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during this month’s school vacation from March 9 to 17 after the parks and recreation department >>>FOUR, page 16
Briar Koski had barely learned to walk when she skated for the first time on the rink in her backyard. She’s never looked back. The North York resident will compete in the 2013 Skate Ontario Starskate and Skate Ontario Cup being held March 23 and 24 in Fort Erie, Ontario. To qualify for the event’s provincial championships in the gold women’s triathlon, she earned the silver medal at the Skate Canada Starskate Championships in Brampton on the weekend of Feb. 23-24. Competing in three areas over two days, Koski was first in the skills event and second in the interpretive event, holding on to first place overall going into the final free skating event when things went a bit downhill. “I didn’t have a really good free skate. I fell on almost every jump. I was really tired,� laughed the friendly Koski, who lives in the area of Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue. >>>EARL, page 16
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ou may notice a few changes to today’s newspaper. For one, it arrived on Tuesday, launching our new Tuesday and Thursday publishing cycle. You’ll see some graphic enhancement and some new features. We are particularly interested in your stories and your contribution to the news of your community. We’re dedicating Page 6 in your Tuesday newspaper to the issues that affect your neighbourhood and your community. So, if there’s an issue you’d like to see developed, pleased let us know. We think of ourselves as a community partner. And through our reports, and your contributions on our pages, our community website at www.northyorkmirror.com or our community activity sponsorships we can play a role as a catalyst to drive community betterment. We don’t simply consider ourselves a newspaper company. We’d hope you consider us a trusted and relevant information provider, bringing you news and information via newspaper, website, Facebook or even Twitter. As always, we’d like to hear from you. Send along your thoughts to managing editor Paul Futhey at pfuthey@insidetoronto.com or to me at phaggert@insidetoronto.com. Peter Haggert is editor-inchief of Metroland Media Toronto. Contact him at phaggert@insidetoronto.com
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Time for rejoicing at Joyce Public School School wins $15,000 worth of technology for its students and teachers HILARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com The teachers of Joyce Public School in North York take technology and learning very seriously. “Times have changed, we’re trying to give them as many experiences as possible now, so that they’re able to use technology in fluid ways and in multiple ways,” said Andrew Schmitt, the school’s teacher librarian. Schmitt was the driving force behind the school’s participation in the fifth annual Mindshare Leaning 21st Century Classroom Video Challenge. Joyce P.S. ended up winning the Central Canada division. “It was the most collaborative project I’ve ever been in,” said Schmitt. “All of us at Joyce are thrilled.” For beating out 29 schools in their division, Joyce P.S. won $15,000 worth of technology for students and teachers. According to Schmitt, it’s not just physical equipment like a laptop or a handful of SMART Response interactive tools. It’s also in the form of online subscriptions to software and programs for teachers to use to stay up to date on the latest teaching tools. Their winning video, which was shot by the students themselves and took
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Joyce Public School staff and students as well as Mindshare Learning president Robert Martellacci gather in front of some of the $15,000 worth of technology the school won in the fifth annual Mindshare Leaning 21st Century Classroom Video Challenge.
about a month to create from start to finish, incorporated all the elements that make Joyce P.S. unique, including the use of at least three different languages to convey the different connections technology creates not only in their classroom but their community as well. It also demonstrated how students use technology in every subject from math to French. “Their video was truly a great example of learning, leading and teaching in the
digital age,” said Tim Gard, one of the co-ordinating judges in an email to the Mirror.
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It was the most collaborative project I’ve ever been in. All of us at Joyce are thrilled. Andrew Schmitt
“Their video scored top marks in the International Society for Technology in
Education’s (ISTE) education technology standards that are recognized and adopted worldwide.” The students of Joyce P.S. are so hands on with technology that the presentation in the school gym, to congratulate the students and teachers on the win, was set up and run by the students in a special needs class. For special needs assistant Brian Chandrapal, it’s important for him to get the class involved, especially in front of the other kids to
encourage them to be more hands on with the technology available to them. Chandrapal has been at Joyce P.S, for more than 10 years and has seen the shift in attitudes and comfort levels towards technology first hand with students as well as teachers. “They’re fearless and they’re willing to just jump in and ask ‘how do I do this?’” said Chandrapal. “As opposed to kids 10 to 12 years ago who would have asked ‘what if I break it?’ And that was the sentiment from teachers as well.” Technology as a tool for learning is heavily integrated into the education of the students who attend Joyce P.S. and with the additional prizes won through this video challenge, the “culture of innovation” as Chandrapal calls it, will only continue to grow. “I think there’s so much more that we have yet to discover with teacher collaborations and the new technologies that are just on the horizon,” said Chandrapal. “There’s so much more we need to look for, I don’t think we’ve done everything yet. But with the prizes that we won we have the tools to get there.”
