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Food bank still in need of donations With about one week to go, donations are behind for North York Harvest Food Bank’s (NYHFB) Spring Food Drive. To date, 41,000 pounds of food have been collected, along with $31,000. The goal is to collect 60,000 pounds of food and $60,000. The drive, which launched March 14, will wrap up Monday, April 8. “Financial donations are equally important as food donations since they are also essential to our operations, helping us distribute the food we collect across our 60 partner, community programs,” said NYHFB spokesperson Juneeja Varghese. NYHFB is encouraging healthy donations, such as canned fish, dried beans, cooking oils, and whole grains.

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Students win university scholarships FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com

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Brittany Danishevsky has found her voice through dance. “I’ve dealt with a lot in my life,” said the Grade 12

Newtonbrook Secondary School student. “Dance gave me a voice when no one else wanted to listen. With dance you are able to say what you want to say. And school gave me control that I didn’t have in my daily life. If

you work hard you know where you’ll end up.” The 17-year-old, who plans to study life sciences and major in psychology after graduation, is one of 20 Ontario students awarded a $5,000 Horatio Alger

Association of Canada scholarship. The association offers university scholarships to full-time high school students in Ontario who have a critical financial need and have demonstrated

integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity, as well as strength of character, a good academic record, a commitment to pursue a university education and a desire to >>>’FUTURE’, page 5

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hospital wins awards wNew The new Humber River Hospital, under construction at Hwy. 401 and Keele Street, hasn’t even opened yet, but already it is winning awards. It won best health care project at the 2013 World Finance Magazine’s publicprivate partnership awards. Meanwhile, the Plenary Group, the consortium hired to design, build, finance and maintain the hospital, won best project sponsor. The awards were presented to hospital president Dr. Rueben Devlin and Plenary CEO Mike Marasco at a ceremony at the London Stock Exchange in January.

Trailblazers in Habits at Crescent School The Centre for Creative Learning is showing Trailblazers in Habits, a

65-minute documentry depicting the pioneer work of the Maryknoll Sisters, the first U.S.based congregation of Catholic women dedicated to a foreign mission. It tells the story of the congregation’s work in education, health care and social justice spanning 100 years and several continents. Tickets are $80 and include a pre-screening reception at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at 2365 Bayview Ave. The screening begins at 4 p.m. Proceeds will support the Sisters’ work around the world and its most elderly members. Visit www.trailblazersinhabits.com hosts town hall in North York wHudak

Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak will host a town hall meeting tomorrow from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Hudak plans to discuss his party’s vision for a prosperous Ontario. The meeting will take place at Senator O’Connor College School, 60 Rowena Dr. For more information, contact Dan Powers at 647-2869204 or dan.powers@pc.ola.org

york Rangers look to even things up wnorth The North York Rangers will be looking to even their provincial junior A league semifinal series against crosstown rival St. Michael’s Buzzers tonight at 7:30 p.m. at North York Centennial Arena, 580 Finch Ave. W. North York is down 2-1 in the best-of-seven series after losing a heartbreaking tripleovertime game 5-4 to the Buzzers on Saturday. The Rangers had fought back from deficits of 3-0 and 4-3 to force overtime. They outshot St. Mike’s 90-59. Game 5 is in at St. Mike’s Wednesday. workshop at Central Library wCitizen

A representative from the Toronto District School board can help you work towards becoming a Canadian citizen at a workshop being held at the North York Central Library. Topics will include what it means to be a citizen, what to expect from the citizenship test and how to prepare using the Discover Canada guide.

