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York U. URBAN ARTS SHOWCASE professor remains behind bars in Egypt A York University film professor and London doctor will spend at least another 14 days behind bars in Cairo, Egypt.

An Egyptian prosecutor ordered the detention extension over the weekend for the pair, who have been held in custody without charges since Aug. 16 when they stopped at a police station to ask for directions.

Consular staff and lawyers representing film professor John Greyson and Dr. Tarek Loubani briefly met with prosecutor Mohamed Heta, who extended their jail stay.

Though no charges have been laid, Egyptian prosecutors allege the men conspired with the Muslim Brotherhood in an attack on a police station.

A website run by Greyson and Loubani’s supporters said a >>>FILMMAKER, page 9

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YOUTH TALENT ON DISPLAY: Vocalist Mariah Brooks performs during The 106 & York Urban Arts Festival held Saturday at the Yorkwoods Library Theatre. See more photos from the youth event on page 10.

Brothers’ Alzheimer’s bike trip raises $8,000 LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com

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Two North York brothers who cycled across Canada in honour of their grandfather have raised more than $8,000 in his

memory towards Alzheimer’s research.

“It was quite a trip,” 19-yearold Soojeong Choe told The Mirror this week of his trek with his 18-year-old brother, Soohyung.

“I’m so happy we made it.

There were so many times I wanted to quit.”

But despite facing gruelling mental and physical challenges, the brothers were urged on by memories of their

grandfather.

Sangmoo Choe died in January 2011 at the age of 83 after struggling for about two years with Alzheimer’s, a fatal brain disease with no known cause or cure.

The brothers began their journey July 2 by visiting their grandfather’s grave in Richmond Hill. Their dad accompanied them across Canada in the family car. >>>CROSS-CANADA, page 9

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community A street in North York should be named in memory of late Order of Ontario member Helen Lu, Don Valley East Councillor Shelley Carroll says.

She hopes the city will name a new street south of George Henry Boulevard, extending east from Don Mills Road to Forest Manor Road, Helen Lu Road.

Lu, known as Mama Lu, dedicated more than 40 years of her life to community work in North York, Carroll said. lemonade stand raises $12,000 for Sick Kids Amanda Belzowski is one step closer to her fundraising goal of $200,000, after her 15th annual lemonade stand charity drive squeezed in $12,000 Sunday.

To date, the lemonade stand has raised just shy of $193,000, which supports The Hospital for Sick Children, Save a Child’s Heart, and The Heart and Stroke

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Foundation. The goal is to hit the $200,000 this year.

To donate, visit http://lemonade4heart.org/lemonade helping students find part-time work Full-time students living in Weston-Mount Dennis or the Jane-Finch neighbourhood can join a new program helping them find a part-time job over the school year.

Youth Employment Services (YES) is offering an After School Jobs For Youth program for students aged 15 to 18.

The provincially funded program provides a paid job placement from October to June and includes paid training before the job starts as well as support throughout the program.

To fill out an application before the Sept. 18 due date, call Jasmine Ferreira at 416-504-8046, ext.

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Cabinet hosts day of action in North York wYouth

Toronto Youth Cabinet (TYC) is hosting its annual celebration of youth voice and action at the North York Civic Centre on Oct. 13 featuring youth development workshops, discussion panels and live entertainment.

In partnership with the Students Commission, TYC is holding The Cause 2013 event from 1 to 7 p.m., which will include an expo providing youth with information about initiatives and Sunday programs in communities across the city.

Youth-led organizations will offer opportunities for young people that range from leadership and violence prevention to artistic expression and employment.

For more information, contact Amanda Foster of TYC at 416-392-8492 or Amanda@ toyouthcabinet.ca

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to manage pain at Sunnybrook wLearn

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is holding a public seminar on pain management.

The event, called Much to do About Pain: Management, Preparing for Surgery and Wed. Who is Affected, is part of an ongoing speakers’ series hosted by the hospital.

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Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the McLaughlin Auditorium of Sunnybrook at 2075 Bayview Ave., south of Lawrence Avenue.

Admission and parking in Garage 1 are free.

