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Earl Haig students bring social anxiety into the spotlight CLARK KIM ckim@insidetoronto.com Two North York Grade 12 students are tackling an issue they say is becoming more common in teenagers like themselves.

Christine Chen and Ana Stajkovic, both in their final year at Earl Haig Secondary School, ran a school-wide campaign called “Break Your Shell” to raise awareness about social anxiety.

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Some wards have populations of 30 to 50 per cent above the average, according to a City of Toronto release. >>>city, page 16

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York U. launches unique HR programs CLARK KIM ckim@insidetoronto.com York University announced the launch of a School of Continuing Studies on Monday with two new certificate programs that are designed differently than other post-secondary institutions.

“Our programs aren’t designed to take in a piecemeal fashion,” said Tracey Taylor-O’Reilly, executive director of the School of Continuing Studies, noting that continuing education classes to date haven’t changed much over the last several years. “It’s still about taking classes to enhance

professional knowledge.”

But the two new human resources management certificate programs, which begins in the fall with both full-time and part-time options, will be offered in cohort format in which enrolled students can move through the program together.

Taylor-O’Reilly added that the programs will help students develop the business and communication skills required to excel and move into leadership roles in the field of human resources management.

“Employers are looking for wellrounded people...and to understand their business,” she said, adding

they’ve consulted with vice-presidents of major companies to better equip students for the workforce.

The new School of Continuing Studies is also aiming to bring the existing continuing professional programs at York together with the York University English Language Institute (YUELI), providing further second language and academic support for international students.

“It’ll ensure students have the full range of skill sets they need in order to be successful,” said Rhonda Lenton, vice-president academic and provost.

Billed as the first of its kind in

Canada, a full-time post-degree human resources management certificate program will allow students to earn a certificate in eight months.

Working professionals can choose to take a two-year, part-time certificate program with summers off. It will initially be offered online and then in a blended learning format, which combines online work with weekend classes.

Taylor-O’Reilly said 14 applications have been submitted since last week with 50 total spots available.

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Sunnybrook Research Institute selects grant winners fannie sunshine fsunshine@insidetoronto.com The herniated disc in Kramay Patel’s lower back was so troublesome, he would often need to stand at the back of the university lecture hall to take notes to help alleviate the pain.

As his physiotherapist applied electronic stimulation to his back, Patel realized just how effective the treatment was, while simultaneously developing empathy toward those with spinal injuries.

His situation prompted the biomedical systems engineering student

at the University of Toronto to delve into the field of rehabilitation engineering for improving back stability for people confined to wheelchairs due to spinal cord injury.

Patel, along with eight other undergraduate student researchers, presented his work to scientists at the Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) earlier this month at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre for a chance to win $10,000 through the fourth annual Sunnybrook Research Prize competition.

The competition was open to Canadian students working on research projects in physical sci-

ences and engineering disciplines across the country, with nine chosen from 18 entries. The prize money can be used in any way they wish.

Patel’s research focuses on developing a functional electrical stimulation based neuroprosthesis that can improve the trunk (back) stability of patients with spinal cord injuries who are in wheelchairs.

The research aims to increase the quality of life for individuals by allowing them to be safe in their wheelchairs without using restrictive chest harnesses that reduce their functional workspace and limit their ability to perform daily activities.

Patel, who said he was pleased with how his presentation inside the McLaughlin Auditorium went, said if he won he would use the money in full to fund future education, although the third-year undergrad student is still undecided what to pursue.

The judges ended up picking two winners: Patel, and Heather Whittaker from the University of Winnipeg, whose research centres on brain structure and the search of a biomarker that can diagnose early stage Alzheimer’s disease.

The two winners will each receive $5,000.

Augimeri buys time on Allen District Plan DOMINIK KUREK dkurek@insidetoronto.com Ward 9 Councillor Maria Augimeri has bought herself a bit of time on a vote that would begin the process to set out the development plans for the Allen District, located in the Sheppard Avenue-Allen Road area of Downsview.

Augimeri asked her fellow councillors at the Tuesday meeting of North York Community Council to defer approving a preliminary report on the Allen District Plan.

