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Canada Lands Company is holding a public information meeting about Downsview Park Thursday night.

Canada Lands is the Crown corporation abruptly put in charge of the park by the federal government a year ago, a move that left the community wondering what that means for the future of the park.

The Dec. 5 meeting will focus on how Canada Lands operates and the business activities taking place at the park.

There will also be a discussion about a consultation process Canada Lands will launch in 2014 about the future of the park.

The meeting comes days after Urbancorp and Mattamy Homes announced on Nov. 27 their joint-venture partnership to build the Downsview Park community.

The project is a “63-acre master-planned community” made up of 487 townhouses, 29 single-family homes and about 550 mid-rise apartment units.

The meeting will be held at the Warehouse Event Venue at 2-35 Carl Hall Rd. at the park at Sheppard Avenue and Keele Street.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and presentations begin at 7 p.m.

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Amatore De Sario basks in the holiday glow of his Benjamin Boake Trail home on Tuesday night. The annual Christmas light display helps raise funds for The Hospital for Sick Children.

Dreaming of a bright Christmas FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com If Pat and Amatore De Sario didn’t put up the popular Christmas display people take special trips out to see, something would feel like it’s

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Now in its 14th year, the impressive display on Benjamin Boake Trail is made up of thousands of bright lights and inflatable decorations, which serves as a fundraiser for The Hospital for Sick Children. The De Sarios

spent time at the downtown hospital after their daughter was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes years ago, and this is their way of giving back. A collection box is situated out front, along with a book for visitors to sign.

To date, about $105,000 has been raised for the hospital, with $14,500 collected last year, Pat said.

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Baycrest glee club strikes right note Geared to seniors with cognitive concerns LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com Gathered in the Wintergarden atrium of Baycrest’s Apotex Centre Jewish Home for the Aged, Buddy’s Glee Club kicked off its concert with a rousing rendition of the song Getting to Know You. They then moved on to a long list of golden oldies, from Who Could Ask for Anything More, Oh What a Beautiful Morning and Hava Nagila to the Anniversary Song, Side by Side and This Land is Your Land before wrapping up with Hanukkah songs.

Many in the audience sang and clapped along during last week’s concert.

The choir was actually two Buddy’s Glee Clubs joined together, both made up of Baycrest clients with cognitive impairments.

One of the choirs also included family members or caregivers.

They are both part of groundbreaking research at Baycrest looking at the benefits of singing on health and wellbeing in seniors who

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Chrissy Pearson conducts the glee club at Baycrest during their performance last Wednesday afternoon.

have cognitive problems such as dementia.

One study is investigating not only the benefits of singing, but of singing with a loved one, said music therapist Chrissy Pearson, who directed the choir.

“Every single week, we see people come in asleep or sleepy and as the music starts and toward the end (of the practice), they’re always awake, smiling and engaged, active and participating,” she said.

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sion where that wasn’t the case. I haven’t had a session where someone slept through the entire session. Music is a wonderful way to catch attention and keep them engaged. We also see people becoming more expressive.

Flat faces become smiling faces or laughing faces.”

Those advantages often last hours after choir practice has ended, Pearson said.

The benefits may be even greater for the seniors joined by loved ones.

“We also see great inter-

action between the family members and the residents.

So, they chat between songs about memories or share a hug or read the lyrics and find their place,” Pearson said.

“They can’t remember where they are or who their daughter is sitting next to them, but they know all the words to the songs and they can sing the words without any confusion or any wondering what they are doing.

You can see it’s clear in their mind, ‘This is the song and

I’m singing,’ and that creates the connection between mother and daughter. She may not remember the daughter’s name but she is singing to her and smiling to her and showing that connection.”

Monty Mazin, who had the audience clapping along as he sang a solo version of Grey Skies, joined the glee club with his wife, Blema, who has dementia.

“Blema has a background in music. From the age of eight, she was a child prodigy on the piano. Her shortterm memory is gone but she retained her music and it’s just a joy for me for her to have her in the choir and remembering the tunes and singing,” he said.

“Throughout life, I’ve loved music. It’s important to cheer people up, no matter how bad conditions may be.”

Rebecca Hoch, 102 and a resident of Baycrest’s longterm care home, enjoys being in the choir, especially for the camaraderie, although she acknowledged her singing voice isn’t what it once was.

“Meeting with all the people together, we are all friendly with one another and that is what you need when you are older,” she said.

“We’re all a team.”

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Changes proposed for Sheppard Centre site LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com Residents will be able learn more about a proposed 39-storey condo building on the site of the Sheppard Centre at the northeast corner of Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue at a future community meeting.

While a date for the meeting has not yet been set, a planning report to the Nov. 19 meeting of North York Community Council said the development would take up the block bounded by Yonge, Sheppard, Greenfield Avenue and Doris Avenue.

