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Close to 2,000 girls hockey players in Scarborough for Ice Trials tourney The Scarborough Sharks Girls Hockey Association is set to host its 29th annual Ice Trials girls hockey tournament which begins tomorrow and continues until this Sunday.

The filled-to-capacity tournament, with 119 teams and 1,800 players, is split into six age divisions (atom, peewee, bantam, midget, intermediate and senior) at the four top skill levels (AA, A, BB, and B).

Canlan Ice Sports-Scarborough, located at 159 Dynamic Dr., is the headquarters but numerous other Scarborough arenas are also being used for the tournament, including: n Commander Arena, 140

Commander Blvd. n Malvern Arena, 30 Sewells Rd. n Don Montgomery Community Recreation Centre, 2467 Eglinton Ave. E. n Scarborough Gardens Arena, 75 Birchmount Rd. n Canlan Ice Sports-Victoria Park, 3550 Victoria Park Ave., North York.

Furthest flung Ontario teams are coming in from Timmins and Temiskaming Shores while a team from Syracuse, New York will add some international flavour.

More info can be found at www. scarboroughsharks.com

New Year’s levee set for Sunday at Scarborough Civic Centre

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SCARBOROUGH’S FIRST BABY OF 2013: Ina Yzabel Rovi Vasquez, born New Year’s Day at 1:29 a.m. weighing in at five pounds, seven ounces, is shown with her mother Rischelle Juacalla and father Ian Vazquez at the Rouge Valley Health System-Centenary site on Tuesday. She is the Scarborough couple’s first child.

Scarborough’s city councillors will continue the tradition of a New Year’s Levee at the Scarborough Civic Centre this Sunday afternoon.

The levee is a chance for local residents to meet with their municipal politicians. Scarborough has 10 councillors who serve on both Toronto Council and Scarborough Community Council.

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Those attending are also welcome to enjoy a complimentary hot chocolate.

The levee takes place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the civic centre and will be followed from 3 to 5 p.m. by a Sunday Serenade concert by the Good Times Orchestra.

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Scarborough welcomes 2013 with bash at civic centre HAPPY NEW YEAR: Above, Dan the Music Man performs a bubbly tune during New Year’s Eve celebrations Monday night at the Scarborough Civic Centre. The family friendly event to welcome 2013 featured entertainment and activities for children and their parents. Left, Reed Keyes, 5, tries on a mask during the event. Right, Sol de Cuba’s Pablo Terry performs for the crowd during the New Year’s Eve celebrations.

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Hospital hosts meetings on health system changes The Scarborough Hospital (TSH) is holding more community meetings this month on what it calls a coming health system transformation.

Hospital officials want residents to know a new provincial formula will make it necessary to cut TSH’s operating budget and move some services out of its Birchmount or General campuses.

Some of these possible adjustments will be recommended in a consultant’s strategic review for the hospital, which is expected to be finished and released later this month.

Though the consultant’s proposals aren’t ready yet, the meetings are a chance for hospital officials “to share information” on the need for changes with Scarborough residents and to be questioned by them in turn.

Upcoming meetings are at Warden Woods Community Centre next Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Malvern Community Recreation Centre on Jan. 10 and Cedarbrook Community Centre on Jan. 14.

Each meeting is from 7 to 9 p.m.

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expected to be scheduled after the review’s release.

n City budget forum

Councillor Chin Lee is inviting residents of his Scarborough-Rouge River ward who are interested in the City of Toronto’s 2013 budget to a public forum next Thursday, Jan. 10.

Lee will host the session at Albert Campbell Collegiate, on Sandhurst Circle north of Finch Avenue East, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Councillors on Mayor Rob Ford’s executive committee are scheduled

to do a final review of the 2013 city capital and operating budgets on the same day at city hall.

The budget is expected to pass during a Toronto Council meeting that begins on Jan. 15.

n Moeen celebration

Scarborough’s Moeen Centre for Physically Disabled and Developmentally Challenged Young Adults is inviting everyone to an event in North York.

The Seerat un Nabi will celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.

The event is also a volunteer appreciation day.

Parents are asked to register their children for Naat, Hamads recitation and speeches. There will be guest speakers and a presentation by children.Tabaruk will be served.

Guests are asked to reserve their seats by calling the Moeen Centre at 416-264-5809. Financial donations for the centre are gratefully accepted. The event is Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. at Senator O’Connor Catholic Secondary School at 60 Rowena Dr. southwest of Ellesmere Road and Victoria Park.

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More fiscal restraint needs to be shown by province To the editor: Re: ‘Teachers need to be appreciated for their work,’ Letters, Dec. 7.

While letter writer Danion Beckford raises legitimate concerns regarding broken contract promises, it is only fair to mention that Premier Dalton McGuinty’s government has been more than fair to the teachers over the years.

It seems somewhat duplicitous having teachers accept the many goodies doled out over the years and take strike action when the government takes long overdue action to rein in it’s spending.

The excessive banking of sick days comes to mind as one such example.

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Being healthy helps entire community

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ow that we’re already three days into 2013, a number of our readers may already be struggling with the New Year’s resolutions they made Tuesday morning. Don’t fear, however, as the City of Toronto’s Public Health department is available to offer you some help.

