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THINK PINK: Julia Arbutina, Charlotte Hudson and Sophie Cragg put up a pink lemonade stand to raise funds for “Because I’m A Girl” Sunday afternoon on Charnwood Road. The girls raised $400 for the charity that supports girls’ rights in the developing world and helps break the cycle of poverty.

A York University film professor was arrested in Cairo, Egypt Friday, though it’s unclear where he is being held or if he’s been charged.

John Greyson, along with Tarek Loubani, a doctor from London, ON, has been detained, according to a friend cited in media reports.

The friend, John Greyson Justin Podur, said he received a call from Loubani, who said the pair was being arrested.

Podur, an environmental studies professor at York University, said Loubani was heading to Gaza as part of a collaboration between the University of Western Ontario and Al-Shifa Hospital. >>>YORK, page 7

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expected to open in the fall of 2015.

Health Minister Deb Matthews is expected to be on hand at Humber River Hospital Thursday as pharmaceutical giant Apotex Inc. announces a multi-million dollar gift to the hospital.

Matthews will join other dignitaries at a 10:30 a.m. press conference Thursday on the construction site of the hospital at Hwy. 401 and Keele Street.

A major hospital program area will be named in Apotex’s honour to recognize the donation.

The new Humber River will be North America’s first fully digital hospital. For example, patients will be able to check in for surgery at kiosks. Because patient records will be automatically updated, they won’t have to answer the same questions over and over again.

Patients will also be able to order meals from their bedside, have video calls with their families and access multi-language educational materials.

Doctors will be able to use voice-recognition technology at patients’ bedsides rather than scrawling notes.

The $1.75-billion hospital is

Summer nights at gibson House The Thursday night gatherings at Gibson House are coming to a close for the summer.

From 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays in July and August, visitors to the historic home at 5172 Yonge St. are invited to go back in time to a summer’s eve, circa 1851. Join in a game of croquet, relax on the porch and chat with neighbours and friends.

Walk through the house and enjoy that feeling of being in a home with a history. Drop by the community quilt group and see what they are creating.

Children may explore the Discover Gallery. There will be games on the lawn for all ages. Activities will vary each week.

Admission is pay-what-youwish. Call 416395-7432 or email gibsonhouse@ toronto.ca

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Connect with nature at Downsview Park Downsview Park staff will take you on a free indoor/outdoor

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park program to get you exploring the natural world On Sunday, Aug. 25 the theme is food: explore the park and learn how wild animals find food, search for edible wild foods that are safe for human consumption, and harvest vegetables from the farm.

The two-hour program begins at 2 p.m. in the Discovery Centre, 1-35 Carl Hall Rd. Participants under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. This program may take place on rough trails, strollers are not recommended. do not bring animals to the program.

Please RSVP; limited spaces available. Visit www. downsviewpark.ca/events/ downsview-park-natureconnection#sthash.716hVu1f. dpuf world without breast cancer walkathon The Olive Branch of Hope breast cancer services is holding a walkathon in G. Ross Lord Park Saturday, Aug. 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration starts at 8 a.m.

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The Olive Branch of Hope assists women of AfricanCaribbean heritage as well as women of culturally diverse backgrounds affected by cancer.

All funds raised from this year’s walk will be used for the development and expansion of support programs.

G. Ross Lord Park is at 4801 Dufferin St. Visit www.theolivebranch.ca for more information, to register or to donate.

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Taiko performer takes art to the street Drumming group founder brings beat to Buskerfest

North York Harvest Food Bank (NYHFB) is in urgent need of food and funding donations.

“The shortfall is because of the increased demand this summer,” Anette Chawla, executive director of NYHFB, said in a release.

“Tight budgets lead to pared-down grocery lists – a reality for clients across our service area.”

Although the food bank is used to running low in summer months, this season has been particularly challenging. Foods that are most needed include non-perishable meat and seafood, beans, lentils, vegetables and rice.

FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com After moving to the Japanese city of Akita after completing his undergrad at Western University, Erez van Ham studied taiko and the martial art Shorinji Kempo, earning a black belt and performing the drumming form at a northern Japan festival.