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Greenfield and a 29-storey rental apartment building at 2 Forest Laneway, the report said.

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storey building fronting on to Sheppard.

“The existing (Sheppard Centre) retail uses on the Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue frontages are proposed to be renovated and directly connected to the existing sidewalks by extending the main walls of the building outwards,” the report said.

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t may be an obvious point to say our children are our future, but it’s one that bears repeating so that we do what’s necessary to ensure the youth of today are prepared for tomorrow’s challenges.

Just this week, two opportunities came to light for organizations and businesses to play an influential role in the lives of our city’s youth. In helping remove obstacles to success, and providing critical work experience, we can create positive connections to a city they may one day help define.

Though it’s December, it’s already time to think about summer job opportunities. Giving a student a summer job is a great way to get them on the road to one day contributing to our city’s economic growth and stability. They need a solid foundation of work experience to build upon. Local our view companies that want to open that door for them can do so with the Opportunities help of a Canada Summer Jobs grant – but they need to apply abound with now.

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s usual, the malls officially kicked off the holiday season piping in carols at 12:01:01 a.m. Dec. 1, give or take a second.

Following closely on their heels were the networks with their annual array of celebrity Christmas TV specials that began airing in earnest this week.

Now, I’m not a network programmer, nor do I play one on television, but if I may be permitted to fantasize in a community newspaper, here a few specials that I’d like to see.

PBS: Sesame Street’s All I Want For Christmas Is You, starring Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog CTV: Jingle Bell Rock, live from St. John’s, Newfoundland CBS: Entertainment Tonight’s Do You Hear What I Hear, with celebrity correspondent Rumer Willis A & E: The Holly And The

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY Ivey, with Holly Hunter and Judith Ivey Deja View: I’m Dreaming Of A Betty White Christmas The Game Show Network: I’m Dreaming Of A Vanna White Christmas CBC: This Hour Has 22 Carols The Cooking Network: The Most Wonderful Thyme Of The Year The Food Network: Happy Hollandaise Showcase: I’ll Be Holmes For Christmas – starring Robert Downey Jr. The Weather Network: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow, on location in Whistler, B.C. National Geographic Channel: I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus, from King Tutankhamun’s tomb The Horse Racing Channel: Deck The Halls

With Sandy Hawley, Fa La La La La, La La, La La – give or take a La Animal Planet: We Wish Ewe A Merry Christmas, We Wish Ewe A Merry Christmas, We Wish Ewe A Merry Christmas – And a Happy Gnu Year Bravo: Silent Night, live from Las Vegas, a Cirque du Soleil holiday tribute to Charlie Chaplin Sportsnet: The NHL On Ice, aka The 12 Years Of Christmas Teletoon: Felix Navidad, featuring Felix The Cat TSN: All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth, starring Dougie Gilmour, all the Sutter brothers and a special cameo appearance by the famed barbershop quartet, Four Out Of Five Dentists The History Channel: live from the Roundtable, Twas The Knight Before Christmas Sportsnet 360: A WWE Christmas, Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree, hosted

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Animal Planet: We Wish Ewe A Merry Christmas, We Wish Ewe A Merry Christmas, We Wish Ewe A Merry Christmas – And a Happy Gnu Year.

by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson American Movie Classics: (AMC): Hi-Yo Silver Bells with The Lone Ranger and special guest Tonto The Pittsburgh Penguin’s Network: It’s A Wonderful Life, featuring anybody on the team lucky enough to be on the powerplay with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.

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Christmas Sing and Ring WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: St. John’s York Mills Anglican Church, 19 Don Ridge Dr. CONTACT: 416-225-6611, www.sjym.ca COST: Free will offering for charity Join the Handbell Ringers, Chimers, Band and Choir.

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Edible Holiday Gifts Workshop WHEN: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Parkwoods United Church, 85 Parkwoods Village Dr. CONTACT: 416-4475519, www.parkwoodsunitedchurch. ca, office@parkwoodsunitedchurch.ca COST: Free Learn about eating healthy all year long. Make a variety of edibles and package them as holiday gifts. Registration required.

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Brain Based Parenting: Survive and Thrive WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Grace Chinese Gospel Church of North York, 201 Tempo Ave. CONTACT: reconnect4@yahoo.ca COST: Free Strategies to help your child integrate the parts of the brain; in Cantonese and Mandarin.

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Drug to treat North York woman’s fatal lung disease not covered FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com

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arkell Bradley has learned to do things differently since she was diagnosed with a rare, progressive and fatal lung disease three years ago.

Something as simple as walking can leave the 67-year-old Bathurst Street and Drewry Avenue resident breathless. And if she does venture out for a stroll, Bradley must be familiar with the area and know where she can sit down if needed.

