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Puts control of health care in people’s hands LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com

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CHASE IS ON: North York Rangers’ Chris Aitcheson, left, and Toronto Lakeshore Patriots’ Dylan Carter chase the puck during Ontario Junior Hockey League action Wednesday at Herb Carnegie Centennial Arena. The Patriots won the game 3-2. See page 11 for more hockey news.

New TCHC plan still misses mark, councillors say LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com Aging townhouses in a North York

social housing neighbourhood desperately need to be replaced, but a proposed development for the site is pitting tenants against others in

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Tenant Tara Riley told The Mirror she and her neighbours support the project being pitched by Toronto

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At a press conference at York University Wednesday, the federal government announced a $15.5-million investment into an initiative called the Connected Health and Wellness Project. The private sector is also contributing $23 million.

“I’m here to deliver what I believe is incredibly good news,” Gary Goodyear, minister of state for the federal economic development agency for Southern Ontario, told dozens of people gathered at the new Life Sciences building to hear the news.

“We’re at the forefront of the next generation of health care management.”

The project, a venture between York University and 15 other partners such as McMaster University, could “revolutionize” health care management in Canada and around the world, save health care dollars and create jobs, Goodyear said.

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Townhouse plan sent back for overhaul >>>from page 1 homes that leak.

“I think we, as residents, we are concerned about the height of the buildings (in the proposed development) but our residences are falling apart,” she told The Mirror after the project was discussed at North York community council Tuesday.

“Children are sick from dampness and mould. We need these units fixed... by any means possible.”

Arguing there are larger condo buildings along Sheppard Avenue to the south of the neighbourhood, Riley fears others are “attacking” the proposed development because it involves social housing.

But other members of the community argue the scale of the proposed development is outlandish in an area of family homes.

The proposal also fails to meet city rules to protect stable neighbourhoods and aims to build significant development on a site where major redevelopment had not been expected, said David Magil, chair of the Bayview Village Association’s municipal and government affairs committee. The group represents residents across a ravine west of the site.

THCH and Deltera, part of the Tridel Group of Companies, one of Canada’s largest residential developers, want to demolish the 121

‘If you want to develop this site, show us something that isn’t absolutely wrong and what people don’t want for this neighbourhood.’

– Willowdale Councillor David Shiner social housing townhouses on Adra Villaway, Grado Villaway and Tomar Villaway on the west side of Leslie, north of Sheppard.

The townhouses would be replaced with 127 rental units and 679 condominium apartments.

Buildings, including a 10-storey, 150-unit seniors’ residence and a 10-storey, 90-unit TCHC rental building, would range in height from 10 to 18 storeys. That is down from the 169 rental units and 857 condo units in buildings ranging from 12 to 27 storeys that the developers first proposed in April.

Councillors sent the first plan back to the drawing board, telling the developers to come up with a development that better fits in with the community.

But councillors said the latest proposal still misses the mark.

While they didn’t go as far as

listening to Willowdale Councillor David Shiner, who wanted the development rejected outright, councillors voted to turn down the development as it is, but instructed city planning staff to work with the developers to address concerns if they are willing to make changes.

While Shiner said he sympathizes with TCHC’s desire to redevelop the aging neighbourhood, he said putting buildings as high as 18 storeys on what has been a neighbourhood of townhouses is “ridiculous.”

“If you want to develop this site, show us something that isn’t absolutely wrong and what people don’t want for this neighbourhood,” he said.

Don Valley East Councillor Shelley Carroll agreed the townhouses need to be replaced, saying they were squeezed on to a spare piece of land four decades ago.

But she argued councillors have to base their approval of the development on proper planning, not the fact TCHC is behind the development.

She also dismissed Riley’s suggestion that councillors are less than enthusiastic about the development because it involves social housing, arguing some opponents of the proposal accuse councillors of being more sympathetic to the project because it is a TCHC plan.

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Water polo coach dives headfirst onto big screen First movie makes it to TIFF for Northview Heights teacher DAVID GROSSMAN nym@insidetoronto.com

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oran Slavkovic is a man of many talents.

He’s known by students at Northview Heights Secondary School in North York as “the guy who coaches the water polo team.”

But there is quite a bit more about this 38-year old.

Although he’s not one to dwell on the huge impact he has made on the lives of many teenagers, Slavkovic has helped dozens improve their social skills and learn a sport not as prevalent as hockey or lacrosse in this country.

