Etobicoke- It's happening
Friday, Aug. 22
THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION hosts its weekly Fish n' Chips night at 110...
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Ayanna Olver checks a hat in the mirror that she used when she dressed up in some of the clothing that was for sale at Kingsview Free Methodist Church annual community bazaar.
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Lauren Shields, eight, (at left), and Heather Sharp, 9, play the parachute game at the Mimic-O-lympics on the lawn of Mimico Baptist church with almost 80 mini olympians and 25 leaders taking part from Aug. 11 to 15.
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Mark Kovacs launches his model radio controlled fighter plane at Centennial Park for an afternoon of flying Aug. 17.
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Instructor Madeline Smart helps 10-year-old Jacob as he sails around the bay during Etobicoke Yacht Club and TD Waterhouse's Access Boom a sailing program for intellectually and physically disabled youth at Humber Bay Park.
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Ten-year-old equestrian Cheyenne showcases some of her amazing riding skills aboard Sable, at a media preview of this year's CNE, which opened Aug. 15 for its 130th year.
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Catching frogs, tadpoles and other little critters is one of Cameron Dempsey's favourite hobbies during a recent trip to Grenadier Pond in High Park and Centennial Park.
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LAMP health promotion co-ordinator Sandra Van shows off some high quality and affordable produce being sold at the Good Food Market at Lakeshore Village Park Aug. 13.
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For 10 years Penny Moles has been using her own money to buy plants to be grown at this parkette located at The Kingsway and King Georges Road intersection.
BRIEFS
Concert benefits epilepsy research
Renowned Polish mezzosoprano Margaret Maye is raising her voice again this fall in her quest to find a cure for epilepsy.Maye's son, Thomas, had his first epileptic seizure at age 10. Medication controlled the boy's symptoms for about five years, then doctors diagnosed Thomas with a form of epilepsy that doesn't respond to medication.
Today, Thomas, 21, suffers a seizure at least once a week, despite taking three medications twice a day.
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder which causes sudden bursts of electrical energy in the brain. While treatments are available to reduce the frequency and severity of seizures, there remains no known cure.
So the versatile singer-actress is raising her voice and those of other singers and musicians to shed light on what she and Epilepsy Ontario see as an underfunded disorder.
Intimately Two Hearts features "the Russian Joan Baez" Zanna Bichevskaya, Maye and vocalist, guitarist, composer and poet Gennady Ponomarev. The concert takes place Saturday, Oct. 11 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Jane Mallett Theatre at St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E.
The event benefits the University of Toronto Epilepsy Research Program. Tickets are $45 and $65.
To reserve a ticket, visit the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts' website at www.stlc.com or call 416-366-7723.
Flavours of Ukraine comes to Centennial Park
Ukrainian folk dancing, sporting events, a children's playground and plenty of perogies will be featured at The Flavours of Ukraine this Saturday, Aug. 23 at Centennial Park. Organized by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) and held in celebration of Ukraine's 17 years of independence, the event will feature a live entertainment program that takes place at the main stage at the foot of Centennial Hill. Professional folk dance ensemble Ukraina will perform. A children's choir will perform original and traditional Ukrainian songs. The Ukrainian Star (idol) competition is open to all children ages six to 25, complete with a panel of professional judges. Younger children can enjoy the supervised playground, which will include inflatable toys, crafts and more.Other highlights include sporting challenges, soccer tournament, chess tournament, dancing from 8 p.m. to midnight, and plenty of traditional Ukrainian food.
There is no charge for admission and there is plenty of free parking. Event organizers are still looking for volunteers. UCC is a not-for-profit organization that coordinates and represents the Ukrainian Canadian Community in Toronto. For more information about the event and UCC, please visit www.ucctoronto.ca.
Thieves make off with cell phones
Two employees at The Source, at 2257 Islington, allege they were robbed by an armed man, Aug. 14. They said the man approached the front counter with a handgun, and demanded the location of the cell phones in the store. The employees said they were ordered to the back of the store, and made to keep their hands in the air before the robber made off with a number of Blackberry cell phones. The man then fled. Police are looking for a black suspect, 20 to 23 years old, 5'8" to 6'0", 150 to 169 pounds, with a medium build.Professional camera stolen
A movie camera and lens belonging to Crossroads Television System was allegedly stolen from a location on the Queensway recently. Police are looking for a man, 38 to 43 years old, 5'8" to 5'10", 180 pounds to 200 pounds, medium build with brown eyes, and a woman, 37 to 42 years old, 5'4" to 5'5", 119 pounds to 130 pounds, with a thin build and long straight black hair.Man assaulted, robbed
A 57-year-old man alleges he was robbed at the intersection of Lake Shore Boulevard West and 27th Street while waiting at a traffic light in his car Aug. 14. He said a woman opened his passenger side door and tried to engage him in conversation. Suddenly a man appeared, he said, kicked him in the head and took his cellphone. The man and the woman fled leaving the victim with minor injuries. Police are looking for a white man, 6'0", 174 pounds, medium build with a bald or shaved head, and a white woman, 5'8", 114 pounds, thin build, with dark brown hair.TOP STORIES
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