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The Friends of Toronto Public Library, North Chapter, has donated its largest sum to date to the Toronto Library Foundation in the amount of $75,000. The donation will go toward the children’s literacy program, Leading to Reading, bringing donations from the branch to more than $1.1 million over the last 21 years. Leading to Reading is free for children in grades 1 to 6 who can communicate in English and who are reading below their grade level or need help with homework. Last year the chapter presented the library with a cheque for $73,000, the largest amount ever given at the time. The funds were raised by Book Ends, North Chapter, which operates a store on the concourse level of North York Public Library. The store mainly raises funds through the sale of books and other items at its site. Book Ends, North Chapter, sells withdrawn library materials, including fiction and non-fiction books, CDs, DVDs, videos, magazines, as well as privately donated books, for 50 cents to $5, with an average price of $1.
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North York Rangers’ netminder Gianluca Baggetta focuses on the puck as teammate Ted Hunt (9) battles the Toronto Jr. Canadiens’ Kevin Hancock in front of the net during Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Herb Carnegie Centennial Arena Sunday afternoon. The Canadiens went on to win the game 4-2. The teams will play again Saturday at Buckingham Arena.
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Honouring one of North York’s founding families Fannie Sunshine fsunshine@insidetoronto.com Patricia Small was an 11-yearold in 1965 when she first learned the history of one of North York’s founding families. McKee Public School’s principal, Charles Proctor, who was also a history teacher, told his Grade 6 class of Jacob Cummer’s significance to the area, as he was one of the first settlers in what is now Yonge Street and Church Avenue. He then walked his class over to the Pioneer Cemetery, at the corner of Yonge Street and Church Avenue, which the Cummer family founded and where Jacob and his wife, Elizabeth, and some of their family are buried. “We were told how hard his life was, and it was difficult to imagine on that warm spring day how cold they must have been in winter,” Small said
during an assembly inside the school’s gymnasium Friday, Nov. 28, where a historical plaque honouring the Cummer family was unveiled by Heritage Toronto. Just a youngster, Small said she was shocked and saddened to see graves of babies who died of illnesses that are curable today. The students cleaned off tombstones, threw out trash, and planted bright flowers on the graves, Small said, adding she learned the importance of looking after the community so everyone could benefit from it. McKee Public School sits on the site where Jacob Cummer built his first home. Among the area’s first settlers, Jacob and Elizabeth immigrated to Upper Canada from Reading, Pennsylvania in 1797. The family acquired 80 hectares of land, later known as Cummer’s Settlement, on
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the east side of Yonge Street in 1801 and built a sawmill in 1819 near present-day Cummer Avenue. A grist mill and woollen mill were later added to the complex known as Reading Mills, after Jacob’s birthplace in Pennsylvania. The family also founded a chapel and cemetery at
Yonge Street and presentday Church Avenue. In 1832, Jacob, a successful farmer, entrepreneur and craftsman, set aside a half acre of his property for the chapel that opened two years later, doing much of the construction himself. A cemetery, later known as Pioneer
Cemetery, was established on land donated by another family. The original building was replaced by a brick one in 1856, and later demolished in 1956. The cemetery remains at its original site. Gunild Spiess of the North York Historical Society told students Elizabeth was sitting at the table with her new baby, while Jacob was working to clear the land. Suddenly, an Aboriginal man entered the home and pointed to a knife on the table. Frightened, Elizabeth quickly handed it over, and the man left. Several days later, he came back with a gift: a wooden cradle he had made for the baby, which is still in the possession of the Cummer family, who no longer reside in North York. The plaque will be installed in the spring at Doris and McKee avenues.
