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Getting thoughts and feelings down on paper was prescribed as a benefit to students’ mental health during a Family Literacy and Wellness Night at York Memorial Collegiate Institute.

The event took place on Tuesday, March 8 and celebrated the top writers from 21 elementary and five secondary schools within the Toronto District School Board (TDSB).

The evening featured educational orator Leo Barbe, who uses spoken word poetry to relay his struggle with PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) brought on after he was shot in a Montreal alley when he was 21 years old.

According to the TDSB’s Teaching and Learning Progress Report for 2013-14, 41 per cent of grades 7 to 8 students at the board do not meet Ontario’s reading and writing standards.

Barbe preached personal expression as a preventative method against potential violent behaviour and depression among young people during his talk.

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Crosstown construction commences RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com Toronto’s mayor hailed the official start of construction for the first Eglinton Crosstown LRT station as a win for local small

businesses.

Standing alongside Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne at the planned station site for Keelesdale station, at the intersection of Keele Street/ Trethewey Drive and Eglinton

Avenue West on March 10, John Tory said all Torontonians would soon benefit from the completion of the Crosstown, which will help ease traffic congestion and provide connections to employment centres as well

as boost the prospects of local businesses.

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Canada’s racial realities run long, deep ‘Why Should I Care about the Black Lives Matter movement?’ panel discussion traces country’s history of racism WILL KOBLENSKY ykg@insidetoronto.com A group of people walked past the Leafs’ game broadcast, filling the back of a North York bar to hear about Canadian racism.

The ‘Why Should I Care about the Black Lives Matter movement?’ panel discussion attracted a room of about 50 listeners and offered sobering lessons on racial realities over pints at The Rose & Crown on Wednesday, March 9.

Akio Maroon, an internationally recognized human rights activist and Etobicoke’s Andray Domise, co-host of Canadaland Commons were joined by Gordon Cudjoe, a Canadian Association of Black Lawyers board member to speak about the African Canadian experience.

“In Canada we are masters of deception to ourselves, we are masters of lying to ourselves” Domise said. “We don’t want to face up to what’s happening on our side of the border.”

Domise articulated a pattern of persecution through a textbook’s worth of historical facts that rarely find their way into white people’s conversations, he claimed. Between the temporary ban on African Americans entering Alberta under the guise of it being too cold in 1910, and the 1964 demolition of an entire black Halifax community called Africville, Canada’s history has been chalk full of anti-black oppression, he said.

But the three spoke of a systematic assault on the African Canadian population that isn’t just a 20th Century skeleton.

“It’s amazing to me that we will hand out the key to the city to a Toronto rapper,” Domise said about Drake. “While at the very same time...judges, defence lawyers and prosecutors have used rap lyrics to try and indict black people.”

Both the disproportionate surplus of black incarceration and the lack of indictments against police officers is a direct result of what Domise describes as ‘white supremacy’.

Gordon Cudjoe, a criminal defence lawyer, contends Canadian law has enshrined the police’s right to harass black people without provocation. A 2007 Supreme Court decision against two black men, Wendell Clayton and Troy Farmer, where police officers had no apparent reasonable grounds to search the men’s vehicle, has given law enforcement across the country legal precedent to search any black

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Akio Maroon, left, Andray Domise and Gordon Cudjoe were the night’s featured panelists, during a ‘Why Should I Care about the Black Lives Matter movement?’ panel discussion at The Rose & Crown on Wednesday, March 9.

man at any time, Cudjoe said.

“It’s one of the saddest days in my life when I read a Supreme Court judge basically say ‘When those people decide to party, I will let the police deal with them as they see fit’.” Cudjoe said.

Akio Maroon, who on the very day of the panel received a Women In Leadership award at Queen’s Park, voiced her condemnation of police stops.

“There’s no such thing as a nice or friendly conversation when I’m being stopped and asked for my reason for where I’m going (by police), why I’m where I’m at and for ID,” Maroon said. “There is no friendly way of singling me out and treating me like garbage, treating me like a criminal.”

