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KickStart soccer program opens field of fun for youngsters 3 It’s Happening in the North York community; see our listings 6

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SCULPTURE ON THE STREET: Manny Medeiros, left, creates balloon sculpture swords for Charles De La Cruz and Alexander De La Cruz on Marlee Avenue Wednesday afternoon during the second annual Marlee-Ville Street Festival. See more photos on page 8.

The Upfront Theatre Foundation is hosting Rastafest this Saturday at Downsview Park. The festivities begin at 1 p.m. with activities for children including a youth talent show and free workshops in African dance, drum and dub poetry. Following will be a concert running until 10 p.m. showcasing reggae and dance hall performers. The legendary Mighty Diamonds will hit the stage along with a number of performers including Echo Minott, House of David Gang and the Mountain Edge Band. Those who attend are asked to bring a canned good donation and a toonie. The Upfront Theatre is a nonprofit organization that aids youth and women in Toronto. The festival is meant to highlight the Rastafarian culture and demonstrate its contribution to a multicultural society. The celebration is being held at Downsview Park at Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue West. For more information, visit www.rastafest.com

Olympic athlete, young patients trade respect Holland Bloorview hosts gold medalwinning wrestler LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com Talk about a mutual admiration society. Patients of Holland Bloorview

Kids Rehabilitation Hospital were thrilled with a visit yesterday afternoon by Olympic gold and bronze medal winner Carol Huynh. The wrestler, in turn, was awed by the courage of the children and

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teenagers she met. “It’s just inspiring. These kids are so brave and the things they go through every day, it’s inspiring, it’s motivating,” Huynh told The Mirror following a tour of the @NorthYorkMirror

hospital southeast of Bayview and Eglinton Avenues and moments before she had a chance to chat and play with youngsters in the gym. People look up to athletes as role models for their dedication and commitment to excellence, but sporting events come and go, Huynh said.

“Here (at Bloorview), it happens every single day, every single moment,” she said. “I feel honoured to see it.” But if Huynh, who won a bronze medal this summer at the London Olympics and a gold medal in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics, was impressed >>>OLYMPIAN, page 5

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Local youngsters get KickStart in soccer LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com

tobicoke’s Godiva Collins plays on a soccer team and has the moves to prove it. Scarborough’s Jamoyah Salmon likes playing pickup soccer games with her cousins. On Tuesday, skill level took a back seat to fun, energy, teamwork and camaraderie as about 200 kids from Toronto Community Housing neighbourhoods across the city joined players from the Toronto FC soccer club at North York’s Downsview Park. The youngsters and soccer players were at the park’s Kia Training Ground for the launch of the MLSE Team Up Foundation’s KickStart project, which offers a free, six-week soccer program for children aged six to 12 from TCH’s social housing communities. The foundation is the charitable arm of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which owns Toronto FC, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Toronto Raptors and the Toronto Marlies professional sports teams. The foundation helps improve the lives of children through sports and the refurbishment of local athletic facilities. Foundation chair Bruce Kidd welcomed the youngsters in the KickStart program, urging them to stay involved in athletics. “We believe that sport is essential for everybody. It is one of the great joys of being alive,” he said. “Sports are just terrific. They keep you healthy, they help you with your school, they help you make friends, they give you opportunities to see other parts of the city and the world, they help you get along better with your parents and aunts and

Who is taking part? Children from the following Toronto neighbourhoods are taking part in the KickStart program: n Scarlettwood n Firgrove n Willowridge n Lawrence Heights n Victoria Park n Malvern n Kingston-Galloway n Teesdale uncles. But most of all, they are just fun.” Kidd’s message about staying involved wasn’t lost on Godiva, 11, and Jamoyah, 7. “(I’m) happy to be in the program because soccer is what I play and I like doing it. I like the sport because it runs in my family,” Godiva said. “It feels great because I meet professional soccer players, people with more experience than me.” He is also happy kids from TCH neighbourhoods who otherwise wouldn’t have a chance to play soccer are part of the program. Godiva plays left striker on a soccer team and has plans to become a professional soccer player when he grows up. “If I have a chance to play for Toronto FC, I’ll take it,” he said. Jamoyah is happy to be part of KickStart. “It is fun for me. It is my first time here and I like it here. I like the soccer players. I like how they kick the ball and stop the ball. I learned that people are good kickers. They can stop people who can shoot a goal,” she said. “It’s nice for kids to know how to play soccer and to know the soccer players.” Jamoyah is playing for fun because she has no

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At top, It’s a race for the ball during the Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) Team Up Foundation’s KickStart program launch Tuesday at the Kia Training Ground in Downsview Park. Above, Toronto FC’s Milos Kocic, left, works with the children. At right, Godiva Collins works on his dribbling.