“If your new year’s resolution is to be healthier, Toronto Public our view Health (TPH) is here to support you throughout the year,” said Take the first Catherine Clarke, manager of healthy living, in a press release step toward a this week.

That’s good, because healthy healthy 2013 residents benefit the entire community in so many ways.

People who feel better have more energy, and are able to be more involved and effective members of their workforce, their families and their communities. A healthier population as a whole also eases stresses and costs on our health care system.

So often, well-intentioned new year’s resolutions are quickly tossed aside because they are just too hard to accomplish and those who make them become discouraged. That’s where TPH is offering some specific help to local residents.

For those who want to quit smoking, TPH has 1,000 free quit kits available for residents. The kits include sugarless gum, a stress ball, a toothbrush and other items to help those trying to quit smoking deal with their cravings. Those looking for some personal advice, can also call a TPH nurse at 416-338-7974.

There’s more specific information on quitting smoking online at www.toronto.ca/health/smokefree/quittingsmoking There’s also help for those looking to get more exercise or improve their eating habits in 2013.

TPH advises residents to eat healthy by cutting down on portion sizes, reading labels for calorie and sodium counts, and asking restaurant staff for nutritional information when ordering food. Many city restaurants already offer such information online.

There are also TPH registered dieticians available to offer advice by calling 416-338-7600, and more info is online at www.toronto.ca/health/nutrition One of the best ways to start getting healthier is to get more exercise, and TPH says that’s as simple as just getting out into your neighbourhood and taking a walk. For inspiration, there’s a pedometer lending program offered through Toronto Public Libraries.

More info at www.toronto.ca/health/walkintohealth Walking is easy and it’s also a great way to get to know your community better. We encourage all our readers to take that first step to better health in 2013. newsroom

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Things are trending upward in 2013

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ranted, it’s only been a few days and therefore way too soon to jump to any conclusions, but so far things are definitely looking up for the new year of 2013.

Here are just a few examples: Phone bill – up.

Cellphone bill – up.

Cable bill – up.

Internet bill – up.

Hydro bill – up.

Rent – up.

Property taxes – up.

Subscription fees – up.

Annual dues – up.

Annual don’ts – up.

TTC fares – up.

Go transit fares – up.

Gas – up.

Car insurance – up.

Parking – up.

Meat – up.

Eggs – up.

Milk – up.

Juice – up.

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Bread – up.

Generally, keeping food on the table – up.

Table – up.

Dog food – up.

Cat food – up.

Generally, keeping food on the floor – up.

Floor – up.

Postal rates – up.

Banking fees – up.

Passport fees – up.

Travel fees – up.

Staying at home fees – up.

Entertainment fees – up.

Miscellaneous fees – up.

Knickknacks – up.

Odds and ends – up.

Notions – up.

Inflation – up.

Debt – up.

Etcetera – up. And so on – up. And so forth – up.

Yup, everything appears to be up alright, alas, everything except salaries, that is, which would really come in handy right about now, given the current trend.

But hey, it’s early in the new year.

And though I wouldn’t exactly recommend holding your breath, there is still plenty of time for salaries to jump on the ole up bandwagon, too.

Speaking of which, up bandwagon maintenance fees – up.

Up bandwagon license renewal fees – up. n Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist, who takes writing very seriously.

The topics? Not so much.

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However, with the leadership race, I’m sure whatever measures have been undertaken will soon be rescinded.

Where the government can be more easily faulted is the somewhat burlesque handling of finances.

It hands out performance bonuses to civil service managers earlier in the year and then announces belttightening measures.

Severance pay is given to employees moving to other jobs.

The conversion to alternative energy has been a costly and largely needless fiasco.

At the Ministry of Health, as evidenced by Ornge, eHealth and monies given to the regional health centres, it seems as if little if any financial oversight exists.

Last, and certainly not least, there was the decision to move the two power plants to save Liberal seats in the last election.

Finance Minister Dwight Duncan may try to portray himself as the tough nononsense gatekeeper of the public purse, but the facts show differently. A more diligent minister of finance would be a welcome addition to the next announced cabinet.

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Doctors Without Borders asks members to help at Scarborough clinic serving uninsured patients MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com Physicians working with refugees in Toronto say the federal government’s move to designate “safe” countries of origin puts lives in danger.

“Pregnant women will no longer have access to essential pre-natal care, and will not be able to deliver their babies in hospital - unless they are able to pay thousands of dollars for it,” Dr. Michael Stephenson, a general practitioner with Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services said in a release.

The group operates hubs welcoming newcomers to Canada at AccessPoint on Danforth in southwest Scarborough and AccessPoint on Jane in the former City of York.

“People having heart attacks or diabetic shock will no longer be able to seek even emergency treatment for their conditions. Lives will be lost through this political decision,” Stephenson warned.

Fe d e r a l C i t i z e n s h i p a n d Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced the “safe” list of countries, including the United States, Croatia and 25 countries in the

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In this file photo, Scarborough’s Urban Outreach Clinic director Dr. Paul Caulford talks with patient Maureen and son Michael.

European Union on Dec. 14 as a follow-up to passage of Bill C-31, the Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act. In a statement, Kenney said designating certain countries safe is “an important step towards a faster and fairer asylum system.”

