The Parkdale Villager, December 15, 2016

THURSDAY DECEMBER 15, 2016

EAST TORONTO ’CHRISTMAS ELVES’ HELP LOCAL FAMILIES

NO GO TRANSIT FARE HIKE PLANNED FOR 2017: METROLINX

This Christmas will be a little brighter for about 50 less fortunate people from Toronto’s east end. A resident created the East End Toronto Christmas Elves’ Facebook page after noticing several families from the community were reaching out on social media for some extra assistance this holiday season.

From that moment, generosity has been pouring in.

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GO Transit riders might just have received an early stocking stuffer with the acknowledgement from Metrolinx no fare increase is imminent for 2017.

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SYRIAN WELCOME DINNERS CONNECT TORONTONIANS AND REFUGEES After coming to Canada as Syrian refugees, it was a year-and-a-half before Khalil Aldroubi and his family were invited to a Canadian home for dinner. Syrian Welcome Dinners are the brain-child of an East York resident and more Torontonians are invited to partake. Dan Pearce/MetrolanD FULL STORY: www.insidetoronto.com/citynews

FRADULENT VISA TRANSACTIONS LEAVE EAST YORK BUSINESS OUT $6,000 The owners of a community-minded general store in the heart of East York are out almost $6,000 after two men made fraudulent purchases using several Visa gift cards and a Visa credit card. Joanna Lavoie/Metroland FULL STORY: www.insidetoronto.com/citynews

KING-LIBERTY BRIDGE DESIGNS REVEALED Designs for the King-Liberty Pedestrian bridge were shown the Liberty Village community for the first time. They were encouraged to provide feedback and choose some design aspects of the bridge. Staff/Metroland FULL STORY: www.insidetoronto.com/citynews

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MAN MEETS PARAMEDIC WHO SAVED HIS LIFE Trinity-Bellwoods resident is given the chance to meet the paramedic who saved his life two years ago, after suffering from a major heart attack. Justin Greaves/Metroland FULL STORY: www.insidetoronto.com/citynews

HOTEL X SET TO OPEN MAY 2017 AT EXHIBITION Despite a few setbacks, including a $32.5-million lien against the city-owned property, the Exhibition Place board remain optimistic that Hotel X will open there mid-May 2017. Hilary Caton/Metroland FULL STORY: www.insidetoronto.com/citynews

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MIKE ADLER Edges of Toronto Robertson wanted to help.

She visited the apartment with a Toronto Public Health nurse.

There was no bed. Larry slept on a broken piece of sectional couch. His fridge was empty, apart from a milk carton.

Robertson wrote to people for Larry, saying he "admits to depression and drinks wine to escape depression and life issues, but said he will try again after the holidays to quit."

"It would be nice to see him have (a) comfortable place to sleep, a daybed maybe, and some food items."

She remembers a youth sleeping in the local community centre this summer, his possessions in plastic bags. He’s gone now.

It wouldn’t take much to make these situations better, Robertson said. Why aren’t these people getting approached by agencies and charities which are supposed to help?

Why, she asked, can’t we at least post lists of services in every Toronto community centre? Then people can get help for others who need it desperately.

Agincourt Community Services, a Scarborough agency, gave Larry a $25 Walmart gift card to buy new shoes.

But in many corners of Toronto, charity can be far away, and Larry has no TTC tokens.

Robertson was looking for a cleaner, but that’s not something most agencies will do.

The real problem isn’t money, she argued. It’s getting services to people that need them.

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There’s a man people are calling Larry. Larry was sleeping in front of the Walmart in Scarborough Village.

He looks older than his 55 years. People assumed he had no home.

But Larry (not his real name) has a home: an apartment in a Toronto Community Housing building nearby.

He didn’t want to be there, though. His arm hurts, so he can’t clean the apartment. Eventually, that drove him outside.

Joy Robertson saw Larry outside Walmart more than once.

Then, a few weeks ago, she spoke with him.

"All he needed was someone to help him clean," said Robertson, who runs a neighbourhood group called Scarborough Residents Unite.

When she approached Larry, his forehead was bruised and some coins were scattered around him. He was wearing torn size 10 sneakers; his only footwear.