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Toronto police have released a video of two vehicles of interest in connection with a fatal shooting outside a North York club. The video is posted on
YouTube. Thuan Nguyen, 25, also known as Tony, was found suffering from gunshot wounds at about 5 a.m. on Feb. 24 in the rear parking lot of club VYVY Restaurant and Lounge. Police believe he had
been in the club prior to his death. Access the video online at http://youtu. be/7BT6j3mJavU
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The Toronto police’s Gun and Gang Task Force, conducted a search warrant of a home in the Jane Street and Finch Avenue West area and seized a 9mm semi-automatic gun and ammunition. The search took place
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Planning better roundtables
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he city’s Chief Planner, Jennifer Keesmaat, hosted the first in a series of roundtables Feb. 26 where residents could speak to her, and 12 city building experts, about the city’s future. our view What a brilliant idea, especially when City Hall often feels like More locations a place where residents are not heard. well worth the The city is facing many chaladditional cost lenges – chief among them, transit. However, there are many others on the horizon as we move toward building a truly world-class city with an ever-increasing population. Those very challenges should be seen as great opportunities, and Keesmaat’s roundtables will, hopefully, help harness them. The first roundtable discussed the concept of designing and creating public spaces, in the hope of enhancing the public realm. The roundtable discussed partnerships between the city and its agencies, private developers, and BIAs. This morning, the topic was ‘The Resilient City’ – a discussion on how to achieve a vibrant, strong and resilient city. As things change – demographics, environment degradation, income, access to healthy food, infrastructure, etc. – how does a city stay resilient? But all praise aside, there is a glaring issue: these roundtables take place at City Hall between 9 a.m. and noon – which limits this process from the get-go. Most people work during those hours. If the city is truly interested in public engagement, the roundtables should be open to more Torontonians by having one session during the day, another one at night – and perhaps across the city. It is this point that is most important when considering the April 2 topic: ‘The Next Generation Suburbs’. Discussing the suburbs during the day at City Hall seems short-sighted. And, the idea of calling anywhere other than the old city of Toronto a ‘suburb’ also breeds a disconnect across the city. It definitely doesn’t ‘build’ a common direction. Every neighbourhood has its own unique needs. The needs of north Etobicoke are not the same as central North York or south Scarborough. They are definitely not the same as those of downtown Toronto. We realize opening the roundtables may be more costly, but this is a cost well worth absorbing in order to engage the entire city – especially if the promise of these roundtables is to produce, according to the city’s website, a “series of actions that will identify immediate steps and set the stage for future initiatives.”
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Snap away: Every picture tells a story
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ou called me, Boss?” I asked, as I knocked on the door of the head honcho of The Mirror himself, none other than Samuel Metroland III. “Come on in, Jamie. But before we begin, now how many times have I told you not to refer to me as Boss?” “About a gazillion, I guess. My apologies.” “You know how much I hate formalities. So let’s make a pact, OK? None of this silly Boss stuff, anymore. From now on, please just call me Mr. Metroland III.” “Will do, Boss.” “Uh, uh, uh.” “Oops. I mean, will do, Mr. Metroland III.” “Much better. Now let’s get down to the purpose of this little meeting. Did you bring your new column photo with you as we discussed?” “I most certainly did. I have it right here in my briefcase. I was kind of
jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY curious, though. Was there a problem with the old one?” “Oh, heavens no. It was a tad out of date, that’s all.” “And just how tad are we talking, may I ask?” “Well, let’s just say it looked like it was taken back when the Leafs won the Stanley Cup and leave it at that.”
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Well, let’s just say it looked like it was taken back when the Leafs won the Stanley Cup and leave it at that.
“Come on now. Don’t you think you’re exaggerating? You know very well the Leafs haven’t won the
Cup since 1967.” “Actually Jamie, I was talking about the ’42 Leafs.” “Very funny, Boss.” “Uh, uh, uh.” “I mean, very funny, Mr. Metroland III.” “Perfect. Anyhow, let me just have a quick peak at the new photo so I can authorize it and you can get back to work.” “Voila.” “Now that’s more like it. Unlike the last version, this photo looks like it could have been taken today.” “Very funny, Boss. You know very well it was taken today. You’re the one who booked the appointment.” “Uh, uh, uh.” “I mean, very funny, Mr. Metroland III.” “Hmmm. Now, that’s odd. On closer inspection, as good as this photo looks, something seems to be missing that was part and parcel of your previous one.”
