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ON THE COURT: Kayla McKenzie of Agincourt dives for the ball as they face Sir Oliver Mowat in junior girls volleyball Tuesday afternoon. Mowat defeated Agincourt 25-20, 25-18. For more game photos, visit us at www.scarboroughmirror.com

An anti-hatred campaign has left Scarborough students pondering the question: ‘what can you do?’ Students of Henry Hudson Senior Public School received a presentation on hatred, racism and anti-semitism from Tour for Humanity on Monday, Jan. 19. That open ended question followed a lecture outlining the history of persecution, hatred and racism that haunts Canada and the world. Tour for Humanity is an educational initiative started by Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies. The tour has travelled across southern Ontario on its bus that functions as a mobile classroom to raise awareness. >>>TOUR, page 39

Hospital continues to make case for new operating rooms MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com The Scarborough Hospital must cope with Ontario’s oldest operating rooms for the forseeable future unless Liberal MPPs convince the government to pay for new ones, TSH CEO Robert Biron says. Operating suites at the hospital’s General campus were

built in 1956 and are about half the size of their newer counterparts. Cramped conditions in the rooms are such a handicap equipment needed for operations is kept in hallways - Biron’s predecessor Dr. John Wright in 2012 released a You-Tube video in which he calls (www. youtube.com/watch?v=__bkfhBM1cI) new operating rooms

“desperately” needed. Yet, more than four years after TSH first proposed 20 new operating rooms to the province, the $250-million plan remains at Stage 1, the first of five steps toward construction. After its proposed merger with Rouge Valley Health System fell apart last March, the project, shelved during a year of merger studies, became active again,

but with no apparent progress since. The province, however, released a $11.4-billion list of large hospital projects it will fund over the next 10 years - and the General’s operating rooms aren’t on it, Biron said in an interview last week. “To choose to add another project is a government decision,” meaning one made by the

provincial cabinet, he said. Biron added the status of a proposed new diagnostic imaging concourse at the General, TSH’s other “immediate priority” amongst its capital needs, isn’t clear. First submitted in 2004, the diagnostic wing worked its way up to Stage 4 status before the hospital, following provincial >>>PROVINCE, page 16

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“With all the hype around The Hunger Games, The Hobbit, Avengers and all these movies that feature archery, we thought we can do this in Toronto.” After a long search for the right space for their idea, Leung and his friends found the Birchmount location. The facility is funded from their own pocket, and it’s an investment they don’t regret. “Most people love it,” Leung said. “They like the setting, the game play. After the full hour of play, they’re usually

exhausted.” Archery tag isn’t just a mess of arrows flying around. There are important rules that participants must observe to play effectively and safely. The arrows used have soft, flat foam tips, and do not hurt when they hit their intended targets. Participants first start at the shooting range, separate from the arena. For about 15 to 20 minutes they receive instruction from the referee on how to properly shoot arrows and operate the bow. Archery District stresses never shooting the bow without an arrow, as it could damage the bow and the archer. After a quick tutorial, participants are ready to battle in the arena. Teams are split into two, with a “safe zone” in the middle to replenish arrows and take a break from the barrage of shots. The object of the game is to shoot all the targets that face

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Derek Wang, right, Addison Chan and Manson Leung are the founders of Archery District, Toronto’s first archery tag facility.

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Rotary report on ‘new and improved’ Scarborough released Last year’s community renewal campaign is over, and this Wednesday, Jan. 21, night, the real work to create a newand-improved Scarborough must begin. James Burchell says he’s confident what local Rotary clubs started will now be taken on and expanded by other people who live or work in Scarborough. “I have seen traction. I have seen a lot of people who have become very passionate,” said Burchell, who isn’t a Rotarian but joined the campaign and volunteered for a project involving students.

Isolated efforts at community renewal “seem to sound great and then die off,” so the conversation started last year must continue, he said. A public meeting meant to do that took place last night at Scarboro Golf and Country Club, after The Mirror’s press time. Lacking services The service clubs said they launched their effort because of “increasingly negative indicators of community wellbeing” in Scarborough which, because it grew as a suburb, lacks many of the important services and larger cultural institutions found in down-

town Toronto. Released this week, the campaign’s summary report (www.hardystevenson.com/ admin/pdf/Rotary_Proposal_ Web_SinglePages.pdf ) lists 14 initiatives community members can join to start turning the area’s fortunes around: n a Scarborough Community Renewal Organization to take over leadership of the campaign n a Scarborough Business Association n a Scarborough Tourism Board to highlight the area’s “hidden gems” n a ‘r e - b r a n d i n g ’ o f Scarborough to “shift external perceptions” of the area

n a challenge to enlist high school, and perhaps university and college students, in renewal efforts. n a Scarborough-wide “passport” food festival n a hub for music, arts and culture in Scarborough, perhaps a Living Arts Centre. n a network of block parties to celebrate “neighbourhood” arts and culture n an outdoor concert event which can showcase Scarborough’s two local orchestras n a campaign to raise the money needed to modernize Scarborough’s aging hospitals n an educational campaign to promote health care at the

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e’ve argued in these pages many times before that Torontonians will get the transit they pay for. The city’s transit woes are many; the solutions will need to be multi-pronged and include the input (and funds) of all three levels of government. So Mayor John Tory’s recent transit announcement – basically a fare increase, children 12 and under ride for free, and the promise of service improvements – must be lauded as at least an attempt to come up with some solutions. Despite campaigning on the promise to not raise transit fares, the user-pay approach to keeping transit moving versus a property tax increase is a safe option, but not necessarily a courageous one. As the cost of running Toronto’s transit system rises, fares will have to increase, but property taxes may need to rise as well and alternative funding addressed. Transit Bonds are just one idea. And with that inevitable increase, it’s not a stretch our view to demand more bang for our transit buck. Demand more Tory’s Monday announcement offered some of this added value: value for our 50 new buses; restoring all-day, increasing buck everyday bus services that were cut in 2011; 10-minute or better bus and streetcar service. But there needs to be more in order to make the current and future increases at the fare box less frustrating. For instance, a monthly Metropass will now cost $141.50 – it’s getting quite expensive to travel the TTC. For weekday cash commuters who drop $6 a day on transit, it works out to roughly $120 in a four-week month. Unfortunately there are few options for those without a car. Last week’s GO Transit and TTC announcement that an extra $60 GO transit sticker can be purchased so transit users can ride GO when the TTC is busy is not the way to sweeten the transit pie. Soon it won’t be enough to merely add two subway trains on lines 1 and 2 during morning and afternoon rush hours, all-door boarding, or 12 extra routes to the Express Bus network. Riders deserve more: a properly integrated GO and TTC pass, perhaps a two-hour ride-anywhere ticket so people heading out for quick grocery shopping can do so. Torontonians have to get used to the fact that transit will cost everyone more money. And politicians need to understand that any extra increases at the fare box or on our property taxes must be accompanied by something tangible to offset asking more money from residents.