For him, improving after each practice means far more than hoisting trophies.

Slavkovic is not a graduate of the Ontario College of Teachers, but he does work in the Toronto District School Board and his teaching is in aquatics.

And then there’s another side to this man.

Not many, outside of family and friends, knew much about what he does when he’s away from the pool.

That is, until word spread about his passion for acting and the brilliant lead role in the powerful movie Krivina, a remarkable feature about the horror of civil war that split

Goran Slavkovic, above in his role as water polo coach at Ryerson University (he also coaches at Northview Heights Secondary School and at left as actor in a scene from the movie ‘Krivina’, currently showing at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Yugoslavia.

The 70-minute movie, with English subtitles, was centre stage at the acclaimed Toronto International Film Festival.

Slavkovic, a tall and muscular man born in Croatia before immigrating to Canada at the age of 19, was superb in his cinematic role.

At a crowded Art Gallery of Ontario, where his film

was featured, people at Jackman Hall marvelled over his performance; many found it hard to believe it was his first major movie.

“Acting, I just love it,” said Slavkovic. “But, I’m not giving up on coaching water polo just yet.”

While Slavkovic has kept a low profile with teachers, students and coaches about his talents

in the cinema, all that has changed.

Slavkovic, while living in Toronto, plays the role of a Bosnian immigrant who returned to his homeland to search for a childhood friend who had been missing for two decades, may still be alive and had been implicated in war crimes.

The movie, filmed in Bosnia, Herzegovina and Canada, is directed by

Igor Drljaca, a graduate in film production from York University. Drljaca, who was born in Sarajevo but raised in Canada, met Slavkovic at York.

Slavkovic plays a man haunted by war, and while the movie is chilling, there is no violence. There is, however, emphasis on emotion, hope and despair.

The hoopla with TIFF didn’t come until this past

summer when Slavkovic’s mind was preoccupied with the health of his ailing father living halfway around the world.

No sooner did Slavkovic celebrate with his players the achievements of winning city-wide high school boys and girls water polo championships, something that hadn’t been accomplished at Northview Heights in a decade, he was on a plane to Croatia.

His father had complications after two surgeries on his spine.

It was in Brac, an island off the coast of Croatia, that Slavkovic received an email with news that Krivina – his first film – had been picked to screen at TIFF. “It was an incredible feeling, I can’t explain it in words,” recalled Slavkovic.

“I told my father and I could see the happiness on his face. It’s overwhelming at first. I know the movie was a challenge but I am just honored that it’s at TIFF. As far as acting in the future, I’ll keep doing it as long as people offer me roles.”

Slavkovic’s introduction to the movies didn’t come by eating popcorn and watching cartoons.

About 15 years ago, he met several actors in Bosnia. There was quite a bit of chatter around acting and films.

They encouraged him to try making a movie, something he had thought about, and that was the push he needed.

“It was like a spark that went off,” said Slavkovic. “I got a break and made the best of it.”

When he’s not at Northview Heights, Slavkovic works at Ryerson University coaching the water polo program.

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United Way supports our neighbourhoods

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nited Way Toronto has set an ambitious fundraising goal of $116 million for this year’s campaign drive. That’s $1 million more than was raised in last year’s campaign.

“We know it’s going to be tough, but the agencies we fund really, really need the money,” said United Way Toronto CEO Susan McIsaac at the campaign’s launch last week.

Locally, the United Way funds some 200 health and social service programs and agenour view cies across the city. That might seem like a lot of organizations We can all slicing up the United Way pie, but residents should remember we are help make dealing with Canada’s largest city a difference and each of those agencies are on the ground making a difference in the communities we call home.

That’s especially true in what are considered the inner suburbs of Etobicoke, North York and Scarborough.

United Way Toronto understands the needs and challenges being faced in our communities. Back in 2006, it played a key role in identifying the 13 priority neighbourhoods in most need of attention in Toronto, all of which are directly linked to Etobicoke, North York and Scarborough.

United Way Toronto understands that we in the inner suburbs are dealing with large numbers of community housing projects, low-rent apartment blocks with little space for community uses or groups, higher levels of poverty, and new Canadians struggling to get settled in numbers the rest of the city does not face.

These neighbourhoods in our communities are in need, and the United Way has put its money where its mouth is.

For instance, in North York, funding is making a difference for a number of community groups including The Spot in the priority neighbourhood of Jane-Finch.