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The workshop will be held May 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the auditorium of the library at 5120 Yonge St., north of Sheppard Avenue. The event is free, but seating is limited. Call 416-395-5660 for more information or to register. Ancient Greece’s legacy wExplore

From science to philosophy, from democracy to theatre, Ancient Greece contributed much to our way of life today. Join Prof. Jonathan SalemWiseman as he discusses the culture’s legacy at the North York Central Library. The workshop will be held May 22 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the auditorium of the library at 5120 Yonge St., north of Sheppard Avenue. The event is free but seating is limited. Call 416-395-5660 for more information or to register. investigate fraud case wPolice

North York’s 32 Division is investigating after a man allegedly impersonated an officer to solicit money. Between February and October 2012, police said a man introduced himself as

a Toronto police officer and produced a police badge. He would tell victims he was currently suspended from duty and required funds to help pay court fees, police said, adding he also allegedly told victims he could assist with obtaining a Canadian residency card or would be able to assist with permanent resident status. In one case he requested money for an emergency, police said. Di Yu, 27, of Toronto, was arrested Oct. 24 and charged with personating a Di Yu peace officer and possession of property obtained by crime. Two additional victims came forward following his arrest and the accused was subsequently charged March 27 with two counts of personating peace officer, theft under $5,000, fraud under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime. Police believe there may be other victims. Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Const. Briggs at 416-808-3200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416222-8477.

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North York Harvest is the primary food bank for northern Toronto, distributing a record 1.8 million pounds of food last year through 60 neighbourhood programs. An independent, charitable organization, we envision a community where all members are able to meet their food needs. North York Harvest Food Bank is running its spring food drive from March 14th to April 8th. Community members are strongly encouraged to donate healthy options, including whole grains, dried/canned beans, cooking oils, canned fish and nourishing baby foods. Nutritious, non-perishable food items can be dropped off at local fire halls and participating supermarkets. There is an alarming rise of unstable jobs in the city and many people are being forced to make a choice between paying rent and buying food. Your donations will enable us restock the shelves for the coming spring and summer months, as we try to meet the 19% increase in demands from our community.

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LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com Despite a convincing pitch on the hit CBC television show Dragons’ Den, North York entrepreneur Toby Davidson was shooed off the stage without making a deal for her Cookin’ Greens business. While impressed with her flashfrozen dark leafy greens company, the dragons expressed concerns her product is marketed in the niche health and wellness category rather than the more mainstream frozen foods. But as a disappointed Davidson made her exit off the show, which aired March 24, dragon Jim Treliving, chairman and owner of Boston Pizza, called her back. While he rejected her initial request for $175,000 for 20 per cent of Cookin’ Greens, Treliving offered her $175,000 for a 50 per cent stake in the business. Davidson, who was joined on the show by her marketing specialist Cheryl Seal, jumped at Treliving’s offer. She will use the money to turn Cookin’ Greens’ conventional packaging into a stand-up bag to attract more customers. While Davidson was initially upset the dragons rejected her pitch, she emerged ecstatic with Treliving’s deal and also with the exposure the show gave her company.

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Toby Davidson, owner of Cookin’ Greens, was on ‘Dragons’ Den’ and made a deal with one of the dragons.

“When they said no, I’ve got to tell you, I was pretty bummed. I was disappointed they said no. I wasn’t surprised but I was disappointed,” she said. “Then they called us back. At that second, I knew I would be on TV. At that point, I didn’t care if we

got a deal.” Cookin’ Greens offers five products – kale, rapini, spinach and two mixtures of veggies called “designer’s mix” and “athlete’s mix.” The dark, leafy greens are farmpicked and, within six hours, double-

We made it sexy. We made it fun to eat kale – Toby Davidson

washed, double-blanched, chopped and quick-frozen, locking in their flavour and nutritional benefits. Launched about five years ago, Cookin’ Greens is now in more than 600 stores across Canada. While Davidson appeared on viewers’ screens for a couple of minutes, she actually spent 75 minutes making her pitch to the dragons. While she describes the experience as “surreal,” she wasn’t intimidated by them. “I live my life in the dragon’s den working with these big retailers,” she laughed. A North York native who lives in the area of Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue, Davidson grew up in a home that combined the best of food and creativity. Her late father, Brian Davidson, was one of the original creators of the President’s Choice line of products. About a year after her father died, Davidson began a 10-year stretch working in Loblaw’s head office in product development. She then started her own business called www.concepttoshelf.com, which helps retailers and manufacturers bring products to life or rebrand their merchandise. “I’m all about the ideas,” she said.