“Are you sure?” “Positive. Something that the other image had in abundance is definitely lacking. Hold on. Let me check my notes. Maybe that will provide the answer. Ah ha, of course. Now I’ve got it. It’s your hair. It’s disappeared. And I have nobody but myself to blame for that omission. I specifically told you all I wanted was a headshot only. So, as per my instructions, you made it a point not to include that long, flowing mane of yours this time. Sorry. My bad.” “Very funny, Boss.” “Uh, uh, uh. Remember our deal.” “I mean, very funny, Mr. Metroland III. Darn, I keep forgetting.” “Not to worry. You’ll get the hang of it eventually.” Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist, who takes writing very seriously. The topics? Not so much. His column appears every Tuesday. Contact him at jamie.wayne@sympatico.ca
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Seneca students on anTi-fraud campaign
Seniors can learn how to protect themselves from fraud, thanks to Seneca College’s graphic design advanced diploma program. Students created posters and other material for this year’s official Fraud Prevention Month campaign, unveiled at Toronto police headquarters on Feb. 28. The campaign, called “Fraud, Know It, Before It Knows You!”, teaches seniors, their loved ones and caregivers how to avoid being swindled.
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call FOR young Sherlock Holmes
If you have a young detective looking to do some sleuthing over March Break, Black Creek Pioneer Village has the program for you. The historic North York village is hosting the Mystery of Sherlock Holmes and the Clock
Maker, where participants can search for clues and crack secret codes, take part in a detective workshop, enjoy a horsedrawn wagon ride, watch a puppet show, enjoy tea time and more. The event runs at 11 a.m. on the weekends of March 9-10 and 16-17 and at 10 a.m. on weekdays from March 11 to 15. Regular admission rates apply. See www.blackcreek.ca for more information.
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Collectors’ Corner
EARTH HOUR AT Downsview United
Downsview United Church, 2822 Keele St., will celebrate Earth Hour Saturday, March 23 at 6 p.m. Attendees of the event are asked to bring a pot luck dish and enough plates, cups and cutlery for their group. Earth Hour started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007 by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), with Toronto joining in 2009.
Staff photo/DAN PEARCE
VINTAGE SHOW: Collectors look through boxes of post cards at the annual Vintage Post Card Show recently at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.
During Earth Hour, people are asked to turn off their lights from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. to in a symbolic call to politicians to stop climate change. For details about the
pot luck, visit www.downsviewuc.com For details about Earth Hour, visit www.earthhour. org
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Requiem at Glenview presbyterian
Glenview Presbyterian Church will present In Paradisum, featuring the Requiem, Sunday, March
24 at 7 p.m. The concert will also feature Cantique de Jean Racine. Tickets cost $20 and are available at the door at 1 Glenview Ave.
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six on six The Mirror sits down with a prominent member of the community and asks six questions. We feature their answers on page 6.
This week: Rueben Devlin, Humber River Hospital president Subject: The progress of the new hospital
health care goes high tech by Lisa Queen
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Why are you building the new Humber River Hospital?
The changing dynamic of health care was quickly rendering our existing physical plant unsustainable for future hospital care delivery. Inpatient bathrooms are not wheelchair accessible; the emergency rooms and ICU are undersized for the patient load we’re currently seeing, never mind future growth; building infrastructure is worn out and not adaptable to new technologies. It isn’t the facility our community needs and
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deserves. This changing dynamic cannot be accommodated by the facilities of yesterday. So I asked my team: Where is hospital care going? What will it look like in 20 years, 30 years? What role would technology play in patient comfort and care? And I challenged them to design that building – the acute care hospital that would still be on the leading edge 30 years from now.
Where are things currently with the construction?
Construction is progressing on schedule for our fall of 2015 opening. The construction team is currently doing the concrete forming for the eighth floor. On March 21 we will do the last concrete pour on the six-floor podium section of the building. Topping off for the 14-story patient tower is scheduled for late August. Inside the building, wall partitions are
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Humber River Hospital under construction in this submitted photo.
going up on the lower levels, and the main heating and ventilation duct work is being placed. The air handling units have been installed: these are the units that provide 100 per cent fresh air throughout the building at all times. If you drive by you can see how the work is going, or go online to our website (www. hrh.ca) and check out our live webcam.