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Mike Colle: reduce drive-bys through private member’s bill FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com After numerous deaths at the hands of drive-by shooters in Toronto, an MPP is hoping his private member’s bill calling for licence suspension and fines for drivers caught with illegal guns in their vehicles will help curb violence. Eglinton-Lawrence MPP Mike Colle said too many people have died at the hands of those pulling the trigger from inside vehicles – including popular teacher Abshir Hassan, 31, who was fatally shot in a drive-by in Lawrence Heights in July – and a loophole in federal laws
makes it easy for drivers to walk free. “All (the driver) has to say is, they borrowed the car and didn’t know a gun was under the front seat,” said Colle, whose bill passed second reading last Thursday. “Or they’ll say the gun was in their girlfriend’s purse, and they didn’t know it was there, or they’ll get an underage person to say it’s their gun.” The bill, which Colle introduced in May but was then dropped when the June provincial election was called, proposes allowing police officers who have reasonable and probable grounds that a person has an unlawful
handgun within their vehicle permit. the authority to immediately Colle, who noted the fedsuspend a person’s driver’s eral government has jurislicense and have their vehicle diction over ownership of impounded for seven days. handguns, but the provincial In addition to the suspengovernment has jurisdiction sion and impoundover transportation ing of the vehicle, and motor vehicle Be a part of the the penalties for licensing, said discussion. Visit driving with an although the bill this story on our unlawful handgun won’t eliminate all website and share drive-by shootings, would be a fine your thoughts in he believes it will between $2,000 the comments act as a significant and $10,000 and/ section. or imprisonment up deterrent. to six months and “I am deterbit.ly/1CCZPk4 driver’s license sus- → mined to get this pension for those done,” he said, convicted. Licences would be adding the bill now has to suspended for one year for a go through committee debate first conviction, five years for and a third reading to become a second, and indefinitely for law. a third conviction. “I need public support. At least we can take the cars The bill does not apply to those who have a legal gun away if they have a gun in
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it.” Yasir Naqvi, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, said eliminating illegal guns from the streets has been a top priority for the provincial government. “The safety of Ontarians is of utmost importance to our government and we share MPP Colle’s goal of getting illegal guns off our streets,” he said. “I want to thank him for his leadership on this issue and his bill has been sent to committee where it will be studied further. We will continue to work with our partners at all levels of government to maintain public safety and ensure that we are doing everything we can to eliminate the presence of illegal guns in our streets.”
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Deputy mayors the ‘eyes and ears’ of Toronto
It’s premature to start criticizing Mayor John Tory’s appointments – he’s only been on the job for four days, and having four deputy mayors is surely better than one. Right? At first blush, the selection of his second-incommand, North York’s Denzil Minnan-Wong, and the other three deputy mayors – Scarborough’s Glenn De Baeremaeker (east), Etobicoke’s Vincent Crisanti (west) and downtown councillor Pam McConnell (south) – seems balanced, however, a large swath of the city appears to be left without the ear of Toronto’s freshly minted mayor. It looks like the status quo is how Mayor Tory is approaching the start of the 2104 to 2018 Toronto City Council. Looking for experience was our view the key to the appointments, he said. This is not a bad thing; Mayor’s door it’s shrewd taking into consideration most councillors are must be open the same ones who held those to all on council seats before the election. The mayor is different, but most of council has remained the same – how will Mayor Tory handle this when last term was often difficult? Despite words to the contrary, the left on council seems to be out of the mayor’s inner circle. Granted, De Baeremaeker is by no means on the right and McConnell is a dyed-in-the-wool NDPer, but they have been tasked with bringing issues from large parts of the city to the mayor. How can De Baeremaeker and McConnell bring the many issues of Scarborough and the downtown, respectively, to the fore? Scarborough is a huge area and the downtown core is a complicated part of the city. Tory’s executive committee seems a bit better, with more progressive-voting voices. We ask that Mayor Tory regularly revisit his choices as council progresses – see who is doing a great job, not just a passable job. Perhaps there is room for more names in his inner circle? His door should always be open to councillors who are not directly meeting with him on a regular basis. They deserve an ear (or two) – and through them their constituents – in order to be able to provide our new mayor a true understanding of the diverse city he is now responsible for “uniting”.
