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Wallace was transferred to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in January 1945 and was alive when Canadian soldiers liberated it in April 1945, but her parents and all but one of her seven siblings were dead.

She learned her son Liebela survived the camps only to be shot by Polish soldiers.

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One of North America’s oldest Holocaust survivors and subject of Steven Spielberg’s Survivors of the Shoah has died.

Chana Szpilman Wallace, 106, of North York, died Feb. 16 at North York General Hospital of heart failure, her family announced Monday.

Born into a musical family in which everyone played an instrument, Wallace is a cousin of Waldyslaw Szpilman, whose own story of survival during the Holocaust was told in a book and movie called The Pianist.

Married at 18, Wallace was a mother by 20 and at 22 she had another son who died soon after birth. After the 1940 Nazi takeover of Poland, she survived years in labour camps where prisoners were shot at random.

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FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com Patrick Chan didn’t need to read the blue and purple lettered sign welcoming the two-time Olympian to Earl Haig Secondary School Friday to know his presence would be well received – the roaring cheers, plethora of cellphone flashes, and groupie-like excitement did the trick.

The North York resident, who won two silver medals at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, was on hand at the Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue-area school to talk to a packed auditorium of students from several schools, teachers and elected officials about the importance of following passions and working hard to achieve goals.

Wearing a red and white Sochi Olympics Canada zip-up jacket, the 23-year-old, with Olympic silver medals in hand – one for the men’s singles, and one for the team event – said the hardware not only represented the Games, but the journey that got him there.

“It took process, time,” Chan told the captive audience, which marked his first-ever school talk.

“Like high school, every day you’re grinding it out. The medals represent determination, striving for greatness and striving for goals. Setting goals for yourself is important. If you want to be a plumber, doctor, dentist, you have to find something you’re absolutely passionate for. Otherwise you won’t love what you do if you don’t have a passion for it.”

The three-time world champion and seven-time Canadian national champion, who placed fifth in the men’s singles at the 2010 Winter Olympics, said he originally wanted to play hockey, but the coach recommended he try figure skating first.

“The circles, spins, jumping, it was true freedom,” he said.

“I forgot about hockey because I found my passion. You’re out there by yourself and you have to love to perform and project and learn to let out a personal part of yourself. I had to think, do I want to do hours and hours of this every day?”

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Setting goals for yourself is important.

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Chan’s fans greet the Olympic silver medalist and North York resident

Olympic silver medalist Patrick Chan, above, with his Olympic medals on display, pays a visit to Earl Haig Secondary School last Friday. At right, young fans wait outside the Earl Haig office for Chan. This was the North York skater’s first school talk, which was live-streamed to all other schools in the To r o n t o D i s t r i c t S c h o o l Board.

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anyone deter them from their goals, he said.

“We strive not to follow the norm,” Chan said.

“It’s important to remember the Einsteins who pushed the boundaries and went somewhere where they shouldn’t have gone. My coach was a modern dance teacher with no figure skating experience. People questioned me and I had to trust my gut feeling. Listen to what people have to say, and think about what you want to do. Follow your gut and don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise.”

Chan happily took about 20 questions from the audience, ranging from competition rituals (no rituals, but he does tie his right skate first out of habit), how he deals with stress (by focusing on believing in himself), how he balanced school and training

(he graduated a year later than his classmates at North York’s École Secondaire Étienne-Brulé, and the principal and guidance counsellor helped with accommodating his schedule), his first reaction to winning the silver (an amazing feeling in which all his hard work paid off), what he thinks about on the ice (to breathe), his role models when he first started skating (Elvis Stojko, Evgeni Plushenko and Alexei Yagudin), and what his future goals are (one more World championship title, and hopefully competing at the next Winter Olympic Games).

Alexia Di Giulio and Michael Moreno, Grade 6 students in the High Performance Athlete program at St. Andrew’s Junior High school, said they found Chan inspiring.

“He didn’t get angry when he made mistakes (during the men’s

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Michael liked Chan’s message of believing in yourself.

“He doesn’t get mad, he gets nervous but he believes in himself,” he said.

Renata Gonsalves, principal of Earl Haig, said she couldn’t even imagine the pressure Chan was under at the Olympics.

“The Olympics is easy to watch, but it’s a lot harder when you’re on the ice,” she said.

“The pressure must be incredible.

It’s easy to criticize. I don’t know how he stands up to so much pressure.”

Chan posed for photos and signed autographs before heading to his alma mater, École Secondaire Étienne-Brulé, for another appearance.

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trong neighbourhoods make a strong city, and involved residents make strong neighbourhoods.

In Toronto, that’s true thanks to the work being done by our scores of local residents’ associations. These organizations play a key role in how our city is not only governed, but in how it is planned and how it grows.

Neighbourhood associations, which can vary in size from a dozen members to those with membership lists of more than 1,000, are the first place to go for residents who want to have a say in their community.

In this week’s paper, our special feature looks at these local associations and their impact. To see what’s going on across the city and how you can get involved, visit us at http://bit.ly/1hlAN8D Whether it’s organizing a street party or dealing with a massive redevelopment proposal, the neighbourhood association is the best our view way for residents to get involved.

There’s power in numbers when it to such associations when Associations comes they need to make their case to the roots of a municipal politicians and big developers. strong Toronto Don Mills Residents Inc. is a good example of this. The neighbourhood association with more than 1,000 members took a proactive role in negotiations with developer Cadillac Fairview when it came to the Shops at Don Mills redevelopment, which also included condos and a possible community centre. The residents’ group was able to ensure that the community centre was not lost during what was a sometimes difficult and contentious planning process.

The reality is that a powerful neighbourhood association puts the local politicians on notice that they have to work with residents to come up with a satisfactory solution to development plans, or risk not being elected again. This helps focus the politicians to bring the full weight of the city and its planning processes to bear when negotiating with developers.

A strong association also helps the developers know what the feelings of the community are, and who they need to deal with in order to come up with a successful project that can be welcomed, or at least tolerated, rather than scorned by the area’s residents.