“I want to be involved early in the process.” About five years ago, Davidson discovered flash-frozen dark, leafy greens and launched Cookin’ Greens in Sobeys stores in 2009. While people know they should be eating those vegetables, they don’t know how to cook them, Davidson said. So, they either pass them by or purchase then with good intentions but leave them to wilt at home, she said. That’s where Cookin’ Greens comes in. “We took a task of glamourizing these dark, ancient leafy greens,” Davidson said. “We made it sexy, we made it fun to eat kale.” There are recipes and tips available on the company’s website. Cookin’ Greens’ frozen leafy greens are similar to other frozen vegetables, Davidson said. “We (now) take for granted that frozen broccoli florets or (frozen) carrots are standard, but 30 years ago, it was innovative,” she said. “Over time, (frozen leafy greens) will be mainstream. In five or 10 years, this will be (the same as) frozen carrots and corn.” Cookin’ Greens’ motto is to taste great, be super-convenient and healthy, with the emphasis being on taste, Davidson said.

For more information, visit the Cookin’ Greens page on Facebook or visit www. cookingreens.com

Fatal shooting at Yorkdale parking lot North York mall re-opened Monday It’s back to business as usual as Yorkdale Shopping Centre reopened Monday, April 1 following a deadly shooting on the property two days earlier. Police said two men were found with gunshot wounds near the Sears parking lot of the Hwy. 401 and Dufferin Street mall around 8 p.m. Saturday, March 30. Asked about mall security, Yorkdale

spokesperson David Wills said a very robust system was in place prior to the shooting and additional measures were not being added. Michael Nguyen, 23, of Toronto, was pronounced dead at the scene. A 24-year-old man was taken to hospital in critical, but stable, condition. Police believe this was an isolated incident involving two groups of people. Shoppers whose cars were parked in the crime scene area were able to pick them up Sunday, March 31.

“Like all Torontonians, we were shocked and saddened with the incident that occurred outside Yorkdale in the parking lot on Saturday evening,” Yorkdale Shopping Centre said in a statement. “The matter is under investigation by Toronto Police and we are cooperating with them fully as we take security very seriously in order to keep our customers safe.” Anyone with information can call police at 416-808-3200, 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS.

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he Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company has joined forces with the Obsidian Theater Company to present the Toronto premiere of The Whipping Man, a powerful drama by Matthew Lopez. Timing is everything in theatre, and the production companies have aligned this show that takes place over Passover in 1865 to play at the time of Passover 2013. The play, set just after the end of the Civil War, introduces us to the war-ravaged plantation house that Caleb DeLeon once called home. He staggers there on wounded leg to find the family’s slave Simon still holding the fort. Simon and his nefarious brother, John, take steps to save Caleb’s life, even resorting to amputating his gangrenous limb with a saw in one of the play’s most disturbing scenes. Caleb, Simon and John were raised together and quickly reestablish their almost familial

�� rapport. But as they prepare a makeshift Seder to celebrate Passover, secrets from the past are slowly and sometimes painfully revealed. The author weaves together stories from their shared past to create a startling and passionate piece that grips the viewer from the first moment when a badly wounded Caleb staggers into the room and collapses. Philip Akin has directed this play with a heavy emphasis on building tension slowly and steadily and the story unfolds. Sterling Jarvis portrays Simon with a healthy balance of intelligent wit and barely suppressed rage. His exchanges with his brother John (played with a dazzling range of colors by Thomas Olajide) are frequently funny and cutting. Brett Donahue as Caleb communicates the palpable

pain of having his infected leg amputated and has to play many of his scenes semiprone in an improvised bed. The dynamics between these three characters are beautifully developed in the script, yet the performers bring the piece to vivid life. You can sense when an audience is totally engrossed in the drama unfolding onstage when the houselights are turned up to signal intermission and there is a murmur of disappointment that the story has to stop for a break. At the reviewed performance a thunderous standing ovation greeted the cast. The Whipping Man is on stage in the studio theatre at the Toronto Centre for the Arts until April 14. For tickets, visit www.hgjewishtheatre.com or call 416-733-0545. Veteran theatre reviewer Mark Andrew Lawrence offers his insights on stage and musical productions for The North York Mirror. Contact him at nym@insidetoronto.com