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We must all take next step to curb youth violence

he provincial announcement this week to put $20 million into programs to curb youth violence will undoubtedly be embraced by the at-risk communities in the city that will benefit from this additional funding. In the wake of the Danzig Street shooting last month, which killed two people and left 24 injured, residents across the city were demanding action. But the youth action plan outlined by Ontario Children and Youth Services our view Minister Dr. Eric Hoskins on Wednesday should not be Community seen as the ultimate solution to resolving the issue of youth involvement violence. Rather, as Hoskins noted him- is key to safe self, it’s just a starting point. More funding for the Summer neighbourhoods Jobs for Youth Program is welcome as well as the private-sector job initiative that will provide summer recreation activities for 3,500 more children and youth in the Greater Toronto Area. The additional $5 million a year to strengthen after school programs will help support community initiatives in priority neighbourhoods across the city including Lawrence Heights in North York, Jamestown in Etobicoke and Kingston-Galloway in Scarborough. This news is positive. Secure funding for the TAVIS (Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy) and PAVIS (Provincial AntiViolence Intervention Strategy) programs is also a step in the right direction. That said, investing more money into good programs alone won’t succeed in addressing the root issue of why young people get into trouble. Community involvement is just as integral in helping disadvantaged youth feel a sense of connection, subsequently making neighbourhoods safer. That could mean volunteering at local organizations, which offer those youth programs that just received funding from the province. Make a point to attend community events like the East Scarborough Festival Market on Thursdays, or Flavours of Ukraine festival in Etobicoke and Rastafest at Downsview Park in North York both taking place tomorrow. Residents in every neighbourhood should get to know the police officers serving their community and develop a positive relationship with them. At the end of the day, though, the work that goes into changing the culture of a community by getting involved is far more sustainable and effective over the long-term. 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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To the editor: If you are going to a garage sale, don’t steal from the people who are hosting it. They work hard to get it all set up. I have had jewelry stolen at my garage sale and we are getting to a point where we are not going to have them any more if people are going to steal from us. Ask to purchase the item for less or don’t buy it, but don’t steal from a garage sale. People are trying to make a bit of cash with their stuff they are already getting rid of at a great price. If you are that hard up for something, go on welfare. Remember, it is still a crime stealing from a garage sale. Police can be involved. Dorothy Hicks

Museum at Downsview Park is the appropriate site for Canadarm To the editor: Re: ‘Canadarm should come to Toronto and Ottawa,’ Letters, Aug. 17 I just want to say that I thoroughly agree with Roland Kiehne with regards to the placement of the Canadarm from the orbiter Endeavour.

I, too, believe that it should go to one of Canada’s great air and space museums. My preference is the Canadian Air and Space Museum near Toronto as it would be near its place of manufacture – Brampton. Had the management

of Downsview Park demonstrated the wisdom and intelligence that I suspect that they are capable of on the subject, Canadarm may well have been assigned to the Canadian Air and Space Museum at Downsview. However, that pos-

sibility ended when the Downsview management shortsightedly and mistakenly decided to close down the greatest year-around cultural asset in the park – the Canadian Air and Space Museum. Bill Tee

Fear of mosquitoes a shared phenomenon To the editor: While Dallas is coping with its worst outbreak of the West Nile virus, cases have emerged in Ontario, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. This mosquito-borne virus is cause for concern, but children in developing countries fear mosquitoes

for another reason. Mosquitoes can carry malaria, a disease that has killed 1.2 million people in 2010, mostly children. toronto helps children However, thanks to Toronto residents, progress is being made to

protect these children and provide for their needs through gift catalogue purchases such as mosquito nets and clean water projects. Toronto is among the Top 20 most charitable Canadian cities to make donations through our catalogue this past year.

