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Parent representatives from Cornell Junior Public School said some of its families will keep their children out of public schools or leave Canada if Ontario’s new sex education curriculum isn’t changed. The mid-Scarborough school was one of the hardest hit in Toronto last month by a oneweek parents’ strike over sex ed, with more than 700 of 850 students absent on its first day. Jerry Chadwick, the local trustee, met last week with a group of parents, including Cornell’s school council chairperson and past chairperson, who had supported the protest.

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He later said the group told him a number of Cornell parents – he wasn’t told how many – have decided to enrol their children in private Islamic schools, and “a few of them have chosen to go back home, to leave the country.” Children can be exempted from lessons in the new, updated curriculum provided their parents write a letter to the school and meet with the principal. But Chadwick, who represents Ward 22 (Scarborough East), said the Cornell parents felt even opting out of the lessons would not protect their children from them. “They feel if this is taught in >>>LOCAL, page 13

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A walk this weekend in Highland Creek will raise funds for research into a rare genetic disorder at Sick Kids hospital. Maya Murphy, 10, was born with primary ciliary dyskinesia, a condition that affects the functioning of the cilia, leading to chronic respiratory tract infections. Following a three-day hospital stay when Maya was a toddler, her parents decided to give back. “Just the care that she received and the way they treat patients there made me realize that I really want to do something for this hospital,” Maya’s mom Paula said. “I put a call out to family and friends ... and the response was absolutely overwhelming so Maya’s March was born.” The annual event has

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Paula, left, Maya, Shaun and Caleb Murphy are preparing for the annual Maya’s March in support of research into the rare genetic disorder primary ciliary dyskinesia at the Hospital for Sick Children.

Suspect identified in shooting Police have identified the man gunned down at a Scarborough barber shop Monday as Mahmedaarif Patel. Police said the 23-year-old was shot during a fight at the shop on Lawrence Avenue near Greencrest Circuit (east of Markham Road) around 2 p.m. on June 1. “Two men were observed fighting and one shot the other,” said Const. Jeniffer Sidhu, noting a woman then drove Patel to a Petro Canada gas station at Bellamy Road and Lawrence where paramedics pronounced him dead. Police didn’t release a description of the shooter. It’s not yet know if the murder is related to Friday’s drive-by shooting at Eglinton Avenue and Markham that injured two men. - Andrew Palamarchuk

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FAQs about the NHL and NBA championships Q. The NBA finals featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers taking on the Golden State Warriors starts tonight in Oakland. The NHL Stanley Cup final with the Chicago Blackhawks battling the Tampa Bay Lightning began yesterday evening in Tampa. So? Any predictions? Curious in Cabbagetown A. Just one, Curious. The next question I’m going to get will be: Why is the hockey championship series called a FINAL, singular, and the basketball championship series referred to as FINALS, plural? Q. Why IS the hockey championship series called a final and the basketball championship series referred to as finals? Baffled in Bathurst Manor A. Told ya. Not bad, eh? One for one.

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Creative Women WHEN: 1to 3 p.m. WHERE: Malvern Family Resource Centre (Littles Road location), 90 Littles Rd. CONTACT: Kaitlyn Coombs, 416-284-4184 Ext. 226, kcoombs@mfrc.org COST: Free Explore art using a variety of mediums. Meet new people and learn new skills. Community Meeting WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Grace Presbyterian Church, 447 Port Union Rd. CONTACT: Dan Nortes, ceuti67@ yahoo.ca COST: Free Learn more about the new PE curriculum. Special guest speaker: Phil Lees, director P.E.A.C.E. Ontario. Spring Concert WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: The Salva-

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iding the Sheppard 85 bus on a pleasant afternoon last week, it was hard to remember the Sheppard East light-rail transit line, or why it mattered. The province had delayed the project - approved, started, cancelled, resurrected, now shelved again - until sometime “after” 2021. A few TTCriders, members of a transit advocacy group, persuaded some passengers to sign their names to a pro-LRT petition Thursday. But almost as many, though these were the very people who might ride the LRT every weekday, refused to sign. The first, a woman named Anne waiting on the platform at Don Mills Station, said she’d commuted on the Sheppard 85 to and from Meadowvale Road, as far as the LRT would go, for six years. “This is on the street, right? And look at (the congestion) downtown,” she said, declining to give her last name. “Leave the buses and take your time and do the subway.” The activists had better luck with Robert, who also takes the bus to Meadowvale and has done that for 12 years. Sometimes, behind schedule, the TTC driver short turns, he said. “That makes me late for work,” added Robert, who also wouldn’t say his last name but thought the LRT offers more consistency. A neighbour told him the light-

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Herman Rosenfeld, left, and Kingsley Kwok, members of the advocacy group TTCriders, ride the Sheppard 85 bus seeking people to sign a petition calling for the City of Toronto and Province of Ontario to start building the Sheppard and Finch light-rail lines “now.”

rail line, once finished, would boost the value of Robert’s condominium, and he concluded “the pros outweigh the cons.” But he said he didn’t know anyone upset to hear the LRT line, once scheduled for completion this year, is delayed again. “People are like creatures of habit,” he explained. Puneet Loiya, another man on the bus, had taken the Sheppard 85 for four months and said the

LRT was more sensible than a subway on Sheppard Avenue East. “Hopefully, It’ll improve my life and get me home faster. It’ll have much more frequency,” Loiya said before getting off at Birchmount Road. “I don’t see any plan (for a subway) right now,” he added. The TTCriders were aware the idea of a Sheppard Subway extension – relentlessly promoted by Toronto’s ex-mayor Rob Ford, and still backed by a number

of Agincourt residents and Scarborough politicians – was seductive, even without a source of funds or a clear destination (Will it go to Markham Road? Scarborough Town Centre?). Slightly-outdated literature the activists handed out (one flyer said Sheppard LRT construction “is slated to resume again in 2017”) warned against the “narrow interests of the ‘subway or nothing’ crowd.”