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t may not be beginning to look a lot like Christmas outside, but it’s sure sounding like it inside. The moment the clock strikes December, whenever you flip on a station or go through a door and you hear music being played, it’s likely going to be a familiar holiday tune. All the other genres seem to be placed on hold. Turn on the radio and you could be walking through a winter wonderland. Head out for your daily coffee fix – already being served in a festive cup – and chances are it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Walk into an office and you’ll likely discover Frosty The Snowman. Hit the mall and from the time you arrive to the time you leave it’s jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Even if you just drop in for a dental appointment, over the sound system
jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY it’s a safe bet you’ll be reminded that all you want for Christmas is your two front teeth. It’s not just stations and stores providing the tunes, either. The public noticeably begins humming away this early in December, too. I’m part of that chorus. I’ve always found the carols quite catchy and I do more than my share of singing along. But as much as I enjoy the songs, I have a confession to make: I haven’t actually experienced many of the things I’m crooning so emotionally about. Take those chestnuts roasting over the open fire, for example. Truth be told, all these years I’ve never seen any chestnuts roasting over an open fire. Or a closed fire, for that matter. Fact is, I’ve never seen chestnuts roasting, period.
What’s more, I’ve never even eaten a chestnut. But if I do have a chestnut one day I’d like one at room temperature, thank you very much. I wouldn’t know when a roasted chestnut fresh off an open fire is ready for consumption. I don’t want to risk scalding my fingers picking it out of a shell or burning my lips trying to chew on one. Also on the list of things you may hear me singing about this month that I’ve never come across? A hall decked with boughs of holly. Nor would I know where to go to find such a hall or even recognize such a scene inside one if I did see it. I’m not so sure I even know what holly is, to be perfectly honest. Or what a bough is, it embarrasses me to say. I wouldn’t recognize a partridge if it was sitting next to me, for that matter, let alone one in a pear tree. Which I’ve also never seen, by the way. Ditto
for turtle doves. Whether they’re sitting next to me or wherever they hang out. I’ve also never crossed paths with one lord a leaping, let alone 10. Nor did I know lords even have a tendency to leap when the spirit moves them. Yeah, there’s much I don’t know about what I’m singing about this time of year, but that’s not going to stop me. Nor is the weather. Which reminds me, I feel like a double double right now and though it’s evening, dark outside and a little foggy to boot, I’m not the least but concerned I’ll be able to get it. All I have to is flip on my favourite music station. I have a strong feeling the moment I do, I’ll get Rudolph with his nose so bright to help guide me there tonight. Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist, who takes writing very seriously. The topics? Not so much. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at jamie.wayne@sympatico.ca
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Images released in violent store robbery Five suspects remain at large Police have released security camera images of suspects wanted in a clothing store robbery Feb. 9. Police said six men walked into New NYC Collection clothing store at 50 Colville Rd., with two of them violently attacking store employees.
Patrons, including children, were confined and forced to stay in the store. The robbers made off with a quantity of cash, clothing and personal items. Police arrested Warren Everton Mills, 24, of Toronto, Oct. 26.
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Sullivan seeking NDP nod again in York South-Weston Elected in the York SouthWeston riding in the 2011 federal election, NDP MP Mike Sullivan is vying for the nomination to run in the 2015 election. Local New Democrats are invited to gather Friday to declare Sullivan as their candidate in the riding. The meeting starts at 7:30
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epairs might not have been glamorous, but they were much needed for the almost 200-year-old church near Yonge Street and York Mills Road. St. John’s York Mills Anglican recently underwent a $1.6-million renovation and celebrated with a rededication service Nov. 2. Archbishop Colin Johnson, the Diocesan Bishop of Toronto, preached during the special service, as parishioners sat in new solid wood upholstered chairs, which replaced most of the pews. Administrative offices in the front of the church were moved to the back, making way for an expanded social area with kitchen. Roof repairs were made, and a new outdoor patio will allow members to sip coffee or lemonade under trees instead of gathering in the parking lot. Old hardwood floors were refinished, new carpet and tile flooring were installed, and a 100-year-old Steinway
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Top, St. John’s York Mills Anglican Church celebrated the completion of a $1.6-million renovation project last month. Top far left, Rev. Drew MacDonald welcomes the congregation. Left, handbell players perform before the start of service. Above, Archbishop Colin Johnson blesses St. John’s York Mills Anglican Church.
grand piano was restored. Construction began in February and the sanctuary closed in April for renovations, with services held temporarily in the auditorium until members were welcomed back to the sanctuary during the rededication ceremony. It was the first major renovation to the Don Ridge Drive church in
about 50 years, said Rev. Drew MacDonald, adding funds were raised through the parish and the selling of a small house adjacent to the church property, which it owned. “It just needed to be redone,” he said of the renovations. “Every 40 or 50 years we need to freshen and adapt to modern times.”