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Start brushing up on your curling lingo I don’t curl myself, but I’ve always been a big fan and this is the time of year when curling news and highlights start popping up in newspapers and on TV screens. Like every sport, it has a lingo all its own and for those who don’t follow it closely and aren’t up to speed on all the terminology, what follows are some explanations of a few of the most commonly used phrases. Q. Announcers often refer to the perfect takeout. What is that exactly? A. A jumbo burger, fries, onion rings, apple pie and a smoothie and having somebody else pick up the tab. Q. Any tips on how to draw to the four-foot? A. Just have them stand on a stool directly in front of the easel. Q. How do you freeze to the button? A. I wouldn’t try it myself, but if you take

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY off your shirt and lie face down on an icy sidewalk at the corner of Portage and Main in Winnipeg in the first week of February, that ought to do it. Q. What’s a nose hit? A. That all depends on its size. If it’s Cyrano de Bergerac’s, for example, I’d say wherever he goes it’ll hit just about anything within a city block. hog line query Q. What’s a hog line violation? A. When one of the three greedy hogs on the line of your favourite hockey team for some inexplicable reason decides to pass the puck for the first time. But please, only curling questions from now on. Q. We hear from time to time that a skip has been

having trouble with his or her weight all week. What do you recommend? A. Trying to cut down on ordering so many jumbo burgers, fries, onion rings, apple pies and smoothies, no matter who is buying. Q. What’s poor execution of the come around game? A. When you keep telling somebody you’re going to drop by and you never bother to show up. Q. Why do they say that a jam, even though it is unintentional, always remains in play. A. Because nobody can resist jam, whether you were hoping for it or not. It’s just too yummy. Q: There were a bunch of clips of The 10th Annual Celebrity Curling With The Stars Bonspiel on last night and the colour commentator said the key to the success to Homer Simpson’s rink is that Homer had such a great back end. What do you think?

A. I think the commentator needs a pair of glasses. read the ice Q. We’re told time and time again that to be a good skip you have to be able to “read” the ice. How the heck do you read ice? A. Beats me. And that’s just for starters if you want to make it to the top, from what I understand. Apparently, if you entertain hopes of one day going all the way to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts or the Tim Hortons Brier, not only do you have to know how to read the ice, you also have to make sure to Like the ice on Facebook and follow it on Twitter. Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist, who takes writing very seriously. The topics? Not so much. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at jamie.wayne@sympatico.ca

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A Scarborough transit conspiracy? Thanks to firefighters working at Hall 215 To the editor: It’s as if there’s some sort of conspiracy to deny Scarborough residents any newer transit options. The latest wrench in the works comes from pseudo-Deputy Mayor Glenn De Baeremaeker, suggesting a stop be added to the stub of a subway extension already (sort of) approved. Prior to this latest salvo, we had our previous mayor stop the Sheppard LRT in it’s tracks, in pursuit of his ‘subways, subways, subways’ transit solution. That was apparently the extent of his knowledge of transit, as he never backed that up with anything more concrete, failing to secure any private financing for the added cost

of a subway line over the LRT, and being unable to persuade anyone else that it was a better option than a fully assessed (by transit experts), fully paid for surface line, which residents could have been travelling on, at least in part, today. He did manage to ensure that after four years, there was zero progress on improved transit on Sheppard Avenue. Then we had Karen Stintz, as TTC commissioner, flipping and flopping over subways and LRTs, favouring first one then the other and then, who knows? Other councillors also joined in, with the end result of all the dithering being no shovels in the ground in Scarborough for any transit improvements whatsoever.

Newly elected Councillor Jim Karygiannis has started another transit sideshow, trying to move a new transit garage being built in his ward, despite it being located in an area zoned for that type of use and after the TTC worked closely with neighbouring residential areas to address concerns as much as possible. And now De Baeremaeker wants to change directions again. If all of this isn’t a secret hidden agenda to do nothing for Scarborough transit, it’s certainly had that effect. Terry Kushnier

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Extending rush hour could ease gridlock To the editor: Re: ‘Can you help relieve gridlock,’ Editorial, Jan. 8. I have just read today’s editorial. This isn’t an easy problem, of course, but it seems so obvious to me that as we ask people to consider

changing their hours and driving habits, that we realize ‘rush hour’ in Toronto is no longer 7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. These times should be extended by at least 30 minutes. I believe that this alone would help with the gridlock and I realize

that this means changing a lot of signage. However, let’s be honest – when was the last time any of these signs were changed to reflect the new working hours for most people. Sheila Snelgrove

To the editor: This is a letter of appreciation to Capt. Steve Duffield of Fire Hall No. 215 and all responding firefighters. Last year, my husband and I were out when his cellphone rang, alerting us (via our fire alarm) that smoke was detected in our home. My husband drove back to see what had happened, thinking the fire alarm was malfunctioning. Much to his horror, our home was indeed on fire. There was smoke everywhere and flames were starting to spread quickly. To anyone that has not experienced a fire, there are no words to explain the panic and sheer terror of this experience. He quickly called 911, and then hung up and called me. As I was driving to the house, I was quickly passed by fire trucks responding to the call. It took mere minutes for the fire trucks to arrive, and only seconds for the team to jump into action. They put out the fire, did a check of

the entire home and found a second fire starting in our basement. Within a short time, they had the whole situation under control. Offered support Even though this was a very dangerous and hectic scenario, they still took the time to calm us down, assure us everything would be OK and to offer us support. I would like to reach out to these gentlemen and let them know that they didn’t just save a house, they saved our family home, our most treasured belongings and made such a huge impact on our lives. There are no words to express my sincere gratitude for each and every person who responded to our call. Without you, we would not have a place to call home and to create memories with our daughter. May you all have a wonderful new year and know your presence that day will be appreciated for life. Nancy Ronchin and family

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Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 7:00 PM and again on Wednesday, February 25th at 7:00 PM Accepting students in Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 across the GTA (from within and outside the TDSB) Come hear a special performance by Canadian icon Ben Heppner and the BHVMA Students!

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rouge beach park count: Above, Mariusz Jastrzebski counts a raft of Canada geese on Lake Ontario as bird enthusiasts gathered in Rouge Beach Park earlier this month for the annual Parks Canada Rouge Park bird count. Top left, Adam For more community photos Lawson looks out onto the lake during the bird count. At left, from Scarborough, visit www. scarboroughmirror.com Canada geese rest at the mouth of the Rouge River.