Members of the group told bus riders the subway wasn’t ever going to happen, but Kingsley Kwok conceded a pro-subway petition would do at least as well on the Sheppard 85 as a pro-LRT one. The LRT project is known quantity, he argued, while promised subways, “everyone will sign, but no one will know what that means.” Kwok and Herman Rosenfeld, another TTCrider, finished their trip with 15 signatures between them. A second activist pair had 36. Rosenfeld said getting the province to build the Finch West LRT, starting in 2017, had been easier. “The pro-auto lobby (on Finch West) was older, weaker, smaller. But I think here it’s different,” he said before the few remaining other passengers left the bus at Kingston Road, and the Sheppard 85 continued nearly empty to Rouge Hill GO Station, where it would turn around to head to Don Mills. The pro-subway forces haven’t given up on Sheppard, though. Scarborough-Agincourt Councillor Jim Karygiannis said he’ll be getting a petition going. “We have to mobilize,” he said last month, and though council recently told him to “take a hike” on a motion supporting a subway extension, Karygiannis said there could be a different result one day. “I’m hopeful I’ll be able to change people’s minds,” the former MP said last month, adding, “2018 is not too far away.”

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‘Something’ has to give between subway extension and SmartTrack: councillor DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Questions about new routing and escalating costs associated with the Scarborough subway could lead to yet another debate about subways versus light rail in the city’s east end before the year’s end. “It’s going to be a very interesting meeting in September,” said Beaches-East York Councillor Janet Davis last Thursday, after reviewing a councillor-only presentation document on the Scarborough subway, Smart Track and other transit

improvements. “Council approved a certain alignment with a fixed cost,” said Davis. “Something is going to have to give.” The document, put together by city planning staff, provides a more focussed picture of how the city might construct both Mayor John Tory’s SmartTrack heavy rail system through Scarborough and also the extension of the BloorDanforth subway line to replace the Scarborough Rapid Transit line. The report notes the route originally approved by Toronto Council in 2013 and costing $3.56 billion, will

run too close to the SmartTrack line, along the Hydro corridor. Two better routes — further east along either Bellamy Road or Markham Road and then curving back so it can serve the Scarborough Town Centre — will come at a price premium of hundreds of millions of dollars. There is also a possibility that the three-stop line will garner an additional stop, which could also add to the price. The Toronto Transit Commission estimates that lengthening the route will cost $180 million a kilometre, and additional stations will cost

$200 million each. Councillors who supported the plan originally could be having second thoughts. “When City Council made its decision around the subway, the Smart Track idea was not in play,” said St. Paul Councillor Joe Mihevc. “I think that that changes the math here quite dramatically.” Mihevc said he supported the original $3.56 billion plan but would have difficulty supporting an expanded plan when it comes to council along with Smart Track in October and November. Toronto-Danforth Councillor

Paula Fletcher said she was also concerned that the Toronto Transit Commission was “lowballing” the cost of building the subway extension, which in previous reports was estimated at $300 million a kilometre. She said she wasn’t sure what she would vote against: Smart Track, or the Scarborough subway. “Council may have to reconsider the Scarborough subway or reconsider our commitment to SmartTrack. I don’t know why it’s a given that we are going to Smart Track. At least we have a decision on the Scarborough subway.”

Tory puts stamp on Board of Health It’s a wonder nobody thought of it sooner. For years, the Toronto Board of Health has been a prickly ball of left-of-centre conscience that regularly rolls into more, shall we say, pragmatically conservative debates at Toronto Council. Part of this is because of the mandate of the board to exclusively concern itself with the health and wellbeing of Torontonians. Part of this is because mayors and their deputies have left the city council appointments to the generally progressive councillors who ask to serve on the board. So when a medical officer of health has suggested pesticides ought to be banned or smoking in public places curtailed or casino gambling is a bad idea, board members have obediently sent that information on to city council where it might be disregarded, but cannot be ignored. You would have thought mayors in the past would have done something about it. Well, maybe not David Miller, who generally found himself in

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Art in the Park features local artists Birkdale Art in the Park Festival returns this Saturday not just as a fun free day in Birkdale Ravine but as a builder of culture in Scarborough. More than 50 local artists, artisans and performers will fill the park around Birkdale Community Centre on Ellesmere Road and the nearby ravine during the annual rain-or-shine event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. festival

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This year, though, the festival organizers are supported by the Scarborough Community Renewal Campaign, which is partly aimed at promoting Scarborough as a place where culture thrives. “Art and culture has a way of facilitating connections and dialogue like nothing else. It brings people together and helps create change,” Dave Barnes, the festival founder, said in a release. A renewed focus on culture in Scarborough can help to build a stronger community

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DISTRACTED DRIVER FINES increase Higher fines and demerit points for distracted drivers are part of new road safety legislation passed this week by the Ontario Legislature. The new regulations are a hold-over from the previous term. They include upping distracted driving fines to a minimum of $300 as well as three demerit points. Also for the first time, drivers who open their car doors in the path of an unsuspecting cyclist, also known as “dooring”, will face demerit points in addition to higher fines. The new restrictions are expected to be in place before the end of 2015.

