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Art happens beyond downtown North York exhibit shows artist look beyond city core DOMINIK KUREK dkurek@insidetoronto.com The folks at North York Arts (NYA) are reminding residents that culture happens beyond downtown and are inviting everyone to a new exhibit at the

Toronto Centre for the Arts. The Default Programming art exhibit, on now, features the works of 11 artists from a Toronto-based arts collective called YYZ. “We’re trying to showcase that art isn’t just happening downtown, and that artists and art collectives from downtown are starting to look north of Bloor and a little bit east and a little bit west of the downtown core,” said Melissa Foster, communications co-ordinator

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Bright year for charity light dispay FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com Pat and Amatore De Sario can thank favourable weather for bringing out the masses to their North York home, which transformed into a giant light display throughout December and raised more than $12,000 >>>light, page 10

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Sheri Jrimi, right, Amanda Svanhill and Heather Ricketts stuff a Project Winter Survival bag full of cold weather supplies as it moves along the assembly line at The Bargains Group on Caledonia Road Saturday morning. The kits are bound for delivery to the homeless.

Avenue. Since its inception in 1999, Project Winter Survival, now part of national charity Engage and Change, has packed and distributed 26,000 winter survival kits for the homeless.

“The best thing that could happen is that Project Winter Survival doesn’t happen,” said Steinhauer, founder of the initiative and president and CEO of The Bargains Group. “We are a Band-Aid solution. Until there is more

affordable housing, Project Winter Survival has to be there.” The recent deaths of three homeless men attributed to freezing temperatures has brought awareness to the problem, Steinhauer said, adding it enforces how important Project Winter Survival is. Mayor John Tor y has appointed Senator Ar t Eggleton, a former Toronto mayor, to lead a six-person task force to study issues within Toronto Community Housing and its affordable housing units. A $25 donation helps sponsor Project Winter Survival kits, and Engage and Change issues tax receipts for all financial donations. Though kits have been assembled, Steinhauer said financial contributions are always needed.

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North York pharmaceutical company gets boost DOMINIK KUREK dkurek@insidetoronto.com North York pharmaceutical company Dalton Pharma Services is expanding its operations with help from Ottawa. The contract manufacturing and drug development research company is receiving more than $2 million from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). The company itself is putting in an additional $6.3 million to increase its manufacturing capacity.

The company anticipates this will add an extra 21 fulltime skilled positions during the expansion project, plus another 13 workers once the project is completed in a few years. The company currently employs approximately 70 people. “FedDev has provided an important contribution to our growth at just the right time for us to benefit,” said company president Peter Pekos, at a media event announcing the funding last Friday. The company provides such services as research, product development and manufactur-

ing of low-volume pharmaceutical products. Pekos said 60 per cent of the company’s business comes from outside the country. Dalton Pharma Services competes against offshore companies that have lower costs, Pekos said, but stays competitive by providing premium manufacturing and superior service, and benefits from the region’s economic and innovative environment. “Dalton also benefits by being embedded in a highly innovative cluster that exists in Southern Ontario. Seven of Ontario’s leading universities,

and I would even say globally leading universities, are within a three-hour drive, on a good day,” Pekos said. York Centre MP Mark Adler said he’s pleased the government has chosen a York Centre company with a strong track record to help it become more competitive in the pharmaceutical industry. “Our government believes that support like this can help Southern Ontario maintain and get a competitive edge that it needs to compete in today’s very competitive, global economy,” Adler said.

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Toronto police attend at the scene of a standoff at Finch subway station in the early hours Sunday. A male wanted in relation to a suspicious death in a nearby condo unit was taken in to custody.

Second-degree murder charge in 2015’s second homicide A man was found dead at a Yonge Street and Finch Avenue condo and an 18-year-old man has been charged with seconddegree murder. Police were called to 39 Pemberton Ave. late Saturday. When they arrived, they found the body of a man with obvious signs of trauma. Aloy Onochie, 61, of Toronto, was pronounced dead at the scene. Uchenna Onochie,

18, of Toronto, was charged Sunday with second-degree murder. Police found Uchenna Onochie walking by the entrance of Finch station Saturday around 10:30 p.m. with a knife. After spending several hours calming the man, police were able to get him taken to hospital for treatment of self-inflicted wounds, police said.