Money, though, is not the only thing this year’s United Way fundraising campaign is seeking from residents. Through a initiative called Imagine A City, Torontonians are being asked for their ideas on how to make a better city.

McIsaac, as well as 10 other guest bloggers, will regularly contribute to a website (www.imagineacity.ca) that will share and generate ideas.

Residents have numerous ways in which to help out the United Way, from workplace fundraising drives to individual donations.

We urge our readers to do their part and get involved. For more, visit www.unitedwaytoronto.com Toronto Community News is a division of Metroland Media Group Ltd. The Mirror is a member of the Ontario Press Council. Visit ontpress.com newsroom

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Community housing CEO should work to eliminate social housing To the editor: Re: “Overcoming the stigma of social housing’, Editorial, Sept. 7.

I am extremely respectful of the challenges that will be faced and conquered

by Toronto Community Housing (TCHC) CEO Eugene Jones.

I am also respectful of his past contributions within the financial side of community housing as well as his successes within the Detroit Housing Commission.

However, I do respectfully submit that my preference would be that Jones work diligently in the future to eliminate not only his own position, but also the entire concept behind the TCHC. I am not saying I wish to see Jones unemployed as I feel he has far too much to

offer an employer.

What I am saying is the only way to eliminate any stigma at all with social housing is to eliminate social housing.

I want Jones to totally destroy the stigma that is really created by TCHC being the largest real estate holder of public housing and the second largest in North America, a stigma they proudly state on their website.

I want Jones to lead the charge of selling off every single family home that is within the TCHC’s real estate portfolio.

I want Jones to re-develop every single TCHC site within Toronto, through private partnerships, to mixeduse, mixed residency usage.

I want Jones to work with the mayor, city council and

Premier Dalton McGuinty to eliminate the stigma and replace it with a rent or even purchase subsidy for housing that is awarded on a “measured needs” basis.

Toronto does not need to be a landlord. The city needs to be a provider, a resource, an assistant to the upward path that many people currently need and will need in the future.

The real cost of all social welfare in Toronto accounts for a third of a $9 billion budget, the province picking up $2 billion of that.

There will be no stigma of crime centred around public housing if there is no recognizable label attached to a piece of property.

I want Jones to lead the charge, lead the change and lead the future.

Clifford J. Layne

To the editor: The school yard of the former St. Leonard’s Catholic school at Leslie Street and Finch Avenue, in a residential area, has been converted to a storage facility for disused portable classrooms and construction debris.

It has become overgrown with head high weeds, broken tarmac and hills of gravel.

I emailed the Toronto Catholic District School Board about this year-long dump site Sunday morning and received a reply Sunday afternoon.

Angelo Sangiorgio, associate director of planning and facilities, had a team at the school Monday morning to survey the situation, and by Tuesday morning a crew was at work with heavy equipment removing debris, levelling hills of weeds, earth and gravel and dismantling signs from a former private school.

I am most impressed with the response by Sangiorgio and just as the board deserved criticism for its decision to convert an attractive schoolyard into a storage facility, so this gentleman and his workers deserve full credit for their prompt response to my complaint.

Denis McKee

Many against garage sales To the editor: Re: ‘Garage sales are no place for thieves’, Letters, Aug. 24 The letter fails to state that “holding” more than two garage sales a year is not allowed by the City of Toronto.

For every neighbour who is in favour of garage sales, there are a hundred who are against them.

A home is a home not a business establishment and “garage sales” are illegal without a licence.

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Toronto police investigate at the scene of an accident involving a pedestrian and a motorcycle on Victoria Park Avenue north of York Mills Road Thursday morning.

Man injured after being struck by motorcycle on Victoria Park ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com

A 47-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries yesterday after being struck by a motorcycle while crossing Victoria Park Avenue at Terraview Boulevard, north of York Mills Road.

Police said a northbound motorcycle driven by a

23-year-old man struck the pedestrian at 6:42 a.m.

“It happened in the area of the pedestrian island,” Const. Clint Stibbe said at the scene.

“This is an uncontrolled pedestrian crossover, meaning there are no lights or signals indicating the traffic has to stop.”

The pedestrian was taken

to Sunnybrook hospital via an emergency run. The motorcyclist was taken to North York General Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Police closed Victoria Park between Hwy. 401 and York Mills for more than four hours as they investigated.