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| SCARBOROUGH MIRROR | Thursday, January 22, 2015

SCARBOROUGH MIRROR | Thursday, January 22, 2015 |

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The politics of skating in Scarborough Local councillors weigh in on lack of local outdoor rinks, and reasons why

MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com The joy of children playing hockey outdoors, coupled with hope the next Sidney Crosby or Cassie Campbell are among them, is a Canadian ideal. And in Scarborough, which once produced plenty of professional hockey players, the pursuit of shinny has become a political goal, one harder to shake than a big league defenceman. That may explain the speeches and somewhat contradictory motions at Scarborough Community Council recently, as its members returned to hockey and whether Scarborough is being penalized when it comes to playing on outdoor ice. “They are very precious moments of your life that you’ll remember,” Glenn De Baeremaeker said of the shinny experience. Other Scarborough councillors agreed with De Baeremaeker, chosen by John Tory last month as the area’s deputy mayor, that the City of Toronto should build lots of new ice rinks in Scarborough and North York. Those two parts of the city should get one or two new outdoor artificial rinks a year for a decade, with the goal of adding one per ward, said a motion by De Baeremaeker, which may be acted on during a Torontowide facilities review. He and his colleagues, however, also supported Michael Thompson’s call for recreation staff to look at building one or two four-ice-pad indoor arenas with basketball courts, pools, libraries and other amenities – an approach Thompson said was taken for sports complexes in Mississauga, Oshawa and Markham. “You’ve got to build them big now,” the Scarborough Centre councillor said. Scott Harrison, a local hockey volunteer, is on the

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Above, community volunteers have created this outdoor skating rink at Elizabeth Simcoe Park in Guildwood. Left, youngsters wait patiently for the Albert Campbell Square ice to be cleared recently at the Scarborough Civic Centre.

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outdoor-rink side of the argument, calling for the city to give Scarborough five new artificial open-air rinks in five years. “At least it would be a good start,” said Harrison, a former school trustee who fought to bring the issue back to community council. Some Scarborough wards have no available ice for

pleasure skating or shinny, the unrestricted, improvised games of hockey young people like to play, Harrison said. “Even my own stepchildren go to Pickering to play pick-up hockey.” Though another is planned for McCowan District Park in late 2016, only one of the city’s 52 cur-

rent artificial outdoor rinks is in Scarborough - a fact remarked upon by mayoral candidate Doug Ford and others during last year’s election campaign. Scarborough, however, has the second-most indoor ice pads (16, in nine arenas), and “hundreds of hours” available for free shinny at reasonable times, including weekends, Rick Power, a Parks, Forestry and Recreation director told the councillors. With the right help, Powers said, the city can see more people playing pick-up games indoors in Scarborough, or just skating freely. City staff give community volunteers who want to create natural ice rinks training, shovels, and access to water and hoses, but no boards or plastic sheets. A report Powers wrote says the city helped volunteers set up 11 natural rinks in Scarborough last year; this winter, there are eight, he added, though Harrison said only four were operational. Powers said the commitment of volunteers to maintain natural ice – more difficult now, thanks to

climate change – comes and goes with maturity of neighbourhoods and local preferences for sport. “Is hockey really the up and coming sport (in Scarborough) that it was years ago?” he asked. Harrison said the recently-completed outdoor rink and ice path Greenwood Park in Riverdale cost $3 million, but Powers said outdoor rinks would now cost closer to $5 million, though they could be built for $2.5 million beside an indoor city arena. School ice pads Though expressing fondness for Scarborough’s past, when youths skated on school ice pads and frozen ponds, some Scarborough councillors said indoor rinks are more useful. Indoor rinks “deliver the greatest number of ice hours per buck,” which is why the former City of Scarborough decided to cover its outdoor rinks and build ice indoors, Norm Kelly said. Asheena Rycman, a parent, told councillors “there is a gross inconsis-

tency between Scarborough and the City of Toronto” in facilities offering convenient pleasure skating. She asked them to create more outdoor rinks, adding residents near her local park, Churchill Heights, are willing to volunteer. Howard Ryan, president of West Hill Minor Hockey Association, said his enrolment has grown but he does not get allocated ice time at city arenas for 14 of his 28 teams. “Our hands are tied to grow the game of hockey any further,” Ryan said, adding another regulation-size indoor rink in Scarborough would free up space on smaller rinks for learn-to-skate programs. De Baeremaeker’s motion includes a request that city staff help create volunteer-run outdoor rinks “as an interim measure” at Thomson Memorial and McGregor parks. Harrison said he’ll try asking about outdoor rinks for Scarborugh when council’s budget committee sends representatives to the Scarborough Civic Centre for a consultation on Feb. 3.

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Mentoring Day Event WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: YWCA Employment Centre, 3730 Kingston Rd. CONTACT: Bob Ellis, 416-2645788 ext. 227; call to register COST: Free Learning day on tips for: Job search, interview techniques, job preparation and mentoring.

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WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Agincourt Library, 155 Bonis Ave. CONTACT: Agincourt Library, 416396-8950 COST: Free; registration required. Small business coach, Patti Pokorchak shares sales techniques..

w Robbie Burns Dance WHEN: 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 258, 45 Lawson Rd. CONTACT: 416251-2992 ext. 24, office@rcl258.com COST: $20 Dinner and dance. w Saturday, Jan. 24

Annual Card Party and Luncheon WHEN: Noon to 4 p.m. WHERE: Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd. CONTACT: G. Darch, 416-261-7715 COST: $20 per person

WHEN: 5 to 11 p.m. WHERE: The Miller Lash House, 130 Old Kingston Rd. CONTACT: Phil Smith, 416-2085193 COST: Seating is limited Robbie Burns Supper including a full roast beef supper with all of the traditional trimmings, including Haggis. Scotch for sampling and poetry readings.

w Robbie Burns Seniors Dance WHEN: 7 to 11 p.m. doors open at 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Stephen Leacock C.C., 2520 Birchmount Rd. CONTACT: 416-396-4040 COST: $5 Leacock Seniors host a Robbie Burns theme dance. Must 55 years young. Refreshments will be available. w Ronnie Russell at Branch 614 WHEN: 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 614, 100 Salome Dr.CONTACT: 416-2930872 COST: Free admission and parking Ronnie Russell is the live entertainer. Couples and singles welcome. w Tuesday, Jan. 27

The United Empire Loyalists: WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Bendale Public Library, 1515 Danforth

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Lenny Graf Musical Family Fun WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Bendale Public Library, 1515 Danforth Rd. CONTACT: Sandra Cox, 416-396-8912 COST: Free Lenny Graf’s dynamic and interactive are crafted on some zany versions of classic radio hits, which invite kids of all ages to laugh and sing along.

w Community Care Access Centre WHEN: 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Paul’s L’Amoreaux Centre, 3333 Finch Ave. E. CONTACT: Elsa Uy, 416-493 3333 ext.305 COST: Free Learn about CCAC Services - home care and long term. Language: English with Cantonese interpretation.

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Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting www.scarboroughmirror.com. Read weeks of listings from your Scarborough neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto.

w Diabetes Prevention WHEN: 2 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: St. Paul’s L’Amoreaux Centre, 3333 Finch Ave. E. CONTACT: 416-493-3333 ext. 305, elsa@splc.ca COST: Free; call to register. What are simple ways of making healthy food choices? How to prepare cheap yet healthy meals?

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Resume Review WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Albert Campbell District Library, 496 Birchmount Rd. CONTACT: Albert Campbell Library, 416-396-8890 COST: Free An employment counsellor from Goodwill Employment Services will provide one-on-one resume review sessions to help clients update, format, and enhance their resume based on individual needs.

