) and he said I’ve had a shower three times and I still can’t get it off.”

Nancy is sharing her family’s journey with ALS in the hopes of raising awareness of the challenges of living with the disease in light of the increased attention it has been receiving

lately due to ice bucket challenge events being held across North America.

“I’d have to get Jim dressed, I’d have to make breakfast, feed him his breakfast,” Nancy said.

“During that time we had the birth of our first grandchild, which was just a wonderful joy for us, but the disease robbed Jim of being able to hold her.” ‘enjoy every day’ Despite the hardships, Nancy offers this advice to families affected by ALS: “Don’t dwell on the negative, make the most of what time you have left...and enjoy every day.”

On the practical side, Nancy suggests: “Get all your affairs in order...Talk to your next of kin so they know exactly what you want, and don’t be afraid to ask for help because help is out there.”

MacIntosh donated his body to the University of

Toronto in the hopes of finding a cure.

“He knew early on that’s what he wanted to do,” Nancy said. “It was tough, but he thought that’s the best thing he could do.”

Nancy noted ALS is an expensive disease because of all the equipment that’s needed.

“The ALS Society of Ontario has a great client services program where they have equipment that they loan out,” she said.

“That’s where donations to the ALS Society come into play. They go to research but also to support client services like getting a wheelchair for someone.”

About 3,000 Canadians live with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, which has no known cause or cure yet. Eighty per cent of people with ALS die within five years of diagnosis.

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Art Gallery of York University’s current exhibit is titled Is Toronto Burning?

The exhibit, subtitled Three Years in the Making (and Unmaking) of the Toronto Art Scene, continues to Dec. 7 and admission is free.

The gallery is on the Keele Campus of York University in the Accolade East Building at the southeast corner of the university commons, 4700 Keele St. Email agyu@yorku.ca or call 416-736-5169.

Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto with Francine Kay as the piano soloist.

A pre-concert chat with music director Kevin Mallon takes place at 2:15 p.m.

Tickets are $43 for adults, $37 for seniors and $15 for children through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.ca or 1-855-985-2787.

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Orchestra Toronto presents its 61st season opening concert, Canadian Carnival, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. at the George Weston Recital Hall in the Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. Music for this concert will include the rarely performed Canadian Carnival Overture by Benjamin Britten, Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky and arranged

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Original works of Japanese calligraphy submitted to the annual Japanese Calligraphy Competition in Canada will be displayed in North York from Oct. 19 to Nov. 1.

The competition was started in 2008 to create an opportunity for Canadians of all ages and backgrounds to participate in a unique cultural forum to further their pursuit of Shodo, an art form using an ink-

dipped brush to artistically create Japanese characters.

The works are mounted on silk scrolls and exhibited at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Ct. Visit www.shodocanada. com for more on the annual competition. out Curtain Call’s new season wCheck

Curtain Call Players will be bringing two full-scale musicals to North York audiences in its 2014/15 season.

First up is Cabaret Nov. 7, 8, 12, 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 9 and 15 at 2 p.m.

West Side Story will be staged April 10, 11, 15, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. and April 12 and 18 at 2 p.m.

Both shows will be performed at the Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr., near Don Mills Road and Sheppard Avenue.

For tickets, call the box office at 416-703-6181 or email curtaincalltickets@ hotmail.com

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using their kitchen or living room, but not the bedrooms, and that’s OK. Our productions use the existing furniture in the homes, but maybe they’ll move a lamp or a coffee table. We call it the new era of production.”

As for the type of properties producers are looking for, Kolodkin said average family homes are the number one seller, followed by larger upscale houses, and then condos.

Though Set Scouter lists homes all over the GTA, North York seems to be a hot spot for productions, he said, adding the homes are “so beautiful” in that neck of the city.

Companies typically seeking Set Scouter’s services are shooting commercials or music videos, and the odd short film, he said.

Production companies must be fully insured. Once a location is booked, productions are required to provide insurance documentation and co-insurable certificates on locations. Certificates are collected by Set Scouter and given to homeowners, in addition to security deposits. A

$40 deposit is charged to the producer every time a viewing – a scout – is confirmed by the homeowner. Once confirmed, the homeowner’s personal information, such as address, is released.

Set Scouter takes 15 per cent on all booking fees, and homeowners are paid 48 hours after a space rental is complete.

“Set Scouter has been a very professional organization to work with,” said North York resident Shari Wert.