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Living event in L’Amoreaux wHealty Families, newcomers, seniors and youth are invited to the Healthy Living and Community Information Event this Saturday. The event is hosted by the Steeles L’Amoreaux Strength in Partnership Health Committee and the Chinese Family Services of Ontario. The event will help to connect the community with service providers, give access to information on healthy living and demonstrations. Workshops will be given on healthy living for newcomers. The event will be held at L’Amoreaux Recreation Centre, 2000 McNicoll Ave., from 10 a.m until 3 p.m. For more info, contact Yvette Bailey at byvette@agincourtcommunityservices.com or Liny Tjong at ltjong@chinesefamilyso. com Market back at UTSC wFarmers

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D’Regulars mas band leader Michael William also works with at-risk youth and has started up a steel band academy for children.

He won’t put the most masqueraders on the road, but Michael Williams may have the biggest heart among band leaders of the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival. For the fifth year, Williams and his crew, D’Regulars Arts and Cultural Group, is working with Toronto Community Housing to reach its young tenants and teach them what he knows. “I go into areas that no other band leader will go to,” he said at his home during an interview this month. “I’m from that kind of area in Trinidad. I live right at the back of Danzig,” he added, referring to a West Hill street that’s seen more than its share of violence in recent years. A band leader for 35 years, he said he teaches so-called “at-risk” youths how to design and build and decorate costumes in the carnival parade

as well as show them what it’s like to manage a band, to “get them involved in the whole spectacle.” Most live in “challenging areas” of Scarborough, and may not have had the focus or guidance to realize their potential, he said. “I believe in these youths. A lot of them are talented in different ways,” Williams added. “All they need is an opportunity to bring it out.” This year, he’s starting a Scarborough Steel Pan Academy which will teach young people to read and play music. The academy will be housed in a TCH building in Southwest Scarborough and be ”a huge undertaking and something all of Scarborough is going to be proud of,” he declared. “The steel pan is a wonder of the world. It was born in Trinidad and Tobago.” More than ever, Toronto’s annual explosion of mas is being made in the industrial spaces of Scarborough.

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Eight of the nine bands in this year’s carnival parade are assembling costumes here, with D’Regulars encamped on Eglinton Avenue in the Scarborough Village area. One band’s camp location is still undeclared. D’Regulars, which had its launch on May 16 at a restaurant on Lawrence Avenue East, remains one of the carnival’s smaller bands. In what is partly an annual competition for honours and popularity, it’s hard to match the numbers of masqueraders put up by the largest camps, those led by Marcus Eustace, Louis Saldenah, Jamaal Magloire and Dexter Seusahai. But Williams draws satisfaction from knowing he’s helping to build up a community and that youth he’s worked with in the past, all of them born in Canada, are coming back. “They will take over in a few years,” he said, expressing hope today’s band leaders will pass the baton to a new

generation. In Toronto, Williams said, you can go to the nearest bus stop and meet someone from anywhere in the world. And if young people can take advantage of the city’s public education system - which Williams maintains is one of the best - then “all you need here in this city is ambition.” Williams stresses his mas camp - which this year will produce costumes in the bright, vibrant colours of Caribbean national flags - is open to volunteers from all walks of life, whether they have experience in making mas or not. “It’s a creative thing, and it’s a joyful thing. If you like creativity, and you’re into arts, you will love that,” he said. “If you haven’t been involved in the creative process, then we wiill teach you.”

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Local MPP says current sex ed curriculum ‘dangerously out of date’ >>>from page 1 the classroom, it’ll be talked about in the yard,” and there will be what the parents called “experimentation,” he said. The group will bring their objections next week to Mitzie Hunter, their local MPP, who said the students’ health and safety are her priority.

‘Informed choices’ “We need to ensure they have the information they need to make informed choices about their health,” said Hunter, who represents Scarborough-Guildwood. The current curriculum, taught since 1998, is “dangerously out of date,” she said, arguing parents, before removing children, should read the new lesson plan online first to “make sure their

decision is well-informed.” The Liberal government, Hunter said, respects the role of parents, who are always free to teach children what they want at home, but she added consultations on the curriculum were the largest of their kind, involving 4,000 parents, roughly one at each Ontario school. More than 70 healthrelated groups, as well as 20 imams and other Muslim leaders, were also consulted, she said. Chadwick said parents at Cornell, which is near Markham and Scarborough Golf Club roads, did not think one parent at each school could speak for all of them. “I can’t disagree with that,” he added. Chadwick, however, said the world has changed sig-

nificantly, and the curriculum needed an update. He doubted, however, that public school teachers can be trained to teach the new curriculum properly by September, and said Toronto’s public board should take the necessary time to ensure they can. Protests planned “It’s not going to be there on the first day of school,” Chadwick predicted. Curriculum opponents, part of the “We Say No” movement, are calling on social media for a “family sit-in and march” this Sunday at Queen’s Park, and protests in front of MPPs’ offices on Friday.

