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When steam comes rolling in from Weston’s Irving Tissue factory to the surrounding streets, it creates a wall of mist that threatens to cause traffic accidents, Edmund Avenue resident Dave Bennett says. “You cannot see. You can see the stop lights and all of a sudden, here comes the mist, and now you can’t see the stop lights any more. People are braking. You cannot see and it’s all the way down the street,” he told The Guardian following a public meeting about the issue March 5. “There’s a traffic light (outside the factory). Is the traffic light red? Green? Is someone coming out? And there’s kids (in the area). It doesn’t really matter if it’s night or day.” Bennett, also chair of the parent advisory council at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School and a member of the executive of the Weston Village Residents’ Association, was one of about 15 residents who >>>irving, page 2

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said. “We have, on occasion, the perfect storm with ultra-low temperatures and the wind in the right direction,” he said. He compared the situation to a high school science experiment in which a tray of hot water is thrown into the winter air and creates steam that hangs in the air. However, Bennett questions that explanation, saying one of the worst occasions of mist came on Feb. 20 when

The band of steam, which stretches from the ground up to about three storeys, has been an issue this winter following the completion of an expansion of the factory and the location of a new paper drying machine. The mist is caused by the water vapour coming out of the machine combined with this winter’s frigid temperatures, James Vaughan, vicepresident of health, safety and environment corporate

the temperature outside was only -1.8 C. Many residents have complained about the problem to York South-Weston Councillor Frances Nunziata, who organized the meeting. Plant manager Phil Viger acknowledged the residents’ concerns and said the company is working on a solution. “We didn’t anticipate this occurring (following the expansion) so that is why

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Kenyan water project ‘opened my eyes’ Faith led woman on path to humanitarian work

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ome now after seven months in Kenya installing filters to provide people with clean water, Ying Mao loved the sense of community among the villagers she stayed with. “One thing about Kenya is people really reach out to others and the concept of time is very different,” said Mao, who lives in the area of Eglinton Avenue and Jane Street. Unlike the hurriedness of Toronto, Kenyans visit each other daily and everything is more communal. “People are still focused when they do their work but relationships are more important than getting things done,” said Mao, who was in Kenya from the end of last June until the end of January. “I remember sharing that we don’t necessarily know our neighbours (in Toronto) and that was a huge shock.” Mao was in Kenya as part of a development partnership between the federal government’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD), formerly CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency), and Samaritan’s Purse. Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization that provides humanitarian aid to people around the world regardless of religion, race, gender or income level. Government funding didn’t cover any of the faith-related aspects of the trip. Mao, a 24-year-old graduate of York University’s international development program who also studied health and society, is eager to help people in developing countries.

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“I always had a passion to know more about the world,” she said. “(Also), I studied international development. It made sense to get field experience and see what Canada is doing on the ground.” Mao was one of 16 interns sent to work on different global projects. Sh e a n d t h re e o t h e r women went to Kenya to install BioSand Water Filters, a Canadian invention that removes contaminants from drinking water. This was not the first time Mao had been to Kenya. She had been in the country in 2009 as a volunteer with Global Youth Volunteer Network, working with nongovernment organizations on different projects. “I had some attachment to Kenya and was open to going

back,” she said. This time, Mao spent time in two villages. The first, Siongiroi, is a semi-arid, more rural community. Because access to water can be difficult, many people drink water directly from the river or consume rain water, both of which are not sanitary supplies, she said. Some people boil their water but that uses a limited supply of available firewood, she said. The second village, Kericho, where it rains almost daily, is at a higher elevation. While there is piped water, the supply is not clean, Mao said. “Whatever comes out of the tap is brown,” she said. Helping to provide people with clean water was fulfilling, she said.

Just as fulfilling were the relationships she forged with people in the communities, Mao said. “Since I lived with locals, I got to see all of the challenges and successes in their community from their point of view,” she said. “It opened my eyes to seeing the world, people’s hopes and dreams.” Mao became interested in humanitarian work through her faith. Describing her family as not religious, she became a Christian through a friend and is a member of Grace Chinese Gospel Church near Victoria Park and McNicoll Avenue. Mao came to Canada at the age of four with her father and mother, Jiale Mao and Ping Dong, and her grandmother, Luping Yang.

An only child, Mao faced cultural pressure to pursue a high-paying professional career but said her outlook changed after she found her faith. “I had a whole path for my life set out before I became a Christian,” she said. “But at some point, I realized I was not living my life for my parents.” While her parents were reluctant to let her go to Kenya the first time she went, this time they sent her “with open arms,” Mao said. She envisions herself doing more humanitarian work in the future. “I’m really open to that. I’m trying to figure out where to go next,” she said. “Through this experience, (I realize) I have a passion for working with women, either locally or globally.”

