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West Toronto health-care providers are hoping a new communications strategy between them will improve the services they are able to provide to residents in the area, and thus keep people out of the hospital. York South-Weston MPP

Laura Albanese announced the new strategy Monday at the Jane Street Hub (at Trethewey Drive), one of the partners in the new initiative. “It’s really about changing the focus,” she said. The idea behind the new Health Link is to create a dialogue between various healthcare providers in the area, that way patients who need support don’t get missed, as well as to improve efficiencies in the system by ensuring a patient doesn’t receive duplicate services from multiple health-care providers. >>>strategy, page 5

Project Winter Survival helps the homeless survive More than 100 volunteers are expected to pack and distribute 3,000 Winter Survival Kits for the 16th annual Project Winter Survival, which takes place Saturday at 890 Caledonia Rd. The kits will be distributed by more than 160 frontline social service agencies to

homeless people in Toronto and the GTA to help them survive the extreme cold weather conditions during the winter months. Email info@engageandchange. org for more information or to be involved in Project Winter Survival.

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York residents to have say on Toronto budget at local public meeting in February CLARK KIM ckim@insidetoronto.com

York residents will have the opportunity to have their say on the upcoming city budget with a public meeting organized by two local councillors.

The budget committee had decided this past December to only send representatives to Scarborough, North York and Etobicoke to get feedback from Toronto residents at two scheduled public meetings in February. “The reason behind it is because they’re on a strict timeline because of the election,” said York South-Weston Councillor Frances Nunziata, who had argued for one to be held in the former city of York. “It’s like this every election.”

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People who bring the items can enjoy a cup coffee or tea and also learn how to fix their item in future. Skills for Change is located at 791 St. Clair Ave. W. The event is free. Donations are welcome. Visitors are encouraged to show up by 1 p.m. to allow the fixers enough time to examine your product.

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So Ward 11 and 12 councillors Nunziata and Frank Di Giorgio, respectively, decided to hold a consultation session on Monday, Feb. 9 at the York Civic Centre, 2700 Eglinton Ave. W. starting at 7 p.m. While Monday members of the budget committee aren’t likely to attend, Nunziata noted city staff will be in attendance to make a presentation and answer any of the questions

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York residents might have. “I thought it was important for York residents to have input,” said Nunziata, adding it’s important residents show up to indicate what city services are important to them. “It’s their right to do that and you should learn what’s happening in the city budget.” She hoped though more consultation meetings will take place before next year’s budget. T h a t ’s s o m e t h i n g Scarborough Southwest

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Councillor Gary Crawford, who was appointed as Toronto’s budget chief in December, also hoped to do, promising more days to hear back from the public in 2016. For more information about the York budget consultation meeting, call 416392-4091. - With files from Mike Adler

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Warren Park’s Michael McCaffery, centre, breaks away with the puck from Humber Valley defenders during Don Montgomery Memorial Select Tournament minor bantam a c t i o n a t Commander Park Arena on Friday. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. Photo/Manny Rodrigues

Toronto police have released security camera images of a suspect wanted in a sexual assault incident that took place in the Bathurst Street and St. Clair Avenue area. Police reported the incident occurred Friday, Jan. 9 at about 7 p.m. when a man approached a 27-year-old woman. The man engaged her in a conversation about her dog and then sexually assaulted her. The suspect is described as black, 20 to 25 years old, 5’6” with a medium build. He was last seen wearing a grey jacket with a hood. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1300, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook at www.facebook.com/1800222TIPS

Make a mural for Pan Am at the library An afterschool program at the Mount Dennis Library for children ages 6 to 12 kicks off its weekly sessions tomorrow. The program, running every Friday from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. until March 13 is focusing on making a Pan Am mural. Registration is required. Call 416-394-1008. The Mount Dennis branch of the Toronto Public Library is located at 1123 Weston Rd., south of Eglinton Avenue.