Though the provincial government banned the practice of carding, many still report being stopped by police without cause, Domise said.

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There’s no such thing as a nice or friendly conversation when I’m being stopped and asked for my reason for where I’m going (by police), why I’m where I’m at and for ID. There is no friendly way of singling me out and treating me life garbage, treating me like a criminal.

– Akio Maroon, human rights activist

“Toronto (police) three different times had their carding practices reviewed by a legal team to determine, first of all the legality of it, and second of all the efficacy of it and they refuse to release those to the public,” Domise said. “Do you

think it’s entirely possible in this universe that if they found statistical justification for carding, would they keep it silent?”

The conflict over carding coupled with the summer 2015 police shooting death of Andrew Loku has sparked new fire into an already heated movement.

“Whenever an officer shoots someone in the United States you know who they are immediately and if they’ve been charged,” Domise said. “The officers who shot Andrew Loku, we should know their names.”

The old adage of Canada hosting a rosier racial cohesion than the U.S. holds no weight with the three speakers, each offering personal perspectives on the load they carry.

Cudjoe advised whenever you encounter a black person to remind yourself they are a human being and not just a black face.

“I hate going to the line at the bank, I love ATMs,” Cudjoe said.

“ATMs don’t slow down when you’re at the front of the line. They’ll give you money if you’re money is in there.”

Maroon challenged the audience to dive into uncomfortable conversations.

“Reach out to your friends who make the stupid joke,” Maroon said.

“The joke is not stupid. It is hurtful, it is harmful and it perpetuates the type of violence folks have to live with every single day.”

Domise argues the solution doesn’t involve white people talking with black people about how aware they are.

“When you’re having Thanksgiving dinner and your cousin makes that racist remark and you just roll your eyes because this is the way they are,” Domise said. “Guess what? I’m going to have to deal with them at some point.”

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Toronto Board of Health proposal to open safe injection sites for drug users in three neighbourhoods is bound to make many residents uncomfortable, but it is the right thing to do. Put quite simply, these sites will save lives and make our entire city safer.

That being said, if you live in Parkdale, south Riverdale or the Yonge/Dundas area you are rightly feeling some concern. Residents will be asking themselves if safety in the area will be compromised, if they are at risk of being flooded with heroin and fentanyl addicts looking to shoot up. The answer is: No. The call for the safe injection sites our view has been made in response to a growing number of deaths related Attend to overdoses during the past decade Toronto. meetings, in Those numbers are up 41 per cent learn more from a decade earlier, and in 2013 a shocking 206 people died after injecting drugs. In the face of these numbers, to do nothing would be both irresponsible and immoral on the part of the health department and our city’s leaders.

“All lives are important, and nurse-supervised safe injection sites save lives,” said Angela Robertson, executive director of the Queen West-Central Toronto Community Health Centre in Parkdale, one of the proposed safe-injection sites.

The South Riverdale CHC and a Toronto Public Health office known as The Works near Yonge and Dundas are also proposed safe injection sites.

All three facilities already offer safe injection kits and have experience. They were identified as the best spots for the safe injection sites since they have the busiest needle exchanges in the city.

Their staff say the existing services prevent the spread of hepatitis C and HIV among drug users.

But more still needs to be done. Many addicts visiting these centres are homeless, and since they often use quickly and in public, most often alone, they are at high risk of a lethal overdose. Providing a safe place for them to do this lessens the chance of death or disease.

The board of health will offer further recommendations on the safe injection sites this summer, once community meetings are held in the identified areas.

We encourage you to take part in these meetings and learn the facts about this proposal.

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No doubt about it, March Break has arrived The sure signs that it’s March Break: 1. You get the sudden urge for maple syrup. Not just so you can lather it on an enticing stack of pancakes you are intending to inhale either.

Your primary focus is to go to one of those festivals out of the city to actually see how they make the yummy stuff.

2. You constantly daydream of heading off to High Park, Riverdale Farm or the Toronto Zoo. After which you immediately break into a rousing chorus of Talk to the Animals, secretly hoping the next person who walks by will ask you if you speak rhinoceros. So you can giggle, “Of courseros, can’t you?”