RSVP your attendance by Sept. 24 to 416-480-4117 or email speaker.series@sunnybrook.ca Drive murder victim identified wFrancine

Police have released the name of a man found dead inside a Francine Drive home Friday.

The death of Anthony Koko Chang, 62, is being treated as a homicide.

Police were called to the Leslie Street and Steeles Avenue area around 8:45 a.m. and found the man with undisclosed injuries.

Chang was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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Investigators are asking anyone with information about the homicide, or anyone who might have been in the area between 8 and 8:45 a.m. to call Det. Kate Beveridge at 416808-7400, ext. 77422 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 (TIPS) or https://222tips.com

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day of social justice: The Kenyan Boys’ Choir performs at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts yesterday. The performance was one of many highlights during a day-long celebration of student leadership and social justice work. It was organized by the Toronto Catholic District School Board in partnership with Free the Children. For more, see bit.ly/northyork_galleries

Passersby help Geriatric Day Hospital marks 40th anniversary at Sunnybrook round up dogs after LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com In 1973, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre opened Canada’s first freestanding geriatric day hospital, a place where frail seniors with complex health issues could learn to live independently in their own homes for as long as possible.

On Friday, Sept. 6, patients, family members, doctors, nurses, other health care workers and hospital leaders gathered for a celebration to mark the 40th anniversary of the W. P. Scott Geriatric Day Hospital.

“This is truly a great moment in Sunnybrook’s history,” Sunnybrook president Dr. Barry McLellan said.

“Today is about recognizing 40 tremendous years of geriatric care and expressing our appreciation.”

Last year, 3,664 patients were treated at the hospital.

Their average age was 87.

While the first-ever geriatric day hospital was established in Oxford, England in 1958, Dr. Rory Fisher pioneered Canada’s first one at Sunnybrook.

Providing a friendly and supportive place where seniors can learn to reach their goals, the hospital offers seniors a team of medical professionals, including a geriatric doctor, nurse clinician, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, recreation therapist, social worker and

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W.P. Scott Geriatric Day Hospital founder Dr. Rory Fisher, right, and former patient Ted Thompson get together during the hospital’s 40th anniversary celebrations earlier this month at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

speech language pathologist.

In January, Fisher was appointed to the Order of Ontario to recognize his leadership in geriatric medicine.

Lawrence Crawford, a former patient, said he hasn’t fallen, even during extensive travelling, since attending a

falls prevention course and other programs at the hospital two years ago.

“Thanks to the geriatric day hospital, I have a little more spring in my feet than I had before I started the fall prevention program and other services at the hospital,” he said.

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Sunnybrook’s division head of geriatric medicine, called the hospital visionary.

“We’ve had solid evidence for decades that actually the day hospital makes a difference in health outcomes,” he said. “We can say this is time and money well-spent.”

Patients visit hospital once or twice a week for three to six months, according to a statement from Sunnybrook.

They are suffering from complex health concerns including post-surgical issues, depression, isolation, dementia, anxiety, trouble swallowing and bowel and bladder difficulties.

The program is medically oriented rather than the social and recreational approach provided in community day programs, the statement said.

The medical team helps seniors in a number of areas including improving their physical wellness, assessing cognitive abilities, reviewing medications, improving leisure lifestyle, enhancing coping abilities, maximizing communication abilities, managing depression and anxiety, addressing weight and nutrition needs, supporting families and caregivers and linking patients to community services, according to the statement.

A family doctor must refer a patient to the program.

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For more information or to make a referral, call 416-4806888.

woman hit by car FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com Roxanne Weselake was out walking her dog, Ollie, on Kenneth Avenue Sept. 3 when she suddenly heard a crash and saw a puppy running up the street.

The small white dog, with a leash dangling from its neck, was running toward a Grandview Way parkette, the owner nowhere to be seen, Weselake said.

“I saw two women joggers and they said a woman got hit by a car,” she said, figuring the dog took off after the woman was struck.

Weselake and the two joggers scoured the area for the missing pooch, eventually spotting the animal running under a fence and into a gated community, she said.

Weselake saw two firefighters near the accident scene and asked them where the injured woman lives.

That’s when she learned from a neighbour, who came to see what the commotion was about, that there was a second dog also on the loose.