Attack near Weston and 401 Police have released security camera images of one of several people wanted in a robbery investigation in the Weston Road and Hwy. 401 area Dec. 23. Police said a woman, 24, was riding the elevator around 7:40 p.m. when another female told her she was about to be robbed. As the woman attempted to flee the elevator, she was swarmed by another woman and two men, assaulted several times and robbed. One of the attackers is described as white, 18 to 22 years old, 6’ 2” tall, with a slim to medium build and dark shaggy hair. He was wearing a jacket with a large Montreal

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e’ve argued in these pages many times before that Torontonians will get the transit they pay for. The city’s transit woes are many; the solutions will need to be multi-pronged and include the input (and funds) of all three levels of government. So Mayor John Tory’s recent transit announcement – basically a fare increase, children 12 and under ride for free, and the promise of service improvements – must be lauded as at least an attempt to come up with some solutions. Despite campaigning on the promise to not raise transit fares, the user-pay approach to keeping transit moving versus a property tax increase is a safe option, but not necessarily a courageous one. As the cost of running Toronto’s transit system rises, fares will have to increase, but property taxes may need to rise as well and alternative funding addressed. Transit Bonds are just one idea. And with that inevitable increase, it’s not a stretch our view to demand more bang for our transit buck. Demand more Tory’s Monday announcement offered some of this added value for our value: 50 new buses; restoring increasing buck all-day, everyday bus services that were cut in 2011; 10-minute or better bus and streetcar service. But there needs to be more in order to make the current and future increases at the fare box less frustrating. For instance, a monthly Metropass will now cost $141.50 – it’s getting quite expensive to travel the TTC. For weekday cash commuters who drop $6 a day on transit, it works out to roughly $120 in a four-week month. Unfortunately there are few options for those without a car. Last week’s GO Transit and TTC announcement that an extra $60 GO transit sticker can be purchased so transit users can ride GO when the TTC is busy is not the way to sweeten the transit pie. Soon it won’t be enough to merely add two subway trains on lines 1 and 2 during morning and afternoon rush hours, all-door boarding, or 12 extra routes to the Express Bus network. Riders deserve more: a properly integrated GO and TTC pass, perhaps a two-hour ride-anywhere ticket so people heading out for quick grocery shopping can do so. Torontonians have to get used to the fact that transit will cost everyone more money. And politicians need to understand that any extra increases at the fare box or on our property taxes must be accompanied by something tangible to offset asking more money from residents.

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Start brushing up on your curling lingo I don’t curl myself, but I’ve always been a big fan and this is the time of year when curling news and highlights start popping up in newspapers and on TV screens. Like every sport, it has a lingo all its own and for those who don’t follow it closely and aren’t up to speed on all the terminology, what follows are some explanations of a few of the most commonly used phrases. Q. Announcers often refer to the perfect takeout. What is that exactly? A. A jumbo burger, fries, onion rings, apple pie and a smoothie and having somebody else pick up the tab. Q. Any tips on how to draw to the four-foot? A. Just have them stand on a stool directly in front of the easel. Q. How do you freeze to the button? A. I wouldn’t try it myself, but if you take

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY off your shirt and lie face down on an icy sidewalk at the corner of Portage and Main in Winnipeg in the first week of February, that ought to do it. Q. What’s a nose hit? A. That all depends on its size. If it’s Cyrano de Bergerac’s, for example, I’d say wherever he goes it’ll hit just about anything within a city block. hog line query Q. What‘s a hog line violation? A. When one of the three greedy hogs on the line of your favourite hockey team for some inexplicable reason decides to pass the puck for the first time. But please, only curling questions from now on. Q. We hear from time to time that a skip has been