The long-time North York resident returned to Toronto several years later to do his MBA at the Schulich School of Business, where he had the chance to return to Japan to do an internship and exchange.

After graduating, van Ham travelled back to Japan once again to work.

During his two years in the Tokyo area, he spent all his extra time devoted to taiko, playing with a semiprofessional group.

But something didn’t feel quite right when van Ham returned to North York. Missing taiko, he played with several groups before forming his own, Arashido Taiko, in late 2006.

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Erez van Ham is the founder of Arashido Taiko, a Japanese drumming group that will be performing at Buskerfest for the first time this year.

arts training with drumming, van Ham imagines his taiko stick moving like a Japanese sword.

What started out as a three member group now has 10 individuals which form Arashido Taiko, with practices held near Leslie Street and York Mills Road.

Arashido Taiko (Arashido means “the way of the storm”) will perform at the 14th annual Scotiabank Buskerfest for the first time this year, which will run Aug. 22 to 25 in support of Epilepsy Toronto.

More than 100 performers are set to take part, with acts lining Yonge Street, from Queen to

details w WHAT: Scotiabank Buskerfest w WHEN: Aug. 22 from noon to 10 p.m.; Aug. 23 from noon to 11 p.m.; Aug. 24 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Aug. 25 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. w COST: Admission is voluntary. w INFO: www.torontobuskerfest.com College streets, and surrounding areas.

“I’ve been a fan of Buskerfest for a number of years,” van Ham said.

“This year I finally filled out the application. I always wanted to be part of it.”

Arashido Taiko will take to the streets Saturday, Aug. 24 and play three sets, although location and time have yet to be determined, he said.

Van Ham, who described taiko as 50 per cent visual and 50 per cent audio, learned about the drum form while attending a festival in Japan and asked his Japanese teacher about it. From then on, he was hooked.

As for the Buskerfest performance, van Ham said he’s planning to make the sets more inviting to passersby, who might not be there specifically to see

the group.

“I always wanted to light my sticks on fire but I’m not going to do that,” he said, adding his mother, Dina, who just celebrated her 70th birthday, will be in the audience. returning acts Returning Buskerfest acts include Fireguy; Funny Waiter; folk/roots duo Heather Chappell and Vince Peets; living statue Kate Mior; vaudevillian duo Mental Floss Slide Show; rock band Motion Device; and mechanical metal man Silver Elvis.

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North York Urban Hero Awards nominations sought Do you know someone who is making a difference in the North York community?

Nominate them for an Urban Hero Award.

Urban Heroes is a North York Mirror/Metroland

Media Toronto initiative, recognizing individuals who stand out in the crowd for making a difference in their particular neighbourhood or the North York community as a whole.

Urban Hero Awards recognize good work in categories of education, community, sports, health and science, environment, arts and culture and business.

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July 8 storm Ontario’s most expensive natural disaster The sudden extreme storm and flooding on July 8 has set a record as Ontario’s most expensive natural disaster ever.

The storm caused more than $850 million damage, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada.

“While these preliminary estimates are staggering, we do expect them to go even higher. The good news is that our industry was well prepared to handle our obligations to customers,” vice-president Ralph Palumbo said in a statement.

A map provided by the city in the storm’s aftermath showed certain parts of Toronto were hit harder than others. Northwest Etobicoke, west North York, parts of Parkdale and Bloor West, midtown and downtown areas were walloped by the rain, with each classified as a 100-year plus storm.

That means such a large amount of rainfall has a one per cent probability of happening in any given year.

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he City of Toronto’s planning department is ‘officially’ kicking off a series of public outreach meetings – 16 in total – today at Nathan Phillips Square, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

These information sessions are an important way to keep Torontonians engaged with their city, their neighbourhoods, and most importantly the planning decisions city hall makes on their behalf.

Dubbed Planners in Public Spaces (PiPS), these meetings will have staff addressing the public on planning matters, giving residents an opportunity to speak with those who provide council with reports on developments across the city.

Toronto planner Giulio Cescato acknowledged the public only sees them when there is a big planning meeting or on controversial develour view opments or studies.

