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In Toronto, people make room for their neighbour’s cultural celebrations
DaviD Nickle dnickle@insidetoronto.com There’s something different about the window display at the Hudson’s Bay Company flagship store at Yonge and Queen Streets this holiday season. Gone are the animated Christmas carollers, the elves and the reindeer trappings of Christmas. In their place? The Aurora Borealis; owls and geese and squirrels and bears, animal denizens of a wintery “enchanted forest” that speaks more to the Canadian winter than the Christian holiday that’s among those celebrated in December. A year ago and a border south of the Bay, a decision to step back from Christmas in favour of wintery magic might have gotten a lot of flak from Christians and other traditionalists who see a war against the holiday in the colour of Starbucks coffee cups and the use of the greeting “happy holidays”
rather than Merry Christmas. This year? With Stephen Bannon, the head of the right-wing, hate-spinning website Breitbart. com at the right hand of president-elect Donald Trump, whatever bloom there was on the rose of Christian-centric, exclusive celebration this season has surely faded. That goes doubly so in Toronto - one of the most multicultural and multi-religious cities in the world - where the deChristmasing of the Bay raised barely an eyebrow. “This isn’t a bad year for us to be talking about the uniquely Canadian way of celebrating Christmas,” says Toronto city councillor Joe Mihevc, who came to politics by way of divinity studies. Mihevc represents a typically diverse ward (Ward 21 - St. Paul’s) in a diverse city, and he holds his communities up as a model of accommodation. While the law of the land turns Christmas - that being the explicit celebration of the birth of Christ - into a paid, nearly universal holiday, Mihevc says that the many faiths practiced in the communities he represents find ways to celebrate. “At the Wychwood Barns, there’s a Christmas thing, a Hanukkah thing, a Kwanzaa thing,” he says.
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The Hudson’s Bay Company’s window displays at Yonge and Queen streets are featuring a winter theme this year – a break in tradition from their usual Christmas theme. “It’s let’s celebrate and have fun with it. It’s not a way of defining your religious team as differentiated from other religious teams.” In Scarborough, United Church Minister Gretta Vosper takes that ethos a step further. Vosper, an avowed atheist, is battling a move by the church to defrock her for her religious views. The matter is currently decided against her, subject to an appeal. The West Hill United Church where she officiates until that is heard offers a “longest night” service that coincides with the equinox - the shortest day of the year, Dec. 21. The congregation there focuses on the communal elements of the season -
extinguishing candles to represent regrets, and lighting candles to illuminate hope. “It’s a service that doesn’t use scriptural text, but touches the primal elements of all traditions,” she says. “What we do is, the lowest common denominator of what people of good will can agree on. That’s what we build on.” Vosper’s God-absent view may be an outlier in a season that gathers many around spiritual symbols, but even the devout can see the value in inclusivity. Rev. Rachel Kessler left her parish in midtown Toronto last year to become chaplain at Kenyon College in Ohio. The Episcopal college’s stu-
dent body is diverse, with students practicing Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and pagan religions, as well as many who don’t worship at all. “The way we have been striving to approach spiritual life here is, how do we affirm the religious identity of the people in our community and support them fully, in our own identity and making space for one another’s identity?” she asks. Making that space, Kessler acknowledges, is work. “Forming a true interfaith relationship should cost me something,” she says. “If that cost is I say ‘happy holidays’ to Muslim or Jewish students,
or a pagan student who doesn’t want to celebrate Christmas - well, that’s a pretty low cost for me.” Kessler would, in fact, be willing to pay more. “I want to scrap Christmas as a paid holiday entirely,” she said. “I think we should all celebrate as a secular society as a winter holiday. But in my religious community, I would like to celebrate my festival. The whole festival of the light of God, coming into the world.” As for the Bay? When asked for comment on the new wintry display, Bay spokesperson Michelle Veilleux was unable to find anyone to comment. Here in Toronto, the display speaks for itself.
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o much has been debated about how we wish someone well during the holiday season. ‘Put Christ back in Christmas!’ are common cries from those who celebrate. Indeed, they should put Christ back in Christmas. That’s the reason of the season for them. For those who believe, Christ was born in a manager with livestock all around him. He had no clothes. He came from no wealth. But he led his life with love at the core. Torontonians must recognize (and most probably do) that there is room for everyone to celebrate in the way they choose, this month and throughout the year. Be it Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ramadan, Diwali and other faith-based celebrations, the common thread is love and hope. Honouring what’s come before, and making a conscious effort to do better moving forward. It’s about people. It’s about kindness. It’s about generosity. It’s about acceptance. It’s about loving your neighbour. It’s about spending time with people who matter to you. It’s about giving to a stranger with no expectation of anything in return. Sharing a smile and wishing someone ‘Happy Holidays’ doesn’t detract from what the season of giving is all about. If anything, we as a people should be offended with the commercialism and high-cost of celebrating at this time of year. Buying the best of the best in gifts, but not giving the best of the best of ourselves, is the greater sacrifice to humanity. What matters is how you treat people, not the price tag attached to the shiny new present. It’s irrelevant in the long run. It’s a general understanding people remember how you made them feel, not what you did or bought for them. It’s unlikely if Jesus Christ walked this earth today he would take exception to wishing someone ‘Season’s Greetings’ or “Happy Holiday’s or a simple ‘the very best to you’. Love was Christ’s ministry and we as people of all faiths, cultures and creeds should endeavor to live our lives with love and give of ourselves to make this world we live in a better place.
