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Woman hit by two cars on Lawrence ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com
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A North York mother is dead after being struck by two cars outside her home yesterday. The accident happened on Lawrence Avenue, east of Dufferin Street, at 6:53 a.m. Neiky Pardo, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the pedestrian was crossing Lawrence mid-block from the south side when a westbound gold 2004 Nissan Maxima driven by a 28-year-old man hit her. “She was knocked into the eastbound lanes and struck by an eastbound Volvo,” Const. Clint Stibbe said. The grey 2006 Volvo, driven by a 52-year-old man, was then rearended by a Mazda. It was raining and dark at the time; police believe those were factors in the collision. “But any time you have a midblock crossing, it is dangerous to begin with,” Stibbe said. Pardo, the mother of a young child, lived on Lawrence, steps from the accident scene. Police closed Lawrence between Dufferin and Bolingbroke Road for about five hours as they investigated the collision. “We are appealing for witnesses,” Stibbe said. “We’re asking them to come forward.” Anyone with information should call police at 416-808-1900. One minute after Pardo was struck, a hit-and-run vehicle seriously injured a pedestrian on Eglinton Avenue at Peveril Hill North, a block west of Bathurst Street.
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George Brown Huskies basketball team forward Kayla Higgins, 20, chats with her teammate before practice last Thursday. Higgins is in her first year of the community worker program at George Brown, hoping to work in the penitentiary system.
Basketball player aims to help others DAVID GROSSMAN active@insidetoronto.com
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ayla Higgins can hardly wait to go to jail. A bright 20-year-old North York resident, Higgins is looking at it from a professional perspective – that of helping people – and figures one of the best places is to have an office right in a detention centre.
Higgins grew up in a neighbourhood not far from an area of the city with a reputation for gun and drug crime – Jane and Finch. Driven by passion and a strong commitment to social justice, she wanted to make an impact and help people – those she said who have made mistakes – survive and thrive. And Higgins, quite adamant about her future and also that
of packaging a combination of certificate, diploma and degree – from academic programs related to social work and community service – isn’t wasting any time. “Everyone makes mistakes, some more serious than others, and we hear of far too many stories about people making wrong decisions,” said Higgins, who already has a certificate from George Brown College and
is now working on the diploma in an intense community worker program. “I want to be one of those individuals that helps change lives, get them back on track and become good citizens. What’s wrong with that?” Co-operation, teamwork and mutual support are three of the key factors Higgins believes are >>>courting, page 7
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