Approval of the report would start a public consultation process.

Community Council deferred the decision to its Feb. 18 meeting, during which time Augimeri hopes to talk to city planning staff to separate wards 9 and 10, which currently fall in to one plan.

Also, according to the staff report, the eastern portion of the Allen District is owned by Build Toronto and the western portion of the area is owned by Canada Lands Company (CLC).

“Right now, it’s all part of the same (plan), but it should not be,” she said. “One is City of Toronto lands and one is federal government land. They also have different councillors so they should be independent of one another.”

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So much for the question of the day

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o?”

That was the question of the day I was greeted with whenever I bumped into somebody I knew last week. It started Tuesday on the way to work. The first to ask it was the guy behind the window at my regular subway station.

“So?” Much to his relief, my response was an affirmative nod. Up next was the girl behind the counter at My Regular Morning Coffee Stop (no, not its real name).

She gave me my usual double double. (Not its real name either. It is, in fact, a quintuple quintuple. But please don’t tell my nutritionist.)

“So?” Much to her relief, I gave her an affirmative nod, too. Then came the couple who run The We’re Talking Extremely Convenient Store Considering It’s Just Across The Food Court From My Regular Morning Coffee Stop (yes, it’s real

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY name) where I pick up my daily newspaper.

“So?” I answered the same way as before, with said affirmative nod. Following them was Ted, whom I hadn’t seen since before the holidays. I bumped into him in the elevator on the way to the office and he had the similar query.

“So?” Yet another affirmative nod from me. This was followed by a volley of encounters with co-workers in rapid succession: Tiffany in the hallway, then Alan by the water cooler and finally Frank inside the office.

“So? “So?” “So?” All were greeted with affirmative nods and that’s pretty much what took place in all my encounters with people I know last week. For those who’ve

never met me and are wondering that the heck “So?” means exactly, it’s short for “So, are you going to finally admit that it actually IS cold today?”

How could I not admit it?

It was cold that day. It was cold a few days last week.

Not like it gets in Manitoba, Alberta or Newfoundland, but cold for these parts.

Especially early in the morning and late at night walking into that swirling wind.

But this whole “So?” business started with me because complaining that it’s cold year-round has become a veritable cottage industry in Toronto and when others say it’s cold in August, which is when the grumbling starts in earnest, I never agree.

Nor do I agree in the fall. I don’t agree in winter unless it actually is cold. Now, I realize for people new to Canada from warmer climates, any cooler weather can be a shock to the system,

but the majority of the moaning seems to come from people who have spent most of their lives in Toronto.

Soooo, now that I’ve admitted it does, indeed, get cold here OCCASIONALLY I’ve decided to turn the “So?” tables back on everybody else with my own spin, when it is not.

First up was my neighbour Al, whom I bumped into Sunday when we got a welcome break from the recent tougher conditions.

“So?” I asked him. As in, “So, are you finally going to admit it ISN’T cold today? Nor all those other times you were whining that it was back in August, September, October, et al?

Eh, Al?” He growled.

I took that as a “yes.”

Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist, who takes writing very seriously. The topics?

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community Begin or rejuvinate your career path at the Canada Job Expo.

There will be plenty of information, job resources and discussions and opportunities for employment at the free job fair, slated for Thursday, Thursday Jan. 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at North York Memorial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge St. The expo is geared to graduates, those who are unemployed, newcomers to Canada, seasoned veterans looking to change careers, and students new to the workforce, Register by emailing canadajobexpo@rogers.com; visit www.canadajobexpo.com for event details.

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North York councillors Maria Augimeri and Jon Burnside have been selected to take a role in managing and protecting local watersheds.

Augimeri (Ward 9) has been appointed as the City of Toronto’s representative on the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Humber Watershed Alliance, and Burnside (Ward 26) will step into the same role on the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Don Watershed Regeneration Council.

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Public meeting for Steeles West plan North York residents will have a chance to voice their concerns related to a proposed 10-storey building and townhouse development at Steeles Avenue West and Bathurst Street.

The proposed development, located at 755 Steeles Ave. W., would consist of the 124-unit building and 28 four-storey townhouses, as well as a single-floor retail building on the same site as an existing 15-storey apartment building.