How are you making sure the project integrates into the surrounding community?
We are building a hospital that will be welcoming, not just for patients and families, but for our neighbours. Our community piazza will be a great place on a summer morning to grab a coffee, read a newspaper or watch the kids play on the terraced lawns. There’s biking and walking trails on site for everyone. For the neighbourhood kids we’re refurbishing the Ridge Park playground next
door. There will be public art throughout the campus. One of our three guiding design principles is “green”. The campus will feature lots of greenery and gardens, and we’re greening the entire hospital stretch of Wilson Avenue. It will be a great place to visit even if you’re not a patient or here to see one. Everyone’s welcome.
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What has been the biggest challenge so far?
The biggest challenge is for the hospital, design team and contractors to stay true to our vision as we move forward. We’re pushing the envelope to create something that’s never been done in North America, and exists in only a very few places in the world: a fully digital hospital. There’s no template for what we are doing, this is pioneering hospital design and construction.
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What does the hospital do to communicate updates to the surrounding community?
Our work in keeping the community informed started years ago, when we first put forward our vision for the future of Humber River Hospital. Since then we’ve participated in well over 100 community meetings related to our redevelopment. Some hosted by the hospital; others by community groups; and still others involved elected representatives and community partners, plus the required
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The level of detail involved in monitoring the construction of a state-of-the-art acute care hospital that will be significantly larger than Yorkdale Mall is enormous. Our redevelopment team, our clinical and operational planning team, our design compliance firm and Infrastructure Ontario have all done an amazing job keeping patients and families at the centre of all planning decisions.
public meetings held as part of the City of Toronto official planning process. We try to keep our community constantly updated with open houses at the hospital and ongoing attendance at community meetings. Project lead Barb Collins publishes a blog on our website with the latest information. Our website has an entire section dedicated to the project, and we’re always happy to talk to the local newspapers.
What steps has the hospital taken to ensure any disruptions in the community are minimal?
We’re always ver y mindful of our neighbours, and try very hard to respect them and their daily lives. We know there will be some inconvenience from time to time and make every possible effort to mitigate any disruptions that may occur. Our neighbours understand In the long run it will be worth it. I think this is a good example: One morn-
ing last April we poured concrete for the raft slab of the foundation. It involved 100 construction workers and 375 concrete trucks working continuously for eight hours to spread over 3,000 cubic metres of concrete. By doing it on a Saturday we could stage the trucks and manage the work to such a degree that we did not receive a single complaint.
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The TTC announced it has received the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ 2013 Sustainable Communities Award for its eco-friendly renovation work at Victoria Park station, which was completed in 2011. The station now has a new bus bay, a green roof and more windows creating opportunities for natural lighting. Chair Karen Stintz accepted the award at the TTC’s board meeting last week.
ttc signal upgrades to close subway Parts of the Yonge University Spadina subway line will be closed on weekends for the next three weeks as work continues on the TTC’s signaling system upgrades. On the weekends of March 9, 16 and 23 there will be no train service between St. George and Union stations. To compensate, the TTC will run shuttle buses and more streetcar service on the Dundas 505 line. The work is part of the TTC’s switch to an
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art to be displayed on hoarding walls Artwork will soon adorn a retaining wall part of GO Transit’s Strachan Avenue Overpass work. Strachan Illustrated: A Showcase of Community Art will showcase work by artists on the temporary wall lining the venue, north of East Liberty Street. Contributors include students from Niagara Street Junior Public School, Liberty Village BIA and Strachan House.
contraflow bike lanes approved Davenport MPP Jonah Schein, who had been seeking clarification from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, said he received confirmation contraflow lanes are a go.