It was then, out of the corner of her eye, Weselake saw the second dog, black in colour, with people sur-

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We were determined to find them before they met the fate of their owner. I freaked when I heard there was a second dog.

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rounding it.

“My dog helped calm him down, and another dog also helped calm him down,” she said, adding a young boy offered to get a cage from home to house the dog.

She later learned the white dog had been found by a neighbour.

“We were searching for an hour,” Weselake said.

“We were determined to find them (dogs) before they met the fate of their owner. I freaked when I heard there was a second dog.”

Toronto Fire Services confirmed firefighters initially took possession of the caged dog before handing it over to police.

Const. Ken Lam said the dogs were returned to the scene of the accident and handed over to the victim’s father that night.

The injured woman, who is in her mid-20s, was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure, Lam said.

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ith summer vacations over, students back in school and the establishment of new routines at home, September means busier times for most of us.

And with the increased traffic volume on our roads that comes with the fall season, there comes a greater need for vigilance and proper planning for all of us making our way around the city.

We know Toronto has traffic congestion challenges.

The longest commuting times in the country are in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, according a StatsCan report released in late June.

Traffic congestion has been identified as a major economic impediment by the Toronto Region Board of Trade, costing billions to the greater Toronto economy.

The need for a sustained commitment from all levels of government to funding transit infrastructure is acute.

And the discussion about what’s happening on our roadways in Toronto is not conto congestion. There’s safety, our view fined too.

A pair of recent schoolchildren Stay alert on pedestrian deaths, including the losses of a 14-year-old North the road and tragic York girl and a five-year-old girl in Scarborough, spurred the Toronto plan ahead District School Board last week to request chair Chris Bolton to enter into discussions with the city, police and other school boards to talk traffic safety. Trustees have directed that those representatives look at ways to reduce traffic risks to students (an increased use of crossing guards is already one suggestion).

That means there’s a lot happening on our roads. So for motorists, trip planning is important. Leave yourself plenty of time to get your destination. Remember, beyond traffic congestion caused by any ongoing roadwork, there are some new capital projects underway in the city as well that will impact travel times.

For example, a second tunnel borer machine is about to start digging below Eglinton Avenue West as part of the Eglinton Crosstown light rail project – a project that, once completed, should play a part in alleviating congestion. But while the tunneling lasts, one should expect traffic delays.

It’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with ongoing construction projects and road closures. The City of Toronto has an updated web page detailing road closures and their durations. Check it out at http://bit. ly/1goY61f In the meantime, if you’re heading out on the roads, be alert, practice patience, and plan ahead.

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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It’s that time of year again

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all, which kicks off Sunday, is not a season that sneaks up on anybody in Toronto.

It always announces its annual arrival with a set of unmistakable signs.

If you’re new to the city, here is the How You Know Fall Is Just Around The Corner Checklist: Your beautiful summer tan, alas, is now officially ancient history.

Check.

It’s chilly first thing in the morning and it’s getting colder and windy at night.

Check.

You’ve begun wearing a sweater to the office.

Check.

Your French poodle has begun wearing a sweater to the park.

Check.

The little dear no doubt also has on mittens and a scarf.

Check.

Matching mittens and scarf, needless to say.

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY Check.

Allergies have you sneezing so many times in a row that your co-workers have long since given up saying, “Bless you.”

Check.

You’re moaning each day that you can tell it’s going to be a looooong winter.

Check.

And you’re actually saying “looooong.”

Cheeeeeck.

Squirrels are scurrying around gathering discarded fast food buns, muffins and croissants that they are storing for the winter.

Check.

Raccoons and skunks are skulking around hoarding whatever goodies the squirrels leave behind.

Check.

The Blue Jays have

stopped chirping.

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Their fans are just getting started chirping.

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And though the big night is still weeks away, you’ve already inhaled all your Halloween candy.

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And finally, leaving the best for last, you just can’t stop talking about the changing of the Leafs.

Check.

Ah yes. It doesn’t get any better that.

Check.

We’re talking, of course, about David Clarkson, Dave Bolland, Jonathan Bernier and Morgan Rielly.

Check. Check. Check.

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And not necessarily in that order.

Check.

