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Tension and emotion ran high during a community meeting Monday to discuss a men’s homeless shelter proposed to open at Oakwood Avenue and Vaughan Road in the fall. Wi t h h e a t e d s h o u t i n g directed at fellow residents, Councillor Josh Colle, city

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staff, a church official and real estate agent, the majority of the 300 community members who attended the meeting at Bethel Restoration Ministries did not support the 50-bed shelter planned for 616 Vaughan Rd., the site of the former Town Talk Restaurant and Bar. And those few who did speak in favour of it were quickly interrupted by hecklers, which

prompted Colle on several occasions to remind the crowd to be respectful of everyone and threaten to shut down the meeting if shouting continued. The shelter, Cornerstone Place, is operated by Cornerstone Baptist Tabernacle, which has been situated at 833 St. Clair Ave. W. since 1996. The church occupied the main floor, and allowed the Out of the Cold

program to run out of the upper floor for homeless men starting in 1999. The following year the church contracted with the city to operate an emergency program of its own – Cornerstone Place – which has 50 beds available for homeless men. But in 2012, the church sold the building to a condominium developer and relocated to 21 >>>RESIDENTS, page 7

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Cooking up a sense of pride in York communities >>>from page 1 said Rahul Bhardwaj, president and CEO of Toronto Community Foundation, the organization that helped initiate Recipe for Community to strengthen community belonging by facilitating resident-inspired projects. “They’re doing the transformation. We’re doing the enabling.” To celebrate the success of

the project, local dignitaries along with youth, businesses and organizations held a barbecue event last Thursday at UrbanArts where they also launched a book to show what they’ve accomplished to date. “This is about the community getting together,” said York South-Weston Councillor Frances Nunziata. “They’ve done an amazing job here.”

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ary DeNigris-Ascione has walked 900 kilometres to date to help find a cure for cancer in this lifetime, but she’s not done yet. On Sept. 6 and 7, the longtime Weston resident will be walking 60 more kilometres over two days at The Shoppers Drug Mart Weekend to End Women’s Cancer (WEWC) annual walk. “September will be my 16th walk,” said DeNigris-Ascione, who previously participated in Ottawa’s former event five times as well as walked for 10 consecutive years in Ontario’s largest women’s cancers fundraiser benefiting The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. It all started after her aunt lost her battle with breast cancer at age 47 in 1999. Two and three years later, her mother and mother-in-law were diagnosed with breast cancer. Both are survivors. “Because it hit so close to home, I wanted to do something to make a difference,” DeNigrisAscione said. But she admitted to being intimidated at first and afraid she wouldn’t be able to walk the full distance. Then when she saw some of the women who walked before her on TV, she was inspired to get involved. The first year DeNigris-Ascione walked in 2004, she beat her fundraising goal of $2,000 and raised more than $4,000. Now after 15 events, her fundraising total has surpassed $38,000. Much of that financial support she credited to her family and friends as well as her school community at San Marco Catholic Elementary School in Woodbridge where she’s a kindergarten teacher. She added that her neighbours in Weston have also contrib-

Clockwise from top left: Annabella Forto, left, and her mother Eiveth try on costumes before their dressup photo session Saturday during the West Won Festival along Weston Road; Jaea Campbell plays a lioness after having her face painted; Amram ‘Sneezy’ Bentolila creates balloon sculptures; Jasmine Cook tries her hand at a midway-style basketball game. The festival was born out of the desire of residents in Mount Dennis to celebrate the successes they witnessed every day in their neighbourhood. Photos/Peter C. McCusker

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uted by helping raise funds through her garage sales. To some, she’s known as the “garage sale lady.” As for the walk itself, it can sometimes be “overwhelming,” DeNigris-Ascione said. “It’s very emotional, a lot of highs and a lot of lows.” But along with the tears of remembering and honouring lost loved ones, there’s also the happiness of walking with survivors and working together to find a cure. “Physically, it’s very tiring,” she

added. “But my mentality is this is also nothing compared to what women with cancer have to go through.” Already thinking ahead, DeNigris-Ascione is committed to walking in her 17th event and breaking the 1,000-kilometre milestone. “At the end of the day, it’s about giving back to the community and making a difference,” she said.