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Toronto public housing tenants still waiting to be safe Pelham Park Gardens isn’t alone in its problems. But if its tenants feel alone, especially at night, who could blame them? Bad people come to the building at night, and no one is there to stop it. The west-end Toronto Community Housing Corporation complex was built for seniors, and once had nurses on staff. Now a lot of tenants are people with disabilities or mental illnesses. “Drug dealers, prostitutes, they prey on them,” says Cesar Palacio, the local councillor. “That enrages me.” Mayor John Tory set up a task force to “transform” the city housing authority. Many of its 2,200 buildings are crumbling, and the city falls farther behind on
MIkE ADLER Edges of Toronto repairs. The final task force report in January called for more services to protect vulnerable tenants, supplied perhaps by outside agencies, and for “quick and consistent procedures to deal with illegal and antisocial activity.” But all tenants seem to be getting are better security cameras because, as TCHC CEO Greg Spearn explained in Pelham Park last week, he never has
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more than 16 to 18 security officers to respond to buildings across Toronto. Need overnight security? We can’t afford it, and furthermore Spearn says the authority doesn’t have legal means to “screen out the bad guys” on TCHC’s waiting list, though he’d love to. “I agree with the task force but without resources I can’t do anything about it,” he says, “and we’ve been asked to cut 2.6 per cent.” In April 2015, tenants at Scarborough Civic Centre told the task force how they needed TCHC to change. Several said security was their number one issue. They wanted overnight guards, not just cameras. “Drug dealers, prostitutes, people living there illegally. These people
should be out, because we have decent people waiting to take your spot,” said a woman from Gordonridge Place, Rita Nicolson. The nightly sense of lawlessness at Gordonridge and Pelham Park needs to end. People in each TCHC building want to help, but don’t want to risk their lives confronting trespassers and dangerous tenants when staff aren’t there. The mayor must remember that he promised to listen, he promised to help. Edges of Toronto is a column about how people see life in Toronto differently, depending on where they live. Reach Mike Adler at madler@insidetoronto.com
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Book Ends Book Sale WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street CONTACT: bookendsnorth@hotmail.ca COST: Free Book Ends is having a store-wide, half-price book sale benefiting children’s literacy programs at the Toronto Public Library. Dec. 1 to 3. Adult Book Clubs WHEN: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Victoria Village, 184 Sloane Ave. CONTACT: Victoria Village Staff, 416-395-5950, COST: Free Discussion of the novel, “The Piano Maker,” by Kurt Palka.
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Holiday Market WHEN: 3 p.m. to WHERE: CF Shops at Don Mills, 1090 Don Mills Rd. CONTACT: Patil Toutounjian, 4164476087 Ext.122243, patil. toutounjian@cadillacfairview.com COST: Free Seasonal and artisan vendors, sweet treats, live entertainment and a strolling Santa.Pre-Christmas weekends in December: Fridays (3-9 p.m.)Saturdays and Sundays (noon to 6 p.m.). The Nutcracker: Performance by Students at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts WHEN: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
● GET CONNECTED Visit insidetoronto.com/events to submit your own community events for online publishing. WHERE: Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, 36 Greenfield Avenue CONTACT: , 416-393-5556, bianca.didomenico@tcdsb.org COST: $25/adults; $15/students & seniors Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts presenting the seasonal favourite, The Nutcracker Dec. 2 to 4.
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Final Steelband Recital and Community Symposium WHEN: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Downsview Library, 2793 Keele St. CONTACT: , 416-395-5720, COST: Free Listen and learn about how to get involved in Toronto’s vibrant steelpan community.Participants are asked to RSVP (416-395-5720 or email joylapps@gmail.com) but drop-ins welcome. Light Up The Holidays WHEN: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: Fairbank Village, Shortt St. at Eglinton Ave.W. CONTACT: Laura, 416-646-0661, www.fairbankvillagebia.ca, info@fairbankvillagebia. ca COST: Free Fairbank Village BIA Light Up the Holidays, 1 to 6 p.m. More info on
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The Nutcracker: Performance by Students at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts WHEN: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, 36 Greenfield Avenue CONTACT: , 416-393-5556, bianca. didomenico@tcdsb.org COST: $25/ adults; $15/students & seniors Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts presenting the seasonal favourite, The Nutcracker Dec. 2 to 4.
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● Friday, December 2
One of a Kind Show and Sale WHEN: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place, 100 Princes’ Blvd CONTACT: oneofakindshow.com/toronto/ index.php COST: Various Last weekend for always anticipated long-running craft show and sale. Ends Dec. 4, 6 p.m.