Artists host ‘can’t stop painting’ show Three exhibits will launch this month at the Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery in the Columbus Centre. All shows open April 4 and continue through to May 6. In an exhibit called Can’t Stop Painting, Joe Catalano, Rosa Graci, Gerry Sevier and Tracy Thomson will exhibit their work in the Upper Carrier Gallery and Mezzanine. Amalfi to Zaragoza by David Peacock can be found in the Lower Carrier Gallery and Atrium B. Abstracts by Kevin Kellar will be on display in Atrium A. The Carrier Gallery is at 901 Lawrence Ave. W. Visit www.carriergallery.com

“commissioned by nature and awakened by genius.” The show opens Thursday, April 11 from 6 to 11:00 p.m. and continues Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre is at 6 Garamond Ct. Call 416-4412345 or visit www.jccc.on.ca/ en/

ON DISPLAY OUT FOR RESA’S AT DON MILLS BRANCH PIECES SINGERS ◗PAINTINGS ◗TRY Paintings by Jennica Kim are on exhibit at Don Mills Library until April 30. The show is called ‘Representing Profound, Serious Inner Emotion.’ The Don Mills branch is at 888 Lawrence Ave. E.

HOSTS ART EXHIBU. GALLERY ART IT WITH NATURE THEME SHOW OPENS APRIL 10 ◗JCCC ◗YORK Japanese Canadian artist Tsutao Machida will be exhibiting his paintings at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, He’s been painting and sculpting for 42 years, and his new show features art

portraits she purchased on E-Bay. The exhibition opens Wednesday, April 10 with a free public reception from 6 to 9 p.m., and continues to June 16. The AGYU is located in the Accolade East Building, York University, 4700 Keele St. Visit http://theagyuisoutthere.org

The Art Gallery of York University presents Provenance Unknown, and exhibit of two bodies of work by Toronto artist Sara Angelucci. She is inspired by anonymous, found photographic

Resa’s Pieces Singers is registering for a six-week session beginning Monday, April 8, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at York Mills Collegiate, 490 York Mills Rd. Those interested can complete a form available at www. resaspieces.org; a payment of $60 is required. For details on the new ensemble, contact choir master Robert Graham at singers@resaspieces.org On & Off the Wall runs every two weeks in the North York Mirror. To get your local arts event listed, email the details to nym@insidetoronto.com

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‘Future leaders’ earn post-secondary scholarships >>>from page 1 contribute to society. “We are so pleased to help deserving Ontario students earn a post-secondary education,” Dominic D’Alessandro, president of the Horatio Alger Association of Canada, said in a release. “These students have demonstrated great courage and resolve in the face of difficult circumstances, and it is an honour for the association to support them. The numbers show that despite the odds and obstacles, these students are determined to succeed. They are Ontario’s future leaders.” Danishevsky, who has been “applying for scholarships like mad,” said she was nervous her application for the Horatio Alger Association scholarship program wouldn’t be received, as she had to send it to the United States, but her fears turned out to be unfounded. “I got an email from them and the subject line said ‘congratulations,’” she said. “I said to my mom, ‘I think I just won $5,000.’” Danishevsky isn’t shy when

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Brittany Danishevsky, left, Aimee Wu, above, are Horatio Alger Association of Canada scholarship winners.

it comes to discussing her love of dance, or her advocacy for mental health awareness. After her parents split six years ago, years of attending court dates and the emotional complexity of her family life caused Danishevsky to develop mental health problems, she said. “I don’t act like someone

who has this problem,” she said. “People don’t believe it because they can’t see it.” She recently took her stance on mental health awareness to the Miss Teen Toronto-World pageant in January, where she was crowned winner. “It was my first pageant,” she said. “I had no prepa-

ration. I signed up a week before.” She is now in the process of finding sponsors for the Miss Teen Canada-World pageant this summer in Toronto, along with focusing on her organization, Chance Through

