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t’s a simple thing, right?”

That’s Nick Kouvalis – the marketing-and-campaignmanager who helped Rob Ford win the mayor’s race in 2010 – on the trick to running a winning campaign for arguably the

highest-profile municipal post in Canada.

Getting that post routinely requires a war chest of more than $1 million and a commitment of all or most of a year to a political marathon that has defeated cabinet ministers, CEOs, city councillors and even former mayors as they vie for the hearts, minds and ultimately votes of almost three

million Torontonians.

The finish line for the upcoming marathon campaign is a little over a year from now – Oct. 27, 2014.

And rumors are swirling as to who is likely to run. Mayor Ford has indicated he will run, and New Democrat MPP Olivia Chow and Councillor Karen Stintz are said to be working on assem-

bling campaign teams behind the scene. Former councillor and Miller-era budget chief David Socknacki has said he is exploring a candidacy. And political observers are watching closely to see what radio host John Tory and councillors Shelley Carroll, Adam Vaughan and Denzil Minnan-Wong will do. >>>STAMINA, page 7

As owner of Premier Jour Fine Lingerie, Alicia Vianga is surrounded by garments that accentuate the female form.

Knowing how women link breasts with femininity, Vianga started up Life After Breast Cancer last year, a charity that helps women with limited financial resources be outfitted with bras, compression camisoles and breast prostheses postmastectomy at no cost.

To help raise funds for services provided by Life After Breast Cancer, Vianga is hosting a fundraising luncheon Sunday at Grand Luxe Event Boutique, 3125 Bayview Ave., with all funds going directly to the charity.

The luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The luncheon’s goal is to raise enough money for bras and prostheses for 100 women; it costs about $500 to outfit one person.

“I have seen enough women who have had breast cancer who cannot pay for >>>FUNDS, page 14

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Happy birthday!

Charles E. Webster students listen to hearing loss facts CLARK KIM ckim@insidetoronto.com

century club: Krisztina Thor celebrates her 100th birthday at the Harold and Grace Baker Centre Friday afternoon.

Police identify stabbing victim found in apartment near Keele and Eglinton Police have identified one of two people found dead at a Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue apartment building Friday.

Merlishar Holder, 31, was found in the hallway at 2468 Eglinton Ave. West suffering from stab wounds around 7:30 a.m.

A man was discovered in the building’s rear with “obvious injuries,” police said.

Both were declared dead

at the scene.

In a news release issued Saturday, police did not specifically say the incident was a murder-suicide but did say they aren’t looking for any suspects. The man’s name has not been released.

Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Sgt. Hank Idsinga at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 (TIPS) or https://222tips.com

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Weston King centre seeks volunteers T h e We s t o n K i n g Neighbourhood Centre is looking for volunteers and interns with job placements also available.

Community members should contact the centre at 2017 Weston Rd. if they are interested in the following areas: • computer and Internet

instructor • assistant volunteer coordinator • kitchen assistant • maintenance worker • administrative assistant Contact Myriam Canas, drop-in worker at Weston King Neighbourhood Centre, for details at 416-241-9898 or email myriamc@wknc.ca

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Grade 2 students Omar Wright, right, and Jayanna Douglas test their hearing using an online test provided by MED-EL on the iPad. Advocacy group VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children kicked off its information tour across Canada this week at Charles E. Webster Public School.

to genetics and potentially due to an increase in mobile audio devices.

“Parents can limit the output of these devices,” Stewart suggested as a preventative measure to protect a person’s hearing.

Charles Dupuy, marketing director for MED-EL, which provides hearing implant systems internationally, joined the campaign to help educate people on why hearing

is important.

He noted a free online hearing test is available.

“It’s an assessment. It’ll give them an idea if they were potentially experiencing hearing loss,” said Dupuy, adding further testing should be done by a local audiologist if necessary.

Charles E. Webster students said they learned a lot at the kick-off event.

“Hearing is important

because if you can’t hear certain things, like a car going, you might get injured,” said Robin Hariram.

“I would feel sad,” added Omar Wright, noting he wouldn’t be able to hear his mom calling him for breakfast or the alarm clock to wake him up.

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To access the free online hearing test, visit www. medel.com/ca/hearing-test

Book your wedding online at York civic centre Getting married in the wedding chambers of the North York, Scarborough and York civic centres just got easier, thanks to a new online booking and payment system.

A half-hour wedding costs $104, plus tax.

For more information, visit www.toronto.ca/ marriage/chambers.htm.

Almost 1,000 couples get married at the civic centres every year. The system is

not available at the city hall wedding chambers, which must be booked in person. returns to Wychwood Barns wSoupalicious

Sample more than 30 soups from the city’s leading culinary chefs at Soupalicious Toronto taking place Sunday, Sept. 29 at the Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St. The event takes place from noon to 4 p.m. with such soups as roasted spiced pumpkin soup, creamy maple parsnip soup garnished with

tomato marmalade, and cheddar and ale soup with pretzel croutons available to taste.

Advance tickets cost $12 (individual) and $30 (family pass). The individual ticket includes 10 free soup tastings and the family pass (two adults, two children) includes 25 free soup tastings.

