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Canadas most decorated tennis player was awarded an Honourary

Doctor of Laws degree at York University Tuesday.

With his parents, wife and daughter looking on, Daniel Nestor received the degree inside Yorks Life

Sciences building during a special convocation held in his honour.

Yorks President Mamdouh Shoukri said honourary degrees are usually presented during con-

vocation week, but due to Nestors competition schedule, an August date was set.

We are celebrating an incredibly talented Canadian athlete, Daniel

Nestor, Shoukri said. We are here to celebrate you and welcome you as a new member of the York University family with a doctorate in law.

North Yorks Ryan Hawkens chances of being crowned the winner of YTVs The Next Star have become brighter as the singer has made it to the fi nal Top 6.

The 15-year-old Lawrence Avenue and DVP resident competed against 4,000 hopefuls to land a Top 12 spot following nationwide auditions.

The Next Star, which premiered its fi fth season July 16, narrowed the fi eld down to six on Aug. 6. From there, the judging panel, made up of Juno Award-winning singer Keshia Chante, record label executive Mark Spicoluk and country musician Tara

CULTURA IN THE SQUARE

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CULTURAL REFLECTIONS: Alecksandar Panev, left, his daughter Maryann Panev and wife Mary Du enjoy the Mel Lastman Square reflecting pool during the Cultura Festival on Friday. Tomorrow is the final evening for the free celebration or the arts.

Daniel Nestor awarded honourary degree from York U.

Ryan Hawken still shining on The Next Star

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Ryan Hawken is a contestant on The Next Star.

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Canadas most decorated tennis player was awarded an Honourary

Doctor of Laws degree at York University Tuesday.

With his parents, wife and daughter looking on, Daniel Nestor received the degree inside Yorks Life

Sciences building during a special convocation held in his honour.

Yorks President Mamdouh Shoukri said honourary degrees are usually presented during con-

vocation week, but due to Nestors competition schedule, an August date was set.

We are celebrating an incredibly talented Canadian athlete, Daniel

Nestor, Shoukri said. We are here to celebrate you and welcome you as a new member of the York University family with a doctorate in law.

North Yorks Ryan Hawkens chances of being crowned the winner of YTVs The Next Star have become brighter as the singer has made it to the fi nal Top 6.



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CULTURAL REFLECTIONS: Alecksandar Panev, left, his daughter Maryann Panev and wife Mary Du enjoy the Mel Lastman Square reflecting pool during the Cultura Festival on Friday. Tomorrow is the final evening for the free celebration or the arts.

Daniel Nestor awarded honourary degree from York U.

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In this version of capture the flag, two teams of children have to steal three balls from a hula hoop placed at opposite ends of the gym at North Yorks Driftwood Community Centre.

Steven Jawahir, 11, and Melissa Thadal, 10, are among the youngsters darting back and forth trying to grab balls and defend their teams hula hoop.

They deke around other players, most of whom are involved in the game, although there are a few who are playing to the beat of their own drums.

Dan-Dyllan Mugisha, 12, isnt enamoured with this game. He joins in but his heart doesnt seem to be in it.

He would have been happier play-ing one of the many other games taking place at the community centre in the Jane Street and Finch Avenue neighbourhood every weekday after-noon this summer.

At first glance, the scene could be taken from countless summer day camps taking place at com-munity centres and schools across Toronto.

But, in fact, about 70 campers between the ages of seven and 12 are part of a program called Kine Kids created by Angelo Belcastro, chair of York Universitys School of Kinesiology.

Developed in conjunction with colleagues from the University of New Brunswick, the program gets youngsters involved in fun active play guided by some of Belcastros kinesiology students.

While all children can take part in the program, Kine Kids was devel-oped to appeal to youngsters who are unaccustomed to activity and may be overweight or suffer from chronic diseases such as diabetes. It is also geared at pre-teen children who are reaching an age when many youngsters begin to bail on physical activity.