Dance. “ We r u n w o r k s h o p s throughout the city,” said Danishevsky, who focused on Latin dancing when younger but switched to contemporary, hip hop and ballet in high school. “We want to give everyone a voice through dance.” Aimee Wu didn’t have expectations when she applied for the same scholarship as Danishevsky. The Grade 12 Victoria Park Collegiate Institute student saw a notice for the scholarship stapled to the guidance bulletin board in her school and decided to apply. The oldest of three children, Wu, 18, takes on the responsibility of setting a good example and being a replacement parent to her brother and sister. All three siblings are being raised by a single mother. A social activist, Wu has travelled to India with organization Free the Children to help build a school and with friends to Kenya to volunteer

in an orphanage. “The situations are more desperate than I thought,” she said. “You kind of romanticize what volunteering would be like, but it’s completely different once you get there. You never feel like you’re doing enough.” According to the Horatio Alger Association of Canada, 561 applications were received this year for its Ontario scholarship program. The average annual family income of applicants was $17,287. Fifty-five per cent had experienced death, incarceration or abandonment of a parent or guardian; 25 per cent had been physically and/or mentally abused, yet at the same time, applicants had a high school average of 91 per cent; 100 per cent had been involved in community service activities and 55 per cent worked during the school year.

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o Jamie, are you going to finally cave in and write about you-know-who and the youknow-what this week?” I’ve been asked that question a lot lately and I’ve been ducking it, I have to admit. But I can’t any longer. The queries are getting way too close together. I can’t seem to walk down the hall or the street these days without at least two or three people coming up to me and trying to find out where I stand. So, after carefully avoiding it for as long as I could, yes, grudgingly, I have decided to weigh in on the topic. For those of you who aren’t hockey fans and don’t know what the heck I’m talking about, the youknow-who are the Toronto Maple Leafs and the youknow-what are the Stanley Cup playoffs, which are slated to begin at the end of the month.

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY The reason why fans are referring to the Leafs as the you-know-who and not the Leafs and the playoffs as the you-know-what and not the playoffs is that at this time of season, with playoff fortunes still very much in doubt, there is supposed to be a cone of silence surrounding the matter. There is an unwritten rule in the National Hockey League that you don’t bring up the playoffs until a club has officially qualified. And the NHL takes its unwritten rules very seriously. In fact, by me merely mentioning the word “playoffs” I am technically in violation of that unwritten rule. There is an unwritten addendum to the unwritten rule that clearly states that playoffs aren’t allowed

to even be called playoffs at that this time. They are to be addressed only as the “p-word.” You can look that up. If you can figure out where to look up an unwritten rule, that is. You’ve got to feel for the non-fans. It’s impossible for them to follow the goingson at the best of times with all the slang in hockey and now you add this deliberately deceptive lingo on top of it? That’s cruel and unusual punishment. Meanwhile, I feel for the true blue fans as well and I feel even more for the true blue and white ones, aka, the Leaf fans. It’s been nine, count ’em nine years since the Leafs have been in the post-season. And now their beloved team is not just in the playoff hunt, they’re smack dab in the middle of it they’re supposed to keep quiet? Come on. Are you kidding me?

They should be enjoying every second of the chase, not giving the playoffs the silent treatment by not mentioning them or calling them the p-word. I say it’s time to put an end to this charade. If rules are made to be broken, then the same must hold true for unwritten rules. So break that unwritten rule, Leafs fans. Break it to your hearts content. Worry not about any repercussions. The so-called hockey gods will not object. Quite the contrary, heaven knows you’ve earned the right to soak it all in after all you’ve been through. And if it turns out this unwritten rule wasn’t made to be broken, I wouldn’t worry about that either. It just means it isn’t worth the paper it isn’t written on. Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist, who takes writing very seriously. The topics? Not so much. His column appears every Tuesday. Contact him at jamie.wayne@sympatico.ca

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Pair of simple solutions for sidewalk-clearing To the editor: Re: ‘Put end to sidewalk snowplowing,’ Letters, March 12. A. Welch has hit the nail on the head, saying what a waste sidewalk plowing has been. Like so many others, a piece of our sidewalk is uneven and requires fixing with tar occasionally. This year it was badly in need of repair and the city waited until November to fix it. Guess what happened two months later?