With that knowledge, the planning department opted to give Have your Torontonians the chance to speak say on local to planning staff about both genissues to do with city planning development eral and – in the areas where the meetings are taking place – ask specific questions regarding development in that community.

On so many levels, this initiative is extremely beneficial to everyone involved: city staff can hear directly from residents, without the stresses of an official development meeting where tempers can often run high, and residents can understand some of the specifics that go into planning a neighbourhood.

Every community, every street, every neighbourhood has its own issues and challenges – North York is not the Beach, Parkdale is not Scarborough, Etobicoke is not the centre of the city, East York is not Bloor West nor is it York.

Each neighbourhood has its own experiences, its own demands for development. These meetings give residents an understanding of how a development has come to be, and why it came to be.

This creates understanding well beyond the topic at hand.

Whether it’s budget debates, the potential closing of libraries and schools, or issues with a high-rise condo proposal meetings to learn more about any given subject is a true sign of a forward-thinking city.

Development issues are some of the least-discussed because development in any city is a good thing. No one wants to stop development, because it brings many economic and social benefits to a city.

So, we call on planning staff to continue these outreach initiatives and start planning many, many more.

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The Ex is on the radar this summer Everybody I bump into says they’re going to the Ex this year. I’m not just talking about the regulars. Many who haven’t been for awhile say they plan on returning.

Yeah, there’s definitely a lot of good buzz out there.

No doubt the great weather is helping. You just can’t beat the Ex on a gorgeous day.

Anyhow, I’ve received some nice emails and phone calls since my column last week about the CNE, so I thought I’d reply to some of the more frequently asked questions.

Q. This is the 135th edition of the CNE. Do you remember what the big attraction was that very first year?

A. Uh, I don’t go quite that far back, so this would be just a guess. But given their enormous popularity in Toronto, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was the Rolling Stones first-ever comeback tour.

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jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY talgia, what’s the best new ride, hands down?

A. There isn’t one. On all of the new ones everybody has their hands up. And I mean way up.

Q. There are minimum height restrictions for kids for all the really scary rides.

I was wondering, are there age restrictions for adults on those rides?

A. Nope. Sorry to disappoint you. So if your son or daughter asks you to take them on the Apocalypser I’m afraid there’s no way you can back out. You’ll just have to face the music.

Q. Is there an age limit for face-painting?

A. Yes. Face-painting is for kids between two and 102. And it is strictly enforced. If you’re under two or over 102, you’ll need a note from your parents.

Q. The Bandshell has a

real star-studded lineup this year. Which concert are you looking forward to the most?

A. That’s a real toughie. I have quite a few must-sees on my list. But if I was only allowed to pick one, I’d have to say the one featuring Yo-Yo Ma and Yo Mama. I always catch them whenever they’re in town. The renowned cellist and the legendary rappers have one of the classic collaboration songs of all-time, Beethoven Pleads the 5th.

Q. I’m a strict calorie counter when it comes to my culinary choices. With that in mind, what should my game plan be at the Ex given its menu?

A. Bring a calculator. And I mean a huge one.

Q. This year’s CNE new food sensation without doubt is the P.I.G. Combo.

It features two juicy groundbacon patties, a peameal slice, crispy bacon strips, cheddar, a side order of bacon cheese fries and a

peanut butter and bacon milkshake. What do you recommend for dessert after that?

A. One thing and one thing only: the deep-fried Tums – on a stick.

Q. Speaking of the P.I.G. Combo, I’m a little worried.

I don’t fancy that sort of thing, but I was wondering, can you get second-hand cholesterol sitting next to somebody who eats it? I plan to go with my boyfriend and knowing him, he’ll probably inhale at least two or three.

A. Sorry to say there’s no data available for that type of thing, yet. No doubt there will be in the not too distant future. In the meantime, for what it’s worth, I think I got a cavity just thinking about the peanut butter and bacon milkshake.

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The Choralairs of North York WHEN: 7:15 to 9:45 p.m. WHERE: Earl Bales Park Community Centre, 4169 Bathurst St. CONTACT: Sally, 416-636-8247 COST: Free The Choralairs of North York start their new season Tuesday, Sept.