Anyone with information is asked to call the traffic services unit at 416-808-1900.

Project could ‘revolutionize’ health care management in Canada and beyond

– William Tatham cal team can keep track of their glucose readings and determine their blood sugar levels are hitting unhealthy levels over time coinciding with poor diet and exercise choices.

Or the technology can help a cancer patient seeing many health care professionals and receiving sometimes conflicting or unco-ordinated information.

Patients can share their health records and other information such as appointment dates with loved ones who are helping to care for them. The choice of who has access is the patient’s.

“There is no Big Brother in this,” said Dr. David Price, chair of McMaster’s department of family medicine.

The technology will also

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‘Ultimately, an engaged patient is a healthier person.’

provide access to health coaches, a new professional field being developed by York University.

Suppose someone is trying to lose weight, said Prof. Paul Ritvo, a professor of kinesiology and life sciences and a member of the project team.

Now, they may meet with a nutritionist once a week. The fact they chose an unhealthy meal or inappropriate portion size may not be addressed for several days.

But if they send a photo of their meal to a health coach, the person can have an almost immediate collaborative discussion with a coach about what they are putting on their plate, Ritvo said.

The immediacy of the feedback can help people make better choices about their health, he said.

“We’re definitely shifting control and engagement (of people’s health) into the hands of the patient,” Ritvo said.

“This is not ‘your doctor is going to make you better.’”

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>>>from page 1 people’s health to them with the aid of ehealth technology, said Harvey Skinner, the university’s dean of the faculty of health.

The goal is keeping more people healthier longer, he said.

The software will give people, their loved ones and their medical teams quick access to their health records using cloud-based tools. Similar to subscribing to a social media site like Facebook, they can access their records and their account from different devices such as laptops and cellphones any time and anywhere.

The technology platform, developed by NexJ Systems, will help people better manage their health and take preventive steps to ensure they don’t get sick.

“Ultimately, an engaged patient is a healthier person,” company chief executive officer William Tatham said.

For example, someone with diabetes and their medi-

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TTC says number of factors will determine fare increase in 2013 Hiking fares by a dime would add $30 million to the TTC’s revenues RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com

in the provincial HST – rather than “one-time election goodies,” said Macleod.

A spokesperson for the TTC said the The city’s budget chief Mike transit authority will look at a variety Del Grande and Mayor Rob Ford of factors to determine how much have already made their preference known for a zero per cent increase fares will increase in 2013.

Brad Ross said a budget report in funding next year for all departscheduled to be presented to the ments, including the TTC. TTC board in the fall will indicate Through Twitter, TTC riders have by how much fares go up as of already made clear their strong disJanuary. approval for a potential fare hike.

To calculate a potential fare “There’s got to be other and increase, Ross said better solutions the TTC considthan just a fare ers the current hike. Seriously, level of subsidy it T TC?” Noella Choi tweeted on receives from the city, the level of Thursday.

“As a student service required paying a fortune to maintain and improve existing in tuition, I can’t service and attainafford another fare able cost efficienhike,” wrote user cies. @pinkolefty “It’s not black Toronto transit users already pay and white,” said – Cameron Macleod some of the highRoss, executive director of comest fares on the munications for the TTC yesterplanet, higher than New York City, day.

London and Tokyo, according to a “There are options we must con2010 study. sider before a recommendation can Macleod said the TTC should be made.” consider establishing a donations A potential increase of 10 cents program similar to the Edmonton would work out to $30 million in Transit System’s Donate a Ride prorevenue for the TTC, said Ross. Fare gram to help lower-income users increases for tokens have already absorb some of the cost of a fare risen by that amount, with further hike. price jumps scheduled for the next “Any increase to the fare is potenthree years. tially pushing some away from tranHe said the budget report may sit, and programs need to exist to be presented as soon as the next make transit more affordable to TTC board meeting, scheduled for those in need,” he wrote.

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On Twitter? Follow One transit advocacy group thinks @TOinTransit increasing fares are necessary for the cash-strapped TTC. Cameron Macleod from CodeRedTO said regular small CURRENT CASH FARES fare increases are necessary at a n Adult: $3 time when lack of funds are forcing n Post-secondary student: $3 the TTC to delay maintenance and n Senior/student: $2 upgrade work. n Child: 75¢ “When fares are frozen, we essentially decrease the fare yearMONTHLY METROPASS over-year due to inflation,” said For unlimited travel in a specific Macleod in an email Thursday. month on all regular TTC services “Small increases commensurate n Adult: $126 with inflation make sense, and the n Senior/student: $104 TTC should set a clear fare increase policy and stick to it.”