The lanes allow cyclists to travel in both directions on some one-way streets. But work couldn’t continue until the province confirmed the lanes were legal as the provincial Highway and Traffic Act prohibits two-way travel down a one-way road.
free gas for smarter commuting Not-for-profit group Summerhill Impact is looking for Toronto participants for its vehicle measurement program and is hoping free gas is an incentive to sign up. Shuttle is a one-month program where people have their driving patterns monitored for the first two weeks. Following that, they are given an additional two weeks to reduce their driving amount by 10 per cent. Everyone who completes the program gets a free gas card. For details, contact www. summerhillimpact.ca Rahul Gupta is the Mirror’s transit reporter. His column runs every Tuesday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT
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Teatron Theatre presents Jacob and Jack until March 10 at the Studio Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. T h e p l a y c e n t re s o n Jack Shore, appearing for one night only in a tribute to his grandfather, Jacob Shemerinsky, star of the Yiddish Theatre. Backstage in his dressing room, Jack confronts his challenges as an actor and as a husband to his co-starring wife. Simultaneously, 75 years in the past, Jacob has problems of his own. For details, visit www. teatrontheatre.com or www. tocentre.com. For tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.ca
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Stage Centre Productions presents Taking Sides, a play is set in post-Second World War Germany in 1946. The action takes place in the American Zone of occupied Berlin. Taking Sides is on stage at York Woods Library Theatre,
1785 Finch Ave. W., from March 7 to 14. Call the box office at 416299-5557.
photo exhibit at carrier gallery Fine art photography by Jack Gilbert will be on exhibit at the Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, 901 Lawrence Ave. W.. Gilbert will donate the net proceeds from this show to Villa Charities and MakeA-Wish. The opening reception is Thursday, March 7, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., and the display continues to April 1. Visit www.carriergallery.com
disaster doc screens at jccc Never Forget, Never Give Up, a documentary of the March 2011 tsunami disaster in Japan, gets its world premiere screening at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Ct. Following the disaster, Canada-based Japanese filmmaker Yuki Nakamura took
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Still Life with Bowl is one of the works by Jack Gilbert, whose photography is on display at Carrier Gallery.
to Japan with her camera to document the disaster and the recovery efforts. Funds raised through this screening go to support survivors in the stricken areas. The film will be shown Sunday, March 10 at 2 p.m. Admission by donation. Call 416-441-2345 or visit www. jccc.on.ca
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������ �� ���� ���������� Has it been 200 years already? Almost. On April 27, 2013, it will have been exactly 200 years since American soldiers landed in old York, defeated the British holding Fort York, and took hold of the dockyard — in the part of the War of 1812 that actually went into 1813. There was some looting and other rough stuff — but it all worked out in the end. Today, Tuesday, March 5, the city’s economic development committee
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throw a festival. According to a report going to the economic development committee today, the TTC last year cut the rate that it charged two festivals, the Gerrard India Bazaar’s Festival of South Asia, and the Cabbagetown BIA’s Cabbagetown Festival. The report says that both BIAs are very happy with the new rates.
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a report on how to allocate revenue from the city’s billboard tax. Toronto Council voted to send $6 million in over-budget revenues toward arts and culture programs. A report to the committee recommends that the lion’s share of the cash go to bolster Toronto Arts Council grants, to the tune of $4 million. The remaining $2 million will go to the TAC’s operations grants, major cultural organization grants, local arts service organizations (LASOs), Culture
Build grants and cultural services programs.
������ ����� ���� �� ��������� On Wednesday, the planning and growth management committee will be devoting the day to hearing from the public on the final report on the city-wide zoning bylaw. The zoning bylaw is a massive endeavour that has kept city policy-makers busy through much of the term. The bylaw sets out rules for everything from the type of
parking allowed at multiresidential buildings to the niceties of locating crematoriums and setting out the difference between holistic services and adult entertainment parlours. The committee has cleared the day for dealing with the report, which is, with any luck, the final word on Toronto’s city-wide zoning bylaw.
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SPORTS SCHEDULE NORTH YORK HOCKEY LEAGUE MINOR ATOM SELECT DIVISION TUESDAY, MARCH 5 ◗ Warren Park vs. Vaughan Blue (Al Palladini Arena, 9201 Islington Ave., 7:10 p.m.) NORTH YORK HOCKEY LEAGUE MINOR PEEWEE SELECT DIVISION TUESDAY, MARCH 5 ◗ Ted Reeve vs. George Bell White (Downsview Arena, 1633 Wilson Ave., 7:50 p.m.) NORTH YORK HOCKEY LEAGUE PEEWEE SELECT DIVISION TUESDAY, MARCH 5 ◗ Vaughan Red vs. George Bell (Al Palladini Arena, 9201 Islington Ave., 8:10 p.m.)
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Booth, 230 Gosford Blvd., 8:45 p.m.) ◗ Leaside vs. Willowdale (Habitant Arena, 3383 Weston Rd., 9:50 p.m.) THURSDAY, MARCH 7 ◗ George Bell vs. West Hill (George Bell Arena, 215 Ryding Ave., 8:50 p.m.)