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rganizations grow. Sometimes they shrink. But they have to evolve to remain relevant and cost-effective. In the case of United Way Toronto, sometimes they merge with another organization – the United Way of York Region. That’s one example of charitable merger aiming to have the whole of the two parts better serve the people of the region. We think it’s worthwhile for smaller, communitybased organizations to look around at like-minded groups, or others competing for the same charitable dollar and see if they can serve their community better through merger or at least a partnership. Some questions to ask: Is the organization meeting its stated goals? Is the organization having the community impact it desires? Is there overlap or duplication of effort happening with another organization? Is it a struggle to find members our view to do the volunteer work or to sit on oversight boards? Can admincosts be reduced? Could Merger can istrative fresh ideas surface when two groups work together? help better These are just a few of the quesorganizations tions that can provide healthy introspection. Think about it. If an organization finds there are certain challenges that are increasingly difficult to overcome, why wouldn’t they explore different ways of approaching those challenges by reaching out to other organizations and considering ways they can join forces? It doesn’t have to be an outright merger. An informal partnership can go a long way toward helping both parties out. For example, perhaps the opportunity exists for the pooling of resources, which can help streamline costs, avoid duplication and ensure the efforts of the volunteer base are deployed as efficiently as possible. The opportunities that can be created are intriguing: knowledge-sharing, new ideas, an energized volunteer base. All contribute to the combined strength of a collective whole. The keys to any successful partnership – however formal it may be – are the ability to incorporate the unique needs of the component parts to create a whole that’s better equipped to face the challenges of the day. It’s that standard by which partnerships should be measured. When opportunities exist to better serve a community’s needs, it’s always worth exploring. Organizations that ask themselves those questions will get those opportunities.

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So much for the question of the day

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o?” That was the question of the day I was greeted with whenever I bumped into somebody I knew last week. It started Tuesday on the way to work. The first to ask it was the guy behind the window at my regular subway station. “So?” Much to his relief, my response was an affirmative nod. Up next was the girl behind the counter at My Regular Morning Coffee Stop (no, not its real name). She gave me my usual double double. (Not its real name either. It is, in fact, a quintuple quintuple. But please don’t tell my nutritionist.) “So?” Much to her relief, I gave her an affirmative nod, too. Then came the couple who run The We’re Talking Extremely Convenient Store Considering It’s Just Across The Food Court From My Regular Morning Coffee Stop (yes, it’s real

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY name) where I pick up my daily newspaper. “So?” I answered the same way as before, with said affirmative nod. Following them was Ted, whom I hadn’t seen since before the holidays. I bumped into him in the elevator on the way to the office and he had the similar query. “So?” Yet another affirmative nod from me. This was followed by a volley of encounters with co-workers in rapid succession: Tiffany in the hallway, then Alan by the water cooler and finally Frank inside the office. “So? “So?” “So?” All were greeted with affirmative nods and that’s pretty much what took place in all my encounters with people I know last week. For those who’ve

never met me and are wondering that the heck “So?” means exactly, it’s short for “So, are you going to finally admit that it actually IS cold today?” How could I not admit it? It was cold that day. It was cold a few days last week. Not like it gets in Manitoba, Alberta or Newfoundland, but cold for these parts. Especially early in the morning and late at night walking into that swirling wind. But this whole “So?” business started with me because complaining that it’s cold year-round has become a veritable cottage industry in Toronto and when others say it’s cold in August, which is when the grumbling starts in earnest, I never agree. Nor do I agree in the fall. I don’t agree in winter unless it actually is cold. Now, I realize for people new to Canada from warmer climates, any cooler weather can be a shock to the system,

but the majority of the moaning seems to come from people who have spent most of their lives in Toronto. Soooo, now that I’ve admitted it does, indeed, get cold here OCCASIONALLY I’ve decided to turn the “So?” tables back on everybody else with my own spin, when it is not. First up was my neighbour Al, whom I bumped into Sunday when we got a welcome break from the recent tougher conditions. “So?” I asked him. As in, “So, are you finally going to admit it ISN’T cold today? Nor all those other times you were whining that it was back in August, September, October, et al? Eh, Al?” He growled. I took that as a “yes.”