having trouble with his or her weight all week. What do you recommend? A. Trying to cut down on ordering so many jumbo burgers, fries, onion rings, apple pies and smoothies, no matter who is buying. Q. What’s poor execution of the come around game? A. When you keep telling somebody you’re going to drop by and you never bother to show up. Q. Why do they say that a jam, even though it is unintentional, always remains in play. A. Because nobody can resist jam, whether you were hoping for it or not. It’s just too yummy. Q: There were a bunch of clips of The 10th Annual Celebrity Curling With The Stars Bonspiel on last night and the colour commentator said the key to the success to Homer Simpson’s rink is that Homer had such a great back end. What do you

think? A. I think the commentator needs a pair of glasses. read the ice Q. We’re told time and time again that to be a good skip you have to be able to “read” the ice. How the heck do you read ice? A. Beats me. And that’s just for starters if you want to make it to the top, from what I understand. Apparently, if you entertain hopes of one day going all the way to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts or the Tim Hortons Brier, not only do you have to be know how to read the ice, you also have to make sure to Like the ice on Facebook and follow it on Twitter. 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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The Hangar Sports League Adult Indoor Winter Soccer registration WHERE: Downsview Park Sports Centre, 75 Carl Hall Rd. CONTACT: Downsview Park, 416-954-6084, http://downsviewpark.ca/content/ adult-indoor-winter-soccerleague-2015, downsviewleagues@ clc.ca COST: See web site Season starts Feb. 1. Register online or download form from website. COSTI Co-Sponsored Employment Series WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Downsview Library, 2793 Keele St. CONTACT: 416-395-5720 COST: Free The three sessions include a resume workshop, an interview workshop and some job searching tips and tools. Registration is required. Shabbat Shirim WHEN: 7:45 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-487-4161, www.templesinai. net, programs@templesinai.net COST: Free

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Early Years Havdalah Service and Pizza Dinner at Beach Blast WHEN: 4:30 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Beach Blast, 15 Leswyn Rd. CONTACT: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 416-487-4161, www. templesinai.net, programs@templesinai.net COST: $10 for families Children can wear shorts, T-shirts and bare feet while they play in the sand After dinner, we will share a Havdalah service. Call to register.

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Connect With Your True Self: An Introduction to Meditation WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library Auditorium, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: Register at 416-395-5660 COST: Free

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Family Literacy Day Celebration WHEN: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Downsview Library, 2793 Keele St. CONTACT: 416-395-5720 COST: Free A puppet show, word race, oversized Scrabble and more. Drop-in.

York Woods Mystery Book Club WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: York Woods Library, 1785 Finch Ave W. CONTACT: 416-395-5980 COST: Free Meet, greet and get your first book, ‘The Last Policeman’ by Ben Winters.

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The first budget of a term of council is often an easy one to swallow. In 2011, it was such an easy budget that Rob Ford could get away with freezing property taxes, eliminating the vehicle registration fee and demanding that TTC fares be frozen, all thanks to a reserve squirrelled away from the previous administration. In 2015, Mayor John Tory is faced with a similar gift set. There is no surplus; the last time Toronto used a prior year surplus to balance the budget was 2012. The land transfer tax, which former mayor Ford generously failed to eliminate, has come in at a staggering $425 million, $50 million more than finance staff anticipated. Ontario Premier Wynne and Tory are well-disposed to one another – something that could not be said of Ford and former premier Dalton McGuinty – so odds are good the city will receive $85 million in help from Ontario. And unlike Ford, Tory has felt no need to deliver a property tax freeze. Instead,

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david nickle the city he has done the opposite and increased service levels to what seems like a luxurious degree, and charged Toronto residents appropriately. Buses will run more regularly and subway trains more frequently and children under 12 will ride the TTC for free; there will be more resources to save the homeless from freezing cold nights and more shelter beds available all the time; traffic-clogging road work will finish up more quickly. And Torontonians will pay more. There’s an inflationary tax increase of 2.25 per cent that goes slightly above Toronto’s rate of inflation when the 0.5 per cent Scarborough subway levy is added in (which it is). Non-children will be paying an extra 10 cents to ride the TTC. User fees are on the rise, as the city charges more for household garbage collection

and hikes fees for renting ice by 7.25 per cent and premium sports field fees by 12.5 per cent. Pushing increases like that would have been bad medicine indeed for most mayors in Toronto’s recent history and this may turn out to be the case for Tory, but I suspect it won’t. Tory made the point at a lunch-hour speech that his predecessor – that being Rob Ford, now councillor for Etobicoke North – raised fees and taxes more marginally while at the same time reducing service. And that is not what’s going on here. Tory wants to be seen as fiscally prudent, but what he is selling along with that is the good life – or at least a better life – for constituents. It is in the short term a progressive budget coming from a darling of council conservatives. It will likely pass as easily as it was, say, for Richard Nixon to visit China.