But it’s not all about negotiating with politicians and developers. The real strength of these organizations is how they bring the people of a neighbourhood together. They make your community stronger, and by extension they make Toronto – as a whole – a better place.

Write us The North York Mirror welcomes letters of 400 words or less. All submissions must include name, address and a daytime telephone number for verification purposes. We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters. Copyright in letters remains with the author but the publisher and affiliates may freely reproduce them in print, electronic or other forms. Letters can be sent to letters@ insidetoronto.com, or mailed to The North York Mirror, 175 Gordon Baker Rd. Toronto, ON, M2H 0A2.

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ith the weather being so cold I completely forgot spring was on the way, so March 21 came and went without me getting around to my spring cleaning.

Luckily, last night I got a call from one of Toronto’s top cleaning gurus, the venerable Dee Odorizer. It was her annual March phone quiz that always serves as a gentle reminder to procrastinators to get their act together.

Dee: “Nice to speak you again, Jamie. I won’t take up too much of your precious time. As always, it’s just a short Q & A. So, without further ado, here’s my 2014 spring cleaning questionnaire. First off, where do you stand on clutter?”

Jamie: “Obviously a trick question to kick things off. You know very well you don’t stand on clutter, Dee, you get rid of it.”

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY Dee: “Excellent. I should know better than to try to pull the wool over your eyes. Next up, should one take it upon oneself to reseal grout lines, if applicable?”

Jamie: “I can’t speak for one, but I’ll tell you what I do. I’m such a resealing fanatic, I reseal grout lines even if it isn’t applicable.”

Dee: “Wonderful. Now, what do you do with your ducts?”

Jamie: “Not only do I do whatever it takes to get them spotless, I also make it a point to make sure to get all my ducts in a row.”

Dee: “Nice touch.

Moving right along, after sprinkling your carpet with baking soda, do you remember to let the sprinkle sit before vacuuming?”

Jamie: “Dee, not only I do I let my sprinkle sit,

I let my vacuum sit, too.

And between you me, I sit for a spell as well. A little sitting goes along way during spring cleaning, as you well know.”

Dee: “Indeed I do. Do you remember to tidy and tuck?”

Jamie: “Who doesn’t?”

Dee: “Terrific. Do you descale and sanitize?”

Jamie: “Until the cows come home.”

Dee: “I always like to hear that. Do you polish and shine?”

Jamie: “No only do I polish and shine. I spit and polish and shine. And not necessarily in that order, I might add.”

Dee: “Beautiful. A real perfectionist. Now, just of curiosity, what would you do with Lint Traps?”

Jamie: “Hmmm. That’s a toughie. He was the sheriff in Tombstone, right? He was great in that.

I’d say get him in another western right away.”

Dee: “Very impressive.

Finally, to wrap things up, the last few questions are going to be word association, if you don’t mind.

Ready?”

Jamie: “Steady.”

Dee: “I hate to break it you, but I hadn’t started yet. I was just asking to see if you we’re ready to go.”

Jamie: “Oops. Sorry, my bad. I’m all ears. Fire way.”

Dee: “Sweep.”

Jamie: “Bless you.

Dee: “Buff.”

Jamie: “Bless you.”

Dee: “Fumigate.”

Jamie: “Bless youuuuu.

You know, Dee, either you’re coming down with something or, as much as I hate to tell you this, uh, you might want to do a little more dusting yourself.”

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

Not so much. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at jamie.wayne@sympatico.ca

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CW Jefferys 50th Anniversary WHEN: Friday and Saturday WHERE: CW Jefferys C.I., 340 Sentinel Rd. CONTACT: www.cwjefferys50threunion.com, 416-395-3170, Info@ cwjefferys50threunion.com COST: See website for details Activities include an open house, student entertainment, school tours, decade rooms, music and band performances, sport events, and a dinner and dance party.

York WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: St. Bonaventure Parish Centre, 1340 Leslie St. CONTACT: Susanne Clarke, 416-488-9202 COST: Free

Benefits of the Urban Forest WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Downsview Library, 2793 Keele St. CONTACT: Diana, 416-395-5720, doprograms@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Learn about Toronto’s urban forest and how you can help it thrive by getting involved in planting, education and stewardship programs. Presented by LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests).

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Senior’s Stress Management Support Group WHEN: 2 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Circle of Care, 4211 Yonge St., #401 CONTACT: Revital Shuster, 416-635-2900, ext. 463, rshuster@ circleofcare.com COST: Free A five-week program. Visit http://bit. ly/1fLMHaA for registration details.

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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Volunteer Income Tax Clinics WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Downsview Public Library, 2793 Keele St. CONTACT: 416-395-5720 COST: Free For people with low incomes and simple tax situations. Saturdays until May 10. Registration is required.

NYPEX: Annual Stamp Show WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Herbert H. Carnegie Centennial Centre, 580 Finch Ave. W. CONTACT: Lev Levner, 647-859-9993, http:// sites.google.com/site/northyorkphilatelicsociety, levatnyps@yahoo.com COST: Free

Shabbat Tikkun – We Were Once Strangers in Egypt WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-487-4161, www.templesinai. net, office@templesinai.net COST: Free Wafik Abadir of the Egyptian Christian Coptic community will speak to the violence in Egypt.

Silent Film: ‘The Kid Brother’ (1927) WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. WHERE: St. John’s York Mills Anglican Church, 19 Don Ridge Dr. CONTACT: 416-2256611, www.sjym.ca COST: Free Live organ music by accompanist Bill O’Meara.

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WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library Auditorium, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: 416-395-5660 COST: Free Ben Kaplan explains how to move from your first 5K to a 10K race to a half marathon to the marathon, all in one year. Call to register.

47 GlenBrook Ave. CONTACT: Raina Kornhauser, 416-782-4495, ext. 27, rsvp@bethtorah.ca COST: $36 in advance, $40 at the door

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Accent on Youth: Ellen Allard WHEN: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Avenue CONTACT: Education Office, 416-487-3281, www.templesinai.net, programs@ templesinai.et COST: Free Accent on Youth concert is joined by Ellen Allard, an award-winning recording artist, composer, performer, and educator.