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Edney speaks Saturday >>>from page 1 Scarborough, was held for nearly 10 years at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he pled guilty to killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan with a grenade in 2002, when Khadr was 15. Edney, who is living with Khadr in Edmonton as part of his client’s bail conditions, also

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investigation. Police allege a six-year-old boy attending the Summer Islamic School that runs out of the Danforth Islamic Centre (3018 Danforth Ave.) was approached by a man within the building after class had ended May 3. A suspect allegedly showed the boy a sexually explicit video and sexually assaulted him. On May 14, police arrested 69-year-old Dewan Syed Mosiur Reza and charged him with making available sexually explicit material to a person under 16 for a specific criminal offence, invitation to sexual touching of a person under 16, sexual assault and sexual interference with a person under 16. Police believe Reza had access to children at two home day cares: one in the Crescent Town neighbourhood between 1999 and 2009 and the other at 155 Heale Ave. from 2009. The Heale home day care

has since been shut down, police said. “It’s a family-run licensed day care, and the accused was residing at those addresses,” Det. Const. Conrad Wong told reporters during a Monday afternoon news conference. Police now also allege that between January 2003 and December 2007, a boy who was then seven to 11 years old attended a home day care in Crescent Town and was sexually assaulted. “It is further alleged that some time between January 2007 and December 2011, when the child was between 11 and 15 years old, he attended 155 Heale Ave. where the accused showed the child a sexually explicit video and the accused proceeded to sexually assault the boy again,” Wong said. Late last month, police said Reza was re-arrested and additionally charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference.

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Roadsport Honda celebrates 40 years in Scarborough Scarborough’s Roadsport Honda celebrated 40 years at Kennedy and Ellesmere roads recently. Family owned and operated since 1974, Roadsport has earned many accolades over the years as one of Canada’s top volume dealers and one of Canada’s first Honda automobile dealerships. Last year it ranked as

the seventh overall volume dealership in Canada and has made the Top 10 for the past four years. Roadsport Honda is also a proud supporter of the community with sponsorships include The Scarborough Hospital, Agincourt Community Services and as title sponsor of the Scarborough Rotary Ribfest

for the last four years. It is a family owned dealership in its third generation with many long term employees and customers. Helping celebrate the 40th anniversary was ScarboroughAgincourt Councillor Norm Kelly who presented Chris Ga u t h i e r, Pre s i d e n t o f Roadsport Honda and Aneta Gauthier, Vice President of

Roadsport Honda, with a plaque of commemoration. The dealership was also presented with a commemorative plaque by Honda Canada’s executives Gary Gill, Honda Central Zone Manager and Alexandre Roger, VP

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Saturday, June 6 w week three at Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School, hosting Cumberland Panthers, tripleheader: bantam game 1 p.m.; junior 3 p.m.; and varsity 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 13 w week four at Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School, triple header: varsity hosting Markham Raiders at 5:30 p.m.; juniors hosting Halton Cowboys at 3 p.m.; and bantams hosting Essex Ravens at 1 p.m. * For complete schedule or more info, visit www.ovflontario.com

Friday, June 5 w 7 p.m., mosquito, Etobicoke Rangers at Scarborough Stingers at Neilson Saturday, June 6 w 11 a.m., mosquito, Scarborough Stingers at Etobicoke Rangers at Rotary w 1:30 p.m., junior, Scarborough Stingers at Newmarket Hawks at McKnight Sunday, June 7 w 7 p.m., junior, Whitby Chiefs at Scarborough Stingers at Neilson w 7 p.m., bantam, Scarborough Stingers A at Leaside Leafs at Talbot West Monday, June 8 w 6:30 p.m., minor peewee, Scarborough Stingers at Markham Mariners at Milliken Mills 2 w 7 p.m., minor bantam, Newmarket Hawks at Scarborough Stingers at Neilson Tuesday, June 9 w 7 p.m., peewee, Markham Mariners at Scarborough Stingers at Neilson w 7:30 p.m., midget, Scarborough Stingers at York Blue Jays at Keelesdale Wednesday, June 10 w 6:30 p.m., minor mosquito, Scarborough Stingers at Markham Mariners at Milliken Mills w 7 p.m., minor peewee, East York Bulldogs at Scarborough Stingers at Neilson 2 w 7:30 p.m., bantam, Barrie Red Sox at Scarborough Stingers A at Neilson w 7:30 p.m., minor midget, Markham Mariners at Scarborough Stingers at Highview * Visit www.torontobaseball.ca

Soccer League 1 Ontario - home games Saturday, June 13 w 3 p.m., Master’s FA Saints host Toronto FC Academy at L’Amoreaux Park #1 Saturday, June 27 w 9 p.m., Master’s FA Saints host Durham United FC Men at L’Amoreaux Park #1 * For complete schedule for Master’s FA Saints and all league teams, visit www. league1ontario.com Canadian Soccer League Friday, June 5 w 9 p.m., at Downsview Park in North York, Scarborough SC hosting Milton SC Friday, June 19 w 9 p.m., at Downsview Park in North York, Scarborough SC hosting Niagara United. * For complete schedule or more info, visit canadiansoccerleague.ca/

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Scarborough’s Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate senior soccer team (blue jerseys) were undefeated in winning their east (Scarborough) Toronto District School Board (TDSB) division but lost the city ‘4A’ final 4-2 to East York Collegiate. At left, Laurier Collegiate’s Kabil Savamohan, left, breaks away. Above, East York Collegiate’s Tomas Lopes on the move.