WEEKLY PASS To solve its financial imbalance, For unlimited travel, from Monday the TTC needs to have access to through to Sunday, in a specific long-term funding from multiple week, on all regular TTC services sources – whether an increased n Adult: $37.50 n Senior/student: $29.75 commitment from the federal gov– www.ttc.ca ernment or a percentage increase

‘Any increase to the fare is potentially pushing some away from transit, and programs need to exist to make transit more affordable to those in need.’

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Running back cops offensive honours Lions visit Laurier Saturday

A look at upcoming Seneca Sting OCAA action ■ Men’s Soccer

Seneca (0-1) takes to the pitch Sunday afternoon against Cambrian in search of its first victory of the 2012 season.

Game time is 3:15 p.m.

Seneca opened the regular season Wednesday with a 2-0 loss at home to the visiting Centennial Colts.

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ork University Lions running back Kyle Exume has been named the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football player of the week for the period ending Sept. 9.

The fifth-year humanities student from Whitby also earned the OUA offensive football player of the week award and the OUA Pioneer Energy male athlete of the week award on Monday.

Exume, playing in his first home game as a member of the Lions after four seasons with the Bishop’s Gaiters, had 180 rushing yards and three touchdowns in the Lions’ 47-36 victory over the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Saturday.

After two weeks of play, Exume is currently fourth in the OUA with 201 rushing yards and sixth overall in total points scored, with 18.

The Lions, 1-1 on the season, head to Waterloo, for a game against the Laurier Golden Hawks (0-2) at University Stadium. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m.

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■ Women’s Soccer

Seneca (1-0) takes on Cambrian fresh off a convincing win in their season opener.

Game time is 1 p.m.

Seneca opened the regular season Wednesday with a 4-1 win over the Centennial Colts.

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York University Lions’ Kyle Exume (20) is brought down by two University of Ottawa Gee Gees’ defenders during Ontario University Athletics football action at York Sports Field on Saturday. York, behind a threetouchdown performance from Exume, went on to win the game 47-36.

Seneca (0-0) opens its season tonight in Oshawa with a doubleheader against the Durham Lords Game times 6 and 8 p.m.

Tonight’s game kicks off a busy stretch for the Sting, as they host Mohawk College Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m., then travel to Etobicoke Wednesday for a 4 p.m. game against Humber. A home doubleheader Saturday, Sept. 22, makes it six games in eight days to start the regular season for Seneca.

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Battle of Breaking away North York in Junior A play It’s an all-North York matchup this Saturday at the Chesswood Arena as the North York Rangers visit the Toronto Junior Canadiens in junior A hockey play.

Game time is 7:30 p.m.

Both teams are in search of their first wins of the young season.

The Rangers (0-1) dropped their season opener to Toronto Lakeshore 3-2 on Wednesday night at Herbert Carnegie Centennial Centre.

The Junior Canadiens, meanwhile, fell 4-1 to St. Michael’s last Friday and were shutout 3-0 by the Buffalo Jr. Sabres two nights later.

The Junior Canadiens have back to back home dates, as they host the Orangeville Flyers Sunday evening.

The Rangers’ next home game is Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. against Oakville.

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York University Lions’ quarterback Myle Gibbon (2) tries to break away from a University of Ottawa Gee Gees’ defender during Ontario University Athletics football action at York Sports Field on Saturday. Gibbon and the Lions (1-1) are on the road against Wilfrid Laurier (0-2) tomorrow.

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‘Hockey superstar’ Angela James bio released Profile of Hall of Fame member penned by co-workers at Seneca College NORM NELSON nnelson@insidetoronto.com Plenty of books have been written about Wayne Gretzky, but none about one of the greatest female hockey legends of all time; until now.

East York born and raised author Tom Bartsiokas, who now lives in Riverdale, has co-authored an authorized biography on 47-yearold Angela James who grew up in the Flemingdon Park community in North York.

In fact, the community arena, where she first started playing hockey with the boys, in the absence at the time of any girls’ leagues, was named in her honour in 2009.

In 2010, she was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame along with American star Cammi Granato, famously breaking the hall’s longheld gender barrier.