24. Rehearsals take place Tuesday evenings. Repertoire includes pop, Broadway and folk songs. The Choralairs have been singing in nursing homes and seniors residences for 50 years. New members welcome; no auditions required. Visit www. thechoralairs.com

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Streetscape Art Exhibition WHERE: Bayview Village Shopping Centre, 2901 Bayview Ave. CONTACT: Mohsen Rifaat, www. mywatercolour.com, mrifaat@rogers. com COST: Free An exhibition of watercolour paintings depicting storefronts and streets of Toronto and other communities,

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Hop Harvest at Black Creek WHEN: 11 a.m. WHERE: Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Pkwy. CONTACT: 416-667-6295, www.blackcreek.ca/v2/events/hopharvest.dot COST: $39.95 Join head gardener Sandra Spudic while she harvests the hops, then take the hops over to brewmaster Ed Korhan in the historic brewery to help him make a wet hop ale. End your experience with a beer expert in the Taproom, and try three samples of Black Creek’s historic ales paired with soft hop yeast bread and spent grain cookies. Reservations required.

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Hidden 21st Century Killer: Stress and Anxiety WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Grace Chinese Gospel Church of North York, 201 Tempo Ave. CONTACT: reconnect4@yahoo.ca COST: Free In Cantonese with Mandarin translation.

pard Ave. W. CONTACT: Christina Yanko, Sensei, 416-534-4302, rev. yanko@tbc.on.ca COST: Free Everyone is welcome.

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North York Astros host SC Waterloo WHEN: 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Esther Shiner Stadium, 5720 Bathurst St. CONTACT: www.northyorkastros. ca/, tickets@northyorkastros.ca COST: Adult (14 and older) $15; Youth (three to13) $5

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Jewish High Holidays Services WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: The Gibson Retirement Residence, 1955 Steeles Ave. E. COST: Adults $100 To register visit www.shaareizion. org, e-mail info@shaareizion.org or call 905-886-0178.

Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www. northyorkmirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your North York neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto.

WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Downsview Library, 2793 Keele St. CONTACT: Diana, 416-395-5720, doprograms@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Toronto Fire Services will discuss fire safety and emergency planning.

In Cantonese with Mandarin translation. For parents, teachers and anyone working with children and adolescents.

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Italia: A Musical Mosaic WHEN: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Downsview Library, 2793 Keele St. CONTACT: Diana, 416-395-0700, doprograms@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Enjoy modern and classic Italian songs to the sounds of Tino’s acoustic guitar. Call or email to register.

Hidden 21st Century Killer: Impaired Brain Development WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Grace Chinese Gospel Church of North York, 201 Tempo Ave. CONTACT: reconnect4@yahoo.ca COST: Free

Bridge / Euchre WHEN: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Blessed Trinity Card Club, 3220 Bayview Ave. CONTACT: Jack Kyte, 416-225-9735, johnkyte@rogers.com COST: $1 Join in for the 2013-2014 season.

Contact Patty at 416-222-2874.

Oh Dear Art Exhibition WHEN: Exhibition runs until Aug. 26 WHERE: Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St. CONTACT: info@ northyorkarts.org COST: Free North York resident and installation artist Paola Poletto brings her vision of a more artful North York to life.

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Parkinson Society SuperWalk 2013 WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Earl Bales Park Community Centre, 4169 Bathurst St. CONTACT: 416227-9700, www.parkinsonsuperwalk.ca, Devin.Golets@Parkinson.ca COST: Free

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‘Beauty of engineering’ helps world’s poor: North York professor’s idea for iron-rich tea aims to fight poverty in developing countries

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ea, salt and toilets – hardly the stuff of glamour.

But improvements to these mundane, yet fundamental, items are making a world of difference for millions of people in developing countries.

Although they don’t know it, those millions have North York chemical engineering professor Levente Diosady to thank for it.

“These (items) are good tools for making significant changes,” he said earlier this month while sitting in the living room of his home in the York Mills Road and Bayview Avenue area.

“We take so many things for granted. We have so many things that are not even imaginable to most of the people in the world.”