3. Without even realizing it, you find yourself Googling bed and breakfasts in Muskoka though you don’t even know what the heck they are.

4. You jot down Medieval

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY Times in big bold letters on your things-to-do list. There’s no getting around it. There’s just something about this holiday that has you itching to see a joust.

5. You find your ears perking up while eavesdropping on a friend’s conversation and you can’t stop yourself from interrupting, “Excuse me. But did I just overhear you say wagon ride? If so, count me in.”

6. Thoughts of scavenger hunts race through your mind.

7. Seeing bustling outdoor playgrounds all over the GTA. 8. NCAA Basketball March Madness coming to a TV near you.

9. And a tablet. And a

laptop. And a mobile phone.

Incredibly, the latter three often found perched on the lap of one co-worker. Sitting next to you, if you’re lucky.

10. Having celebrities such as Dora the Explorer drop by your local mall to put on a show.

11. Two words: nature trail.

12. Two more: must visit.

13. Last two: right now.

14. Going down to the boardwalk in the Beach.

15: Seeing monarch butterflies everywhere.

16. Being asked for directions to Casa Loma.

17. Wondering if this will be the year you actually hop on a plane to Florida to catch the Jays at spring training.

18. Or finally muster up the courage to do the scary

EdgeWalk around the CN Tower.

19. (a) “Can we go to Ripley’s Aquarium? Can we, can we, can we?” (b) “Can we go to Black Creek Pioneer Village? Can we, can we?” (c) “Can we go to the Ontario Science Centre? Can we, can we?” (d) “Can we go to Disney On Ice? Can we, can we?” (e) “Can we go to all of the above? Can we, can we?”

20. I’ll take (e) please. And that’s for here and to go.

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Charity Darts Shoot WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd. CONTACT: Claudia LaTouche, 416-2680409, legionbr31@yahoo.com COST: $15 per person Adult darts tournament. Four person team costs $60 followed by doubles at $30. $20 from each team and $10 from each double will go to Ride For The Cure.

Registration is open from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Play starts at 11 a.m.

Cash prizes. Cash bar. Food available.

Stress Management Thru Restorative Meditation WHEN: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Oakwood Village Library and Arts Centre, 341 Oakwood Ave. CONTACT: 416-394-1040 COST: Free In partnership with Meditation Toronto, enjoy a relaxing meditation session and tension relieving stretches. Bring a yoga mat. Call to register.

Théâtre interactif avec Grace / Interactive theatre with Grace WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free L’histoire du Canada n’a jamais été aussi amusante! L’inscription n’est pas nécessaire. The history of Canada has never been so much fun. Drop-in.

St. Paddy’s Pub Night 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: $20 Cash bar. Irish dancers, Irish stew dinner with dessert and music by The Dr. Bruce Lee Band. All 19 and older are welcome.

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LEGO Club WHEN: 4 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave. CONTACT: Valeriya, 416-394-1006 COST: Free Build one of our Lego challenges or create something of your own invention.

Call to register.

Leading to Reading WHEN: 5 to 6 p.m. WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave. CONTACT: Richard, 416-394-1006, , COST: Free Students in grades 1 to 6 requiring help with reading, homework, and study skills receive individualized help for one hour per week on Tuesdays. Registration is required. Volunteers are needed.

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Comics Jam WHEN: 4:15 to 6:15 p.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Library, 1123 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416-394-1008 COST: Free Write, draw, and make your very own comics with artist Rebecca Roher. Call to register

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Fatherhood Resource Fair WHEN: 2 to 6 p.m. WHERE: Ujima House, 1901 Weston Rd. Unit 18 CONTACT: 416-916-2512 COST: Free A free event for fathers and service providers. Learn from guest speakers and workshops about: ChildCentred Fathering; Health and Nutrition; Balancing Life, Work and Family. Meet representatives from agencies and organizations that provide services, resources and supports for fathers. Win prizes.

