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his youngest sister’s ballet recital. After the event, Brooks attended a house party where he thought he’d have a few beers and then call it a night. But that never happened. “I ran into some old school hockey friends I’d grown up with, and one thing led to another, and we were down to have a wild night,” Brooks said. And they hopped from one party to another. At one point during the night, Brooks

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Kevin Kane For more than 17 years, the Regent Park School of Music has been helping kids in underserved communities enjoy top-notch music lessons with professional instructors. With heavily subsidized lessons for students in Regent Park, Parkdale and Jane/Finch, the school relies heavily on fundraising. The upcoming Closer to the Heart VIII show, taking place at the Hard Rock Cafe, 279 Yonge St., at 8 p.m. Aug. 13, features performances by noted Canadian artists such as singer/ actor Sean Cullen (The Producers) and musicians Tara Slone (Joydrop), David Diamond (The Kings) and Kevin Kane (Grapes of Wrath). We asked Toronto resident Kevin Kane a bit about his involvement with the show.

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1. How did you get involved with the Regent Park School of Music/Closer to the Heart fundraiser? A few years ago I was part of a tour called The Songs Of Nick Drake and Karen Pace was the tour’s road manager. Karen has been involved with Closer To The Heart from the beginning and asked me to take part in one a few years ago, and it’s great to be asked back. 2. What about the organization and

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the fundraiser appeals to you, either as a musician or on a personal level? Both my wife and I are longtime music educators and we’ve seen how music lessons enrich and improve lives in so many ways. It’s an honour to be involved in a cause we believe so strongly in. 3. What projects are you working on currently? Several! There’s Grapes Of Wrath (on tour in Manitoba as I type), Kane & Potvin with Northern Pike Bryan Potvin (new album drops end of September), FAUXKNOW (a shoegaze/dream pop project with my wife Nadia – we just released our debut album, “tactics”), and I play guitar on the new Brendan Canning album, out Aug. 12.

4. What can guests at Closer to the Heart VIII expect from your set? Will you be performing old favourites from your Grapes of Wrath days, new material, a mix of the two? Nadia and I started learning Canadian cover tunes as a project for ourselves, so when Karen’s request came we already had a couple of songs in mind: one by The Weakerthans and the other by Treble Charger. 5. What are you most looking forward to about the show? Performing, hearing other folks’ performances, and the fine array of backstage snacks (this is probably my current state of hunger talking though...)

Visitors to Driftwood Parkette will soon be able to slide, swing and climb thanks to a new playground set to be built Saturday, Aug. 13. The playground, built in partnership with Toronto Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, Foresters Financial and non-profit KaBOOM!, will serve more than 400 children and their families in the community near Driftwood Avenue and Jane Street. The new playground will be made up of a spiral slide; monkey bars; bridges; letters and numbers activity panel; scavenger hunt activity panel; wall climber; balance stepping buttons; a swing set; turtle spring toy; seesaw; and an accessible ramp for access off the adjacent pathway. The playground’s design is based on drawings created by community youngsters at a special design day event in June. The drawings were used as inspiration for the final design. Doug Bennet, spokesperson for Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation, said this is the third playground in three years the city has partnered with KaBOOM! on, with the other two located at Heron and McGregor parks in Scarborough. “There are a lot of kids in that area,” he said of Driftwood Parkette. “I think it’s a fantastic addition to the neighbourhood. Not only for kids to play, but for the community to meet each other.” The community will have

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Bloor bike lanes address city’s growing cycling needs I’m usually pretty careful riding a bike on Toronto streets, but last week I had a near thing. Riding down Coxwell Avenue on my way to a Mayor John Tory press event, I thought I could make it past some road work that pushed very close to streetcar tracks, and as it turned out, I couldn’t, not quite. So when the front tire slipped into the streetcar track, it went over and I nearly did too; somehow managing to get off the bike without really falling myself. Lucky me. Seriously. Lucky me. In July, a study by Ryerson University and the University of British Columbia on bike accidents in Toronto found that fully a third of the serious ones were caused by cyclist’s tires either getting caught in the tracks or slipping across them. Usually, there were no