Perhaps most heartbreaking is not being able to play frisbee or hide and go seek with her six-yearold grandson, who loves to run around.

Bradley suffers from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a disease that scars the lungs, killing nearly 5,000 Canadians a year, including her brother three years ago at age 68.

According to the Canadian Lung Association, the scars in the lungs cause the lungs to become stiff, making it hard to breathe. Over time, the scarring becomes so thick the lungs can’t take in oxygen.

There are many different kinds of interstitial lung disease, or pulmonary fibrosis. When a cause of pulmonary fibrosis can not be found, the disease is called idiopathic (of unknown cause) pulmonary fibrosis.

The cause of IPF is not completely understood.

No one knows what causes it or why some people get it.

But the disease is linked to a number of risk factors, including genetics, tobacco smoking, acid reflux, and viral or bacterial lung infection. It tends to affect people aged 50 to

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Larkell Bradley, who is suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, at her home last month. A drug that could help her is not covered under provincial drug plans.

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80, and is more common in men.

A sign of hope came in October 2012, when Health Canada approved a new drug called Esbriet (pirfenidone), the first and only treatment that slows the progression of mild to moderate forms of IPF. It

was released in January.

But there’s one potentially deadly problem: the Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) has recommended Esbriet not be covered under provincial drug plans.

Despite funding for Esbriet in 10 other countries, the committee found the drug held “uncertain clinical benefit” and failed to provide significant improvement to patient conditions or life expectancy.

Without coverage, the drug costs $115 a day, or close to $42,000 annually, a price Bradley can’t afford.

“Right now (Esbriet) is to,” she said, becoming the only hope we have,” emotional. she said, adding her “You shouldn’t have pulmonary function has to die because you are dropped 20 per poor. There is cent in the last something availBe a part of the six months. able that can discussion. Visit “I personally make significant this story on our know two difference in website and share people on your life and your thoughts in the drug and you can’t have the comments they are doing it because you section. extremely well.” don’t have the Bradley, who money.”  bit.ly/1jlAwXA quit her pastry Bradley’s manager job in respirologist, January, said she doesn’t Dr. Eva Mate, said the only have the funds to pay for other treatment is lung the pricey drug. transplant, but that would “The saddest part in all be for patients with endthis is people are dying stage IPF. and they shouldn’t have “(Bradley) is at the stage

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where we would initiate (drug) treatment,” she said. “We are hopeful treating it early on will prevent mortality.”

Robert Davidson, president and founder of the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (CPFF), said he’s disappointed Esbriet is not covered in Canada.

“We have lost too many too soon to this dreadful disease to give up our fight, and continue to be hopeful that the (Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care) will do the right thing,” he said in a release.

“Currently, this is the only treatment available for Canadians with mild to moderate forms of IPF and it’s disheartening that those individuals who need it the most, still can’t access it. We are urging the ministry to reconsider its position and help those who suffer from this terrible and deadly disease.”

An email sent from the office of Deb Matthews, minister of health and long-term care, said the drug’s manufacturer has been made aware of the ministry’s final decision and the concerns raised by the review committees.

“A final decision on whether to fund this drug publicly in Ontario cannot be made until the manufacturer provides more information to these advisory committees. As always, the ministry will happily review any new information and evidence for this drug that manufacturer brings forward,” the email said.

Esbriet is currently covered in almost a dozen countries, including France, Japan, Italy and Spain.

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Step into a Victorian Christmas at Black Creek Pioneer Village.

On Dec. 7, 14 and 21 visitors can wander through the historic Village, lit by the glow of lanterns, lamps, candles and roaring fires.

The program runs from 6 to 9:30 p.m. and includes demonstrations, music, food and crafts.

There is also a dinner option with seatings at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m.

To reserve tickets, call 416667-6284 during business hours or e-mail customerservice@trca.on.ca Black Creek Pioneer Village is at 1000 Murray Ross Pkwy.

Visit www.blackcreek.ca JCCC hosts Winter Family Festival The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Ct., will host a Winter Family Sunday Festival Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

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For information, call 416-4412345 or visit http://jccc.on.ca

Oliver! is on stage at Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. Call the box office at 416-755-1717 for tickets.

Cardinal Carter choral group in concert Students in the vocal program at Cardinal Carter Academy of the Arts will be presenting the school’s annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

The 167-member choral group will perform at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, offering anthems, hymns and carols under the direction of teachers Mark Huang and Eric Hauser.

This Christmas celebration follows the traditional format made famous by King’s College, Cambridge.

Tickets cost $15. For more information or to buy tickets, email mark.huang@tcdsb.org or eric.hauser@tcdsb.org

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The Civic Light-Opera Co. presents the family musical Oliver! from Dec. 12 to 22.

This delightful heartwarming musical is based on Charles Dickens’ classic tale of Oliver Twist, and features wellknown songs such as Consider Yourself, As Long As He Needs Me and Oom Pah Pah.