Late last month, Diosady, a retired chemical engineering professor at the University of Toronto, was the only Canadian to receive a $250,000 grant at the Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development ceremony in Washington.

The initiative challenges participants to come up with innovative ideas to save the lives of mothers and babies in developing nations.

Quick to credit those who have worked on various teams with him, Diosady received the grant to develop iron-fortified tea. For about three cents per person per year, iron-fortified tea can increase people’s work capacity in impoverished countries by 40 per cent, a critical step in fighting poverty, the Transylvanian-born Diosady said.

People with an iron deficiency or anemia struggle to work, meaning they aren’t able to produce or buy as much food as they need, which leads to increased health problems, he said.

“It spins into this terrible

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University of Toronto chemical engineering professor Levente Diosady has received a grant to develop a plan to fortify tea leaves with iron for consumption in developing countries.

cycle of poverty. So, if you can get in there and spin it the other way, it would be wonderful,” he said.

But the idea isn’t nearly as easy as it sounds. Tea contains tannin, an astringent that prevents iron from being absorbed by the body.

“I can put a shovel full of iron into tea and it will not give you any in the bloodstream at all. It will have no positive effect,” Diosady said.

The challenge is to get the iron to be released in the person’s “gut” so it can be absorbed into the body, he said.

That’s on top of getting the iron to stick to the tea leaves and survive the heat of the tea and stomach acid. fortified salt Diosady got the grant to develop the idea because he and his team are confident they can accomplish the goal and already have a proven track record.

Diosady’s work on ironfortified tea follows his success with salt double fortified

with iron and iodine, an idea proposed by Venkatesh Mannar, president of Ottawa’s Micronutrient Initiative, which is working to eliminate vitamin and mineral deficiencies in vulnerable communities.

Iodine promotes intellectual and nerve development.

The double fortified salt was introduced to children in India in 2008, where poor students get a free hot lunch daily.

Of the 3.4 million children in the study, 85 per cent were anemic at the beginning and by the end, one million had been cured.

“When we got the data on how effective it was on this children’s program, it was fabulous. It’s the highlight of your career,” Diosady said.

Soon, 100 million children in India will get the double fortified salt in their school lunches.

There are also plans to fortify salt with folic acid and zinc.

While nutrients can be added to many products, tea

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and salt were chosen because they are the two commodities poor people in developing countries must buy, Diosady said.

“They have to buy salt and they have to buy tea because they can’t grow them. So, that’s where we can catch them,” he said. third world toilet Diosady is also part of a team developing a new kind of toilet for the Third World.

With one in six people in the world suffering from poor sanitation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation challenged participants to come up with a toilet based on very strict criteria that can function in developing countries.

Diosady’s team, one of the finalists, will present its prototype in Delhi in December.

Diosady, who is also working on a project that would add the nutritional value of

For more on the challenge to protect mothers and newborns in the poorest places on earth, visit www.savinglivesatbirth.net

milk to pop so it can be sent to disaster areas or used as an energy drink, is thrilled his work is helping vulnerable people around the world.

“I like to have my work be relevant. All of engineering is about taking science and making it work for positive purpose, whether this positive purpose is making money or for benefitting people,” he said.

“You can make an impact.

That’s the beauty of engineering, that you do have an opportunity to make a very significant impact.”

His love of chemical engineering came at his father’s knee.

His father was a chemical engineer in the leather industry in Budapest Hungary, where Diosady had escaped as a baby with his parents from Transylvania during the Second World War. “My father was a chemical engineer. I always wanted to be a chemical engineer. I was never, ever wavering from (that goal from) when I was five years old,” he said, adding his father became a top scientist with the Ontario government after the family moved to Canada.

“I was always fascinated by the work and he always enjoyed what he did. He so obviously liked what he did.”

In 1956, when Diosady was 13, his

family fled Budapest during the Hungarian Revolution.

“When you’re 13 escaping with rocks, shooting and soldiers and everything else, it’s exciting rather than scary,” he said.

“It must have scared the hell out of my parents.”

Visas offering the family asylum in Canada and the United States arrived the same day, with his parents choosing Canada as their new home.