david nickle the city bike lanes and the cyclists reported trying to maneuver around parked cars or other obstacles. And it happens a lot. Between 2005 and 2014, the city has charted 1,232 cyclist collisions – a number that doesn’t include simple mishaps. The whole thing adds a bit of perspective to the new pilot project that got underway this week to try out separated bike lanes on Bloor Street. There are no streetcar tracks on Bloor Street, but there are an awful lot of cars, and the stretch through the Annex is a well-documented hazard for cyclists trying to get across town. It’s been a pain for auto drivers, during this relatively short construction period, with two of the

four lanes of traffic there shut down, and there will probably be some more pain – or at least mild discomfort – as the pilot runs its course. Drivers are going to have to get used to it, because the status quo is a precarious place right now. More people are choosing to bike to and from work than ever. And while the city has provided some good cycling infrastructure – a total of 558.4 kilometres of on-street bike lanes, before the Bloor project is counted – Toronto also has 82 kilometres of those tirecatching streetcar tracks to contend with. Cycling is safer in Toronto, but it’s hardly as safe as it might be. The authors of the study that appeared in the BMC Public Health journal in July had a couple of recommendations short of getting rid of all those streetcar tracks. Bike lanes, obviously,

are crucial – but they also recommend fully-separated streetcar tracks, like those on Spadina or St. Clair. The city can do other things, too. Simply patching potholes on well-cycled routes – or all routes, for that matter – would go a long way to making a safer, smoother commute for cyclists. Providing more places to safely lock bikes might not make things safer, but might be more effective. But in the short term, running a successful pilot project along one of the great, city-spanning streets, and working diligently to build out the bike plan that Toronto Council approved earlier in the summer, is an excellent step toward syncing the city’s form with the needs of a growing number of its residents.

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Food Truck Fridays WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: The Peoples Church, 374 Sheppard Ave. E. CONTACT: Miriam Mohamadi, generaladmin@nyseniors.org COST: Free North York Seniors Centre hosts the event where there will be a different food truck every week.

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Shops Music Series WHEN: 2 to 5 p.m. WHERE: CF Shops at Don Mills, 1090 Don Mills Rd. CONTACT: Patil Toutounjian, 416447-6087, ext. 243, patil.toutounjian@cadillacfairview.com COST: Free Relax and enjoy live music while you shop and dine. Today features Bounce Entertainment at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Monster Lairs and Bird Feeders WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Downsview Library, 2793 Keele St. CONTACT: 416-395-5720 COST: Free In this two-hour session, you will design and build a lair for a real or imaginary creature of your choice. For ages eight to 12. Registration required.

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Artwalk in the Square WHEN: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: CF Shops at Don Mills, 1090 Don Mills Rd. CONTACT: artistsnetwork.ca, patil.toutounjian@cadillacfairview. com COST: Free Stroll through Town Square and meet local artists showcasing their work. Downsview Park Orchard Pavillion, 35 Carl Hall Rd. CONTACT: Laura, 416-638-3700 COST: Free York Centre MP Michael Levitt barbecue with politician guests, entertainment, activities, mascots, and representatives from police and fire. Free lunch will be served (Kosher options, vegetarian and vegetarian Kosher options available) as well as free ice cream. Levitt is joined by MPP Monte Kwinter and councillors James Pasternak, Maria Augimeri and Anthony Perruzza. Ontario Iris Society Annual Iris Rhizome Auction and Sale WHEN: 1 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. CONTACT: https://sites. google.com/site/ontarioirissociety COST: Free An auction of newer iris introductions then stay for a sale of iris rhizomes supplied by members from their personal collections.

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SAMA Hai Suhana WHEN: 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. CONTACT: 416-305-1070 COST: $10 A musical concert of Indian songs from the 1960s to 2016.

Music Can Heal Summer Concert Series WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Barry Zukerman Amphitheatre in Earl Bales Park, 4169 Bathurst St. COST: Free Join Music Can Heal for a free, weekly Toronto SummerPark Concert Series.

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Spiking for Dimes Toronto WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Beach Blast, 15 Leswyn Rd. CONTACT: Tina Siegel, 416-425-3463, ext. 7258 COST: $100 per team Play dodge ball and support Canadians with disabilities. Each player is asked to raise a minimum of $75 in pledges, and there’s a team registration fee of $100. Proceeds go toward the LIFE program.

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Navy League Cadets WHEN: 6:15 to 9:15 p.m. WHERE: Northview Heights Secondary School, 550 Finch Ave. W. CONTACT: Natasha Bowes, 416-346-2069, www.nlccenterprise.ca COST: Free Navy League is for boys and girls ages nine to 12. This program is free.