Rather than having them drop out, were using Kine Kids to keep them active longer, Belcastro said.

The program is needed because Active Healthy Kids Canada has given Canadian children a failing grade in active play and leisure on its 2012 report card, Belcastro pointed out.

Although Kine Kids has been used in a university setting for the last five years, the program in Driftwood marks the first time it has been tried in a community environment, Belcastro said.

The participants undergo a number of tests including having their blood pressure, body fat, bio-logical maturity, muscle strength, aerobic power and self-confidence measured. While they are playing, the children wear a device called an accelerometer to measure their activity levels.

Kine Kids is designed to get chil-dren involved in fun, non-competi-tive, active games rather than in team sports, Belcastro said.

For kids who are inactive or self-conscious about their athletic abil-ity, team sports can actually act as a deterrent to physical activity, he said.

To be involved in play, kids today are programmed to sport or organized behaviour. But aspects

are problematic. Not everybody is skilled, Belcastro said. We dont keep score (in Kine Kids). All you have to do is run with a smile on your face. You can do that, cant you?

If Steven, Melissa and Dan-Dyllan are any indication, Kine Kids is a success.

I have good thoughts (about the program). I dont think its going to get boring, Steven said, adding there are times when he can be a bit of a couch potato. I would say it is a fun place. You can do lots of stuff here and make friends. I like getting up to play games.

Melissa is thrilled with the pro-gram, happily describing how her mom signed her up after seeing flyers for the program.

A fan of dodgeball and other activities, Melissa likes the fact the accelerometers are keeping track of her activity levels.

Im more like an active kid. I love to play and have fun. I love to be respectful, she said.


Though only 18, Sean Goldhar already possesses a maturity and strong sense of self well beyond his years.

The North York residents love of asking questions and making sure he thoroughly understands his assigned work helped him tie for the top aver-age in the Toronto District School Board this year, earning an astonish-ing 99.7 per cent.

I was surprised I did that well, said Sean, who tied with Martingrove Collegiate Institutes Run Ze Cao for first place.

I worked really hard. I spend a lot of time studying, making sure I understand the concepts. Its a lot easier to excel at something you love. I love school, I love reading and learning.

The Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute student scored 100 per cent in chemistry, biology, physics, vectors and calculus, and functions. His lowest mark was 98 per cent in English.

School isnt his only passion. Sean played Junior A hockey and hopes to make the Varsity Blues team at the University of Toronto, where he will be a student come fall. He hopes to major in biology.

A musician, Sean is a pianist and was also on his schools athletic council, and helped organize char-ity events such as the Terry Fox Run and Movember.

For me, its a lot about balance, said Sean, who is doing cancer

research this summer at Mount Sinai Hospitals Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute.

And finding that balance was something his parents instilled in him from a young age.

His father, Dr. Steven Goldhar, stressed the importance of both aca-demics and athletics to his son and his twin sister, Laura, a promising tennis player.

But school came first, said Steven, who received the highest mark at Newtonbrook Secondary School at the end of high school. (Sean) is very well-rounded.

Seans mother, Barbara, agrees.(Sean) is the kindest, nicest

person, said Barbara, a physio-therapist.

He never gave us one moment of grief. Im very proud of him and its nice to see his hard work being acknowledged. Everything he does, he does to the best of his ability.

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Dan-Dyllan Mugisha, 12, eludes being touched during a game at Driftwood Community Centre Monday as part of the Kine Kids pro-gram. Kine Kids is a program run by York University to provide active play for children. The program in Driftwood is the first time it has been tried in a community environment.

Lawrence Park C.I. student ties for top marks

Oram, will help mentor the final-ists before a winner is crowned during the live finale at Canadas Wonderland Sunday, Sept. 23.

Hosted by Degrassi: The Next Generation actor Adamo Ruggiero, The Next Star was open to contes-tants aged 15 and under.