LEF Toastmasters for Retirees WHEN: noon to 1 p.m. WHERE: Learning Enrichment Foundation, 116 Industry St. CONTACT: Timothy Sulisz, 416-249-7392, http://lef.toastmastersclubs.org, suliszis@rogers.com COST: Free for guests LEF Toastmasters meets weekly where you can enhance your skills in impromptu speaking, in making speeches, and in running meetings.

Legal Clinic WHEN: 2 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Community Action Resource Centre, 1652 Keele St., Unit 110 CONTACT: www.communityarc.ca, 416-652-2272 COST: Free Immigration, family and criminal law.

Come ask about these issues. Services offered by lawyers in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Russian and Polish. By appointment only.

Ruach Singers Release First CD WHEN: 7:15 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Beth Sholom Synagogue, 1445 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-783-6103, http:// www.ruachsingers.com, info@bethsholom.net COST: Free The high-octane a cappella vocal octet, the Ruach Singers, launches its debut CD, “Crossroads”. Cantor Eric Moses joins the ensemble at the conclusion of the service celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim.

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Van Trip - Tuckers Market Buffet WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: York West Active Living Centre, 1901 Weston Rd. CONTACT: Danna McBride, 416-245-4395, ext.

223, danna@ywalc.ca COST: Transportation: members $6, non-members $9 Cost of lunch regular $12.99 Senior (65-plus) cost $10.99.

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Say goodbye exactly how you want when you pre-plan with us. Let your memory be something to remember and let your legacy live on.

Understanding Disability Law WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free Employees, tenants and members with disabilities are entitled to the same opportunities and benefits as people without disabilities. Join us and learn about disabilities and the law in Ontario and how it applies to you.

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Yarn Lovers Wanted WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: Arlene, quanah1@gmail. com COST: Free Join us Thursday evenings for knitting, crocheting and company. Share or learn.

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LEAF looks for young women interested in learning about urban forestry LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests) is currently accepting applications for the Young Urban Forest Leaders program, designed to provide young women with hands-on experience in the field of urban forestry and community engagement.

This is a field where women are historically underrepresented.

Applicants must be female-identified residents of Toronto aged 18 to 24. Priority will be given to applicants with a need to participate in a fully-funded training program, and applications will be accepted until Sunday, March 20 at 5 p.m.

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Subway announcer retires A longtime member of the TTC’s media relations department has retired from the organization.

Danny Nicholson, or at least his voice, may be recognizable to many riders. You would often hear him on prerecorded station announcements advising of subway closures or advising of the heavy fines for smoking on TTC property.

Nicholson’s last day at the transit commission was Friday, and he leaves a large legacy. Cheers Danny! delivery of 4 streetcars a month wexpect

It appears the TTC’s longstanding streetcar nightmare is coming to an end.

According to the Toronto Star, Bombardier has presented a plan to deliver four of the sleek new models each month beginning in April. The fleet of low-floor, air conditioned, smoothly running vehicles has been a hit with riders, but only 16 are currently in service.

rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT MCNICOLL BUS GARAGE STILL UNKNOWN wCOST A full breakdown of costs for another contentious transit project, the McNicoll Bus Garage, was supposed to have been revealed last week to the executive committee, but city staff admitted the numbers aren’t ready.

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SHEPPARD EXTENSION TO DOWNSVIEW sought

The significant technical and financial challenge of building a Sheppard Avenue West subway extension from YongeSheppard to Downsview station has not dissuaded York Centre Councillor James Pasternak from continuing to push for it.

It’s estimated to cost $2 billion, and that doesn’t include the cost of building a bridge over the West Don River.

Last week, Pasternak convinced his colleagues on the mayor’s executive committee to support further study of the project, even though the city’s own Feeling Congested review mechanism ranks the proposal in the bottom 25 per cent of all analyzed transit projects.

Unless you are Pasternak, the project is simply not a priority in a city that has more important transit needs.

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Small business to benefit, says mayor >>>from page 1 West have had to deal with construction impacts from road closures and detours to the removal of on-street parking.

And some business owners have raised the fear the Crosstown will eventually drive them and other longtime proprietors from the street as new development opportunities arise attracted by the new transit line.