Eh list: Carey Fagan ‘Bird’s Eye’ WHEN: 7 to 8:10 p.m. WHERE: Barbara Frum Library, 20 Covington Rd. CONTACT: 416-395-5440 COST: Free Call to register.

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New Passover Melodies for Seder WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave. CONTACT: 416-487-3281, www.templesinai.net COST: Free

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World Autism Day: Life Beyond the Classroom Walls WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Catholic Education Centre, 80 Sheppard Ave. E. CONTACT: Sue Menary, susan.menary@tcdsb.org COST: Free Autism awareness event for parents and caregivers of students with autism.

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Jazz Havdalah and Art Show WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Beth Torah,

Vaccines Revealed WHEN: 7 to 8:15 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library, Room 1, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: Cathy Pak, 416-395-5649 COST: Free An educational seminar on the development of vaccines, and how they work with the immune system to prevent the spread of disease.

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Schulich gets top ranking York University’s Schulich School of Business achieved a strong ranking from Expansión magazine, a Time Warner business publication based in Mexico City.

According to the ranking, released earlier this month, Schulich placed first among Canadian business schools and 21st worldwide. It was ninth among non-U.S. business schools.

Among the category highlights for Schulich was a fourth-place for salary percentage increase, with the school’s MBA students posting a 131 per cent average salary increase following graduation.

Harvard finished first overall.

Ensuring proper cash flow An Enterprise Toronto seminar at the North York Civic Centre will provide a helpful how-to on managing your cash flow.

Join Sera Schipani and Sebastian Cheung of TD’s

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paul futhey business in brief Small Business Banking division as they take you through how to take advantage of the cash flow cycle.

The session runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Thursday, April 10, in Committee Room 3. Attendance is free, but registration is required.

Call 416-395-4716 or email enterprisetoronto@toronto. ca The North York Civic Centre is at 5100 Yonge St., north of Sheppard Avenue.

Mills: Tax planning strategies wDon

Michael Reynolds, of CIBC Wood Gundy, will be on hand at the Don Mills Library for a seminar looking at tax planning strategies.

The session takes place from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Friday, April 4. The Don Mills library is at 888 Lawrence

Ave. E. Register at the library’s information desk or call 416395-5710.

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Nominations are now open for the annual LiveGreen Toronto awards.

The search for Toronto’s greenest includes categories for small businesses (up to 50 employees) and corporations (more than 50 employees).

To enter, submit a video of up to 90 seconds and explain, in 500 words or less, what makes you or your business one of Toronto’s greenest.

The nomination deadline is April 28. Winners will be announced May 20.

Visit www.toronto.ca/ livegreen Paul Futhey is the managing editor of The North York Mirror. Business in Brief appears every two weeks.

Email him at pfuthey@inside toronto.com

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The Sunshine Project tennis program aims to improve accessibility to the ‘universal sport’ of tennis.

Sunshine Project serves tennis program for low-income neighbourhoods LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com

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n avid tennis player since picking up a racquet at North York’s Irving W. Chapley Park as a youngster, Carolynna Gabriel knows the sport still carries something of a highbrow reputation.

“I think a little bit of that is still there. It still has that elite varnish,” she said.

The resident of the Eglinton Avenue and Avenue Road area is working to change that.

On Saturday at Etobicoke’s West Humber Collegiate Institute, Gabriel and her team held a launch for their latest program, the Sunshine Project.

“It was a good, positive day. We can’t wait for it to be sunny outside (so the program can begin),” she said.

The three-year program, which this year runs from April 7 to June 20, will offer subsidized tennis lessons for children aged six to 12 in three lower-income North York neighbourhoods and a fourth in Etobicoke.

Gabriel is the founder and program director of Wilmington Tennis, the driving force behind the Sunshine Project, which also includes the city, the Ontario

Tennis Association, the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Canadian Tire’s Jumpstart foundation, Tennis Canada and Pine Point Tennis Club as partners. accessible to all While tennis is often still perceived as an elite sport where players have to join private clubs and wear the proper clothing, Wilmington Tennis’s mission is to make tennis accessible to all children, regardless of their family’s income level.

Gabriel named it after North York’s Wilmington Avenue, a twokilometre street that cuts through homes of various income levels.

The business acts as a “dispatch service” where coaches travel to tennis clubs, schools and homes to run programs rather than having players come to them.

Through various outreach programs, more than 1,000 children have learned to play tennis over the last four years.

Tennis is a sport that combines physical, emotional and social benefits, said Gabriel, who grew up in the Bathurst Manor area southwest of Finch Avenue and Bathurst Street, and graduated from William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute.

“It is a universal sport in terms of its accessibility across ages. I like to say you can play at three and 83,” said Gabriel, who was captain of the tennis team at Western University in London, Ont. “Tennis is a well-liked sport. I rarely meet a parent who does not want their children to play tennis.”

The sport offers both opportunities for both individual success and teamwork, Gabriel said.

“I think tennis is a sport that allows kids who may not like contact sports a chance to shine,” she said.

“It’s becoming more real (to people that) ‘This is a sport we can play as a family on the weekend.’” playing at north york courts This spring, the Sunshine Project will run at four public tennis courts located beside schools: Sunnydale Acres Park and West Humber Junior Middle School southeast of West Humber Boulevard and Martin Grove Road, Gracedale Park and Gracedale Public School northeast of Finch Avenue and Islington Avenue, Lanyard Park and Daystrom Public School southwest of Finch and Weston Road and Firgrove Park and Firgrove Public School southeast of Jane Street and Finch.

Often, tennis courts like these sit empty while children instead choose to use soccer pitches, baseball diamonds and playground equipment so it will be a welcome change to see them being enjoyed, Gabriel said.

The program, which will teach 300 children in each of the three years, will move to other parks the following two years.

The project is funded by the Trillium Foundation, which has donated $211,200, and the Canadian Tire Jumpstart program, which is contributing $150 per child.

The children’s families must also pay on a sliding scale depending on their financial ability, from $25 up to $300, which is a fraction of the market rate of $600.

Participants will receive a tennis racquet and guidebook.