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he one-year countdown to the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games has begun. As of today’s editorial, we’re 344 days away from the Pan Am and 372 from the Parapan Am. There is little doubt this event will focus eyes on the Greater Toronto Area. The numbers are impressive: $1.14-billion budget; 7,600 athletes expected to attend; 49 Pan Am and 16 Parapan Am events; 15 upgraded sports facilities; 10 new world-class facilities. The figures alone set us up to host what will truly be a worldclass sporting event. However, it’s also a chance for Toronto (and other municipalities involved in the our view Games) to really showcase what makes us great. Toronto, for one, will be on display and we’re Put our best ready for it. collective effort definitely The city has communities from all 41 countries across into Games Latin America, South America, the Caribbean and North America attending the Games. From the Colombian community across St. Clair Avenue West, the Brazilians along Dundas Street West and Jamaican communities along Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto is the place to enjoy them all. With it, the Games bring development for Toronto via new athletic facilities in North York and Scarborough to the massive 35-acre Athletes’ Village in the West Don Lands that will be turned into a mixed-use community after the Games. But with all the accolades and excitement come some pretty important concerns, namely the impact on traffic, particularly in Toronto, which is already experiencing dramatic traffic issues. In a recent interview, the city’s director of transportation planning, Stephen Buckley, said it’s still unknown how much of an impact the Games will have on local traffic patterns. However, the Games will also see new transportation infrastructure built, including the Union-Pearson Express air rail link, and improvements to Union Station. Shovels are in the ground, and athletes, coaches and spectators will be here in less than a year. It’s time for governments, communities and Torontonians to get behind the Games in these last stages of planning. Before we know it, it’ll be showtime and we need to make sure we put our best collaborative effort forward to make the kind of impression of which we can all be proud.

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was jogging up Cedarvale Ravine Sunday morning when my buddy Jeremy came zipping by on his bike and yelled, “Hey Jamie, I finally saw your column.” “Which one?” I screamed back enthusiastically. “I’m not sure, exactly. It was just a passing glance. The newspaper was open on your page in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. I caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of my eye on the way into my appointment. You couldn’t miss it.” After the run, I stopped off to pick up a pair of repaired jeans at the cleaners. I had them make the rip in the knee a little wider, so the kids in the neighbourhood would think I’m keeping up with the times. “Hey Jamie, I finally saw your column,” the tailor said. “Which one?” I replied

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY excitedly. “I couldn’t tell you. It was just a passing glance. The newspaper was open on your page on table at the barber shop. It had a really big headline, the biggest one on the whole page. You couldn’t miss it.” I crossed the street to pick up lunch at Now That’s What I Call A Bagel and as I was leaving the cashier beamed, “Hey Jamie, I finally saw your column.” “Which one?” I chirped ever hopeful. “I don’t know. It was just a passing glance.” “Let me guess. You saw it on the seat of the bus, right?” “Close. It was on the seat of the subway, actually. You couldn’t miss it. Your picture stares right at you as you go by.”

And that’s pretty well the way the rest of the day went. “Hey Jamie, I finally saw your column.” “Which one?” “I have no idea. It was just a passing glance. But you couldn’t miss it. The title and byline were in bold letters.” “Hey Jamie, I finally saw your column.” “Which one?” “Beats me. It was just a passing glance. But you couldn’t miss it. It was the just the right length.” “Hey Jamie, I finally saw your column.” “Which one?” “I haven’t the foggiest. It was just a passing glance. But you couldn’t miss it. It was in the best location of all on a page. Smack dab in the middle.” The verdict? Darn if the column don’t look good. Me too, apparently. At least, according to my neighbour Tiffany’s daughter. I walked by the two of

them in the park later that evening and Tiffany called to tell me her daughter was so impressed with the new rip in the knee of my jeans that she thought it would be cool if my column was posted on her mom’s Facebook page. “Which one?” I giggled gleefully. “She’s not sure,” Tiffany said. “My daughter knows you’re a columnist, but she’s never seen the column. So she wanted you to pick one out, if that’s OK?” “You bet it is and I know the perfect one, too. It has a really big headline, my picture is on it, the title and byline are in bold letters, it’s just the right length and is smack dab in the middle of the page. Nobody will be able to miss it.” 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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Black Carnival in the 21st Century: History and Practice WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free The Caribbean Carnival celebrates the Caribbean roots of much of the black culture in Toronto as well as the emancipation from slavery. Rinaldo Walcott will put the carnival into its historical and contemporary, cultural and social contexts. Walcott is professor and director of Women and Gender Studies Institute, University of Toronto, and is the author of Black Like Who: Writing Black Canada.

