Metro Toronto - January 19, 2016

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Another
pedestrian
Tory’s pitch
hit, killed
What’s in and what’s out of the
mayor’s 2016 budget proposal
TORONTO’S DEADLY STREETS The 79-year-old — who po-
Early Sunday service Man, 79, lice said was hit while crossing
Sheppard Avenue East near Chi-
on the TTC $600,000 500 metres chester Place at about 7:30 p.m.
— marked the second pedestrian
from nearest
fatality this year. A 39-year-old
crossing man was killed while crossing
More express bus
Kennedy Road, south of Elles-
services $1.6 million mere, on Jan. 3.
Luke In each case, the victim was
Simcoe crossing a major, fast-moving
30 km/h speed limits Metro | Toronto street mid-block. In each case, the
closest controlled intersection
$400,000 A major suburban thoroughfare. was hundreds of metres away.
A 60 km/h speed limit. A mid- “It’s the same thing, over and
block crossing. A life snuffed out. over,” said Patrick Brown, a law-
Expanded cold weather It’s an increasingly common yer and pedestrian advocate in
refrain on city streets, and one Toronto.
shelters $416,000
that played out again Sunday Brown expects people will
night as a 79-year-old “victim blame” the
pedestrian was killed latest casualty for jay-
31%
Making ravines cleaner in Scarborough. walking but said it is
$624,000 Coun. Jaye Robin- incumbent on the city
son, who is heading to make it conven-
up a revision of Toron- ient for pedestrians
metroNEWS The percentage
to’s road safety plan, of pedestrian to cross safely.
is well aware of the fatalities in The nearest con-
problem. She pledged Ontario where trolled intersection
Monday to make sure the victim was hit to Sheppard and
the issue is addressed mid-block. Chichester is at Phar-
in the new plan, say- CHIEF CORONER macy Avenue, some
ing “mid-block cross- OF ONTARIO 500 metres away for
ings seem to be an where the crash hap-
ongoing theme” in pedestrian pened, meaning simply crossing
deaths. the street could require a one
But, Robinson noted, the city kilometre walk.
“can’t put intersections every Last year was the worst year
few metres.” Any decisions that for fatalities on Toronto roads
are made about new crossings in over a decade. A total of
will be “based on evidence and 64 people died on our streets,
expertise,” she said. including 38 pedestrians.
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VAUGHAN U of T looks to improve
‘Fake
officer’
indigenous integration
charged
A Vaughan man has been ar-
rested for impersonating a po- EDUCATION
lice officer after a female driver Committee
was pulled over for texting and
driving by a man driving a grey considers
Toyota SUV who claimed to be
language and
an officer last Friday.
According to York Regional history studies
Police, the incident occurred
around 3:30 p.m., after a female
driver noticed she was being Gilbert
followed by an SUV. The driver Ngabo
pulled up next to her in traffic Metro | Toronto
on Dufferin Street near Steeles
Avenue. He then rolled down a The University of Toronto is
window and shone a flashlight looking to make changes in
into the woman’s car. response to recommendations
The woman believed the man laid out by the Truth and Rec-
was wearing a police jacket and onciliation Commission.
she rolled down her window, Options range from a new
and he told her that he was a degree focused on indigenous
police officer, began yelling at languages, to making it man-
her for texting and driving and datory for some students to
threatened to give her a $500 study indigenous issues as they
ticket, York police say. relate to their planned career.
When traffic started moving, The university has created
the woman drove off north- a steering committee tasked
bound. with looking for ways to im-
During the interaction, plement some of the commis-
a nearby officer from York sion’s recommendations tied to
Regional Police on a separate education. No one has decided
investigation saw a portion of exactly what will happen, but
what happened and felt it was weaving a stronger sense of
suspicious. The officer was able indigenous identity into post-
to catch up with the woman secondary education is crucial, The First Nations House, which includes a library, is among the aboriginal resources available at the University of Toronto. CONTRIBUTED
who then told him what hap- said Jonathan Hamilton-Diabo,
pened. co-chair of the committee and to indigenous people. people have lost identity, mentions, among its 94 rec- residential schools, Hamilton-
After investigation, YRP director of Aboriginal Student Hamilton-Diabo sees more but there have been a lot of ommendations, the need for Diabo said.