Man arrested in string of armed robberies A man has been arrested and charged in four armed North York robberies.

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Fariborz Mashhadi, 31, was arrested for a bank machine robbery Nov. 21 and charged in the armed robberies investigation Nov. 26.

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A man suffered serious head injuries after being struck by a minivan.

The collision occurred on southbound Yonge Street at Harlandale Avenue, one block north of Sheppard Avenue, at 5:10 p.m. last Wednesday.

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On Tuesday morning, Mayor Rob Ford arrived – late – for the kickoff of the Mayor’s Annual Christmas Toy Drive. It was OK, though; the only people kept waiting were a few television cameras and reporters, some city staff and the city manager.

In other years, there were children at the launch, and the mayor would crouch down and chat with them as they played with toys. This time, a city spokesperson said protocol staff made the call to not have children because of “scheduling” issues – it was awfully close to lunchtime – and because of the crush of cameras.

About an hour later, Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly emerged from a meeting with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, where they spoke about matters of transit and housing and other topics of mutual interest.

Ford was not invited, an omission which Wynne explained succinctly: “I’m meeting with the deputy mayor because tunnels reach Vaughan wSubway

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A subway extension under construction in the north part of the city celebrated an important milestone this week.

The excavation of twin tunnels for the Toronto York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) is now complete, with the arrival of tunnel boring machine “Torkie” at the extension’s terminus in Vaughan.

Along with “Holey”, “Moley” and “Yorkie” the machines have bored 6.4 kilometres of subway tunnels dating back to 2011.

The $2.4-billion, six-stop extension of the Spadina line is set for completion in autumn of 2016.

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Metrolinx is set to announce it will begin a study on electrifying the rails to serve the Union Pearson (UP) Express air rail link.

In an email, Karen Pitre, Metrolinx’s director for electrification, announced the agency is ready to proceed on a provincial envi-

david nickle the city he is the representative of Toronto City Council.”

Ford and his brother, Councillor Doug Ford, characterized council’s startling repudiation of the mayor as a “coup d’etat.”

It’s not quite that – the mayor’s still the mayor, after all, and the only tank that has moved at city hall is a fish tank, from the deputy mayor’s office to the mayor’s.

But it is in real terms a vote of non-confidence, as councillors have taken back all the powers that were theirs to give.

The mayor and his brother do not appear keen to regain that confidence.

Doug Ford spent the first part of the week in budget committee continuing to embellish last week’s allegation that city staff has conspired with a rogue council to primp up the 2014 budget with wasteful spending and unnecessary

rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT ronmental assessment that will involve collaborating with utility provider Hydro One. The study will examine how to best electrify UP, which is under construction until 2015 but will drastically expand diesel train use along the Georgetown South rail corridor as part of its promised express service between Pearson International Airport and Union Station. would you name the relief line? wWhat

Add the City Youth Council of Toronto to groups looking to rename the proposed subway project commonly referred to as the Downtown Relief Line.

To prevent misleading the public on the line’s value in reducing city-wide – and not just downtown – subway congestion, the council is holding a renaming contest for the line.

The group has already

tax increases.

As for the mayor – in addition to showing up late to one of the few events within his more limited purview, he’s so far snubbed any attempts by Kelly to discuss the way forward.

Immediately following the non-confidence vote, this strategy might have seemed a winning one. Ford won in 2010 as council’s ultimate outsider, so now that he’s been thrown out, why not play the outsider again?

It’s starting to become clear that that game is already a little old.

There is a fine line between an outsider and a truant, a critic and a vandal, an aggrieved suburban hero and a child in a tantrum.

The Fords are crossing that line; while council, for the first time in three years really, has freed itself to behave like the mature level of government Torontonians might at one time have expected.

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received more than 70 suggestions including the Hogtown Underground and Maple Leaf Express.

To submit your entry, visit www.renamedrl.ca This week the city’s planning and growth management committee will decide whether to proceed on further study of the line, considered a priority by the TTC. panel recommendations wProvincial

A provincial study panel will release its recommendations on future transit funding this month.

The panel was appointed

by Premier Kathleen Wynne to evaluate an assortment of levies and fees proposed by Metrolinx to pay for its Big Move transit plan for which it needs $ 2 billion annually for the next two decades to complete the project.

The transit panel will release its recommendations Dec. 13.

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Union Pearson Express Electrification Environmental Assessment Transit Project Assessment Study and Class Environmental Assessment Study

NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT Metrolinx is proposing to electrify the Union Pearson (UP) Express route beginning at the future UP Express Union Station in the City of Toronto and terminating at the future UP Express Pearson Station (Terminal 1, Toronto Pearson International Airport) in the City of Mississauga. The project involves the electrification of approximately 25 kilometres of track along the Union Station GO Rail Corridor and Kitchener GO Rail Corridor to Highway 427, where the route then follows the new UP Express spur line (under construction) into Toronto Pearson (see map below). The purpose of the project is to convert the UP Express route from diesel to electric power.