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To register or for more – Carolynna informaGabriel tion about the Sunshine Project, visit www.sunshinetennisproject.com For more information about Wilmington Tennis, visit www.wilmingtontennis.ca There will be a new program this year for beginner children and adults players at Balmoral Park beginning at the end of April (register at http://bit.ly/1j4K616) and at Champlain Park beginning in July.

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community about zoning at North York meeting wLearn The City of Toronto is holding a series of public consultations to allow residents to learn more about a new zoning designation.

The Residential Apartment Commercial (RAC) would allow for uses such as shops, doctor offices or community centres.

Zoning is the set of rules the city uses to Monday allow or prohibit uses on different properties. The candidate apartment neighbourhoods where these new uses would be added have been identified and city staff is now looking for feedback.

The consultation in North York will be held Monday, March 31 at Bathurst-Finch Hub, 540 Finch Ave., from 4 to 9 p.m., with a presentation at 7 p.m.

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Spring Festival this weekend wNevruz

Music, folk dancing, art, a kids’ corners and more will be part of the Nile Academy High School Nevruz Spring Festival,

which celebrates 15 diverse cultures.

Bring your children’s artwork and your best traditional food dish to be judged in the art and food contests.

The festival will be held from noon to 6 p.m. at the school at 135 Plunkett Rd., southeast of Steeles and Islington avenues.

For more information, call Mehmet Gul at 416-269-7670. victim may have been targetted wShooting

A shooting in North York Sunday that sent a man to hospital may have been targeted, police said.

The victim, 23, was shot while inside his car in the parking lot of 748 Wilson Ave., just west of Dufferin Street, around 9:30 p.m.

The suspect drove away in a grey minivan, police said.

The suspect was wearing a white painter’s suit and a white mask.

The victim was taken to hospital for treatment of nonlife threatening injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416808-3200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

York courthouse evacuated wNorth A man has been arrested after a North York courthouse was evacuated yesterday due to a suspicious package.

Police were called to 47 Sheppard Ave. E. at 11:24 a.m. after something suspicious was spotted in a man’s bag.

The building adjacent, 45 Sheppard Ave. E., had also been evacuated, police said.

Occupants of that building were allowed to return at 12:36 p.m.

Toronto Fire and the ETF’s bomb squad were dispatched to the scene.

People were allowed to return to 47 Sheppard Ave. E. at 1:56 p.m. charged in York U. fraud case wThree

Three Vaughan residents were charged last week in a $1.6-million fraud investigation involving York University.

Police allege three employees misappropriated funds from the North York university in a fraudulent billing scheme between November 2005 and October 2012. Losses incurred

by York University totalled $1,603,529.

Charged are Vittoria Caparello, 51, Yossi Zaidfeld, 38, and Melissa Caparello, 27.

“York University became aware of an alleged fraud in October 2012 when a whistle-blower came forward with information about suspicious activity,” Harriet Lewis, York University secretary and general counsel, said in a statement.

“The University immediately contacted Toronto Police Service and we have co-operated with them during the course of their investigation. We engaged an external firm to conduct a forensic audit, the findings of which were provided to police. The university successfully engaged in action to recover the monies defrauded, plus costs. York University takes its fiduciary responsibilities very seriously as an institution entrusted with monies from our students and the public.”

The investigation is ongoing and police anticipate additional arrests and charges.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-8087300 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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Playing a role in shaping a community Thoughtful citizens can effect change LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com

almost sure to have won,” president Terry West said.

“We knew Cadillac Fairview In the fall of 2009 and the was willing to spend up to winter of 2010, the promise $1 million on expert witof a $17-million community nesses.” centre proposed by Cadillac A strong residents’ associaFairview as part of its develoption like the DMRI can play a ment at the Shops at Don Mills major role in issues facing the hung by a thread. community, West said.

Opinion was deeply divided, “I think it’s extremely imporwith many in tant, no question the community about it, and I’m willing to accept not saying this high-rise condos because we are in return for who we are, but people know who the community centre and we are. Council others saying knows the DMRI the trade-off was EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE and staff know unpalatable. the DMRI,” he OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY After the politisaid.

ASSOCIATIONS. cally sensitive Developers ★★★ issue was defeated often reach out to by city council by If you’re involved with a West in the early group who’s helping to one vote, Cadillac stages of a develFairview vowed shape our city, tell us your opment applicalatest news! Email tion to get the to appeal to the Ontario Municipal nym@insidetoronto.com DMRI’s views.

Board.

He is also Enter Don Mills Residents a member of the steering committee of the Federation Inc. (DMRI), one of Toronto’s largest ratepayers’ associaof North Toronto Residents’ tions with a membership of Associations (FoNTRA), made about 1,000 households, which up of 28 residents’ groups. was not about to let the comWest believes smaller ratemunity centre slip through its payers’ associations should fingers. amalgamate if they want to The association had already boost their influence. been involved in negotiating While the DMRI and many the agreement defeated by other ratepayers’ associations council, a plan city staff did not don’t endorse political canapprove of because planners didates, municipal elections favoured low-rise development provide an added opportunity for the neighbourhood. to raise community concerns, West said.

When council rejected the deal, the DMRI helped broker “From the point of view of a new agreement to save the municipal elections, issues can community centre and avoid be raised, there’s no question the OMB fight. about that, but we are quite “If not for the DMRI...in active (all the time) and we’re that particular case, Cadillac constantly in touch with our Fairview would have gone to three councillors on all sorts the OMB and they were of issues,” he

Local community builders The following is a listing of some local community neighbourhood associations in North York and their web links:

DOWNSVIEW LANDS COMMUNITY VOICE ASSOCIATION downsviewlandscommunity.org

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Terry West, president of Don Mills Residents Inc.

said.

Ve t e r a n W i l l o w d a l e Councillor John Filion believes residents’ groups play “a huge role” in Toronto municipal politics.

They represent the collective interests of neighbourhoods and have the ability to monitor and respond to a wide variety of issues such as development proposals, traffic concerns and community events, he said.

“There are so many issues that can affect a community, it’s practically impossible for any one individual to keep on top of and take an informed decision on (everything),” he said.