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Tory’s short-term budget likely to pass easily The first budget of a term of council is often an easy one to swallow. In 2011, it was such an easy budget that Rob Ford could get away with freezing property taxes, eliminating the vehicle registration fee and demanding that TTC fares be frozen, all thanks to a reserve squirrelled away from the previous administration. In 2015, Mayor Tory is faced with a similar gift set. There is no surplus – the last time Toronto used a prior year surplus to balance the budget was 2012. The land transfer tax – which former Mayor Ford generously failed to eliminate — has come in at a staggering $425 million, $50 million more than finance staff anticipated. Ontario Premier Wynne and Mayor Tory are well-disposed to one another — something that could not be said former Mayor Ford and former Premier McGuinty — so odds are good that the city will receive $85 million

david nickle the city in help from Ontario. And unlike former Mayor Ford, Mayor Tory has felt no need to deliver a property tax freeze. Instead, Tory has done the opposite — and increased service levels to what seems like a luxurious degree, and charged Toronto residents appropriately. And Torontonians will pay more. There’s an inflationary tax increase of 2.25 per cent that goes up slightly above Toronto’s rate of inflation when the 0.5 per cent Scarborough subway levy is added in (which it is). Non-children will be paying another 10 cents to ride the TTC. User fees are on the rise, as the city charges more for household garbage collection and hikes fees for renting ice by 7.25 per cent and premium sports field fees by 12.5 per cent.

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Pushing increases like that would have been bad medicine indeed for most mayors in Toronto’s recent history — and this may turn out to be the case for Tory but I suspect it won’t. Tory made the point at a lunch-hour speech that his predecessor – that being Rob Ford, now Councillor for Etobicoke North – raised fees and taxes more marginally while at the same time reducing service. And that is not what’s going on here. Tory wants to be seen as fiscally prudent, but what he is selling along with that is the good life — or at least a better life — for constituents. It is at least in the short term a very progressive budget coming from a darling of council conservatives. It will likely pass as easily as it was, say, for Richard Nixon to visit China.

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Ben Heppner Vocal Academy hosts open house ANGELINE MAIR amair@insidetoronto.com The Ben Heppner Vocal Academy in Scarborough is hosting an open house Wednesday Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. with an appearance by the school’s namesake Canadian tenor Ben Heppner. The school’s principal, Brian Bennett, said visits by Heppner who is a world-renowned Canadian tenor are always appreciated, “He’s a rock star at this school,” Bennet said. “The children adore him. They idolize him.” The vocal academy is located in the Heather Heights Public School, which is in the Scarborough Golf Club Road and Ellesmere area, and accepts students in Grades 4 to 8 with a passion for singing and interest in music. An audition is not required to attend. The open house is an opportunity for parents and students to choose if a music-based alternative school is an option, Bennett said. “It’s an opportunity to get lots of information about the program.” Those attending will also have a

chance to meet with teachers and students at the academy. The day school follows the Toronto District School Board curriculum while providing the students with the opportunity to sing daily. Students sing in a range of styles from traditional choral repertoire to current pop tunes in large and small groups. Perform in community Many performances are held in the school’s Tyler McGill Concert Hall, which opened Dec. 4 with students and Heppner performing. Students also perform in the community. Bennett said many of the students who attend the academy look forward to auditioning and attending Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts, which is an arts school, and this is the school’s first Grade 8 class to go through the audition process. “This program is great training for that,” he said.

For more info on the open house or the academy, please call 416-3966305.

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Renowned tenor Ben Heppner, centre, with students at the Ben Heppner Vocal Music Academy, will perform at the school’s open house on Jan. 28.

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>>>from page 1 health ministry advice, re-submitted it in 2012, with a slightly reduced budget, in a “small project” category. It was put on hold for merger discussions too, re-activated and then, within the last few months, amended to add a vascular suite costing $4.5 million more. “It made perfect sense to us,” said Biron, explaining this was done after the Central East LHIN, Scarborough’s health care authority, chose TSH as a regional centre for vascular services. While admitting there hasn’t been much movement toward building the operating rooms, Biron called TSH officials “cautiously optimistic” about progress this year. Hoping the government adds the project to its list, Biron said the hospital “has continued to communicate that message to the ministry and MPPs. There’s no doubt that they understand these issues.” On Friday, Scarborough-Agincourt MPP Soo Wong said she and her Scarborough talk to the ministry about TSH every week. The health minister, Dr. Eric Hoskins, is personally

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sports schedule Centennial College Colts Basketball Tuesday, Jan. 27 w Centennial at Durham, women’s game at 6 p.m., men’s 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1 w Centennial hosting Fleming, 1 p.m., men’s game only. * Home games at Progress Campus, 941 Progress Avenue. Complete college schedules, scores and standings at http:// www.ocaa.com High school Girls volleyball - TDSB Wednesday, Jan. 28 - TCDSB w Mary Ward at Francis Libermann, jr. and sr. game Thursday, Jan. 29 - TDSB w Sir John A Macdonald CI at L’Amoreaux CI, junior game 3 p.m., senior game 4 p.m. Reading break/exams * Most high school sports have ground to a halt for the winter reading week/exams. For standings and schedules visit the Catholic board at www.tdcaa.org and the public board at www.tdsb.on.ca/sports. Greater Toronto Hockey League ... at Scarborough Gardens Saturday, Jan. 24 w 8:10 a.m., Atom A East, Markham Islanders vs West Hill Golden Hawks w 9:15 a.m., Atom AA East, Don Mills Mustangs vs Ted Reeve Thunder

active@insidetoronto.com w 10:20 a.m., Peewee AA East, North Toronto vs West Hill Golden Hawks w 11:30 a.m., Bantam A East, Willowdale Blackhawks vs Toronto City Blues w 1 p.m., Minor Midget AA East, North York Knights vs Toronto City Blues w 2:30 p.m., Bantam A East, West Hill Golden Hawks vs Goulding Park Rangers w 4 p.m., Minor Midget A East, Leaside Flames vs Ted Reeve Thunder w 5:30 p.m., Midget A Jr. East, East Ender Ticats vs Hillcrest Canadiens

Tyrus Pierre of the Scarborough Ice Raiders, right, and Clayton Roth of the Cumberland Grads fight for the puck during a peewee division game at the 7th annual Amesbury Select Winter Classic tournament Friday afternoon in North York at Canlan Ice Sports York. Cumberland won this game en route to the championship.

Sunday, Jan. 25 w 12:10 p.m., Minor Peewee AA East, Ted Reeve Thunder vs East Ender Ticats w 1:15 p.m., Minor Bantam AA East, East Ender Ticats vs Leaside Flames w 2:35 p.m., Minor Midget A East, East Ender Ticats vs Hillcrest Canadiens Monday, Jan. 26 w 6:25 p.m., Peewee AA East, Markham Islanders vs Scarborough Young Bruins w 7:40 p.m., Bantam AA East, Toronto Shamrocks vs Scarborough Young Bruins w 9:10 p.m., Midget AA Jr. East, Scarborough Young Bruins vs Toronto Colts Tuesday, Jan. 27 w 7 p.m., Minor Bantam AA East, Toronto Aces vs West Hill Golden Hawks w 8:30 p.m., Minor Midget A East, Toronto Aeros vs Goulding Park Rangers * complete GTHL schedule for all divisions and all arenas at www.gthlcanada. com (link through games centre).