Dave Nickle is The Mirror’s city hall reporter. His column appears every Thursday.

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Rob Ford slams plan to raise TTC fares Councillor says Mayor John Tory not being ‘honest’ with taxpayers

brain probe Dianne McKenzie shows visitors a plasma globe at the epilepsy table Saturday during BRAINfest at the Ontario Science Centre. Neuroscientists covered a wide range of topics including concussion, dementia, brain disorders and current research at the weekend event. Interested in more brainy pursuits? The science centre exhibit BRAIN: The Inside Story continues until March 29.

DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Ward 2 Councillor Rob Ford has accused Mayor John Tory of not being “honest with the taxpayers” after he abandoned an election promise to freeze TTC fares in 2015. “John said he wasn’t going to raise fares – we all heard it during the mayor’s debate. He’s not being honest with the taxpayers,” said former mayor Ford. “I was honest with the taxpayers – John’s not.” Ford was a minority of opposition to Tory’s plan, announced Monday, to raise TTC fares by 10 cents and add $95 million to the Toronto Transit Commission’s budget. That add-on would reverse many of the service cuts imposed under Ford: restoring 10-minute service to bus routes throughout the city, adding express buses on key routes, adding two trains each on Lines 1 and 2 during rush hour, and allowing children under 12 to travel for free. Ford scoffed at the idea of free rides for children. “Putting kids on for free? We’d love to put them on for free but we can’t afford it. And who’s going to determine if the kids are 12 or not? Are they going to show ID with the driver? Seventy-five cents (the price of a children’s fare), I think people can afford 75 cents. Even people in the poorest neighbourhoods can afford 75 cents. He’s not being honest with the taxpayer.” Other councillors took a different tack. Don Valley East Councillor Shelley Carroll said Tory’s decision to change his tune on the fare hike was “courageous.” “We have a mayor who’s now admitting he cannot do things for free and that’s a change,” said Carroll. “It’s a good change. We’re not going to lie to ourselves anymore.”

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Riding: Don Valley East Change? Lands north of Hwy. 401 now part of Don Valley North; lands roughly bordered by Hwy. 401 (north), CNR rail line (east), Don Mills Road (east), the CPR rail ine (north), the Don River East Branch (south), Don Mills Road (west), the Don River West branch and Leslie Street (west) acquired from Don Valley West.

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Burnside to host community skate Ward 26 Don Valley West Councillor Jon Burnside is hosting a community skate event at Angela James Arena

this Sunday. Residents can also enter a free raffle for a chance to win prizes and can meet Duke the Dog, mascot for the Toronto Marlies Hockey Club. The event is free, but residents are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item in support of the Flemingdon Food Bank. Angela James Arena is at 165 Grenoble Dr. The skating event runs from 1 to 3 p.m. MBA students compete in switzerland An international master of business administration (MBA) student competition in Switzerland will feature a team from York University’s Schulich School of Business. The York team will compete against other teams from the University of Victoria’s Peter B. Gustavson School of Business and the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver in the final round of the Corporate Knights-

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Schulich Business For A Better World Case Competition Friday in Davos, Switzerland during the World Economic Forum conference. The competition is a partnership between Corporate Knights, the company for clean capitalism, and Schulich. series hosted by north york general wAddiction

North York General Hospital will host a four-part addiction education series starting Monday Monday, Feb. 2. All sessions will be held at Branson Ambulatory Care Centre, 555 Finch Ave. W., from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 1 South, Room 121. The Feb. 2 session, Addiction: Disease or Choice?, will focus on what addiction is, what is the continuum of use, and the roots of addiction. People can attend one or all sessions. For information or to register, call Cori Shiff at 416-6352582 or email cori.shiff@nygh. on.ca