“They help shape the community in a way unconnected individuals couldn’t do even with the same amount of time and effort.”

For councillors, ratepayers’ groups provide a better barom-

YONGE CORRIDOR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION www.ycca.ca/ EDWARDS GARDENS NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSOCIATION

eter of community sentiment than individuals who may only be expressing their personal opinions, Filion said.

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They help shape the community in a way unconnected individuals couldn’t do even with the same amount of time and effort.

– Councillor John Filion

Strong residents’ groups are usually found in Toronto’s best functioning neighbourhoods, he said.

Unfortunately, residents in neighbourhoods that would benefit from influential ratepayers’ associations are often dealing with more immediate concerns such as putting food on the table, adapting to a new

www.edwardsgardens. org HENRY FARM COMMUNITY INTEREST ASSOCIATION www.henryfarm.ca WEST LANSING

life in Canada and struggling to make sure their children succeed, Filion said.

Rino Cipolletta, president of Downsview Lands Community Voice Association, said the long-standing organization with about 400 members plays an active role in communicating with the community and activating on its behalf.

“We’re very involved in the community, we’re the gobetween,” acting as a conduit between the community and councillors, the city and developers, he said.

“We try to make sure they hear the facts.”

Cipolletta acknowledged it can be difficult connecting with people who believe residents have little influence.

“Some residents feel when it comes to development, everything is already established, you can’t make a difference.

That is the hardest thing of

what we do, convince people that they do have a voice,” he said.

Cipolletta pointed to a new impressive community centre coming to the new Stanley Greene neighbourhood at Downsview Park as an example of the association’s clout.

While some people wanted community centres in each ward, likely an unrealistic hope, the association worked to ensure the new facility will offer a wide range of amenities, Cipolletta said.

“I do think we have a fair bit of influence, we do have quite a bit,” he said.

Even smaller ratepayers’ associations can make a difference in the community.

The York Mills Gardens Community Association, in the Bayview Avenue and York Mills Road area, only has 116 members, but takes its role to promote and protect its community’s interests seriously, president John Nicholls said.

That can involve anything from advising residents on safety issues to weighing in on development pressures.

The association is now part of a city-run group working to establish design guidelines for future development on Bayview from Hwy. 401 to Lawrence Avenue, an area facing increasing interest from developers.

Often, it isn’t until important issues surface that residents realize the importance of ratepayers’ associations, Nicholls said.

“I think a lot of residents don’t care about it too much until something comes up.

Then they want somewhere to turn,” he said.

We’ve got more. Read all about the work of other Toronto community associations online at bit.ly/1hlAN8D

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HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION www.westlansing.ca

DON MILLS RESIDENTS INC. www.donmillsresidents.ca

YORK MILLS GARDENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION www.yorkmillsgardens.ca

DON VALLEY EAST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION facebook.com/ DonValleyEastRACA

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Proposed development on Shriners Temple site draws concern LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com

street.

They also want a new traffic signal at Keele and About 80 residents worried Maryport to accommodate about a highrise condo the increase in traffic.

York Centre Councillor building and stacked Maria Augimeri said the townhouses proposed for the Rameses Shriners proposed project is too Temple site on Keele Street large to be approved as south of Sheppard Avenue is. packed into a meeting “The final plan, of course, will not be what at Downsview Public Library. y o u s e e h e re t o d a y Residents at the March because everyone agrees 19 meeting expressed conit is too massive in scale,” cerns about a number of she said. issues including the scale Decade Homes’ planof the development at 3100 ning consultant David Keele, increased traffic, McKay promoted the shadowing on neighbours, project but also said the the project setting a proponents want to listen precedent for more high to the residents’ concerns rise buildings and the “to hopefully come up impact of growth on the with a development on Downsview-Rodingthis property that everyCFB neighbour hood one is pleased about.”

While McKay acknowlthat, pending council edged the Rameses approval next month, Shriners Temple is borcould be designated by the city as a neighbourdered by single-family hood improvement area homes, he argued new (formerly known as priordevelopment would ity neighbourhoods). be compatible with its “How is this going to neighbours. benefit us?” one woman The developer is lookasked. ing to naturalize the south Developer Decade part of the property and Homes connect wants to it with build a It is an area of the Downsview 19-storey Dells city that hasn’t seen ravine and condo builda lot of growth and Downsview ing with McKay action in recent years Park, commersaid. and it’s beginning to cial uses With on the start up.’ Downsview first floor Park across – Emily Rossini frontthe road, ing on architect to Keele and three fourDan Cowling called the storey stacked townhouses location “an extraordinary behind. They would house site.” a total of 422 residential He likened the project units. to similar developments The development in other world cities, such would have 489 parking as New York’s Central spaces accommodated in Park, which features the underground parking. park on one side of Fifth The entrance and exit Avenue and buildings on to the project would only the other. be off Maryport Avenue, City planner Emily which upset several resiRossini said any develdents who want cars to opment on the site has access the site from Keele to be right for the neighrather than the residential bourhood, an area that

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hasn’t changed much for many section of Keele as an “avenue” years but which in its official is about to usher plan, which in new developopens up the The final plan, of street to new ment.

“It is an area course, will not be what growth. of the city that In addition, you see here today development hasn’t seen a lot because everyone of Downsview of growth and action in recent agrees it is too massive Park will result years and it’s in thousands in scale.’ of new resibeginning to – Coun. Maria Augimeri dents. start up,” she said.

The area is The city has designated that also going to be home to the

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new Downsview Park subway station and the new Humber River Hospital.

Meanwhile, an 11-storey mixed use condo building

3100 Keele

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Regional Relief Strategy Transit services along the Yonge corridor are becoming increasingly crowded as the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA) continues to experience unprecedented growth. In the face of this regional problem, Metrolinx, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), the City of Toronto and York Region are working together to propose a regional solution.

Through the Yonge Relief Network Study, Metrolinx is looking at regional network options to relieve Yonge-University-Spadina subway crowding and improve how people move around the region. We are seeking input on the preliminary list of options and how we evaluate them.