For more information, call 416-535-0240 or visit www.soupalicious.ca history of Weston schools wLearn

Learn about the his-

tory and development of schools in the Weston area at the next Weston Historical Society meeting set for Wednesday, Oct. 2.

John Carter will Wed. be discussing the history of local schools starting at 7:30 p.m. at Humber Heights Seniors Residence, 2245 Lawrence Ave. W., which is a wheelchair accessible facility.

All are welcome.

Refreshments will be served.

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Grade 2 students from Charles E. Webster Public School got a special lesson this week, experiencing what it would be like to live in a world without sound.

VOICE Hearing Impaired for Children launched its information tour of schools across Canada Monday at the school near Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue to teach kids the importance of hearing for their academic and future success.

Lori Nikkel, executive director of VOICE, said the campaign is important to build awareness of hearing loss, particularly for the younger generation.

“It’s always good to be preventative,” she said, adding children with undiagnosed hearing loss face a tremendous risk in how well they reach their full potential academically, socially and emotionally.

Suzanne Stewart, an audiologist partnering with VOICE, noted Statistics Canada says 13 per cent of children (up to age 14) have some form of hearing disability.

There seems to be an increase in the number of teens who have experienced hearing loss since the previous decade, Stewart added. Some of the causes can be attributed

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hile 13 months may seem like a long time away, Toronto’s next municipal election and the race for who will be the mayor of our city come Oct. 27, 2014 is actually coming fast.

In today’s edition, our special feature looks at some of the names being talked about as possible mayoral candidates. Considering that municipal candidates can register their nomination, start campaigning (and more importantly start raising money) as of Jan. 3, the time for voters to start paying attention is now.

As our story points out, running for mayor in Toronto has become a costly marathon requiring a huge amount of political and personal stamina, and about $1 million in funding.

The last mayoral race in 2010 had debates virtually every day in the final six weeks of a campaign that was ultimately won by Rob Ford.

Ford will be running again, and we’ve identified some our view possible challengers in our story.

Campaign for It’s our hope, though, that the 2014 campaign will be difmayor needs to ferent from 2010. That camfocus on city unity paign saw the divide between our city’s suburban communities of Scarborough, North York and Etobicoke and the downtown core ramped up for political gain.

Ford played that divide masterfully, tapping into the frustration felt by suburban residents toward outgoing mayor David Miller and his administration, which was perceived as downtown-centric.

Yes, it was a winning formula, but we’d like to see a campaign focusing on bringing Torontonians together in 2014 rather than a polarization of our city’s communities.

We’d also like to see a race free from party politics.

It’s critical municipal politics stays free of the party system. It’s the only level of representation we have not linked to political parties and agendas that may not mesh with the needs of a specific neighbourhood or ward.

While high-profile mayor’s races attract voter interest, remember that choosing your ward councillor is a critically important decision. These are the politicians in your neighbourhood, close to your issues, and who are actually approachable.

Also, be wary of council candidates latching onto mayoral candidates in an attempt to ride their coattails. Councillors’ first priority should be the people of the community they represent, not their political allegiance to the mayor.

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Hands up for another minor hockey season

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on: “Mom, Dad, here it is. My 2013-2014 novice house league hockey schedule. Oh and in case you didn’t know, the seasons starts this weekend.”

Mom: “Of course we knew, silly. We are both avid followers of you on Twitter.”

Dad: “And I saw the announcement on Sidney Crosby’s Facebook page, too.”

Son: “Nice try, Dad. You of all people should know that I wouldn’t have put it on Crosby’s site, it would have been on Phil Kessel’s.

Anyhow, as I was about to say, my house league games are Saturday mornings. So, the question is, which one of you will be taking me each week?”

Mom: “Funny you should ask. We were just about to resolve that when you walked in the room.

Ready, dear?”

Dad: “Ready as I’ll ever be. On the count of three: rock, paper, scissors.

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY Shoot.”

Mom: “Alright. Paper covers rock. Mom wins.

Got that junior.”

Son: “Indeed, I do. Dad, it is, for house league.

Moving right along, my selects games are Sunday mornings. So who’s volunteering for selects?”

Dad: “On the count of three again, hon?”

Mom: “You took the words right out of my mouth.”

Dad: “Rock, paper, scissors. Shoot.”

Mom: “Yes. Scissors cuts paper. Mom makes it two in a row. Have fun with the selects, dear. Am I on a roll or am I on a roll? “ Dad: “Any chance we can we do eenie, meenie, miney, mo next time?”

Mom: “No way, Jose.”

Dad: “How about one potato, two potato?”

Son: “Hello. Son to

parents. Son to parents.

Remember me? Now, where was I before I was so rudely interrupted?

Oh yeah, you’ll both be delighted to know my house league and selects schedules don‘t conflict with my school team schedule. So who wants the school games?”

Dad: “Rock, paper, scissors. Shoot.”

Mom: “Yes. Paper covers rock. Mom scores once more. Looks like Dad again.”

Son: “I already pencilled him in. Which brings us to the Christmas and Easter tournaments for each team. So who’s up for the holiday tourneys?”