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DON MILLS CIVITAN HOCKEY LEAGUE BANTAM DIVISION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 ◗ Ice n’ Cake vs. Addison Fixtures (Don Mills Arena,1030 Don Mills Rd., 7:30 p.m.) ◗ Toronto City Church vs. Proforma Marketing (Don Mills Arena,1030 Don Mills Rd., 8:30 p.m.)
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MIDGET DIVISION NORTH YORK HOCKEY LEAGUE MIDGET JUNIOR SELECT DIVISION TUESDAY, MARCH 5 ◗ Etobicoke vs. Thornhill (Downsview Arena, 1633 Wilson Ave., 8:45 p.m.)
THURSDAY, MARCH 7 ◗ South Street Burgers vs. Just Hockey (Don Mills Arena,1030 Don Mills Rd., 8 p.m.) ◗ Maxwell’s Menswear vs. Ook Ook (Don Mills Arena,1030 Don Mills Rd., 9 p.m.)
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TUESDAY, MARCH 5 ◗ Victoria Village vs. Etobicoke (Habitant Arena, 3383 Weston Rd., 8:45 p.m.) ◗ George Bell vs. Forest Hill (Downsview Arena, 1633 Wilson Ave., 9:50 p.m.) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 ◗ Parkdale vs. Faustina (Mastercard Centre, 400 Kipling Ave., 8:40 p.m.) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 ◗ Avenue Road vs. Vaughan Red (John
SATURDAY, MARCH 9 ◗ Canadian Tire Black vs. Canadian Tire Blue (Don Mills Arena,1030 Don Mills Rd., 7 a.m.) ◗ Canadian Tire White vs. Canadian Tire Red (Don Mills Arena,1030 Don Mills Rd., 7:55 a.m.) DON MILLS CIVITAN HOCKEY LEAGUE NOVICE DIVISION
North Toronto Red vs. Duffield Red at Amesbury Arena, Sunday, March 10, 4:05 p.m. (minor novice division)
SATURDAY, MARCH 9 ◗ Dodge Black vs.Dodge Red (Don Mills Arena,1030 Don Mills Rd., 11:45 p.m.) ◗ Dodge Orange vs.Dodge White (Don Mills Arena,1030 Don Mills Rd., 12:45 p.m.) ◗ Dodge Blue vs.Dodge Teal (Don Mills
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The North York Mirror publishes a community sports schedule every Tuesday. High school sports coverage will continue once games resume after March Break.
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At top, Sabrina Conliffe takes part in a spinning session during GoodLife Fitness (Gordon Baker Road location) Spin 4 Kids North York fundraising event Saturday afternoon. The event, held at multiple locations across the country, benefits various local charities. The Toronto Foundation for Student Success’s Beyond 3:30 Program at Brookview Middle School was the local recipient from this event. Above right, Aaron Brahan leads the class. At right, participants get spinning for a good cause. Above, Jean Reis heads up the class.
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Feminist Book Discussion Group WHEN: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library, Room 2, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647-235-0843, eob62@ yahoo.com COST: Free We will discuss ‘Secret Daughter’ by Shilpi Somaya Gowda. Open to all women.
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Comedy Improv Show WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: St. George on Yonge Anglican, 5350 Yonge St. CONTACT: Chris Hayward, 416-225-1922, stgeorgetickets@hotmail.com COST: $12 general, $10 student/senior at door Secret Origin: The Bad Dog Improv Theatre creates a new super hero based
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.
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Israel’s Changing Collective Identity WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-487-3281, www. templesinai.net, education@templesinai.net COST: Free
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www.blackcreek.ca/v2/events/marchbreak.dot, bcpvinfo@trca.on.ca COST: Admission applies Black Creek opens its doors for March Break. Check the website for times and details.
The Mystery of Sherlock Holmes and the Clock Maker WHEN: 10 a.m. WHERE: Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Pkwy. CONTACT: 416 736-1733,
Ride the Miniature Train at Shops at Don Mills WHEN: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., March 9 to 17 WHERE: Shops at Don Mills, 1090 Don Mills Rd. CONTACT: Shops at Don Mills, 416-447-6087, ext. 244, http://www.shopsatdonmills.ca COST: $3 Hop aboard for a tour through the centre square and past the shops. Net proceeds to the Toronto Fire Fighters’ Toy Drive.