Earl Bales Tuesday Night Live WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Barry Zukerman Amphitheatre in Earl Bales Park, 4169 Bathurst St. CONTACT: Melissa Clare, 416-395-7873 COST: Free Experience music and theatre outdoors in the park. Performing this week R.C.L. Branch 344 Concert Band.

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THE NUMBERS Impaired driving occurrences in OPP patrolled areas for the past five years:

2010 Alcohol: 6,324 Drug: 214 2011: Alcohol: 6,267 Drug: 184 2012: Alcohol: 6,423 Drug: 178 2013: Alcohol: 5,636 Drug:: 248 2014: Alcohol: 5,151 Drug: 219

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Above, Kevin Brooks’ crumpled car after the crash that killed his friend and left him paralyzed; Brooks standing with his two sisters at his sister Allison’s graduation. This photo was taken the night before the car crash – June 23, 2000 – and was the last photo ever taken of Brooks standing with his family.

2015: Alcohol: 5,373 Drug: 195

A mistake that lingers, more than 16 years later >>>from page 1 tinued drinking and partying hard. “By the time we were leaving the last house party, we were all really drunk,” said Brooks. “We were double digit drinks for sure. I’d say well over 10, probably pushing 20.” Three of Brooks’ buddies got in a cab, but before it left, one friend, Brendon, got out and opted to travel with Brooks. “I was like the stubborn idiot who wanted to drive drunk,” Brooks said. “From what I’ve heard, people were trying to get my keys away from me, but I had an extra pair in the glove box. ... In hindsight, too bad somebody didn’t just punch me out.” Brooks and Brendon were speeding to another party. “Going 110 to 130 in a 70 zone, just stupid. Beers are open, tunes cranked, totally not paying attention,” Brooks said. “I don’t remember what happened. I missed a corner, and the car hit a road divider and went airborne, hit the ground and rolled multiple times.” Weeks later, Brooks woke up in an intensive care unit and learned that he had been in a crash and that he was paralyzed from the chest down. “A little bit later, I asked about who was

with me and found out my buddy Brendon passed away. That was the worst thing I’d ever heard in my life,” Brooks said. “He’s gone and dealing with that was a nightmare.” Brooks contemplated suicide but was confined to a bed, too weak to even move. With the support of his family, best friend and Brendon’s family, Brooks’ outlook began to change. “It allowed me a chance not to totally give up,” he said of the support. After a two-month hospital stay, Brooks was transferred to a rehabilitation centre where he learned to dress himself, roll over in bed, sit up and get around in a wheelchair. It was a new life for Brooks, who had been an active man. “I could play every sport decently. I skateboarded, I snowboarded, I played hockey. I was just go, go, go, and then all of a sudden, boom, I’m in a chair.” His future career as an electrician was over, his girlfriend of two-and-a-half years left him and he faced criminal charges from the crash. “And dealing with the fact that I killed a buddy, there was so much to deal with,” he said.

2016 (to date): Alcohol: 2,147 Drug: 81

Brooks pled guilty to dangerous driving causing death; a charge of impaired driving causing death was dropped. “I lost my licence for three years. There were community hours and probation but no jail time,” Brooks said. “I still look at it as light.” Brooks said he felt something good had to come from the tragedy, and about two years after the collision, he began sharing his story at schools in the hopes of preventing drinking and driving. “I used to be a server and I’d be scared if I had 10 people at a table, so getting in front of an entire gymnasium of teenagers was terrifying, but once I started talking, I just sunk into a bit of a groove,” he said. “Then after, I was just mobbed by kids and they were crying, thanking me and shaking my hand. There was a connection made.” Brooks has now delivered more than 1,000 presentations across Canada and the U.S. “It’s been a saving grace for me to have a positive outlet for what happened,” he said. “I can’t say I’m proud of the journey that led me on it, but I found it and I just keep looking forward.”

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Lotherton Summer Fest invites you to fun-filled day with performances The annual Lotherton Summer Festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 20. Festivities will take place at 100 Lotherton Pathway on the green space from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Attendees can feast on food, play games, win prizes, and take in entertainment. Festival activities will include try-a-sport games for seniors, performances by local talent T-Dot Batu, Junction Beats, and Melissa Noventa from 1 to 2 p.m., and a community barbecue and picnic.

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