The act reduced health care ben-

efits for some refugee claimants.

Claimants from “safe” countries will now get coverage only in cases where there is a public health or public safety concern.

That means a person showing violent tendencies or an illness endangering others – tuberculosis, for example – will still be treated

free, said Dr. Paul Caulford, a family physician who runs a clinic for uninsured patients in Scarborough.

Women in labour or patients with suspected heart attacks won’t be turned away from hospitals, but if it turns out there’s no emergency, they’ll get a hefty bill, he said.

Kenney said the European Union “with its democratic tradition of freedom, respect for human rights, and an independent judiciary - has been the top source region of asylum claims made in Canada,” yet 91 per cent of EU claims to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada were rejected last year.

Designating countries, speeding the hearing process and limiting appeals, the minister said, ensures “genuine refugees fleeing persecution will receive protection more quickly, while, at the same time, failed asylum claimants from generally safe countries will be removed much faster.”

Caulford said he has seen “an unprecedented crisis in numbers of uninsured or underinsured refugee claimants” appearing at his Lawrence Avenue East clinic, adding both patients and community health organizations are confused about

who is covered and for what. “We are seeing newborn babies being denied” health insurance and pregnant patients being told they have to pay $2,700 for an obstetrician and delivery, though hospitals and doctors have often absorbed costs for claimants who can’t pay, said Caulford.

The situation is an “utter mess” and Doctors Without Borders – an organization that sends physicians overseas to countries where the health system has collapsed – is asking members to help at the Scarborough clinic, he said.

On the designated list is Hungary, source of many ethnic Roma claimants in Toronto. Access Alliance said Hungary is “a country where human rights abuses towards ethnic and political minorities are welldocumented” and Caulford agreed Hungary should not be treated as a “safe” nation.

Caulford said claimants and other uninsured people, whether their claims are genuine or not, should be treated not just on compassionate grounds but because they will cost Ontario’s health system more when, after getting sicker, they end up in emergency rooms.

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Penguin keeper Heidi Ollek feeds the African penguins at the Toronto Zoo in this file photo.

Buddy and Pedro penguins are now both proud fathers MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com

it’s not unusual in penguins,” he said.

“They would have paired off with females eventually, I have no doubt about that. That’s Back before the Ikea monkey was in diapers, what happens in the wild.” the Toronto Zoo’s “gay penguins” were the The zoo, Mason acknowledged, received city’s viral animals of the moment. “severe” criticism for separating Buddy and But Buddy and Pedro weren’t gay - they Pedro, which Mason said was done according stuck together because they didn’t know any to scientific methods for matching optimal of the zoo’s other African penguins when they pairs to breed the endangered species in North arrived, Tom Mason, curator of birds and American zoos. invertibrates, said in a recent interview.

African penguins in the wild have declined Both African penguins became fathers in to around 50,000 from 1.2 million a century December of 2012 and have been nesting with ago, largely because of human activity such their partners in view of zoo visitors. as overfishing, egg theft and oil spills.

In 2011, Buddy and Pedro were stars because The latest mating season at Toronto’s penthey seemed to share a same-sex bond. but guin colony, however, occured with “absolutely the impression of a sexual attraction between no trouble” and produced five chicks from the birds, Mason argued, was “just people four penguin pairs. anthropomorphizing” their behaviour.

A fifth pair is still sitting on two eggs due to “The social bonding, the ‘gay birds’ whatever, hatch in mid-January.

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A 15-year-old boy struck while crossing Kennedy Road has become the third Scarborough pedestrian to die in December.

The teenager died on

Friday, Dec. 28, of injuries he sustained in the accident on Dec. 20, Toronto police said in a release.

A 1998 Chevrolet pick-up truck heading southbound

on Kennedy hit the boy at 8:15 p.m. as he stood in the centre turn lane approaching Treverton Drive, a street north of Eglinton Avenue.

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Registration set to begin for new Catholic elementary school in Morningside Heights Registration for a new Catholic elementary school in Morningside Heights set to open in September 2013 will take place this month.

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Catholic School, located at 8 Seasons Dr. in Scarborough (near McNicoll Avenue and Morningside Drive), will serve students from kindergarten to Grade 8 in a new, state-of-the-art facility.

Registration for the school is being held on Wednesday, Jan. 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; evening registration will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 16 from 4 to 8 p.m.

“This is but one of the many new schools and

school additions that have been undertaken by the board over the past few years,” TCDSB Director of Education Bruce Rodrigues said of the new, 467-pupil elementary school.

When it opens in September, the new, barrierfree Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Catholic School will include an elevator and accessible washrooms. To accommodate full-day kindergarten, the school will also feature purpose-built classrooms and well-defined, student-friendly playground areas.

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lision on a Toronto road in 2012, but December saw a string of serious or fatal accidents involving pedestrians in Scarborough.

The city’s 42nd fatality is a 68-year-old man was killed Dec. 18 at 9:45 p.m. crossing Kingston Road at Beechgrove Drive.

A westbound Infiniti struck the man as he tried crossing from Kingston from the south on the west side of the

intersection, and police said he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The city’s 43rd fatality was another man of 68, struck and killed by an eastbound Mazda in the centre median lane of Sheppard Avenue west of Kennedy Road just before 8 a.m. on Dec. 20.