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Olympian stops by rehab hospital >>>from page 1 with the courage of the young patients to overcome their challenges, they were equally delighted to meet her. “I was star struck,” said Nasra Isse after chatting with Huynh for quite a while about her two Olympic experiences. “She’s an inspiration to me. She’s strong, motivated and doesn’t give up. She’s kind and caring.” Isse, who has vaculitis, a disorder of the blood vessels, was thrilled to watch Huynh win her bronze medal

on TV. So was Nissa Sills, 17, who is in Bloorview after having her right hip replaced due to arthritis. Her left hip will be replaced in a few months. great character “I thought she (Huynh) was so nice. It’s so great she came here to talk to everyone,” she said. “It shows great character for someone to come out and talk to kids and give them motivation to follow their dreams.” Unfortunately, Clayton

Mikuse, 16, wasn’t able to watch Huynh’s medal-winning match because it was around that time he got into a motorcycle accident that left him with many serious injuries, including broken legs, a punctured lung, a ruptured spleen, five broken ribs and a broken collar bone. But he was pleased to have a chance to learn about Huynh’s Olympic experiences and hold her gold and bronze medals. “It was pretty cool. It’s nice to meet someone who was in London and got a medal,” he said.

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Moeser both said they would do what they could to convince the province to start construction faster. Waiting because the province is under financial pressure doesn’t make sense, Moeser said, because the project’s costs will rise. North York Councillor Shelley Carroll, whose Don Valley East ward includes the planned LRT line’s western terminus, said Ford, not the province, deserves blame for the delay. “This is why you don’t cavalierly kill a project that’s already begun,” she said, charging Ford’s decision, one of his first as mayor, put the project “out of synch” with the province’s plans. Some of those plans involve underground tunnelling. It’s required to take the Sheppard East line across the Don Valley, but also to build the Crosstown line and to make an underground connection between the Finch West LRT and a new subway station at Finch Avenue. Metrolinx might as well complete the Finch West LRT before it does the tunnelling for Sheppard East, Carroll said. An LRT supporter, Carroll said her constituents understood the LRT line was a good value for them and she doesn’t fear campaigning on the issue again, though Carroll said continuing the debate is wasteful. “The real (transit) riders of Scarborough want to get on with it,” she said, while adding many east of Victoria Park have “been confused and manipulated” into believing the private sector will pay for a subway.

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Top, Olympian gold and bronze medalist Carol Huynh, shows Isaac Waterman, 8, her medals at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital yesterday. Above left, Huynh, left, shows Sophie Jurus, 13, her hardware. Above right, Huynh, right, chats with Jordan Weaver, 13.

The province approved it, the mayor shelved it, councillors and citizens groups debated it for months this year and finally saw the Sheppard East light-rail transt (LRT) project brought back to life. But then, in June, Ontario’s government quietly delayed construction of the 12-kilometre line from Don Mills station in North York to Scarborough’s Morningside Avenue by another three years. That means residents and TTC riders who saw work on the line begin in 2009 – before Rob Ford won the mayorality and shut it down – won’t see the project resume until 2017 or finish until 2021. Three other LRT lines Toronto Council greenlighted this spring - the EglintonScarborough Crosstown, Finch West, and a replacement and extension of the Scarborough Rapid Transit line - are now scheduled for completion before Sheppard East, in 2020. “It came out of the blue,” said Ernie McCullough, executive director of the Sheppard East Village BIA, whose members have known since the group’s 2007 formation between Midland Avenue and Markham Road they stand to lose sales during construction while gaining streetscape improvements. The Business Improvement Area had worked with the TTC and Metrolinx, the province’s transit agency, to smooth the construction period. McCullough, part of a panel that helped council choose the LRT over a

