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Centennial College, which has a strong stake in the future of Scarborough transit, hosts mayoral candidates at a debate on Monday. The college’s Progress campus, which has 10,000 students, “was to be a key stop” on an approved light-rail line from Kennedy station to Sheppard Avenue, a Centennial release announcing the debate points out. Last year, Toronto council, with backing at the provincial level, changed its mind about the light-rail project and endorsed a subway extension instead. The subway route is different, and would end with a stop at Sheppard and McCowan Road, about two kilometres from the campus on Progress Avenue. Leading candidates Olivia Chow, Doug Ford and John Tory will take questions from journalists and the public at >>>CHOW, page 22
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‘Superhero’ Berhane remembered by AccessPoint ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com Nahom Berhane was murdered in the very area he served as a community leader, youth mentor and “local superhero.” The father of two was stabbed out front of 1220 Danforth Ave. early Saturday. He succumbed to his injuries in hospital. Berhane, 34, was a community developer at Access Alliance, the lead agency at AccessPoint on Danforth community hub in the Victoria Park and Danforth avenues area.
“He was a guy who saw everybody’s potential and helped them reach it,” Access Alliance executive director Axelle Janczur said. NAHOM “He reached BERHANE out to people and to communities and brought them in and worked with them to develop activities and services and programming.”
Berhane wore many different hats: he was heavily involved in his children’s school community, the city’s Eritrean community and the local music scene. “The guy never stopped but was always upbeat,” Janczur said. “He worked with old and young, but in particular he was a big mentor for youth.” There were also no boundaries between Berhane’s personal and professional life. Janczur recalled Berhane would bring his mother to Access Alliance community events where she’d make
Eritrean coffee. “He was a true friend to everybody and a very, very authentic guy,” Janczur added. Police said Berhane was walking with friends when he got into an “altercation” with a man. He was stabbed during the fight. Police arrested a man at a Queen Street address on Sunday. Osama Abdulaziz Filli, 23, of Toronto is charged with second-degree murder. A Fa c e b o o k p a g e c a l l e d Remembering Nahom pays tribute to the East York resident.
“Nahom had a big place in our hearts and healing from his loss will be hard,” the site said. “He was a brother, friend, mentor, local superhero, peacemaker, community builder and so much more.” A funeral is being planned for Saturday at 11 a.m. at 3 Ramsden Rd. Berhane, a resident of the Crescent Town neighbourhood, is the city’s 39th murder victim of the year.
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Police seeking more info on fatal shooting victim Dillon Phillips, 22, shot near Eglinton and Markham A man gunned down at a Scarborough building early Monday has been identified as 22-yearold Dillon Phillips. Emergency crews were called to 3171 Eglinton Ave. E. near Markham Road just before 3:30 a.m. “The person who called 911 said that they heard around the building approximately three gunshots,” Toronto police spokesperson Const. Victor Kwong said. “When 43 Division got there, they found a male with an apparent gunshot wound.” Paramedics pronounced Phillips dead at the scene after efforts to revive him failed. Kwong said investigators are appealing for witnesses as they try to piece together why
Phillips was murdered. Police are also seeking information on Phillips’ whereabouts and movements in the last 24 hours of his life. Det. Paul Worden of the Toronto police homicide squad is leading the investigation. DILLON Phillips is the city’s 40th PHILLIPS murder victim of the year. Anyone with information is asked to call the homicide squad at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222TIPS (8477).
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Police investigate at 3171 Eglinton Ave. E. on Monday morning. Dillon Phillips, 22, was found shot to death after police were called to the building earlier that morning.
Surveillance video released by police in fatal pizza shop shooting ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com Police have released surveillance videos in the hopes of identifying witnesses to a double shooting last month outside a Scarborough pizza shop. Abdul Monir, a 31-year-old married father of two, was killed
in the early-morning shooting at the Pizza Time restaurant at 561 Markham Rd. Sept. 14. The pizza shop owner, identified by a friend as Rahim Durani, remains in critical condition in hospital. Monir came to Canada from Afghanistan in May and began working at the pizza shop just two weeks before the shooting.