Police are still asking witnesses to any of these collisions to report significant information by calling 43

Division at 416-808-1900 or through Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

Meanwhile, another pedestrian, a man of 74, suffered “life-threatening injuries” on Dec. 27 as he tried crossing Lawrence Avenue East from the north side at 6:29 p.m.

A westbound Chevrolet Impala struck the pedestrian in the passing lane west of Morningside Avenue, police said.

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Opinion

Council peace in 2013 unlikely

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mid all the handwringing about vacant mayor’s offices and crumbling highways, one might be forgiven for missing one of the most reliable news stories of the winter months. Toronto is making a budget, and over the next few weeks, will be performing the final pieces of the ritual to make it complete.

Late last year, the city’s budget committee finished their tinkering with the $9.4 billion budget. It was (and remains) a plan designed to attract a minimum of tinkering at council.

Budget Chief Mike Del Grande moved at the end of the process to increase property taxes a sliver more than the original proposal had intended — they’re going up two per cent rather than 1.95 per cent — and allocated the $1.15 million to restore services in areas where citizens had made what he considered a good case.

That didn’t happen last year, and when the budget proceeded to council,

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david nickle councillors tore it to pieces and rebuilt it – $15 million fatter – pulling money from reserves to do so. Del Grande doesn’t want to see that happen again this year; so much so that he’s vowed to quit if council does anything else with the plan he’s presented.

Some of his colleagues have snickeringly suggested this might be an excellent way to find themselves a new budget chief.

But really, the budget going forward will be difficult to make changes on.

The budget cuts firefighter positions, and as a policy move council might reverse that.

Similarly, the trimmed police service budget

approved by the Toronto Police Services Board and scorned by Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair might get another look.

Council could look at restoring money to child care, homeless shelters and other pieces of social infrastructure.

And there are some on council, like Parkdale-High Park Councillor Gord Perks, who are concerned the city is paying too much cash for capital projects such as road work, comparing the move to buying a house with all the money up front.

The mayor (because he’s the kind of mayor he is) might, if still in office by the time the budget’s debated mid-January, take issue with that property tax hike.

Nobody ever made any money betting on peace at Toronto Council, and I won’t now. n David Nickle is Toronto Community News’ city hall columnist. His column appears every Thursday.

Contact him at dnickle@ insidetoronto.com

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Cozy up to Scarborough’s arts scene this January W ON STAGE arm up this winter with contemporary art, a show at the local theatre or blues at a local winter blues theatre.

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The new year starts with contemporary art exhibits in Scarborough. Artists Josef Kursky and Nicolae Vasilescu Junior’s artwork will be on display from Jan. 2 to 11. The opening reception is Sunday, Jan. 6 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Kursky acrylic paintings express his style, which is aking to Surrealism, Expressionism and the automatic painting of Joan Miro.

Kursky’s paintings feature luminous colours and geometric forms. Vasilescu’s has been painting since childhood, and his work explores a variety of styles, including abstraction, surrealism and impressionism. His works are vibrant in colour and full of life.

From Jan. 13 to 25 Erik Bennink & Linda McIntosh will be at Cedar Ridge. The opening reception for this exhibit is Sunday, Jan. 13 from 1 to 4 p.m.

McIntosh’s works use mixed media to feature the human form combined with textured Japanese papers.

Bennink’s recent abstract paintings are a collision of colour and assorted objects.

Using drawing tools like

sticks and garden rakes, he creates paintings with multiple layers of acrylic media, enamel, glass, plastic, metal and other found materials.

Bennink said that his spontaneous painting methods create a “sense of adventure and excitement, challenged by unfolding events that are revealed before my eyes”.

Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, 225 Confederation Dr. Call 416-396-4026.

Souvenir Involontaire Artist Mélanie Rocan creates a visual world blended in a swirl of emotions and objects. Rocan’s imagery floats in the realm of the subconscious, with her dream-like, dream-dwelling subjects melding with environments both natural and cultural. The sense of nostalgia evoked by Rocan’s painted images — ferris wheels, gingham tablecloths, tire swings, floral wallpaper — speaks to memory and timelessness.

These images are more about fleeting recollections than about the objects that define one’s social status.

Now on until Jan. 26. Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military TrailCall 416-2877007. Holiday Closure: gallery will re-open at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Gallery hours: Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m to 4 p.m.; Wednesday open late to 8 p.m.; Saturday,

noon to 5 p.m. Closed Friday and Sunday.

The Odd Couple Scarborough Players presents The Odd Couple by Neil Simon starting Jan. 10.

Oscar and Felix are the best of friends, except that they drive each other crazy. The great 1965 comedy, in a new production up close and personal on the Scarborough Village Theatre stage. Showtimes Jan. 10 to 12; Jan. 17 to 19; Jan. 24 to 26 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $18 / Seniors & Students on Thursdays & Sunday $15. Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Rd. Call 416-267-9292 or online at www.theatrescarborough.com. Free Parking.

Reserved Seats. Wheelchair Accessible.

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Winter Blues Festival UTSC Campus hosts its annual Winter Blues Festival Jan. 28 to Feb. 1. A wide-range of events are planned for this year’s festival, including the 2nd Annual UTSC Piano & Guitar Competition, a spoken word/poetry jam, and performances by Evening Hymns and Sean Frey. For more information, please visit Winter Blues Festival event page at http://www.aeplive.ca/winterblues2013.php. University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail.