Dad: “Rock, paper, scissors. Shoot.”

Mom: “Alright, Scissors cuts paper. Mom’s four for four. Don’t forget to send me a postcard.”

Son: “Congratulations, Dad. And last and certainly not least, the various fundraising games for each team. “

Dad: “Rock, paper, scissors. Shoot.”

Mom: “Oh yeah. Rock absolutely demolishes scissors. Game, set, match, Mom. And Dad’s in the driver’s seat one more time. Oh well, look on the bright side dear, that’s it for hockey.”

Dad: “Hallelujah. Now, if you’ll both excuse me, I think I better get some rest.

I have a sneaking suspicion that I’m going to need it.”

Son: “Good idea, Pop. Uh, but before you hit the hammock, there is one last little piece of business I wanted to run by the two of you, if you have a moment.

I just got this today, too.

It’s my 2013-2014 novice house league, selects and school team basketball schedules.”

Dad: “Rock, paper, scissors. Shoo ...”

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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For Youth Initiative gets $234,000 in federal funds CLARK KIM ckim@insidetoronto.com A For Youth Initiative (FYI) program received a federal grant of more than $234,000 to provide leadership opportunities for young women.

Et o b i c o k e M P Te d O p i t z announced the funding Tuesday, Sept. 17 at FYI, near Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue, where 15 young women came out in support of the Creating Equitable Spaces program.

“You have the same raw materials,” Opitz addressed the female youth. “It’s just a matter of what you do with it.”

FYI executive director Lekan Olawoye thanked the federal government for the funding, which will help provide additional staff and resources to run the program for the next three years.

Program co-ordinator and facilitator Nakit Sunar noted the girls are learning how to develop research programs in order to create equitable

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Participants, including Etobicoke Centre MP Ted Opitz, standing right of centre, get together following last week’s announcement at the For Youth Initiative offices on Keele Street of a $234,000 grant in support of the Creating Equitable Spaces program.

spaces for women.

For Larissa Ngwe, 16, the program has helped her connect with other young women.

Rejoice Kazapua, 20, and Phallon

Allen have enjoyed meeting weekly to discuss some of the issues they encounter as females.

“We should have had this program a long time ago,” Phallon said.

Councillor Frances Nunziata and City of Toronto

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������� ������� NAME: Olivia Chow CURRENT POSITION: New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Trinity-Spadina BIOGRAPHY: Olivia Chow came to Canada from Hong Kong with her family in 1970. She was first elected as a school trustee in 1985 then was elected to Metropolitan Toronto Council in 1991 along with her husband, fellow New Democrat Jack Layton.

The pair was elected to Toronto Council at amalgamation, where Chow worked as council’s children’s advocate. Chow ran twice for the federal seat in Trinity-Spadina before joining Layton, then leader of the NDP, in Ottawa in 2005. Following Layton’s death in 2011, Chow has continued as MP for Trinity-Spadina.

NAME: Rob Ford CURRENT POSITION: Mayor of Toronto BIOGRAPHY: The son of former Conservative MPP and Etobicoke businessman Doug Ford Sr., Ford first joined Toronto Council in 2000 as councillor for Ward 2 (Etobicoke North) and became mayor in 2010. Ford has made a name attacking what he sees as government waste and personally returning calls from residents. He has also been at the centre of a litany of controversies including allegations of drug use.

NAME: Shelley Carroll CURRENT POSITION: City Councillor, Don Valley East BIOGRAPHY: A former community activist, Shelley Carroll got her start in politics as a public school trustee in 2000, finishing her single term there as co-chair of the TDSB. In 2003, she was elected to Toronto Council in Ward 33 (Don Valley East). After spending her first term on council chairing the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, Carroll was picked for budget chair in 2006 and was a major ally of thenmayor David Miller. When he announced he wasn’t running in 2010, the long-time Liberal considered a run but decided against it early in the election year. Through this term of council, Carroll has been one of Mayor Rob Ford’s sharper critics.

NAME: Karen Stintz CURRENT POSITION: EglintonLawrence Councillor and Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission BIOGRAPHY: Karen Stintz was elected to Toronto Council in 2003, after famously answering an advertisement from a local ratepayer organization seeking a candidate to run against incumbent Ann Johnston. Stintz considered and rejected a run for mayor in 2010. Instead, she became chair of the Toronto Transit Commission, where she earned Mayor Rob Ford’s enmity opposing his Sheppard subway plan in favour of the existing light rail plan, then in 2013 championed another Scarborough subway – along the Scarborough RT line.

NAME: Adam Vaughan CURRENT POSITION: City Councillor, TrinitySpadina BIOGRAPHY: Son of the late CITY TV journalist and politician Colin Vaughan, Adam Vaughan worked as a television journalist at CBLT and CITY TV. During his tenure covering City Hall, then-mayor Mel Lastman famously threatened to have him “killed” because he believed (falsely) that Vaughan had leaked information about a shoplifting incident involving Lastman’s wife. Vaughan ran for Toronto Council in 2006 in the ward left vacant by Olivia Chow, winning the race against NDP candidate Helen Kennedy. He has been one of Mayor Rob Ford’s most vociferous critics since 2010.