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Trillium School offers BEPARTOFAN fun summer program EXTRAORDINARY Trillium School will be offering a fun and educational summer school program, open to all local students. The program will include many learning opportunities through enjoyable and entertaining group activities. It runs from July 2 to August 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the option to also enrol in before- and after-school programs. Space is limited, so parents are asked to call soon to reserve a spot. The school is also currently accepting new students for the next school year. Trillium School’s preschool and kindergarten classes use a Montessori-based program while the elementary teachers follow the curriculum outlined by the Ministry of Education. Throughout the elementary grades, students take part in an enriched math and language program. In addition to English and French classes students also receive third language instruction in either Mandarin or Spanish. All students are encouraged to think critically and be independent learners. The team of dedicated teachers focuses on the students’ development academically, socially, emotionally and

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morally, creating well-rounded, self-confident young people. Parents who would like to know more about any of the programs offered at Trillium School are welcome to attend an open house on June 5 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Trillium School is located at 4277 14th Ave. For more information, visit www.trilliumschool.ca or call (905)946-1181.

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Councillors back hybrid C option for the Gardiner DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Toronto’s budget chief Gary Crawford and Parks and Environment Committee Chair Michelle Berardinetti told reporters they are standing with Mayor John Tory and supporting the socalled “hybrid option” for dealing with the Gardiner Expressway. The two councillors — both part of Tory’s inner circle — made the announcement at a noon-hour press conference outside their offices at City Hall, mere hours after Tory had told reporters he believed rebuilding the elevated portion of the highway was necessary to maintain the economy. Berardinetti and Crawford both said they believed the congestion that would be caused should the Gardiner Expressway east of Jarvis be

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torn down would stifle the city’s economy and harm the environment. “The Gardiner’s connection to the Don Valley Parkway is what completes Toronto’s ring road (of the Gardiner, 427, 401 and Don Valley Parkway),” said Crawford. “Removing that continuous link would drastically increase congestion.” Crawford said maintaining the Gardiner as an elevated highway all the way to the Don Valley Parkway was the “fiscally responsible” thing to do, and suggested once ongoing maintenance was taken out of the cost factor, it would only be a $94 million premium on the option to remove it. And he argued in this case, “fiscal responsibility” included maintaining smooth traffic movement at the base of the Don Valley Parkway. “When we’re looking at

being fiscally responsible we have to balance everything out,” he said. “That includes when we’re looking at commute times, at having a continuous route across the city.” Berardinetti, meanwhile, said in addition to being fiscally responsible, replacing the elevated highway was environmentally responsible because it would mean fewer idling cars. “We need to be looking toward reducing smogcausing pollution,” said Berardinetti. “Taking down the Gardiner will lead to more car congestion and this will lead to more greenhouse gases.” Council will vote on the matter at its meeting next week.

For more on the expressway debate, visit us at www.scarboroughmirror.com

Summer is finally here!

hildren are enjoying the warm weather, fun activities with friends and vacation time. But summer can also be an enjoyable learning experience. The summer break provides many memorable moments, and writing about them is a good way to record those memories and practice writing skills at the same time. Parents tend to focus on their children’s reading and math skills, overlooking that writing is an education fundamental. It’s fast becoming the forgotten ‘R’. This is unfortunate, as writing is an important part of every facet of education, not just in English class. Writing proficiency can have a major impact on other subject areas too. Summer vacation provides an excellent opportunity for children to explore their creative writing skills. Sylvan Learning, the leading provider of tutoring at home to students of all ages, grades and skill levels, has developed the following tips to help parents encourage their children to write over the summer:

Pick an Engaging Topic Persuading your child to write over the summer break may be easier if you help them identify fun and engaging topics. Suggest timely subjects. • For example, Canada Day on July 1 is a good opportunity for your children to explore their own patriotism. • Ask them if they know what patriotism is, and what it means to them. Encourage your children by helping them with some research about Canada, its history, people and places. Give Story Starters Sometimes the most difficult part of writing can be getting started. Help your children write their patriotic essays by giving them topic ideas, such as: • I am proud to be Canadian because…. • On July 1, my family and I usually… • If someone asked me what my country means to me, I would say… Sylvan Tips on Writing • Good writing takes time. Spend time organizing your

ideas and thinking about what you really want to say in your essay. • Use the Internet or library to research your topic. • Prepare an outline before you begin to write. • Use transition words – such as “after,” “although,” “before,” “however” and “therefore” to help your ideas flow together. • Be willing to revise. Change your sentences and paragraphs around, add material that lends to your writing and delete material that doesn’t work. • Avoid clichés and jargon. • Always keep a dictionary handy to help with spelling. • Use a thesaurus to help you think of a new way to say something. • Ask someone else to edit your work. • Proofread everything. Make sure grammar, spelling and punctuation are perfect before you declare anything “finished.” • Don’t rely on a computer’s spellchecker to ensure proper spelling.

For additional educational resources for children in grades pre-primary through 12, please visit www.SylvanLearning.com or call (416) 407-5083.