The City of Toronto, with support from the TTC, has initiated the first phase of the Relief Line Assessment Study, seeking public input on the study approach and a consultation plan. Following Council approval of this phase, the study will evaluate route and station options for a new rapid transit line connecting the central business district to the Danforth Subway Line.

These projects, along with complementary ongoing work at Metrolinx, York Region, the TTC and the City, form the Regional Relief Strategy (see adjacent map).

Public and stakeholder consultation will be integral to this process and we will be hosting a series of public meetings over the coming months. This session will include a joint presentation, followed by opportunities to provide specific feedback on the individual projects.

Please join us for the first round of consultation: Saturday, April 5, 2014 Sheraton Centre Toronto Dominion Ballroom 123 Queen Street West Toronto, ON Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Presentation at 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church 10066 Yonge Street Richmond Hill, ON Time: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Presentation at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 10, 2014 Riverdale Collegiate Institute 1094 Gerrard Street East Toronto, ON Time: 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Presentation at 6:30 p.m.

(Please note parking is limited)

Saturday, April 12, 2014 Holy Name Parish 71 Gough Avenue (one block west of Pape Station) Toronto, ON Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Presentation at 10:00 a.m.

This meeting will focus on the Relief Line Project Assessment Join us to provide input on these major projects. There are big decisions ahead. We look forward to listening to your ideas on how we can get our region moving.

For more information, please visit RegionalRelief.ca or e-mail us at:

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Federal government grant funds Science Centre’s Human Edge renovations The Ontario Science Centre was able to open a new exhibit exploring health, fitness, sport, nutrition and the human body, thanks to $335,000 in funding from the federal government.

Provided through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, the grant was used to renovate 2,174 square metres

(23,400 square feet) of exhibit space, to construct display cases, and to purchase and install specialized equipment to accommodate the AstraZeneca Human Edge exhibit.

As reported in The Mirror when the exhibit opened in December, Human Edge tests how far humans can

push their limits through 80 interactive exhibits.

Science Centre officials are grateful for the funding, CEO Lesley Lewis said.

“Through this support, the centre will continue to inspire a lifelong journey of curiosity, discovery and action to create a better future for the planet,” she

said in a March 25 statement.

Don Valley West MP John Carmichael also praised the grant.

“These upgrades will ensure that Canadians will continue to enjoy a great selection of exhibits at the Centre that entertain while educating,” he said.

Donate to the Prom Boutique New Circles Community Services, an organization that provides free clothing for low-income families from the Flemingdon Park, Thorncliffe Park and Victoria Village communities, is seeking new and gently used clothing for its Prom Boutique.

Last year, more than 500 teens made use of this service.

Some of the most needed items include dresses, suits,

pants, ties, jewelry, shirts, purses and shoes. New toiletries for men and women as well as make-up are also needed.

Donations will be accepted in The Beach at Curvaceous Consignments, 2186 Queen St. E., near Balsam Avenue,

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The story lights the way This spring, Toronto Public Library illuminates our city with events that explore the inspirational power of books, with a special focus on stories of war.

Here are just a few of the programs happening in your neighbourhood branches.

Art Out of War Explore art arising in time of war through a consideration of major artists and their works: Goya, Manet, David, Rembrandt and Picasso. With art historian Suzanne Tevlin.

April 9, 6:30 pm Don Mills Branch 888 Lawrence Ave. Cello and Piano Duo Cellist Dobrochna Zubek and pianist Younggun Kim discuss music created from the turmoil of war. Selections include Tomaso Albinoni and others.

April 15, 7 pm North York Central Library 5120 Yonge St.

Film Screening: In the Land of Blood and Honey A special viewing of this romantic drama film written and directed

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Story of survival shared in Spielberg documentary >>>from page 1 died in his sleep.

Alone in Germany in 1948, Wallace decided to come to Canada. She arrived by ship, sponsored by a brother-in-law and speaking no English.

In 1950, she married David Wallace and the couple ran two businesses in North York, a convenience store and then a women’s clothing store on Yonge Street, north of Lawrence Avenue, called the Lillibeth Shop.

After her second husband died in 1963, Wallace devoted herself to her remaining brother Leo Spellman and his family, which she adopted as her own.

In 1997, Wallace shared her story for the Survivors of the Shoah documentary, in which Holocaust survivors videotaped their stories, because she thought it was important people never forget what happened.

In her later years, she survived breast cancer, heart disease, severely degenerative vision and pacemaker surgery.

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Chana Wallace of North York celebrates her 100th birthday with family and friends in June 2007 at a Vaughan banquet hall.

Chana and David Wallace, her second husband, pose in front of their shop.

In spite of her health issues, she continued to live on her own in her North York apartment even while her vision began to fail her. Only after a fall that required major hip surgery at 104 did she move to her final home, Kensington Place Retirement Residence on Sheppard Avenue, east of Allen Road.

live for.”

By example, she taught her Canadian family and all who came into contact with her the meaning of living life rich in integrity and respect, while being grateful for even the smallest kindnesses. She also taught the value of devotion to the Jewish faith, the importance of unconditional

After passing the threshold of 100 years of age, she commented: “During the first part of my life, if someone would have said I would live a long life, I would have said they were lying. I have to pinch myself that I’m alive. It’s impossible. God is good to me. I’m proud that I have a wonderful family that I can

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loving family relationships, the ability to overcome the most horrific adversity and to persevere.

Born in 1907 in Ostrowiec, Poland to Reuven Szpilman and Chaya Rosen Szpilman, Wallace was the second youngest of eight children.

Never one to put herself first, she always had other’s well-being on her mind. At age 100, she refused to turn on the air conditioner in her apartment, where she had lived independently since April 1966, due to the existence of a bird’s nest resting underneath the unit outside her window.

“Why should I turn it on?” she said at the time. “I have a fan. Besides, I like to see the robins flying in and flying out.

And they sing to me.”

Also at the age of 100, Wallace explained her own secrets to long life.

“From childhood, I always said that you should never give up in your life. Have faith in God and don’t give in. Never say ‘I can’t’ and

don’t look for trouble. Most importantly, don’t say ‘I had a bad day yesterday.’ Think positive. Be grateful. Live for today and tomorrow, live for others before yourself, and be kind to people. Then you’ll be happy.”