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Movie Mania WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave. CONTACT: Richard, 416-394-1006, egstaff@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Drop in for a family movie. Movie: Saving Mr. Banks WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000, lfeesey@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free

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Evelyn Gregory Library Book Sale WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave. CONTACT: James Murchison, 416-394-1006, egstaff@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Grab a great read at a great price!

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Check out our complete online community calendar by visiting us at www.yorkguardian.com. Read weeks of listings from your York neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto. Coming up: Aug. 8 - The Way Way Back. Aug. 15 - Fast & Furious 6. Aug. 22 - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Family Time WHEN: 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave. CONTACT: Richard, 416-3941006, egstaff@torontopubliclibrary. ca COST: Free Stories, songs and rhymes for children (five years and under) and their caregivers. Weekly Barbecue WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416-767-0231, legionbr31@yahoo.com COST: Food available for reasonable prices

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TD Summer Reading Club: Eureka! WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave. CONTACT: Richard, 416-394-1006, egstaff@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Club to share maker-based stories, games and activities.

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LEF Toastmasters Meeting WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m. WHERE: Learning Enrichment Foundation, 116 Industry St. CONTACT: Peter Marinelli, pmarine5105@gmail.com COST: Free Public speaking club meets weekly.

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Stop Motion Animation for Beginners WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416394-1000 COST: Free Learn how to shoot and edit a simple animation. This workshop will cover sets, props, characters, lighting as well as the basics of shooting and editing. All materials and techniques will be easy to access and use. For ages 14 and older. Call to register.

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Is Self-Employment Right For You? WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 647-296-0960 COST: Free In this two-part workshop learn why self-employment may be an option if you are unemployed. In the first part, AccessOntario will discuss how to increase your chances for success and what to consider before taking the leap. In the second part, learn about the library’s information tools that will assist you with your busi-

ness plan. To register call the library or email cbalmes@cicswis.ca Karaoke WHEN: 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416-767-0231, www. facebook.com/mountdennislegion, legionbr31@yahoo.com COST: Food available at reasonable prices Weekly barbecue from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Karaoke begins at 8:30 p.m. Cash bar. All 19 and older are welcome.

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Toonie Lawn Sale WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Church of the Advent, 40 Pritchard Ave. CONTACT: 416-763-2713 COST: Free Featuring household items, small furniture, books, toys, sporting goods and more.

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Games’ impact on traffic difficult to predict: city transportation officials RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com

hough planning and infrastructure builds are well underway for the 2015 Toronto Pan Am / Parapan Am Games, the city’s transportation officials have outstanding questions as to how traffic will be managed during the event. The largest-ever multisport undertaking for the Toronto region, the Games are projected to cost $2.5 billion, of which the province has budgeted between $75 million to $90 million for transportation management, to ensure 7,700 athletes and coaches, plus some 1.4 million spectators get to their venues on time. Eight new Games venues are located in Toronto, including an athletes village, aquatics centre and an athletic stadium to be located at York University. The Pan Am coverage zone extends from north of Toronto south to St. Catharines. With a year to go, finalizing traffic concerns now would seem a welcome cushion for the province, which has had to deal with pressing issues such as venue construction delays and the removal of Ian Troop as Games CEO in 2013, replaced by Saad Rafi. In February, the province released a preliminary plan for managing Games traffic following almost two years of consultations between provincial and municipal agencies including the Ministry of Transportation (MOT), Metrolinx, Toronto,