She’s also in just about every other hockey hall of fame that matters, inducted into the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008 (also breaking the gender barrier along with Granato

Tom Bartsiokas and Corey Long authored the official biography on Flemingdon Park native Angela James, the ‘Gretzky’ of women’s hockey.

and fellow Canadian Geraldine Heaney, who grew up in Weston), and the Canadian Sports Hall of

Fame in 2009.

Bartsiokas wrote the book, Angela James: The First Superstar of Canadian Women’s Hockey, which is available online and expected to be in stores in late September, with Corey Long who grew up in Alliston and now lives in Newmarket.

Both authors work at Seneca College, as does James. Bartsiokas is a writer and editor in the communications department and Long is an administrator and part-time teacher as well as a writer and editor for the alumni publication RED; James is a senior sports co-ordinator.

One of Bartsiokas’ jobs at the college is to profile success stories amongst faculty, staff and students.

And one of the names that was continually popping up on his desk over the years, he said, was that of James.

“It seemed every year she would be receiving a new accolade,” said Bartsiokas, who went to Leaside High School, and prior to that Westwood Middle School.

“The name was familiar, but I didn’t really know the level of accomplishment she achieved in the sport

of hockey until I started doing some more digging. The more research I conducted the more impressed I was with her.

“And then when I found out there wasn’t an actual biography dedicated to her, I thought, well, wait, we have to remedy this.”

He brought his work colleague into the project as co-author because they share a love of sports, often talking about it over the water cooler, and because he had also shared his interest in writing a book.

“Both of us have young families, both of us work full time and it made sense to collaborate together to tell the story, so we approached Angela and kind of caught her off guard a little bit,” said Bartsiokas.

“Funny thing is, all her friends and family over the years always told her, ‘You have to write a book with all the stories you’ve got.’ And so we approached her and she was for it.”

James was in her prime throughout the 1990s, racking up huge offensive numbers for both the Canadian national team and for her club teams, mostly with the North

York-based Aeros.

The worst moment of her distinguished career didn’t come until the twilight years when the then33-year-old veteran, in a still controversial decision, was left off the 1998 inaugural Canadian women’s Olympic team.

“It’s amazing what she accomplished considering all the obstacles that were in her way,” said Bartsiokas “She grew up in a single-family home raised by her mother, money was scarce. Hockey for her was an escape and she threw herself into it. She lived and breathed hockey, and early on she taught herself how to play. It wasn’t really until she got to the competitive level that she was taken under the wings by her coaches who taught her systems.”

With his first book under his belt, Bartsiokas said he’d love to take on another project.

“I think I have another one in me,” he said. “I’m a huge, huge sports fan.

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To help people navigate some of the difficulties and pitfalls facing those looking to enact change, OPIRG Toronto, Earthroots and Greenpeace Canada have come together with a series of workshops.

Dubbed Tools for Change, the workshops will touch on skills ranging from group decision making to organizing rallies to dealing with the media and government officials.

Tools for Change came about in 2010 when the three founding organizations realized they could benefit from collaboration.

“They were all doing separate training programs for their members and thought, ‘Why don’t we get together and run one public program?’” said Jessica Bell, Tools for Change co-founder and

‘Tools for Change is a pathway that helps people connect with others and take steps to improve the world around them.’

– Natalie Caine co-ordinator.

The initiative has grown, with 30 per cent more spaces for participants at each workshop and an increase in the number of workshops offered from 12 to 19.

To ensure the workshops get to the crux of the matter, organizers reached out to various not-for-profits and community groups.

“We asked them what kind of skills they thought were most important for their volunteers,” Bell said. “We got a lot of similar answers – how to get media attention, how to chair meetings, how to organize a march or a rally and how to use social media.”

Surprisingly, one of last year’s best-attended workshops focused on using Google to do research. Given its popularity, Bell said Tools for Change will hold a similar workshop this year.

Because the topics are broad, they apply to individuals and organizations across the board whether they are concerned with social justice issues, environmental issues or just starting to find their footing in bringing about social change.

“We’ve had a lot of students come out,” Bell said.

“There are a lot of people who attend the workshops who are just starting to get politically active and want to know how to go about creating change.”

In addition to providing valuable information on various aspects of social and political activism, the Tools for Change workshops offer participants a chance to meet with like-minded individuals.

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There is an admission fee to attend a workshop, but in the interest of keeping it open to as many people as possible, organizers have implemented a sliding scale.