You guessed it – the sidewalk plow came along and destroyed it, leaving clumps of tar all over the lawn, sidewalk and driveway. What a waste of taxpayers’ money. There are two simple solutions to this: 1.) Narrow the width of the blade on these machines; 2.) Lift the blade when passing over sidewalks that have been cleared already. Jane and Bill Martin

Grateful for snowplows To the editor: Re: ‘Put end to sidewalk snowplowing,’ Letters, March 12. Not everyone shovels their front walk. An even fewer amount of residents apply salt. Perhaps they’re not as considerate as the letter writer or don’t have

neighbours as giving; either way, without the plows, I would be even more afraid of slipping outside. My apologies for the trees, shrubs, and grass that are damaged but I am grateful for the snow removal done by the sidewalk snowplows. G. Campbell

Be careful of putting a provincial entity in charge of a city service To the editor: Re: ‘Cold reality will force transit issue,’ Beyond the Headlines, March 21. I have always had a great deal of respect for columnist David Soknacki, especially when it came to the city’s financial matters. On top of that, he is not afraid to look at the alternatives in regards to funding, prior to simply stating that we need tax increases to pay for infrastructure and transit.

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All of the funding examples that Soknacki uses need to be explored before new taxes are ever considered. My only sticking point is his proposal to let Metrolinx worry about subways and LRTs and have the TTC worry about

streetcars and buses. No method of transit within the city limits should ever be the sole responsibility of an agency accountable only to the province. If so, the city will lose whatever leverage that it has as a corporation, to affect its own transit future. Perhaps the TTC should instead look at jointly running the “mass” part of the transit system with Metrolinx; that being subways, LRTs, streetcars

and large-capacity buses on the main routes and allow all the other “feeder” routes to be tendered to the private sector. Doing that will allow for more private participation; allow for the building of neighbourhoods by permitting “local” routes with local schedules and local service levels; and eliminate the need for large capacity bus traffic on smaller side streets. Clifford J. Layne

Do we have the guts to get the transit Toronto needs? To the editor: The only thing Toronto needs to get good transit is guts. Guts to say we had a plan, it was called Transit City.

Guts to say we are fed up with the bickering on city council. We have a plan get it done. Guts to say we need funding and we need it now.

Guts to say we are going to pay for it ourselves. Guts to say we have wasted enough time and too much money to start again. Most importantly, guts

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* Note: n.i.e. means “not included elsewhere”, while n.o.s means “not otherwise specified”. 1. English: 6,525 2. French: 235 3. African languages, n.i.e.: 10 4. Akan (West African): 20 5. Albanian: 80 6. Amharic (Semitic language in Ethiopia): 145 7. Arabic: 375 8. Armenian: 65 9. Bantu languages (sub-branch of NigerCongo languages), n.i.e.: 20 10. Bengali: 510 11. Bisayan languages (part of Central Philippines languages): 50 12. Bosnian: 15 13. Bulgarian: 95 14. Cantonese: 380 15. Chinese, n.o.s.: 460 16. Creoles: 25 17. Croatian: 20 18. Czech: 60

19. Danish: 5 20. Dutch: 15 21. Estonian: 15 22. Finnish: 5 23. Flemish: 5 24. German: 100 25. Greek: 585 26. Gujarati (Indian language): 1,280 27. Hakka: 5 28. Hebrew: 5 29. Hindi: 350 30. Hungarian: 140 31. Ilocano (Filipino language): 80 32. Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.: 55 33. Italian: 30 34. Japanese: 25 35. Korean: 235 36. Kurdish: 45 37. Lao (official language of Laos): 5 38. Latvian: 30 39. Lingala (Democratic Republic of Congo language): 10 40. Macedonian: 50 41. Malay (Sumatra language): 15

42. Malayalam (Indian language): 30 43. Mandarin: 375 44. Marathi (Indian language): 30 45. Nepali: 10 46. Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.: 35 47. Oromo (African language): 45 48. Panjabi (Punjabi): 165 49. Pashto (part of Eastern Iranian language group): 350 50. Persian (Farsi): 1,360 51. Polish: 75 52. Portuguese: 60 53. Romanian: 150 54. Rundi (Kirundi) (dialect of the RwandaRundi languages): 5 55. Russian: 325 56. Rwanda (Kinyarwanda): 10 57. Semitic languages (group of related languages across the Middle East, North Africa and Horn of Africa), n.i.e.: 20 58. Serbian: 100 59. Serbo-Croatian: 10 60. Shanghainese: 5 61. Sindhi (spoken: India and Pakistan): 265