Brian Shifman, executive director of Smart Commute - North Toronto, Vaughan, said his great-aunt, whom he considered more like a grandmother, was incredibly spiritual.

“She had a resounding resilience about her; unshakable devotion in God and in her to family,” he said, adding the family waited to announce her death to the media in order to fact-check her life experiences.

“And she was open to speaking about the Holocaust because it’s an important life story. In my experience, I’ve found that to be an extremely difficult subject matter that many would shy away from.

Ultimately though, she was all about rejoicing with family every moment of her life.”

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Tortellini is a six-year-old spayed female dilute tortoiseshell cat who has been waiting for a new home since the fall.

Currently weighing 15 pounds she is on a reducing diet in the hopes of shedding some winter weight.

Shelter staff say she really doesn’t enjoy the company of the other cats at the shelter so her ideal home would be a quiet, feline-free environment. Tortellini would make an excellent companion for someone who is looking for a lap cat.

If you are interested in adoption or learning more about Tortellini, contact the Caledon Animal Shelter at

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With Easter around the corner here are a couple of pet safety reminders:

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The Easter lily is highly toxic to cats if ingested, as is the daffodil.

1-866-818-5493 or contact Karin at 905-857-5208 or aristodanes@sympatico.ca Visit Tortellini online at www.petfinder.com/shelters/ON136.html

The Easter lily can lead to kidney failure and even death if untreated.

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Gracie is a one-year-old spayed, female, Labrador mix who was rescued from a shelter in the United States through an outreach program.

Her first year was spent as a victim of a severe animal hoarding situation where she lived in a backyard with many dogs but very little contact with humans.

She spent most of her time locked in a crate that was too small for her.

Consequently, she is initially timid with humans but with time will warm up.

She is making confidence

Pet safety tips around flowers and chocolates

Early clinical signs of poisoning are vomiting, lethargy, lack of appetite and increased thirst.

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Above, Tortellini, a tortoiseshell cat, would do best in a home where she is the only feline. Gracie, right, is a young Lab mix in need of a good home.

improvements daily in her foster home and she shows great promise to be a wonderful family pet; she is a sweet, well-mannered dog who loves to cuddle and have her head scratched.

As a puppy, Gracie had distemper and has sideeffects from the often fatal virus. The primary sideeffect is a slow head bob and she often clicks her teeth

together, which can increase when she is anxious or stressed. These side-effects do not affect her eating or drinking.

She gets along well with other dogs and, in fact, would be best suited in a home where there is medium or large dog for companionship. She is currently in a foster home in North York.

If you are interested in adoption or learning more about Gracie, contact Deanna at deannaaarfrescue@yahoo.ca or visit www. aarf-rescue.com Lorraine Houston is director of Speaking of Dogs, an organization devoted to education, outreach and rescue. Her column appears the last Thursday of every month. Contact her at lhh4dogs@rogers.com

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Don’t risk missing New Jerusalem, playing until April 13

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he show begins before you even reach your seat.

The prologue is staged in the lobby of the theatre. Director Mitchell Cushman has built his reputation on staging what he describes as “site specific locations.”

So, for the opening scene of David Ives’ play New Jerusalem, he transforms the lobby in Amsterdam’s marketplace, circa 1656. From here we are ushered into the theatre proper serving as Talmud Torah Synagogue where Baruch De Spinoza will face interrogation for his heretic views.

Cushman brings the show to dazzling life with this opening sequence, and the power only builds

he challenges the church authorities. He meets a formidable foe in David Eisner’s stern and unbending Gaspar Rodrigues Ben Israel. He must also face off against the simmering rage of his sister, Rebekah, brought to fiery life by Sascha Cole.

mark andrew lawrence front row centre from there.

When we first meet Spinoza he is passionately full of youthful ideals. He playfully needles his best friend, Simon, and shares his philosophies with the girl he loves, Clara. Soon, however, he is summoned to the Synagogue to face his accusers.

The entire cast under Cushman’s skilled direction explores every idea in the script creating a riveting performance that will thrill you from start to finish.

Aris Athanasopoulos brings Spinoza to life letting the character’s intellect and guile guide him as

Each element is perfectly in place and the roar from the audience at the conclusion will echo in the theatre for days.

They are joined by Amy Keating as Clara and James Graham as Simon who both love and support Spinoza.

Representing the church

are Alon Nashman and Michael Hanrahan who refuse to even consider the slightest possibility that Spinoza’s seemingly radical ideas may be worthy of discussion. Why do they reject his ideas? Because they go against tradition.

The play makes a strong case for freedom of thought as well as freedom from religion. The richness in Ives’ writing provides the performers a launch pad. They take the opportunity to make it soar.

The detailed costumes

by Laura Gardner add to the dark look of the set and lighting design by Nick Blais. Christopher Stanton provides the eerie music that underscores the piece without ever drawing attention away

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Each element is perfectly in place and the roar from the audience at the conclusion will echo in the theatre for days. About the only downside to report is that the show will only be playing until April 13.

Order tickets now, as this is one show you do not want to risk missing.

New Jerusalem plays until Sunday, April 13, in the studio theatre at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. For tickets or more information log onto www.hgjewishtheatre.com or call 1-855-985-2787.

REVIEW Taking a Chance on Love Reviewer Mark Andrew Lawrence reviews the performance of Taking a Chance on Love, staged at the Crescent School Theatre on Bayview Avenue.

The play was originally supposed to have been at Fairview Library Theatre, but had to move due to a flooding at the facility.

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Toronto’s executive committee voted Tuesday to recommend council approve the conditions, rebuking a proposal originally by Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly to approve jets conditionally on various measures required by city staff being in place.

Kelly had made the proposal late last week, arguing conditional approval would give the Toronto Port Authority more incentive to manage the airport’s growth.

Mayor Rob Ford moved the motion to do so.

“We must move ahead on this,” Ford said. “There’s no reason to paralyze these hard-working people for one year with red tape and more red tape.”