A staff report indicates the public consultation meeting should happen sometime in the second half of 2015.

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Toronto and York Region United Way groups merge CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com The newly announced merger between the Toronto and York Region United Way organizations will translate into a greater potential for impact, according to United Way Toronto’s president and CEO. In an interview with The York Guardian on Friday, Susan McIsaac said the decision to join forces with United Way York Region came after widespread public consultation regarding the charity’s strategic plan over the last year.

“We probably engaged over 2,000 people in asking key questions around the priority of the city and what really mattered, etc,” she said. “And much of that consultation actually informed the decision that we took to pursue this conversation with York Region. That, for us, was really an important and an informative process.”

As talks began with York Region last fall to possibly unify under one umbrella, McIsaac said she quietly reached out to “key partners, community leaders, agency leaders and key stakeholders” to seek their feedback – conversations she said were “hugely helpful and, frankly, very positive.”

“We heard very positive feedback, because, I think, there’s a notion that there’s unbelievable alignment between our organizations: alignment on mission and alignment on priorities,” she said.

The final decision to merge the two United Ways was announced Friday, following a special meeting late Wednesday evening in which the boards for each organization voted unanimously in favour of the union.

and work on both sides of the Steeles Avenue boundary that separates Toronto and York Region; that the two organizations have the same mission, vision, and core values; and that their strategic plans share the same three community priorities – supporting youth, improving

neighbourhooods, and strengthening community services.

“Together, we have much greater potential for impact, because there’s such alignment between our two United Ways,” McIsaac said.

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lisher Ian Proudfoot has served on United Way York Region’s board and campaign cabinet for more than five years, and said he is optimistic, with a caveat, about the pending partnership.

“It will work if York Region gets to keep its United Way voice, but if York

Region gets lost in the merger and is without focus, it’ll be a failure,” he said.

– with files from Chris Traber, York Region Media Group

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Road work hours could be extended to all night

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timing is right Vince Timpano, chair of the United Way Toronto board, said the timing of the merger felt right, given his organization’s history of collaboration with York Region.

“Now feels like the right time to take it to the next level,” he said in a statement released Friday.

“We’re both at the right points in our strategic plans to adopt a more regional focus. Working together, we’ll accomplish more than we ever could separately. The opportunities this merger will make possible are incredibly exciting.”

Several examples of “significant alignment” between the two United Ways was cited in the boards’ merger recommendation, including: the fact that they fund some of the same community agencies; that the people they serve (as well as their donors and volunteers) live

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Skate with The X-Men of Toronto to support homeless Go skating with The X-Men of Toronto.

Lace up your skates and brave the cold temperatures in support of those in need in our city. On Saturday, Jan. 24, enjoy ice skating with cosplayers while collecting warm clothes for The Sanctuary, a refuge that gives warm clothing to the homeless in Toronto.

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available include aquatic instructors, lifeguards, music, art and dance instructors, fitness centre staff, special needs program staff, sports instructors, camp counsellors, facility staff and more.

Those interested in applying are asked to create a profile and apply online at www.toronto.ca/recjobs.

Completed online applications must be received by Feb. 3, before 11:59 p.m.

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Policy revision for some projects would help ease traffic jams DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com The hammering of road work could be going on through the night on some city projects if council approves a new policy to speed up traffic-snarling construction.

The policy, which was recommended at the Jan. 6 Public Works and Infrastructure Committee meeting, will mean that in certain cases – and at a price premium – contractors will toil around the clock to make sure that the project is finished as quickly as possible.

The policy comes after Mayor John Tory announced that the city would pay that premium to have work finished on this phase of the Gardiner Expressway rehabilitation.

Under the proposed policy, work could continue 24 hours a day, seven days a week on expressways and major roads where the work is far from residential neighbourhoods and non-disruptive to TTC operations.

Work could also be done overnight, but not during daylight hours on major roads far from residential neighbourhoods, so that roads could stay open for regular commuting times.

As well, work hours could be extended on major roads between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. Monday to Saturday and local roads between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday to Friday.