Electrification of the UP Express is part of The Big Move, Metrolinx’s regional transportation plan which will dramatically improve how people move in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas. Funding for the electrification is dependent on the Metrolinx Investment Strategy.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA) PROCESS Metrolinx and Hydro One are carrying out a parallel EA process to satisfy both Metrolinx’s requirements under the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) and Hydro One’s requirements under the Class EA for Minor Transmission Facilities (Class EA). The parallel EA process involves both EAs being completed simultaneously. The Environmental Project/ Study Report will be made available for public review and comment.

THE PROJECT Electrification of the UP Express route will be achieved through a Traction Electrification System which will provide electricity to the trains by means of a Traction Power Distribution System (Metrolinx) and Traction Power Supply System (Hydro One).

TRACTION POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM The proposed Traction Power Distribution System is an Overhead Contact System (OCS) comprised of a wiring system providing power to the trains.

The wiring system will be suspended from a number of OCS structures (i.e. portals, cantilevers) placed along and over the track. The Traction Power Distribution System also includes two Paralleling Stations (PS) to boost the voltage along the UP Express route, as well as gantries which provide power to the OCS, and are located in the vicinity of each PS. A new electrified maintenance facility will need to be built to carry out maintenance on the new electric trains.

The environmental impact of the Traction Power Distribution System components and electrified maintenance facility is being assessed under the Transit Project Assessment Process, in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08 – Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings.

TRACTION POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Electrification of the UP Express requires a connection to Ontario’s electrical system. It is proposed that the power be supplied from the existing 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line that runs between Hydro One’s Claireville Transformer Station (located near Highway 407 and Highway 27 in the City of Vaughan) and Richview Transformer Station (located near Highway 401 and Highway 27 in the City of Toronto). Cables will deliver power to a new 230 kV Traction Power Substation (TPS). The TPS will convert the voltage from 230 kV, to 25 kV so that it can be used to power the electric trains.

The Traction Power Supply system is subject to provincial Environmental Assessment Act approval in accordance with the Class EA for Minor Transmission Facilities.

CONSULTATION Members of the public, agencies and other interested parties are encouraged to participate in the EA process by attending consultation opportunities or contacting the project team directly with information, comments or questions. Consultation opportunities are planned and will be advertised on the project websites, in local newspapers and via direct mail.

A second round of joint Public Open Houses are planned for winter 2014 to present and seek feedback on both the TPAP (Metrolinx) and Class EA (Hydro One) project components.

Consultation with the public, review agencies and First Nations and Métis communities is a key component to the UP Express Electrification EA. If you would like to submit a comment or question, or receive additional information related to the UP Express Electrification Project, please send an email to the project team at: electrification@metrolinx.com or contact: Karen Pitre Executive Director, Electrification Metrolinx-GO Transit 20 Bay Street, Suite 600 Toronto, ON M5J 2W3 tel: 416-874-5910 e-mail: electrification@metrolinx.com www.gotransit.com/electrification

Patricia Staite Environmental Planner Hydro One Networks Inc. 483 Bay Street TCT6 Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 tel: 416-345-6799 e-mail: Community.Relations@HydroOne.com www.HydroOne.com/projects

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The De Sarios start the painstaking task of getting the spectacle ready at Thanksgiving, and put in about 150 hours to make sure it’s just right, Pat said.

Decorations are a mix of new and old, but the arrangement always changes to give onlookers something different to see each year, she said.

New additions this year include an eight-foot snowman, a tree with Santa, and Santa sitting in a chair with a book. The roof will also have a blue section.

“It looks quite nice this year,” Pat said. “There is no more room to put anything.”

Along with shopping locally for additions, the De Sarios also make a trip to Niagara Falls to scope out the selection there, she said.

“We do look forward to doing it,” Pat said of the display. “If we didn’t do it, we would feel in our heart we were missing something.”

Sometimes the comments people write in the book the De Sarios place outside bring tears, as many take the opportunity to share their connection to The Hospital for Sick Children, she said.

“People say it’s a tradition to come see the lights and how they look forward to coming,” Pat said.

“Others share stories of their kids being at Sick Kids, and say thank you for doing this.”

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The De Sario home holiday lights display on Benjamin Boake Trail includes a brilliant nativity scene.

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Donate a turkey to Second Harvest As they have done for the past 10 years, Second Harvest will collect turkeys to feed the less fortunate this holiday season.

Now in its 11th year, the Turkey Drive aims to collect 6,000 turkeys to be delivered to 180 community agencies.