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The MukiBaum Accessibility Foundation is expected to benefit from federal funding to help improve assistance for disabled persons visiting the North York site. MukiBaum is set to receive $24,000 today from the Enabling Accessibility Fund to build a ramp, and automatic sliding door, and two automated door openers at 401 Magnetic Dr. York Centre MP Mark Adler is expected to be on hand for the funding announcement. MukiBaum Accessibility Foundation provides inclusive community and family outreach programs for children and adults with complex disabilities.

Championships. The official opening ceremonies take place at 9:15 a.m. at York’s Track & Field Centre, 4700 Keele St. (near Steeles Avenue), with Ontario Command president Saturday Bruce Julian, Provincial Track & Field chair Tom Carr and other Legion dignitaries expected to attend. Events scheduled for males and females in the youth (17 years of age and under) and midget (15 years of age and under) categories include 60-metre hurdles, 200- to 3,000-metre runs, long jump, high jump, triple jump, pole vault, and shot put.

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>>>from page 1 put it directly – but still do their best to stay focused on their artwork. They want to see their art produced, or displayed, or promoted in the art world,” said Oana Tanase, who curated the exhibit. “It’s an original topic to be openly discussed how an artist of their age can still find the time, energy and same enthusiasm in shifting their attention from a daily, sometimes part-time job and their studio as an environment where they really can feel they have enough freedom,

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Art exhibit explores creative relationship between art and work or time, or good vibes to keep on going.” Tanase said the majority of the artists in this show are in their early 20s to mid 30s and share the common theme in the art scene of splitting their attentions. While splitting their energies between love and labour, Tanase said some artists find a creative relationship between art and work. For some artists, their daily life becomes an inspiration and is seen in a new life in their artwork. Others may use the tools of their daily work world and

use them in art. Default Programming features a variety of media, from wall hanging art to sculptures and installations. The show closes Feb. 5. The gallery is open Tuesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The hours will be extended Thursday, Feb. 5 until 8 p.m. The closing day will feature a special performance by harpsichordist Satoshi Matsumura from 7 to 8 p.m.

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Light show raised $12,000 for SickKids >>>from page 1 for The Hospital for Sick Children. “Whenever the weather is good, people come out,” Pat said. The display at their Benjamin Boake Trail home was turned on Nov. 30 and shut off Jan. 6. The home near Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue was outfitted with 50,000 LED lights and countless inflatable decorations; a donation box out front collected money to be given to the downtown hospital. The De Sarios spent time at SickKids after their daughter, Angela, was diag-

nosed with juvenile diabetes years ago, and this is their way of giving back. 15-yearinitiative This year, $12,227.53 was collected, bringing the De Sarios’ overall donation to SickKids to more than $127,000 over the 15 years they have lit up their home. “We don’t really set a goal, just whatever we can get,” Pat said, adding she spent hours Christmas Day handing out chocolate bars to the children who stopped by to take in the dazzling lights, while her husband, Amatore, directed

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Encore Entertainment presents Remember, Maggy? about two sisters in their 40s and the journey of their complex and often hilarious relationship over a period of

arts in brief five years. Kate, a widowed quintessential housewife, and Maggy, an alcoholic pillpopping actress, battle to stay connected while dealing with the progression of their mother’s Alzheimer disease. Remember, Maggy? will be staged in the Studio Theatre at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., Jan. 29 to Feb. 8. Visit www.encoreshows. com by the JCCC for movie day wStop

The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre presents Fly, Dakota, Fly! as its movie for January. According to a poster on the JCCC website, the movie is set five months after the end of the war in 1946 when a British airplane makes an emergency landing on a remote island in Japan. It is billed as a true story. Fly, Dakota, Fly! will be

screened Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. at the JCCC, 6 Garamond Ct. Tickets are $8 for JCCC members and $10 for non members. Tickets can be purchased by calling 416441-2345. Visit http://jccc. on.ca on the walls at local libraries wWhat’s

Here is what you’d find on display at three local libraries next month: • Islamic Tesselation Art: printmaking by Shakil Khan at North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge St. • Word and Art: artistic works by Reza Mostmand, at the Fairview branch, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. • Woman, Legend, Nature: fabric art by Fariba Mahmoodian, at Don Mills Library, 888 Lawrence Ave. E. The exhibits run Feb. 1 to 28 during library hours. Visit www.torontopubliclibrary. ca to check out all the events happening at North York libraries.