While only one will ultimately take the crown, each of the Top 6 singing hopefuls will record an

original song, which will be avail-able on iTunes, and also star in their own music video.

Viewers can cast votes for their favourite finalist via text message or by visiting YTV.com.

The winner will take home the coveted title, along with a prize package which includes two songs to be released on Sony Music Canada and a $5,000 spending spree at Sears.

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Kinesiology students head camp based on being active

Sean Goldhar earns grade average of 99.7 per cent

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Lawrence Park Collegiates Sean Goldhar is one of two Toronto District School Board students to achieve a graduating average of 99.7 per cent.

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News from Toronto Public Health that two people in the city have tested positive for probable West Nile virus should serve as a warning for all residents.

Now is the time to stop and think about protec-tive measures regarding the disease that is spread by infected mosquitoes.

Theres no need for panic; just remember some simple steps we can all take to limit both our per-sonal risk of exposure and that of our neighbours.

The best way to protect yourself is to limit exposure. Be especially aware at dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes are most active. Use mosquito repellent, cover up with long sleeves and pants, and wear light coloured clothes in areas where there are mosquitoes. Residents can also protect their homes indoors by making sure all holes in window and door screens are repaired.

Also, Toronto Public Health reminds residents that checking properties and limiting areas that mos-quitoes can use as breeding grounds helps keep the numbers down. In particular, residents are asked to remove standing water from their properties, espe-cially water that has gathered in plant pots, buckets and other items.

On a larger scale, the city is also doing its part by having larvicide put into catch basins in order to help reduce the mosquito population.

This years hot spring and summer have raised the risk level of West Nile virus in Toronto, and the citys public health department said the two probable diagnoses last week mark the earliest appearance of the virus in humans since it first arrived in Toronto in 2002. An 80-year-old man, who has been hospital-ized, and a 32-year-old woman recovering at home have been found with the probable diagnosis. Public health did not say what part of the city they are from.

West Nile virus is a potentially deadly disease origi-nally carried by birds who passed it on to mosquitoes after being bitten. People exposed to the virus can show a number of symptoms including fever, rash, neck pain, confusion, severe headaches and sensitiv-ity to light. In serious cases, it can cause inflamma-tion of the brain.

However, the risk of infection is still considered low, according to Toronto Public Health, with less than one per cent of people becoming seriously ill and 80 per cent of people bitten by an infected mos-quito do not become ill at all. That should not lead to complacency, though. Working together, we can all limit our exposure to this virus.

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Ive enjoyed the Summer Olympics immensely. The only frustration is the five-hour time differ-ence between Toronto and London. The majority of my TV viewing is at night, so that means most of what I see is on tape. Already knowing the results takes some of the fun out of it.

Thats where viewing ingenuity comes into play. There is a way to catch the Olympics when youd rather be out soaking up the rays. Every convenience store seems to have a TV and the Games have been blaring away inside since the open-ing ceremonies. So I tailor my morning strolls around them. Every mile or so, I just pop in for an update.

On the civic holiday, Monday, the timing worked out perfectly. Gymnastics is one of my favourite Olympic events and in the first store I entered, the mens rings was just beginning. The lady behind the counter was riv-

eted to her set, smiling away as she looked on and then suddenly let out a groan.

What happened? I asked.

Good form, great execu-tion, but he didnt stick the landing, she sighed.

Oh, well. It happens. I bid her adieu and 20 minutes later checked out another store that also had on the mens rings. The guy working there was gazing excitedly at his TV and then shook his head.

Good form, great execu-tion, but he didnt stick the landing, he lamented.

Too bad. I continued my journey and in the subse-quent store the womens uneven bars was now centre

stage. The man operating the cash register was cheer-ing away as I walked in and then he threw up his hands.

Good form, great execu-tion, but she didnt stick the landing, he moaned.