Police released surveillance footage from the scene and the surrounding area at a news conference at police headquarters Tuesday. The video shows the suspect vehicle dropping off the shooter near the pizza shop and then picking him up at another nearby location. The video also shows a female witness, who police believe was
walking home at the time. Det. Sgt. Graham Gibson explained the purpose of releasing the video. “It’s an attempt to trigger potential witnesses’ memories. Witnesses may have seen something important that night,” he said. “Secondly, I’d like to be able to identify a potential witness, and I want to stress that this is a witness. This isn’t a person
of interest or a suspect.” The female witness, who wore a head scarf, was walking south on Markham Road as the suspect vehicle pulled over to drop off the gunman. Police didn’t release surveillance video from the pizza shop. To see the video visit youtube.com/watch?v=ltZjc_ m18ZU&feature=youtu.be.
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Public shaming on social media can’t be undone T
he power of social media is too often taken for granted. It allows an easy avenue for people to cast judgment in a way they can’t in person. It takes no effort and yet, the consequences of that stone cast can be devastating. Last week a woman wrote a post on her Facebook page complaining about a rude transit rider on a TTC bus who wouldn’t move his bag to let her sit down. He swore at her, made an obscene gesture and allegedly stomped on her foot. She also posted a photo of the man she took with her phone. The post went viral and was viewed thousands of times in only a few hours. People were outraged. As happens when things go viral, the media picked it up and once the story broke, another transit rider came forward with a video of the interaction. It was posted to YouTube and some said they’d our view try to find the man dubbed the ‘transit leprechaun’ because of Use caution the bowler hat and green shirt he was wearing. before you It was public shaming the only criticize online way social media can deliver it: fast, brutal and with little to no consequence of its impact. Thousands of angry people had their finger pointed at one man. We’re not writing in defence of this transit rider. Rather, we hope to caution people before they cast judgment in such a public sphere. Things have a way of sticking online. Everything is public. Don’t trust your privacy settings. Consider the TTC driver who lost her job this summer after a video was posted showing her bus running a red light and nearly hitting a pedestrian. Before anyone knew anything about her, she was publicly shamed in a similar manner. After it was discovered she was a single mom of two and that she lost her job over the incident, the man who posted the video said if he had known that would have been the consequence, he never would have made it public. So, whatever the transit rider has done, his punishment has surely been dealt. We may not know him, but certainly his friends, family and employer have recognized him by now. Perhaps he’s deserved this, perhaps he just made a mistake. It’s not for us to say – but when it’s said online, it speaks deafening volumes.
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ately a lot of people I know have been bragging about all the things their smartwatches can do. It seems like I can’t get through the day without hearing at least one testimonial. I don’t keep on top of every gadget out there, but the passion for the smartwatch has been impossible to ignore. So, I finally went out and bought one. I came home and plunked it down on my desk and was headed to the fridge to get a bottle of water when I head a voice bellowing, “Hey Mac, where the heck do you think you’re going?” The screen door was open so I assumed it was somebody yelling right outside my window. But it turns out the sound was coming from inside. Lo and behold, it was my new smartwatch and it was clearly agitated. “Get me off of this desktop pronto,” it roared. “I’ve got better things to do than
jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY sit here. Last I checked I was a smartwatch, not a smartpaperweight.” So much for making a good first impression. It turns out the second impression wasn’t much better. “Not that there even is such a thing as a smartpaperweight, mind you,” it went on. “I mean, how smart can a paperweight be? All they ever do is lie around in one spot. Day in and day out. Like a bump on a log.” “Don’t you think you’re being a bit harsh, smartwatch?” I replied. “Paperweights look pretty darn focused if you ask me.” “They do, do they? Well, I hate to break it to you, but nobody asked you.” For those keeping score at home, that was the smartwatch’s third impression, which was
also nothing to write home about, and No. 4 was about to be more of the same. Well, you’ve got to give it one thing, when it comes to pomposity, at least it’s consistent. “Read my lips. I’m in no mood to get into a philosophical discussion about paperweights. So pick me up like a good lad, stick your wrist out and let me wrap around it so we can get this show on the road.” “Sheesh,” I sighed. “I just took you out of your case and plunked you down for a moment so I could read your instructions, that’s all. Simmer down.” “Shows you how much you know,” it snorted. “Smartwatches come with rules, not instructions. Ground rules. And here they are, in order: Rule 1...” But before it could get the first one out, mercifully the babbling stopped. “Silence. Finally. I thought it would never end,” howled a voice in the background. “What a