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Celebration and Open House WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute, 16 Phin Ave. CONTACT: john.caldarone@tdsb. on.ca COST: Free A farewell to Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute and welcome to the Urban Indigenous Education Centre, including First Nations School of Toronto and the Aboriginal Education Centre. Christmas In The Valley WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: The Miller Lash House, 130 Old Kingston Road CONTACT: Billi Jo Cox, millerlashhouse.ca/ christmas-in-the-valley COST: Free Not your average Christmas show. Uniquely handmade items by local vendors, artisans and crafters
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The 24th annual Riverdale Share holiday concert on Dec. 4 at The Danforth Music Hall includes Danny Marks among its featured acts.
(and students of course). City Carol Sing - 2016 WHEN: 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. CONTACT: E. Burns, 416-241-1298, 9sparrows.arts@gmail.com COST: Free The eighth annualCity Carol Sing in collaboration with the City with special guests. Free admission with donations accepted for food bank.
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Riverdale Share Concert WHEN: 3 p.m. WHERE: Danforth Music Hall, 147 Danforth Ave. CONTACT: info@riverdaleshare. com COST: $20, non perishable food item Volunteer-run organization plans to again raise over $30,000 and truckloads of donated food (please bring donation). Dala and Julian Taylor among performers.
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MEC opens new store at North York Outdoor enthusiasts in the suburbs won't have to travel to the downtown core to shop at MEC anymore, as the city's second location opened in North York Saturday, Nov. 26. The 34,000 square foot, twostorey Mountain Equipment Co-op store with a sawtooth roof, wood-infused interior, and underground parking opened at 784 Sheppard Ave. East, west of Leslie Street and metres away from Bessarion subway station. The store, aimed at customers throughout the Greater Toronto Area, specifically north of Eglinton Avenue and east to Oshawa, will offer a full service bike repair shop and ski-tech shop, a bike fitting station, and a rental
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Aga Khan Museum is offering free admission to newly-arrived Syrians and their host families to take in the exhibit Syria: A Living History. The exhibit is on until Feb. 26, 2017 at 77 Wynford Dr. "We want to welcome all Syrian newcomers to this country, and to ensure that they and their host families have the opportunity to join in our celebration of the diversity and history of Syria," Henry Kim, director and CEO of the Aga Khan Museum, said in a release. "Making art accessible to all has always been a key part of our mandate and this outreach program is no exception. We want Syrians to realize the value we place in their arrival in this country, and to understand that they are a vital part of the cultural mosaic of Canada." The exhibit showcases artifacts and artworks that tell a different story of Syria - one of cultural diversity, historical continuity, resourcefulness and resilience. Through a partnership with seven museums and private collections, the exhibition highlights the contributions the cultures within Syria - Hittite, Sumerian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Persian, Ottoman and Arab - have made to world heritage. For information, or for groups of 10 or more, call 416-646-4677.
equipment program, which will launch in 2017. Two community rooms for outdoor clubs and environmental organizations will be available free of charge. Programming will include weekly running and riding meetups, along with 'how to' sessions to help members take up new activities like backpacking, cycling, and snow sports.
"MEC is a hub," said spokesperson Andrew Sutherland during the store's media preview Thursday, Nov. 24. "It's not just a store, it's a community meeting place." Planning is underway to relocate MEC's downtown Toronto flagship in 2018 from 400 King St. West to about 500 metres north to Queen and Peter streets.
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Come for a visit. But maybe don’t move in. THE MORE YOU LIVE, THE MORE YOU LEAVE TO REMEMBER. Not that we don’t like you. On the contrary. It’s because we want to see you get the very most out of life before you need us. Check the batteries in your smoke detectors. Avoid shark-infested waters. Skydive only with a certified instructor.
Do what it takes to go the distance. And take the opportunity to consider how, when the time comes, you want to be remembered. Visit us at Not-Yet.ca to learn why pre-planning your final goodbye is one more sensible choice to make.
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Shops at Don Mills hosts holiday market CF Shops at Don Mills will celebrate the season with a holiday market Friday, Dec. 2 to Sunday, Dec. 18. Hosted in partnership with Toronto Urban Collective, the market will feature more than 40 curated vendors, live entertainment and Santa himself.
Live a capella performances will be hosted throughout the centre, and shoppers can take in seasonal and artisanal goods across a variety of categories, including art and photography, home décor, health and beauty, clothing and holiday treats. Guests can keep warm
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Maestro tells kids to stick to their vision Fannie SunShine fsunshine@insidetoronto.com Wes Williams leans back in his chair, eyes focused on the ceiling, and lets out a heavy sigh. Sitting in the office of St. Frances School last Wednesday, moments before he was to address parents and students with a motivational talk, Williams, a.k.a. Maestro Fresh-Wes, told a reporter how he thought he lost everything stored on his phone earlier that day. After two stressed-filled hours, an Apple store employee put his fears to rest. "It shows how dependent we are on technology," he said. It sounded iconic considering Williams, one of Canada's most successful and influential hip-hop artists, broke into the scene at a time when technological dependence and the constant need to be plugged in had yet to break ground. Williams was at the Jane Street and Sheppard Avenue school to share his story of how he came up in the music business, and to help inspire youngsters and parents to stay motivated and not be deterred from their chosen paths. He has spent the last few years giving motivational talks to students and companies based on his 2010 book, Stick to Your Vision: How to Get Past the Hurdles and Haters to Get Where You Want to Be. "People told me for years I inspired them through my music," he said of why he wrote the book. Joe Fiorante, a parent representative with the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee, said he was looking for someone who could motivate both students and parents when Williams' name was mentioned. "Parents need encouragement to encourage their kids," he said.