Notice of Submission of Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Scarborough Waterfront Project Toronto and Region Conservation Authority As part of the planning process for the Scarborough Waterfront Project (SWP) Environmental Assessment (EA), a Terms of Reference (ToR) is being submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) for its review and approval decision as required under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act (EA Act). If approved by the MOECC, the ToR will serve as the framework for the completion of the EA study. The ToR has been prepared in accordance with Section 6(2)c and 6.1(3) of the Ontario EA Act. THE STUDY Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is undertaking the Scarborough Waterfront Project Environmental Assessment study. The Scarborough Waterfront Project has the potential to create a system of greenspaces along the Lake Ontario shoreline between Bluffer’s Park and East Point Park in Toronto, Ontario. The project will strategically identify vulnerable sites to minimize risk to public safety and public property, while integrating new public access, recreational opportunities and benefits to natural habitat along the Scarborough Bluffs.

Your written comments regarding the ToR must be received on or before July 6, 2015. All comments should be submitted to: Mr. Andrew Gentile, Special Project Officer Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Environmental Approvals Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 Phone: 416-314-8221 Email: andrew.gentile@ontario.ca A copy of all comments will be forwarded to the proponent for consideration For further information on the EA please contact: Lindsay Armstrong Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Mailing Address: 5 Shoreham Drive Downsview, ON M3N 1S4 Phone: 416-661-6600 Ext. 5305 Email: waterfront@trca.on.ca

The ToR will be available for review from June 4, 2015 to July 6, 2015 on the project website www.trca.on.ca/swp or during normal business hours at the following locations:

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto ON M4V 1P5 416-314-8001 / 1-800-461-6290

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Toronto District Office 5775 Yonge Street, 9th Floor North York ON M2M 4J1 416-326-6700 / 1-800-810-8048

Morningside Library 4279 Lawrence Avenue West, Toronto ON M1E 2S8 416-396-8881

Cliffcrest Library 3017 Kingston Road, Toronto ON M1M 1P1 416-396-8916

Guildwood Library 123 Guildwood Parkway, Toronto ON M1E 4V2 416-396-8872

Toronto City Clerk’s Office Toronto City Hall, 13thFloor West, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 416-392-8016

TRCA Head Office 101 Exchange Ave, Vaughan ON L4K 5R6 416-661-6600

Pour recevoir ces renseignements en français, veuillez communiquer avec nous à l’addresse suivante: waterfront@trca.on.ca All personal information included in a submission – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s.37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Project Officer or the Ministry of the Environment’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434. Notice published: June 4, 2015

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The Caregiver Show GIVING BACK: Left, Smile Theatre’s Alison Wither performs on Saturday during The Caregiver Show at Centennial College’s Progress Campus. The event was presented by Saint Elizabeth Health Care, and brought to Toronto residents by Downsizing Divas and Metroland Media Toronto. Middle left, Matthew Penstone, right, speaks with The Royal Conservatory’s Hannah Tarder-Stoll one of the many vendors. Bottom left, exhibitors fill the college’s Athletic and Wellness Centre for the show. Bottom right, Karyn McDowall, right, speaks with exhibitor Gail Elliot. Below, Veronica Eastman, right, receives a complimentary hand massage from the Wright Spa’s Valencia Hutchinson.

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Province asked to intervene in TTC bus garage dispute >>>from page 1 Coalition Against the McNicoll Bus Garage know they’ll need Ontario environment minister Glen Murray to personally intervene if they are to stop the plan. That’s a long shot at best given Toronto City Council, as well as the Toronto Board of Health, have already endorsed the project and dismissed the health and safety concerns expressed by the coalition. On Tuesday, the coalition held one last rally for 150 supporters, imploring them all to write Murray and demand he stop the garage from becoming a reality. “We have asked (minister) Murray to intervene,” said coalition co-organizer Patricia Sinclair. “No transit agency should be able to build a bus garage to the detriment of seniors.” MP for ScarboroughAgincourt Arnold Chan also appeared at the event at the Brighton Event Centre on McNicoll Avenue, promising to lobby his fellow Liberal Murray. But because the project doesn’t violate federal transport regulations, he admitted there’s little he can do to stop the garage. “There is really no capacity at the end of day to invoke a federal environmental assessment,” said Chan. “We don’t have jurisdiction.” Chief among the coalition’s

concerns is the presence of TTC buses in the area entering and leaving the facility via revamped Redlea Avenue, which is undergoing construction to widen and extend the road from Steeles Avenue to McNicoll. The coalition warns this will create traffic congestion in an already built-up area where there are also new condominium towers under construction. But the 90-page EA report and accompanying appendixes states the TTC intends for most buses to access the garage during off-peak times when local traffic is light, and there’s enough projected road space on an extended Redlea to accommodate both buses and regular traffic. Another concern expressed by the coalition is the presence of diesel emissions from 250 buses which will be stored on site. Nelson Wong from the Mon Sheong Court residence, at 2020 McNicoll, said the decision will drastically affect some 200 seniors living there, many of whom suffer from respiratory disease and other chronic ailments. But after carrying out air quality, emissions and other health risk assessments following a city council request, Chief Health Officer David McKeown found no red flags, as he indicated in a recent

letter sent to TTC CEO Andy Byford. “In all cases, our assessment finds that the impact resulting from the future operation of the proposed McNicoll Bus Garage would be minimal and it is unlikely that any adverse impacts on human health would be encountered,” writes McKeown in the letter dated May 15. The group also complains the TTC has failed to adequately consult with the local community on the bus garage plans. TTC spokesperson David Nagler told The Mirror in February there were two separate public meetings as required by the EA, and the transit commission had also agreed to meet with Mon Sheong representatives to discuss the residence’s concerns. The EA report also notes the TTC agreed, in response to community concerns, to make changes to its designs for the facility including relocating diesel fuel tanks as far away as possible from the GO Transit rail line located adjacent to the site, preserving a rare English Oak tree located at the western boundary of the site and developing a noise mitigation plan.

