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An inaugural innovation expo at North York General Hospital on Wednesday served as the cornerstone of a new partnership that will bring together North York General, Toronto East General Hospital, Etobicoke’s St. Joseph’s Health Centre and three York Region hospitals to transform community hospital health care. “This is absolutely fantastic,”
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n the snowy hills of Banff, Alberta, there are only two Chinese restaurants, neither of which Christina Chong has any intention of visiting any time soon. The East York native will be spending her first Chinese New Year away from Toronto. She moved to Banff three months ago for a coveted job at an accounting firm, and so far she doesn’t expect the Chinese atmosphere to be quite as authentic as Toronto’s. The 23-year-old usually spends the holiday listening to her vivacious Uncle Gary order a traditional eightdish meal to their round table – usually at one of many suitable restaurants in the Richmond Hill-Markham area – one of the Toronto area’s five hot spots for Chinese immigrants and exceptional
dim sum. This year’s Chinese New Year celebrations will run from Jan. 31 to Feb. 15. >>>THE CHINESE, page 10
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Health Minister Deb Matthews told the huge crowd gathered for the InnovationEX 2014 expo in the lobby of North York General. “What we’re seeing is innovation in action, we’re seeing transformation in action.” She praised the new Joint Centres for Transformative Healthcare Innovation, also known as Joint Centres, which is a voluntary partnership between the three Toronto hospitals and >>>HOSPITALS, page 5
Neptune court gets makeover, thanks to Shoeless Joe’s donation FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com The basketball court at a Toronto Community Housing complex on Neptune Drive is getting refreshed, thanks to a Shoeless Joe’s Sports Grill contest. From October to December, Shoeless Joe’s held a contest – If Your Team Wins, Your
Community Wins! – as part of the Home Team Advantage program. The contest, part of a yearlong initiative, rewarded teams with points every time they ate at Shoeless Joe’s. The more teams that participated, the more points the community received. Fifteen per cent of every food order went towards >>>TEAM, page 5
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