St. John’s York Mills Anglican, which has a congregation of 400 families, will celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2016. The church began as a 10-metre by 20-metre timber structure built by the community from fallen trees on the land where the church stood. Twenty-five years later, it was replaced with a sturdier stone struc-
ture, which remains to this day surrounded by green space on the crest of the Don Valley. Though the renovation is reason enough to celebrate, come December parishioners will have an added reason for jubilation. When the ice storm hit Toronto last year, it plunged St. John’s York Mills Anglican into the dark
from Dec. 22 to Jan. 6. With no lights and no water, the difficult decision was made to cancel Christmas service. “It was the first Christmas in 200 years that was cancelled,” said a guilty-sounding MacDonald. “We turned to other Anglican churches (for services). I think this year will be our big, special time at Christmas.”
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Victoria Village Adult Book Clubs WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. or 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Victoria Village Library, 184 Sloane Ave. CONTACT: Despina Kyraleos, 416-395-5950, dkyraleos@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free A discussion of the novel ‘The Painted Girls’ by Cathy Marie Buchanan.
NeighbourLink Benefit Concert WHEN: 2 p.m. WHERE: Spring Garden Church, 112 Spring Garden Ave. CONTACT: Janice, 416-221-8283 COST: Adults $20, children get in free NeighbourLink will hold its second annual concert, featuring the Bernard Pears Chorale as well as a variety of local talent. Tickets at the door. Concert followed by coffee and home baking as well as a silent auction. NeighbourLink North York, in partnership with seven local churches, provides practical support to North York residents in need.
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Take A Picture With Santa WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Downsview Library, 2793 Keele St. CONTACT: 416-395-5720 COST: Free Bring your camera and take a photo with Santa. Tickets are available in the Children’s Department 30 minutes before the start of the program.
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Beyond Latkes and Dreidels: Pre-Shabbat Morning Learning WHEN: 8:45 to 10 a.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-487-4161, www.templesinai. net, programs@templesinai.net COST: Free Christmas by Lamplight WHEN: 6 to 9:30 p.m. today and Dec. 13 and 20 WHERE: Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross
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. Pkwy. CONTACT: http://christmasbylamplight.ca, bcpvinfo@trca.on.ca, 416-736-1733 COST: see website for details Bathed in the glow of lamplight and dressed in its finest holiday decor, Black Creek Pioneer Village comes alive with live music, food and activities. Program only or with dinner options available.
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Guerilla Jazz Presents: The Life and Music of Oscar Peterson WHEN: 5:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. CONTACT: Isaac Han, 416-
395-5748, , ihan@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Workshop and informal concert of Canadian jazz giant Oscar Peterson, presented by Kevin Hurley and his trio.
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Performance of The Nutcracker WHEN: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, 36 Greenfield Ave. CONTACT: Sharon Moodie, 416-3935556, Ext. 5, sharon.moodie@tcdsb. org COST: $25 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, free for children three and under
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Ve’Ahavta Toques and Socks Drive WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-487-4161, www. templesinai.net, programs@templesinai.net COST: Free Help those in need keep warm by donating new and used winter adult clothes to Ve’ahavta. Items most in need are jackets, scarfs, hats, blankets, men’s and women’s jeans, and new socks and toques. Parkwoods United Church Annual Christmas Concert WHEN: 3 p.m. WHERE: Parkwoods United Church, 85 Parkwoods Village Dr. CONTACT: 416-447-5519, www.parkwoodsunitedchurch.ca, office@parkwoodsunitedchurch.ca COST: Free-will offering Seasonal scripture readings with carols that include a touch of Handel and Bach. Guest Conductor Phillip Lee. Performed by Parkwoods United Church Senior Choir. Refreshments after the concert. Everyone is welcome.
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Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Gabriel’s Catholic Parish, 670 Sheppard Ave. E. CONTACT: Eric Hauser, 416-393-5556, eric.hauser@ tcdsb.org COST: $15 Presented by the vocal program of Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts. This special celebration of Christmas follows the tradition established by King’s College, Cambridge. Sacred stories and classic songs sung by 175 vocal students will stir the soul and satisfy the spirit.