windbag.” The screen door was still ajar so I assumed that this time it had to be somebody yelling right outside my window. But again the sound was coming from inside. Lo and behold, it was emanating from my paperweight of all things. Imagine that. It’s a smartpaperweight after all. Who knew? “Some smartwatch,” the smartpaperweight cackled. “No sooner does it open its big mouth, the battery conks out. How embarrassing is that?” Then it jumped up, flashed a few fancy moves around that transfixed smartwatch for the rest of the afternoon. Bump on the log? I don’t think so, smartwatch. A little respect. We’re talking smart bump on a log. 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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Line 9 pipeline plans ‘boggle’ the mind To the editor: Re: ‘Line 9,’ Exclusive, Sept. 25. I cannot believe that many residents are unaware of Line 9. I have read about it and marched against it. I am aware that an oil spill can never be completely cleaned up. Enbridge can promise anything, but if there is a spill...oops! Sorry, won’t eradicate the mess. One article I read stated that the line travelled near a subway station. I try to picture in my mind the disaster that would occur if that line were to burst. If it is true and an oil spill did occur in the vicinity, Toronto’s transportation would come to a halt. Your article omits the fact that Bitumen is like sandpaper. Imagine that travelling through a pipeline that is 38 years old. It boggles this old mind that after the horrendous spill in Kalamazoo, Michigan, our government would even be considering transporting this danger on us citizens. It is time that we joined together and gave a resounding no to even considering such a drastic move. Joy Taylor
MP weighs in on Rouge Park environmental concerns To the editor: It was the best of plans; it was the worst of plans. Before the House broke for the summer, a government desperate to shed its image as a laggard on the environment file introduced two pieces of legislation that would create two new National Parks. The first is an extension of Nahanni Park of the Northwest Territories and will be known as Naatch’ihch’oh National Park. The second is the Rouge National Urban Park. The Naatch’ihch’oh legislation is well-written and includes a management plan and clear boundaries – two very important details that one would expect to find in a piece of legislation creating a new National Park. A technical briefing was held for MPs prior to the tabling of the bill and our questions and concerns were dealt with by Environment Canada officials in a satisfactory manner. In short, proper planning has led to the creation of what will become a great park. The Rouge National Urban Park bill is a different story, however. The government tabled the bill and scheduled the technical briefing for the next week. A quick reading
revealed that some essential elements were missing: no boundary description, no park management plan, no ecological integrity clause, and no real plan to deal with the unsustainable farming practices currently happening within the study area. It goes without saying that all MPs on both sides of the House support the creation of the Rouge National Park, but it must be done properly. The park is very close to my home and I have taken my children and my grandchildren to it often, both in winter and summer. I am quite familiar with the land and am very pleased to see that we have moved to the point of presenting legislation. However, the government seems to have a talent for taking potentially good news and turning it into bad. According to the bill itself, what is actually being incorporated into the park are three little pieces of property in Markham. When asked about this at the technical briefing, the Conservatives said they are negotiating with three or four levels of government, a variety of conservation authorities, and
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or the City of Toronto, or any other conservation authority is going to be asking the same fundamental question and in all likelihood will get the same response: “No plan, no transfer.” If in fact the Harper Government had some ecological or environmental integrity, one might actually say, “Okay, we trust you. You will develop a plan and you will see it through”. However, the Conservative’s level of environmental credibility is as about as rock bottom as it gets. This is certainly a tale of two parks. One is the best of plans; the other is the worst of plans. Scarborough deserves a well-managed, sustainable Rouge Park, not a hodgepodge of empty promises and unsustainable farms. The legislation, as it currently stands, is the latter and serves as an insult to the thousands of dedicated volunteer stewards who have worked like the Dickens for decades to make the park what it is today.
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Taoist Tai Chi Open House WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Wexford Heights United Church, 2102 Lawrence Ave. E. CONTACT: 416-656-2110, scarborough@taoist. org COST: varies Come join us and experience a gentle set of movements that promote well-being. Councillor Mike Del Grande Retirement and Thank you WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: St. Aidan Roman Catholic Church, 3401 Finch Ave. E. CONTACT: 416-392-1374 Coffee and cake to mark Councillor Mike Del Grande’s last month as city councillor. Quintessence Handbell Ensemble
Concert WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Melville Presbyterian Church, 70 Old Kingston Rd. CONTACT: Naomi, 416264-4264 COST: Free Quartet, trio and solo ringing in a variety of genres, classical and contemporary, known and original. Funds raised will seek a cure for neuroblastoma.
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Mass to End Woman Abuse WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: St Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 3216 Lawrence Ave. E. CONTACT: www. cfstoronto.com COST: Free Before the mass, brief presentations will be made about our Violence Against Women programs. After Mass, there will be a gathering with light refreshments in the church hall.