“They make the process of renting your house to a production company for a shoot so easy. I heard about Set Scouter about a year ago and, after asking the principals a host of questions to ensure that this was a safe and professional endeavour, I proceeded to list my house.

Within a couple of months I received inquiries and had booked a commercial shoot in my living room. I have booked several other shoots in the last few months and it has been interesting and easy.”

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With Set Scouter, homeowners list their place for free, write a description, post photos, and set rental prices, which is usually in the $1,000 to $5,000 range, Kolodkin said, adding his company specializes in one-day shoots.

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Chaminade College School 50th Anniversary WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Chaminade College School, 490 Queen’s Dr. CONTACT: 416-393-5509, Loredana.Bastasin@tcdsb.org COST: $2 in advance, $3 at the door Alumni and friends of the community are invited to the Gryphons Homecoming Game.

Fairview Farmers’ Market WHEN: 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. until Oct. 10 WHERE: Fairview Mall, 1800 Sheppard Ave. E. CONTACT: Deborah Cauz, 647-271-9434, cauz@ primus.ca COST: Free

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Toronto Cat Rescue Adoptathons WHEN: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CONTACT: Alison Finkelstein, 416-538-8592, chanagittel@rogers.com COST: Adoption fee HappeningTwo locations: Pet Valu at 486 Lawrence Ave. W. near Bathurst Street and Pet Valu at 81 Gerry Fitzgerald Dr. near Dufferin and Steeles Also happening Sunday, Oct. 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Yom Kippur Afternoon: WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CON-

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Bat Walk and Talk WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. CONTACT: Jenny Rhodenizer, 416-397-1341, communication@ torontobotanicalgarden.ca COST: Members $25, non-members $32 Join bat expert and enthusiast Dr. Brock Fenton to learn about these amazing nocturnal flying mammals, and then take a walk through the gardens to listen for bats with a bat detector (weather permitting). Discover why bats are a crucial component of the urban ecosystem and how we can support bats in the city. Bring all your chiroptera questions.

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TACT: 416-487-4161, www.templesinai.net, programs@templesinai.net COST: Free Learning Through Drama: 2 to 2:30 p.m. Tot Service: 3 to 3:30 p.m.

Family Service: 4 to 4:30 p.m. Young Leaders Speak: 4 to 4:30 p.m.

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Oraynu Children’s School at St. Andrew’s Junior High School, 131 Fenn Ave. CONTACT: Roby Sadler, 416-385-3910, www.oraynu.org, info@oraynu.org COST: $8 adults, $4 children, $20 family

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Sukkah Decorating with Crafts WHEN: Noon to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-487-3281, www.templesinai.net, programs@templesinai.net COST: $9 Call to register.

Temple Sinai Pucks for Peace Ball Hockey Tournament WHEN: 9 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-4873281, www.templesinai.net, programs@templesinai.net COST: Free Visit the registration page at www. templesinai.net/pucks4peace Sukkot Family Festival

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Foundations of Photography WHEN: 1 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. CONTACT: Jenny Rhodenizer, 416-397-1341, communication@torontobotanicalgarden.ca COST: Public $55, members $45 Basic Genealogy and Family History Course WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library, Room 1, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: http://torontofamilyhistory.org/learn/courses/, courses@torontofamilyhistory.org COST: $140 to $160

And eight-week course offered by the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society starts today.

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Cooking in the Kitchen Garden WHEN: 4 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. E . CONTACT: Jenny Rhodenizer, 416-397-1341, communication@ torontobotanicalgarden.ca COST: Public $40; members $32 A hands-on demonstration of how to create delicious seasonal meals with end-of-season veggies.

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WHERE: Victoria Village Library, 184 Sloane Ave. CONTACT: 416-3955950 COST: Free Reduce your financial stress and receive education and guidance for your retirement years.

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YellowCard campaign targets the ‘R’ word Many Special Olympic athletes know all too well that words can pack a punch.

Now, working in tandem with the Special Olympics, not-for-profit organization motionball is looking to take some of the sting out of things.

The organization has launched the YellowCard campaign in hopes of putting a stop to the use of the R word: Retard.

Paul Etherington, who co-founded motionball with his brothers Mark and Sean and who now serves as the organization’s chair, said the lesson is one that must be shared with motionball’s target audience of young professionals.