Sheppard Subway extension to Scarborough Town Centre, said members in April accepted news the project could not be restarted until 2014. “Don’t start until you’re truly ready to go,” McCullough re m e m b e re d m e m b e r s saying, but added there has been no explanation of the latest delay from Metrolinx or local MPPs. In response to questions this week, Metrolinx and David Salter, spokesperson for Transportation Minister Bob Chiarelli, said the province, with many infrastructure projects underway, changed the schedule to “avoid inflationary pressures on project costs” and “to avoid overburdening local construction capacity – which would drive up costs.” “ We’re committed to moving this project forward. It’s responsible to look at all delivery options to achieve the best value for taxpayer money,” Salter added in a statement yesterday. Opponents of the Sheppard East LRT project greeted the news with delight, with Scarborough-Agincourt Councillor Norm Kelly this week saying it gives subway extension supporters a chance for “one last clash between the forces of good and evil.” That battle will come during the 2014 municipal campaign, which Ford and supporters in Scarborough, including himself, look forward to fighting over the LRT issue, Kelly said. Other councillors say they’re disappointed by the latest delay. Raymond Cho and Ron

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Movies Under the Stars WHEN: 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Downsview Park, 1-35 Carl Hall Rd. CONTACT: 416-952-2222, info@downsviewpark.ca, www.downsviewpark.ca Bring your blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy a free family-friendly movie outdoors at dusk. Movie listings and details online. Weekly until Aug. 31.

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OUA Women’s Soccer: Laurier at York WHEN: 1 p.m. WHERE: York Stadium, 4700 Keele St. COST: Free The Laurier Golden Hawks visit the York Lions in OUA women’s soccer play. OUA Men’s Soccer: Laurier at York WHEN: 3:15 p.m. WHERE: York Stadium, 4700 Keele St. COST: Free The Laurier Golden Hawks visit the York Lions in OUA men’s soccer play.

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Toronto Scrabble Club WHEN: 6:15 p.m. WHERE: 4169 Bathurst St. CONTACT: Lynda, 416-2253535, lyndawise@yahoo.com, www. torontoscrabbleclub.com Join us for three games of Scrabble. All levels welcome to weekly meetings. New Horizons Toastmasters WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Edithvale Community Center, 131 Finch Ave. W. CONTACT: www.newhorizonstoastmasters.info/ Improve your leadership and public speaking skills. Guest are welcome to participate in meetings. HOPE Parents Support Group WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Edithvale Community Centre, 131 Finch Ave. W. CONTACT: Bernice, 905-737-3403, nlevy@rogers.com, helpingotherparentseverywhere.com/ We help parents feel more in control of their lives through creating healthy

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cops and kids: Aaron Williams, 14, left, and Ben Fleet build a picnic bench at Westview Centennial Secondary School Tuesday as part of the Pro-Action Cops and Kids’ Project Build initiative. The 12 youths participating in the eight-week program will conclude their work Aug. 28 with the presentation of eight benches and eight planters to the Jane-Finch community.

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Organic Farmers’ Marketplace WHEN: 3 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. CONTACT: http://torontobotanicalgarden.ca/

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OUA Women’s Soccer: Waterloo at York WHEN: 1 p.m. WHERE: York Stadium, 4700 Keele St. COST: Free The Waterloo Warriors visit the York Lions in OUA women’s soccer play. OUA Men’s Soccer: Waterloo at York WHEN: 3:15 p.m. WHERE: York Stadium, 4700 Keele St. COST: Free OUA men’s soccer play at York Stadium with the Waterloo Warriors visiting the York Lions.

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ast week, the German Chancellor and Canadian prime minister agreed to prioritize approval of a free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union. Under negotiation now for almost two years, the leaders expressed their hopes that the text would be ready for their parliaments by the end of this year. On the surface, it seems like such a good deal for Canada. In exchange for Europe’s access to our population of about 34 million, and a per capita income of about $39,600, Canadians get access to a market of about nine times our size, with comparable average wealth, familiar institutions and shared values. Europe is far enough away not to be a major cultural threat, rich enough to interest our entrepreneurs, and different enough to allow each side to develop its own competence. Yet dozens of Canadian municipalities have passed resolutions looking for exemption, including Toronto. From its resolution, council sees no benefit to the agreement, instead seeing it solely as a danger to jobs, the environment, and that it will hamper council’s ability to serve residents. Let’s take a closer look. The proposed agreement conforms to rules already in place that exempts construction contracts issued for less than about $8.5 million, and other contracts less than about $340,000. As well, there are exemptions for grants, existing municipal non-conforming measures, and even the ability to create municipal monopolies. For Toronto, that means its annual portfolio of about $50 million in grants is exempt, as is the city’s main environmental financial organization, the Toronto Atmospheric Fund. Nor is there is anything in the Agreement that encourages privatization or de-regulation. Reviewing the contracts issued by the city and Toronto Transit Commission over the last year shows that the vast majority would be exempt. Under the proposed terms of the agreement, it is only the larger items that would have been open