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NAME: John Tory CURRENT POSITION: Chair, CivicAction and Newstalk 1010 radio host BIOGRAPHY: John Tory got his start in politics working for former Ontario Premier Bill Davis and has worked for former prime ministers Brian Mulroney and Kim Campbell, before leading Rogers Media and Rogers Cable. After coming in second in the 2003 mayor’s race, Tory went on to lead the Ontario Progressive Conservative party, then host a popular afternoon radio show on Newstalk 1010. Tory supporters made preparations for a second mayoralty run in 2010, but he backed out of the race early that year.

NAME: David Soknacki CURRENT POSITION: Columnist with Metroland Media Toronto, President of Ecom Food Industries Corporation BIOGRAPHY: David Soknacki is a Scarborough business owner, whose company Ecom Food Industries imports spices. He served a single term on the old Scarborough Council from 1994 to 1997, then returned to politics in 1999, filling former Scarborough mayor and councillor Frank Faubert’s seat in a byelection following his death. In 2003, he was Mayor David Miller’s budget chief, and oversaw the first three budgets of that administration. In 2006, he left politics to return to his business and chair the Parc Downsview Park’s board.

NAME: Denzil Minnan-Wong CURRENT POSITION: Don Valley East City Councillor, Chair of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee BIOGRAPHY: Denzil Minnan-Wong is a veteran of municipal politics in North York. He was first appointed to North York Council in 1994 to fill a vacant seat in Don Mills. A long-time Progressive Conservative, Minnan-Wong was among former mayor David Miller’s more active critics and is one of Mayor Rob Ford’s most trusted allies. He currently sits on the Executive Committee and chairs the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee. While he is loyal to Ford, he has differed from the mayor on occasion – notably, in not supporting a casino in downtown Toronto earlier this year.

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>>>from page 1 At this point, Kouvalis doesn’t plan on being involved in any of those campaigns.

But as to the challenge of running a winner?

“A simple thing,” he says.

“You have to have a message that you’re communicating that the plurality of voters accept. And behind the scenes it’s really simple. You have to identify your voters, know who they are and get them out to vote.”

That in essence was the formula Kouvalis used to propel Ford across the finish line, in a race that was considered George Smitherman’s to lose in early 2010.

A blitz of robocalls, telephone town halls and shoe-leather to identify those voters who agreed with Ford’s mantra of stopping the “gravy train” of out-of-control public spending, and make sure they came out on election day. By election day, the Ford campaign had a detailed list of supporters who allowed an army of about 4,000 volunteers to make sure those people came out.

It’s unlikely that list will be of as much use four years later, Kouvalis acknowledges, given what he calls “the distractions” of Ford’s current term. But based on polling data collected over that term, the larger divide that his data indicated continues to persist: Ford’s support is strongest in suburban communities, and weak in the downtown core.

Andrea Adario, who served as press secretary on David Miller’s successful 2003 campaign, says any contender in 2014 is going to have to address that divide.

“The city needs a mayor who’s really going to unite most of the municipalities post amalgamation in a way we haven’t seen yet,” she says.

Adario said given the gruelling pace of a Toronto election, any candidate is also going to need stamina.

Once nominations open on Jan. 3, 2014, candidates will have to balance fundraising, and low-level campaigning with what has historically been a gruelling number of debates: sometimes as many as three or four a week as the campaign heats up.

“It was crazy,” recalls Adario. “We were debating nightly for sure.. . I would say there was a minimum of four a week. Sometimes more.”

On his radio show, Ford has indicated he doesn’t intend to attend nearly as many debates as he did in 2010.

“There are risks as well as benefits,” says Adario. “You risk having the conversation unfold without you.... but he’s shown that he knows how to be disciplined and stay on message and he is a formidable campaigner.

If the formula of speaking directly to voters and campaigning hard and endlessly repeating your simplistic message has worked for him in the past, it might work for him again.

But it all depends on who else is running and whatever revelations we might have.”

Which leads to one other very simple truth about mayors’ races in Toronto.

“There are no rules,” says Kouvalis.

“Everything is unique, absolutely.”

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Older Wiser Livelier (OWL) Seniors Lunch WHEN: Noon to 2 p.m. WHERE: St. John’s Anglican Church Weston, 2125 Weston Rd. COST: $7

CKSR’s Annual Garage Sale WHEN: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Central King Seniors Residence, 15 King St. CONTACT: cksr@on.aibn.com COST: Free Bargains to be had and treasures to be found.

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Nobody’s Perfect WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: North York Women’s Centre, 2446 Dufferin St. CONTACT: 416-781-0479, info@ nywc.org COST: Free A parenting program for people with children six years and under.

Resume Critique Session WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free Call to register.

International Day Of Non-Violence WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m. WHERE: York Civic Centre, council chambers, 2700 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: Steven Mayers, 416-653-3311, ext. 235, steven@foryouth.ca COST: Free Topic: how to reduce poverty in the Province and in our community of York South-Weston.