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RE/Max awards ‘The French Connection’ As a seasoned veteran with over 29 years of experience in the Toronto and Durham real estate markets, Trish French continues to go above and beyond to help community members buy and sell their homes.

Affectionately known as “The French Connection,” Trish has helped well over 1,000 families with their real estate needs – and this year, RE/Max awarded her a with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding success at the 2012 RE/Max International Convention in the United States.

“I’m completely honoured and blessed to have such wonderful clients,” says French. “They really have become like family. My one regret is that I don’t have the opportunity to visit them as I would like. It’s a challenge to find time in which I’m not doing my best to care for their referral clients.”

French was also honoured with a Platinum Award for exceeding $10 million in sales last year.

In Canada, she received a Top Producer Award for #1 in Individual Sales for RE/Max Rouge River Realty Ltd., head office. The company employs approximately 180 agents.

“The secret to my success is that I have great clients,” says French. “I aim to have them happily raving about my service, and to earn the business of their friends and family as well.

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Networking Group WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: On-Track Career and Employment Services, 1371 Neilson Road, ground floor CONTACT: 416-283-5229, Space is limited-registration is recomended COST: Free Get answers to tough interview questions, job leads specific to your field of interest and share success stories.

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Job Search Workshop WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: On-Track

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Introduction to Computers WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: St. Paul’s L’Amoreaux Centre, 3333 Finch Ave. E. CONTACT: Sivanesan Muthiah, 416-493 -3333 x288, www.splc.ca, sivanesan@ splc.ca COST: $50 for 4 lessons ($45for members of St. Paul’s) Learn basic computer operating skills, and receive hands-on experience with using

n Monday, Jan. 14

Osteoporosis Support and Information group WHEN: Noon to 2 p.m. WHERE: Scarborough Village Community Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. CONTACT: 416-3964051 COST: Free Julian Rawlins is the speaker and manager of Osteo Canada. Free admission and parking.

Safe Winter Driving WHEN: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Paul’s L’Amoreaux Centre, 3333 Finch Ave. E. CONTACT: Elsa Uy, 416-493-3333 ext 227, elsa@splc.ca COST: Free Proper driving attitude; driving skills and vehicle maintenance.

6th Toronto Scout Group Community Euchre WHEN: 7:15 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 11, 9 Dawes Rd. CONTACT: 6thtorontoscouts@mail.com COST: $6 Community Euchre with prizes, draw and refreshments.

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Burns Dinner and Ceilidh WHEN: 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Fallingbrook Presbyterian Church, 31 Wood Glen Dr. CONTACT: Fallingbrook Presbyterian Church, 416-699-3084, fboffice@rogers. com COST: Free Piper, dancing, readings.

n Sunday, Jan. 20

World Music Sunday 1-Year Anniversary with the Foggy Hogtown Boys WHEN: 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: St. John’s United Church, 2 Nobert Rd. CONTACT: Corina Chevalier, 416-4911224, stjohns@stjohns-uc.com COST: Free The Foggy Hogtown Boys, one of Canada’s most popular bluegrass bands, helps St. John’s United Church celebrate the oneyear anniversary of its World Music Sunday series. The Foggy Hogtown Boys will perform at 10:15 a.m. immediately before and throughout our regular Worship service.This event is open to the public.

n Sunday, January 20

Hits from Broadway Musicals Concert at Knox United WHEN: 7:30 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Knox United Church, 2569 Midland Ave. CONTACT: Knox United Church, knoxunited@ bellnet.ca COST: $25 Hits from Broadway Musicals: Stephanie Martin & Vito DeFilippo with Chris Barillaro on piano. Tickets may be reserved through the church office or purchased at the door, space permitting. Phone orders must be claimed at least 15 minutes prior to performance. The church is wheelchair accessible.

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Agincourt Chess Club WHEN: Noon to 6 p.m. WHERE: L’Amoreaux Community Centre, 2000 McNicoll Ave. CONTACT: Alex Knox, 416493-0019 COST: Free Casual play, no tournaments or teaching.

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Gentle Fitness on a Chair WHEN: 1:45 to 2:45 p.m. WHERE: St. Paul’s L’Amoreaux Centre, 3333 Finch Ave. E. CONTACT: Sivanesan Muthiah, COST: $30 for 10 lessons ($20 members) This program is designed to increase the functional fitness of seniors with limited mobility and health issues. Most of the exercises are done in seated position and include range of motion exercises, light resistance training for muscle toning,stretching and relaxation. This program is taught by a certified seniors’ Career and Employment Services, 1371 fitness Instructor.

Neilson Road-Ground Floor CONTACT: 416-283-5229, space is limited-registraBeginner Computer Classes WHEN: 3:30 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Thorncliffe tion is recomended COST: Free You will learn the secrets of successful job Community Wellness Centre, 28 Overlea Blvd. CONTACT: Corinne Willis, 416-645- search techniques; how to access the hid6000, cwillis@woodgreen.org COST: Free den job market and cold calling tips.