Submissions from the Refocus Kodak initiative have been coming in over the past few weeks with ideas from community members on what they’d like to see on the former Kodak lands near Weston Road and Eglinton Avenue. “There are three main themes that come through, which is fascinating,” said Peter Frampton, executive director of the Learning Enrichment Foundation (LEF), which has taken the lead on the Refocus Kodak project in partnership with The York Guardian. The three themes conveyed by residents include the need for community space, intensification of the 23-hectare site, and creating a destination that people can come to from across the city. “People see themselves as part of the whole city,” Frampton said. He added input to date has come from a wide demographic range including youth and seniors. In mid-February, University of Toronto students volunteered their time to gather ideas at various locations in the community, including at schools, seniors residences and bus stops. People wanting to see some form of intensification hoped there would be “design excellence” in the redevelopment of the former Kodak lands, which is part of Metrolinx’s Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit (LRT) project. Frampton also mentioned that many see the redevelopment as an opportunity to address key issues the former city of York faces, such as youth recreation, jobs, food access and crime. As submissions come in to provide a clearer understanding of what the community wants, Frampton said the project would work to continually “refine the conversation.”

Have an idea? Submit to the Refocus Kodak website: www. refocuskodak.ca

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orontonians hoping to fill their bellies with flavours representative of our diverse city may be disappointed with the city’s long-awaited menu of food truck bylaw amendments. While foodies (and truck owners) waited to see what Toronto’s new ‘food renaissance’ would look like, Monday’s proposal seems to have been served undercooked. The proposal would allow food trucks to sell from all pay-and-display parking spaces on major and minor arterial roads and in parking lots, as long as they are 50 metres or more from a bricks-and-mortar restaurant and 30 metres from school property. And no more than two trucks on given block. our view anyThis may seem like a victory for the food truck movement and our Let residents taste buds, but is it? The proposal by city bureaudecide success crats appears to give an advanof food trucks tage to restaurateurs. It would also allow councillors and BIAs to ask the city to ban the trucks from a particular area. Most cities in North America have a buffer between truck and restaurants. Setting the buffer at 50 metres seems high, but better than the 100 to 200 metres restaurant groups wanted. Why so many obstacles in a city that prides itself on being multicultural, that prides itself on its burgeoning restaurant scene? Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain even paid a visit to our fine city for some gastronomic delights and enjoyed himself. But, while the rest of North America seems to be moving forward on this culinary quest, Toronto sets up more obstacles to success. We raise a cautious hand, as we recall the city’s failed 2010 a la Cart experiment, which saw some vendors loose a lot of money due to the bureaucratic red tape. City hall should not be over-thinking the food truck movement. It should regulate it, hold it to the highest health standards, then let residents decide what they want. The proposal goes to the licensing and standards committee on Tuesday and then likely to all of council for a deciding vote on April 1. Although ambitious, the city wants to have trucks operating on the street by May 15. We’ll see what they serve up.

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Shinny classic a nail-biter until the final bell

ell, Sunday was my last outdoor game of shinny for the season and I was determined to go out on a high note. It was a classic, back-andforth affair from the start that could have gone either way and with less than a minute before the Zamboni was coming on and the score tied 392-392, I got just the break I wanted. I intercepted a pass at our blueline and found myself on a twoon-one with Tristan. I was about to send him in all alone, when I heard a loud ringtone. Tristan reached down his sweatpants and pulled out his cellphone. “Hi, Shmoopie,” he said. “I’ll call you in a sec. I’m in the middle of something.” Then he hung up. The phone rang again. Tristan picked up again. “I told you I was gonna get right back to you. No, nothing’s more important than talking to my beautiful Shmoopie Doopie. You

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY know that, Shmooperienie.” I looked to the heavens to that big Gondola in the sky wondering what Foster Hewitt must be thinking. Meanwhile, Tristan was still gabbing away. “Shmoopela, please. Time’s running out and the game is on the line. I promise, as soon as it’s over and I’m in the dressing room, I’ll give you a dingle.” Then he hung up. The phone rang again. Tristan picked up again. “Yeah, I’ll be back in time to go to your mother’s. And, yes, I’ll remember to pick up that chocolate flan, too. Just like I said I would. Now I really have to scoot. I love you, too. I love you more. I love YOU more. No, I love you MORE.” Mercifully, it didn’t ring right after he hung up for once and we still had a two-on-one. Phew. But the

others were gaining fast. There was not a second to waste. “Tristan,” I yelled. “Go to the net, man.” Alas, as he made a beeline for the crease, he reached for the phone one last time. Only this time he was the one making the call. “Shmoops? Just out of curiosity, what the heck is a flan anyway? And where do I get one? Hang on, another call is coming in ... Who’s this? Luciano? I don’t know any Luciano. Oh, the big stud on our defense. Hey Looch, what up? You want me to look at who? Jamie? Who’s he? That shifty little speedster on my line? What for? He’s trying to tell me to do what...” Too late. Before I could get the words “keep your head up” out of my mouth, Tristan hit the post – with his chest. Looking on stunned, I was stripped of the puck by a skinny guy in a Habs jersey who raced down the ice and scored just as the Zamboni came out. We lost

a heart-breaker, 393-392. Meanwhile, Tristan’s cell, had been jettisoned high into the air upon impact. I grabbed it deftly on the way down. “Hey Shmoopster,” I said speaking into it. “Just wanted you to know your boyfriend may be running late. What’s that? Of course, I know what a flan is, silly billy. Doesn’t everybody? Not to worry. I’ll let him know. My best to your mom.” OK. So I lied. I have no idea what a flan is, either. All that really matters is this story had a happy ending. You see, in one of life’s delightful ironies it turns out it was a good thing Tristan brought that smartphone, after all. I used it to look up flan on Google before he got back on his feet. 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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Spring Craft and Flea Market WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd. CONTACT: legionbr31@yahoo.com COST: Free Sale features a Mother’s Day theme with silent auction and more than 40 vendors: baked goods, preserves, plants, stained glass, knit, crochet and sewn good, artwork. Alos, previously loved treasures iincluding books, childrens’ toys, videos, DVDs, CDs, sporting goods, kitchen items, home décor and more. Enjoy lunch at the snack bar. For vendor information email before April 1.