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Blue Christmas Service WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Parkwoods United Church, 85 Parkwoods Village Dr. CONTACT: 416-4475519, www.parkwoodsunitedchurch. ca, office@parkwoodsunitedchurch. ca COST: Free
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Networking helps homeless pets find new families Wishing our readers a warm and wonderful holiday season with many thanks for adopting, sharing and spreading the word about homeless pets in need. I know many of you see this column online at www. northyorkmirror.com and have shared the link with family, co-workers and friends in an effort to help find homes for the pets featured each month; please know your networking and outreach has really helped. This month you will be introduced to two pets that have been waiting far too long for a forever home. Handsome Charlie is two-year-old neutered male shepherd mix who has been waiting at the shelter since August. It is hard to believe this delightful boy has been passed by all these months, but it sure would be nice to see him “home for the
lorraine houston critter chatter holidays.” Charlie loves people, gets along with other dogs and loves going for walks. In fact, he’s a shelter favourite among the volunteer dog walkers. He’s a clever lad and already seems to know sit, down and shake a paw and he’s a sponge for learning if you have a tasty treat. Charlie would excel at dog sports; he’s healthy and athletic and can jump about three feet in the air from a standing position. He’s approximately 40 pounds, has been examined by the veterinarian, had all his vaccines and is microchipped. If you are interested in giving this great dog a home,
contact Toronto Animal Services West Region at 416-338-6271, visit him online at www.toronto.ca/ animalservices or see him in person at 146 The East Mall during visiting hours. His ID number is A686513. Gorgeous Iman, an eight-year-old spayed shorthaired cat, is a classic in her little black dress. She is very gentle and sweet, and enjoys pets and love from her visitors. As a bonus, Iman lived with another cat and a dog in her previous home so she will likely be comfortable in a home with other pets. Iman has been looking for a new home since her admission date of June 17. If you are interested in offering Iman a home contact the Toronto Humane Society at 416-392-2273, see her at www.torontohumanesociety.com or visit
Charlie is a people-loving shepherd mix who also gets along with other dogs.
the shelter at 11 River St. at Queen Street East. Her ID number is 22685536. Check out the Toronto Humane Society’s
Iman is described as a gentle and sweet feline.
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Lorraine Houston is director of Speaking of Dogs, an organization devoted to education, outreach and rescue. Her column appears monthly. Contact her at lhh4dogs@rogers.com
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sports schedule Provicincial Women’s Hockey League Toronto Aeros - junior Saturday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. w Toronto Aeros host Stoney Creek Sunday, Dec. 14, 12:10 p.m. w Toronto Aeros host Southwest * The Aeros home arena is the Seneca College Sports Centre, 1750 Finch Ave. East.Complete league schedule and stats at http://pwhl.pointstreaksites.com Ontario Junior A Hockey League NORTH YORK RANGERS Saturday, Dec. 6 w 8 p.m., at Toronto Jr. Canadiens (at Buckingham Arena) Sunday, Dec. 7 w 3 p.m., hosting Hamilton Sunday, Dec. 14 w 3 p.m., hosting Stouffville * The North York Rangers home arena is Herbert Carnegie Centennial Centre. JR CANADIENS Saturday, Dec. 6 w 8 p.m., hosting North York Rangers Sunday, Dec. 7 w 7:30 p.m., hosting Stouffville Sunday, Dec. 14 w 7:30 p.m., hosting Mississauga * The Jr. Canadiens home arena is Buckingham Arena. * Home games (and away games involving Toronto teams) listed. League schedule and stats (for both the Rangers and Jr. Canadiens) at ojhl.pointstreaksites.com
active@insidetoronto.com Toronto Catholic District School Board BOYS HOCKEY Wednesday, Dec. 10 w Senator O’Connor vs Brebeuf, sr., (at Bayview) Thursday, Dec. 11 w Monsignor Johnson vs Community Hebrew Academy, sr., (at Chesswood Arena) w Neil McNeil vs Brebeuf, jr. (at Bayview) w Bishop Allen vs Chaminade, jr. (at Amesbury) GIRLS HOCKEY Tuesday, Dec. 9 w Community Hebrew Academy vs St. Joseph’s (at Phil White) Thursday, Dec. 11 w Senator O’Connor vs Mary Ward (at Pleasantview) * for complete schedules and standings visit www.tdcaa.org/
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Toronto District School Board GIRLS HOCKEY Tuesday, Dec. 9 w 3 p.m., Earl Haig SS vs Wexford CI (at Scarborough Village Arena) * for complete schedules and standings visit http://www.tdsb.on.ca/sports Post Secondary Holiday break w Colleges (including Seneca College) and universities (including York University) are off for the Holiday break. Standings and stats can be found at Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (http://www.ocaa.com) and Ontario University Athletics (www.oua.ca)
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NORTH YORK TEAMS CLASH: Toronto Jr. Canadiens’ goalie Nathan Colitto, left, is caught out of position but gets some help from defenceman Michael Cuddemi (39) in controlling North York Rangers’ fallen Jake Harris during Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Herb Carnegie Centennial Arena Sunday afternoon. The Canadiens went on to win the game 4-2.