Orientation to Ontario WHEN: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Morningside Library, 4279 Lawrence Ave. E. CONTACT: 416-707-8259 to register COST: Free Learn how you can find services in your community.
Financial Literacy Training WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Albert Campbell District Library, 496 Birchmount Rd. CONTACT: 416-396-8890 COST: Free Learn about money management tools.
Ladies Clothing Swap WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Curran Hall Community Centre, 277 Orton Park CONTACT: Christine Moore, 647-888-6055 COST: $5 Short presentation followed by a Q&A session with an image consultant, and food.
8 Ways to Life and Busines Success WHEN: 6 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Highland Creek Library, 3550 Ellesmere Rd. CONTACT: Linda Flavell, 416396-8876 COST: Free David Cohen twill focus on what it takes to succeed in business and life.
Garden Club WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: St. Paul’s L’Amoreaux Centre, 3333 Finch Ave. E. CONTACT: Elsa Uy, 416493-3333, ext 227 COST: Free Meet people and share ideas on gardening.
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sets new daily ridership record wTTC The TTC has set a new record for daily ridership. Last week TTC spokesperson Brad Ross tweeted that on Friday, Sept. 12 there were 1,812,031 recorded rides, surpassing the previous mark of 1,806,502 set last year on Nov. 28. In 2013, the TTC set a single-year record for ridership with an estimated 528 million, which was more than the previous record of 514 million riders the year before. The TTC is also expecting to set another annual ridership record for 2014. SUMMIT RETURNS TO TORONTO wCITY-BUILDING
An international city-building conference will be held in Toronto next year. The Intelligent Community Summit and Awards will draw mayors, city officials and thinkers from across the globe to engage in discussions on making cities smarter when it comes to revitalization, entrepreneurship and quality of life.
rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT The conference returns to Toronto for the first time in 20 years, when it debuted under the moniker Smart’95. Toronto was also named the top Intelligent Community for 2014 joining the likes of Taipei, Taiwan and New York City to receive the honour. The summit runs June 9 to 11. Visit www.icfsummit. com TTC SERVICE FOR NUIT BLANCHE wEXTENDED
The TTC is promising allnight subway as well as extra bus and streetcar service for Nuit Blanche. The dusk-to-dawn citywide art-crawl starts just before 7 p.m. Saturday and carries on until Sunday morning. During that time, the subway will remain open between Keele and Woodbine stations on the Bloor Danforth line, and between St. Clair West and Eglinton on YongeUniversity-Spadina, with trains running every 15
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transit minutes. As well, there will be more late-night streetcar service for both the 301 Queen and 306 Carlton Blue Night routes. Visit www.ttc.ca for more information. GO Transit is also offering extra service for the event. VIDEO ON TRANSIT HISTORY wBUILDING
A web video series by the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario attempts to explain the long, frustrating history of Toronto transit building in a non-partisan manner. The series was produced by transportation consultant David Crowley and features narration by Toronto journalist and transit advocate Stephen Wickens. Its four main parts cover transit history, crowding, the overabundance of transit proposals and how to take the politics out of planning. The series is available via RCCAO’s YouTube channel. Rahul Gupta is The Mirror’s transit reporter. His column appears on Thursday. Reach him on Twitter: @TOinTRANSIT
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To look after her mom and to look after her three siblings while talking to the communications operator for 15 minutes is truly beyond her years. – Supt. John Tanouye, 41 Division
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cool-headed, quickthinking Scarborough girl is being hailed a hero for saving her mom’s life. Gelila Aedmasu, 8, found her mother Fantaya Berhanu lying unconscious, eyes closed, in their living room at 10:45 a.m. Aug. 16. The youngster called 911 from her mom’s cellphone, rendered first aid and took care of her three younger siblings, ages one to five, until emergency crews arrived. “She was so calm. I was stunned at how under control she was,” said 911 dispatcher Michelle Everest, who took the call. “She was just perfect.” Everest asked Gelila if her mother was breathing, who she was in the house with, what had happened as well as her address, her phone number and her mom’s age. “She knew absolutely every question,” Everest said. “She did something that very few adults could do to give you that clear information.” School ceremony Gelila was recognized for her bravery during a ceremony at her school, J.G. Workman Public School on Birchmount Road, Tuesday, Sept. 30, morning. Supt. John Tanouye of southwest Scarborough’s 41 Division presented the Grade 3 student with a Toronto police sweatshirt and a certificate of recognition for the “courage and resourcefulness” she demonstrated. “Had it not been for Gelila’s quick actions, the situation could have resulted in tragic circumstances,” he said. “To look after her mom and to
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Communications dispatcher Michelle Everest, left, Gelila Aedmasu, 8, and her mother Fantaya Berhanu get together at J.G. Workman Public School on Tuesday where Gelila was recognized for saving her mother’s life. Berhanu collapsed at home on Aug. 16 and her daughter placed a 911 call and took control of the emergency situation.