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Learn. Think. Create WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free A four-part series starts today for adults and: Diva Green’s Edible Garden, The Healthy Brain Gym, Scents and Sensibility, Soapology with Ms. Frugalista. Call to register.

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St. Clair gardens BIA creates a buzz There was much more to do then eat at the corn roast Saturday in St. Clair Gardens Parkette by the St. Clair Gardens Business Improvement Area: at left, Monica Araujo gets a closer look at a panther chameleon from Creepy Crawlers Express during; below left, Daniella De Oliviero, left, receives a balloon poodle from entertainer Manny Medeiros; at right, Giorgia Parra listens to the bees on display.

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ships are key to addressing some of the board’s infrastructure needs. “Given our Much needed repairs to roofbudget constraints, it’s gettops of 32 public schools will ting to the point where we begin immediately as part can’t simply just depend on of Toronto District School the Ministry (of Education) Board’s (TDSB) Solar Schools for funding.”

Project, which launched this Bolton announced the fall. project last Thursday at The TDSB will be working Maple Leaf Public School in partnership with Potentia near Keele Street and Hwy. Solar Inc., which received 401, one of the 32 schools in need of roof repairs. Solar 311 Feed-in Tariff (FIT ) contracts from the Ontario panels will later be installed Power Authority to develop a at 311 TDSB school roofs qualifying renewable energy starting next spring. project.

“We are in fact Revenue genermore integrated Be a part of the ated by installing into the commudiscussion. Visit solar panels on nity because with this story on our school roofs will website and share the power we’re be used to fund your thoughts in generating, it’ll all 4.3-million square go back into the the comments feet of school roofgrid,” said Bolton. section. top repairs over Chris Asimakis, president of the course of the  bit.ly/1gWEj9K project.

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Grade 5 students at Maple Leaf Public School learn how to build a miniature light-powered turbine on Thursday. The class project coincides with a recent announcement of the launch of the Toronto District School Board’s Solar Schools Project.

energy,” Asimakis said. “We believe there’s massive benefits for the province. It makes sense for both parties.”

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Funds raised to support women after cancer surgery >>>from page 1 basic needs,” said Vianga when asked why she started the charity.

“The little money they have is used to buy medications. They are stressed because of the lack of financial resources.”

About 50 women have been fitted with post-mastectomy garments since

the beginning of the year, and another 20 are on a wait list, she said, adding the women have ranged in age from mid-20s to mid-70s.

“The feedback from women has been amazing,” Vianga said.

“It’s a life-changing experience for them.

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up, our breasts become everything. The way we dress has a lot to do with our breasts. When you hear the news you have breast cancer, it’s a lot to digest. When they are removed, a lot of women can’t deal with that aspect.

They can’t find (garments that will give them) symmetry or look like they

did before. I don’t like to use the word normal, but women say they look normal again.”

Though her family hasn’t been affected by breast cancer, Vianga, whose shop is on St. Clair Avenue West, said almost everyone has been touched by the disease in some way.

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“People don’t know how expensive (post-surgery) is,” she said.

“They don’t know what it can do to a family. It’s important to raise awareness and raise funds. We need support, come out to our event.”

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Serving high quality burgers,W Burger Bar works with local farms that raise all natural, hormone and antibiotic free beef. Whole wheat and white buns are made fresh daily as is the bread for delicious home made sandwiches. The fries are cut fresh in house and onion rings are made from scratch.

There is something on the menu for everyone. Beef isn’t the only burger option— bison,

meet friends or the team to grab a bite or a drink, bring the family for dinner or pull up a seat at the bar to watch the game on the multiple flat screen TVs. The bar is stocked with a selection of wine and beer and has pitchers at great prices.

Dine in, grab take-out or order online with exclusive offers only available at wburgerbar.com. W Burger Bar has lots of free parking. To make a reservation or book a party call 416-787-1313.

A new kids’ menu will be available in October.

lamb, kobe, chicken, salmon, turkey, veggie, and portebello are also available. Choose from over 50 toppings for a customized meal. If you’re not craving a burger try the terrific chopped salads with homemade dressings, delicious poutines or fresh sandwiches like the mahi mahi or sirloin steak.

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here will be property tax increases.

We can expect congestion on the BloorDanforth subway line growing to a human traffic jam by the time trains reach Yonge and Bloor.

Buses will be the booby prize for priority neighbourhoods promised stops on a light rail line.

Yet raise a cheer, Scarborough. Our government is finally building subways deep into Scarborough.

Those of us who take the Scarborough Rapid Transit (RT) line to the Scarborough Town Centre will no longer face the insult of sporadic service and several escalator rides at the Kennedy station transfer to the BloorDanforth subway line.

We will be able to clutch a pole from Yonge Street all the way to Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road one day, where, if our mayor’s luck holds out, we will one day be able to hang tight as the subway wheels around and heads back west beneath the condotower-shaded pavement, right back to Yonge Street.

But let us not get ahead of ourselves, Scarborough. For now it is enough that we are building a subway – one that replaces that clanking, wheezing toy-choo-choo-train insult of a conveyance, the Scarborough RT. It is, let’s be honest, almost more of an affront than no transit at all.

