Vaughan Today - July 2010

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Contents No more teachers, no more books … Yippee it’s summer!

Soccer fever has undoubtedly taken over the city (and the offices of Vaughan Today! Nothing like some friendly rivalry to get the office abuzz!) The York Region Shoot-ers have latched on to soccer excitement. With a new name and a renewed energy, the team sits on top of the Canadian Soccer League. Jim Humphrey talks attitude and com-munity building with the local team in “Shooters score big”.

Summer’s a great time to get togeth-er with family or friends and our city has a ton to offer now that the weather’s warm. Enjoy dinners out at fabulous restaurants (Liz Campbell checks out some Middle Eastern eats in “Perfect grillin’”). Or, invite your pals over for a beautiful backyard barbecue. Mary Fran McQuade has some ideas to set your soiree apart from the rest in “Entertain in style”.

To fill your summer days, there’s really no need to head too far out of town — the Humber River Shakespeare Company presents Taming of the Shrew

in Kleinburg’s Bind-ertwine Park this month (see “Bringing the Bard to you” for details).

For more ideas, check out “Explore your own city”, where reporter Joshua Free-man offers some sugges-tions of ways to amuse your family this sum-mer — from Concerts in the Park to walks in Vaughan’s many forests

and green spaces. Speaking of, in “Suburbia suffers

growing pains”, Freeman explores a complex issue facing our city: urban boundaries. Many suburbanites may not realize that Vaughan is home to many working farmers. And the pos-sibility of expanding the city’s urban boundary into the white belt has many residents seeing red, not green.

And I’ve got to mention our cover story. Reporter Shawn Star has the pleasure of catching up with Tahmena Bokhari, social activist, educator and Mrs. Pakistan World in “World crown”. An inspiration to women of any culture, Bokhari’s got her sights set on global change.

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4NEWS: Suburbia suffers growing painsThe urban boundary expansion debate

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“One of my farms was at Major Mackenzie and Huntington Road. There was nothing there at all and I got what I consider good money,” said Ekstein, 76, an award-winning cow farmer who first set up shop in Vaughan in 1979.

Using the cash from the land, he purchased a new farm and agricultural equipment to strength-en his business. The developer, in turn, got acres in the yet-to-be-developed area to build a com-munity with hundreds of new homes.

But if Ekstein looks around the property at one of his remaining farms at Highway 50 and Rutherford Road today, the view is far from barren. With a new Sobeys distribution centre across the street on Huntington Road and a bustling intersection at the northwest corner of his property, Ekstein is now surrounded by a growing city.

It’s a common scenario for Vaughan, where thousands of acres of farmland have turned into suburban communities over the last few decades. But depending on one’s perspective, it’s either the natural progression of events in

a city that’s long catered to would-be subur-banites or a nightmare scenario wherein green spaces are slowly annihilated in order to make room for an unsustainable pattern of sprawl development.

At least, that seems to be the choice in per-spectives emerging from a debate about urban boundaries in the city’s draft official plan, the document that will guide Vaughan’s develop-ment over the next 20 years.

Charged with meeting provincially man-dated targets for population densification, the city has included an option in the plan to expand development into the so-called ‘white belt.’ Made up of rural lands, the white belt serves as a kind of buffer between the urban boundary and protected greenbelt lands. The white belt lands can only be developed if the city deems it necessary to expand the urban boundary. The question of whether such an expansion is in fact necessary is now at the heart of a debate between the city and a new group calling itself Sustainable Vaughan.

“We felt we were denied the opportunity to have the discussion about where we should put new housing,” said Woodbridge resident Sony Rai, the group’s founder.

Angered by what he sees as the city’s

attempt to push through the expansion of the urban boundary without consulting residents, Rai started Sustainable Vaughan in May and has since held several town-hall style meetings where residents were invited to learn about what the expansion might mean.

“There’s so much out there that tells us this is a silly thing to do,” said Deb Schulte, a supporter of Rai’s group and a candi-date for city council. “Everybody complains about the traffic and we know that by sprawl-ing further north, that isn’t going to get any better.”