But according to Tory, it will be small businesses which stand to benefit from the arrival of the Crosstown, scheduled for completion in 2021.

“The beneficiaries of this project are the people of Toronto and businesses in this part of town and right across the city,” said the mayor alongside Wynne and other provincial and city dignitaries.

“This is going to be great for the small businesses along Eglinton the whole way.”

Tory also paid tribute to the Ontario government whose shepherding of the $5.3 billion transit project, he said, had helped end generations of failed progress on bringing rapid transit to Eglinton

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Barbe said many of today’s youth are exposed to violent images in the media and may not have the tools to manage how they internalize the message.

Tatiana Sunak, vice-principal of York Memorial agreed.

“Do I think our family of schools have more at-risk students? Of course I do,” Sunak said referring to the West Region 5 (WR5) Family of Schools, a grouping of 26 westend schools where Sunak said a combination of demographics and low-incomes contribute to more challenging situations for the students. “They (students) are in a different situation than in other areas of Toronto and they definitely need more sup-

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Ali Jahangir, one of the night’s speakers and principal of George Syme Community School and WR5 member was pleased with the event’s turnout of around 30 parents and students.

“Providing these kinds of forums, these kinds of opportunities where kids are channeling that energy into a productive and constructive method is very helpful,” Jahangir said. “It’s our responsibility to increase the student voice and to provide those opportunities where the student voices can be heard.”

The WR5 Family of Schools held a writing contest where 13 winners were selected out of 81 submissions from junior kindergarten to Grade 12.

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“In our society, in our busy life, parents don’t always have time to listen,” Sunak said. “If they have an outlet where they can speak openly and express

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“The kids really like that creative aspect to it, where they can take something written and turn it into something so much more,” said Barbe, who wants a mental health class integrated in the curriculum.

Patrick De Belen, a member of the championship 2012 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word poetry team and professional performance poetry educator with the TDSB agrees time needs to be dedicated in class to poetry.

“Teachers are given a certain period of time to accomplish a certain amount of subjects and usually teachers will never get through a curriculum in a full year.” De Belen said. “They have to pick and chose which subject they have to cut off and usually in English (class) the subject is poetry.”

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Toronto synagogue choir group Ruach Singers releasing first CD brought the proposal to their music director Aaron Jensen.

The team now collaborates in choosing and designing the music for the eight-voice Ruach Singers, which grew out of Countermeasure and makes monthly appearances at Beth Sholom’s sabbath services. The approach is unique and unprecedented, weaving contemporary a cappella singing into prayer.

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Metroland Media Toronto is accepting tenders to deliver our flyer products to drop locations within the Toronto area once per week. This entails picking up the product at our North York location on Tuesday’s, and completing all flyer deliveries by Wednesday’s at 5:00PM to all drop locations.

All applicants must be a registered business, have a cargo van or cube truck and a valid HST number.

Bid packages available at the Reception desk of: Metroland Media Toronto 175 Gordon Baker Rd. Toronto, ON M2H 0A2 Bids will be received until 12:00 noon Monday, March 21st, 2016 ATT: Circulation Manager Contract commencing: April 4th, 2016

Metroland Media Toronto is accepting tenders to deliver our weekly newspapers and flyers to carrier drop locations within the Toronto area 3 times per week. This entails picking up the product at our North York location on Tuesday’s, completing all flyer deliveries

by Wednesday’s at 3:00PM and all newspaper deliveries by Thursday’s at 2:00PM to all carrier drops.

All applicants must be a registered business, have a cargo van or cube truck and a valid HST number.

Bid packages available at the Reception desk of: Metroland Media Toronto 175 Gordon Baker Rd. Toronto, ON M2H 0A2 Bids will be received until 12:00 noon Monday, March 21st, 2016 ATT: Circulation Manager Contract commencing: April 4th, 2016

Lowest or any bids will not necessarily be accepted.

Only the successful Company will be contacted.

Lowest or any bids will not necessarily be accepted.

Only the successful Company will be contacted.

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