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ANDREW PALAMARCHUK apalamarchuk@insidetoronto.com Every morning Kevin Brooks wakes up, there’s a wheelchair beside him that reminds him of his “nightmare”: killing his friend in a drunk driving crash. It began as a typical warm Saturday in June 2000. Brooks, then 21, was hanging out with his high school sweetheart and watched her ride in a horse show. He then went to

his youngest sister’s ballet recital. After the event, Brooks attended a house party where he thought he’d have a few beers and then call it a night. But that never happened. “I ran into some old school hockey friends I’d grown up with, and one thing led to another, and we were down to have a wild night,” Brooks said. And they hopped from one party to another. At one point during the night, Brooks

returned home to get more beer. The British Columbia resident wasn’t yet “blackout drunk” and stopped in front of his car thinking something bad could happen. “We all have that voice inside that warns us at times,” Brooks said. “That was one moment where I was still consciously aware of what was going on and had that opportunity to make the better choice and chose not to.” Brushing off the warning, Brooks con>>>a mistake, page 3

Police are specifically seeking input on the following: n where do you believe the police service is needed the most; n what partnerships can the service look toward to make Toronto safer; n and what are the complex needs of our large city? This meeting is one of several the Toronto Police Service will be holding throughout Toronto to discuss the recommendations that came from the Transformation Task Force interim report. Among the recommendations in the report is to consider consolidating some stations, including 12 Division. To learn more about the Transformation Task Force and to read the full interim report, visit www.torontopolice. on.ca/TheWayForaward/docs/ report_full.pdf

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2015: Alcohol: 5,373 Drug: 195

A mistake that lingers, more than 16 years later >>>from page 1 tinued drinking and partying hard. “By the time we were leaving the last house party, we were all really drunk,” said Brooks. “We were double digit drinks for sure. I’d say well over 10, probably pushing 20.” Three of Brooks’ buddies got in a cab, but before it left, one friend, Brendon, got out and opted to travel with Brooks. “I was like the stubborn idiot who wanted to drive drunk,” Brooks said. “From what I’ve heard, people were trying to get my keys away from me, but I had an extra pair in the glove box. ... In hindsight, too bad somebody didn’t just punch me out.” Brooks and Brendon were speeding to another party. “Going 110 to 130 in a 70 zone, just stupid. Beers are open, tunes cranked, totally not paying attention,” Brooks said. “I don’t remember what happened. I missed a corner, and the car hit a road divider and went airborne, hit the ground and rolled multiple times.” Weeks later, Brooks woke up in an intensive care unit and learned that he had been in a crash and that he was paralyzed from the chest down. “A little bit later, I asked about who was

with me and found out my buddy Brendon passed away. That was the worst thing I’d ever heard in my life,” Brooks said. “He’s gone and dealing with that was a nightmare.” Brooks contemplated suicide but was confined to a bed, too weak to even move. With the support of his family, best friend and Brendon’s family, Brooks’ outlook began to change. “It allowed me a chance not to totally give up,” he said of the support. After a two-month hospital stay, Brooks was transferred to a rehabilitation centre where he learned to dress himself, roll over in bed, sit up and get around in a wheelchair. It was a new life for Brooks, who had been an active man. “I could play every sport decently. I skateboarded, I snowboarded, I played hockey. I was just go, go, go, and then all of a sudden, boom, I’m in a chair.” His future career as an electrician was over, his girlfriend of two-and-a-half years left him and he faced criminal charges from the crash. “And dealing with the fact that I killed a buddy, there was so much to deal with,” he said.

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Brooks pled guilty to dangerous driving causing death; a charge of impaired driving causing death was dropped. “I lost my licence for three years. There were community hours and probation but no jail time,” Brooks said. “I still look at it as light.” Brooks said he felt something good had to come from the tragedy, and about two years after the collision, he began sharing his story at schools in the hopes of preventing drinking and driving. “I used to be a server and I’d be scared if I had 10 people at a table, so getting in front of an entire gymnasium of teenagers was terrifying, but once I started talking, I just sunk into a bit of a groove,” he said. “Then after, I was just mobbed by kids and they were crying, thanking me and shaking my hand. There was a connection made.” Brooks has now delivered more than 1,000 presentations across Canada and the U.S. “It’s been a saving grace for me to have a positive outlet for what happened,” he said. “I can’t say I’m proud of the journey that led me on it, but I found it and I just keep looking forward.”