Beginner basic computer classes for n Thursday, Jan. 10 seniors. High school students teaching Fitness for Better Bones seniors. & a Better Brain n Tuesday, Jan. 8 WHEN: 4 to 5:15 p.m. WHERE: St. Paul’s Scarborough Garden Society/ConL’Amoreaux Centre, 3333 Finch Ave. E. tainer Gardening CONTACT: Sivanesan (Siva), 416-293WHEN: 7:30 to 10 p.m. WHERE: 3333 ext 288, sivanesan@splc.ca COST: Scarborough Village Theatre and $40, members pay $30 Scarborough Village C.C., 3600 Kingston These exercises are designed to maintain Rd. CONTACT: Anette, www.gardenonbone strength and brain function, reduse tario.org COST: Free your risk of falls, fractures and bone loss.

Container Gardening by president Alan This program includes warm ups, low Millikin and general meeting. Guests impact aerobics, strength training, stretchwelcome. Refreshments included. ing, cool-down and brain activities. This program is taught by a certified seniors’ TCDSB French Immersion Registraion fitness instructor.

WHEN: various times WHERE: various locations CONTACT: www.tcdsb.org, 416- Swing Dance Classes 222-8282 ext. 2540, 2540 COST: Free WHEN: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Parents wishing to send their children to Canadian Legion Branch 614, 100 Salome one of the six Catholic schools in Toronto Dr. CONTACT: Carolyn Cross, 416-447offering French Immersion are invited to 9774, COST: $35 per session attend upcoming information meetings: Learn to swing dance Thursdays. First class Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. at Scarbor- free, session of five classes $35.

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Province wants ‘strong protection’ for Rouge Park MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com Ontario’s government, following an appeal by conservation groups, says it is “committed to keeping strong environmental protections in place” as it transfers its share of Rouge Park to the federal government.

The province owns about twothirds of land in the proposed Rouge National Urban Park through the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, and last June told federal authorities it wants compensation before handing it over.

After Parks Canada released a concept plan for the federal park last year, some environmentalists criticized it for not seeming to stress ecological preservation as the park’s main goal and because it didn’t mention plans for a 600-metre-wide wildlife corridor through the park in Markham.

In a Dec. 13 letter, representatives of Environmental Defence, Friends of the Rouge Watershed and Ontario Nature told Premier Dalton McGuinty Parks Canada’s concept “is critically inconsistent with the public vision” for the Rouge as well as with plans done since Ontario declared an interest in protecting the Rouge River Watershed in 1990.

The groups asked the province to secure five binding conditions

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Anne Masson, left, and Shirley Sheridan lead a group of hikers along a path during Wake Up to Winter guided hike in the Rouge Park’s Woodland Campground site on Sunday.

in a transfer agreement, including keeping the federal park within the province’s Greenbelt and incorporating and restoring the corridor, a “forest habitat system” mentioned in the Greenbelt Act and Rouge Park management plans.

Last week, the province issued a statement in which it supported “the vision of the proposed Rouge National Urban Park” but said its goal is to see “strong environmental

protections” remain in place.

“We are actively working with the federal government to ensure environmental protections will remain at our high standard. Those discussions have been positive and are ongoing,” said the statement

by David Salter, a spokesperson for Ontario Infrastructure Minister Bob Chiarelli.

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The agency is working on a management plan for the Rouge that will provide details of this approach before legislation is drafted to create the park. Work on the document will continue “through the winter and into the spring” before it is presented to the public, Pam Veinotte, the park’s superintendent said last month.

Erin Shapero, land and water manager at Environmental Defence said the Rouge lands should not get less protection than they have now and if transferred their status as part of Ontario’s Greenbelt must remain.

Although Shapero said she thought agriculture and conservation could co-exist as the 600-metrecorridor is restored to nature, Jim Robb, general manager of FRW, has expressed doubts this can be done as long as farming continues on most land in the northern half of the prooposed park.

Parks Canada’s concept says one function of the park is to demonstrate, celebrate and promote the >>>BOGUS, page 21

International comparisons for urban park Academics hope protected land in Rio de Janeiro and other spots around the world will teach them what a new Rouge Park could be like.

As Parks Canada prepares a management strategy for the country’s first national urban park in Greater Toronto, the agency wants to compare the Rouge Valley with the few places on Earth where governments have created national parks in urban areas.

Aziza Chaouni, a University of Toronto professor, has received a research grant to study both the Rouge and the Guaratiba Biological and Archeological Reserve in Rio with Guilherme Lassance of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

Established in 1982 with 6,918 acres, about half the area under study for a Rouge National Urban Park, the “incredibly beautiful” Guaratiba consists of mangroves and Atlantic rainforest, but the park on the outskirts of the world’s next Olympic city is under pressure, Chaouni said last month.

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>>>from page 16 area’s agricultural heritage. “If they weaken long standing provincial laws and plans, the federal government and Parks Canada will be

creating a bogus Rouge National Park,” Robb warned in a statement last week.

Meanwhile, Paul Calandra, a Conservative MP whose Markham riding includes some of

International urban parks examined >>>from page 16 food restaurants, Guaratiba is protected by zoning that has not been enforced and is being put at risk by illegal construction, fishing and agriculture, she said.