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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Urban Heroes deadline is Oct. 4 Do you know someone who is making a difference in the North York community?

Nominate them for an Urban Hero Award.

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

The awards recognize good work in categories of education, community, sports, health and science, environment, arts and culture and business.

The nomination deadline is Oct. 4. To nominate, visit www.urbanheroes.ca

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Ai WeiWei WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library Concourse, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: Elizabeth, 416395-5639 COST: Free Yi Gu, art historian, University of Toronto, discusses one of Asia’s most prolific, provocative and significant artists today. Call to register.

Seneca Sting Women’s Fastball WHEN: 6 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Seneca College’s Newnham Campus, 1750 Finch Ave. E. CONTACT: Ryan Phipps, 416-491-5050, ext. 22346, ryan.phipps@senecacollege.ca COST: Free A double header home game against the Mohawk Mountaineers.

Book Club: ‘The Bishop’s Man’ WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Barbara Frum Library, 20 Covington Rd. CONTACT: 416-395-5440 COST: Free Call to register.

‘I Am so the Boss of You!’ WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library Auditorium, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT:

‘Annie Get Your Gun’ WHERE: Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. CONTACT: 416755-1717, http://civiclightoperacompany.com/annie_get_your_gun_13. html COST: $28 Presented by the Civic Light-Opera Company. Runs until Sept. 22.

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Renovation Bootcamp WHEN: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Downsview Library, 2793 Keele St. CONTACT: Diana Lee, 416-395-5720, doprograms@torontopubliclibrary. ca COST: Free Call or email to register.

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Chair Exercise Class WHEN: 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

WHERE: St. Bonaventure Church, 1300 Leslie St. CONTACT: Eric Daw, 416-450-0892, theomnifitt@gmail. com COST: Complimentary Call or email to register.

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.

Laura, 416-395-5660, /www. torontopubliclibrary.ca, lfreeman@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Author Kathy Buckworth shares her expertise as part of the Fall Parenting Series. Free. Seating is limited.

bellnet.ca COST: $2 Group meets weekly until June for euchre, bridge, fun games, trips, potlucks and entertainment.

Financial Literacy: Lessons for Life Workshop WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: JVS Toronto Employment Source, 1911 Finch Ave. W., Suite 3 CONTACT: Afi Peykani, 416-6491754 COST: Free

Youth Drop In After School Program WHEN: 4 to 6 p.m. WHERE: Willowdale United Church, 349 Kenneth Ave. CONTACT: Lina Posa, 416-2252309, www.willowdaleunited.com, willowdaleunited@bellnet.ca COST: Free All youth welcome to join in various forms of art, games and sports.

Welcome Club I Seniors Cards & Social WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. weekly WHERE: Willowdale United Church, 349 Kenneth Ave. CONTACT: Lina Posa, 416-225-2309, willowdaleunited@

How the Railroad Shaped Toronto WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: North York Central Library, Room 1, 5120 Yonge St. CONTACT: Linda, 416-346-3345, gargarol@hotmail. com COST: Free

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Bridge / Euchre WHEN: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. weekly WHERE: Blessed Trinty Card Club, 3220 Bayview Ave. CONTACT: Jack Kyte, 416-225-9735, johnkyte@rogers.com COST: $1 Find Your Voice WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Earl Bales Community Centre, 4169 Bathurst St. CONTACT: Elsie Rueter, 647 352-1339, erueter@bell.net COST: Free Learn to sing a cappella with the Toronto Accolades of Harmony Inc. a women’s four-part chorus.

Trees Ontario Summer/Fall Landowner Workshop Series

WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St. CONTACT: Trees Ontario, 1-877-646-1193, www.treesontario. ca/news/index.php/ media_item_ c0bab, info@ treesontario.ca COST: Free

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Fairview Mall Farmers’ Market WHEN: 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fridays, until Oct. 11 WHERE: Fairview Mall - South Parking Lot, 1800 Sheppard Ave. E. CONTACT: www.Facebook. com/FairviewMallFarmersMarket Welcome Club II Bridge Group WHEN: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Mondays WHERE: Willowdale United Church, 349 Kenneth Ave. CONTACT: Lina Posa, 416-225-2309 COST: $2/week

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the north york mirror examines a local issue. this week: services in the bathurst-finch hub

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health needs in North York As part of the North York Mirror’s Exclusive Look series, we are focusing on the organizations that make up the Bathurst-Finch Community Hub and the services they offer to the community. The Mirror sat down with Michelle-Ann Hylton (pictured), hub and satellite manager at Unison Health and Community Services, and Julie Callaghan, Unison’s senior director, integrated performance and strategic projects..