the TTC as well as the Games’ i n t r o d u c e d t h e c i t y ’s Integrated Security Unit. upgraded traffic control By establishing reserved centre intended to modernlanes and encouraging ize citywide monitoring use of non-automoof traffic incidents, bile travel options, said the city is in t h e p r ov i n c e constant diabelieves it can logue with Pan reduce existing Am officials in regards to the traffic levels by 20 per cent. plan. But how “It’s coming along quickly much of a traffic impact a n d w e’r e the Games will going to have have on local to start doing traffic patterns things now,” he remains to be said. seen. TERESA MARANDO Perhaps the “That’s sort plan’s chief director of transportation of the unknown feature is the planning, Pan Am / when you do establishment Parapan Am Games big events that o f a Ga m e s are say, anomalies,” said Route Network (GRN) along Stephen Buckley, the city’s dedicated HOV lanes found director of transportation on 400-series highways, Lake planning. Shore Boulevard and other “We don’t know where major arterials spanning people are staying, we don’t 150 kilometres in the GTA know what venues they’re alone. Dedicated route networks attending. We don’t know where they’re coming from,” are now a must for internahe said. tional sporting events and “They may come by train, the GRN will be restricted to they may come in carpools, athletes and personnel and attendees during the Pan Am they may walk.” Buckley, who, last week Games, running from July

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW? IS THERE SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR you’d like to know, as to how you or your community may be affected by the Games? Let us know and we’ll try to get answers for you in a future story. Email us at ykg@insidetoronto.com Artist renderings of the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre/COURTESY PAN AM

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We want to be cognizant that it’s going to be busy and we need to co-ordinate our efforts to make sure we’re not doing something to make it more difficult for each other. – Teresa Marando, on the need for co-operation between the province and municipalities in managing transportation issues

10 to 26, and the Parapan American Games that go from Aug. 7 to 15, 2015. They will also be open for use by carpoolers, buses, emergency vehicles and accredited media. Enforcement will be largely on a volunteer basis. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE The Games will also see the debut of transportation infrastructure such as the Union-Pearson Express air rail link. Infrastructure improvements at Union Station and on Queens Quay are also continuing. “For almost every venue we have road access, transit access, there’s a GO station or connection nearby,” said Teresa Marando, director of transportation planning for the Pan Am / Parapan Am Games. Marando, an MOT official, said the province had already consulted with municipalities about deferring maintenance work and halting the granting of construction permits during the Games to reduce congestion. “We want to be cognizant that it’s going to

be busy and we need to coordinate our efforts to make sure we’re not doing something to make it more difficult for each other,” she said. When it comes to co-ordinating transit, the TTC and the city have to work together to deal with traffic issues such as delivery trucks and illegally parked cars blocking busy streetcar routes, said TTC CEO Andy Byford. “It’s got to be a joint team effort with the city to once and for all create clear ways for our vehicles to get through, and that can only to be to the benefit of Toronto ultimately,” said Byford following last week’s TTC board meeting. The TTC is about to appoint a Pan Am Games co-ordinator who will “obsess about the detail” of its transportation planning, said Byford. “We still have a year to go,” he said. “The key for us is to get into the micro-detail of making sure that the plan works.”

The number of athletes expected for combined Pan Am/Parapan from the Americas and Caribbean. That number jumps to more than 10,000 when coaches and team officials are added.

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Number of metric tonnes of sand that will be brought in to create an urban beach at Chevrolet Beach Volleyball Centre at 20 0 Princes’ Blvd., which is built as a temporary venue.

The number of events, from archery to wrestling, that will be hosted in the Pan Am Games.

The number of venues to be used for the Games.

The number of events, from archery to wheelchair basketball, to be held in the Parapan Am Games.

The number of municipalities in Southern Ontario, mostly in the Greater Toronto Area, that will host events.

The number of athletic facilities being upgraded in order to host events.