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The Fairview branch of the Toronto Public Library is hosting a Small Business Network event Jan. 29 that will focus on creating a personal brand on social media.

A professional from www. sociallyactive.ca will help you stand out, grow your network and have a plan to grow your presence – online and offline.

The session runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The library is at 35 Fairview Mall Dr. To register, call 416-395-5750. entrepreneurs: make a pitch wYoung

Young entrepreneurs can pitch their business ideas via video in a competition offered through the Government of Ontario.

The Make Your Pitch competition challenges high school students to pitch their business idea in a two-minute video, which will be evaluated by judges from the business com-

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People can vote for best submission from March 10 to April 2. Entries must include a signed letter of consent and a typed transcript. The video submission period ends on March 6. Visit www.makeyourpitch.ca innovation at board of trade wRetail

The Toronto Region Board of Trade is hosting Retail Innovation: Lessons from 2014, Essentials for 2015.

The event will take place from 8 to 9 a.m. Jan. 22 at the board’s downtown centre, 77 Adelaide St., west entrance.

Brian Lloyd, Architech’s VP of strategic innovation, will speak on how lessons from 2014 – including those of emerging retail technology – can be applied to 2015.

The event is free for board of trade members.

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York University’s Schulich School of Business won the 2015 MBA Games at the DeGroote School of Business this month.

Schulich came out on top in a field of 22 graduate schools. The victory marks the school’s sixth since 2003, according to an announcement from the school.

In addition to the overall win, Schulich won the case competition, in which teams were challenged to present an economic plan to make Hamilton a preferred destination for investment. Around 650 students from the 22 schools competed.

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City boundary lines up for review >>>from page 1 These meetings are part of a twostage public consultation process.

The boundary review is taking several issues into consideration: • the number of people living in each ward • geographic communities of interest and neighbourhoods • major physical and natural

boundaries • population trends The review is being conducted by independent consultants, with oversight from the city.

For more information, including meeting times and locations, and a full calendar of the review’s public consultation meetings, visit www.drawthelines.ca

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Christine Chen, left, and Ana Stajkovic created the Break Your Shell campaign to help their fellow students at Earl Haig Secondary School overcome social anxiety.

School campaign urged teens to venture out of their comfort zones >>>from page 1 they didn’t know.

They found that students were initially hesitant to sit down and engage their peers.

Chen and Stajkovic noted social anxiety comes in different forms including not being able to start conversations or even say hello due to the fear of making a fool of themselves in some way.

The second event aimed to reduce the use of technology for communi-

cation and got the teachers on board to tell their students during period 1 class to shut their cellphones off.

“No one wanted to,” Stajkovic observed.

Chen added they noticed with the use of social media more prevalent these days, many people often portray themselves differently and appear more confident than they might be.

In both events, they wanted to address the issue of social anxiety

by providing more opportunities for in-person interaction.

“The disorder isn’t taken as seriously as it should be,” said Stajkovic, but added they learned social anxiety can be a gateway to more serious disorders like depression.

Chen hoped their campaign would help students with social anxiety overcome the initial fear of speaking up about their issue.

“It’s OK to talk about it,” she said.

Above, Irene Gu, left, and Isabelle Shi look at the community quilt on display at City Hall last week during a reception for the Up & Rooted Art Exhibit. At left, a diorama on display that is the culmination of months of workshops with residents of Villaways, a Toronto Community Housing neighbourhood at Leslie Street and Sheppard Avenue.

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Making lemonade from lemons Playing opposition at City Council is delicate work.

With no official party system and in its place a coalition of disparate interests in orbit of a – usually – popular mayor, it’s tough to get traction. Contrarian councillors outside that orbit are left to find ways to get their ideas in front of the public.

The pitfalls are many.

During the David Miller era, right-of-centre councillors stumbled around for years before forming a coalition called The Responsible Government Group that tried with scant success to critique the mayor’s agenda.

Councillors on the left took a different approach with Mayor Rob Ford in 2010, taking the give-himrope-to-hang-himself tack until finally, he did so.

It’s clear neither approach is going to work with sober, steady old John Tory – who has an ambitious agenda and the resolve to keep potential opposition away from committees that might affect that agenda.