The group cites air and water pollution, in addition to the loss of rich farmlands as further reasons to avoid urban expansion into white belt lands. Moreover, they say the reasoning behind the expansion is flawed and that the city can meet densification targets within the existing urban boundary.

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“The thing I find so offensive is that it’s not even necessary,” Schulte said. “The densification numbers in (the province’s) ‘Where and How to Grow’ are very conservative estimates… We have the developers saying ‘We want to do more than what you’re saying.’ And they’re not going to say that if they don’t think they can sell it.”

However, the city maintains that it’s not so optimistic about meeting the targets set out by the province.

“Consultants have said it doesn’t look like it can all be accommo-dated (with high rises),” said Ward 2 councillor Tony Carella. “The urban boundary needs to be expanded by 3 percent to accommodate the last 15


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Carella acknowledged the city has been used to a pattern of growth that is unsustainable.

“When I moved here 28 years ago, people were only interested in single-family dwellings; They have been the purchase of choice,” he said. “Over the last 30 years, anybody who bought a house here has to admit they’ve contributed to sprawl.”

Rather than focusing on incursions into the white belt lands, Carella said, people should direct their energies towards improving the effi-ciency of the existing city by way of public transit.

“Whoever is concerned about the 3 percent expansion … should take a look around and realize the real effort is going to be building sustainability into the urban area we’ve created over the last 30 years. How to get people out of their cars and taking transit — that’s the issue. We built all this on cheap oil. The 3 percent is important, but not as important as the lifestyle.”

But with city council set to vote on the new official plan Sept. 7, shortly before the municipal election, it may be up to voters to decide where attention should be paid.

“We want to make sprawl an election issue. It’s an election year and we want people to learn about what sprawl means and to let their councillors know they don’t want it,” said Rai.

As for Ekstein, he’s not going anywhere in a hurry. Although he’s had players like Wal-Mart offer to buy his farm, he’s content for now carrying on his business on one of the last tufts of Vaughan’s receding farmland.

“We’ve invested a lot of money in the buildings and at my age I don’t want to move,” said Ekstein. “I’ve kept it because I love it and I want to keep it.”

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Tahmena Bokhari has always been about social change.

Now, after being crowned Mrs. Pakistan World 2010, she sees herself in a better position than ever to affect change.

“When I put the crown on it felt like something that was very political for me,” the Vaughan resident said. “So there was a mix — I felt excited, but I also felt that there’s a very big responsibility. I’m no longer just me, I’m representing something much larger than myself: I’m representing women, I’m representing Pakistan.”

Unlike most pageants, this one has no stage por-tion, so it’s mostly based on the contestants’ personali-ties. This was something Bokhari — a social worker, activist, and professor — saw as an opportunity.

“I certainly don’t see myself as a typical beauty queen by any means,” said Bokhari, the fourth woman to earn the title. “It was a very different path that got me here. I was at a time in my life …that I felt I needed to do something differently to create social change.”

Though the initial news of winning left her with different emotions, Bokhari says she knew exactly what it meant to her, and what she wanted to do.

“When I was informed I was the winner for 2010, I was surprised and excited, but I was also taken aback by thinking ‘Okay, now I have to get ready for the year ahead’,” she said. “It allowed me to act as a sort of pseudo-ambassador for Pakistan, and be able to speak on behalf of Pakistani women and Pakistani women’s issues.”

And those issues she knows very well. Though born and raised in Canada, Bokhari has spent a lot of time in Pakistan. One of the things she wants to do now is show the world what the newsreels don’t.

“Growing up as a Pakistani in Canada, people didn’t know what Pakistan was. They thought it was the capital of India or something,” she said. “Since 9-11 my country’s been in the news every day, and for all the wrong reasons. That’s not my Pakistan, it’s not the Pakistan I know and love.

“Part of my objective is to showcase a new Pakistan, and showcase Pakistanis who are for that Pakistan.”

She cited Pakistan’s flourishing fashion scene as an example of a positive impact of Pakistani culture that very few people are aware of, adding its lead designers are among the world’s best. But for all the good, there’s still the bad.