“I fitted in here, no problem.

I loved it, being in Canada. I am extremely Canadian with some Hungarian culture in me.”

It was at the university’s Hungarian club that Diosady met his wife of 42 years, Klara.

Klara was head of the physical education department at York Mills Collegiate before she retired and last year was seniors national tennis champion.

The couple have two sons, Andrew, who works as a chemical and design engineer in North York, and Laslo, an aerospace engineer who works for NASA. They are also proud grandparents to seven-monthold Benedict.

For his many professional and community contributions, Diosady was named to the Order of Ontario and last year received a Queen’s Jubilee medal.

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York officials in contact with Canadian government >>>from page 1 Greyson went along as a filmmaker to do some exploratory work.

A spokesperson for Canada’s Foreign Affairs Department said they were aware of the arrests and the Canadian embassy in Cairo has been in contact with local authorities and is providing consular assistance. “ Yo r k Un i v e r s i t y i s extremely concerned about the safety and well-being of John Greyson, an associate professor at York University a n d d i re c t o r o f Yo r k’s graduate program in film, as well as Tarek Loubani, an emergency room doctor from London, Ontario, who have been detained in Cairo,

Egypt,” York’s president and vice-chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri said in a statement yesterday.

“We are in contact with Canadian government officials about the detainment of the two men and to offer our support for their safe return.

Our thoughts are also with their family and friends at this time.”

Hundreds of people have been killed in Egypt in the past week amidst clashes between supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi and security forces.

According to his biography on York University’s website, Greyson is an associate professor in the department of film and the recipient of the

2000 Toronto Arts Award for film/video, and the 2007 Bell Award winner in video art.

As a television director, Greyson’s credits include episodes for Queer as Folk, Made In Canada, Drop the Beat and Welcome to Paradox.

He is also a co-investigator on York’s Future Cinema Lab. Supported by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, the Future Cinema Lab is a state-of-the-art media research facility into new digital storytelling techniques.

Greyson has taught film and video theory and production in Canada, the United States, Cuba and South Africa.

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Police officer charged with murder in Yatim death A Toronto police officer has been charged with seconddegree murder in the death of Sammy Yatim.

The 18-year-old Yatim was fatally shot July 27 while aboard the 505 Dundas streetcar. According to witnesses, he pulled out a knife and exposed himself to fellow passengers, who all left the streetcar before police arrived.

Video footage shows nine shots being fired and a taser being used on the North York teen.

In reviewing the case, Special Investigations Unit Director Ian Scott determined there was just reason to charge Const. James Forcillo with second-degree murder in the case.

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Firefighters attend to a fire on Applebaum Terrace Friday.

Fire marshal investigating cause of Friday house fire The fire marshal’s office is investigating the cause of a two-alarm blaze Friday near York University.

The fire broke out on the roof of a semi-detached house at 7 Applebaum Terrace, northwest of Keele Street and Finch Avenue, just after

1:30 p.m.

“It engulfed the entire top floor of the building,” said District Chief Stephan Powell of Toronto Fire Services.

There were no injuries.

“All the people got out of the house under their own accord,” Powell said.

The driver of a motorcycle was killed after colliding with a car in North York Thursday night, police said.

Police said a 23-yearold man was driving a Suzuki motorcycle north on Willowdale Avenue when it collided with a southbound Lexus making a left turn at Olive Avenue, south of Finch Avenue at about 10 p.m.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. injured in Jane Street shooting wMan

An 18-year-old man is recovering after being shot in the abdomen outside an apartment building in the JaneFinch area Friday.

The shooting happened at 2999 Jane St. at 1:07 p.m.

The victim was taken to Sunnybrook hospital in serious condition.

Police found two shell casings at the scene.

After the shooting, police

believe the gunman went to the washroom of the nearby Jane-Finch mall where he changed clothes.

Police said one man is in custody in connection with the shooting. Police are looking for at least one more suspect.

Boy, 15, dies after July shooting A 15-year-old boy shot three times in the leg at a North York plaza on July 28 has died.

Police had said the teen was riding a bicycle when two men in a car came up to him and opened fire at Yorkwoods Plaza, 2845 Jane St., just before 10 p.m.