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Photo snapped at G. Ross Lord Park ‘Perfect Wedding’ a winner in Snap and Share contest a perfect farce DOMINIK KUREK dkurek@insidetoronto.com Abbas Solhdoost was named one of four winners in a Toronto photo contest after taking his picture at G. Ross Lord Park at Dufferin Street and Finch Avenue. Solhdoost won the recreation category of the contest with a photo titled Jogging in the Park. The Snap and Share photo contest was put on by the City of Toronto and Nikon Canada; it received 1,600 submissions from across the city of photos of parks, forestry and recreation. “Congratulations to the winners of the Snap and Share contest,” said Mayor John Tory in a news release. “All submissions this year have captured hidden gems of Toronto and showcase just

Abbas Solhdoost is the winner in the recreation category of the City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Photo Contest for his image titled ‘Jogging in the Park’ taken at G. Ross Lord Park.

Taylor Creek Trail by Yasmeen (Sew Ming) Tian w Forestry: Fall in the Rouge Valley Has Arrived, taken at Rouge Park by Arvo Poolar The winners were selected by three judges: Kristian Bogner, world-class photographer, speaker and Nikon Canada Ambassador; Dr. Roberta Bondar, professional nature photographer and Canada’s first woman astronaut; and Moses Znaimer, founder and CEO of Zoomer Media Limited. The grand prize winner receives a Nikon D3300 HD-SLR camera and lenses. Each category winner receives a Nikon COOLPIX AW120 camera.

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North Toronto Players bring Have your say on arts and culture in North York ‘El Mikado’ to the stage North Toronto Players’ next production is El Mikado. The show opens Feb. 20 at Jubilee United Church and runs to March 1. Jubilee United is at 40 Underhill Dr., east of the Don Valley Parkway, north of Lawrence Avenue. Call 416-481-4867 for tickets.

North Toronto Players got their start in 1966 as the St. Timothy Players presenting shows in the St. Timothy Church hall. Volunteers are always needed; email emily_graham@ hotmail.com

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How do arts and cultural activities shape your neighbourhood? North York residents, artists, arts groups and community organizations are invited to be part of a discussion called Count Me In; your opinions will contribute to a city-wide survey about arts impact. You can have your say Jan.

28 between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. There is also a session Jan. 29 from 4 to 6 p.m. at York Woods Library, 1785 Finch Ave. W. These free events are hosted by North York Arts, a centre for arts engagement, promotion and programming.

Robin Hawdon’s play Perfect Wedding generates laughter from the first moment when the bridegroom-to-be wakes up in bed, naked, next to a woman he doesn’t recognize. His appalled, confused and comical reactions set the tone for the farce that follows. Bill, the horrified groom, scrambles to cover his tracks and drives the narrative. He turns to his best man Tom, who begins to improvise an explanation that will absolve Bill of any wrongdoing and the more they invent, the more wildly convoluted the situation becomes. It’s like watching a pinball game as each action leads to unintended results drawing in Tom’s new girlfriend Judy (played by Melissa Beveridge), an overly helpful chambermaid Julie, the bride Rachel (Nikki Hogan) and the bride’s mother, Daphne. Tony Rein directs this madcap comedy with the precision required of a farce. The laughter spreads through the theatre like confetti in the wind, and every time the situation seems to be settled a new wrinkle is introduced. Olivia Jon as the maid scores the most laughs with her hysterical reactions lashing out at the wedding party for their improprieties. She is matched laugh for laugh by Stephen Vani as the har-