“To me, (use of the R word) is just a kind of ignorance,” he said.

“I talked to so many people while we were starting the (YellowCard) campaign who just didn’t put two and two together. They didn’t stop to think ‘Hey, this is negative, this is a derogatory word.’”

The YellowCard campaign, which officially launched yesterday, stemmed from a push by Special Olympics International to stop the use of the word.

Given that the original push did not gain much traction in Canada, the Etheringtons decided to start a campaign of their own to raise both awareness and funds.

The campaign requires very little commitment from those who get involved. It aims to draw attention to the fact that the word in question is a slur by getting people to sign a pledge simply stating they will no longer use the word.

“We also have corporate sponsors and private donors who have pledged to donate $1 to motionball for every person who takes the pledge on YellowCard Day (Oct. 1),” Etherington said.

He added the goal is to have 36,000 people take the YellowCard pledge in the first year, roughly one person per Special Olympic athlete in Canada.

“It’s something that’s easy to do – it takes 15 seconds,” he said.

Etherington said he hopes the campaign gains traction on Twitter using the hashtags #YellowCard and #nogoodway. He would also like to see people film short videos of themselves writing the offending word out and then tearing it up to show their commitment to phasing it out of their vocabulary.

“It’s hard for some people even to write it out, but it’s a strong way to make the pledge,” he said.

Those who take the pledge become YellowCard ambassadors. In addition to no longer using the word themselves, the ambassadors are

encouraged to step in and speak out when they see others using the R word as a slur.

For Special Olympic athlete Matthew Fields, the campaign is certainly welcome. He noted the word is pervasive in everyday conversation and even in popular music.

“I want people to understand this

word should be gone – torn up and done with,” he said. “Every time I hear the word, it drives me up the wall.”

Like Etherington, he believes many people use the word carelessly as opposed to maliciously.

“People don’t think about what they’re going to say before they actu-

ally say it,” he said. “They have to understand, that word is frightening to some people, and it’s offensive.”

While the YellowCard campaign launched Oct. 1, it is a year-round initiative.

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Solid literacy results for Catholic high school students Math improving According to recently released results, 84 per cent of Toronto’s Catholic high school students passed the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) – up from 81 per cent in 2008.

The OSSLT is a provincial standards-based test of the reading and writing skills students are expected to have acquired across all subjects up to the end of Grade 9.

The test determines whether a student’s literacy skills meet the minimum standard according to the expectations in the Ontario Curriculum for understanding reading selections and communicating in a variety of writing forms.

“The success rate of our students on the literacy test speaks to the solid foundation in language that begins at the earliest stages of a child’s academic career, and continues through high school,” TCDSB director of education Angela Gauthier said in a statement.

“In the area of literacy, our emphasis remains on supporting those students who are not successful the first time.”

The Grade 9 mathematics results, meanwhile, have shown a slight improvement with 83 per cent of students achieving expectations (compared to 80 per cent five years ago) in academic math, and an improvement of 44 per cent (up from 35 per cent) for those in the applied program.

BELOW PROVINCIAL AVERAGE While the TCDSB has made progress over the past five years, the board results remain slightly below the provincial average.

“It is clear that more work needs to be done to ensure that our students perform as well in mathematics as they do in language,” Gauthier added.

“The weaker results in mathematics are not unique to our board, and we recognize that a provincial solution is needed to ensure that our students can achieve to their full potential in this area.”

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community North York’s Hong Fook Mental Health Association will hold a noisy parade Oct. 9 to show that it’s time to speak up about mental health issues.

The “Mental Health Parade: Breaking the Silence” will be a 30-minute walk showcasing cultural performances such as drum dances.

It will begin at Hong Fook’s Thurs. office at 1751 Sheppard Ave. east of Don Mills Road and will make its way to the Oriole Community Centre at 2975 Don Mills Rd. north of Fairview Mall Drive, where light refreshments will be served.

The parade is in support of World Mental Health Day.

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CNIB Night Steps raises $100,000 for programs More than 600 participants who took part in this year’s CNIB Night Steps raised more than $100,000 for vital programs and services provided by the organization, located northeast of Bayview Avenue and Eglinton Avenue.

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Family, friends and members of the community gathered under the stars in several communities across Canada for the fundraiser.

Money from the event supports the CNIB’s goal of empowering people who are blind or partially sighted in leading independent, active lives.