10 The number of world-class facilities being built.

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The number of times Canada has hosted the Pan Am Games. Courtesy www.toronto2015.org

Residents protest plan to open 50-bed shelter >>>from page 1 Blackthorn Ave., off St. Clair Avenue, west of Caledonia Road. The shelter was temporarily situated in the church, while the search was on to find a more suitable place to lease. The shelter is set to close July 31. But finding something proved difficult, so the decision was made to look for a place to purchase. In May, the church bought the 6,500-square-foot, twostorey former Town Talk building, which is located in an area zoned for shelter operation. The issue will be brought before the Community Development and Recreation Committee Aug. 14, which will make a recommendation for council to review at its meeting Aug. 25. If approved by council, the shelter is set to open in October. Rev. Patrick Reid, director of Cornerstone Place, said the purchase is set to close Aug. 29 on the condition of council’s approval. He said the shelter will operate daily from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., when clients can get meals and snacks, engage in life skills training and job search skills, play cards and have a place to sleep at night. The average age of clients is over 50, and no one under age 25 is admitted. Clients must abide by a set of rules, including no drugs, alcohol or outside loitering, and must be inside the premises by midnight. If rules are violated, clients will be sent elsewhere. Re i d , re s p o n d i n g t o repeated concerns from the audience about illegal substance abuse, stressed most clients simply fell on hard times and are not on drugs. “Being homeless doesn’t mean being a drug addict,” he said. “Without shelters, homeless men will sleep on park benches, under subways, under apartment building stairs. The alternative is some men will die from exposure to extreme cold.” While many residents stressed they have com-

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passion for the homeless and agree they need somewhere to sleep, they felt the neighbourhood, affected by socioeconomic challenges, was not the best spot for a shelter. Residents also expressed outrage over the lack of meeting notice, claiming they found out from neighbours the previous day. Colle said he only recently found out about plans for the shelter and notified residents about the meeting over email and social networking sites. Residents questioned what happens if clients are turned away from Cornerstone Place, with Reid saying they are referred elsewhere and given a TTC token or sent by cab to another facility. “Everything is based on our perception,” he said in response to concerns about clients being unsavory. “We have to recognize these individuals are human beings.” “If you’re playing the guilt trip on us, it’s not working,” said one resident to loud applause. “We don’t need more problems than we have already.” Responding to questions about police presence at the shelter’s location on St. Clair Avenue, Supt. Scott Baptist of 13 Division said officers attend roughly 50 times a year, with a third of the calls for 911-related medical distress. The rest of the calls are for overdoses, assaults and general disorder, he said. Karen, who wouldn’t give her last name, told the crowd the community wasn’t considered before steps were taken to bring in the shelter.

“I understand the need for shelters in Toronto,” she said. “We’ve fallen on hard times as well. You are putting a shelter in an area that will diminish and demolish all the steps the community has worked so hard for. You are putting everyone at potential risk. I feel this is the wrong place for a shelter.” Gord Tanner, of the city’s housing and homelessness services division, said Toronto has more than 50 shelters in every neighbourhood across the city, with nine run by the city, the rest community based. Four thousand emergency shelter beds are available nightly, with the number increasing in the winter, he said, adding occupancy is capped at 90 per cent at each shelter. Kathy Biasi, one of the few residents who spoke in favour of the shelter, said she has worked with homeless men and they aren’t something to be frightened of. “The issue is finding a place to live so they can start living their life,” she said, which prompted one person to yell, “Take them to your house.” Andrew Ross, chair of the Oakwood Village Community Association, said he took offense to Reid accusing residents of dehumanizing the homeless. “We deserve an apology,” he said. “You had two years to find a location. This is on you. If these men are out in the cold this winter because (the shelter) wasn’t approved, it’s on you.” At one point, Reid appeared taken aback by how strongly residents felt about the shelter’s location. “I never expected such a strong not-in-my-backyard existed in Toronto,” he said, adding 616 Vaughan Rd. was chosen based on adequate size, an existing kitchen and multiple rooms. People wishing to speak at the Aug. 14 Community Development and Recreation Committee meeting can contact Nancy Martins at cdrc@toronto.ca or 416-397-4579.

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TIFF unveils opening lineup of films for festival AMANDA JEROME scm@insidetoronto.com The Toronto International Fi l m Fe s t i va l ( T I F F ) announced its first lineup of films last week as well as a special announcement that a portion of King Street will be closed during the festival. King, between University Avenue and Peter Street, will be turned into a pedestrian-

friendly zone the first four days of the festival, which runs Sept. 4 to 14. The section will be called Festival Street and will serves as an area for TIFF attendees to mix and mingle in between screenings of the world premieres, which there are 37 at this year’s festival. The first four days will be dedicated to them. “It’s only four days,” said

TIFF CEO Piers Handling. “I know there’s a lot of street closures, but we hope people understand this is a huge festival for Toronto. It brings $2 million a year to the city. Hopefully people will get out and enjoy it.” This year’s festival theme is ‘This is Your Film Festival’, which Handling said speaks to the fact the TIFF experience is about the audience.