Religious and Ethnic Conflict among Jews in Israel WHEN: 10 a.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-4873281, www.templesinai.net, education@templesinai.net COST: Free
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March Mini Mart WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Ct. CONTACT: 416-4932944 COST: Free Show and sale of dollhouse miniatures, displays, demonstrations and door prizes.
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Toronto Diabetes Group WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St. CONTACT: Anne Le-Quang, 416-4087145, anne.le-quang@diabetes.ca COST: Free Group meets monthly to discuss the
effects and management of diabetes. If you or a family member has diabetes or pre-diabetes, we encourage you to attend.
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Young at Heart Club WHEN: Noon to 3 p.m. WHERE: Church of the Incarnation, 15 Clairtrell Rd. CONTACT: Audrey Stratton, 416-223-1663, audrey.stratton@ sympatico.ca COST: $45 Lunch at 12:30 p.m. followed by Pianoman Paul. Music of the Jewish Diaspora for String Quartet WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Avenue CONTACT: 416-487-3281, www.templesinai.net, education@ templesinai.net COST: Free This program centres around the music of three episodes of recent Jewish history: The influence of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; music of Terezín; music by American composer Fredrick Kaufman.
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Bridge and Euchre WHEN: Noon to 3:30 p.m. Fridays WHERE: Parkwoods United Church, 85 Parkwoods Village Dr. CONTACT: John, 416-447-2928; 416-496-8705 COST: Free
Bridge and euchre for those aged 50 and older. Weekly Bridge WHEN: Noon to 3 p.m. Mondays WHERE: Willowdale United Church, 349 Kenneth Ave. CONTACT: Betty Jacobs, 416-223-0568, bettyjeanne. jacobs@gmail.com COST: $2, includes refreshments New players welcome. All levels of play accepted. Knitting for Charity WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays WHERE: Centennial Library, 578 Finch Ave. W. CONTACT: Zelda Pasternak, 416-395-5490, www.HoneyColeman.com, EFTHoney@gmail. com COST: Free New knitters/crocheters welcome.
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Earl Haig Secondary School student plans on teaching career >>>from page 1 “I was so happy (to get the silver medal). I just wanted to qualify. It didn’t matter where I came.” Koski qualified for the same provincial championships last year, going in with a bronze medal from her division and ending up seventh overall. She clearly enjoys the energy of her routines. “My programs are really personalized to me, I love doing them,” she said, adding she made her dress for the competition. “I skate to Moves Like Jagger. It’s upbeat, the judges love it and it gets the audience into it.” She skates her interpretive event to music sung by internationally renowned French singer Edith Piaf, who died in 1963. Now 18, Koski has been
skating with the Scarboro Figure Skating Club since she was two years old. She is an instructor and volunteer with the club and also an instructor with the city’s parks and recreation department.
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In addition to qualifying for the provincial championships the last two years, she also competed at the junior nationals in Calgary in 2009. Koski is retiring from the Scarborough club this year and hopes to compete in the future at the post-secondary level at the University Games.
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An honour student in Grade 12 at Earl Haig Secondary School, she has already been accepted to York University’s Glendon College,
McMaster University, the University of Waterloo and Trent University and is waiting to hear from Concordia University. Koski plans on becoming a French teacher. The well-rounded young woman also has interests outside of skating. For example, she was a volunteer with a cat shelter, was a designer for her school fashion show last weekend and volunteers at Lester B. Pearson Elementary School in the Bayview-Cummer area. “I’m very creative,” she said. “I’m very friendly and love to have fun and get along with everyone.” The provincial figure skating championships are taking place March 23 and 24 in Fort Erie, Ontario.
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Four North York rinks impacted by decision >>>from page 1 reversed a decision to close the ice surfaces just as the holiday was gearing up. On Feb. 22, parks and recreation general manager Jim Hart sent out a memo saying the rinks would close on March 10. “The division’s approved budget provides for a regular season that runs from Dec. 1, 2012 to Feb. 24, 2013. Weather permitting, 14 rinks will continue to operate for an extended season from Feb. 25 to March 10, 2013,” the memo said. “Although the outdoor rinks will not operate during March Break, leisure skating and shinny opportunities are available at indoor arenas across the city.” Willowdale Councillor John Filion saw the memo on Feb. 25, and at the Feb. 26 meeting of North York Community Council, persuaded councillors to request the rink at Mel Lastman
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