West Park foundation has new CEO West Park Healthcare Centre Foundation has a new CEO. A seasoned fundraising leader, Joanne Cole will oversee the foundation’s $100-million capital campaign, the largest fundraising campaign in adult rehabilitation in Ontario.

Funds will be used to build a state-of-the-art patient care centre.

Cole has worked as the director of major gifts at SickKids Foundation and as president and CEO of Women’s College Hospital Foundation.

She also led fundraising efforts at the University of Toronto as executive director of advancement in the Faculty of Medicine.

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talk about historic homes wLibrary A talk on Toronto’s early history will be held Wednesday, Oct. 15 at North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge St., Room 1, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

John Goddard, author of Inside the Museums, will Wed. discuss the scattered historic homes and other buildings and how they make a single community.

The free event is cosponsored by the North York Historical Society and the North York Central Library Canadiana Department.

For information, call 416395-5623.

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Centre hosts healthy feet workshop wDiabetes The Diabetes Centre at Bathurst-Finch Hub will host a Diabetes and Healthy Feet workshop Tuesday, Oct. 28.

The free workshop, open for adults with Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, and prediabetes, will be held

at 540 Finch Ave. W. from 2 to 4 p.m.

The workshop, presented by nurses and foot care specialists, will provide practical tips for foot care including risk factors for foot problems, selfcheck of feet, self-care, what to expect from foot exams and other topics.

To register or for information, call 647-436-0385, ext.

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The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre’s Sakura Gala is sold out, but items are still being sought for the Nov. 22 event’s silent auction.

It’s the sixth year for the gala, which benefits the centre’s Legacy Campaign that supports cultural and heritage programming.

In addition to donating auction items, companies and community groups can purchase ad space in the event program.

To support the gala, contact Sarah Burd at 416-249-0788 or sarahb@jccc.on.ca The gala will be held at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in North York.

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his month, our pets come to you looking for adoption from the Oakville and Milton Humane Society, and it’s a lovely time of year for an autumn drive to meet Peggy the playful pug, or Vasha a pretty tabby cat who has special needs.

Peggy is an enthusiastic fouryear-old spayed female pug mix that despite her difficult start in life is playful, goofy and affectionate.

She likes to snuggle on the couch and can’t wait to welcome you home with a face full of kisses.

Peggy thrives on learning new things and gets excited to go to training classes – she’s the star of the class and will make her new owner look like a pro handler.

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Take a hike in Milne Hollow On Sunday, discover the history of Milne Hollow and learn how careful stewardship is helping to preserve the important natural landscape.

“Milne Hollow is the northern gateway to the Charles Sauriol Conservation Reserve in the floodplains of the East Don Watershed, and is located at the south-east corner of Lawrence Avenue and the Don Valley Parkway,” according to Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF), a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and improving urban forests.

The tour will reveal how railways, expressways, flooding and invasive species have shaped the ravine.

The tour takes place Oct. 5 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Meet at the picnic tables at the end of Old Lawrence Avenue.

Fall food drive on this month North York Harvest Food Bank (NYHFB) is hoping to raise 100,000 pounds of food and $100,000 during its Fall Food Drive, running to Oct. 31.

Non-perishable food items such as canned fish, dried beans, cooking oils and whole grains are in need, which will be distributed to NYHFB’s 42 member agencies serving more than 13,000 people a month.

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many everyday life scenarios so often approaches new places and things cautiously.

In overly busy or noisy settings she can become anxious and overwhelmed, but when given time and space she settles.

Despite the fact that she came from a home where there were far too many dogs, she was never without human companionship.

Her ideal home would be an adult-only home (as children can be noisy and busy, which she is not accustomed to), someone who works from home or is not gone a full working day.

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Despite her difficult start in life, Peggy the pug is playful, goofy and affectionate.

would be a bonus as would an adopter who has another dog to be a companion for Peggy.

Vasha the tabby seeks special home Vasha is a seven-year-old spayed female tabby-and-white domestic short-haired cat who can be slightly nervous when first exploring new surroundings.

She can also be shy when meeting people but once she warms up she is affectionate.

Although she is often relaxed, calm and quiet she has a silly side when it comes to playing with colourful feather toys. She enjoys a good stretch in front of a sunny window and purrs like a motorboat when content and happy.

She gets along well with other cats at the shelter.

So what’s holding this fine feline back from getting adopted?

