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Community members can attend several Remembrance Day events taking place within the former city of York. A Remembrance Day service will be held in the auditorium of York Memorial Collegiate, 2690 Eglinton Ave. W., on Monday, Nov. 11 at 10:45 a.m. Refreshments will be served in the adjacent York Civic Centre at the conclusion of the service. For the full program, visit www. toronto.ca/lestweforget/pdf/ york.pdf Local Royal Canadian Legion branches will also be hosting Remembrance Day ceremonies: Branch 57 on Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Cenotaph near Silverthorn Avenue and Rogers Road; Branch 266 will have its event on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. at the branch at 3591 Dundas St. W.; Royal Canadian Legion, Earlscourt Branch 65, will host its 85th annual Remembrance Day sunrise service at 8 a.m. at the Cross of Sacrifice in Prospect Cemetery, 1450 St. Clair Ave. W.
FRAMED! Mr. and Mrs. Claus pose for photos at the media preview Tuesday for this year’s Santa Claus Parade. The preparations for the Nov. 17 tradion are underway at a secret location near Wilson and Weston. See more photos and the full story on page 3. Staff photo/DAN PEARCE
Unity would eliminate youth violence: report FYI taskforce says working together key to success CLARK KIM ckim@insidetoronto.com
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The lack of collective action is what makes youth violence
such a resilient issue in the city, suggested a report that was launched Monday. “It’s not a lack of trying. It’s not a lack of engagement,” said Lekan Olawoye, executive director of For Youth Initiative, who co-chaired the taskforce that worked on the report titled From Analysis to Action: A Collective Approach to Eliminate Youth
Violence in Toronto. “We know the work is happening, but we know the work is not happening together. Above all else, we cannot do this in isolation.” The Youth Anti-Violence Taskforce was convened by For Youth Initiative last November and consists of members including Deputy Police Chief
Peter Sloly, Transamerica Life Canada president and CEO Doug Brooks, and special advisor and former Toronto mayor David Miller. Olawoye presented the findings in front of stakeholders representing different sectors of society, which the report called on to work in collaboration with each other. They
include representatives from the government, community agencies, city and faith leaders, and the private sector. It identified four key areas that youth require to avoid violence and crime: reducing social isolation, educational attainment, employment opportunities, and family wellbeing. >>>ACTION, page 12