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Enbridge pipeline work underway in north Scarborough MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com Pipeline work will cut through north Scarborough this summer, as Enbridge Gas continues the largest upgrade of its natural gas distribution system in 20 years. The Enbridge GTA Project, turning south from Markham, will build a pipe along a utility corridor west of Warden

Avenue until it reaches a regulation facility just north of Sheppard Avenue East. “We can’t give specific construction dates as the schedules are always subject to change. “I can tell you that the majority of the Scarborough construction should be completed by October 2015,” Enbridge spokesperson Jamie Anne Vaughan said

this week. The project, mostly using open-cut construction, but with some directional drilling, was approved by the Ontario Energy Board on January 30, 2014. It will cross Steeles Avenue, Huntsmill Boulevard, Huntingdale Boulevard, Pinemeadow Boulevard, Collingsbrook Boulevard and Bridlewood Boulevard.

One area of “active” construction in Scarborough started last month from the south end of Bamburgh Park, south of Huntsmill, to McNicoll Avenue. A second “active” area stretches from Collingsbrook Road to south of Bridlewood

Boulevard and the company’s Jonesville station off Wicklow Drive. Enbridge said the station helps “to measure and regulate the pressure and flow of natural gas through our pipelines to downtown Toronto.”

On its website, the company said all areas affected by the construction will, where possible, be “returned to their previous state or better.”

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The 5th annua annual Benefit Rock Concert will raise funds to send kids to Camp Oki, Canada’ss first summer camp for kids with congenital heart disease. Murray Foster of Great Big Sea, the event will include musical Hosted byy Mur performances and live and silent auctions.

Sections of gas pipeline await installation by workers just off of Huntingwood Drive east of Pharmacy Avenue.

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Join Canada’s top fitness personalities for a one-of-a-kind two-day fitness event and expo to support SickKids Foundation. Sweat, sample, and shop with over 150 vendors showcasing the best in fitness, yoga, health and wellness. Register at: www.torontofitnesschallenge.com

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Herbie Day celebrates children from around the world who received life-changing and life-saving surgery at SickKids, along with their families, doctors and nurses, host families and communities that come together to support them. Join us on the front lawn of the hospital for a celebration BBQ. Watch your Herbie Fund donations at work in a 5-part series by CityTV’s Gord Martineau starting June 15. For more information or to make a donation, visit: www.herbiefund.com

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Party like they do in the big leagues. The All-Star Gala in Support of SickKids will fill Arcadian Court with 1,200 young professionals for its first ever event. Hosted by TSN’s Cabbie Richards, the event will feature performances by Canadian artists including Juno Award Nominee Glenn Morrison and an opportunity to mix and mingle with past and present pro athletes from the NHL, NBA, CFL, MLS and MLB. Added perks include an open bar and a live auction. To purchase tickets, visit: www.sickkidsallstargala.com

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A bright smile is essential for confidence and your health. That’s why when it comes to your smile, you deserve top quality care from professionals who put you first. At White Willow Dental, Dr. Samantha Amaro and her team are committed to treating the whole family – kids, mom and dad and even grandma! – with friendly and complete care. “Most patients are pretty comfortable when they see how gentle and friendly we are,” says Dr. Amaro. Some patients may choose to have nitrous gas sedation to ease any anxiety they may have. This allows Dr. Amaro to provide many treatment options to be completed within the office. White Willow Dental is constantly updating their skills and equipment to offer the best care. “We’re the most advanced dental office in our area,” says Dr. Amaro. The office is one of a select few in possession of a state-of-the-art CEREC machine. While most offices provide a temporary crown

and require a follow-up visit, the CEREC machine allows the team to create and place crowns in a single appointment. White Willow Dental also keeps digital files, as well as takes digital x-rays. Patients concerned with radiation exposure during x-rays can rest assured that the digital x-rays provide a quick, clear image with reduced radiation. Beyond oral health, White Willow Dental also offers a number of cosmetic dentistry services to help their patients achieve a beautiful smile. White Willow offers Invisalign aligners and porcelain veneers. When it comes to correcting discolouration they offer in-office whitening as well as take-home whitening, depending on the level of whitening required and the patient’s budget. New patients who book a full exam and x-rays can take advantage of a complimentary take-home whitening system. Dr. Amaro earned her DMD de-

gree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston. Before attending dental school she completed an Honors Bachelor of Science degree, at University of Waterloo, majoring in Biomedical Science and a minor in Biochemistry. She also earned a Bachelor of Education at the University of Toronto Institute for Studies in Education and constantly updates her skill set to bring the best care to her patients. White Willow Dental is located at 1940 Eglinton Ave. Suite 102 on the main floor. The building has ample free parking and is accessible by TTC. For more information about the practice visit www.whitewillowdental.com/

Zoo officials hope for pregnancy for giant panda MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com Er Shun’s baby giant panda, if there is one to celebrate at the Toronto Zoo this fall, will have three possible daddies. Zoo staff and a visiting Chinese expert inseminated the sleeping female panda with sperm from her male cagemate Da Mao at 2 a.m. on May 13. At 11 a.m. they used the leftovers from Da Mao as well as thawed sperm of two other males, which had been flown in from China. Which means if Er Shun is pregnant all three males could be the father. Councillor questions “How will they both react?” Giorgio Mammoliti, a member of the zoo’s management board, asked after hearing this from staff last week. “Will the male know it’s somebody else’s panda?” The North York councillor was assured Da Mao won’t know or care. Pandas are solitary in the wild.