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Revenue tools just the first step to responsible governance DaviD Nickle dnickle@insidetoronto.com
Toronto Council will be asked to take a pretty bold step this month as it considers whether to follow Mayor John Tory’s lead and impose road tolls, a hotel tax and full-fare property tax on vacant commercial and industrial buildings. Council hasn’t been good at imposing these things in the past, but with Tory and his staff pushing stragglers into line, it’s likely that council will avoid a repeat of 2013, when they voted to consider exactly no new revenue tools to pay for the city’s infrastructure deficit. It’s a shame the mayor won’t be pushing as hard, or even at all, in the other direction: specifically, making sure that the $33 billion estimated unfunded infrastructure commitment isn’t filled with frivolous work. At the same time as he’s
DaviD Nickle The City arguing persuasively in favour of drawing in hundreds of millions of dollars a year in revenue from people driving on the Don Valley Parkway and the Gardiner Expressway, Tory might consider rethinking plans to rebuild a part of the expressway as an elevated highway that is starting to look like a white elephant. On the same Dec. 1 executive committee meeting as the revenue tools appear, a report from city staff notes that the plan to rebuild the eastern portion of the highway and rehabilitate the
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rest, approved in 2015 by council, is going to cost a lot more than anticipated. According to the staff report, the original $2.6-billion project is now $3.623-billion. Council should look at the eastern portion that’s being rebuilt – which costs $1.4 billion, $468 million more than council approved in 2015, compared to a much less costly plan to remove that portion of the Gardiner and replace it with an atgrade boulevard. As matters stand, the Gardiner reconstruction sits with the Scarborough subway and the diminished SmartTrack plan, as another example of profligacy – and a barrier to the goal of fiscal balance that those tolls only approach. David Nickle is Metroland Media Toronto’s city hall reporter. Contact him at dnickle@insidetoronto. com
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doMiniK KuReK dkurek@insidetoronto.com Toys have become a lot more technical and sophisticated over the years, no question. Yet, many of the things that kids play with haven’t changed that much in decades. “I’ve been in the business for 42 years and it’s amazing how much has changed and how much is the same,” said Steve Morris, chair of the board for the Canadian Toy Association (CTA). The association held a Hot Toys for Holidays event at Toronto’s Ontario Science Centre recently where more than a dozen children got to test them out. Eight-year-old Jordyn glued herself to the new Barbie Hello Dream House. While she has a dollhouse at home, this one is outfitted with a mechanical elevator, lights, sounds and more. It retails for $499.99. Margot Somerville, chair of marketing for the CTA, said digital technology is appearing in more and more traditional-style toys.
“We’re now into a totally teched-out house,” she said of the new Barbie toy. “Even your traditional play-kitchen, you bring your tablet in and all of a sudden you have this interaction between cooking and washing and cleaning.” While the organization brought about 80 toys for the kids to play with, some got much more attention: Remote controlled toys ● Force Band Battle-Worn BB-8 Bundle ($249.99) - This smartphone-controlled toy lets users control the “Star Wars” character with hand motions. “One of my favourites is BB-8,” said 10-year-old Jake. “I like how
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At the Canadian Toy Association Hot Toys holiday event, a lucky handful of kids got to test this year’s top buys. Above left, Scarlett deBoer plays with Vtech’s Go! Go! Smart Wheels Treasure Mountain Train Adventure. Above, Lilly Pedatella and her sister, Giorgi, play with Playmobil Space Rocket and Launch Site. it has Bluetooth.” ● Skateboarding Mikey RC ($79.99) - Users control this “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” character who has sound effects and rides a skateboard. ● RC Tire Twister ($54.99). This remote-controlled toy is easy enough to control that it’s suit-
able for ages three and up. Create and make ● Gemmies ($34.99) - This toy allows children to create using crystals and elastic rings. “It’s a cool idea that you could make something out of elastics and beads and turn it into something like an animal,” said 12-year-old
● Crayola Creations Jewel Maker ($27.99) - Kids create their own jewelry. ● Lego - The brick building toy company makes toys for nearly every age group and price range. Traditional play ● Go! Go! Smart Friends The Enchanted Princess Palace ($69.99) features a palace that expands to four feet wide, and Treasure Mountain Train Adventure ($69.99) features a mechanical train. ● Little Tikes - Cook ‘n Learn Smart Kitchen ($199.99) - This toy takes the traditional kitchen and pairs it with a tablet for more interaction. ● Hot Wheels Criss Cross Crash ($54.99) - a mechanized crash track from the maker of the popular dinky cars. ● Paw Patrol, Zoomer Marshall, Interactive Pup ($99.99) - While there are many “Paw Patrol” toys out there, this one feature more than 150 sounds, does the “Pup Pup Boogie” (dances) and more.