The shots severed the victim’s arteries. He died in hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 14.

In an interview July 31, Det. Sgt. Al Coulter of 31 Division said police obtained security camera video showing that 10 to 20 people were close by when the shooting occurred.

But none of those potential witnesses came forward.

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Coulter said the victim, who was previously known to police, appeared to be targeted.

The teen is now classified as the city’s 37th murder victim of the year. His name wasn’t released. sought after shot fired in robbery wThree

A shot was fired during a robbery at a North York business last Wednesday afternoon.

Police said three suspects wearing ski masks and armed with handguns stormed into 12 Volt Car Audio and Security at 5235 Steeles Ave. W. and demanded cash and electronics.

“Electronics and cash were obtained,” Const. Tony Vella said. “A shot was fired. No one was injured.”

The suspects stole a safe and fled in a U-Haul truck.

Anyone with information on these or other crimes can report them to Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 (TIPS) or https://222tips.com

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Get a sneak peek at LRV prototype For the second year in a row, Metrolinx is displaying a prototype of the light rail vehicle (LRV ) that will one day operate on three future light rail transit (LRT) lines across Toronto.

The transit planning agency will showcase the Bombardier-made Flexity Freedom at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) until the fair closes after Labour Day. The first planned LRT line, the Eglinton Crosstown, is expected to begin operating in 2020. a GO Transit trip to Niagara wTake

There’s still some time to make use of GO Transit’s seasonal service to Niagara Falls.

All summer, the regional transit provider has offered weekend trips originating from Union Station to the Falls’ VIA rail station. The service concludes Labour Day, Monday, Sept. 2, but will resume briefly for Thanksgiving weekend.

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The TTC announced the winner of its Ride Guide photo contest recently.

University of Toronto graduate student and amateur photographer Fang Su’s entry was the top choice from 300 submissions, according to a judging panel of photographers and TTC staff.

In addition to winning a monthly Metropass and a selection of prizes from contest co-sponsor Spacing magazine, Su’s shot of a streetcar in motion graces the cover of the Summer 2013 Ride Guide.

To see the image pick up a copy of the guide, available on most TTC vehicles.

student artwork at subway stations wsee An ongoing subway art exhibition features work by students from the city’s priority neighbourhoods.

The Art Responsibly showcase is on display until the end of the year at six subway stations on both the YongeUniversity-Spadina (YUS) and Bloor-Danforth lines.

It features 21 hand-painted posters with a range of social themes from environmental awareness to gay rights. bus lane opens Hill winVivaRichmond

For those who commute to the 905, the York Viva bus rapid transit (BRT) lane down the middle of Hwy. 7, is open for service in Richmond Hill.

The York Region Transit and Viva express bus service is now running between Bayview Avenue and Hwy. 404.

Rahul Gupta is the Mirror’s transit reporter. His column runs every Tuesday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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The final concert in the 10-week series is next week (Thursday, Aug. 29) featuring Bry Webb, a Canadian indie rock singer and songwriter.

Admission is free. Details are at http://torontobotanicalgarden.ca and family fun at amphitheatre wmusic

Free musical and theatrical performances continue this month at the Barry Zukerman Amphitheatre in Earl Bales Park, 4169 Bathurst St. The Tuesday Night Live series features various musical genres. Performances run from 7 to 8 p.m. this evening with Shul of Rock:

julie caspersen arts in brief rock and roll Jewish music, and Aug. 27 with Danny’s 7, a seven-piece jazz/swing band with singers As part of the Family Fun Theatre series, parents and children can join free, family-friendly activities from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and stage performances from 7 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25.

The Family Fun Summer Festival wraps up the evening of Aug. 29 with Rhythm Unurisho Drummers and Dancers.

In the event of rain, activities and performances will take place in the Earl Bales Community Centre within the park. For Barry Zukerman Amphitheatre’s performance information, call 416-392-3846. hosts movie night Aug. 29 wJCCC

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Admission is $8 for JCCC members, $10 for nonmembers. The JCCC is at 6 Garamond Ct. Call 416441-2345 or visit www.jccc. on.ca/en for more. exhibit at North York Central Library wArt North York Central Library will exhibit a month-long show called Timescapes 2013 By MarkMakers Six. This exhibit is billed as “an exploration of how a group of diverse artists interpret time.”