The drive will run Saturday, Dec. 7 and Sunday Dec. 8, and Saturday, Dec. 14 and Sunday, Dec. 15 at participating Loblaw stores. Customers

simply purchase a turkey at a participating store for the Turkey Drive.

Tonia Krauser, director of communication for Second Harvest, said 6,000 turkeys were delivered last year.

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3671 Dundas St., and 2280 Dundas St. Donations will be accepted at the following Loblaw locations Saturday, Dec. 14 and Sunday, Dec. 15: w 3501 Yonge St., 301 Moore Ave., 17 Leslie St., 50 Musgrave St., 650 Dupont St., 380 The East Mall, and 2280 Dundas St. For information, visit http:// secondharvest.ca/

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We wouldn’t be able to bring holiday magic to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) without the help and support of our community and corporate partners. This year, you can help make SickKids a little brighter for patients and their families by taking advantage of some of our festive shopping opportunities. For more information, please visit http://www.sickkidsfoundation.com/news/newsHolidayGivingGuide.asp

DECEMBER 1– 31 : DE SARIO ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DISPLAY

This annual light display has attracted visitors from across the GTA for 14 years. The De Sario family began decorating their home in support of their daughter, who was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes as a child and treated at SickKids. The house is located at 165 Benjamin Boake Trail (Keele and Sheppard) in North York. The lights are turned on every evening around 5:30 p.m. and all donations support SickKids.

DECEMBER 9 – 24: FIRST CANADIAN PLACE HOLIDAY GIFT WRAP CENTRE

During this annual campaign, any sized gift can be wrapped for a minimum donation of $5.00. It is open between 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on weekdays from December 9 to 23 and between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 24 on the street level of First Canadian Place (on Adelaide Street between Bay and York Street). All proceeds are donated to SickKids.

DECEMBER 10: WINTER DREAMS

This inaugural fundraising event at the Rosehill Venue (Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue East) is a night of winter indulgence surrounded by a rustic and chic ambiance. The evening will consist of a fashion show, a raffle, special performances and dancing.

Proceeds will support SickKids. For more information or to buy tickets, please visit http://winterdreams.edzin.com/#nav-header

DECEMBER 14: SANTA SPEEDO RUN

This less than three km fun run is a festive opportunity to don red, green and white Speedos while running through the Yorkville neighbourhood. A limited quantity of Speedos will be provided onsite at the start of the race. The run will start and end at Hemmingway’s Restaurant, 142 Cumberland Street at 1:30 p.m. Proceeds raised from this event support the Toys & Games Fund at SickKids. For more information or to register, please visit www.torontosantaspeedorun.com/

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community check-up: bayview woods-steeles

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The North York Mirror looks at the changing trends and demographics in its local neighbourhoods. Data courtesy Statistics Canada via the City of Toronto.

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Chinese (not otherwise specified), Mandarin and Cantonese are the most common non-official languages in Bayview Woods-Steeles. In the 2011 census, 27.4 per cent of residents listed one of those three as their Mother Tongue, and 21.5 per cent listed one of the three as their Home Language.

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1. English 2. Chinese (not otherwise specified) 3. Mandarin 4. Cantonese 5. Persian (Farsi) 6. Korean 7. Russian 8. Romanian 9. Italian 10. Spanish

1. English 2. Chinese (not otherwise specified) 3. Mandarin 4. Cantonese 5. Korean 6. Persian (Farsi) 7. Russian 8. Romanian 9. Spanish 10. Italian

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MOTHER TONGUE “Mother Tongue” refers the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood at the time of the census. In the 2011 census, the percentage of people in Bayview Woods-Steeles who list English as their Mother Tongue is 37 per cent. That number is 51 per cent in all of Toronto.

Between 2001 and 2011, the age group that experienced the largest percentage decrease to its numbers was Children (age 0-14): 11.5 per cent.

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The population of Bayview WoodsSteeles, after decreasing between 2001 and 2006, actually increased by 0.4 per cent overall between 2001 and 2011.

The Seniors (age 65+) age group increased by 14.5 per cent between 2006 and 2011.

The neighbourhood’s population, by comparison, increased by two per cent in that time.

-18.2% After the number jumped significantly between 2001 and 2006, the number of people in Bayview Woods-Steeles listing Korean as their Home Language dropped 18.2 per cent between 2006 and 2011.

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Small business idea flight test City’s Catholic, public boards elect, re-elect chairs, respectively at Don Mills library branch If you want to test your small business idea, a session at the Don Mills branch of the Toronto Public Library may be for you.

Join author Carla Langhorst Dec. 12 to find out if your small business idea is a practical, workable and profitable solution for you.

Langhorst, the author of Will it Fly? The idea tester, is also a small business coach. The event runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

The Don Mills branch is at 888 Lawrence Ave. E. Call 416-395-4710 to register. your cash flow wManaging

Earlier in the day on Dec. 12, there’ll be a “hands-on” cash flow workshop for small business owners.