Holiday Happenings in tHe City Friday, december 2
a Christmas Carol WHen: 8 to 10 p.m. WHeRe: Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane ContaCt: www.soulpepper.ca, info@soulpepper.ca Cost: $32 - $89 Soulpepper’s beloved production of A Christmas Carol has become a Toronto holiday tradition. Recommended for ages 8+. Multiple dates.
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natrel skating Rink at Harbourfront WHen: 10 a.m. WHeRe: Natrel Rink - York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West ContaCt: www.harbourfrontcentre.com Cost: Free Free skating against the scenic shoreline of Lake Ontario with hot food and drinks available at restaurant. Heated change rooms. not another Fa la la WHen: 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. WHeRe: Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. ContaCt: www.singingout.com Cost: $15-$100 Choral, traditional and contemporary holiday music from 120+ members of Singing OUT’s! all inclusive, mixed-voice, LGBTQ+ chorus. Matinee and evening performances.
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Christmas Flower show WHen: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHeRe: Allan Gardens Conservatory, 19 Horticultural Avenue ContaCt: toronto.ca/parks/conservatories, 416-392-7288 Cost: Free
On the first Sunday in December, the show’s grand opening features horse and wagon rides, carolers, hot apple cider and a visit from Santa.
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the toronto Christmas Market WHen: noon to 10 p.m. WHeRe: Distillery District, 55 Mill Street ContaCt: www.torontochristmasmarket.com, info@torontochristmasmarket.com Cost: Free Admission is free Tuesday to Friday. Tickets can be purchased in advance online at www.torontochristmasmarket.com
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the twelve days of Christmas WHen: 7 p.m. WHeRe: Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. ContaCt: www.tso.ca/ concert/twelve-days-christmas Cost: Free Sing along with your favourite carols and songs as part of The Twelve Days of Christmas—a live-action pageant, narrated by comedian Colin Mochrie. Dec. 9 and 11.
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evergreen’s Winter Village WHen: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. WHeRe: Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave. ContaCt: 416-596-1495, https://www.evergreen.ca/whats-on/wintervillage/, info@evergreen.ca Cost: Free
Celebrate the holiday season at Evergreen’s Winter Village at the Brick Works! Enjoy the new Street Food Market, find unique gifts, shop the Farmers Market and play outdoors all throughout December. the nutcracker Ballet WHen: 2 to 4 p.m. WHeRe: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. ContaCt: https://national.ballet.ca Cost: $85-170 The National Ballet of Canada performs this famous ballet, choreographed by James Kudelka. A children’s story time takes place 45 minutes before each show in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Dec. 10-31. Kwanzaa Celebration 2016 WHen: 1 to 5 p.m. WHeRe: Alexander Sterling Public School, 70 Fawcett Trail ContaCt: African Canadian Heritage Assocciation achaonline@gmail. com Cost: Free African Canadian Heritage Association will be hosting their annual Kwanzaa celebration with cultural entertainment, a feast and market place. it’s a Wonderful Christmas WHen: 7 to 9 p.m. WHeRe: Church on the Queensway, 1536 The Queensway ContaCt: Susan Carbone, 416-255-0141, www.cpacentre.org, info@ cpacentre.org Cost: Free It’s a Wonderful Christmas is returning to the Christian Performing Arts stage with its Broadway-style dancing and singing. For children aged six years old and up.
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a Concert in Celebration of Chanukah WHen: 1 p.m. WHeRe: Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave. ContaCt: Lisa Roy lisar@mnjcc.org Cost: Free Enjoy fabulous cabaret and jazz classics of the 1920s and 30s and dance the afternoon away with the 11-piece Wintergarten Orchestra. Latke lunch at 12:30 p.m.
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Handel’s Messiah WHen: 3 to 5:30 p.m. WHeRe: Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. ContaCt: www.tso.ca/concert/messiah-0 Cost: Free Experience Handel’s Messiah, Toronto’s must-see holiday classic, performed with matchless spirit by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
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City of toronto Christmas Concert WHen: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHeRe: City Hall Rotunda, 100 Queen St. W. ContaCt: Theresa Bailie, 416-392-7805, www.toronto.ca/protocol, protocol@toronto.ca Cost: Free Celebrate the holiday season on Friday, Dec. 23 at the City of Toronto’s annual Christmas Concert. The free concert will feature local choirs, guest host Adam Wylde and a special visit from Santa!