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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To fix the TDSB, undo amalgamation To the editor: The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is once again in the news as the Ontario government has appointed a “reviewer” to go through its huge bureaucracies and make a recommendation to the Minister of Education for possible restructuring. The TDSB has been in trouble since its beginning almost 15 years ago. At that time, former premier Mike Harris, without much planning or research, amalgamated Toronto’s six different boards of education, each with their own cultures and ideologies, to create this monster/white elephant, which hasn’t functioned well from Day 1. The mega board has 22 trustees, who are constantly fighting, with little consensus Not much is done to improve education. The province should

allow charter schools to operate in the city, as these schools have shown great success in many inner city areas in U.S.A. This also will create a competitor for TDSB to cut its staff and improve classroom education. TDSB received more than $3 billon of taxpayers’ money to operate and provide quality education for our children, which it doesn’t. Most of the funds are spent on its large bureaucracies and little is spent in classrooms. It is now time to separate these six thinking ideologies and restructure. This will help to enhance the education of our children. I would urge all the voters to connect with their MPP and ask that TDSB should be broken up. Moe Irshad

Strategy meant to reach most vulnerable >>>from page 1 One such provider in West Toronto is Dr. Erin McFadden, physician at West Park Family Health Team, who became involved when she saw patients make repeated hospital visits for issues that could have been solved by a family physician, especially by one who has experience with that patient. The new strategy is meant to target the most vulnerable patients in West Toronto, those who have complex or multiple health problems. The province says five per cent of the population contributes to two-thirds of Ontario’s healthcare costs. In West Toronto, this five per cent of residents cost an average of $33,000 per year in health-care. In an area with a population of 114,000, these 5,500 people cost the health-care system $185 million per year. “The health-care system was designed for the average person,” said Stacey Daub, CEO of Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre (CCAC).

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health care.” As an example, a person who can’t get to their family doctor might receive a free ride from a partner transportation agency, thanks to this new strategy. Another example is identifying individuals who are repeatedly returning to hospitals’ emergency departments and asking them why. “We’re sitting down with these individuals to talk about why they went to the emergency department,” Daub said. “Sometimes it’s as simple as

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Toronto and York Region United Way groups merge CYNTHIA REASON creason@insidetoronto.com The newly announced merger between the Toronto and York Region United Way organizations will translate into a greater potential for impact, according to United Way Toronto’s president and CEO. In an interview with The York Guardian on Friday, Susan McIsaac said the decision to join forces with United Way York Region came after widespread public consultation regarding the charity’s strategic plan over the last year. “We probably engaged over 2,000 people in asking key questions around the priority of the city and what really mattered, etc,” she said. “And much of that consultation actually informed the decision that we took to pursue this conversation with York Region. That, for us, was really an important and an informative process.” As talks began with York Region last fall to possibly unify under one umbrella, McIsaac said she quietly reached out to “key partners, community leaders, agency leaders and key stakeholders” to seek their feedback – conversations she said were “hugely helpful and, frankly, very positive.” “We heard very positive feedback, because, I think, there’s a notion that there’s unbelievable alignment between our organizations: alignment on mission and alignment on priorities,” she said. The final decision to merge the two United Ways was announced Friday, following a special meeting late Wednesday evening in which the boards for each organization voted unanimously in favour of the union.

work on both sides of the Steeles Avenue boundary that separates Toronto and York Region; that the two organizations have the same mission, vision, and core values; and that their strategic plans share the same three community priorities – supporting youth, improving

neighbourhooods, and strengthening community services. “Together, we have much greater potential for impact, because there’s such alignment between our two United Ways,” McIsaac said. Metroland Toronto and Central vice-president and regional pub-

lisher Ian Proudfoot has served on United Way York Region’s board and campaign cabinet for more than five years, and said he is optimistic, with a caveat, about the pending partnership. “It will work if York Region gets to keep its United Way voice, but if