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blaze at sushi restaurant wATwo-alarm two-alarm blaze at a Scarborough sushi restaurant caused $50,000 damage Tuesday. Fire crews were called to the restaurant, at 3490 Kingston Rd. (near Markham Road), at 5:13 a.m. Capt. David Eckerman said the fire started in the kitchen though the cause hasn’t been determined. “The call came in from a monitoring company,” he said, noting there was no one in the restaurant at the time. Smoke was visible when firefighters arrived. The call was upgraded to a second-alarm fire at 5:21 a.m. and the blaze was brought under control 10 minutes later. There were no injuries reported. Seventeen trucks and 52 firefighters were at the scene.

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Nearly New Shop open for the winter Knox United Church’s Nearly New Shop is now open for the winter season. The shop is open between 1 and 3 p.m. Wednesdays and sells quality, gently used clothing for all ages. Knox United Church is on Midland Avenue, just north of Sheppard Avenue.

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auditions Feb. 7 and 8 for volunteer performers for this summer’s 2015 Pan Am Games opening ceremony. The performance company is looking to cast 115 boys and girls ages 12 and up Saturday, Feb. 7 and 50 male and female hip-hop dancers ages 19 and up Saturday, Feb 8. Cirque du Soleil is the official creative partner for the opening ceremony of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games. It will combine its special blend of stagecraft, acrobatic athleticism and colourful cultural pageantry to create this original one-night only production. To register for Saturday’s audition, visit http://cirk. me/PANAM_CHILDREN To register for Sunday’s audition, visit http://cirk. me/PANAM_HIP-HOP

to officials at the centre. Time is also critical as past a certain point next year, repairs will not be effective and the entire roof will need to be replaced at a cost almost four times as much as the repairs. Anyone wishing to help out the fundraising campaign, through donations of cash or roofing work services or material, can get more info at www. tonystaceycentre.ca or by calling Diana LeBlanc or Jennifer Laing at 416-284-3333.

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Scarborough’s Jennifer Liu pursues Canada’s Piano Hero title Scarborough native Jennifer Liu is hoping to become Canada’s Piano Hero. A contest organized by the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, Canada’s Piano Hero brings pianists from all across the country together to compete for a chance to win a classical musician’s prize package. The prize includes two concert appearances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra,

a lesson with acclaimed classical pianist Emanuel Ax, interviews on the radio, hotel accommodations with return airfare from Toronto and a brand new Steinway piano. Liu is completing her master’s degree in piano performance at the University of Montreal on scholarship. Her undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto were also done with a scholarship. Before university, Liu attended

the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Taylor Academy for gifted pre-high school age musicians. In her 14 years of studying piano, she’s earned many prizes at local, provincial and national levels competitions. Now, Liu’s sights are set on becoming Canada’s Piano Hero as she one day hopes to become a professional concert pianist. The Top 10

Police said a man entered the TD Canada Trust on Victoria Park Avenue at Esquire Road, one block south of Sheppard Avenue, around 4:10 p.m. Jan. 12. The man produced a note and demanded money, and the teller complied. The suspect fled with the cash. The robber is white, in his 30s, 5’9” to six feet tall with brown or black hair and a medium strong build.

candidates are determined by votes and will proceed to the final judging round that will determine the winner. Voting is open until the end of the day today. To vote for Liu, visit http://bit. ly/1C2XBYS seek man in Vic Park bank robbery wPolice

A man is being sought following a bank robbery in Scarborough.

He wore a black and red checkered lumber jacket, a baseball cap and a scarf over his face. Investigators have obtained images of him from the bank’s security cameras, police said. Anyone with information can call 42 Division at 416808-4200, the holdup squad at 416-808-7350 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

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SCARBOROUGH MIRROR | Thursday, January 22, 2015 |

Community Projects What is Rotary? THANK YOU ROTARIANS AND FRIENDS OF ROTARY FOR SUPPORTING THIS FEATURE

Rotary is the oldest service club in the world. Started in 1905 in Chicago by Paul Harris, Rotary International currently includes 34,000 clubs worldwide with over 1.2 million members. Rotary recognizes the value in diversity, gender, age, religion, and ethnicity. Rotarians work together to support needed services in their own communities and to collaborate with other Rotary Clubs around the world on international projects. Rotary International is the lead organization in the fight against polio along with World Heath Organization and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with the international program Polio Plus. Visit www.thisclose.net to see how close we are to eradicating polio. Rotary Clubs in Scarborough support many local and international projects. For more than twenty years, the Club worked closely with the Crippled Children’s Society and helped with the Stuffing Bee in the annual Easter Seals Campaign. Regular contributions are made to the Toronto Zoo and, in 1996, the Club raised forty thousand dollars to help finance a wildlife conservation centre. Between 1993 and 1995, several clubs in the District, including Scarborough, funded the Rain Forest exhibit at the Ontario Science Centre.

Who is a Rotarian? Rotary members represent a cross-section of the businesses and professionals in our communities and are dedicated to the merits of the Four-Way Test. Are you ready to help serve your community following in the spirit of the Four-Way Test?

The Four-Way Test

• Is it the Truth? • Is it Fair to all concerned? • Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships? • Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?

Get to know us by visiting a club

You’ve probably seen our TV ads, asking if you are the missing piece in Rotary. Contact a Rotary Club in Scarborough of your choice and meet the Rotarians who live the Rotary motto: Service Above Self. Find fellowship, leadership ideas and discover how men and women in our community enjoy camaraderie and service delivering meaningful projects locally and internationally. Let us know your interests and we’ll do the rest.

What’s in it for you?

The top two reasons people join Rotary are to give back to their communities and to connect with like-minded leaders and friends. Our members stay with Rotary year after year for the same reasons. First and foremost, Rotary provides the opportunity to serve our community. In addition members gain: • Personal growth and development • Develop skills like public speaking, project management, and event planning • Cultural Diversity • An ethical environment • Good citizenship • New meaningful friendships • Learning to assess community requirements allows us to determine the needs and assets in planning our service projects.

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Cloakey & Dean Property Management Ltd. (2005 Toronto Clean & Beautiful City Award Winner)

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Locally:

• Paul Harris Scholarships – for Scarborough high school students entering post-secondary education • Camp Enterprise – annual business camp for local high school students • Dictionary Project – Elementary students • Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) – a program for university and college students • Service Above Self Awards to Toronto Police Services, Emergency Medical Services and Toronto Fire Services • Project Ultimate Survivors – HS student leadership with 41 Division • Eppleworth Community barbecue - 41 Division interchange event • Scarborough Food Banks • Annual Christmas Family Support Program – needy families • PACT – helping at risk youth reach their full potential in life • Habitat for Humanity – supporting the build at 4175 Kingston Road • Prison Fellowship of Canada • Bob Rumball Camp for the Deaf • Warm Hands School Project •World Polio Day – GO stations information blitz • Morning after the budget at Scarboro Golf Club • Rotary Brush-a-mania – Friday, April 4, elementary schools in Scarborough • Abbeyfield Seniors Residence Spring/Fall Clean Up

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Internationally:

• Polio Plus – Rotary is the lead organization in the world fight against polio – endemic cases only remain in Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan • Water Projects – e.g. Bahamas, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Tanzania • Disaster relief (Shelter Boxes) to earthquake and flood victims in Japan, Haiti and Pakistan • Global Grant Scholarships – supporting university and college graduate students, e.g. Japan, Italy, France, USA, Canada • Building schools and homes – India • Literacy programs – e.g. St. Vincent & The Grenadines • Revitalise the Borehole / Solar Pump / Well at Villa 16, Star of Hope Orphanage in Kenya • Operation Eyesight – Jamaica • Palliative Care – Trinidad • Adopt a Village – Laos • Eco Kitchen – El Salvador • Ongutoi Hospital – Uganda • Medical Supplies for AIDS victims • Gift of Life – life saving heart operations • Operation Eyesight – India • Sleeping Children Around the World – Africa, India • Maternal health camp to test and provide preventative drugs from AIDS for pregnant women in Uganda • Desks for school in Laos • Free the Children – Haiti

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27 | SCARBOROUGH MIRROR | Thursday, January 22, 2015

Rotary Clubs in Scarborough Providing over 60 years of Community Service

2014 Scarborough Rotary Club Community Renewal Campaign In February 2014, the Rotary Clubs in Scarborough approved an action plan whose purpose it was to advance community renewal in Scarborough. The 2014 Scarborough Community Renewal Campaign was initiated to address the trend towards increasingly negative indicators of community well-being in Scarborough, by engaging residents, businesses, institutions, academics and Rotarians in community building. Rotary received excellent support from Metroland Media and Global News. The community in Scarborough is a unique, vibrant, well-educated, multicultural community, with both locally and globally connected entrepreneurs who are innovative and economically strong.

However, Scarborough is lacking essential economic hubs, social services, effectual urban planning, large-scale arts and culture activities, state of the art health care infrastructure, and transit that meet the needs of its more than 600,000 residents. As well, many of the top 13 areas designated as priority neighbourhoods almost 10 years ago by the City of Toronto have seen a decrease in community well-being. Over the past 11 months, Rotary has hosted community events and convened community members in consultation meetings to discuss three key questions: 1.What do you love about Scarborough? 2. What do you envision for Scarborough in the future?

3. How do we make this vision a reality? The results of the Campaign have been remarkable. Through community events, consultation and one-on-one conversations, it is evident that while there is much movement in Scarborough, activities are taking place in silos – various groups are not aware of other’s initiatives. Communication and collaboration are essential to successful community building. The groups involved in the consultation for the Campaign expressed a sincere desire to work with other groups, as there is power in numbers. The report is available at: http://hardystevenson.com/aboutus/ newnotable.php?ID=68

Scarborough Rotary Clubs Agincourt Thursday 6:30 p.m. www.agincourtrotary.com Radisson Hotel, 55 Hallcrown Rd Rosemary Merrall, rmerrall@hotmail.com

Scarborough Tuesday 12:30 p.m. Scarboro Golf & Country Club, 321 Scarborough Golf Club Rd Michael Cooksey: 416 266-3287 michael.cooksey@sympatico.ca

Scarborough Twilight Wednesday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Olde Stone Cottage Pub, 3750 Kingston Rd. tinyurl.com/apjgg2r Deborah Cloakey – cloakey@sympatico.ca

North Scarborough Wednesday 12:30 p.m. Delta Toronto East Hotel, Kennedy and 401 www.northscarboroughrotary.org Basil Dias – 905 479-2099 diasb@aol.com

Scarborough Bluffs Tuesday 7:15 a.m., Community Room, Real Canadian Superstore, Scarborough Town Centre, 1755 Brimley Rd., Ashton Ward 416 953-8920 aforwar@yahoo.ca

DOn mills 2nd Wednesday, 12:15 p.m. Jennifer Boyd jennifer.boyd@scarboroughnorthdental.ca www.clubrunner.ca/torontodonmills

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Budget plans to hike fees for ice, premium sports fields DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com It will cost more to rent ice for hockey and book premiumquality sports fields in 2015, if Toronto Council goes along

with proposed fee hikes in this year’s budget. City staff are recommending substantial increases above the rate of inflation – and reclassifications of some fields that could push the cost even

higher. Fees for recreation services are rising 2.5 per cent across the board to cover inflation. But staff are recommending that an additional 5 per cent be tacked onto ice rentals –

meaning a total increase of 7.5 per cent – and premium sports fields by an additional 10 per cent – adding up to a 12.5 per cent increase in some cases. Current fees for ice range from $61.40 for non-prime

time community youth in a C-class facility to $319.65 an hour in an A-class facility, which accounts for 80 per cent of all city ice. For children and youth, that’s $154.12 an hour, which would make for an approximate $25 increase per individual player per season. The sports field increase would only apply to a small portion of the city’s fields across the city. Those would impact players by about $20 per season. But to mitigate the impact, the city is proposing to discount rates at premier sports fields by 50 per cent during non prime-time hours. But to further com-

plicate matters, the city is also going to reclassify sports fields based on quality, which will affect their fees. That will mean 94 facilities will have a decrease in fees as they’re downgraded, 35 facilities will experience an increase in fees in 2015, and 11 facilities will be seeing fee hikes significant enough to be phased in over two years starting in 2016, with no fee impacts in 2015. Those fields are L’Amoreaux, Neilson Park, Adams Park, Bill Hancox Park in Scarborough, Esther Shiner Stadium in North York and High Park in the former City of Toronto.

Home garbage fees slated to rise in proposed budget It’s going to cost a lot more to throw out garbage in 2015, if Toronto Council approves a dramatic rate increase for home garbage collection in this year’s budget. The new rates for the various sizes of garbage bin come from an overall 3 per cent increase in the rate. But all bins are not created equal. A home using a small garbage bin, will see their rate increased from $6.72 to $10.63 annually—an increase of $3.91. But the largest bin will cost homeowners $343.60, up from $217.21, adding $126.39 a year to their bill. The rate supported system was put into place during Mayor David Miller’s administration, as a way to encourage residents to recycle more. Initially, the idea was that residents who put out just one bag or less every two weeks and recycled everything else would pay nothing for garbage collection, while families who threw out more garbage would pay a premium. But all garbage collec-

tion received some form of subsidy from the city property tax base. The move this budget year saves $17.9 million in subsidy to the program, a cut of 10 per cent. Staff are hoping that the cut will encourage residents to recycle more and swap out for a smaller bin if they’re able. The long-term goal according to city staff is to eliminate the subsidy entirely and have residents pay the full cost of collecting garbage through the fee. That would range between $237.64 for the smallest bin to $454.45 for the largest bin. The city does not charge for the collection of recyclable goods and organics. A recent study of the contents of garbage show that 65 per cent of the materials thrown out is recyclable, and 3/4 of Toronto homeowners are using bins larger than the very smallest.