look after her three siblings while talking to the communications operator for 15 minutes is truly beyond her years.” Fantaya had collapsed as a result of low blood pressure. She was taken to The Scarborough Hospital’s General site where she was treated and released.
“She saved my life. She’s a superhero,” Fantaya said of her daughter. Gelila said she “felt scared” during the crisis but remembered what her teachers taught her about calling 911 in an emergency. When asked what advice she
has for children who might face a similar situation, she replied “to calm down...and to be brave.” Everest said she felt “overwhelmed” to meet Gelila and her family. “It was so nice to put your arms around her and just know that everybody was safe because we
don’t really get that closure.” Gelila and her whole class were also treated to a pizza lunch, courtesy of the 911 communications centre.
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for sherlock Holmes wAuditons Scarborough Players is holding auditions next week for its January production of The Incredible Murder of Cardinal Tosca. Actors wanting to try out for the roles of Sherlock Holmes and Prof. James Moriarty, among others, can audition Oct. 6, 7 and 8, with callbacks set for Oct. 15. To request an audition, email audition4sp@gmail. com or call 416-439-1104, Visit http://theatrescarborough.com/TS_joinus. html to download the audition package. ring out at fundraising concert wBells
An English handbell concert featuring Quintessence Handbell Ensemble will be held Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Melville Presbyterian Church, 70 Old Kingston Rd. The concert is in honour of Krystianna, who died in 2009 at the age of 13. All funds raised will go to Krystianna’s Canter for a Cure, seeking a cure for neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer.
scarborough arts in brief One of the members of Quintessence is Krystianna’s aunt, and two members of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Scarborough are her grandparents. Visit http://standrewsscarborough.com ‘The King and I’ on stage starting Oct. 31 The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic The King and I is coming to a stage in Scarborough later this month. Scarborough Music Theatre presents the musical Oct. 31 to Nov. 15 at the Scarborough Village Community Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. For tickets, call the box office at 416-267-9292. Visit http://theatrescarborough. com for more info.
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The Sunday Concert Series continues at Scarborough Civic Centre in October with the following bands providing entertainment: • Oct. 5: York Jazz Ensemble • Oct. 19: Harmony Show Band • Oct. 26: Uptown Swing Band Concerts are Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. at 150 Borough Dr., at McCowan and Ellesmere roads, however there will be no concert Sunday, Oct. 12 on the Thanksgiving weekend. Admission is free.
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david nickle the city jawed as Don Cherry kicked off the inaugural council meeting and Rob Ford announced the end of light rail transit. Some happy few of us simply hoped for the best. No doubt they slept better, dreaming of stalled gravy trains and tax cuts and shining subways. In that spirit, I thought today we might, as a (positive) thought experiment, imagine what the very best possible scenario is for a Doug Ford mayoralty. So, looking on the bright, halffull-not-half-empty side of life, we might hope for a few things: • We’ll likely see longer press availabilities and more of them. Unlike his younger brother, Doug Ford has not been shy about talking, and sometimes hollering, in front of cameras. There will never be a question of asking Mayor Doug Ford the wrong question. All the questions will be wrong, and he will tell us why. • The Ferris wheel will be back. Well, maybe not the Ferris wheel – but expect something similarly big on
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the waterfront to the idea that Councillor Doug Ford floated in 2011. • Toronto will have a new music festival, and it will be just like the ones Doug Ford saw when he visited Austin, Texas and came back with Lone Stars in his eyes. Ford was pretty clear about this at the debate on the arts on Monday. We might even get a new city motto out of it: Keep Toronto Weird, anyone? • We will all learn to love Sigma Six – or at least figure out what it is. • The entertaining trench warfare that has come to characterize council meetings will continue, with a small reshuffling that will keep all of us guessing. While Doug Ford’s election is a long-shot, Rob Ford’s election in Ward 2 is nearly a certainty. The brothers Ford will still be manning the turret. Council will still be fed up with them both. It will be fun, in the way that we’ve come to define fun over the past four years. Keep happy, Toronto, sleep well. If the pollsters are as wrong as they sometimes can be... you can always learn to stop worrying and love the Ford.