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timing is right Vince Timpano, chair of the United Way Toronto board, said the timing of the merger felt right, given his organization’s history of collaboration with York Region. “Now feels like the right time to take it to the next level,” he said in a statement released Friday. “We’re both at the right points in our strategic plans to adopt a more regional focus. Working together, we’ll accomplish more than we ever could separately. The opportunities this merger will make possible are incredibly exciting.” Several examples of “significant alignment” between the two United Ways was cited in the boards’ merger recommendation, including: the fact that they fund some of the same community agencies; that the people they serve (as well as their donors and volunteers) live and

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Skate with The X-Men of Toronto to support homeless Go skating with The X-Men of Toronto. Lace up your skates and brave the cold temperatures in support of those in need in our city. On Saturday, Jan. 24, enjoy ice skating with cosplayers while collecting warm clothes for The Sanctuary, a refuge that gives warm clothing to the homeless in Toronto. The annual event takes place at Nathan Phillips Square, at city

hall, 100 Queen St. W. from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Visit the X-Men of Toronto on Facebook. for summer rec jobs in Toronto wApply

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York Region gets lost in the merger and is without focus, it’ll be a failure,” he said. – with files from Chris Traber, York Region Media Group

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Road work hours could be extended to all night Policy revision for some projects would help ease traffic jams DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com The hammering of road work could be going on through the night on some city projects if council approves a new policy to speed up traffic-snarling construction. The policy, which was recommended at the Jan. 6 Public Works and Infrastructure Committee meeting, will mean that in certain cases – and at a price premium – contractors will toil around the clock to make sure that the project is finished as quickly as possible. The policy comes after Mayor John Tory announced that the city would pay that premium to have work finished on this phase of the Gardiner Expressway rehabilitation. Under the proposed policy, work could continue 24 hours a day, seven days a week on expressways and major roads where the work is far from residential neighbourhoods and non-disruptive to TTC operations. Work could also be done overnight, but not during daylight hours on major roads far from residential neighbourhoods, so that roads could stay open for regular commuting times. As well, work hours could be extended on major roads between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. Monday to Saturday and local roads between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday to Friday.

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Weekly Barbecue WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416-767-0231, legionbr31@yahoo.com COST: Food for reasonable prices Find out about Legion membership. All 19 and older are welcome.

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Digital Photography Workshop WHEN: 10 to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave. CONTACT: Richard, 416-3941006 COST: Free Learn how to take and edit pictures in this eight-week photography program. For children aged 9 to 13. Call to register.

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Women’s Immigration Summary Advice Legal Clinic WHEN: 4 to 7 p.m. WHERE: North York Women’s Centre, 2446 Dufferin St. CONTACT: North York Women’s Centre, 416-781-0479, www.nywc. org, info@nywc.org COST: Free Short, one-time appointments on specific areas of immigration law available. Appointment necessary.

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Conversation: The Black Experience Project WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416394-1000 COST: Free This city-wide study is aimed at better understanding the lived experiences of black Canadians over 50 and more years. Learn more about how you can be involved through a panel discussion and conversation that will look at the contemporary context of research on the black community. Art from the Michaëlle Jean Foundation will also be on display.