Ford finished the evening meeting urging the committee to go ahead and approve the plan, arguing other accomplishments in the last term – the cancellation of the vehicle registration tax, contracting

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out garbage collection and signing a deal with the city’s unionized workers – all happened relatively swiftly.

The committee spent Tuesday listening to deputations over the issue, which arose a year ago when Porter Airlines’ president and CEO Robert Deluce requested the airport be expanded and the tripartite agreement govern-

ing the site be modified to lift the ban on jets.

Deluce has placed an order with Bombardier for CS100 jets – dubbed whisper jets – to expand his airline’s reach beyond the range of the turboprops it currently flies.

Since then, at Deluce’s request, the city and the Port Authority have spent more than $1 million studying what it would take to modify the airport, a move that would include extending the runways 200 metres into the lake from both ends of the airport on Toronto islands.

Deluce and Porter have also taken part in an advertising and lobbying push to convince Torontonians the airport should be allowed to expand.

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“The fundamental problem is the lack of understanding of those marine exclusion zones, the lack of environmental assessment that would be a prerequisite of many of our activities. I lose leverage, I believe, in the negotiations.

It would be a very big mistake to do a conditional approval.

I think you, as council, would regret having made that decision.”

Livey said conditional approval could also open the city up to a lawsuit, if council later decided to rescind the approval.

On Tuesday, deputations lined up on both sides of the issue.

Former Toronto mayor David Crombie spoke on behalf of a coalition of highprofile opponents of expansion that include Conference Board of Canada’s Anne Golden and architect Ken Greenberg.

“Make no mistake about it, if this green light is given that is being requested, you will have an international waterfront airport,” said Crombie, noting other airlines as well as Porter will be flying out of the downtown airport.

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“We want to make sure this council does not pass this proposal in principle with conditions,” he said. “That is putting the cart before the horse.”

Health-care activist Fiona Nelson told the committee that approving an expanded airport would undo much of the progress the city had made in terms of air quality and public health on the waterfront “in the interest of private enterprise.”

“I find it interesting that the Billy Bishop Airport was named for a man whose job

it was to bring down planes,” she said.

Deluce spoke directly to the committee, arguing the expansion of the airport was essential.

“Since we announced our plans to add new destinations, the public dialogue has been quite robust and council is now in a position to make a decision,” he said. “In order to succeed we need council’s approval.”

Steve Rossini, a pilot with Porter Airlines, said safety and noise concerns raised around the jet landings were over-blown.

He said that there was no real difference between the angle of approach that an aircraft needed to take to land at the airport – an issue raised by critics of the plan. And he said that incidents involving bird collisions are in fact rare and minor.

“Birds are very good at getting out of the way,” he said, adding that the problems that they cause “are correctable with a rag.”

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The gamble of taking an early position Whenever Karen Stintz gets asked about how she feels about her single-digit nextto-last spot in the polls, she always answers that she’s looking forward to a good mayoral campaign and avoids the numbing question.

One might be glib and note that given her trailing popularity, a good campaign is as much as she might reasonably look forward to.

But Stintz does imply a point: the mayor’s race is a long game, and while the Chow, Ford and Tory campaigns are dominating attention now, there is still time for those positions to shift.

After this article goes to press but before you read this, Stintz and the rest of them will have finished the first mayoralty debate of the season, and that might have changed the entire field by now.

But for the moment, it’s fair to say that Tory, Ford and Chow are running a rear guard fight against Stintz and David Soknacki’s attempt to gain ground.

On Monday, Stintz made her first foray into that, with what

david nickle the city she billed as a major policy announcement and delivered as a policy clarification. She gathered some cameras and reporters together on a south Riverdale street corner to give some more details about how she would monetize Toronto Hydro to pay for a downtown relief line.

Stintz had already said she wanted to get some cash out of Toronto Hydro for the subway – when she spoke at the Toronto Region Board of Trade to launch her campaign.

There weren’t details then, but she was well aware that the complicated rules of utility ownership in this province meant that Toronto couldn’t sell more than 10 per cent without paying a whack of tax.

So Monday, Stintz told reporters that the city would need to negotiate changes to the rules — so that the city could sell just over 50 per cent of the billion-dollar utility.

That would make a downpayment for the downtown relief line.

The wisdom of this policy is debatable. Toronto receives a tangible benefit from the power company — in the form of dividends, which last year amounted to $41.9 million.

That revenue will have to be made up somewhere, even as the city struggles to find more cash to build the relief line.

But like everything coming from candidates at this stage, taking a position is a gamble.

When Tory questions the wisdom of Stintz’ financing policy, Stintz can point to the absence of Tory’s. When Chow suggests that the city should keep its electricity asset, Stintz can paint the New Democrat front-runner as a big-government socialist.

Of course, it’s easy for everyone to name-call in March.

But really, at this stage of the game, everybody’s got to do what they got to do. It is, as Stintz has observed, a long game ahead.

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On Friday, the city’s largest transit riders advocacy (TTC Riders) will name the local elected official it believes has played the biggest role in contributing to the phenomenon known as transit sardining. The term refers to the situation when like the canned fish, large groups of commuters are tightly stuffed into a metal box (in this case a subway train, bus or streetcar) – a reality for many TTC users.

The group is recruiting volunteers to dress in sardine costumes for the ceremony at noon at Queen’s Park Station at the southwest corner of College Street and University Avenue.

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chan’s fans Olympic silver medalist Patrick Chan visited Earl Haig Secondary School in North York Friday to speak to students about his passion and determination.

In the photos b e l o w, C h a n poses for picturtes with eager young fans. See our story on page 3.

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About 100 Toronto police officers are choosing to go bald for a good cause: conquering cancer.

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Last year, he raised $5,290 in honour of Const. Richard Moxley, a 36-year veteran of the force who had just lost his battle with cancer.

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Veterans dinner on April 6 District D of the Royal Canadian Legion hosts its 45th annual Veterans Dinner on Sunday, April 6.

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More than 400 veterans from Sunnybrook hospital, Tony Stacey Centre for Veterans Care, Finchurst Toronto Legion Homes, and local Legion Branches, militia and reserve units (as recognized by the Royal Canadian Legion and Veterans Affairs Canada) will take part.

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