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Tell us about your organization and what it does.

Unison is a community health centre servicing the north of Toronto with a vision of building healthy communities.

We offer primary health care services that include access to doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, case co-ordinators, dietitians

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and chiropodists.

Unison is also dedicated to engaging residents of the neighbourhoods we serve, and we run programs that enable this work specifically, such as the Action for Neighbourhood Change program housed at the Bathurst-Finch Hub.

How does your organization fit in with the Bathurst-Finch Community Hub? Unison is the lead agency for the Bathurst-Finch Hub. In this role, we develop systems to encourage all hub partner organizations to communicate, to refer clients to each other and to partner in delivering our programs and services.

In addition to managing partnerships, Unison manages the hub building and is responsible for the booking of community space.

We also operate a satellite community health centre on the second floor.

What has the feedback been like from the local community since you opened the doors there?

To date, the community has been very appreciative of the array of services offered out of the building.

Employment, health, dental, counselling, legal and settlement services are all offered at the Bathurst-Finch Hub, free of charge. Residents are also excited about the opportunity to utilize the hub’s space to run their own programs and have started their own groups.

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We currently have a resident-led women’s dance class, backgammon club and yoga class running weekly.

Community members have become involved in the Northview Garden, located just in front of the hub, and have come out in large numbers for events such as the hub’s community open house, town hall meetings and employment fairs.

To learn more about Unison, check out http://unisonhcs.org/

What’s the difference between the location of the Hub and other locations?

Having partner agencies offering complimentary services on-site is the biggest difference between the Bathurst-Finch Hub and Unison’s main locations located in Lawrence Heights and Keele Street and Rogers Road.

Like the Jane Street Hub, also operated by Unison, the Bathurst-Finch

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Hub is the home to partner agencies offering services relevant for residents of the neighbourhood.

At Bathurst-Finch, there are nine agencies on site offering services, including Unison and four itinerant partners who utilize the hub’s community space to offer programs and services for residents.

Talk about your mission with specific reference to the Bathurst-Finch community?

MISSION: Working together to deliver accessible and high quality health and community services that are integrated, respond to needs, build on strengths and inspire change.

Based on input from residents, Unison carefully selected partner agencies for the hub whose services are relevant and respond to the needs expressed by the Bathurst-Finch community.

The hub is the fruition of our mission to work collaboratively with other organizations to deliver accessible services.

The hub’s design ensures that residents feel welcome and valued upon entering our doors.

Unison, along with our partners, will keep our finger on the pulse of the neighbourhood by keeping the needs of residents at the forefront of our

planning.

The hub also provides BathurstFinch residents with the opportunity to build on their strengths by providing opportunities to contribute to decision making, and by utilizing space to engage other residents and run their own programs.

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The North York Mirror looks at the changing trends and demographics in its local neighbourhoods. Data courtesy Statistics Canada via the City of Toronto.

check-up This week: Pelmo Park-Humberlea

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Pelmo Park-Humberlea: Population (2011): 8,740

Staff file photo/ Nick Perry

Languages Italian is the most common nonofficial language in Pelmo ParkHumberlea. In the 2011 census, 17.3 per cent of residents listed Italian as their Mother Tongue, and 8.1 per cent listed Italian as their Home Language.

Top 10 Mother Tongues

Top 10 Home Languages

1. English 2. Italian 3. Spanish 4. Portuguese 5. Vietnamese 6. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7. Tamil 8. Polish 9. Cantonese 10= Akan (Twi), Greek, Mandarin

1. English 2. Italian 3. Spanish 4. Vietnamese 5. Portuguese 6. Tamil 7. Mandarin 8. Akan (Twi) 9. Cantonese 10= Panjabi, Somali, Tagalog

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

HOUSING The percentage of private dwellings that are single-detached houses is much higher in Pelmo Park-Humberlea than it is citywide. In the 2011 census, the percentage of private dwellings in Pelmo Park-Humberlea that are single-detached houses is 58.8 per cent. That number is 26.2 per cent in all of Toronto.