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Agincourt Mazda expands for better car buying experience Expansions at Agincourt Mazda offer the neighborhood more options when buying their next reliable family vehicle. The dealership has recently invested into expanding its used car operation which is able to stock 100+ Pre-Owned vehicles. That, along with the sizable New cars showroom, drive through lanes for Service and Part Departments, plus a on-site body shop, makes Agincourt Mazda your one stop shop for auto needs. “We are considered the largest dealership facility in Ontario and since it’s a family owned and operated we are here to service the community. People can always count on us to be here for them,” says General Manager Michael Chong. The dealership offers a Certified Pre-Owned program approved by Mazda that gives the customer more added protection when purchasing a

Pre-Owned Mazda from Agincourt Mazda. Every Pre-Owned unit goes through a thorough full-inspection by their fully trained licensed technicians to ensure the car looks and runs like new, Every vehicle is also priced very competitively. But it’s not just their quality cars and licensed technicians that boast a positive consumer experience. Each and every employee at Agincourt Mazda maintains a professional and customer service oriented attitude towards consumers for a car buying experience unlike any other. “If a customer comes to us with a problem, big or small, we listen and try to fix it right the first time,” says Chong. “We’re here for the long term.” The dealership has a very family oriented vibe and is proud to be able to serve their community in an above-andbeyond kind of way. They even take the time to give the most

novice of automobile buyers the ability to understand the foreign language that is cars. “We are here to give every customer the best buying and servicing experiences,” says Chong. “We are constantly upgrading software and training

equipment because we find it important to be supportive of our staff having the right tools to serve the customer right.” There is nothing like a quality automobile and excellent customer service and at Agincourt Mazda the community

gets both. The dealership is located at 5500 Finch Ave. East and has various hours for each department. For further information on hours it is open and services offered go to www.agincourtmazda.ca.

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SCARBOROUGH PICKET: Ontario Public Service Employees Union members Neil Martin, left, Local 542 president Donnis Ross and Brian Gosine join an informational picket outside the provincial Ministry of Labour office on Midland Avenue on Tuesday. The union representing disability support workers, health and safety officers and Ministry of Transportation communications staff, among others, is in bargaining with the government over a new contract.

The City of Toronto delivers over 150 different services. The Operating Budget determines which programs and services the City will offer and how much the City will raise and spend within a year. The Capital Budget & Plan provides funding for the facilities and infrastructure required to deliver those services. Staff-recommended budgets are now being considered by the Budget Committee for recommendation to the Executive Committee and City Council. Review the proposed 2015 Budget by visiting toronto.ca/council or toronto.ca/budget2015. To participate in the 2015 Budget discussion: 1. Make a public presentation at one of the Budget Subcommittee meetings on February 2 or 3, 2015. Register by email to buc@toronto.ca or by calling 416-392-4666 before 4 p.m. on January 30. Indicate your choice of location, date and session number. Individuals may make only one presentation at any one of the consultation sessions.

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$1,000 trade-in rebate available from January 3, 2015 to February 2, 2015 on the purchase of any new 2014 Lancer, 2014/2015 EVO, 2014 Sportback, 2014 Mirage (excludes ES 5MT models), 2014/2015 RVR, 2014/2015 Outlander models and a $500 trade-in rebate on the purchase of any new 2014 i-MiEV, 2015 Lancer, 2015 Sportback, 2015 Mirage (excludes ES 5MT models) models when you own and trade in a currently licensed car/SUV of any automotive brand in reasonably good condition. Rebate amount will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes and at time of purchase. RVR lease price based on $2500 down payment and $1200 lease cash rebate. Some conditions apply. See dealer for details. 2No payments for up to 90 days is available on select new 2014 and 2015 models financed through Scotiabank subvented financing programs on approved credit through participating dealers to qualified retail customers until February 2, 2015. Leases are excluded from No payments for up to 90 days offer. Offer includes no payments of monthly/bi-weekly/weekly payments for approximately 90/74/67 days,subject to weekends and statutory holidays. Interest charges (if any) will not accrue during the first 60 days after purchaser signs contract for a participating vehicle. After the first 60 days, interest (if any) starts to accrue and the purchaser will repay principal and interest (if any) monthly, bi-weekly, or weekly (as applicable) over the term of the contract. Some amounts may be due upon signing.°$2,000 in no-charge extra features applies to 2015 Lancer SE AWC Limited Edition vehicles purchased from January 3, 2015 to February 2, 2015. See your dealer for details. $600 consumer cash discount applicable on 2015 Lancer SE AWC models purchased between January 3, 2015 and February 2, 2015. Consumer cash discount will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes and will take place at time of purchase. ^$5,000/$1,500 off purchase price is composed of $4,000/$500 consumer cash discount and $1,000/$1,000 trade-in rebate. ▲$2,500/$4,000/$500 consumer cash discount applicable on 2015 Mirage ES 5MT/2014 Outlander/2015 RVR ES 2WD models purchased between January 3, 2015 and February 2, 2015. Consumer cash discount will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes and will take place at time of purchase. Some conditions apply. !$9,998 starting price applies to 2015 Mirage ES (5MT), includes consumer cash discount of $2,500 and excludes freight and other fees. 2015 Mirage ES (5MT) MSRP is $12,498. Factory order may be required. •Based on MSRPs and applicable incentives of Mirage ES and competitive models, plus included features such as Mitsubishi’s 10-year warranty and class-leading fuel economy. §AWC standard on RVR SE AWC, Limited Edition and GT/Lancer SE AWC, Limited Edition AWC and GT AWC. S-AWC standard on Outlander GT. vMitsubishi First Auto Program applies to Lancer, Sportback, RVR and Mirage (excluding ES 5MT model) vehicles, is applicable to all approved Scotiabank first-time automotive finance purchasers and must be combined with Scotiabank Subvented Finance Rates. Rebate amount will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. Some conditions apply. Please see dealer for details. †Estimated combined city and highway ratings for non-hybrid sub-compacts based on Natural Resources Canada new testing methodology: Mirage highway 5.3 L/100 km (53 mpg),combined city/highway 5.9 L/100 km (48 mpg) and 6.4 L/100 km (44 mpg) in the city for CVT-equipped models. Actual fuel efficiency will vary with options, driving and vehicle conditions. ** Whichever comes first. Regular maintenance not included. See dealer or mitsubishi-motors.ca for warranty terms, restrictions and details. Some conditions apply. 1

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City Hall Committee Room 1 100 Queen St. West February 2 Session 1 – 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Session 2 – 6 p.m. onwards

Etobicoke Civic Centre Council Chamber 399 The West Mall February 2 Session 1 – 3 to 5 p.m. Session 2 – 6 p.m. onwards

Scarborough Civic Centre Council Chamber 150 Borough Drive February 3 Session 1 – 3 to 5 p.m. Session 2 – 6 p.m. onwards

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2. Send your written comments about the 2015 Budget to the Budget Committee. Email: buc@toronto.ca. Fax: 416-392-1879, Attention: Budget Committee. Mail: Attention: Budget Committee,Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., 10th floor, WestTower,Toronto, ON M5H 2N2. 3. Send a letter or email concerning the 2015 Budget to your local City Councillor. For information on how to contact your City Councillor, please call 311, TTY: 416-338-0TTY (0889), email 311@toronto.ca or visit toronto.ca. Notice: If you write or make a presentation to the Budget Committee, the City will collect and use your personal information in accordance with applicable laws. We also videotape meetings and make recordings publicly available on request. More information about the collection and use of your personal information is available at: http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/privacy.htm.

