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9 IN A More help called in
ROW
for T.O.’s refugees
Raptors tie SETTLEMENT SERVICES ces — is the only local organization to help speed up the process — some-
New arrivals that’s been contracted by the federal thing Wynne has thrown her support
franchise government to provide settlement behind. Ottawa is still looking into
from Syria are services for government-sponsored the idea, McCallum said on Tuesday.
record Syrian refugees. The Arab Community Centre is in
still living in
As a result, the Arab Commun- the process of working out an agree-
metroSPORTS packed hotels ity Centre hasn’t been able to help ment with COSTI about the forms
the many people stuck in hotels as of help they can offer, Bukhari said.
COSTI works, outside of find perma- “That’s housing, referrals to school-
Jessica
nent housing, to oversee everything ing, information sessions, referrals
Smith Cross from health care to clothing needs to medical doctors should there be a
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— areas some refugees say are going need, interpretation,” she said.
overlooked. The centre’s staff, Bukhari noted,
Syrian refugees waiting for housing Officials from COSTI have said the speak Arabic — a critical point that
in Toronto are about to get extra help city is overwhelmed with Syrians ar- could mean timely access to informa-
from an Etobicoke-based settlement riving almost daily since early Decem- tion for refugees.
organization with a large Arabic- ber. Last week, the agency called for
speaking staff. a five-day pause on bringing in more LANDING IN CITY
The offer came after a Syrian refu- refugees. No one has been available
gee family talked to Premier Kath- for an interview since then.
leen Wynne last week about their The federal government also hasn’t 32 government flights
extended stay in a hotel, said Huda been able to give details about the carrying 7,812 Syrian
Bukhari, executive director at the number of refugees now living in refugees have landed in
Arab Community Centre of Toronto. Toronto hotels, but officials said the Toronto since Nov. 4
“The premier then asked what we delay helping them get established
can do to help,” Bukhari said. is not unusual. 1,240 of those refugees
The centre is among more than Immigration Minister John Mc- will be settled in Toronto,
DeMar DeRozan goes up 100 in Toronto that offers settlement Callum said last week that he would the rest are settling in other
for a basket at the ACC on services to refugees. But a different consider merging the private and gov- communities.
Tuesday.THE CANADIAN PRESS group — COSTI Immigration Servi- ernment sponsored refugee streams
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Spearheaded anti-bullying
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Duncan LeBlanc
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Toronto
Championed meaningful
integration opportunities EDUCATION tellectual disability. (He gradu-
for students with special School heads ated from the school last June
needs. and is now taking part in a day
nominated as program at Variety Village and
Michelle Newlands volunteering at the Y.)
country’s best
King’s Road Public School, In her role as chair of Maple-
Burlington wood’s parent committee, Bees-
Championed the When Lori Beesley met Duncan ley said, “I asked to meet with
exploration of relevant LeBlanc, she knew he “wasn’t Duncan before he got the job
social justice issues. just another educator.” and I had a whole series of ques-
Because he is the father of a tions for him … He spoke from
Manuela Sequeira son with special needs — and his heart and I really felt like
St. Clare Catholic knows first-hand the experien- ‘here’s somebody who is going
Elementary School, Toronto ces of the parents at Maplewood to come in and we don’t have to
Gathered student data, High School in explain about
created data walls and Scarborough — our kids.’ I was
student progress was he was able to confident.”
tracked and analyzed. relate to families He knew what it Beesley was
at the Scarbor- meant to be an one of a group
Cathy Standring ough school in- who nominat- Maplewood High School principal Duncan LeBlanc arm-wrestles Vivian Ezeala during a fair held
Ray Lawson Public School, stantly, she said. advocate because ed LeBlanc to in the school gym. CHRIS SO/TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
Brampton “Maplewood he was one for his be recognized
All school members is very unique, child. as one of Can- credits for its 180 students, but Olympics prompted LeBlanc to “Some students have com-
have opportunities to be everybody is ada’s Outstand- works on teaching life skills, arrange athletic competitions peted at provincial games for
involved in varying levels of identified … Parent Lori Beesley on ing Principals and, for some, preparing them at Maplewood and give his stu- the school and they’ve come
leadership. the population principal Duncan LeBlanc by the Learning for employment through things dents a chance to qualify and back and it’s been a truly posi-
here is all stu- Partnership, a like co-op programs. And, compete provincially. tive experience for all the stu-
David Yaciuk dents with spe- charity that thanks to LeBlanc, a competi- He also helped launch a dents and staff,” LeBlanc said.
Agnes Taylor Public School, cial needs, and needs with vary- promotes public education, tive athletics program. Special Olympics curriculum “We now have banners in the
Brampton ing degrees from a learning and he was among 40 across LeBlanc’s son, who is autistic, and resources now available school — championship ban-
Champions greater disability right through to a the country — and 10 in Great- is a speed skater who has com- to the wider Toronto District ners — and our students have
integration of technology significant developmental dis- er Toronto — to be given the peted in the Special Olympics, School Board, which not only never had access to that. I see
and digital literacy. ability,” said Beesley, whose son accolade. with LeBlanc the team’s coach. emphasizes athletics but also it in the pride in the students.”
is autistic and also has an in- Maplewood doesn’t offer any That connection to the Special healthy living. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
4 Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Toronto
Older pedestrians at risk OTTAWA
Hogtown
‘lawyers’
sought
SAFETY
Third death
If that crosswalk
this year
Joe
isn’t safe for an
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80-year-old, it’s not
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the perils safe, period … We
Ottawa police are looking for
can’t build a city two male suspects, who said
Luke expecting everyone they were lawyers from Toron-
to, after a woman was beaten
Simcoe to be 30 years old
up and thrown through a win-
Metro | Toronto and athletic. dow during a night out.