Hmm. Not sticking the landing appeared to be contagious. So I crossed the street to try and change my luck. Womens uneven bars was on in the next store, too. As I came in, the cashier was just turning her back to the screen in dismay.

Great form, great execu-tion, but she didnt stick the landing, she moaned.

I decided to walk the last four miles non-stop, drop in to the convenience store around the corner from my place, catch the mens vault and then call it a morning.

As I was about to step inside, the store owner came out from behind the counter mumbling, Good form, great execution, but he didnt stick the landing.

I was feeling like a real

jinx at this point, so I told her I had to go. At that moment two kids racing each other on skateboards came heading straight at me. I nimbly sidestepped the first, twisted gracefully to avoid the next, cart-wheeled over a poodle and did a somersault onto the top of a recycling bin.

Unbelievable form, fantastic execution and you really, really stuck the landing, the store owner shouted, then hugged me and handed me a bouquet.

A crowd that had gath-ered applauded wildly. The kids on the skateboards and the poodle serenaded me with O Canada. And Stephen Harper and Justin Bieber sent me Tweets as I waved and blew kisses to all. n Jamie Wayne is a

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To the editor:I would like to suggest

a solution to improve the staffing levels in Torontos police department.

I have to wonder why I see fully equipped officers standing around the many dozens of construction sites across the city watching a work crew digging a hole.

What is the ultimate cost to the taxpayers of Toronto? If these men and women have all of this extra time off so that they can work these hours plus their regular shift, perhaps the regular shift could be increased to allow them to focus on essential police work.

So I have to ask, is the City of Toronto squandering this valuable resource by assign-ing its officers to this duty?

Is this another way for our cash-strapped city to generate income for the city treasury by having the con-tractor pay for security? Or is this once again part of the dance between the city and its unionized employees?

Chris Belfontaine

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MICHAEL COTEAU, MPPDon Valley East

Office of Michael Coteau, MPP Don Valley East2062 Sheppard Avenue East,Toronto, M2J 5B3416-4948856 [email protected]

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Please join us with your family,friends, and the Don Valley Eastcommunity for a fun-filled afternoonfeaturing a BBQ,bouncy castles,a rock climbing wall, andface painting!Please contact our office if you wish to performor volunteer at our picnic.We would love to haveyour participation!

Born in Serbia in the former Yugoslavia, Nestor immigrated to Canada when he was four with his parents, Anna and Roy, and older brother, Alex.

The family settled in North York and Nestor attended Earl Haig Secondary School before becoming a professional ath-lete.

Being a professional tennis player, I never thought this day would come, Nestor laughed of his honourary degree, adding he used to use Yorks training facilities to better his game.

Its a great day.A world champion and 2000

Olympic gold medalist, the 39-year-old was awarded the Order of Canada in 2010 for his contributions to the sport of tennis, and his community and charitable activities.

A competitor at every Olympic Games since 1996, including 2012, Nestor is Canadas first Wimbledon champion, having won the doubles title in both 2008 and 2009.

Nestor has won 79 mens

doubles titles and eight Grand Slam mens double titles.

Its unique for a tennis player to get a degree like this, Nestor told reporters following the convocation. Ive spent a lot of time here. The university has given me a lot.

Admitting he was a little bit embarrassed by the atten-tion, Nestor joked his wife, Natasha, was jealous he was

handed a degree while she had to work for hers.

Asked how he thought Canada was faring at the Summer Games, Nestor remained optimistic the country could claim more hardware.

I think were doing pretty well, he said. There is a chance to win a few more medals.

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York University president Mamdouh Shoukri, right, and uni-versity secretary Harriet Lewis confer an Honourary Doctor of Law degree upon tennis pro and Canadian Olympian Daniel Nestor during a ceremony Tuesday at the school.

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A man has been charged with threatening death stemming from a concession stand purchase at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre cinemas Sunday.

Police said a man became upset at the food price and uttered a threat at the two employees serving him.