And so it is that on Union closures expected wFurther The TTC wasted no time at all scheduling its first construction-related subway closure for 2015.

The closure, which took place last weekend from Union to St. Andrew stations, is the first of a series planned between now and March to put the finishing touches on the TTC’s $137 million top-to-bottom renovation of Union Station in time for the 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games.

Part of the remaining work includes installing a 152-metre wall dividing the Union and Yonge platforms made up of glass panels adorned with art.

For more information visit www.ttc.ca SPEAKing ON SUBWAY wEXPANSION

Residents curious about the progress of Scarborough subway extension planning will have an opportunity to hear from city staff at a pair of community meetings scheduled for the project.

The plan has received attention of late with calls

david nickle the city Monday, progressive councillors adopted another strategy: if the mayor gives you lemons, make lemonade.

The lemons Tory gave Gord Perks, Mike Layton, Sarah Doucette, Joe Cressy and Maria Augimeri were seats on the Parks and Environment Committee: a committee historically known for light agendas and little influence.

That will likely not be the case this term. As of Monday, the committee has a subcommittee: the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Subcommittee. Chairing it will be Perks, who has had a long career as an environmental advocate. Also on the committee are Doucette, Layton and Cressy.

The subcommittee will begin holding public meetings promptly, to talk about ways in which the city can move into a

rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT to add another stop, at Danforth Road and Eglinton Avenue.

The first meeting takes place Saturday, Jan. 31 at Jean Vanier Secondary School, 959 Midland Ave. starting at 9:30 a.m., then on Monday, Feb. 2 at the Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr. beginning at 6 p.m.

RELEASES RIDE results wOPP

There wasn’t much change compared to last year in the number of impaired driving charges laid by the OPP during the holidays.

The OPP’s annual holiday RIDE crackdown, which took place from Nov. 24 to Jan. 2, resulted in 593 impaired driving charges for Ontario motorists compared to 587 during the 2013-14 holiday period. This time around, one person was killed because of impaired driving compared to three in the previous year.

leadership role in battling climate change, worldwide.

Following from that, the subcommittee will likely bring recommendations to the Parks and Environment Committee – which, owing to its membership, will send those recommendations to council – into Tory’s lap.

It will be awkward: climate change mitigation can be expensive, and politically challenging, as it enters into areas where Torontonians are divided: everything from green energy programs to anti-car initiatives and the dreaded “bag tax” from the Miller era. One courting the support from Ford Nation will have a hard time backing much of that agenda.

But failing to back some of that agenda will play just as badly with the centre-left and pure centre voters, for a mayor hoping to maintain a broad base of support.

It will be interesting to see how this uniquely passive act of aggression plays out.

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David Nickle is The Mirror’s city hall reporter. His column appears every Thursday.

While impaired driving charges have dropped significantly, the OPP said it was still disappointed by the holiday findings.

HELPS BIKE NETWORK GROW wCONTEST

Winners were recently announced for a contest organized by the city to promote its mobile app used to log the frequency and distance of trips made on bicycle.

Since it was launched last May, the Toronto Cycling App has recorded over 65,000 trips made throughout the city, giving cycling planners a better idea where Toronto’s bike network could be strengthened in the future.

As part of the contest, prizes were given to users of the app ranging from memberships to Bike Share Toronto to the grand prize: a new bike worth $700. The app is available for download for Android and the iPhone.

Rahul Gupta is The Mirror’s transit reporter. His column appears every Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT

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• ReUseIt. This site lists over 35 agencies that are looking for donations. toronto.ca/reuseit • Be “blue” in the loo. Toilet paper rolls, toothpaste cartons and shampoo bottles all belong in recycling. Put a recycling bin in the bathroom and watch your recycling increase and garbage decrease.

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Cops for Cancer launches with head-shaving veteran Staff Sgt. Chris Boddy gets the razor treatment for a seventh time ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com

Toronto Police Staff Sgt. Chris Boddy has shaved his head seven times to raise funds for cancer research. The most recent shave was on one of the coldest days of 2015.

“It is cold,” Boddy said Tuesday during the launch of the Cops for Cancer campaign at Yorkdale Shopping Centre.

