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Young singers head to CNE’s Rising Star competition FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com

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SAIL for Kicks program volunteer instructor Stuart Sherman, right, works with Ademola Adewusi, 18, aboard a sailboat Monday before heading out for a sailing lesson as part of the Toronto police youth outrerach initiative.

Jane Street youth set course for adventure North York police head up program teaching young people to set sail ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com

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olice are trying to navigate a new course for youth from the Jane Street cor-

About a dozen teens are participating in SAIL for Kicks, a police initiative that introduces young people to boating. SAIL stands for “self-awareness in life” while Kicks is a police sports program for youth in North

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York’s 31 Division. SAIL for Kicks began Monday, and ends next Thursday, Aug. 9, when the youth could qualify for their pleasure craft operator’s card, allowing them to operate small watercrafts. @NorthYorkMirror

Ademola Adewusi, 18, said he’s never been sailing before. “I hope to increase my leadership skills and expose myself to other experiences and basically have fun,” he said. >>>SAILING, page 7

At 16 years old, Lisa Hogg is a already a pro when it comes to competing in the Canadian National Exhibition’s (CNE) 26th annual Rising Star Talent Competition. This will mark the sixth year the North York resident has taken part in the contest, and although she knows what to expect, it’s still somewhat nerve-wracking, she said. “I’m a little more relaxed but it’s a pretty big competition,” said the Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts student. Rising Star is open to any type of amateur performer, including comedians, dancers, singers and ventriloquists, aged six to 21. The competition is divided into a youth division up to age 12 and a senior division from ages 13 to 21. A panel of judges determine who qualifies to compete by reviewing DVD and YouTube submissions, which were sent in May. The preliminaries and semifinals are set for Friday, Aug. 17 to Friday, Aug. 31, with the finals on Sunday, Sept. 2. The Top 3 finalists will be awarded cash prizes, while the first-place winner will receive the chance to represent the CNE at the Canadian Youth Talent Competition in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in November. “I made it to the finals the second year I competed,” Hogg >>>TEENS, page 3

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