The new subway will be less of an affront than that, surely. If all goes according to the latest, cobbled-together plan, the three-stop subway to Sheppard will in fact be a proper apology: a $3-billion box of chocolates from neglectful old city hall, begging forgiveness for staying out late and spending all Scarborough’s hard-earned money on lattes and film festivals and parades and fancy

david nickle the city waterfronts.

So Scarborough, subway in hand, might it perhaps be time that we offered up some proper forgiveness?

Perhaps we should abandon that narrative that has so long defined Scarborough: that it is forever treated as Toronto’s poor relation, living with naught but the threadbare handme-downs and the withering contempt of its so-called betters.

Glenn De Baeremaeker, the councillor who, along with TTC chair Karen Stintz, helped push his colleagues to abandon the multi-stop light rail line to travel that route, suggested Monday that the subway “will bring Scarborough into the family, finally.”

So yes, forgiveness.

That is what family does.

Which means that when it next becomes necessary for Toronto to expand transit, and Scarborough is faced with perhaps watching its tax dollars go to building a downtown relief line – in part, to deal with the crush of riders on the newer, longer Bloor-Danforth line – it would not be out of place to cultivate a certain magnanimity.

Should the light rail lines that are also to be built in Scarborough – along Eglinton and Sheppard avenues – turn out to be more help than hindrance, it might be gracious to say so.

Grievance, complaint, anger and envy: these are surely feelings of the past now, at least in Scarborough.

Surely, the subway to Sheppard has made it all better.

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MAYORAL PORTRAIT: Toronto councillor and artist Gary Crawford, right, unveils his portrait of Mayor Rob Ford to his patron Diane Ford, the mayor’s mother, and His Honour himself during a ceremony held last Thursday at City Hall.

The sudden and severe storm on July 8 will cost the city more than $60 million, a report from city manager Joe Pennachetti says.

The city will only be able to recover about $5 million through insurance, he said.

The storm flooded the subway system and caused damage to roads, parks and ravines.

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Have your say!

GO Transit would like your input on the design of noise walls being built in your neighbourhood to reduce the sound of additional trains.

The pictures above show just some of the designs. To see all of the designs and provide feedback, go to gotransit.com/gts, until October 2.

416 581 1300 TTY 1 800 387 3652 Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez visiter le site gotransit.com ou composer un des numéros ci-dessus.

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CONSUMER FEATURE

New chronic disease management tool improves quality of life People with COPD and CHF can enjoy life with well-managed health plans Diabetes, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), hypertension and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are just a few of the chronic diseases nearly 20 million Canadians are living with today.

The diseases are more common in, but not exclusive to, seniors.

The good news is that, when well-managed with medication, lifestyle choices and paying attention to early warning signs, people with chronic diseases like COPD (which causes shortness of breath and frequent coughing) and CHF (which causes shortness of breath and swelling in the legs) can enjoy a good quality of life.

And there’s help. Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) assists people to stay at home longer, while helping them manage chronic diseases and other major health issues.

Telehomecare is offered free of charge to clients of the Toronto Central CCAC and select CCACs throughout Ontario. It monitors patients from home using technol-

ogy, helping people living with these chronic diseases.

Each day, Telehomecare patients use special equipment to check their blood pressure, weight, heart rate and pulse. Using a computer tablet, they answer simple questions about how they’re feeling that day. The information is sent automatically to the Telehomecare office.

Their nurse reviews this information and speaks with the patient by phone if the numbers or symptoms are cause for concern. The Telehomecare nurse also has direct contact with the patient’s family doctor.

Telehomecare includes weekly coaching sessions, in which the nurse educates the patient about their chronic diseases, and early warning signs indicating they should call their doctor – before they need emergency care.

Most importantly, take action to stay healthy when you have COPD and CHF: • Follow your doctor’s instructions for how to take your medication • Eat healthy foods (with CHF, avoid salt) • Wash your hands often – to reduce your chance of picking up germs • Exercise daily – simply walking around the block or in the house helps

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Even with a chronic disease, the choices and actions you take can make a big difference to your everyday health.

If you, or someone you know has COPD or CHF, Toronto Central CCAC offers these tips: Early warning signs for COPD and CHF – contact your doctor as soon as possible: • A new cough, or a cough that lasts a long time • Weight gain • Shortness of breath especially when you are making

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TDSB wants traffic safety to be re-evaluated CLARK KIM ckim@insidetoronto.com A discussion on how to reduce traffic risks to students on their way to school will be a priority for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) in the wake of two recent school children pedestrian deaths.

Trustees advised board chair Chris Bolton to meet with such community partners as the City of Toronto, Toronto police and other Toronto school boards to talk about traffic safety.

Some of the ideas

already being discussed include increasing the use of crossing guards, enforcing special speed limits around school entrances, and flashing yellow lights to slow traffic during school hours.

“The important thing is to do something and to have a review process,” Bolton said last week. “I don’t want to do something that’s not doable.”

Bolton plans to report back to the board of trustees with potential solutions at the next board meeting scheduled for Oct. 9.

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A new campaign aimed at educating cyclists on sharing congested road space with trucks has been launched.