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Ward 37 debate set wResidents for Tuesday of Scarborough’s Ward 37 can hear their councillor and public school trustee candidates express ideas at a debate Tuesday, Oct. 7. Incumbent Michael Thompson faces challengers Niranjan Balachandran and Luigi Lisciandro in his Scarborough Centre ward. All three have been invited to speak at 7 p.m. in the Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts on Pharmacy Avenue, though candidates can start displaying information at 6:30 p.m. At 8 p.m., however, candidates for trustee in the Toronto District School Board’s Ward 19 will be invited to speak. Seven people are running for the post. CIBC Run for The Cure at toronto zoo The CIBC Run for The Cure takes place Sunday at the Toronto Zoo. Runners and walkers from across the city are expected to take part in the 22nd annual event that raises funds for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. This is the first time it is
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Games take place Fridays at Parkwoods United Church, 85 Parkwoods Village Dr., which is in the Victoria Park and York Mills Road area. Those aged 50 and older are welcome to join. The cost is $2. For more details, call Edna, 416-496-8705 or John, 416447-2928.
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of Vikram Seth’s international bestselling book, An Equal Music, is set to take place Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Main Street Library, 137 Main St., just south of Gerrard Street East. The discussion, one of four, is part of the new Beaches Reads 2014 program, which is being presented by the Kingston Road Village Concert Series in conjunction with the Toronto Public Library. The Kingston Road Village Concert Series is an ongoing series of concerts held at Kingston Road United Church that help raise funds for critical building repairs at the local
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a supporter. “They pay property tax like everybody else,” she said. Tory, however, said the vote should remain a right of citizens. He dismissed the argument certain areas of the city with high number of recent immigrants get less of a voice at Toronto council, saying the “vast majority” of council members can be counted on to represent constituents
regardless of their status. At a debate last week on “South Asian issues,” business groups such as Toronto’s Network of Indian Professionals (NetIP) didn’t raise the issue of non-citizen voting or of the fact no member of their fastgrowing communities was elected to council in 2010. They did tell Chow and Tory – Ford
didn’t show up – that companies led by first- and second-generation Canadians did not think city hall had a “fair process” for awarding its contracts. “It’s the same faces, the same people” among the winning bidders year after year, NetIP spokesperson Hafeez Amarshi said later. “We’re not saying that these con-
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Instead, she said she has different points of view than John Tory and Doug Ford, though Chow does sometimes include her experiences an immigrant in Toronto. “I speak with an accent, like a lot of people in this city,” she added at one recent debate. Chow comes closest to speaking of poverty, and in particular the 29 per cent of Toronto children living below the poverty line, as a problem the city must solve, while Tory speaks of healing divisions in the city Ford and his brother Rob Ford exploited. Doug Ford said he has helped youth in poor neighbourhoods, and said the frontrunning Tory cannot understand their lives because he’s an “elitist” from downtown. So far, there have been few chances to talk about how the city should fight poverty or how members of minority groups can access more city services, said Avvy Go, a lawyer who is part of Colour of Poverty and Colour of Change. “We see a huge void in this campaign” as a result, said Go, who said her group will issue a report card on how Chow and Tory approach issues of racial equity (Ford hasn’t responded). On one change Go’s group supports, letting permanent residents vote in municipal elections, Chow is
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tracts need to go to new Canadians,” he added. “We want a fair shot like everybody else.” Tory suggested the city might just not be aware of the minority-led businesses available for projects or as suppliers and that one such business could be placed on each short list. “I don’t think it’s a conscious desire to keep people out,” he said later, adding as CEO of Rogers he made certain there was at least one woman considered for each executive position, and many won on merit. Though Chow said many minority-led companies have not been aware of city bidding processes, she has maintained city hall can use its purchasing power to require contractors and suppliers to hire or train members of minority groups, including persons with disabilities. A pilot project is underway, she added, to see whether lists of potential contractors reflect the city diversity, and that “it’s not who you know and always the same people.” More than 300,000 Torontonians over the age of 15 say they have a physical or mental disability, and when their families are counted, “you’re looking at a significant constituency of over one million,” Helen Henderson, a journalist who said city residents with disabilities face barriers to transportation, civic participation and employment. After a debate at which Henderson was moderator, Mitchell LaFrance, regional program manager for the Canadian Hearing Society, said both Tory and Chow made mention of their involvement with disability issues and “both spoke to the issues well.” Most mayors and city administrations have ignored disability issues, LaFrance added through a sign language interpreter. Following a term under Rob Ford, who pointedly did not march in the city’s Pride parade or support raising the rainbow flag representing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities at city hall, a group called proudTOvote is calling for a mayor who will do these things proudly. (Tory and Chow say they will, while Doug Ford said he will attend Pride, but hasn’t promised to march.) John Clifford, a spokesperson, said the LGBT community is a large source of voters with issues, which are typical for Toronto voters. He added he hopes LGBT community members cast their votes on Oct. 27 based on how they want to be treated over the next four years, and not as a verdict on the past.