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These people’s journey settling in our city needs to stay front and centre for more than just the exciting first few months particularly now that the financial assistance piece is nearing its expiration date.

We need to continue to offer support in various ways. Learning English is a major barrier for many. Perhaps people could offer English conversation clubs in their neighbourhood. Syrian children in new schools no doubt face an intimidating integration into their peers’ social circles.

How can we help them make new friends?

It is encouraging to see Torontonians like Jones taking initiative, even when it is at their own expense. In addition to volunteers willing to host dinners, she is also looking for a transportation sponsor. Currently, Syrian families are picked up by dinner hosts or by Jones or her husband. Because Syrian families are often larger and with small children, they sometimes have to rent a van to get them to their host dinner. Contact info@welcomedinners.ca if you can assist.

Many of the new families upon arrival spoke of the wonder and appreciation they felt being accepted so readily into this country. As time presses on, let’s not disappoint them now.

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HELP FOR THE HELPLESS IS OFTEN TOO FAR AWAY

For many Syrian refugees who now call Canada their home, things must finally be settling in.

For many who came in the first wave, a harsh reality awaits at the end of the month, however, when their federal living allowance comes to an end.

After 12 months, families stop receiving what could amount to $1,400 per month from the government. If jobs are not yet in place, or housing, the new year could bring some serious financial hardship.

In a country that has openly embraced more than 35,500 Syrian refugees since November 2015, we can feel good about living in a place so willing to help those desperate and in need. But our good deeds cannot end there.

Community programs like Syrian Welcome Dinners, founded

by Torontonian Melissa Jones, are setting a great example of the kind of support people can continue to offer, even if it is in a small way.

Wanting to help to give Syrian families a warm welcome to the neighbourhood, Jones began a group that looks for volunteers to host them for a dinner at their home. As she says, this simple gesture makes a world of difference in that family’s integration into the city. It exposes them to our Canadian culture and connects them more deeply to their

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Performers take to the stage at Pia Bouman School of Ballet’s dress rehearsal of The Nutcracker at Humberside Collegiate.

V2 ’Army of moms’ behind Nutcracker costumes HILARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com It’s Nutcracker season at Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement and everything is in full swing.

Dress rehearsals with full hair and makeup are underway before opening night Dec. 15 and any last minute touches to costumes are being done by Bouman’s mini "army of moms" both past and present.

The production, which is celebrating its 31st anniversary, is the highlight of the year for the Parkdale ballet school.

But what brings the production together are the authentic and storied cos-

tumes.

Co-costume co-ordinators Moira McCallum and Kathryn Smith are the women who have been making sure every bodice, strap, tutu and dress fit each girl like a glove. Both have been sewing since childhood.

"When I first saw the costumes I thought they were awesome. I did not expect that level of quality from a community ballet school. I was really impressed," said McCallum, who works as a wardrobe stylist for film and television.

McCallum and her counterpart have been working on the Nutcracker costumes since October.

"Last week we had four rehearsals in costumes be-

cause we needed to see the kids dance in their costumes and then tweak whatever needs to be tweaked based on the kids’ feedback . Ideally, we want everybody to look the best they can look. That’s our job," said Smith.

Smith has been a costume co-ordinator for the past four years and McCallum for the last two. The pair have a synergy that creates a seamless workflow between them, which is needed as it enters crunch time.

All of the costumes in the play have been handmade and altered by hand by parent volunteers. There are even some costumes still being used today that appeared in the very first

Nutcracker production 31 years ago.

"We don’t have a budget for this kind of thing. We don’t buy new costumes every year. We reuse, we alter, we change, add ribbon, cover up a food stain. We do anything and everything under the sun," Bouman told The Villager from her 6 Noble St. studio.

"When you look at the costumes you can see they’ve aged. I have some that go back to the first year. We have few pieces actually, about six costumes, that have been given a new life since the first year."

Some of the costumes were bought 31 years ago at a Goodwill on Roncesvalles Avenue by Bouman herself.

She went hunting for days

for gently used dresses that could be used in the play, and she’s personally dyed and painted some of them.

The bulk of the costume altering process is caused by dancers changing roles each year, but neither Smith nor McCallum mind.

The school promotes inclusivity among the girls enrolled and no one has to be a typical dancer body type to be a part of the play.