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t’s sad we still have to warn people about the dangers of impaired driving; one would have hoped the message had been received loud and clear by now, but that is unfortunately not the case. In today’s editions of our papers, we look at the consequences of impaired driving, from the standpoint of a woman whose life was forever altered after being struck by a driver who was impaired, and from the perspective of a young man who killed one of his best friends after crashing a car while driving drunk. These are tragic stories, and in both cases they could have been avoided. We ask all our readers to think hard about the toll impaired driving can take on the lives of so many people and to make sure they take the necessary steps to avoid such tragedies. We can’t emphasize enough the importance of not driving impaired – be it from alcohol, prescription drugs or marijuana. It’s critical for all to remember OuR ViEW that alcohol is not the only cause of impaired driving. Be responsible As our stories show, there’s concern among police before getting growing about what impact Canada’s behind wheel new marijuana laws will have on impaired driving. Police are preparing for a spike in drivers “one toke over the line”, and the Ontario Provincial Police are training officers to specifically detect drug-impaired drivers. While police admit that it will remain to be seen whether drug-impaired driving increases in Canada, evidence from the state of Colorado (where marijuana is legal) indicates one in eight of its impaired driving citations in 2014 involved pot use. Clearly, as the federal government moves toward relaxing Canada’s marijuana-use laws it will have to take into account how drug-impaired driving is determined by police, and what standards the courts will be setting for criminal charges. It is critical that the message gets out that drugimpaired driving is as socially and morally unacceptable as drunk driving. Further complicating the dangers on our roads is the “grey” area of those driving (often unknowingly) under the influence of prescription drugs. Patients and doctors must improve their level of understanding about the impact of prescription drugs and medications on the ability of a person to drive, and make sure that information is available. We all need to take a greater level of responsibility about our actions, and the decisions we make, before we get behind the wheel of a vehicle. newsroom ph:

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Bloor bike lanes address city’s growing cycling needs I’m usually pretty careful riding a bike on Toronto streets, but last week I had a near thing. Riding down Coxwell Avenue on my way to a Mayor John Tory press event, I thought I could make it past some road work that pushed very close to streetcar tracks, and as it turned out, I couldn’t, not quite. So when the front tire slipped into the streetcar track, it went over and I nearly did too; somehow managing to get off the bike without really falling myself. Lucky me. Seriously. Lucky me. In July, a study by Ryerson University and the University of British Columbia on bike accidents in Toronto found that fully a third of the serious ones were caused by cyclist’s tires either getting caught in the tracks or slipping across them. Usually, there were no

david nickle the city bike lanes and the cyclists reported trying to maneuver around parked cars or other obstacles. And it happens a lot. Between 2005 and 2014, the city has charted 1,232 cyclist collisions – a number that doesn’t include simple mishaps. The whole thing adds a bit of perspective to the new pilot project that got underway this week to try out separated bike lanes on Bloor Street. There are no streetcar tracks on Bloor Street, but there are an awful lot of cars, and the stretch through the Annex is a well-documented hazard for cyclists trying to get across town. It’s been a pain for auto drivers, during this relatively short construction period, with two of the

four lanes of traffic there shut down, and there will probably be some more pain – or at least mild discomfort – as the pilot runs its course. Drivers are going to have to get used to it, because the status quo is a precarious place right now. More people are choosing to bike to and from work than ever. And while the city has provided some good cycling infrastructure – a total of 558.4 kilometres of on-street bike lanes, before the Bloor project is counted – Toronto also has 82 kilometres of those tirecatching streetcar tracks to contend with. Cycling is safer in Toronto, but it’s hardly as safe as it might be. The authors of the study that appeared in the BMC Public Health journal in July had a couple of recommendations short of getting rid of all those streetcar tracks. Bike lanes, obviously,