“It’s generally between $10 and $90, but there are scholarships available for those who can’t pay,” Bell said. “Most of the funding goes toward paying the trainers so we can have talented people running

the workshops and to make sure they can devote a good amount of time to preparing the workshops.”

Natalie Caine, Tools for Change co-ordinator and Greenpeace volunteer organizer, said the workshops will help others gain the skills they need to bring about real change for the betterment of all.

“A healthy society and environment depend upon active

and effective civic engagement. Tools for Change is a pathway that helps people connect with others and take steps to improve the world around them.”

The first workshop, focusing on group decision making, will take place from 1 to 5 p.m.

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Pioneer Harvest Festival WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Pkwy. CONTACT: http://www.blackcreek.ca/events/event.dot?id=125730, COST: various, see website for details This Mennonite and PennsylvaniaGerman festival is full of delicious foods.

Don’t miss the quilt auction and horsedrawn wagon rides.

n Sunday, Sept. 16

OUA Women’s Soccer WHEN: 1 p.m. WHERE: York Stadium, 4700 Keele St. COST: Free The Guelph Gryphons visit the York Lions.

OCAA Women’s Soccer WHEN: 1 p.m. WHERE: Seneca College’s Newnham Campus, 1750 Finch Ave. E. COST: Free The Cambrian Golden Shield visit the Seneca Sting.

OCAA Men’s Soccer WHEN: 3:15 p.m. WHERE: Seneca College’s Newnham Campus, 1750 Finch Ave. E. COST: Free The Cambrian Golden Shield visit the Seneca Sting.

OUA Men’s Soccer WHEN: 3:15 p.m. WHERE: York Stadium, 4700 Keele St. COST: Free OUA men’s soccer action as the Guelph Gryphons visiting the York Lions.

n Monday, Sept. 17

Rosh Hashanah Tot Service WHEN: 4 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: The Education Office, 416-487-3281, www.templesinai.net, education@templesinai.net COST: Free Join Rabbi Ilan Emanuel and Cantor Katie Oringel as we celebrate with children five and under and show them through song and story all the many gifts they can give to the world.

Tashlich and Yoga WHEN: 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Irving Paisley Park, 2539 Bayview Ave. CONTACT: Temple Sinai Education Office, 416-4873281, www.templesinai.net, education@templesinai.net COST: Free A brief yoga session (all ages, all skill levels). Please bring bread to tear into small pieces.

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Growing Large African Violets WHEN: 7:30 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. CONTACT: Sayeh Beheshti, www. tavs.ca, info@tavs.ca COST: Free Irit Guttman will speak at the Toronto African Violet Society meeting about how she grows her award-winning large African violets

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Torn Apart: The Internment Diary of Mary Kobayashi WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library, Room 1, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: Teresa den Boef, 416-2279559, tdenboef@gmail.com, www.nyhs. ca A meeting of the North York Historical Society, with speaker Susan Aihoshi.

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Toronto Jewish Folk Choir Invites New Singers WHEN: 7:30 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Winchevsky Centre, 585 Cranbrook Ave. CONTACT: Luba, 905-669-5906, www. winchevskycentre.org/institutions/choir. html, folkchoir@hotmail.com COST: Free

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DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Just a year after council balked at a vision of mega-malls, monorails and a giant Ferris wheel for the city’s waterfront, Toronto’s executive committee will be looking at a more modest proposal for the redevelopment of Toronto’s port lands.

The proposed $1.9-billion plan is a result of a year of study and reexamination of the plan to redevelop the eastern water front and por t lands that came about after council rejected a scheme put forward by Doug Ford, a city councillor and brother to Mayor Rob Ford, that would have torn up much of the work that had been done to date.

Ford had promoted a plan that would have included a monorail through the 900-acre site, a massive hotel, a shopping mall and a giant Ferris wheel similar to the London Eye. The new plan focusses on building up the infrastructure in the poorlyserviced port lands north of the shipping channel, and opening up some of those lands for redevelopment.

At the same time, it preserves existing uses on the lands – mostly in the southern areas – that are deemed to be both longterm and essential to the city’s redevelopment.

“We’ve identified certain port users that are going to have to stay there for a long time to support the city,” said John Campbell, president and CEO of Waterfront Toronto.

“Concrete, for example, you can’t bring in concrete from Oshawa. So we’ve identified many of the uses that have to stay.”