The free session takes place in Committee Room 3 of the North York Civic Centre from 10 to 11:30

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Sera Shipani, an area manager for small business banking with TD, will lead the session, which includes real-world examples and practical tips.

Registration is required.

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Black Creek’s Historic Brewery is getting into the spirit of the season with the release of a Historic Beers of Canada gift pack.

Available in select LCBO stores, the gift pack contains beer representing the first four decades of the brewery’s Historic Beers of Canada series.

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Help create opportunities for students by applying for a Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) funding.

Not-for-profit organizations and public and private sector employers can visit www.servicecanada. gc.ca/csj to apply for wage subsidies through the CSJ initiative.

CSJ provides funding to employers with 50 or fewer employees to create summer jobs for young people aged 15 to 30 who are full-time students returning to their studies in the next school year.

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Paul Futhey is the managing editor of The North York Mirror. Business in Brief appears every two weeks. Email him at pfuthey@insidetoronto. com

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Toronto Trustee Jo-Ann Davis was elected chair of Toronto’s Catholic school board last Thursday night.

First elected to the Toronto Catholic District School Board in 2010, Davis is a senior associate at the consulting firm of Leman Group. She served as vicechair during the first year of her term on the board.

Following her election, Davis spoke of her commitment to public engagement, working collaboratively with her trustee colleagues, and moving forward with collective confidence.

“We are a great community of Catholic schools,” she said in a statement.

“Our faith demands action, and our collective actions define us all.”

An active community volunteer, Davis serves as president of the Toronto branch of the Canadian

International Council, a non-partisan, countrywide research council established 80 years ago to strengthen Canada’s foreign policy.

Sitting beside Davis as vice-chair this term will be Scarborough Trustee Nancy Crawford, who was also first elected to the board in 2010.

During her term with the board, Crawford has served as chair of the Governance Framework Committee, and also represented the board of trustees on the Nurturing Our Catholic Community, Safe Schools, and Catholic Parent Involvement Committees. re-elects chris Bolton as chair wTDSB

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Willowdale Trustee Mari Rutka was elected as the vice-chair. She has been involved with schools and school councils in Willowdale for about 20 years.

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fundraising game: Top, The North York Rangers line up dressed in their alternate jerseys for the pre-game ceremony before meeting the Toronto Junior Canadiens during the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s recent ‘Pink at the Rink’ fundraiser.

Below far left, Rangers’ goalie Gianluca Bagetta grabs the loose puck in a net-front scramble at Herb Carnegie Centennial Arena.

Left, Alexia Baggetta, left, and Alessia Palmieri sell baked goods to help raise funds for Pink at the Rink.

As for the game, the Junior Canadiens won 6-3.

Photos/Peter C. McCusker

UPCOMING GAMES The Rangers are in Milton Friday night, before returning home to play Mississauga Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m., and Pickering on Wednesday at 8 p.m. The Jr. Canadiens are in Pickering Friday, and have home games Saturday (Stouffville) at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday (St. Michael’s) at 7:30 p.m.

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Fire CNIB bridge leads to freedom fought at leslie and sheppard townhouse blaze: Toronto firefighters work last Thursday night battling a two-alarm blaze at a townhouse on Tomar Villaway in the Leslie Street and Sheppard Avenue area. The fire, which started at around 7:30 p.m., destroyed the garage and caused extensive damage to the home.

Photo/Manny Rodrigues

breaking ground: Don Va l l e y W e s t M P J o h n Carmichael, left, Florence Carter, John Rafferty, CNIB president and CEO and Jane Beaumont, chair, break ground for the renovation of the pedestrian bridge over Bayview Avenue at the CNIB building in North York recently. The bridge was closed two years ago due to structural safety concerns.

Carter told The Mirror she would ask strangers to help her cross busy Bayview to get to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.

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TORONTO DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD GIRLS VOLLEYBALL NORTH REGION/SENIOR

NORTH REGION/JUNIOR

THURSDAY, DEC. 5 w Downsview SS vs. Northview Heights SS (Northview Heights SS, 550 Finch Ave. W., 3:30 p.m.) w John Polanyi CI vs. Emery CI (Emery CI, 3395 Weston Rd., 3:30 p.m.)

MONDAY, DEC. 9 w Eark Haig SS vs. Newtonbrook SS (Newtonbrook SS, 155 Hilda Ave., 3 p.m.) w Victoria Park CI vs. George S Henry Academy (George S Henry Academy, 200 Graydon Hall Dr., 3 p.m.) w Don Mills CI vs. Georges Vanier SS (Georges Vanier SS, 3000 Don Mills Rd., 3:30 p.m.)