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Van Trip to Canada Blooms and National Home Show WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: York West Active Living Centre, 1901 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416-245-4395 COST: Transportation is $10 for members, $13 for non-members plus admission Book by Monday March 17.

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Van Trip to One of a Kind Spring Show & Sale WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: York West Active Living Centre, 1901 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416-2454395 COST: Transportation is $10 for members, $13 for non-members plus admission Book by Wednesday, March 26.

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Word Basics II WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free Learn to edit and format text, use bullets and more. Get an introduction to Microsoft Word 2010 in two sessions. Basic keyboarding and mouse skills required. Call to register.

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Dozens of members from the Toronto Somali community shouted “Shame” at the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) meeting last week, protesting a plan to help improve the educational success of Somali students. They disagreed with recomDespite all the challenges, mendations from a special task our community has a lot force established by the TDSB of potential to succeed in November 2012 to address the issue of “students of Somali through education. This descent experiencing a signifiis part of the transition. cant, persistent achievement gap – Ahmed Ilmi, task force member when compared to TDSB students overall.” Some of the recommendaIt also reported 47 per cent tions included developing and of Somali-speaking students expanding homework support confirmed an offer of admission and mentorship programs from a post-secondary school linked to curriculum, increasing compared to 61 per cent of all the number of parenting and TDSB students. family literacy centres in neighAhmed Ilmi, a PhD University bourhoods with large Somaliof Toronto graduate and member Canadian populations, and of the task force, said the recomestablishing a Somali Heritage mendations would help build Month. better community schools that But critics of the task force say give students of Somali descent such recommendations would the best opportunity to succeed. only stigmatize the local Somali Not unlike the Africentric community. elementary school first estab“We’re telling you we don’t lished by the TDSB in 2009, Ilmi want it. It’s not helping us,” said said there is benefit from having Anisa Osman. “That’s why this teachers who are equipped and commotion is going on, because better understand the Somali we’re not being heard.” diaspora to support young learnSaeed Mohamud, a parent ers. with three children in the public “Despite all the challenges, our school system, said they will community has a lot of potential continue to reject the to succeed through Be a part of the proposal. education,” he said. “It’s segregation “This is part of the trandiscussion. Visit for our community sition.” this story on our and we will never The meeting ended website and share accept it,” he said. with confusion after your thoughts in “Our children will not some trustees unknowthe comments participate in this. ingly voted to receive section. Why don’t they help the task force report all students equally?”  http://bit.ly/1kcfjz8 without debate, leading Mohamud added to the vocal protest by they weren’t conmembers of the Somali sulted in the process and called community who had stayed more the task force “a special interest than four hours expecting to hear group.” discussion on the contentious “They don’t represent our chilagenda item. dren,” he said. The rest of the meeting But a TDSB report cited the was then convened in private task force, consisting of trustees, until midnight when trustees board staff and Somali commuadjourned for the night. nity members, sought input from The next regular meeting of the the larger Somali community Toronto District School board is through five community consulscheduled for Wednesday, April 9. Visit www.tdsb.on.ca tation meetings held across the

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�� SAFE ON MARCH BREAK: POLICE ◗MARCH With more people expected to be out and about over March Break, Toronto Police Services is urging road users to be watchful for pedestrians. The March Break, March Safe Campaign is employed by the police during the school holiday period to call attention to pedestrian safety. This year’s campaign launched Monday. According to police, 40 pedestrians were killed in 2013 and already this year 75 per cent of all fatal traffic accidents in the city have involved a pedestrian.

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EXHIBIT: SKETCHING THE LINE ◗ART An art exhibition featuring sketches of subway commuters from several countries is screening on TTC subway platform video screens until April 13.

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david nickle the city More than a few councillors – some on, and some off the record – made it clear that in the event the mayor’s reelected, they’d waste little time in extending Ford’s exile. “It’s true that if the city should choose to return him, you have to ask how can we take his powers away,” said Don Valley East Councillor Shelley Carroll. “But I’ve got to tell you, we’d be looking to. .. (His re-election) is a slim possibility, but we would be giving him a rough ride.” For Ford to govern, councillors like Carroll will have to go straight up – and others, who are maybe less forthright at the moment, will have to be on the list, too. Etobicoke Centre Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby, no friend of the mayor, merely said, “I think he has to demonstrate that he’s changed.” Etobicoke Lakeshore’s Peter Milczyn pointed out that an election – even one that might

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