62. Sinhala (spoken in Sri Lanka): 45 63. Slovak: 70 64. Slovenian: 10 65. Somali: 150 66. Spanish: 550 67. Swahili: 65 68. Tagalog: 1,100 69. Taiwanese: 10 70. Tamil: 1,030 71. Telugu (spoken: India): 60 72. Thai: 10 73. Tibetan languages: 5 74. Tigrigna (spoken in Eritrea and Ethiopia): 85 75. Turkish: 180 76. Ukrainian: 35 77. Urdu (South Asian language): 1,635 78. Vietnamese: 70 79. Other languages: 200 We want to hear from you. What are the challenges to be resolved in a multi-lingual community like Flemingdon Park? Email us with your thoughts at nym@insidetoronto.com

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The popular bike share program Bixi is raising membership rates for 2013. Beginning this week, it will cost $97 plus tax to purchase a one-year membership, $41 for a monthly pass, to access Bixi’s 80 stations and 1,000 bicycles available year-round through the program. That’s an increase of two per cent. This is the first time costs have risen since its debut in Toronto two years ago. Bixi says the price hike is due to inflation and increased

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West-end road closures are planned for two weekends in April due to GO Transit construction work. Beginning this Friday at 8 p.m. and lasting until 5 a.m. Monday, April 8, Martin Grove Road will be closed to traffic between Bethridge Road and Vulcan Street. Then on Friday, April 19, Kipling Avenue will remain closed all weekend before re-opening 5 a.m. Monday, April 22. The closures are because of girder installation for rail bridges going up in the area as part of Metrolinx’s GO Georgetown South expansion project. power line work THIS MONTH wStreetcar

Also in April, the TTC will conduct night work on the overhead power lines at the Bingham streetcar loop. Though the TTC prom-

ises minimal noise from the construction to take place Monday to Friday between 1 and 6 a.m., residents living around Kingston Road and Victoria Park Avenue may hear beeping sounds coming from the hydraulic trucks during the work period. The work, which is part of upgrades required for the TTC’s new streetcars, is expected to last six weeks. funding open houses wTransit

CodeRedTO will hold a series of open houses across the city to weigh in on the question of funding transit expansion. The non-partisan group is asking residents to chime in on transit funding and other issues. City councillors and representatives from Metrolinx are expected to participate. The meetings take place during April and May beginning at Thorncliffe Public Library on April 13. For a full list of dates visit www.coderedto.com Rahul Gupta is The Mirror’s transit reporter. His column runs every Tuesday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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STILL ENOUGH FOR THE WIN: North York Knights’ netminder Will Steedman has his shutout ruined in the final minutes of a game against the Rosedale Devils during Shamrock Tourney action Friday at Canlan Ice Sports in Scarborough. North York went on to win the game 4-1.

NORTH YORK SENIOR GAMES BOCCE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 ◗ Bocce at Grandravine Community Centre and Arena (23 Grandravine Dr., 9 a.m. to noon).

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BADMINTON WEDNEDAY, MAY 1 ◗ Badminton at Mitchell Field Community Centre (89 Church Ave., 6 to 9 p.m.). TABLE TENNIS FRIDAY, MAY 3 ◗ Table tennis at Edithvale Community Centre (7 Edithvale Dr. 2 to 6 p.m.).

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watercolour workshop: Joyce Vibert, left, mixes her paints under the watchful eye of her daughter, Vicki Johnston, during a watercolour painting class held Thursday at Downsview Public Library.