Vasha has diabetes, which is deterring adopters, however staff

say her condition is being maintained with a special type of food just for cats who have diabetes.

At this time she does not require any additional treatment for the disease.

Just like people, diabetic cats can live happy, healthy lives with a healthy diet and some special care.

If you are interested in either Peggy or Vasha, visit the Oakville and Milton District Humane Society at 445 Cornwall Rd., in Oakville or call 905-845-1551.

See adoptable pets on their website at omhs.ca or email adoptions@omhs.ca

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EQAO results: reading and writing improving, math more of a challenge While grades 3 and 6 students showed improvements in reading and writing, the recent Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) results also showed mathematics proved to be more of a challenge.

The EQAO results released last month have shown the percentage of Grade 3 students who performed at or above the

provincial standard increased by 11 per cent in reading (from 60 to 71 per cent), and by 10 per cent in writing (from 70 to 80 per cent) over the past five years.

The Grade 6 students showed similar improvement in reading (eight per cent increase in reading from 69 to 77 per cent) and in writing (10 per cent increase from 70

to 80 per cent).

“Students and staff should be proud of these results.

We have set ambitious goals because we know that our students can achieve great things when we believe in their success,” said Donna Quan, TDSB director of education, in a statement.

In the same five-year period, the EQAO results showed

Grade 3 students remained the same in math (71 per cent), while the Grade 6 students who performed at or above the provincial standard decreased by four per cent (63 to 59).

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Get safety savvy during Fire Prevention Week CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com Working smoke alarms save lives.

That’s not only the theme of National Fire Prevention Week, being recognized in Toronto Oct. 4 to 9, but it’s also a crucial message Toronto Fire Services is hoping to impart upon residents during this year’s annual awareness event.

“Smoke alarms are, dollar for dollar, the best life-saving safety device ever invented.

You can pick up a great smoke alarm with all the features for under $10, and as long as they’re maintained and well located, they do save lives,” said Peter Derrington, district chief of public education for Toronto Fire.

“It’s clear and it’s documented, and we can’t emphasize enough how important it is to have working, maintained smoke alarms.”

According to estimates from Fire Prevention Canada, nearly 66 per cent of home fire deaths occur in homes without working smoke alarms.

In order for smoke alarms to be most effective, Derrington said, at least one should be installed on each level of the home, especially outside sleeping areas.

“The most dangerous time, the time when you and your family are most at risk, is when you’re asleep, so you want to make sure you install smoke alarms outside all sleeping areas and that they’re audible within those sleeping areas,” he said.

“We would also recommend putting one in every bedroom, especially when people sleep with their bedroom doors closed, because that can buffer the sound.”

As far as smoke alarm maintenance goes, Toronto Fire Services recommends residents test their alarms every week, change their batteries twice a year, and fully replace smoke alarms at least once every 10 years.

“And if have a vacuum with an upholstery brush, give your smoke alarms a quick vacuum once a month, to help keep out the cobwebs and dust and anything else that could infiltrate the device itself,” Derrington said.

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Once you’re safely outside a burning building, never go back in, warns Toronto Fire Services.

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In addition to promoting smoke alarms, Toronto firefighters will be promoting fire prevention and suggesting fire escape methods during this year’s Fire Prevention Week open house events.

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In planning your family’s fire escape plan, Derrington said it’s best to map two routes out of the house, and set a family meeting place outside the home where everyone can gather to be accounted for and from where 911 can be called.

To help promote fire safety, Toronto Fire Services will host open house events at fire halls across the city during Fire Prevention Week starting with a kick-off Saturday at the Toronto Fire and EMS Training Centre on Eastern Avenue.

From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Derrington said Torontonians are invited to bring their families to this free educational and interactive event, featuring firefighting demonstrations, a bouncy fire truck, Sparky the Fire Dog’s Fun Zone, fire hall tours, a barbecue and fire prevention tips.

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Looking for torchbearers to carry the flame to Toronto MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com Three thousand people are needed to carry the flame to Toronto’s Pan Am Games – and if you sign up now, you could be one of them.

“We are starting something really cool for Canada today,” Col. Chris Hadfield, who will be the first Pan

Am torchbearer on May 30, declared at the Toronto Eaton Centre mall as registrations began Wednesday.

For 41 days next year, the torch will visit five cities outside Ontario and 130 communities in the province before a cauldron for the Games is lit in downtown Toronto on July 10.