“The audience is the most important stakeholder in the festival,” he said. “It’s their festival. It’s not about media or competition, but about people enjoying movies.” Handling said he’s had a lot of stars and directors tell him how much they love TIFF because it’s about the public. Tuesday’s press conference released just more than 50

titles in the festival’s lineup. Canadian talent such as David Cronenberg (Maps to the Stars), Jean-Marc Vallée (Wild), Jason Reitman (Men, Women and Children) and Philippe Falardeau (The Good Lie), will be showcasing films this September. It was also announced that Alan Rickman’s A Little Chaos will close the festival at Roy Thompson Hall Sept. 13.

Rickman said he was pleased with the news because he feels a certain kinship to the city. “It is a great privilege for A Little Chaos to have its world premiere in Toronto and for it to be given the festival’s closing night gala, but it is also a very personal pleasure,” Rickman said.

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Going Back to School Stress-Free Simple advice from Toronto Central CCAC Fall is around the corner and the return to school is on the minds of parents and kids alike. While many children are looking forward to getting back in touch with their friends after the long hot summer, there are those who may be experiencing feelings of anxiety and stress at the thought of homework and school books. For those children who are in the midst of changing schools or grades, or who have had academic or social difficulties in the past, the approach of Labour Day can trigger feelings of extreme anxiety and in some cases, depression. The Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) has a team of specialized Mental Health and Addiction Nurses who work in Toronto schools, supporting students, parents and staff who are in need of education, advice and consultation on mental health issues. Whether your younger child is returning to elementary school, or your teen is in the last year of high school, there are some general things that they can do to make the trip back to school less stressful. Following are some tips from Toronto Central CCAC about how to help children deal with the stress of returning to school: • Sleep – Sleep is one of the most important factors in a child’s mental health and well-being. Before Labour Day rolls around encourage your child to get a full night’s sleep so that she feels rested and ready to address the day. A minimum of eight hours is recommended for children and teens, who sometimes may require more. Start your

child’s sleeping schedule a couple of weeks before school starts so that they’re well prepared and well-rested for the first day back. • Talk – Does your child seem anxious? Has their behavior changed, are they acting out or withdrawing from you as the first day of school approaches? They may be experiencing stress related to school’s return and may not know how to articulate their anxiety to you. Open the lines of communication and start a discussion with them about returning to school. Ask them how they feel, what’s on their minds, and what some of their fears or concerns may be. By being available and acknowledging their feelings, you will be one step closer to helping them manage their return to school. • Eat – You are what you eat and so are our kids. A wellbalanced diet that is low in refined sugars and processed foods is the best bet for a child who may be prone to stress. Be sure to support your child in eating fresh fruits and vegetables as well as proteins that will allow them to feel both energized and healthier. A healthy

body will support a healthy mind and will, in many cases, reduce anxiety. • Think – Mindfulness is a skill that even the young can follow. In an age where attention spans are even more limited due to the constant distractions provided by technology, teaching a child to turn off the devices and to practice basic mindfulness techniques can greatly help those who are suffering from anxiety. • Do – Are you concerned that your child needs additional mental health support, beyond what you can provide? There are many options and resources available to you that can help to determine your child’s specific needs. Do some research and reach out for support – there’s help available to you. For local, community-based support in your area, log on to www. torontocentralhealthline.ca. For more information about Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre’s Mental Health and Addiction programs in schools, visit www. healthcareathome.ca or call 416-506-9888.

—Akin Falode, Client Services Manager, Toronto Central CCAC

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The program has been so successful that Expert Mortgage can barely keep up with the volume of calls. To help fund this unexpectedly large number of borrowers, it has partnered up with dozens more private lenders.