Stay Safe, Stay Back encourages cyclists to stay visible at all times to prevent deadly situations with large vehicles. Organized by the Share the Road Coalition, whose membership includes the Canadian Automobile Association, the campaign’s purpose is creating awareness on cycling safety.

For more info, visit www. sharetheroad.ca OCT. 16 PUBLIC MEETING ON GARDINER’S FUTURE Waterfront Toronto has announced the date for a second public meeting on the future of the Gardiner Expressway.

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The transit commission is set to begin constructing a service route along Leslie Street leading south to the future Leslie Barns carhouse.

A SHOUT-OUT TO BRIEF, BYGONE ERA A new line of retro-subway gear pays homage to the short-lived “interlining” era of the TTC. The idea was to integrate both Yonge and newly opened Bloor-Danforth via a junction of switching tracks, making it possible to board a train and ride it between lines without having to transfer. The plan was shelved in mere months.

Now Astrid Idlewild has produced classic T-shirts for each of the 36 stations on the 1966 subway map (including now-defunct Lower Bay station).

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Fall and winter road closures were announced by Metrolinx as construction of the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit project continues.

Work crews are busy relocating watermains and other utilities in preparation for tunnelling below Eglinton Avenue West, which continues east of Allen Road come mid-2014.

Winnett Avenue followed by Gloucester Grove, Strathearn Road, Dewbourne Avenue and finally Flanders Road will close fully or partially starting this week.

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2013

Metroland Media Toronto will run a Thanksgiving Feature especially for Places of Worship on

Thursday, October 10, 2013.

Let your parishioners know when your special Thanksgiving Services will be held this year.

Call today!

BEST PRICE ROOF REPAIRS • Emergency Repairs • Eavestrough Repairs • Shingles • Chimneys • Animal Removal

Home I m p rove m e n t Business

East York, Beach, City Centre, Parkdale, Bloor West, York

NO JOB TOO SMALL

CALL 416-820-3634

$125 per paper (plus HST)

ROOFING REPAIRS

call

416-798-7284

• SIDING/FASCIA • EAVESTROUGH 24 HOURS • TUCKPOINTING EMERGENCY REPAIRS • VENTING • GUTTER GUARDS • ANIMAL REMOVAL

THANKSGIVING SUNDAY 11:00 AM Sermon: “The Harvest”

(includes colour)

DUN-RITE

To h i g h l i g h t yo u r

657 Milner Ave., Scarborough, ON (416) 298-9932

$225 per paper (plus HST)

$35

LICENCED AND INSURED

Rosewood Church of the Nazarene

Scarborough, North York or Etobicoke

• Ventilation • Skylights • And much more

EAVESTROUGH FROM CLEANING FREE SENIORS DISCOUNTS ESTIMATES SAME DAY SERVICE

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Bricks & Chimneys

ROOFING

(includes colour)

Booking and art deadline:

• SHINGLES • FLAT ROOFS • SKY LIGHTS • CHIMNEY’S • VALLEY’S • ANIMAL PROOFING 15% Senior’s Discount

Directions: From Hwy. 401 exit north on Markham Rd. Turn right (east) at the 1st traffic light. Go along Milner 1.5 km and you will see the church on your right just before the Neilson bridge.

Tuesday, October 8th

Sample Ad: 3 columns x 40 agates (3.05”x2.85”)

To book your ad, call a Classified Representative at

416-798-7284

ALL TYPES OF ROOF REPAIRS 647-857-5656

MARINO’S FINE CARS All you have to do is decide where you want to go... Marino’s Fine Cars will get you there

2013 MODEL CLEAR-OUT… Don’t miss it!

JAPANESE ENGINEERING FROM

$ $

26,423

2013 RANGE ROVER EVOQUE

*

269

LEASE PAYMENT FOR 39 MONTHS*

2,781 DOWN* | 0.9% LEASE RATE*

$

ALL-WHEEL DRIVE STANDARD JAPANESE ENGINEERING FROM

$ $ Best Compact Car 2013 Subaru Impreza

21,923

*

199

LEASE PAYMENT FOR 48 MONTHS*

2,695 DOWN* | 0.9% LEASE RATE*

$

ALL-WHEEL DRIVE STANDARD

449/MO

$

JAPANESE ENGINEERING FROM

$

2.5i

26,723

*

Clear-out finance rates from as low as

$6,999 DOWN 36 MONTHS

0.5%!

All Prices Include Freight And Fees. Excludes Hst And Licensing.

▲ "Good" is the highest rating in 5 safety tests by the IIHS. To earn 2013 TOP SAFETY PICK, "Good" needed in moderate overlap front, side, rollover and rear tests and in at least 4/5 tests and "Good" or "Acceptable" in the fifth test. ◆Based on ALG. ‡$500 Rewards applies to qualifying new 2013 Outback and Legacy lease/purchases until Jan. 3, 2014. Online or mail-in registration to receive offer. The $500 prepaid credit card has a 24-month expiry, valid towards the purchase of parts, accessories, services and certain extended warranties. Not transferable/convertible to cash/vehicle discount. *MSRP: $24,495/$19,995 on 2013: XV Crosstrek Touring Pckg(DX1 TP)/ Impreza 2.0i 4dr(DF1 BP). Lease rate 0.9% for 39/48 months. Monthly pmt is $269/$199 with $2,781/$2,695 down. Option to purchase at end of lease $13,436/$9,944. MSRP $24,795 on 2013 Legacy 2.5i(DA2 BP), finance rates from 0.5%. Adv pricing consists of MSRP plus charges for Freight/PDI($1,595), Air Tax, Tire Stewardship Levy, OMVIC Fee, Dealer Admin. Freight/PDI charge includes a full tank of gas.