mark andrew lawrence front row centre ried best man and Michael Sutherland as the hung-over groom. Nikki Hogan adds to the confusion with her performance as the bride determined to have her “perfect” wedding. Dani Holden goes full tilt as the controlling mother of the bride. Bringing together this team of performers, Rein tries to infuse the crazy situation with a sense of normality as everyone deals with the quickly approaching deadline of the wedding. In an adjustment that is allowed by the author the story is set in a honeymoon suite just outside Toronto, which allows a number of local references to pepper the script. The set, designed by Robin Phillips, is a comfortable two-room suite with plenty of space for private conversations, and lastminute costume changes. Perfect Wedding runs until Saturday at Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. For tickets, visit www. StageCentreProductions. com or call 416-299-5557. Veteran theatre reviewer Mark Andrew Lawrence offers his insights on stage and musical productions for The North York Mirror. Contact him at nym@insidetoronto.com

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Money problems? The library can help From programs and seminars, to books and magazines, and expert staff support, we have what you need to help you manage your money. Check out these upcoming programs in your neighbourhood. Saving Strategies: Learn to Save More and Spend Less Start the year off right with an excellent plan for your future. A financial consult gives tips on how to save more to pay down debt, to use the power of compounding to make your savings grow, and to invest in the future to realize goals and dreams. To register, call 416-396-5720. Thur. January 29, 1 pm Downsview Branch (2793 Keele St.)

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It will cost more to rent ice for hockey and book premiumquality sports fields in 2015, if Toronto Council goes along with proposed fee hikes in this year’s budget. City staff is recommending substantial increases above the rate of inflation, and reclassifications of some fields that could push the cost even higher. Fees for recreation services are rising 2.5 per cent across the board to cover inflation. But staff is recommending that an additional 5 per cent

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count rates at premier sports fields by 50 per cent during non prime-time hours. But to further complicate matters, the city is also going to reclassify sports fields based on quality, which will affect their fees. That will mean 94 facilities will have a decrease in fees as they’re downgraded, 35 facilities will experience an increase in fees in 2015, and 11 facilities will be seeing fee hikes significant enough to be phased in over two years starting in 2016, with no fee impacts in 2015. Those fields are L’Amoreaux, Neilson Park, Adams Park, Bill Hancox Park in Scarborough, Esther Shiner Stadium in North York and High Park in the former City of Toronto.

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Ontario Junior A Hockey League NORTH YORK RANGERS Sunday, Jan. 25 w 3 p.m., hosting Cobourg * The North York Rangers home arena is Herbert Carnegie Centennial Centre, 580 Finch Avenue West. JR CANADIENS Sunday, Jan. 25 w 7:30 p.m., hosting Lindsay * The Jr. Canadiens home arena is Buckingham Arena at Downsview Park, 57 Carl Hall Rd * Home games (and away games involving Toronto teams) listed. League schedule and stats (for both the Rangers and Jr. Canadiens) at ojhl.pointstreaksites.com

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Basketball Friday, Jan. 23 w Seneca hosting St. Lawrence, women’s game 6 p.m., men’s 8 p.m. * Games at Newnham Campus Gym, 1750 Finch Ave. E. Schedules, scores and standings for all college sports at http://www.ocaa.com

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Saturday, Jan. 24 w York hosting Nipissing, women’s game at noon, men’s at 2 p.m. * Games at Tait McKenzie Centre. Schedules, scores and standings for all university sports, including basketball and hockey, at http://www.oua.ca

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Bishop Strachan School’s Madi Marcello, 17, goes on the attack during Compete for the Cure action recently at the HoopDome in Downsview Park. Nearly 300 high schoolers participated in dodgeball and basketball events in support of Pancreatic Cancer Canada.

Memorial for paris attacks At far right, Joseph Papia, left, Zaza Vili and Steven Michaels wave the French and Jewish Defence League flags last Wednesday outside Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue, the site of a memorial service for the victims of the recent Paris terrorist attacks. At near right, Cantor Simon Spiro, right, chants the ‘El Maleh Rahamim’ prayer for the victims during the memorial service. Photos/Nancy Paiva

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