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-4.2% +66.7% Between 2001 and 2011, the number of people in Pelmo Park-Humberlea listed as Children (age 0-14) decreased by 4.2 per cent.

While a number of the Home Language numbers dropped between 2006 and 2011 (Italian, Spanish, Tamil) in Pelmo Park-Humberlea, the number of people listing Portuguese jumped by two-thirds (105 to 175).

+25.8% +0.06%

The number of people in the 15-24 age group (Youth) in Pelmo ParkHumberlea grew 25.8 per cent between 2001 and 2011. The number of Seniors (age 65+) grew by 16.2 per cent over the same time.

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The overall population in Pelmo ParkHumberlea increased by 6.0 per cent between 2001 and 2011.

While the neighbourhood’s population grew 6.0 per cent between 2001 and 2011, that growth is almost exclusively in the years from 2001 to 2006. The neighbourhood’s population is nearly the same (8,735 in 2006, 8,740 in 2011) in the two readings.

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Cross-Canada cycling tour in honour of grandfather >>>from page 1 They wrapped up their 4,500-kilometre trip in Vancouver on Aug. 5.

They had four “rest days” along the way, although those days were filled with media interviews.

Stories about Soojeong and Soohyung ran as far away as Korea, where they were born, and Hong Kong, where the family lived for a time before coming to Toronto about 13 years ago.

The cross-Canada trip was filled with highs and lows, said Soojeong, who is studying biomedical sciences at the University of Western Ontario and hopes to go to medical school.

“At Lethbridge, we got a police escort. That was very neat. Traffic had to yield for us. That was really cool,” he said.

Tail winds helped propel them through the Prairies and they avoided having to cycle through rain during the entire trip.

Climbing a huge hill in Sault Ste. Marie for two-and-a-half hours was extremely difficult, Soojeong said.

“I broke down (emotionally). I wasn’t expecting this hill to be so long,” he said, adding temperatures were about 36 C and he drank 16 litres of water.

“It was brutal.”

The first week was exhausting due to the number of hills, said Soojeong, adding he struggled with a back injury

Soojeong Choe, left, and Soohyung Choe make a stop at Lake Louise, Alberta during their recent crossCanada cycling tour to benefit Alzheimer’s research. The brothers raised more than $8,000.

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while Soohyung suffered nerve damage in one of his hands.

Soojeong said he lost 25 pounds despite eating junk food almost every day. His brother, who is studying engineering at Western, also lost weight.

A highlight of the trip was visiting the statue of Terry Fox in Thunder Bay, where cancer forced the one-legged runner to quit his Marathon of Hope in 1980.

“Just seeing how much Terry Fox did (was inspiring). I have so much respect for him, he did it on one leg,” Soojeong said.

He and his brother thought many times of their grandfather during the trip, he said.

The elderly man’s illness and death were devastating for the whole family, but Soojeong was particularly hard-hit because he and his grandfather were especially close.

“He was like my childhood

friend,” Soojeong said.

After his grandfather died, Soojeong started an Alzheimer’s club at his high school, York Mills Collegiate Institute.

Soohyung took it over when his brother graduated.

Between the two brothers, they held eight events and raised about $2,000, which they donated to the Alzheimer’s Society of Toronto.

Soojeong also raised $4,000 cycling from London, England to Paris, France last summer.

A few months ago, he founded the Alzheimer’s Bike Campaign and the brothers have organized various fundraising and awareness events.

The brothers are now working to expand student Alzheimer’s clubs across Canada.

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Filmmaker John Greyson detained along with Dr. Tarek Loubani >>>from page 1 consular request to move the men to a less crowded cell was granted, and the pair remain in good health.

Greyson and Loubani have informed friends and supporters through their Egyptian lawyers they would be refusing food beginning Monday to protest the arbitrary nature of their detention, according to a statement posted online by supporters.