Hadfield, a former fighter pilot and International Space Station com-

mander – he’s seen the Americas from space thousands of times – said the Games will challenge young people to push themselves to the edge of their capabilities.

“The inspiration of it is the key,” added the celebrated Canadian astronaut, who introduced the torch run with Olympic gold medalists Catriona Le May Doan and Simon Whitfield.

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Torchbearers must be at least 13 years old when the relay begins. They can register online at TORONTO2015. org/torch-relay or at the mall until stores close there this Sunday.

Some of the 3,000 bearers of the flame – to be lit at an Aztec ceremony at the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico – will be chosen by communities on the route or Games stakeholders.

Games CEO Saad Rafi said the torches will be carried by people on two wheels, four wheels, in canoes and on horseback.

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said she’s excited about the approaching Games.

“The torch relay starts to make it very real,” she said, adding a message of support for the young athletes she said were rising early to train at a pool, track or gymnasium: “We are right there with you.”

Some 7,500 athletes and 250,000 visitors are expected at Toronto’s Pan American and Parapan Am Games, which start 40 weeks from now.

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Col. Chris Hadfield helps launch the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games torch relay at the Eaton Centre yesterday.

Toronto before the city was founded, said the Games “allow us to be better today than we were yesterday.”

“When the torch passes, remember it represents pride, honour, unity and growth,” he said.

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CITY-BUILDING SUMMIT RETURNS TO TORONTO An international city-building conference will be held in Toronto next year.

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The dusk-to-dawn citywide art-crawl starts just before 7 p.m. Saturday and carries on until Sunday morning. During that time, the subway will remain open between Keele and Woodbine stations on the Bloor Danforth line, and between St. Clair West and Eglinton on YongeUniversity-Spadina, with

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University of Toronto student mapping Toronto’s trees JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com With an estimated 10 million trees in the City of Toronto, University of Toronto postdoctoral fellow Mathew Brown’s goal of mapping out each and every one of them is certainly a tall task.

Brown has created a website that aims to locate and identify each and every tree within the confines of the city, something he said was prompted in part by a push by Mayor Rob Ford to cut into Toronto’s tree planting budget.

“He didn’t seem to know the value of trees,” he said.

“They’re CO2 absorbing so they offer air pollution benefits and temperature regulating benefits.”

The City of Toronto has a tree database, but Brown said he believed it to be out of date and outright inaccurate in many cases.

When he posted his website on popular news aggregate website Reddit, using the city’s

tree database as a starting point, those suspicions were confirmed.

“Right away, I started getting quite a few comments and quite a few emails,” he said.

“A lot of people started noticing the tree database isn’t correct and my site allows them to move trees or change trees to the right species.”

Brown borrowed the computer code for his project from a tree map in Oakland, California, and has mapped more than half a million of the city’s trees.

The city’s tree canopy has been altered greatly in recent years, not just due to new plantings but also due to trees being felled by last winter’s ice storm, beetle infestations and age.

“By using crowd sourcing, it’s a good way to keep track of the changes that have happened and that continue to happen,” Brown said.

He is urging the public to check out the map and move trees that are located in the

wrong spot. He will soon add features allowing the public to remove or re-label trees to properly identify them, and to add private trees to the map.

Doing so will take but a minute of a user’s time, though users will have to sign up to use the site and data added or changed will be tracked to ensure the database remains accurate.

“People can take a picture and geotag it so they can get the exact location right away, and there are a lot of ways to identify what kind of tree it is,” he said.

Brown knows the value of a good tree canopy. He lives near Kew Gardens in the Beach and notices the stark contrast between the neighbourhood he calls home and the downtown core he frequents as a U of T student.

“I think the nicest, oldest trees in the city are in (the Beach) but when you go downtown, it’s very urban – there’s a lot of concrete,” he said.

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the Gillingham Park Fete Tragedy: The fete was an annual fundraiser in Kent, England. However, in 1929, a demonstration by the fire brigade turned into tragedy when 15 people were killed. Oschefski, of Barrie, ON, launched a campaign to repair the victims’ neglected graves.

British Home Children: Approximately 118,000 children were sent to Canada from England, Scotland, Ireland, The Isle of Man and Wales between 1863 and 1939, most of them were taken into households, to be trained and work as agricultural labourers and domestic servants.

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