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for more competition. Examples from the recent past include the $132-million contract for curbside waste collection, $118 million for the York University subway station, and a $24 million contract for new buses. But even if a European company quoted on these large projects, it would be hard to understand how it could collect Toronto’s waste or construct a subway station more efficiently than the Canadian contract winners. Unless, of course, a European company can figure out how to win a contract using local labour. Which is exactly what happened in the case of the contract winner for the buses. They are to be made in Quebec with union labour, by a company owned by Volvo, which is headquartered in Sweden. So what’s the fuss? Under the proposed Agreement, Toronto will not be able to discriminate against a European supplier who complies with all of our rules, and offers our city a better value. Currently we cannot discriminate against other Canadians, Americans or Mexicans. The agreement will add Europeans to the list. Torontonians who pay for and receive our municipal services are the beneficiaries. While the rules will not change that much, the larger competitive environment ought to give our city new options. On the other side, those who currently deliver municipal services see the agreement as a threat. It is instructive that the major research papers that came to council were funded by public sector unions, and that council’s left wing voted in a block for Toronto’s exemption. The resolution next moved to the concern that the agreement would hamper council’s ability to protect the environment. Worries have been

expressed that the agreement would encourage new markets for Canada’s resources, including the tar sands. European commercial fishing would no longer face exclusion because of its nationality, and would require the same regulation as Canadian or American vessels. Although these and similar issues require resolution at the national level, there seems to be no reason why the city cannot not continue with its environmental policies as before. Then there’s the last issue, that the agreement will place restrictions on how the city “provide(s) programs/services as it sees fit.” If council wanted this problem to merit serious consideration, it could have supplied examples, or even a general area needing attention. Unfortunately, by making such an unsubstantiated claim, and by asking the federal government to exempt the city from a trade agreement on that basis, council runs the risk of eroding its credibility. The end result, which even its supporters must expect, is that the federal government will ignore council’s resolution. Instead we could have had a constructive discussion in so many areas. Those interested in economic development could have explored how we could ensure better market access for our financial and health services sectors. Progressives could have asked for a means to better tap into how European cities support their most vulnerable residents. Environmentalists could have leveraged the muscle of Europe’s regulations, for instance to strengthen environmental assessments. A resolution based on these issues would have gone much further in advancing Toronto’s interests in the Canada Europe Trade Agreement. As it is, the agreement benefits Torontonians. Had council constructively seized the opportunity, it could have made the Agreement even better. n David Soknacki is a former City of Toronto councillor and budget chief. Contact him at www.soknacki.com

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Children often look to their parents for guidelines on how to behave. A parent who is overly nervous or sad about the first day of school could make their kids nervous, too. Put on a brave face and keep any anxiety hidden until kids have left for school.

BE PREPARED Gather supplies, practice the driving route, lay out clothes, make lunch the night before, get a good night’s rest, and set the alarm clock. Knowing all of the controllable factors are handled can ease the mind of parents and students.

STAY POSITIVE Always keep conversations about school geared toward the positive. If children mention things that frighten them, calm those fears and show the upside to attending school. Provide examples of your own school experiences and how everything turned out for the best. The first day of school can be a time of uncertainty for students and parents. Adults are facing a new stage in their lives, and children are awaiting a classroom of new faces and requirements. Preparing for the first day can alleviate some of the anxiety about heading off to school for a new year.

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A North York resident is one step away from pocketing an $11-million lottery prize. Ngoc Duy Nguyen won the $10.9 million jackpot on the July 18 draw for Lotto 649. But because he works at another store where he is involved in the selling of lottery tickets – rules prevent employees from buying tickets at their own stores –

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