"People say it’s a miracle we pull this thing off every year," said Smith.

"But I say, it’s not a miracle it’s just a lot of work."

The production runs Dec. 16 to 18 at Humberside Collegiate, 280 Quebec Ave. For ticket info, visit http:// www.piaboumanschool.org/nutcracker

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Community groups fight for Queen West HILARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com The recommendations from the West Queen West Heritage Study that revealed on Nov. 29 that only portions of the study area were deemed worthy of heritage designation, has left members of the Ossington Community Association (OCA) shocked and blindsided.

"There was a lot that upset us about these recommendations. We were completely expecting it to be designated across the entire study area," said vicepresident of the OCA, Jessica Wilson, referring to the blocks on the south side of Dufferin to Shaw streets and Roncesvalles to Macdonell/Jameson avenues that did not receive Heritage Conservation District (HCD) designation in the study.

"It is so unbelievable that they excluded this part. This part of Queen Street West (Shaw to Dufferin) is a primary area that has huge, historical, cultural and architectural value that’s recognized all over the world that is under the most development pressure, precisely because of those values."

The OCA along with five other residents’ associations which call themselves the West Side Community Council (WSCC), plan to make a case for the entire study area from Roncesvalles to Bathurst Street, to be designated as a heritage conservation district in a 12-page letter to FGMD Architects, the firm hired to conduct the study.

The letter not only disputes the firm’s choice to exclude the segments due to lack of integrity required for an HCD designation, it also suggests ways to improve the division of

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The West side community council members Ric Amis, PRA, Jessica Wilson, OCA, Randy Kerr, BVRA, Michelle Gay, Active 18, Todd Hofley, LVRA, and Benj Hellie, OCA, and the dog Pirate are against the recent recommendations to exclude Shaw to Dufferin as a Heritage Conservation Area. the street to reflect "natural boundaries" that "grew out of historical evolution of the street," according to OCA member Benj Hellie, who wrote the letter on behalf of the WSCC. "The biggest problem with this study is that they divided it wrong. Their project was also just way too big," Hellie told the Villager.

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31st Annual Nutcracker presented by Pia Bouman School WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Lismer Hall, Humberside Collegiate Institute, 280 Quebec Avenue CONTACT: Pia Bouman, 416-5333706, http://www.piaboumanschool.org/, info@piaboumanschool.org COST: $15 - $60 Toronto’s longest-running Nutcracker performance, presented by Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement, a not-for-profit dance school in Parkdale. Visit website for showtimes.

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valles Avenue CONTACT: Georgina, COST: Free Impress your friends and family this holiday season with cards made by you! All ages welcome.

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WHEN: 3:30 p.m. to WHERE: Sorauren Park Fieldhouse, 50 Wabash Ave. CONTACT: Francine Dick, 647-897-6471, fdick@rogers.com COST: Free Celebrate the Festival of Lights with other Jewish families in the west end. Join in for singing, games, dreidls, lots of fun and sufganiyot! Remember to bring your Menorah!

Paul’s United Church, 416-2614222, stpauls.scarb@bellnet.ca COST: Free A service for those struggling with grief, sadness at this time of year.

O Tuesday, December 20 After School Makers Club WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Parkdale Library, 1303 Queen St. W. CONTACT: , 416-393-7686, , COST: Free Each week enjoy a new activity led by a staff member. Lego, crafts, STEM challenges, toy making...

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TO DO THIS WEEKEND O Friday, December 16 Blogging Basics WHEN: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Albion Library, 1515 Albion Rd. CONTACT: 416-394-5170, abprograms@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Learn to set up an account, create your own blog. Basic keyboarding and mouse skills required. Register at the adult information desk.

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O Saturday, December 17 Pet Photos with Santa WHEN: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: 245 Queens Quay West CONTACT: Jennifer, 416-360-PAWS(7297) Ext.221, http://www.pawsway.ca/, Jennifer.Pandelidis@purina.nestle. com COST: visit website for details Santa is back at Purina PawsWay December 17-18, (no photos between 2-3 p.m.).

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“This is a way to really reach out and help the cause, and help these families that have been through so much, and with a low commitment and really making an impact and difference on their integration into the city.”