In a release Monday, York University president

Mamdouh Shoukri expressed concern for Greyson and Loubani’s continued detention.

“We call upon Egyptian authorities to expedite their inquiry and to release the two men without further delay so that they may return to their families and friends in Canada,” he said.

“The university will continue to monitor the situation closely and remain in contact with government officials to convey our deepest concern

for the welfare of Greyson, a valued member of the York community, and Loubani.”

According to a friend, Loubani was heading to Gaza as part of a collaboration between the University of Western Ontario and Al-Shifa Hospital. Greyson went along as a filmmaker to do some exploratory work.

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

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Open house at Toronto Centre for the Arts The Toronto Centre for the Arts (TCA) is hosting its third annual season launch open house Saturday, Sept. 28 from noon to 3 p.m.

Meet the staff and clients at booths in the lobby, see free performances, enjoy food trucks outside (and popcorn inside), see parts of the TCA you’ve never seen before and perhaps win a prize.

The open house is presented in conjunction with Culture Days, a collaborative coast-to-coast volunteer movement to raise awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their. Check out www.culturedays.ca Toronto Centre for the Arts is at 5040 Yonge St. Visit www.tocentre.com Angelwalk stages ‘tick, tick...BOOM!’ tick, tick...BOOM! is being presented Sept. 21 to Oct. 6 in the Studio Theatre at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. Book, music and lyrics

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Garden as well as at artists’ home studios.

The tour is set for Saturday, Sept. 28 and Sunday, Sept. 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and covers 31 artists in three locations with free admission and free parking.

Toronto Botanical Garden is at 777 Lawrence Ave. E. Visit www.nyva.ca about hip hop culture with Red Slam wLearn

York Woods library presents Red Slam Hip Hop Saturday, Sept. 28 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Red Slam is an indigenous hip hop fusion band and arts collective that share the five elements of hip hop through live performance and interactive workshops.

Explore the art of beat making, emceeing, breakin’, graffiti and knowledge of self. This event is presented as part of Culture Days.

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urban arts fest song and dance: Above, The Sweetie Piez Dance Crew performs during The 106 & York Urban Arts Festival Saturday at Yorkwoods Library Theatre. At right, a fashion show model take to the runway at the urban youth art festival.

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Measuring 80 metres long, the machine, nicknamed Lea, will commence tunnelling east from Black Creek Drive this week. Like Dennis before it, Lea will dig about 75 metres per week and is expected to get to Eglinton West subway station by spring. Both machines will then be redeployed for additional tunnelling east to Yonge Street.

Metrolinx spokesperson Jamie Robinson said residents living along Eglinton Avenue West should continue to expect road and lane closures while the tunneling lasts.

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A woman has written a letter to Mayor Rob Ford calling for more bike lanes after she was seriously injured following a cycling accident.

Taylor Flook suffered a fractured nose and lost of some of her front teeth when her tires got stuck in the streetcar tracks at Bathurst Street and Dupont Street in August.

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The international Pride event will be coming to Toronto next year, and PRIDE Toronto’s executive director Kevin Beaulieu will be on hand to provide a presentation to the committee on the economic uplift the city can expect from the event.

It’s to take place June 20 to 29 and will be the first World Pride event held in North America.

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On Wednesday, the community development and recreation committee will be looking at the results of the 2013 Street Needs Assessment that took place this summer.

The assessment was performed by 550 volunteers and team leaders who spoke with people living on the streets over a single night.

Among other things, they discovered a large number of military veterans were homeless.

RENEWAL PROGRAM ON TABLE ◗TOWER

The future of the city’s Tower Renewal Program will also be up for discussion at the Community Development and Recreation Committee.

The program was originally created under former mayor David Miller, and intended to update the city’s 1,200 20th-century highrise apartment towers.

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The man died within the last three weeks, but it took time to confirm the cause of death, the department said in a statement last week.

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Leslie Woo from the regional transit planning agency outlined the parameters of the study intended to address how the planned line could relieve crowding on the city’s burdened subway network, particularly along Yonge-University-Spadina, which is projected to be at maximum operational capacity by 203.

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CANADIAN SOCCER LEAGUE ASTROS VASAS

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