arrested and charged Steven Services at U of T’s First Na- of a focus on the courses as issues because of the residen- all medical students to study Enhanced indigenous pro-
Boan, 58, for impersonating a tions House. one of the key areas that could tial school system. This would indigenous health issues, one gramming will benefit every-
police officer on two separate Introductory courses on make a difference. give people an opportunity to of the options U of T will con- one at the institution, he said.
occasions. the Iroquoian and Ojibwe lan- “Without the language, that get re-engaged and reflect on sider. Law students and social “This kind of knowledge
Boan is to appear in a New- guages are already offered, but really severely impacts the cul- who they are as indigenous workers could also be required makes the university more ac-
market court Feb. 11. they are only electives — as are ture,” he said. people.” to study indigenous history and cessible. People become more
TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE many other programs related “It’s not as if all aboriginal The TRC report specifically be educated on the impact of aware of the issues.”
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CEO blames fiscal ‘crisis’
Pickers
shop as
for 16 Goodwill closures
donors
drop
If the pants are your size, grab
RETAIL them. If the shoes fit, wear them.
450 workers Why not pick up a Sex and
the City coffee-table book, the
impacted as
1984 VHS tape of the Sports
doors shut Illustrated swimsuit issue, or
even a cute little teddy bear
across Ontario or two?
One day after Goodwill
shocked its employees by shut-
Goodwill’s retail operations in tering stores without notice,
the region have reached a fis- donors kept dropping off goods
cal crisis and the shutdown of outside the charity’s locked
local retail operations is un- doors and pickers were having
avoidable, says the charity’s a field day helping themselves
CEO in Toronto. to the donated, but abandoned,
“I recognize this has all hap- goods.
pened very suddenly and for There was no one around at
those involved unfortunately Goodwill’s Richmond Street
that is the situation we are drop-off location Monday to
facing,” said Keiko Nakamura, either police or pick up the
the top executive for Goodwill donations, which kept coming
in Toronto and much of On- in unabated.
tario, during a Monday press “You can’t beat the price,”
conference. said one man as he made off
The 80-year-old organization, with an armful of clothes.
which collects and resells do- Dropped-off goods also lined
nated clothes and goods, shut the sidewalk outside the char-
down 16 retail stores in the ity’s store in Thorncliffe. Some
GTA, Barrie, Orillia and Brock- pickers seemed reluctant at first
ville yesterday without warn- to delve into the piles of dis-
ing. Nakamura said the charity carded goods, unsure as to the
relies on 85 per cent of its rev- legality of helping themselves.
enue from its retail operations, However, some simply did
and that factors affecting the not care. Books went fast. The
retail market have created a bras, not so fast.
cash flow “crisis.” TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
Nakamura apologized to cus-
tomers and employees affected A collector checks out the donated goods strewn about the parking lot outside the closed doors of the Goodwill drop-off centre PICK AND RUN
by the shutdown, but said that on Richmond Street. DALE BRAZAO/TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
high rent and declining sales
have made the organization the company of the lockout. organization has faced labour argued that the company should One entrepreneurial couple
drastically tighten its belt. “The 450 workers are now issues. temporarily lay off part-time kept their car idling as
“I am thinking about you, I suddenly without jobs, which In 2014, the union success- workers before resorting to they drove up inch by inch
am doing everything I can to is devastating on its own,” There’s a reason why fully contested Goodwill’s so- slashing full-time staff’s hours. along the sidewalk, load-
help bring clarity to the situa- said Artan Milaj, the union’s this happened and called Winter Strategy at the Gurdeep Chahal, who worked ing up their vehicle. They
tion as soon as possible,” she vice-president. “But Goodwill Ontario Labour Relations Board. as the store manager at Good- drove off with the back
said. stores also help a lot of low-in- it’s very unfortunate The strategy sought to reduce will’s Runnymede location from seat crammed with books
In a Monday statement, come people with community for the people that the hours of full-time employees 2012 to 2014, said he felt he was and other merchandise.
the Canadian Airport Work- programming and affordable worked there. during slower winter months to treated well by the organization The Game of Life, a
ers Union, which represents shopping. We need to get these “contain costs and operational but that he noticed a series of family game, still in its
Goodwill retail workers, driv- stores open and our members Gurdeep Chahal losses during periods of slow management issues during his original packaging, was
ers and cashiers, said it had re- back on the job.” sales and/or donation.” time there. left behind.
ceived no advance notice from This is not the first time the The union successfully TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
4 Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Toronto
Sally Ann aims to
ease shelter fears
HOMELESSNESS
Ward councillor
says neighbours
have ‘no avenue’
to stop project
Gilbert
Ngabo
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Some people are concerned about a new homeless shelter
The Salvation Army is trying to proposed for this Leslieville neighbourhood. LIZ BEDDALL/METRO
calm concerns about its plan to
open an 80-bed homeless shelter sulted on the project.