Gil Penalosa Police say the incident start-
An 85-year-old woman has ed on the evening of Oct. 17,
become the latest victim of turning vehicles from hitting 2015 at a bar in the 100 block
Toronto’s streets, in a crash ex- pedestrians. Coun. Jaye Robin- of Clarence Street in Ottawa’s
perts say highlights the perils son has suggested turn restric- ByWard Market.
faced by elderly pedestrians. tions could be implemented at Two men struck up a conver-
The woman was crossing problem intersections. sation with a woman at the bar.
Bayview Avenue at Eglinton Another solution, Penalosa When she left the bar with
Avenue East on Jan. 15 when said, is to add pedestrian lead another woman and walked
she was hit by a driver mak- times to intersections, where to a nearby parking garage,
ing a right-hand turn, police crosswalk lights turn on ahead the two men followed them,
said Tuesday. Bayview Avenue, north of Eglinton Avenue. An 85-year-old woman crossing Bayview was hit by of green lights for cars. according to police.
She was taken to hospital a driver making a right-hand turn. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE FILE “The pedestrian on the side- When the women were pay-
and died five days later. Police walk can be hard to see, but if ing for parking, the two men
have not released her name or Avenue on Jan. 17. said Gil Penalosa, a pedestrian year. But, Penalosa said more the pedestrian light turns on “viciously grabbed one of the
said if she was in the crosswalk The latest data from the City advocate and chairman of 8-80 needs to be done. before the car, they’re halfway women from behind and threw
when she was hit. of Toronto shows people older Cities. “It’s because those inter- “We can’t build a city ex- through the intersection by the her through a glass window,
It marks the city’s third re- than 55 account for more than sections are unsafe.” pecting everyone to be 30 years time the car starts turning and shattering it,” police said in a
ported pedestrian death this half of pedestrian fatalities. The city has taken steps to old and athletic,” he said. very visible,” he said. news release.
year, and the second elderly “And it’s not because they make roads safer for seniors, In the lead-up to its new Only nine intersections in The suspects are described as
victim. A 79-year-old man were talking on the phone or including re-timing 85 per cent road safety plan, the city is Toronto have pedestrian lead men of Asian descent between
was killed crossing Sheppard listening to music too loud,” of its 2,300 traffic signals last also looking at ways to prevent times, the city has said. the ages of 25 and 35.
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8 Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Toronto
EDUCATION
New TDSB trustee voted in by landslide
Neethan Shan is the Toronto next with 1,258. During the byelection cam-
District School Board’s newest “I am overwhelmed and happy paign, candidates took part in
trustee, elected by a landslide and humbled by all the support,” just one debate and otherwise
Monday night in Scarborough- Shan told Torstar News Service by relied on door-knocking and
Rouge River. phone. He thanked the hundreds their websites to get their plat-
Insiders had named the union- of volunteers who helped him forms out.
backed Shan, as well as Shar- during his campaign and said One area resident, Donna La-
on Kerr, Jack Wang and Kwesi he will, over the next couple of Rush, told Torstar she’d like to
Johnson as the front-runners in days, “reach out to the trustees see better communication with
a crowded field — there were and chair and get to work.” parents and was hoping “for a
20 in total on the ballot for the The byelection, at a cost of fresh, new start.”
Ward 21 (Scarborough-Rouge $250,000, was held to replace Shan had the backing of teach-
River) byelection. In the end, Shaun Chen, the former board er unions and Toronto labour
Shan took 54 per cent (4,197) of chair who was elected MP last council, and has strong ties to
Neethan Shan CONTRIBUTED the 7,826 votes cast, with Wang fall for the federal Liberals. the NDP. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
Right now, a little
gets you a lot.
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A painting by a local
artist in a sitting room.
“Darling Mansion” is a
The Unlimited west-end curiosity, an
opulent house that can be
Everything Plan rented out for events.
only until Jan 31st One of the main living
areas.
Tanya Grossi sits in an
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office at home.
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and the USA
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renovation
• Low international calling rates
starting at 1¢/min
• Reduced roaming rates in
over 50 countries WEST END transform the magnificent
Entrepreneur 6,000-square-foot estate into
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her primary residence, a cre-
creates multi- ative event space, and a bed and
• Call Control features (Caller ID,
breakfast took just four months
use space of
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and Call Waiting) old mansion “It’s been a labour of love,”
says Grossi, who ran the recent-
ly closed Parkdale bar Salvador
If you’ve ever had brunch at Darling. “I was enamoured with
$39 Luna or mojitos at Julie’s Cu- this property 20 years ago when
ban on Dovercourt Road, chan- I lived up the street and to live
$0 $0 ces are you’ve spotted the out- here now and be the ‘madam’
of-place mansion on the corner of this place is surreal.”
on WINDtab™ on WINDtab™ /mo that meets Mackenzie Crescent. Since opening last April, the
One of the largest homes in the Darling Mansion, as it’s now
area, it’s a storybook tangle of known, has been growing busi-
Off er ends Jan 31st ivy-covered red brick, sculptured er with private bookings and
balconies and ornate gardens. overnight guests, mainly through
And until recently, it was start- word of mouth and social media.
ing to look decrepit. Several artists live in residence
The neglected property was on the third floor, including pho-
originally listed in 2013 at an tographer Mark Maryanovich,
outrageous $3.3 million, where who was recently hired by the
it sat on the market for months Governor General of Canada to
and was relisted several times. photograph musicians for Can-
Finally, in November 2014, Tanya ada’s sesquicentennial in 2017.
Grossi, a then 40-year-old bar Bedrooms are decorated with
owner and entrepreneur, pur- Grossi’s collection of unusual an-
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