Andre Blais, 51, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with two counts of threaten-ing death and two counts of criminal harassment.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-3200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

n Image released of locker room loiterer

Police hope to identify a potential sex offender after releasing security camera images to the media.

Police said a man entered a condo on Ridelle Avenue near Marlee Avenue and loitered in

the area of a womens locker room July 12 and 18.

The man was seen enter-ing the locker room and remained there for a period of time, police said in a news release.

Building tenants and man-agement saw the man and directed him to leave.

Police want to speak to anyone who can identify the man, whom they are calling a poten-t ial sex offender a n d a person of interest.

Any-one with info can c a l l 1 3 Division a t 4 1 6 -808-1300 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

n Sketch released of stabbing suspectPolice have released a composite sketch of a suspect in a May 25 stabbing a t J a n e Street and Lawrence Avenue.

Police s a i d t h e suspect and the victim got on a TTC bus at Bloor and Jane streets at 4:15 p.m.

The two got off the north-bound bus at Lawrence at 4:53 p.m. The suspect then came up to the victim from behind, stabbed him in the back and fled.

The suspect is 510 tall, 170 to 180 pounds with a dark complexion. He wore metal-framed prescription glasses, a beige short-sleeved shirt and blue pants, possibly jeans.

Movie food prices lead to death threat charges

A suspect was caught on camera after a man was seen loitering in a locker room area.

A sketch of the alleged attacker in a May stab-bing.

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To select a tree for your landscape is a big deci-sion, one that you will live with for as long as you own your property.

How many choices do we make that will affect us for such a long time span? Skimming over the citys list of selected trees and randomly selecting one is not recommended. Do your research and examine what the tree will look like in all four seasons.

There is more to a tree than green leaves or needles. Lots of trees display beautiful flowers in the spring, summer or fall. Flowering trees are wonderful even if they flower for just a few weeks.

What does the tree look like in the winter? Is it an evergreen? Remember that winter is the lon-gest season so look at evergreens as well as deciduous trees.

Sometimes a tree will have unusual bark with textural inter-est or showy fruit or a unique branching pattern.

four-season focus

The easiest way to find out is to do a quick search on line or visit a nursery. The best tree choice will have interest in all four seasons, although some-times this is challenging to find.

Deciduous trees like Gleditsia triacanthos var inermis (honey locust) have smaller leaves creating a dappled light effect. This means some sunlight will shine through the tree canopy allowing a wider variety of annu-als and/or perennials to grow underneath. The honey locust leaves also turn a vibrant yellow in the fall.

urban survival

Toronto is an urban environ-ment and your selected tree will have to survive pollution, salt, extreme temperatures, strong winds, competition from other plants as well as urban infrastructure above and below ground.

Some trees are better sur-vivors of urban stresses than

others. Landscape Ontario has created an informative website to find urban tolerant trees with photos and detailed descrip-tions.

Ideally, you want to plant a tree that is disease- and pest-resistant.

Although very beautiful in every season Betula Papyrifera (paper birch) is subject to the leaf miner and borer so I rarely use it in my planting designs, although some of the newer cul-tivars are less susceptible.

If the tree is not vulnerable to diseases, chances are you will have less maintenance in the future.

The mature height is an important factor to consider when you are planting a tree. The tree will need room to grow so avoid planting it too close to your home or constricted areas with surrounding hard surfaces.

space for canopy

The canopy above will require space as well as the root system below. Some trees are long lived and some, like the paper birch, are short lived about 60 years for an approximate time frame.

The trees growth rate is usu-ally categorized as slow, medium or fast but it can be influenced by environmental conditions like soil and sun.

I will discuss some of the best trees for urban environments in my next article based on the four criteria of seasonal interest, urban tolerance, mature height and growth rate.

n Marilyn Pomer is a land-scape architect who writes about seasonal gardening. Her column appears every second Thursday. Contact her at [email protected]

Ensure your tree will thrive in our urban environment

Marilyn PoMer

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Its been tough, but music map-maker Meagan Perry has managed not to judge TTC subway riders by the contents of their iPods.