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Manage Your Money, Manage Your Life WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: North York Women’s Centre, 2446 Dufferin St. CONTACT: 416781-0479, www.nywc.org, info@nywc.org COST: Free This eight-week program provides information and tools to help you

Robbie Burns Supper & Dance WHEN: 5:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. WHERE: deadline Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416767-0231, www. facebook.com/mountdennislegion,

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columns Union closures expected wFurther The TTC wasted no time at all scheduling its first construction-related subway closure for 2015. The closure, which took place last weekend from Union to St. Andrew stations, is the first of a series planned between now and March to put the finishing touches on the TTC’s $137 million top-to-bottom renovation of Union Station in time for the 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games. Part of the remaining work includes installing a 152-metre wall dividing the Union and Yonge platforms made up of glass panels adorned with art. For more information visit www.ttc.ca SPEAKing ON SUBWAY wEXPANSION

Residents curious about the progress of Scarborough subway extension planning will have an opportunity to hear from city staff at a pair of community meetings scheduled for the project. The plan has received attention of late with calls

rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT to add another stop, at Danforth Road and Eglinton Avenue. The first meeting takes place Saturday, Jan. 31 at Jean Vanier Secondary School, 959 Midland Ave. starting at 9:30 a.m., then on Monday, Feb. 2 at the Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr. beginning at 6 p.m. RELEASES RIDE results wOPP

There wasn’t much change compared to last year in the number of impaired driving charges laid by the OPP during the holidays. The OPP’s annual holiday RIDE crackdown, which took place from Nov. 24 to Jan. 2, resulted in 593 impaired driving charges for Ontario motorists compared to 587 during the 2013-14 holiday period. This time around, one person was killed because of impaired driving compared to three in the previous year.

While impaired driving charges have dropped significantly, the OPP said it was still disappointed by the holiday findings. CONTEST HELPS BIKE NETWORK GROW Winners were recently announced for a contest organized by the city to promote its mobile app used to log the frequency and distance of trips made on bicycle. Since it was launched last May, the Toronto Cycling App has recorded over 65,000 trips made throughout the city, giving cycling planners a better idea where Toronto’s bike network could be strengthened in the future. As part of the contest, prizes were given to users of the app ranging from memberships to Bike Share Toronto to the grand prize: a new bike worth $700. The app is available for download for Android and the iPhone.

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Making lemonade from lemons Playing opposition at City Council is delicate work. With no official party system and in its place a coalition of disparate interests in orbit of a – usually – popular mayor, it’s tough to get traction. Contrarian councillors outside that orbit are left to find ways to get their ideas in front of the public. The pitfalls are many. During the David Miller era, right-of-centre councillors stumbled around for years before forming a coalition called The Responsible Government Group that tried with scant success to critique the mayor’s agenda. Councillors on the left took a different approach with Mayor Rob Ford in 2010, taking the give-him-rope-to-hanghimself tack until finally, he did so. It’s clear neither approach is going to work with sober, steady old John Tory – who has an ambitious agenda and the resolve to keep potential opposition away from committees that might affect that agenda.

david nickle the city And so it is that on Monday, progressive councillors adopted another strategy: if the mayor gives you lemons, make lemonade. The lemons Tory gave Gord Perks, Mike Layton, Sarah Doucette, Joe Cressy and Maria Augimeri were seats on the Parks and Environment Committee: a committee historically known for light agendas and little influence. That will likely not be the case this term. As of Monday, the committee has a subcommittee: the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Subcommittee. Chairing it will be Perks, who has had a long career as an environmental advocate. Also on the committee are Doucette, Layton and Cressy. The subcommittee will begin holding public meetings promptly, to talk about ways in which the city can move into a leadership role

in battling climate change, worldwide. Following from that, the subcommittee will likely bring recommendations to the Parks and Environment Committee – which, owing to its membership, will send those recommendations to council – into Tory’s lap. It will be awkward: climate change mitigation can be expensive, and politically challenging, as it enters into areas where Torontonians are divided: everything from green energy programs to anti-car initiatives and the dreaded “bag tax” from the Miller era. One courting the support from Ford Nation will have a hard time backing much of that agenda. But failing to back some of that agenda will play just as badly with the centre-left and pure centre voters, for a mayor hoping to maintain a broad base of support. It will be interesting to see how this uniquely passive act of aggression plays out.

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