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Business program transferring easier A recent agreement between the province’s 24 community colleges (including North York’s Seneca College) means students can transfer their business diploma credits if they switch colleges. The agreement, announced late last month, applies to students in accounting, business administration, human resources and marketing programs. It means business students who transfer at the end of their first or second year will receive full credit for their completed courses. According to a release from Seneca, more than 21,500 students transfer within Ontario every year. media for small business wSocial
A Small Business Network session at Fairview library may prove helpful for the small business owner looking to get a handle on the ever-changing world of
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The money’s there to be donated. The question is, to which charities will it go? North York Chrysler has announced that until Jan. 1, it is tallying votes on which two charities will receive $25,000. The charity that receives the most votes will get $15,000, while the runner-up will get $10,000. The dealership is located just north of Steeles on Yonge Street. To place your vote, go
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Oliver hosts budget roundtable Fannie Sunshine fsunshine@insidetoronto.com Eglinton-Lawrence MP and Minister of Finance Joe Oliver held a pre-budget roundtable consultation at Columbus Centre last Thursday, the first of several planned for across the country. Speaking with media prior to the consultation at the Dufferin Street and Lawrence Avenue site, Oliver
said he wanted to hear from Canadians how the country can create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity, adding the government is on track to balancing the federal budget in 2015. “This is the first day of formal pre-budget consultations coast to coast,” he said. “This tour is all about listening.” Oliver, who said he expects a $1.7-billion surplus in the
2015 budget, vowed the government will not “engage in reckless spending” and focus on creating jobs and growth. Even if not part of roundtable consultations, Canadians will be able to participate online by answering six questions. To participate online in the pre-budget consultation, visit www.fin.gc.ca/newsnouvelles/nr-nc/2014/prebudgetprebudgetaire-eng.asp
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Luxury brand Longchamp coming to Yorkdale Mall in 2015 French luxur y brand Longchamp will open its first Canadian store at Yorkdale Shopping Centre next year. The 1,600 square foot flagship store, set to open in late spring 2015, will feature the brand’s complete collection of bags and footwear, Yorkdale said in a release Tuesday. The store will be located
in the expansion wing in the same corridor of Holt Renfrew, Ted Baker London, Hugo Boss and Lacoste. “ We are delighted to welcome Longchamp to Canada,” Claire Santamaria, Yorkdale’s general manager, said in a release. “Longchamp’s international reputation and must-have bags are already leading fash-
ion items in this market.” A number of high end brands chose the Dufferin Street and Hwy. 401 mall as its first Canadian location, including AllSaints, Jimmy Choo, J. Crew, Kate Spade New York, Mullberry, and Tory Burch.
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Tory identifies priorities now that he’s in office DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com
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Just over a month ago, John Tory was elected mayor of Toronto, and just days ago, he took an oath to become amalgamated Toronto’s fourth mayor. In the weeks following the election, Metroland Media Toronto compiled a survey, of a year’s worth of promises, debate and revelation from the marathon mayor’s race and presented them along with a promise that we would hold the new mayor to both commitments he made, and needs he acknowledged. Over the next four years, we’ll be talking with Tory and others from time to time, to see how he’s doing, in four broad areas: Leadership (On repairing a council – and city – divided); Diversity (On building a city ‘where no one is left behind’); Inter-governmental Relations (chief salesperson, head shamer); Transportation: (On becoming unstuck). On Monday, hours after Tory took his oath of office, the mayor sat down with reporters David Nickle and Mike Adler, for the first of those conversations.