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YellowCard campaign targets ‘R’ word Many Special Olympic athletes know all too well that words can pack a punch. Now, working in tandem with the Special Olympics, not-for-profit organization motionball is looking to take some of the sting out of things. The organization has launched the YellowCard campaign in hopes of putting a stop to the use of the R-word - “Retard”. Paul Etherington, who cofounded motionball with his brothers Mark and Sean and who now serves as the organization’s chair, said the lesson is one that must be shared with motionball’s target audience, young professionals. “To me, (use of the R-word) is just a kind of ignorance,” he said. “I talked to so many people while we were starting
the (YellowCard) campaign who just didn’t put two and two together. They didn’t stop to think ‘Hey, this is negative, this is a derogatory word.’” The YellowCard campaign, which officially launches Wednesday, Oct. 1, stemmed from a push by Special Olympics International to stop the use of the word. Given that the original push did not gain much traction in Canada, the Etheringtons decided to start a campaign of their own to raise both awareness and funds. The campaign requires very little commitment from those who get involved. It aims to draw attention to the fact that the word in question is a slur by getting people to sign a pledge simply stating they will no longer use the word. “We also have corporate sponsors and private donors
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Scarborough-Rouge River candidates talk transit and budget Ali Raza araza@insidetoronto.com Council candidates for Ward 41 Scarborough-Rouge River met at Alexmuir Junior Public School Sept. 24 to debate and answer questions from residents. The debate was organized by the Rosewood Taxpayers’ Association in cooperation with C.D. Farquharson Residents’ Association. Of the five registered candidates for the ward, three were present. Incumbent Chin Lee, John Kladitis and Cynthia Lai went head to head on a discussion that involved transit, garbage collection, the land transfer tax and budgeting. Sheila White, of the Farquharson association, led the discussion. “I personally witnessed a decline in leadership in this ward,” Lai, a resident of Ward 41 and Scarborough realtor, said. Much of the night her comments came in the form as jabs to Lee’s term as councillor. Lee described his work as councillor for the past eight years, including his efforts to “cut wasteful spending while advocating for improved services.” Alongside his own campaign
supported subway expansion for Scarborough while Lee, who supports SmartTrack, mentioned the need to integrate LRT, subways and GO rail lines. Lai called LRTs a “short-sighted investment” while Kladitis declared “subways move the most people and last the longest.” Lee’s rebuttal came in the form of a comparison of other cities that have LRT systems, such as Calgary and “160 other cities.” Flawed logic
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Ward 41 council candidates including incumbent Chin Lee, left, John Kladitis and Cynthia Lai participate in a debate Sept. 24 at Alexmuir Junior Public School.
flyers, Lee also handed out flyers supporting mayoral candidate John Tory and his SmartTrack transit plan. But Lee wasn’t the only one promoting a mayoral candidate as part of his own campaign. Kladitis arrived with a stack of flyers with “Ford More Years” written on them and boasted of his support
for Doug Ford. “My opinion is, when you’re voting for a mayor, you should vote for a councillor that supports that mayor,” Kladitis said. “I’m a huge Doug Ford supporter, my website is imvotingfordougford.ca.” Kladitis also mentioned he is not a resident of Ward 41. Among transit, Kladitis and Lai
While transit may have emerged as a defining issue this election, residents had questions about the budget at city hall. Kladitis talked of Rob Ford’s savings during his term as mayor, saying $150 million was saved. Lee, who said he’d been on the budget committee, told Kladitis the calculation of Ford’s saving was “flawed logic.” Upon hearing that Lee was part of the budget committee, Lai commented, “I think you failed.” “Mr. Lee, I don’t believe you cannot find any efficiency in a $10 billion budget,” she said, referenc-
ing the overall yearly budget of the city. All three candidates supported abolishing the land transfer tax, but with varying strategies. Lai said she would work “diligently” to phase out the tax, citing it’s unfair to the next generation of adults looking to purchase a home in Toronto. Kladitis, referring to the Fords again, said there were enough efficiencies in the budget to make the tax unnecessary. “We have to phase it out, that’s what Doug Ford believes in,” he said. “It’s not a matter of being unable, it’s a matter of being unwilling.” However, Lee supported phasing the tax out when a new source of income could cover the $305 million the land transfer tax brings in annually. The 100 residents in attendance lent their support, via applause, evenly among the candidates. Ward 41 had a low voter turnout in the 2010 election with 43.7 per cent, tied for lowest in the city with Ward 1 (Etobicoke North).