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Ensemble Vivant will bring its Christmas Tidings concert to Toronto Centre for the Arts Friday, Dec. 9. Left to right: Catherine Wilson, piano/artistic director; Corey Gemmell, violin; Sybil Shanahan, cello; Jim Vivian, bass; and Norman Hathaway, viola. Wilson is also founder of Euterpe, which provides free live interactive classical and jazz concerts for people who would not otherwise be exposed to the opportunity. Euterpe will provide up to 700 tickets through the Toronto District School Board for students and
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TV or not TV, that is the question Lately I've gotten quite a few emails about smart TVs. These ones caught my eye. Q. I was sifting through holiday ads when my smartphone had a conniption after hearing me say I was considering getting a smart TV. It was so upset it jumped out of my hand and made a beeline to go brood in the corner. What was that about? A. I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Smartphones have a reputation for being high maintenance. It was feeling unloved. A hug will help. Q. My smartwatch completely lost it upon hearing the same news. It shrieked, "What am I chopped liver?" Then unrolled off my wrist and zipped across to the opposite corner. Any advice? A. Give it a hug, too. Then have them hug each other and assure them that not only are they not forgotten, that
JAmiE WAynE But Seriously they'll become even more important as equal parts of your new smart team. Then add, "Of course, I know I don't have to tell you. Being smart you're obviously well aware that there is no 'I' in either smart or team."Flattery will make them putty in your hands. Q. I'm a neophyte in the technological interaction game. How does one get their smartphone to turn on a smart TV anyway? A. By asking it very
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● From page 1 seem energized at the end of the class. It just that means that the rest of the day, I'm hoping, is positive, and hopefully I make a difference to one or two of the kids." Each week's class sees as many as 10 students who come from the Horizons for Youth homeless shelter, just a 10 minute drive away in Toronto's York community. The shelter serves males and females between the ages of 16 and 24. Pistiolis has been doing this for close to four years. The shelter receives donations to offset the cost of the program and the rest is donated by Pistiolis. Horizons for Youth program co-ordinator Jonathan John said this and the shelter's yoga programs are its most popular. "We offer nothing else like this," John said. "We do have a small gym at the shelter, but it's not to the level of this. And the kids are having something that's very structured from a professional." The shelter serves up to 45 people and is at 100 per cent capacity much of the time. It offers much more than just a bed and meal.
It provides youths with things like job development support, and personal and housing support once they leave. Its programs also focus on rehabilitative skills, which the Muay Thai plays a key part in. "This isn't just healthy living. When they come back from the program after we've done a workout, they're bonding together, they are developing social skills and determination," John said. For 23-year-old Fatimah Mookshh, who has been staying at the shelter for the past three months, a recent outing to Hook Up Muay Thai was also her first, which she was excited to take part in. "I think keeping a healthy lifestyle is important," she said of her decision to try it. "I plan to come back. I'm excited to join this class." John said the program is currently on a come-and-go basis, but the shelter hopes to get more funding so that it could become a more structured and regular part of Horizons for Youth's programming, which would enable it to serve more young people. Visit www.horizons4youth.org for more information or to donate.
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Giving back during the holiday season doesn’t have to involve opening your wallet.
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With the holidays fast approaching, malls are becoming more crowded, store front windows are decorated with Christmas trees and all the trimmings, and charities have filled mailboxes and airwaves with calls for donations. And with a plethora of charities and not-for-profits vying for money from generous donors, some have had to change their approach and get more Internet savvy in hopes of collecting coin. When it’s time for North York Seniors Centre (NYSC) to target donors for its fundraisers, Jasmine Colibaba knows exactly where to find them - online. “We are focusing on the millennials,” said the centre’s development coordinator. “As a millennial myself, it’s so much easier to just give online. It’s the way the future is going. It’s the new focus. We have to think about how we can appeal to a larger audience. Twitter, LinkedIn, it’s all very important in getting our message out to a broader audience.” And luckily for NYSC, a not-for-profit organization providing programs and services for adults aged 55 and older, they don’t have to tug too hard on heart strings to get people to dig into their pockets. “Everyone has a grandma, grandpa,” Colibaba said. “They are vibrant, living in the community. But they are going to need help.” She noted one third of all annual donations to NYSC are collected in December, adding the organization has a loyal donor
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Volunteers help build a family a home on Pinery Trail Tuesday, Nov. 22 as part of GTA Crew Build. base. cent planned to make a people choosing to spend According to a 2014 surdonation in someone’s hontheir money on gifts. vey conducted on behalf our in place of a traditional Yet on the flip side, those of national charitable orgagift; 42 percent said were same people also feel more nization Imagine Canada, donating to experience the inspired to give in the name which examined holiday joy of giving and celebrate of someone else. season charitable giving the spirit of the holidays; “This time of year peoand attitudes about chariand 61 per cent of those not ple are in a more charitable table donations, 62 per cent making a charitable donamood, and charities have to of Canadians intended tion cited lack of funds as look to capitalize on that,” to donate to charity over the reason. he said. “Our approach is the holidays. Other findSam Fiorella, a profesnot to wait until December ings included 33 per cent sor at Seneca College’s to do something or launch intended to volunteer their school of marketing and a campaign. We build time, rather than money, managing director of notengagement throughout to a charitable cause; 33 for-profit corporation the year.” per cent wanted to set an Lucas Fiorella Friendship Families tend to make example for their children Bench, said holiday fundtraditions of giving back, or others about the imporraising is a constant chaland one popular way is tance of giving back; 26 per lenge for charities, with for kids to donate to a toy