The plan likewise remains largely silent on the development of Lake Ontario Park in other parts

of the port lands. That, according to Campbell, will have to be done on a piecemeal basis.

“We have a master plan to look at how we can build that incrementally,” said Campbell. “ L o o k a t To m m y Thompson Park. That was being built with one truck of fill at a time. I expect that Lake Ontario Park will be the same.”

The rest of the plan is a slow game as well.

Immediately, the city and Waterfront Toronto will have to complete a revised environmental assessment to begin on a flood protection plan that will alter the mouth of the Don River. That will take between nine and 18 months to complete.

Assuming that the city can fund and begin work on the $61-million Don River project, some development could begin very shortly, in the Cousins and Polsons Quay areas. Toronto’s Economic Development head Mike Williams estimated new developments could be starting between two and five years from now.

The plan overall anticipates a 30-year window, however, as a combination of public infrastructure such as transit is mixed with privately-funded infrastructure such as sewers.

The plan will also require more money than the consultants were able to anticipate – as much as $189 million and as little as $118 million depending upon the time frame for development and other policy factors.

Local councillor Paula Fletcher was supportive of the plan, calling it “a big reality check.”

“All of the plans that were put forward last year, they couldn’t have been realized because of the limitations that existed with the environmental assessment,” she said.

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“The usual arrival for a subway train is between three and five minutes,” said Girgis, president and CEO of the OneStop Media Group. “With that wait time, we felt compelled to program the network rather than just sell advertising.”

Girgis, who founded the festival with Sharon Switzer, said TUFF gives younger filmmakers the chance to showcase their talents at a time when the city is hungry for film.

“We just felt it made sense to do this fest when the city is celebrating film,” Girgis said.

“Why not have people celebrate young filmmakers at a time when we’re celebrating blockbuster filmmakers?”

The films are being shown on more than 300 Pattison digital screens every 10 minutes each day of the festival, which runs until Monday.

In addition, designated screens, or film zones, at Dundas, St. Andrew and Bloor stations are showing

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film festival taking place in subway stations promises a diverse offering of cinematic fare for commuting movie lovers with literally one minute to spare.

All week long, the sixth annual Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF) is screening 60-second silent films on the platforms at all TTC subway stations via the Pattison OneStop screens, which also display next train information, news and advertising. In all, more than 70 films were chosen from 31 countries for this year’s festival, which runs at the same time as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

But unlike the heavy wattage glamour of TIFF, TUFF co-founder Michael Girgis promises no Hollywood celebrities or red carpets, just engaging short films that riders can watch in entirety while they wait for their train to arrive.

the films uninterrupted.

Non-TTC users can also watch films online at www. torontourbanfilmfestival. com or head to the Drake Hotel on Queen Street West until Sunday where a special screening room has been set up. Viewers can also cast one online vote per day for their favourite films.

The most popular choice will receive the festival’s Viewer’s Choice award.

The Top 10 films, as voted by viewers, will be rescreened on Sunday.

Jennifer Baichwal, a Canadian documentarian, will act as this year’s festival judge and will pick the Top 3 films, as well as an award for $2,500 presented by the City of Toronto for emerging filmmaker.

“There’s something wonderful about the constraint of making a 60-second film to be shown in places most people find to be interstitial, between one destination and the next,” said Baichwal in a release.

Filmmaker Jake Chirico said TUFF is a rare oppor-

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tunity for independent artists to showcase work in a public setting such as the TTC. “It’s a great way to build arts into a public space and we need more of that,” said Chirico, co-credited along with Lemo Gariba for Magic Colouring Friend Zone: Let’s Draw which screened Wednesday.

Gerald Fantone said he got some of the idea for his submission Urban Zoo from traveling on the TTC and observing human behaviour.

“I’m just excited so many people will have a chance to see my work,” said Fantone who, along with Chirico, was at the media launch for TUFF last week.

TTC chair Karen Stintz also spoke at the press conference, which took place at Dundas station.

“To be able to partner with an incredible film festival and showcase this incredible talent in our city speaks volumes to the dynamic creativity we have in Toronto,” Stintz said.

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More than 70 films from 31 countries are being screened on all TTC subway platforms during the Toronto Urban Film Festival. The 60-second silent films run every 10 minutes at most stations, with uninterrupted viewing at Bloor, Dundas and St. Andrew stations.

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