A NEW HOPE
near Leslie and Lakeshore. Burditt called the concerns
The men’s shelter will have “legitimate” given the proxim-
security cameras, and extra light- ity to “families with children.” The new facility would
ning will be added around the At the same time, he said, replace the Hope shelter,
building. Staff would be present many people have “opinions” which closed in April after
24/7, and there’s even talk of a about people experiencing home- 40 years at College and
fenced smoking area to add a lessness that are “based on stig- McCaul streets.
buffer for neighbours, said An- ma and not on actual reality.”
drew Burditt, public-relations A report on the proposed shel-
manager for the charity’s central- ter will be presented to council “There’s no avenue to stop
east division. on Jan. 27, and the public will a shelter from coming in,” she
The response comes after a have a chance to comment. Coun- said, expressing hope the project
Saturday information meeting cil will vote in early February. will be operational before the
that saw a host of people raise Ward 31 Coun. Mary-Margaret end of the year. “Historically city
safety concerns. Others expressed McMahon is optimistic the com- council has never voted a shelter HOCKEY A HIGHER PODIUM THAN EVER Sochi Olympic Gold medalist Natalie Spooner tries
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‘I have no idea
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selection
underway
Jury selection began Monday
at the trial of the accused kill-
LEGISLATION “Samantha’s been going to ers of a Hamilton man whose
New child-care camp since she was 22 months body was found “burned be-
old and now she’s got nowhere yond recognition.”
rules may keep We hope
to go,” said Fox. “It just makes Tim Bosma left his home on
preschooler, 3, no sense, especially since she something can be May 6, 2013 to take two men
turns 4 at the end of August and resolved by March. for a test drive in his truck that
out of day camp will be starting kindergarten.” he advertised for sale online.
The province introduced tight- Heather Eagle, Ontario Dellen Millard, of Toronto,
er child care legislation in the Camps Association and Mark Smich, from Oak-
At age 3, Samantha Fox is a sum- fall of 2014 to provide more safe- ville, Ont., are both charged
mer camp veteran. guards for children in non-par- Ontario Camps Association. with first-degree murder in
The Toronto preschooler has ental care, including in summer “We have been negotiating Bosma’s death. Their lawyers
attended Bayview Glen Day camps where there have been with the ministry since last fall said both will plead not guilty.
Camp for the past two sum- injuries, said a spokeswoman for and we hope something can be Potential jurors went before
mers where she has enjoyed Education Minister Liz Sandals. resolved by March,” Eagle said. a judge Monday in the first
daily swimming lessons, outdoor “Younger children are a more Fox has her fingers crossed. phase of jury selection, which
sports and the thrill of roasting vulnerable population and we “If Samantha can’t go to camp is expected to last two weeks.
marshmallows outdoors. want to do everything we can to this summer, I have no idea what Justice Andrew Goodman
“We absolutely love the pro- keep all kids safe,” said Alessan- we’ll do.” said the trial is set to begin
gram,” said her mother Sara Fox. dra Fusco in an email. “Requiring Bayview Glen Day Camp has Feb. 1 and is expected to last
“It’s been just a wonderful ex- a child care licence for camps in been serving children from age 2 at least four months.
perience for her.” Ontario serving children under to 14 since the program opened The case of the missing
But the mother of two was 4 ... places an emphasis on stan- more than 50 years ago, said dir- 32-year-old Hamilton man
shocked last week when she got dards and protections.” ector Dara Kahane, who attended — who had a wife and a two-
a letter from Bayview Glen in- More than 43 day camps as a camper when she was 2. year-old daughter — and later
forming her that summer camps in Ontario — most in the About 450 staff care for about the discovery of his remains,
now fall under Ontario’s new Toronto area — serving about 1,200 campers who attend from rocked his tight-knit Dutch
child care legislation and can no 3,000 children under age 4, two weeks to eight weeks over community in rural Hamilton
longer accept kids under age 4 are affected by the new legisla- the summer, she said. Samantha Fox, then 2, is surrounded by counsellors at Bayview and made headlines across the
without a daycare licence. tion, said Heather Eagle of the TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE Glen Day Camp in Toronto in August 2015. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE country. THE CANADIAN PRESS