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DOUBLE-team: North York Rangers’ Corey Kalk, centre, goes for a little tumble between St. Michael’s Buzzers’ Patrick McCarron, left, and Jared Walsh during Ontario Junior Hockey League semi-final Game 3 action Saturday at St. Mike’s Arena. The home side Buzzers won the game by a 5-4 score in triple overtime to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

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WALL OF GREY: North York Knights’ Russell Allen, right, attempts a backhand shot through a crowd of Rosedale Devils defenders during Shamrock Tourney action Friday at Canlan Ice Sports in Scarborough. North York went on to win the game 4-1.

making noise social change project: At left, Anisha Hines designs a dance tableau with Supriya Singh, Sheneil Rochester and Clementine Htchay, at the “Noise For Social Change” workshop employing the arts with students from Emery Collegiate at the Carmine Stefano Community Centre on Weston Road recently. At right, Miriam Charendoff takes photos of student presentations at the workshop. Photos/PETER C. MCCUSKER

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Keep Toronto Reading: Watch ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Film WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library Auditorium, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: Elizabeth Lai, 416-395-5639 COST: Free In 1966, Francois Truffaut wrote and directed a film adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s novel ‘Fahrenheit 451.’ See the film this evening then share your opinion April 9.

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Feminist Book Discussion Group WHEN: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library, Room 2, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843, eob62@ yahoo.com COST: Free We will be discussing ‘The Paper Garden: Mrs. Delany Begins Her Life’s Work at 72,’ a biography by Molly Peacock. The author will be present during the second hour. Open to all women (even if you haven’t read the book yet).

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Commemorating Yom Hashoah WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-487-3281, www.templesinai.net, education@ templesinai.net COST: Free Anti-Semitism in Greece during the

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North York Senior Games: Tennis WHEN: 9 a.m. to WHERE: Oriole Park Community Tennis Bubble, 2975 Don Mills Rd. W. CONTACT: Helen Trainor, helentrainor@sympatico.ca COST: $10 Come and play tennis with other seniors from your community. Three age groups. Matches take place April 13, 14, 19 and 20.

Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www.northyorkmirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your North York neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto. Time of the Holocaust – with George Gedeon, a Canadian of Greek Christian heritage who recently finished a 47-minute documentary, ‘In the Presence of My Neighbours’, honouring those who perished, the survivors and their saviours.

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Tikkun Olam Tot Shabbat WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-487-3281, www.templesinai.net, education@ templesinai.net COST: $20 In preparation for Earth Day, we will come together as a community and strengthen our commitment to tikkun olam, repairing the world. Bring regular recycling items (boxes, toilet paper rolls, old paper, etc.) for a fun

and creative art project. Register by Wednesday, April 3 at noon.

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Flemingdon Park Fun and Food Fair WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Noor Cultural Centre, 123 Wynford Dr. CONTACT: Neil Stephens, 416429-4991, http://healthylivingday. eventbrite.com, nstephens@fhc-chc. com COST: Free The event is geared to healthy living awareness and practice. We will highlight resources, tools and information available in our neighbourhood to assist community members in improving their overall health.

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Open House WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: York Railway Modellers, 5 Oakland Ave. CONTACT: Andris Cuksts, andris. cuksts@sympatico.ca COST: Adults $5, children $1

Lunch followed by Beryl Wright’s presentation ‘Threads of Hope,’ a presentation on her trip to Uganda to instruct local women in embroidery techniques.

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North York Seniors Games: Bocce WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon WHERE: Grandravine Community Centre & Arena, 23 Grandravine Dr. CONTACT: Brent Ongman, 416-395-6171 COST: Free

Talks at Temple: Falsettos WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-4873281, www.templesinai.net, education@templesinai.net COST: Free Co-artistic directors David Eisner and Avery Saltzman will speak about the creative process involved with Falsettos, a Tony Award-winning play. Registration is required.

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Toronto Diabetes Group WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St. CONTACT: Anne Le-Quang, 416-4087145, anne.le-quang@diabetes.ca COST: Free Please register.

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Loyalty, Identity and the War of 1812 in Upper Canada WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library Concourse, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: 416-338-1339, http://heritagetoronto.org/lectures COST: Free Hear Dr. Jane Errington (Queen’s University) explore the issue of how the loyalties of Upper Canadians were challenged and shaped by the War of 1812. Registration is required.

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Young at Heart Club WHEN: 12:30 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Church of the Incarnation, 15 Clairtrell Rd. CONTACT: Audrey Stratton, 416-223-1663, www.incarnationtoronto.ca, audrey.stratton@sympatico. ca COST: $5

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