Tory made his first step toward repairing the fractured politics on the floor of Toronto Council by selecting his executive committee and recommending key posts. He has taken criticism already from the left on council for creating an inner circle that lists heavily toward the right and the suburbs, with prominent right-of-centre councillors holding the majority of positions on the executive committee and left-wing councillors left on the outside. Tory disputed that take on his move. “I took people like Ana Bailão and Mary-Margaret McMahon. They’re both from downtown Toronto and they are both seen as opposed to being on the centre-right – the centre left if you look at their voting
leadership: On Repairing A Council –and City –divided
On Building a City Where No One is Left Behind wDiversity: It is early days, and Tory hasn’t had the opportunity to turn his mind to the issues that were raised during debates by newcomer entrepreneurs who said they felt shut out from the city’s procurement policies. Tory said he would rely on city
records. If you look at who I nominated to be deputy speaker (Don Valley East Councillor Shelley Carroll) she certainly isn’t on the right,” he said. “If we look at my nominations – Pam McConnell being nominated as a deputy mayor – in that little group I’m going to meet with. I view it all as very important,” he said. Tory said he will be running an inclusive administration, irrespective of who sits on his executive, which he points out has only 12 spaces for a 44-member council. And he said that he would take a ‘healing’ approach to bringing the city together. “This is not a marriage broker and not a divorce lawyer – this is a marriage councillor,” said Tory. “If you asked me how could you reduce the feeling of isolation people might have, well, get results on things bothering people in those areas helps a lot.” staff to help rectify that. “The best way to get for example minority-led businesses involved in procurement is you indicate to the staff that it’s a priority,” said Tory. “But I think it’s a more complicated process than to sit here and give some glib answer. In competition for jobs, you make sure people who have given characteristics haven’t been short-changed.”
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As Tory himself pointed out, his first act as Mayor of Toronto was to visit Queen’s Park and sit down with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. Tory said in the interview that he intends to meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper before the end of the year. For now, Tory is characterizing both relationships as cordial – and while it may come time to “shame” other levels of government into making good on funding for transit and housing infrastructure, the time is not now. He said the meeting with Wynne led to some agreement on principle, but no promises. “Did we move the yardsticks of her saying she’ll give me a cheque for X amount of money? No. Did we have a discussion where she sees it as something we have to do with no threats of shaming necessary? Yes. For our first meeting I was thrilled we were able to immediately have discussions about things we will do.”
Early after the election, Tory made it clear he intends to deliver tangible results on relieving gridlock in the early weeks of 2015. In the interview, he had no further details to offer on that other than “stay tuned” for an announcement very soon. He did talk about his other plans, to get moving quickly on his ambitious promise to have his SmartTrack surface rail transit line up and running seven years from now. Tory said he will likely be asking for preliminary reports on the plan before the holiday break. “If you want to stick to the sevenyear timetable you have to get preliminary work done — things where you have to have the facts,” he said. “The province and we agreed this morning you have to have a common understanding. They’ve identified the two sets of officials who need to work on it… then we can move it forward.”