Perry is the creator of The Stationary Groove Toronto Subway Playlist Project, an online interactive subway map that allows users to view and download playlists of the most popular songs, station by TTC station, based on Perrys canvassing of transit commuters.

For 120 hours, the equivalent of three full work weeks, the Leslieville resident traveled to every subway station on the Bloor-Danforth and Yonge-University-Spadina lines spending up to two hours approach-ing headphone-wearing commuters and asking them what they were listening to.

Perry said she resisted the urge to critique the choices of songs particularly those belonging to a certain Canadian band.

I couldnt bring myself to knock someones music, not even Nickelback, said Perry as she recalled her experience.

S i n c e s h e l a u n c h e d StationaryGroove.com in early July, Perry has received 250 song sug-gestions and has already updated the playlist for one subway station, Finch, with plans for more.

To her surprise, the vast majority of people Perry approached were forthcoming about their choices, though somewhat mystified by her interest.

She even drew the interest of TTC employees.

The drivers on the trains going back and forth were curious about what I was doing. When I told them, theyd just laugh, she said.

Perry, who is also rabble.cas executive director for podcasts, said she got the idea for The Stationary Groove after returning to Toronto after living in the Yukon for six years.

A native of Bonnyville, Alta.,

who has also lived in Edmonton, Winnipeg and Whitehorse, Perry said she began thinking about ways she could convey creatively her adopted citys musical diversity.

She said she noticed certain trends in the music tastes of transit riders the system-wide popularity of hometown favourite Drake for one and the potential for commuters in stations outside of the downtown core to prefer non-English songs.

But, Perry said shed rather focus on the willingness of strangers to share their love of music with her rather than their demographics. And thanks to her experience, shes found new artists to add to her own personal playlist, like Singapore pop star Stefanie Sun.

Perry said she plans to do another study in the future to see how music tastes have changed. She also would love to hold a public event for Stationary Groove, perhaps on board a subway car.

Music is communal and people want to share and know what others are listening to, she said.

I definitely think we should have a dance party on a train.

Top tracksTop tracks/artists listened to by TTC subway riders according to www.StationaryGroove.com

1. Drake (30 songs)2. Kanye West (13 songs) 3. Chris Brown (11 songs)4. Rihanna + Adele (9 songs each)5. Beyonce and Jay-Z (5 songs each) 6. Eminem and Lil Wayne (4 songs each)7. City and Colour/Bob Marley/Pink/Queen (3 songs each)

Stationary Groove: playlist project lists favourites by subway stationFinch station updated since launch

Wanted: Youth with passion for politicsYoung people with an interest in local community issues and municipal governance have the opportunity to run for the City Youth Council of Toronto.

All youth interested in running for council, or those who just want to connect with peers from across the city, are invited to attend the Passport to Change workshop at the North York Civic Centre at 1 p.m. on Aug. 25.

Here, potential candidates and volunteers can attend informative sessions covering election rules and processes, how to become a candi-date and register voters.

The general election runs from Oct. 15 to 19, when 44 youth aged 14 to 22 will be elected to represent every city ward. Those elected are expected to attend monthly meetings in council chambers at Toronto City Hall where community issues will be addressed and key recommendations will be passed on to politicians and city decision makers.

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l at i n c e l e b r at i o n : clockwise from top left: roasrio arce performs during Festival de Verano on July 29 at Downsview Park; la Fiesta caterings Joy Santiago, left, and beatrice brito prepare pulled pork; ischel Flores, left, performs the traditional bolivian dance tinku with luis alberto; Patricia orjuela, centre, and Daniel Molano, right, take a break from the festivities; lorena reinoso finds shade under an umbrella decorated with the flag of Honduras she bought at the festival, which is a celebration of latin culture.

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