“There’s a lot of informal settlement as well that’s starting to get inside the park,” added Chaouni, who teaches at U of T’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design. In addition to the Guaratiba and Rouge comparison, funded by a federal International Development Research Centre and starting this month, the university expects to hear by April about a second, three-year project, through the Social Studies Humanities Research Council of Canada, to study other national urban parks.

These may include the Royal National City Park in Stockholm, Sweden, the Sydney Harbour National Park in Australia and the recently-created Calanques National Park, protecting 15,000 acres of limestone cliffs and islands in the French city of Marseille.

“The Rouge seems to have captured the imagination of a lot of academic institutions,” Pam Veinotte, Rouge Park’s superintendent, said last month.

Since a national urban park is new in

Canada “we also want to learn from best practices around the world” and “are looking at international examples,” including in the United Kingdom and parts of North America, she said.

There are unique things about each of these national park areas but important to all of them is how they “fit into their urban context,” Veinotte said.

Chaouni said ecotourism is her main area of expertise, and her work has led to the creation of protected areas in national parks in her home country, Morroco, and in Jordan.

She said her project will look at patterns of use in the Rouge, but added a balance between different uses is a subtle thing to achieve, particularly as spaces surrounding the park become more urban. “I don’t think there is one solution. There are many visions possible,” Chaouni said. “We have to learn how to live with a large wild space next to us.”

the park’s tenant farmers, maintained any proposal for the Rouge “must respect farmers and guarantee continued farming on this valuable land,” and said Robb’s group, through its criticisms of “industrial” farming in the park, was “shamefully” standing against its neighbours.

“Our farmers work with the environment, not against it,” Calandra added in a release.

The conditions demanded by the conservation groups - including expanding the park study area from 57 to 100 square kilometres - were generally supported in a Toronto Council

motion in late November meant to prepare some small city-owned parcels for a federal transfer.

Like the groups which wrote to McGuinty, the City of Toronto is asking the federal government to at least look at adding adjacent public lands to the park, said Scarborough Centre Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker.

Though he seemed unconvinced Parks Canada would weaken environmental protection in the Rouge, De Baeremaeker said he hoped for a clause stating stronger protection or more restrictive rules will take precedence.

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Burton Electric Inc. 416 419-1772

Knob and tube replacement LED Lighting Aluminum wire reconditioning Permits and inspections

Pot lights Service upgrades Breakers/Panels FREE ESTIMATES

Master Electrician * License # 7001220 * Insured www.burtonelectric.ca mark.burton@burtonelectric.ca

HEATING & COOLING SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE!

24 HOUR SERVICE

FURNACE CLEANING OR SERVICE

We Service All Makes & Models

69

$

99

AND we do ALL Gas Piping Jobs & Custom Duct Work (BBQ hook-ups, Stove Hook-ups, Dryers, Fireplaces, pools, etc.)

Larry’s Air Care

Heating & Air Conditioning

416-706-9861

SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE!

UNIVERSAL

...LOW

.

VICE..

T SER GREA

Furnace From $1450 installed!

BEST PRICES IN TOWN!!!

Plus 22pt. Check List Carbon Monoxide CO Levels $

69.95

CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES

*10 Year Warranty

ROOF

MASTERS

• Shingles • Flat Roofs • Skylights • Chimneys • Eavestroughs • Repairs • Free Estimates

Save UP TO 15% OFF Lic. # B21358

Fully Licensed & Insured

416-626-0777

www.canadianroofmasters.com

Roof Repair Experts

✓Full roofs ✓Missing Shingles ✓Minor/Major Leaks ✓Raccoon Problems

✓Eaves & Downspout ✓Skylights LIC# L179362 20% Senior Discount

416-248-0211

SNOW REMOVAL RESIDENTIAL SNOW REMOVAL • Reliable Service • Free Quotes Serving The Scarborough Area For Over 20yrs

416-250-1402 TREE/STUMP SERVICES

PRICE S

!

HEATING AND COOLING BIGGEST SALE EVER! SAVE $1,000

Tune-up & Clean Furnaces or A/C

IDEAL PLUMBING

· 24 Hour Emergency Service · Plugged Drain Repair •Backflow Prevention · Service Specialist · Flat Rates · Fully Insured · No Extra Charge for Evening & Weekends

www.idealplumbingdrain.com SASHA 416-371-7137 ALI 416-828-6611

for low cost, fast, reliable repairs of: • fridges• stoves• dryers• washers • dishwashers• freezers • dehumidifiers• air conditioners Call Mark (Cert. Tech)

SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE!

WE ARE LOOKING FOR ADULT DRIVERS/CARRIERS

Flooring & Carpeting

PAINTING & DECORATING

SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE!

Toronto Community News has an area available for distribution of our TCN News Bags. Deliveries consist of picking up our pre-inserted flyer packages (TCN News Bags) and distribute them to addresses within an area/zone in the lobbies of an apartment building in the Etobicoke area.

Area’s available: M9A, M9P, M9R, M9W, M9V (Approximately 186 drops & 27,607 TCN News Bags) Contracts commence on Sunday January 20, 2013 To apply for this area and submit your pricing, please come to our office and fill out a bid package. A vehicle is required for this distribution.