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When her body tells us to, we have to put the team together. – Dr. Gabriela Mastromonaco, curator of reproductive programs and research

Maria Franke, curator of mammals, said the zoo which, though “newbies to the panda world” was the first in North America to receive frozen panda sperm - will use DNA to find the father. The zoo, knowing breeding Er Shun was possible only for 24 to 72 hours a year - “a tiny little blip in the blue” - were monitoring her hormone levels in real time on May 12, when the decision was made to inseminate her, recalled Dr. Gabriela Mastromonaco, curator of reproductive programs and research. “When her body tells us to, we have to put the team

together.” Staff who had gone home were called back, and at least 10 worked through the night with Zhigang Cai, a specialist from a panda research base in Chengdu, China. “All our eggs are in one basket,” Mastromonaco said to some laughter. Pregnancy in pandas is mysterious. Insemination didn’t work with Er Shun last April and even with their bet hedged with extra sperm, it still only has something like a 40-per-cent chance of success. Gestation Delayed implantation, an evolutionary process staying at a zoo can’t turn off, means a gestation of 87 to 186 days. The little panda embryo in Er Shun’s uterus, assuming it’s there, is in suspended animation until her body gives it certain clues, said Mastromonaco. “Even scientists can’t say what the cues are.” For a while, Da Mao, who is just coming into sexual

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more interested than during a previous encounter last April, “but it wasn’t quite there.” “Probably, the next time around he’ll be ready. He’ll do his rock star thing,” Rapley predicted. Captive breeding going on worldwide is making a difference for pandas. There are now an estimated 1,864 in the wild and about

400 in captivity. China is experimenting with the introduction of captive pandas to the wild, said Rapley. Toronto’s pair of pandas are on loan from China and are scheduled to move to Calgary in 2018.

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Torch relay fans the flames of Pan Am excitement SAM JURIC sjuric@insidetoronto.com The journey has been long for the Pan Am flame; it has travelled over land and sea from Avenue of the Dead in Teotihuacan, Mexico where it was first lit in a traditional ceremony to Canadian soil. Armed with umbrellas, throngs of Canadians cheered as representatives of the First Nations of Canada canoed toward the shore of Lake Ontario carrying the Pan Am flame Saturday morning. It is here in Toronto’s downtown core that the flame began its journey across Canada, sparking the excitement of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games within Canadians. “Being here at the torch arrival ceremony is like seeing a glimpse of history for my kids,” said North York’s Sam Remtulla. Her two young daughters are especially excited to see the soccer and gymnastic events during the Games. Masonry & Concrete

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Above, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield lights the Pan Am Games Torch Relay community cauldron at the Distillery District Saturday evening. At right, Canadian Olympic gold medalist Rosie MacLennan was the surprise first torch bearer that morning.

“The Pan Am Games are important for this city because we have the unique opportunity to show off to 41 other countries in the world,” said Mayor John Tory. “We have

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tried to do things differently here.” The welcoming ceremony for the torch was moved inside the Harbourfront Centre where spectators huddled around to

hear Premier Kathleen Wynne and Tory usher in the 2015 Pan Am Games. The Sacred Spirit Dancers were invited to support the arrival of the torch that was

carried to shore by the representatives of First Nations. “For First Nations to take a pivotal role in this event is imperative for our homeland of Ontario,” said Garry Sault, former chief of First Nations Metis, Mississaugas New Credit. “Toronto is the heartbeat of commerce in Ontario. Showing our role as First Nations is very important.” The welcoming ceremony showcased the talents of the Obeah Opera as they sang the national anthem. “It is the burning passion of the Games that unites us,” said Elizabeth Dowdswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in her welcoming speech. The ceremony acknowledged the 1967 Pan Am frontrunners who were not given the opportunity to complete their journey of carrying the torch from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Winnipeg, Manitoba by welcoming them as the honoured guests of the event. “It takes me back to 1967 but

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brings satisfaction, completion to the journey we started,” said Frank Harper, one of the frontrunners on 1967. “This fosters co-operation between First Nations and Canada. This is very emotional but very good at the same time,” said Bill Chippeway, another frontrunner of 1967. As the ceremony began to wind down and the party in the Distillery District was about to begin, the mystery first torchbearer of the 2015 Pan Am Games was revealed. There were resounding cheers as Olympic gold medalist, trampoline gymnast Rosie MacLennan lit the torch to commence the relay. The celebrations continued in the Distillery District where the final torch bearer astronaut Chris Hadfield – the first Canadian to walk in space – lit the community cauldron.

For more information about the torch relay visit www. Toronto2015.org/torch-relay For daily torch relay coverage, please visit us online at www. insidetoronto.com/toronto-panam-games/

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