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Is this the return of the Red Tory? We are at a peculiar moment in history, and we should all take a moment to savour it. For the first time this century, and in this province, the Red Tories are in power. It’s been a long time; properly, the until-now extinct breed of Progressive Conservative government last saw power in 1985, when former premier Bill Davis left Queen’s Park and eventually Mike Harris’ hard-right Tories changed the conversation on the right, seemingly for good. Well, that’s all changed. On Tuesday afternoon at City Hall, John Tory made it clear that the Red Tories are back, and will be running things in Toronto for the next four years. Just to make it clear, he brought along his old friend and one-time boss Bill Davis – still demonstrably capable of delivering the kind of blistering charm offensive that kept Ontario in the hands of the Tories for four decades last century. Davis and his predecessors maintained power by carefully balancing the needs of a post-war Ontario with its
david nickle the city limitations, running as perfectly as they might up the middle of the political road: socially progressive and fiscally conservative. Also, as Davis put it afterwards to reporters, it doesn’t hurt to be a bit “bland.” Tory went to some lengths to make it clear he’s taking more than a page from Davis’ playbook. In a lengthy inaugural address, Tory made brief mention of the need to find efficiencies in the budget and spent a lot of time speaking passionately about the need to mitigate the poisonous effects of income inequality, racial divisions and other ills that have divided the city. “None of us can be satisfied with the snapshot that has emerged in recent years, of a city unfairly and unjustly divided by income, class and geography. None of us can rest easy knowing that 150,000 Toronto kids are growing up in poverty, or that 15 neighbourhoods have poverty rates
of 40 per cent or more,” Tory said. Listening to Tory speak, after hearing from anti-violence advocate Louise Russo talk from her wheelchair, about the importance of bringing council together, it was impossible not to contrast the event with former mayor Rob Ford’s inaugural, where he snickered while Don Cherry told “pinkos” on council how they’d better watch out because there was a new guy in town. The new guy this time went out of his way to avoid such provocations, even as he laid out some challenges, to work together to deal with Toronto’s problems in a clear-headed and non-ideological way. It remains to be seen whether this old-fashioned approach to politics will yield anything other than more of the same. But it’s an optimistic note on which to begin things. After all we’ve been through, a little Red Tory blandness is more than a little tempting.
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A coalition of airport workers and transit advocates will meet today with a highranking Metrolinx official to discuss concerns for the Union Pearson Express (UPX) air rail link. UPX president Kathy Haley has agreed to sit down with representatives from the coalition, which includes the Toronto Airport Council of Unions, the Clean Train Coalition and TTCriders, a spokesperson for the group confirmed late last week. In addition to demanding fares comparable with the TTC for the service, the coalition wants to see UPX electrified and expanded beyond its initial four-stop route. It’s scheduled to launch in the spring. #grumpyrider campaign wAnnouncing TTCriders has launched its latest social media campaign, calling on fed-up transit users to post grumpy “selfies” in reaction to the latest delay in service. “Next time you’re feeling
rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT grumpy on the TTC snap and send a #grumpyrider selfie to us and our elected officials at City Hall and Queen’s Park,” says the group in a press release. “Our elected officials need to understand the collective frustration Toronto’s 1.7 million riders feel when we face overcrowding, delays, breakdowns, long wait times and more on the TTC.” For campaign details, check out TTCriders.ca marches on in more TTC stations wWiFi
Another four transit stations have wireless internet, the TTC announced last week. Dundas, Queen, King and Union stations are now part of the burgeoning TConnect network, which is accessible from subway platforms for free after viewing an advertisement. The stations join BloorYonge, St. George, Bay, Wellesley and College, with
more downtown stations scheduled to go online before the 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games. WiFi provider BAI Canada has pledged to have the entire TTC subway network hooked up with the service by 2017. on new TTC streetcars wPresto
Presto is now available on new TTC streetcars. The preloaded fare card allows riders to pay by “tapping on” at speciallydesigned access portals. It launched on two of the TTC’s sleek new streetcars last Sunday, the only vehicles operated by the transit commission to offer the service. A third TTC streetcar, which recently began running on the 510 Spadina tracks, will also offer Presto in the near future, although it will still be several more years before Presto is fully available on all TTC vehicles.
Rahul Gupta is The Mirror’s transit reporter. His column appears every Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT
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Chaminade College School’s Mekhi Hymann (26) breaks throught two Sir Alan MacNab Secondary School defenders during Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations’ Football Bowls action at McMaster University’s Ron Joyce Stadium last Wednesday. Below, Hymann loses his helmet as he scores one of his three touchdowns. Chaminade went on to win the game 35-7.
Top, Stacey Deng, left, Cynthia Li and Botao Cao look at information from the dual credit program at Seneca College during the school’s open house Saturday at its Newnham campus. The event gave prospective students and parents a chance to learn more about Seneca and tour the campus. Above, volunteers explain the Centre for the Built Environment program to a visitor. Above right, Samuel Xiaoling, foreground, and his mother Jin test out Seneca’s computers. At right, Seneca College accounting and finance student Harlan Patel leads a tour. Photos/MICHELE WEISZ
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