Licensed Mortgage Agent Andre Ouimet, Expert Mortgage’s “85-Alive” representative for the GTA Region, says, “We’re seeing mostly homeowners behind on mortgage and property taxes. The banks are refusing to restructure their loans. Many of these people have lost jobs due to the bad economy... or they’re self-employed. Unless you are a perfect applicant, the bank doesn’t want to talk to you.” But not everyone condones Expert Mortgage’s easy lending criteria. A local real estate agent with 25 years of experience, who has asked to remain anonymous, says, “When this market turns down, it’s going to get ugly! It’s utter financial suicide for Expert Mortgage to be giving money away so easily to clients without the ability to make payments. I’d be surprised if they’re still in business five years from now.”

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The city’s transportation services department unveiled its newly upgraded transportation operations centre last week. The centre aims to improve traffic co-ordination and reduce congestion.

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Might some mayoral candidates step aside before Oct. 27?

don’t often find myself agreeing with my colleague Toronto Sun columnist Sue-Ann Levy, but I have to say she asked the best question at Monday evening’s mayoral debate in East York. Taking on Mayor Rob Ford directly, Levy pointed out that with no supporters left on Toronto City Council, he had no hope of fulfilling the agenda he proposed. Why not, she wondered, at some point quit the race and throw support behind a candidate who could fulfill that agenda? Of course, Ford had no intention of doing any such thing and said so, making it clear only Rob Ford could look after taxpayer dollars and if anybody should quit, it was those other candidates. Here in the middle of summer, no one’s going to say anything different. But whether anyone admits it

david nickle the city or not, Levy’s question will weigh on the mind of at least two other candidates between now and election Day Oct. 27. David Soknacki and Karen Stintz are two candidates who’ve put forward serious enough campaigns to put them on the A-list for mayoral debates. But at least so far as polls are going, neither has gained traction. That’s not to say they couldn’t. Stintz has spent the term building her reputation as a city councillor and TTC chair with a conservative bent. Soknacki has been out of politics for some time, but he’s put forward a strong centrist platform and of all the reasonable and staid alternatives to Ford, Soknacki is surely the most reasonable and staid.

There is in theory yet time for both of those candidates to capture the imagination of voters. There is also time for a graceful exit. Aside from Soknacki’s smart platform and Stintz’ bona fides, there are a number of different visions for Toronto that voters should take a look at. Toronto criminal lawyer Ari Goldkind is running a smart, lo-fi campaign, preaching the gospel of taxwhat-you-need-to-spend as sensibly as Soknacki. But there is an inertia to celebrity, and that is why, barring some calamity, Ford will not likely heed Levy’s suggestion and throw in the towel until the last poll is closed Oct. 27 – while other candidates who might have a chance of running an effective council after that vote will step aside.

David Nickle is The Guardian’s city hall reporter. His column appears every Thursday.

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As the new Humber River Hospital replaces the former Humber Memorial and Northwestern Hospitals—what should happen to these sites? MP Mike Sullivan says a seniors long term care residence should be the priority As the new state-of-the-art Humber River Hospital goes up at Keele & Hwy 401, the future of the hospital campuses on Church Street (the former Humber Memorial Hospital) and Keele Street (the former Northwestern General Hospital) in York South-Weston is up for discussion—should they be sold for re-development, or converted to other uses? Mike Sullivan, MP for York South-Weston, is suggesting that one of these sites be converted to a seniors long term care residence Says Mike: “I have long been an advocate for better facilities for our aging seniors in our community, and here is the perfect opportunity to meet this growing need.” According to the Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre, there are some 2,000 seniors on waiting lists for the 5,880 long term care beds in Toronto’s 36 long term care (LTC) residences—the wait time can be as long as 370 days for a private room. With the aging of the “baby boom” generation and increases in life expectancy, the pressure for more LTC facilities will grow. Converting a hospital to a long term care residence has been done successfully in many other cities (the Perley Hospital and Grace Hospital in Ottawa, for example).

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ogy, if you buy a new car and sell it five years after, you are going to lose money on that,” said Byford. “But we’ve done the math. We have factored in the cost of not only storing the existing machines but also refurbishing them. New machines are more productive.” Ford wasn’t buying that argument. “At the end of the day it doesn’t make sense to sell these when we need them,” he said. “Everything else we have in the city we have to fix them, refurbish them. We’re not in the business of using them and reselling them. Just like a household – something breaks down, you try to fix it. And these machines are not broken.”

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