TUESDAY, DEC. 10 w Emery CI vs. William Lyon Mackenzie CI (William Lyon Mackenzie CI , 20 Tillplain Rd., 3 p.m.) w Northview Heights SS vs. CW Jefferys CI (CW Jefferys CI, 340 Sentinel Rd., 3 p.m.) w Westview Centennial SS vs. Downsview SS (Downsview SS, 7 Hawksdale Rd., 3 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11 w Don Mills CI vs. Victoria Park CI (Victoria Park CI, 15 Wallingford Rd., 3:30 p.m.) w George Vanier SS vs. Earl Haig SS (Earl Haig SS, 100 Princess Ave., 3:30 p.m.) w John Polanyi CI vs. Northview Heights SS (Northview Heights SS, 550 Finch Ave. W., 3:30 p.m.)

THURSDAY, DEC. 5 w Downsview SS vs. Northview Heights SS (Northview Heights SS, 550 Finch Ave. W., 3p.m.) w John Polanyi CI vs. Emery CI (Emery CI, 3395 Weston Rd., 3 p.m.) w William Lyon Mackenzie CI vs. Westview Centennial SS (Westview Centennial SS, 755 Oakdale Rd., 3 p.m.)

MONDAY, DEC. 9 w Eark Haig SS vs. Newtonbrook SS (Newtonbrook SS, 155 Hilda Ave., 3:30 p.m.) w Victoria Park CI vs. George S Henry Academy (George S Henry Academy, 200 Graydon Hall Dr., 3:30 p.m.)

TUESDAY, DEC. 10 w Emery CI vs. William Lyon Mackenzie CI (William Lyon Mackenzie CI , 20 Tillplain Rd., 3:30 p.m.) w Northview Heights SS vs. CW Jefferys CI (CW Jefferys CI, 340 Sentinel Rd., 3:30 p.m.) w Westview Centennial SS vs. Downsview SS (Downsview SS, 7 Hawksdale Rd., 3:30 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11 w Don Mills CI vs. Victoria Park CI (Victoria Park CI, 15 Wallingford Rd., 3 p.m.) w John Polanyi CI vs. Northview Heights SS (Northview Heights SS, 550 Finch Ave. W., 3 p.m.)

BOYS BASKETBALL NORTH REGION/JUNIOR

MAKING THE PASS

MONDAY, DEC. 9 w John Polanyi CI vs. Westview Centennial SS (Westview Centennial SS, 755 Oakdale Rd., 3:30 p.m.) w Downsview SS vs. CW Jefferys CI (CW Jefferys CI, 340 Sentinel Rd., 4:15 p.m.) w Emery CI vs. William Lyon Mackenzie CI (William Lyon Mackenzie CI , 20 Tillplain Rd., 4:15 p.m.)

A.Y. Jackson Secondary School’s Tony Liang passes the ball from the floor, under pressure from a Victoria Park Collegiate defender during high school senior boys basketball action at Jackson on Tuesday.

Jackson went on to win the game 48-33.

TUESDAY, DEC. 10 w Earl Haig SS vs. Don Mills CI (Don Mills CI, 15 The Donway E., 4:15 p.m.) w Newtonbrook SS vs. York Mills CI (York Mills CI, 490 York Mills Rd., 4:15 p.m.)

Photo/TOM HICKEN

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11 w Westview Centennial SS vs. William Lyon Mackenzie CI (William Lyon Mackenzie CI, 20 Tillplain Rd., 3:30 p.m.) w Emery CI vs. John Polanyi CI (John Polanyi CI, 640 Lawrence Ave. W., 4:15 p.m.) w Northview Heights SS vs. Downsview SS (Downsview SS, 7 Hawksdale Rd., 3 p.m.)

UPCOMING GAME In Toronto District School Board boys basketball, north region, senior action, AY Jackson SS takes on Newtonbrook SS on Dec. 12 at 3:30 p.m.

NORTH REGION/JUNIOR FRIDAY, DEC. 6 w Victoria Park CI vs. AY Jackson SS (AY Jackson SS, 50 Francine Dr., 3 p.m.)

MONDAY, DEC. 9 w Downsview SS vs. CW Jefferys CI (CW Jefferys CI, 340 Sentinel Rd., 3 p.m.) w Emery CI vs. William Lyon Mackenzie (William Lyon Mackenzie, 340 Sentinel Rd.,

3 p.m.) w Nelson A Boylen CI vs. Northview Heights SS (Northview Heights SS, 550 Finch Ave. W., 3:30 p.m.)

TUESDAY, DEC. 10

w Earl Haig SS vs. Don Mills CI (Don Mills CI, 15 The Donway E., 3 p.m.) w George S Henry Academy vs. AY Jackson SS (AY Jackson SS, 50 Francine Dr., 3:30 p.m.)

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