Bid packages are available at reception at 175 Gordon Baker Road Toronto, ON M2H 0A2 Tender due: Wednesday January 14th by 5pm To the attention of Julie Montgomery Distribution Department Lowest or any bid not necessarily accepted

HOME IMPROVEMENT DIRECTORY

CONTRACTORS WANTED

• WE CONVERT OIL OR ELECTRICAL FURNACE TO GAS • INSTALL TANKLESS HOT WATER & BOILER • LOWEST PRICE – WE DO ALL PROCESSES TO GET MAXIMUM REBATE

RATED A+ IN BBB 15 YEARS OF SERVICE ~ 24/7

416-445-1718

www.universalhc.ca

Danny • 416 845 3909

ESTIMATES FULLY INSURED • FREE• Stump Grinding

• Professional Tree Trimming • Dangerous Tree Removal • Cabling and Bracing • City of Toronto Arborist Reports • Lot Clearing

info@metrotree.ca | www.metrotree.ca

WASTE REMOVAL

BINS TO YOU

To highlight your

Home Improvement Business call

416-798-7284

DISPOSAL SERVICE • DRIVEWAY FRIENDLY BINS 4 TO 20 YARD MINI BINS • NIGHTS, WEEKEND DROPS AVAILABLE • KEEP OUR BINS UP TO 7 DAYS NO CHARGE

1-888-662-DUMP 1-888-662-3867

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Drivers

SCARBOROUGH MIRROR | Thursday, January 3, 2013 |

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$250

GAS CARD WITH EVERY PURCHASE

PRE-OWNED SELL-A-BRATION $4995

VEHICLES AS LOW AS +HST

THURSDAY • FRIDAY • SATURDAY 2008 VW JETTA

$7,988+HST

2006 CHEVY OPTRA

2007 CHEVY COBALT SS

$7,988+HST

If you have poor credit we can get you into YOUR OWN VEHICLE...

$7,988+HST

$8830 +HST Bi-Weekly For 60 mo. @ 599% O.A.C

$8830 +HST Bi-Weekly For 60 mo. @ 599% O.A.C

$8830 +HST Bi-Weekly For 60 mo. @ 599% O.A.C

2007 DODGE CARAVAN

2010 CHEVY COBALT

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY

• SLOW PAYMENTS • BANKRUPTCY $7,988+HST

$8830 +HST Bi-Weekly For 60 mo. @ 599% O.A.C

$8,988+HST

$9838 +HST Bi-Weekly For 60 mo. @ 599% O.A.C

D R A C GAS WITH EVERY PURCHASE OF A PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK XR

$13,988+HST

&

$12,988+HST

• DIVORCE

$13871 +HST Bi-Weekly For 60 mo. @ 599% O.A.C

• NO DOWNPAYMENT

JUNE 2013*

2012 FIAT 500 SPORT *

$13,988+HST

2010 MINI COOPER

$13,988+HST

$14875 +HST Bi-Weekly For 60 mo. @ 599% O.A.C

$14875 +HST Bi-Weekly For 72 mo. @ 599% O.A.C

$14875 +HST Bi-Weekly For 60 mo. @ 599% O.A.C

2008 NISSAN ROGUE SL

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY

2011 KIA RONDO*

$14,988+HST

• PROPOSALS

$14,988+HST

$15,988+HST

$15824 +HST Bi-Weekly For 60 mo. @ 599% O.A.C

$15824 +HST Bi-Weekly For 60 mo. @ 599% O.A.C

$14488 +HST Bi-Weekly For 72 mo. @ 599% O.A.C

2008 HONDA ODYSSEY

2010 JEEP WRANGLER

2008 BMW 328XI SPORT WAGON

• NO CREDIT NORTON GABRIEL Sr. Finance Specialist

• STARTING NEW JOB

For years we have helped many good people with credit issues get into their own vehicle. We offer FAST, COURTEOUS, AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!

WE MAKE IT EASY! We invite you to visit our website for a quick application or call: NORTON anytime!

1-888-398-3110 $19,988+HST

$20927 +HST Bi-Weekly For 60 mo. @ 599% O.A.C

$23,988+HST

$24959 +HST Bi-Weekly For 60 mo. @ 599% O.A.C

$23,988+HST

$24959 +HST Bi-Weekly For 60 mo. @ 599% O.A.C

EASTWAY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP LTD. 2851 Eglinton Avenue East, Scarborough, ON, M1J2E2 Sales: 1 (877) 764-9455

ALL VEHICLES ARE PLUS HST, ADMIN, 5 OMVIC, LICENSING AND $40.00 GAS. *O.A.C. FINANCING FROM 5.99% ON ALL 2007-2012 VEHICLES WITH UNLIMITED FINANCING AMOUNT. EX. FINANCING AMOUNT OF $12,500.00 WEEKLY PAYMENT $54.42 OVER 60 MONTHS, COB IS $1,649.20. SEE. DEALER FOR DETAILS. DELIVERY MUST BE TAKEN OF VEHICLE. * *LIMIT ONE CARD PER PURCHASE. PREVIOUS PURCHASES DO NOT QUALIFY. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. EVENT ENDS JANUARY 5, 2013. * PREVIOUS DAILY RENTAL.

A division of Eastway Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ltd. 2851 Eglinton Ave. E. Scarb. ON.