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drive, he said. “Because more people have more today than 10 years ago, they are willing to give, but not cash,” Fiorella said. “They want to make it educational for their kids. Re-gifting a toy for a toy drive definitely hurts ability to raise cash.” But not all charities feel the pinch of a zipped up wallet come Christmas. Andrew Burditt, spokesperson for The Salvation Army Ontario Central East Division, said its Christmas Kettle Campaign, which has been in existence in Canada for more than a
~ Donate some of your time to a local charity like Habitat for Humanity. Get your family or co-workers involved building a home for a family in need. ~ Attach a handwritten note to a homemade treat and leave it in your mailbox for the mail delivery person. Or, if you can, hand deliver it. ~ Spend time talking with your elderly neighbour, or help them decorate their tree or shovel their driveway. If you know they are spending the holidays alone, and you have room at your dinner table, invite them over for a meal. ~ Offer to babysit for new parents, and if you have kids, bring them along to help with whatever else mom or dad needs, perhaps decorating or wrapping presents. ~ Clean out your closet and bookshelves and donate everything to a homeless shelter. ~ Be the one to reach out and make amends with someone you’ve had a falling out with. century, is still an effective way to raise funds over the holidays. “We set a $3-million goal in Toronto, and we’ve been fortunate to meet it the last few years,” he said. “The money stays in the community. So if you donate to a kettle at Yonge and Eglinton, the money stays in that community.” Burditt is aware not everyone can give cash donations, so he suggests donating time - like manning a kettle. “We find people do give with an open heart.”
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Trimming Toronto’s holiday tree is an epic undertaking Massive tree from Bancroft now decked out in lights david NiCklE dnickle@insidetoronto.com One of the most special traditions of the holiday season for many is to go find a tree, haul it home and decorate it with lights, tinsel and baubles in a place of honour by the hearth. For 50 years, the tree-trimming has also been a tradition with the City of Toronto. Beginning in 1967 as a way to showcase the then-new Toronto City Hall, Toronto workers have set aside weeks in November to erect a very special tree in Nathan Phillips Square. That is special, as in huge. According to Kristine Germann of Toronto’s Economic Development Department, the tree has always between 60 and 65 feet tall, brought down from Bancroft, north of Peterborough, by the Weller Tree Service, which has been providing the service since the beginning. “They always pick a tree that’s at the end of its life cycle,” said Germann. “This year the tree is approximately 60 feet. And yes, it’s pretty epic-it comes down in a big truck.” It takes a crew of eight city workers to put the tree in place, secured with guy wires and fenced off. “Once the tree’s in place, we let it settle,” said Germann. “When we get a tree at our own house, they always advise to let it settle for a couple of days, and with a bigger tree it’s a larger consideration. We need it to look good for really a month. And then it requires a cherry picker and three pieces of large machinery to decorate the tree.” The tree-trimming takes between one and two weeks, which might seem leisurely. A 60 foot white spruce tree, however, takes a lot of decorations. There are 700 ornaments in total, and 12,500 feet of lights, which for several years now have been brighter, energy-efficient LEDs. “My favourite decoration is the beautiful star that goes on top of the tree,” says Germann. “It’s made of metal. I always like to see that. I guess I know when it goes up, our job is done.” Well, not entirely done. The tree must eventually come down: two weeks after New Year’s Day, at which point, the tree is mulched “and returned to the land.”
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(Top, clockwise) After the fireworks display on Saturday, crowds gather to take photos with the city’s holiday tree at Nathan Phillips Square. The celebration included live entertainment and Mayor John Tory flipping the switch on lighting the tree. Getting the 60-foot tree ready involved bringing it in from Bancroft, lifting and securing it in place, as well as pruning and decorating.
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Art Starts will celebrate its 2016 season with an art exhibit and performance showcase Wednesday, Dec. 7 at Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. The free event will feature an open house, visual art, music, and dance performances from 6 to 8 p.m. It will celebrate city-wide collaborations between artists and community members working in a variety of artistic disciplines, bringing together people of all ages who have participated in Art Starts programs in the Eglinton-Oakwood, Villaways, Lawrence Heights, and Glendower neighbourhoods. The evening will feature original music performances and testimonials by youth from the Next Up music program; spoken word statements relating to themes of displacement, revitalization and gentrification from Lawrence Heights youth; three skits and an original song from After School Arts Program (ASAP) artists; a bass rendition of a surprise song by chil-
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Older pets seeking a permanent home for the holidays
Let’s ring in the holiday season by finding loving new homes for two senior pets - Shyla, a road-trip loving coonhound and Daenerys, a fun and feisty feline. SHYLA Shyla is an approximately nine-year-old coonhound who weighs 60 pounds. The perfect day for Shyla would include a trip to the dog park to visit her canine friends and to make new ones followed by snuggles on the couch. When Shyla first arrived at Gentle Jake’s Coonhound Rescue she was timid and shy (hence the name) but has since become one happy hound. She is house-trained and crate-trained but can be left uncrated at home
have helped her gain confidence. Shyla would do best in a home with another dog because she loves to play. No doubt this sweetheart will blend right into your lifestyle and routine. She is spayed and up-to-date on vaccines. See Shyla on the web at www.coonhoundrescue. ca or for more information contact houndrescue@ yahoo.ca
LoRRAinE HouSton Critter Chatter without having an accident or being destructive. She is always ready for car rides and walks nicely on a leash. Like most hounds she follows her nose so a leash is always needed for her walks. Shyla lives with two other coonhounds which
DAENERYS Daenerys is a stunningly beautiful white domestic short-haired cat who has her bags packed and ready to move into her new home and life. She may be 12 years old, but don’t let her age fool you – she’s young at heart and confident that true love is out there for her.