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Bring in the Haggis! CELEBRATING BURNS: Piper James Kennedy, left, and bearers Jim Stark and John Clark lead the procession of the haggis during the Robbie Burns Dinner held Saturday at Fallingbrook Presbyterian Church. Right, Keira Baan, 3, enjoys the fare. Left, Norman White performs Robbie Burns’, ‘Address To a Haggis’.

Photos by William Meijer

SCARBOROUGH SUBWAY EXTENSION

Word Lens at the Bluffs Gallery

We invite you to attend a public meeting to learn more about the Scarborough Subway Extension Project Assessment. Two identical sessions will be held: Date: Saturday, January 31, 2015 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School, 959 Midland Avenue

Date: Monday, February 2, 2015 Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Location: Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Drive

STUDY OVERVIEW The City of Toronto’s City Planning Division, together with the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), is beginning to plan an extension of the Bloor-Danforth Subway (Line 2) from Kennedy Station to Sheppard Avenue. The Scarborough Subway Extension will replace the aging Scarborough RT and allow for a seamless journey for transit users by eliminating the need to transfer at Kennedy Station. This subway extension will provide convenient connections with local and regional bus services, other rapid transit planned for the area, and for customers walking and cycling to or being dropped off at the planned stations. Staff photo/NICK PERRY

SNAPSHOT: Elain Thorne looks at some of the work on display during the opening reception for Scarborough Arts’ Word Lens, a photography exhibition at the Bluffs Gallery, which is now on until Jan. 30. The exhibition explores the relationships between words and images. Demonstrating the power of words through works that use text as either a supplement to the image or as the image itself. It featues works from 13 contemporary Ontario artists. Featuring: Andrea Beiko, David Brandy, Janice Hardacre, Barry Hodgert, John Jansen in de Wal, Lila Karim, Ryan Louis, JC Olsthoorn, John Oughton, Patricia Stamp, Petrose Tesfai, Keith Vander Wees, and Rick Vincil.

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WHAT’S NEXT? Our review will follow the requirements of an Ontario Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP). The first stage of this work – the Scarborough Subway Extension Project Assessment Study – will recommend a preferred alignment (i.e., route) and station locations for the Scarborough Subway Extension, and will identify benefits and any potential impacts to the natural environment or the community. GET INVOLVED We understand that good planning involves the community. If you’d like more information, please contact us: Tel: 416-338-3095 Fax: 416-392-1591 TTY: 416-397-0889 Issue Date: January 2015 The City of Toronto holds public consultations as one way to engage residents in the life of their city. Toronto thrives on your great ideas and actions. We invite you to get involved. Information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.

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Police have released security camera images of a suspected serial gas thief. Police said that at about 12:30 p.m. Jan. 4 a man pumped gas into his black Infiniti SUV at a gas station at Morningside and Sheppard avenues in Scarborough and left without paying. The incident was caught on security cameras. Police suspect the man was involved in six similar gas thefts at GTA gas stations: n Oct. 18, Finch Avenue and Markham Road, Scarborough; n Oct. 17, Morningside and Sheppard avenues, Scarborough; n Oct. 13, Morningside Avenue and Ellesmere Road, Scarborough; n Oct. 1, Rexwood and Derry roads, Mississauga; n Sept. 21, Morningside and Sheppard avenues, Scarborough; n Sept. 20, Rexdale Boulevard and Highway 27, Etobicoke. Anyone with information

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Police have released security camera footage in the hopes of identifying two men who used an assault rifle to hold up a Scarborough gas station.

Police said the two men waked into the Esso station near Kingston and Scarborough Golf Club roads at 10:35 p.m. on Dec. 21. One suspect, armed with an assault rifle, stayed by the front door, pointing the gun at customers and employees. To v i e w t h e v i d e o , please visit youtube. com/watch?v=KyDU_ Ojj1ak&feature=youtu.be.

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INVITATION TO TENDER Metroland Media Toronto is accepting tenders to deliver our weekly Apartment Saverbag to carrier and lobby drop locations within the Etobicoke and Scarborough area 1 to 2 times per week. This entails picking up the skids of Saverbags at our North York location on Wednesday’s and completing all carrier deliveries by Thursday’s at 2 p.m and all lobby drop deliveries by Thursday’s at 7 p.m. All applicants must have a cargo van or cube truck. Contracts commence Monday March 2nd 2015 Bid packages are available at the Reception Desk, of Metroland Media Toronto, 175 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto Ontario M2H 0A2. Tender due date: Thursday February 19 2015 By 5 pm To the attention of: Anton McCormack, Mailroom / Trucking Supervisor Lowest or any bid not necessarily accepted.

CLEANERS wanted part time, Monday-Friday days. Fluent in English. Experienced. $12/hr.

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INVITATION TO TENDER Metroland Media Toronto is accepting tenders to deliver our Advertiser store copies of flyers to pre-determined store locations within the Toronto area once per week. This entails picking up the flyers at our North York location on Wednesday’s and completing the store drops within one day. Delivery addresses will be supplied with Bid packages. Contracts commence Monday March 2nd, 2015. Bid packages are available at the Reception Desk, of Metroland Media Toronto, 175 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto Ontario M2H 0A2. Tender due date: Thursday February 19th 2015 By 5 pm To the attention of: Anton McCormack Mailroom / Trucking Supervisor Lowest or any bid not necessarily accepted.

INVITATION TO TENDER Metroland Media Toronto is accepting tenders to deliver our weekly Newspaper and flyers to carrier drop locations within the Scarborough, Etobicoke, East York and North York areas 3 times per week. This entails picking up the newspapers and flyers at our North York location on Tuesday’s and completing all Flyer deliveries by Wednesday’s at 3 p.m and all newspaper deliveries by Thursday’s at 2 p.m to all carrier drops. All applicants must have a cargo van or cube truck. Contracts commence Monday March 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd, 2015. (Depending on area selected to bid for)

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Tour for Humanity education associate Daniella Lurion makes a presentation to Henry Hudson Senior Public School students.

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we can work together to make the future better.” Friends of Simon Wi e s e n t h a l Ce n t e r f o r Holocaust Studies is an educational organization that’s been active for more than a decade. It offers workshops and courses for students focusing on the history of racism and anti-semitism, cyber-bullying and creating change.

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>>>from page 1 On Monday, it stopped at Henry Hudson, where groups of 30 students at a time over the course of regular school hours listened attentively to what Daniella Lurion, education associate, said. “If we all did one small thing to make a difference every day we can be heroes in our own communities and really change the world,” she said. The workshop consists of a three-part presentation. The first, called the Global Experience discusses the Holocaust, other genocides including the Armenian Genocide, Khmer Rouge and Rwanda, and real-life heroes such as Martin Luther King Jr., Helen Keller, Simon Wiesenthal and Gandhi. The second part places the Canadian Experience as a focal point. Students learn about Canada’s history and racism with presentations on the history of Aboriginal residential schools and the treatment of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. And more recently, the effects

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