are crucial – but they also recommend fully-separated streetcar tracks, like those on Spadina or St. Clair. The city can do other things, too. Simply patching potholes on well-cycled routes – or all routes, for that matter – would go a long way to making a safer, smoother commute for cyclists. Providing more places to safely lock bikes might not make things safer, but might be more effective. But in the short term, running a successful pilot project along one of the great, city-spanning streets, and working diligently to build out the bike plan that Toronto Council approved earlier in the summer, is an excellent step toward syncing the city’s form with the needs of a growing number of its residents.

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Tiffany called me this morning with a special Rio 2016 Summer Olympics request: don’t try and get a hold of her from the start of the opening ceremonies Friday until the closing Aug. 21. She said she’s going to be using her phone solely to follow said Olympic Games. I couldn’t believe my ears. “I thought you had one of those 40-inch flat TV screens,” I asked. “It’s 60 inches,” she corrected. “Even better. So why watch the Games on a phone? When the sumo wrestling is on for example, you’ll be lucky if you can see a big toe of one of those bruisers.” “I hate to break it to you, Jamie, but there’s no sumo in the Summer Olympics,” she said. “You mean they moved it to the Winter Olympics,” I replied aghast. “How on earth did I miss that? “Sumo is not in the Olympics, period. Try

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jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY something else.” “OK, how about this? When you’re watching ladies gymnastics on your phone, you’ll be lucky if you can make out a nail on the pinky toe of one of any of the competitors.” “Jamie, you’re missing the point. You know I’m on the go a lot. You can’t lug a flat screen around.” “So get a tablet.” “I’ll be able to see everything just fine and the most important thing I’m going to see is after the Games are over: my name. In lights. Well, in print anyway. NBC is going to be showing an unprecedented 6,755 hours of Rio coverage on its networks and digital platforms and I’m planning on watching every single second so I can get in the Guinness World Records.” “Really. Well, I applaud your initiative, Tiff. But

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Woven: Final Celebration WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Walter Saunders Memorial Park, 426 Hopewell Ave. CONTACT: Anjuli Solanki, 647-773-2547, www.stepsinitiative.com, anjuli@stepsinitiative. com COST: Free The STEPS Initiative, alongside partners at the Toronto Arts Foundation, embark on the community muralling aspect of “Woven”. This playful public art series celebrates Toronto’s rich textile history, along its York Beltline, focused around Walter Saunder Park.

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COST: Free Bible stories, dance, drama, music, sports, water games and activities for ages four to 11. Call to register. Adult Chess Tournament WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: Oakwood Village Library and Arts Centre, 341 Oakwood Ave. CONTACT: 416-394-1040 COST: Free Join a group of players for monthly chess tournaments. Chess players of all skill levels are welcome to participate. Pattern and Motif Workshop WHEN: 2 to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave. CONTACT: Richard, 416-394-1006 COST: Free Silver Maple Art Club holds a sevenweek, hands-on art workshop. Learn about patterns and motifs and create

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York-Eglinton International Street Festival WHEN: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Eglinton Ave. W. from Marlee to Dufferin CONTACT: Veronica Robayo, 416-789-1835 COST: Free The event showcases top entertainment and cuisine from the Caribbean, Italian, Portuguese, Latin and many other ethnic cultures.

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Grant, who thanked CocaCola for its support and urged other corporations to come on board to support Gratitude Bag’s volunteer efforts. Daily Bread Food Bank CEO Gail Nyberg said the program has really helped her organization fill the need for food donations during the summer months. She also said she’s pleased to see the initiative expanding this summer across the city with a bit of healthy competition between neighbourhoods. The Gratitude Bag program identifies neighbourhoods throughout Toronto. Each week during the summer,

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ER ANOTH SOLD

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ER ANOTH SOLD

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ER ANOTH SOLD

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ER ANOTH S O LD

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E ANOTH D L SO

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ER ANOTH D SOL

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ER ANOTH S O LD

E ANOTH SOLD

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