Taxes, license, registration and insurance extra. $0 deposit. 2013 Models shown: XV Crosstrek Ltd Pckg(DX1 LP), MSRP $28,995. Impreza 2.0i Ltd Pckg(DF1 LP) MSRP $26,895. Legacy 3.6R Ltd(DA2 LN6) MSRP $34,695.

Dealers may have to order/trade. Offers O.A.C only. Lease based on max 20,000km/year, $0.10/excess km. Vehicles shown solely for purposes of illustration. Offers available until Sept. 30, 2013. Call/visit for details.

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3526 Lake Shore Blvd. W. 3 1-888-892-7610

QEW

2.9% LEASE APR 36 MONTHS

1.9%

FINANCE APR UP TO 60 MONTHS

LAND ROVER METRO WEST

ALL-WHEEL DRIVE STANDARD

(Built after August 2012)

†

5448 Dundas St. West Toronto, ON. M9B 1B4 Tel: 1-877-333-4814

www.landrovermetrowest.ca

2013 Range Rover Evoque Pure 5Dr MSRP $46,995. Total list price $49,455. †Lease for $449/mo, 2.9% APR for 36 mos O.A.C, with $6,999 down, and after $2,500 Conquest Cash. Total lease obligation $23,163. Optional buyout $26,468. 48,000km over 36 months; $0.25/excess km plus taxes. Finance at 1.9% APR for 60 O.A.C. Ex: $47,755 at 1.9% APR for 60 months, monthly pmt $833.63, cost of borrowing $2,262.80, total to be repaid $50,018. Ad pmts include freight $1,470, admin fees, pre-delivery expense, and air conditioning tax. Green Levy fees and all other taxes extra. Offers end September 30, 2013. Vehicle may not be exactly as shown. Call/Visit for details.

| YORK GUARDIAN | Thursday, September 26, 2013

CHIMNEYS

YORK GUARDIAN | Thursday, September 26, 2013 |

20

MAYFAIR Premium Blend Tea Bags

VO5 Shampoo or Conditioner 15 oz

100 Tea Bags

$

ASSORTED CLEANERS 1.89L

1

Each

$

Windex UP TO

1

Reg. $3.00 ea

5 Days Only!!

WOW!!

Twin Size 200 Thread Count Sheet Set $

Egyptian Home 1500 Sheet Set

8

ea Reg $19.99

OR

$

3 FOR

20

$

OFF

$

Large Assortment of Centre Pieces & Bomboniere Gifts For Weddings, Showers, Baptisms & Anniversaries!!

Juvenile Bedding Set Twin Cars/Princess/Dora

2.99

$

Mayhill Electric Fireplace

10

$

Purex Ultra Packs 23 Packs

10

$

Any Size

Cambridge Towels Made in Canada

Bath Sheets

$

Bath Towels

3 FOR

12 OR $30

8

$

Reg $29.99 ea

All Plates and Bowls From

.99

¢

Hand Towels

3 FOR

OR

20

$

Reg $19.99 ea

2

$

Face Cloths

$

$

(Single, Blackouts and Double Panels)

30

$

12

Reg. $24.99

All Mugs Only

1

$ 49

10- 15 $

$

4.99

Reg. $9.99

WOW!! Assorted Clothing

Memory Foam Kitchen Mats

$

15

Reg. $29.99

Baker’s Secret Assorted Bakeware

Bellisimo Pannels

Reg. $99.99

1

!!

BLOWOUT!

$

Was: $100

Was $40 Now

Reg. $7.99

Reg. $24.99

Bellisimo Comforter

$69.99

5’ X 7’ Modern Area Rugs

3.99

30

Reg. $99.99

Reg. $39.99

Reg. $34.99

Large Dog Bed

$

20

Reg. $5.99

16PC Libbeys Glasses

Luxury 7PC Comforter Set

$

$

ALL PRICED WAY BELOW WHOLESALE COST!!

1

Reg. $2.00

Assorted Halloween Candy 250 pack

11.99 Reg. $20

1

500 ml

REGULAR RETAIL

Each

$

Reg. $3.99

Selection Includes: T-Shirts, Shorts, Blouses, Shirts, Sweatshirts And MORE!

2

7 for

$

$

Each

10

Brand Name Cosmetic Blowout Assortment Includes Lipstick, Eye Shadow, Eyeliner, Nail Polish, Lip Liner, Blush and much more!

From

$

1

Each

Reg. Up to $19.99

HWY 400

ARROW RD.

WESTON ROAD

FINCH

SHEPPARD

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