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1098
$
FREE GIFT! 3PC SOFA SETOTTOMAN OR FIREPLACE #908712
AVAIL. IN TWIN/FULL/KING
WITH PURCHASE.
AVAILABLE IN KING
1200
SALES EVENT
COIL COUNT
SAVE $650
648
$
RADIANCE EURO TOP QUEEN MATTRESS #103849
SILK & HOLLO BLEND
BluTek GEL VISCO
CONVOLUTED COMFORT FOAM
SAVE $300
898
$
SAVE $200
6PC QUEEN BEDROOM SET #907973 INCLUDES HEADBOARD, FOOTBOARD, RAILS, DRESSER, MIRROR, NIGHTSTAND. ADDITIONAL NIGHTSTAND & CHEST AVAILABLE.
1198
$
SALES EVENT
6PC QUEEN BEDROOM SET #908008 INCLUDES HEADBOARD, FOOTBOARD, RAILS, DRESSER, MIRROR, NIGHTSTAND. ADDITIONAL NIGHTSTAND & CHEST AVAILABLE.
SAVE $800
798
$
FINLEY PILLOW TOP QUEEN MATTRESS #99243
885 COIL COUNT
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6PC QUEEN BEDROOM SET #908282
Made in Canada Proudly Canadian
Made in Canada Proudly Canadian
CHOICE OF
18
19
CU. FT.
20
CU. FT.
CU. FT.
AVAILABLE IN BLACK & WHITE
4.8
5.3
CU. FT.
CONVECTION
30” WIDE
30” WIDE
SAVE $300
598 RANGE
30” WIDE
$
PULL-OUT FREEZER
SAVE $200
598 FRIDGE
$
TOP MOUNT
#102713
SAVE $270
898 FRIDGE
$
BOTTOM MOUNT
1298 FRIDGE
$ #95674
ASK ABOUT OUR
SAVE $760
FRENCH DOOR
#74925
WHEN YOU VISIT!
#95942
SAVE $600
698 RANGE
$
CONVECTION
FREE
AVAILABLE IN WHITE $368
SAVE $100
398
$
#100793
DISHWASHER
STAINLESS STEEL INTERIOR
STAINLESS STEEL INTERIOR
3RD RACK
SAVE $430
598
$
TALL TUB
#99821
DISHWASHER
SAVE $700
798 RANGE
$
TRUE CONVECTION
#94110
#94101
HOTEL & AIRFARE INCLUDED!
LAS VEGAS TRIP FOR 2!
WITH PURCHASE OF ANY STAINLESS STEEL FRIDGE, RANGE, DISHWASHER APPLIANCE SET. EACH AIRFARE TICKET HAS A $169 U.S. AIR. TAX + $40 REGISTRATION FEE. See store for details. 1 Giveaway per customer.
4.8 AVAILABLE IN BLACK & WHITE
CU. FT.
TRUE CONVECTION
STEAM CLEAN
ELECTRIC
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5.9
CU. FT.
4.9
7.2
CU. FT.
#74336
7.5
CU. FT.
CU. FT.
CU. FT.
46 dbA
SAVE $580
898
$
TALL TUB
SAVE $280
#94318
DISHWASHER
569
$
WASHER #103096
SAVE $700
998
$
PAIR PRICE #908554
GAS DRYER AVAILABLE
PEDESTALS AVAILABLE
SAVE $420
SAVE $200
429 $649 DRYER
$
#103097
H.E. WASHER
SAVE $400
1298
$
#96790
SCARBOROUGH NORTH YORK BARRIE KITCHENER-WATERLOO BRAMPTON MISSISSAUGA WHITBY LONDON BURLINGTON 1119 Kennedy Rd. 1255 Finch Ave. W. 42 Caplan Ave 1138 Victoria St. N. Hwy 10 & Steeles 1970 Dundas St. E. 1615 Dundas St. E.1040 Wharncliffe Rd. S. 3060 Davidson Crt. 416-750-8888 416-630-1777 705-722-7132 519-576-4141 905-451-8888 905-803-0000 905-571-2555 519-690-1112 905-315-8558
PAIR PRICE #907692
HONEST ED’S 782 Bathurst St. 416-516-6999
SAVE $200
649
$
DRYER #96791
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