You can view the works of Nancy Hanada, Jeanne Jabanoski, Rosalie Lam, Les Lawrence and Diana Valvasori Sept. 1 to 30 at the library at 5120 Yonge St. Visit www.torontopubliclibrary.ca

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Pitching in for play Children from the community near Upwood Park/Salvador Del Mundo Co-operative Homes helped design their dream playground. It took volunteers less than eight hours Saturday to make the dream come true.

Top, volunteers mix cement in preparation for the construction of a playground near Upwood Park on Saturday. The playground was designed by residents, and funded by Foresters Insurance with the help of KaBOOM!, a non-profit group dedicated to bringing play to children across North America.

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At right, Ron Chinapen anchors the new swing set. Far right, the finished playground.

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community check-up: banbury-don mills As part of a Summer Snapshot feature, The North York Mirror looks at the changing trends and demographics in its local neighbourhoods. Data courtesy Statistics Canada via the City of Toronto.

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Banbury-Don Mills: Population (2011): 26,895

Languages

Chinese (not otherwise specified) and Mandarin are the most common non-official languages in Banbury-Don Mills. In the 2011 census, 9 per cent of residents listed one of those two as their Mother Tongue, and 6.5 per cent listed one of those two as their Home Language. Also, this is the only neighbourhood in North York to have Serbian make the Top 10 of either list.

Top 10 Mother Tongues

Top 10 Home Languages

1. English 2. Chinese (not otherwise specified) 3. Mandarin 4. Cantonese 5. Persian (Farsi) 6. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7. Korean 8. Romanian 9. Serbian 10. Greek

1. English 2. Chinese (not otherwise specified) 3. Mandarin 4. Persian (Farsi) 5. Cantonese 6. Korean 7. Romanian 8. Serbian 9. Spanish 10. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)

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Five-Year change

+173% +0.9% Between 2001 and 2011, the number of people in Banbury-Don Mills who listed Persian (Farsi) as their Home Language nearly tripled (220 people to 600).

City context A comparison of a neighbourhood statistic with its Toronto equivalent

POPULATION BY AGE GROUP Like Willowdale West, Banbury-Don Mills has a significantly higher percentage of its population aged 65 and above compared to the city’s percentage: 22.7 per cent of Banbury-Don Mills’ population is 65 or older. In contrast, those aged 65 and above make up 14.4 per cent of Toronto’s population.

+24.5%

The highest age group growth in Banbury-Don Mills occurred in the 0-14 category (Children). That age group grew 24.5 per cent.

+16.7%

The overall population in Banbury-Don Mills has increased by 16.7 per cent between 2001 and 2011.

While Banbury-Don Mills still has a greater proportion of seniors (aged 65+) compared to the city’s, the count of those aged 65 and above increased by just 0.9 per cent between 2006 and 2011, whereas the neighbouhood’s population increased 5.8 per cent during that time.

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The number of people in BanburyDon Mills who listed Armenian as their Home Language decreased by 62.5 per cent between 2006 and 2011.

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City of Toronto Historic Sites asks residents: WTF? RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com City of Toronto Historic Sites is making use of a cheeky promotional campaign to get millennials/Generation Y interested in local history.

WTF? (What the Fact) is part social media engagement and part traditional advertising promotion aimed at growing a younger audience

for the city’s museums. “It’s a way to revitalize our whole brand and the museums, and make people know we may be about history, but we’re certainly not historic,� said Karen Black, manager of museum services for the city.

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artworks to everyday items, most of which date back to the late 19th century. “The point is to inspire people to want to find out what the images are by doing research or learning about them,� Aldini-Messina said.

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About 1,200 people have already shared the WTF? campaign or commented on

it through Toronto’s Historic Sites facebook page and Twitter.

Correct guesses will win a pass for two to any city museum and the objects’ identities are scheduled for reveal at the end of the campaign, Tuesday, Sept. 10.

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