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Recording artist JRDN surprises students over the public address system at Saint John Paul II Catholic Secondary School on Tuesday. JRDN acknowledged the work done by students with Me to We and Free the Children charities.
Juno award-winning artist and Free the Children ambassador JRDN made a surprise visit to Saint John Paul II Catholic Secondary School in Scarborough on Tuesday. The R&B artist took to the school’s PA system to thank and acknowledge students taking part in We Day Toronto, an event organized by the charity Free the Children, a Toronto-based international charity that aims to promote “youth empowerment” with programs specified for education, hunger and sustainable development in several countries. “You guys came together and provided education for communities around the world,” JRDN said. “You worked together with your school community with initiatives like We Scare Hunger and We Create Change.”
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“All of this change couldn’t have happened without your amazing educators, the awesome Me to We Club and of course all of you,” he added. JRDN referred to the several initiatives that Saint John Paul II students are involved in. These initiatives are in part with Free the Children. JRDN, also known as Jordan Croucher, visited the school just two days before We Day Toronto – set for Thursday Oct. 2 at the Air Canada Centre. The event is expecting 20,000 students, including some from Saint John Paul II. It will feature speeches and performances by JRDN, Col. Chris Hadfield, Hedley and others. After his initial surprise crowded the halls with ecstatic students, JRDN met with student groups involved in We initiatives. He presented them with the We Day Award of Excellence for their work on various initiatives within the school community, including their goal of building a school in Kenya. JRDN recently returned from Kenya, where he saw first hand the results of the work done by students across North America through Free the Children. In this case, the construction of a school. “They recently built their own health clinic,” he said, referring to the work done by Free the Children in conjunction with communities in Kenya. “They work with the communities and they’re building foundations to strengthen communities.”
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Chow, Ford, Tory expected at Centennial debate >>>from page 1 the debate, which starts at 7 p.m. in the Library Building, the college said. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event is the first chance for residents to hear Ford debate in Scarborough as a mayoral candidate. The three candidates are expected to return on Oct. 21 for a debate focusing on the renewal of Scarborough communities at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus.
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Birchmount grad mixes video games, baseball DAVID GROSSMAN scm@insidetoronto.com
I took a course in programming and realized how much I had liked it and wanted to get serious about a career in it,” said Taylor, who lives in the Pharmacy and St. Clair area. “George Brown College was offering a three-year course in game programming and now I’m learning about the technical skills and the graphics to design games that will be successful,” Taylor said.
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Scarborough’s Josh Taylor is studying games programming at George Brown College and plays varsity baseball for the college’s team.
And so it makes sense that industry leaders are looking for bright programmers to develop and produce market computerbased games.
And the 22-year-old Taylor figures that’s where he hopes to fit in. “I really wasn’t sure what I’d be doing with a physics degree until
But not everything is study labs, assignments and projects. When he was a student in the Elite Athlete Program at Birchmount Park Collegiate, Taylor liked sports and pitched for the baseball team while playing on the volleyball squad. Right now, focused on baseball with the college team, Taylor – the only athlete at George Brown with a well-groomed beard – is hoping he can do his share and help the squad qualify for the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association playoffs.
“Sports are fun, an activity, time for exercise, but the dream is to work in the video game industry and if things go well, get together with a group of friends and start our own company,” said Taylor, who was on Birchmount Park’s academic honour roll in three of his four years at the school and also played baseball for the Ontario Blue Jays and McMaster. Taylor, and some of his classmates, took part in a Game/ Video Jam at the Royal Ontario Museum. While they may have been the only non-professional group among the 32 teams competing, they impressed others enough to get an invite to display their video work in an exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum. “We were one of 10 selected to display our video game at the ROM,” Taylor said. “That was big for us and, hopefully, opens some doors for the future.”
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