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Mohamad Khalil Aldroubi, left, and Samr Chehab Abdulkarim tells Melissa Jones, Founder of Syrian Welcome Dinner, about the dinner they recently had with hosts Dale Hidebrand and Marlene Sagada.

Food for thought Torontonians encouraged to serve Syrian refugees a taste of Canada TARA HATHERLY thatherly@insidetoronto.com

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fter coming to Canada as Syrian refugees, it was a year-anda-half before Khalil Aldroubi and his family were invited to a Canadian home for dinner.

Aldroubi, his wife and their five kids came to Canada in spring 2015, but it wasn’t until this fall that the

family had an opportunity to connect with a local family over some Canadian food. It was a program called Syrian Welcome Dinners, founded by Torontonian Melissa Jones, that made it happen.

“When I met the family from Canada in the program, to connect, I felt so happy and also all my family was happy,” Aldroubi told Metroland Media Toronto in an interview in English

and Arabic, with program volunteer Anis Nasr translating when needed.

Aldroubi and his family were so excited to visit a Canadian home for dinner that he likened it to people anxiously awaiting Christmas morning.

“It was the same feeling for all my family and I waiting to meet the (Cal See next page

Torontonians encouraged to serve Syrian refugees a taste of Canada Syrian Welcome Dinners is looking for a transportation sponsor. Currently, transportation is provided by hosts if possible, or by Jones, her husband or volunteers, who sometimes rent vans out-of-pocket to drive refugees to dinners. Syrian families are often larger than standard vehicles carry, and public transportation can be difficult for large families with small children who are new to the city. Jones is hoping to find more sustainable transportation for the program. Contact her at info@welcomedinners.ca or 647-462-5626 for more information about being a transportation sponsor.

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for refugees. Khalil shared how hearing a helicopter overhead triggered fear in him and tears from his small child, with flashbacks of war still fresh in their minds although they were on Canadian soil. He said there’s no way to compare his new home in Canada with the one he left behind.

“Someone asked me, how do you find Canada? I say here I can sleep. Because in my country, I can’t sleep, because I fear for our safety,” he shared.

“You can hear bombs. I’m so scared, because at any time, not just in the day, someone can come to take anyone from my family and can kill them.”

Something as simple as dinner can help people who have been through so much, Hildebrand said.

“It’s all fine and good for us to approve of our government’s policy to bring refugees to Canada, but to actually be able to interact with them, to welcome them directly, I think that’s something that many Canadians could do,” he said.

“These folks are just hungry for learning about Canadian culture and really want to make that connection to Canada. Just go out on a limb and invite a family in, you’re really going to enjoy it.”

Visit www.welcomedinners.ca for more information.

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nadian) family,” he said. “I’m so happy that happened with my family. The dinner had a very strong impact, not only on myself, on my children too.

We have tremendous gratitude.”

There are many other Syrian refugees who have yet to experience an evening in a Canadian home connecting with new friends over a meal, said Jones.

“It seems to be quite common that once Syrians are here, and I’m referring to government-sponsored ones, they aren’t really fully integrating with society or getting a chance to meet locals,” she said. “This is a way to really reach out and help the cause, and help these families that have been through so much, and with a low commitment and really making an impact and difference on their integration into the city.”

The Danforth resident was inspired to start the program when she met a newly arrived Syrian family and left wanting to do more to welcome them to her community. Having lived abroad before, she also sympathized with trying to integrate and make connections in a new country with a new culture.

She started networking with her friends and community to find hosts, and now she’s turning to the rest of Toronto to help welcome the city’s newest residents.

“I’ve heard from both sides, the hosts and the Syrians, that it’s just been a memory that they will always cherish,” Jones said.

“It’s a bit odd, you know to have a stranger over in your house for dinner, but for the people that are open to it, it seems to be really moving and touching.”

Dale Hildebrand and Marlene Sagada hosted Aldroubi and his family for dinner.

“The dinner was great,” Hildebrand said. “They said they were going to have us over for Syrian food sometime, so that’ll be fun. We’re looking forward to that.”

Aldroubi admitted he was nervous when his family came to Canada. He held back tears recalling what it felt like to arrive and realize they were in “a beautiful country” where refugees are respected and appreciated the same as everyone else.

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