“Having a cold head is the least I could do to help raise money to end this terrible disease that so many of our friends, co-workers and family members are affected by.”

On April 18, more than 100 Toronto police officers will get their heads shaved at the North York mall in the hopes of raising more than

Staff photo/Andrew Palamarchuk

Toronto police Staff-Sgt. Chris Boddy is shorn by Deputy Chief Mike Federico during the launch ceremony held Tuesday at Yorkdale Shopping Centre to kick off the 2015 Cops for Cancer fundraising campaign.

$100,000.

Since 1999, Cops for Cancer in Toronto raised more than $900,000.

For Boddy, this year’s initiative is extra meaningful.

“Just before the holidays, I had an aunt who passed away (after) battling breast cancer for the last two years,” he said.

Deputy Chief Mike Federico shaved Boddy’s head at Tuesday’s Cops for Cancer launch, which raised more than $600.

Also at the event, the

Canadian Cancer Society recognized Yorkdale with the Celebrating Impact in Corporate Fundraising award.

Boddy was honoured with the Celebrating Impact in Community Leadership award for his “exceptional contributions and selfless volunteer leadership.”

Boddy encouraged both his colleagues and the public to join the cause.

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Police release images of vehicle in connection with Jane-Sheppard shooting Police have released security camera images of a vehicle possibly involved in a shooting in North York last month.

Police said three males in a newer-model light

blue Chrysler 200 followed a man from Jane Street and Falstaff Avenue to Bartor Road around 4 p.m. Dec. 2.

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“The victim had two small chil- Security camera image dren in his car at the time of the shooting.”

Luckily, no one was hurt.

Police have a vague description of the suspects.

The suspect vehicle, the Chrysler 200, had distinct damage to the rear passenger door at the time of the shooting.

The damage can be seen in the security camera images police released.

– Andrew Palamarchuk Anyone with information is asked to call 31 Division at 416-808-3100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416222-TIPS (8477).

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Info sessions this week for Pan Am jobs

Photos/Nancy Paiva

ups & downs Above, snowboarders Joseph Ng Chow, left, and Ryan Achim descend the slope on the opening weekend of the season Sunday at the Earl Bales Park ski hill.

At left, Kiran Grey-Wolf, 10, left, and Allen Zhu, 10, take a break before their next run. Right, Aaron Lawrence, left, and his daughter Gwenyth, 7, ride the lift to the top of the slope.

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active@insidetoronto.com Rd.) NON-CONTACT HOCKEY WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21 w Mary Ward vs. St. Basil’s (Downsview Arena, 1633 Wilson Ave.) w UTS vs. Brebeuf (Goulding Park Arena, 45 Goulding Ave.)

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EAST DIVISION

The organizing committee for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games, set for July and August, are looking to hire 150 people aged 18 to 29.

A TO2015 diversity and inclusion initiative, the opportunities begin in April and end in August with a corporate mentorship. Learn about the opportunities from TO2015 hiring representatives and receive information about the services and supports available to help you apply.

Candidates can attend one of two sessions with their resume, and be prepared to conduct an interview on the spot: w Today from 3 to 5 p.m. at Metro Hall, Rotunda, 55 John St. w Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Scarborough Civic Centre, Council Chambers, 150 Borough Dr. Visit toronto.ca/ecportal (keyword ‘SEEDS’) to register; call 416-397-5627 for details.

TUESDAY, JAN. 20 w Senior – Chaminade vs. Bishop Allen (Bishop Allen, 721 Royal York Rd.) w Junior – Chaminade vs. Bishop Allen (Bishop Allen, 721 Royal York Rd.) w Senior – Cardinal McGuigan vs. Dante (Dante Alighieri, 60 Playfair Ave.)

SPORTS SCHEDULE For more sports, visit www.insidetoronto. com/north yorktoronto-on-sports

Staff photo/DAN PEARCE

AT THE NET: A Weston Collegiate player shoots the ball past a diving Northview Heights Secondary school goalie Thursday during tier 1 indoor soccer at The Hanger. Weston won 6-2.

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$

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30.84 kg

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