“Within Pakistan, everything’s going underground because people feel like they can’t speak out in public,” Bokhari said. “Having a safe place (for) discussion may not be as likely or as common as it is in Canada.”

Canadians have the opportunity to challenge themselves in almost any forum by not shying away from embracing people’s differences, whether it’s lifestyle, politics, or religion, she says, citing events like Caribana and Pride Week.

“Part of the discussions I’ve had with people in my role as a pseudo-ambassador is we need to open up conversations,” Bokhari said. “We as a country like Canada — a first-world nation with all the privilege we have — should be a leader on how to sit down and have these conversations.”

And communication — without censorship — is the most powerful tool in bringing communities and nations together, she says.

“My grandmother told me when I was very young that the greatest asset is to be able to communicate with different people at different levels,” she said. “And I don’t think I understood what she meant at the time, but now that I’ve had these experiences in life, I’m as comfortable talking to someone who is home-less in Toronto or begging on the streets of Lahore, as

I am talking to a head of state.”Bokhari says the Mrs. Pakistan World title is open-

ing doors to new ideas.“It’s a tremendous opportunity for dialogue, and

that’s the beauty of controversy,” she said. “When you don’t like something, or something offends you, or you’re threatened by something, that’s an opportu-nity to learn about yourself and learn about your own understanding of things, your own worldview, and to better it and to better yourself.”

Bokhari says she has great support from her hus-band, who is entirely supportive of her goals.

“Since I was given the title, he likes to call himself Mr. Pakistan,” she said, laughing. “But I truly do think that if I had to nominate someone for a Mr. Pakistan title, it would be him… He is a progressive thinker, he is working on himself and he is a support for women and the cause of women.”

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There’s the hustle and bustle of city life, there’s the kids with sum-mer off from school, and then there’s Camp Eden.

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“It’s a nice opportunity to feel like you’re in the outdoors when you’re in the middle of suburbia,” Sharon said. “So we get to give the kids a chance to be close to home within a family atmosphere.

“We get a personal, intimate connection with each camper and each camper’s family.”

Camp Eden was started by Lior and welcomed just 35 kids in its first year. Now, it sees around 200, and Sharon says the growth they’re looking for now has little to do with the camp’s attendance.

“We want to grow with our kids. I wouldn’t say we’re trying to double our numbers,” she said. “We’re feeling our families out to see what they want next and we want to grow in that sense.”

The site is a 20-acre lot just off Bathurst, complete with forests and rivers, so the size is ideal.

“When it comes to space, we’re comfortable the way it is,” Sharon said. “I just want to feel like I’m able to provide everything for the families. So when they call with four kids and one of them wants sports, and one wants art, I can say ‘I have that all here with me, so let’s stay together’.”

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“Each program has a main focus,” she said. “For dance, we do more instructional dance, with a little bit of other activities on the side. And the sports program is mostly all-day sports, but also a little bit of nature.”

Lior and Sharon met in the camp’s second year when Sharon worked as a counsellor. They’ve now been married for over four years and have three children.

Acknowledging the old adage that it never feels like work if you love your job, Sharon said there is nothing she would change about the camp, save for continuing the growth of the programs to meet the needs of the campers.

“I want to keep expanding the programs,” she said. “It’s excit-ing because every year we have something new and it’s a huge challenge.”

Camp Eden offers fine arts, such as painting, music and drama; various sports and a nature com-ponent, which includes gardening. The prospect of planning these activities and expanding the pro-grams, all while raising her family, is what Sharon truly enjoys.

“Not only does the camp help the lifestyle, but the lifestyle helps the camp. Running this camp is my baby,” she said. “I crave those months that I come here so I can get back to work and use my cre-ative brain. It’s the most exciting thing for me to have that outlet for my creativity and my love for children and love for the commu-nity that I grew up in.

“From my point of view, this is where I would always have wanted (Camp Eden). I wouldn’t have dreamt of something big-ger,” she said. “We’ve ended up after these 10 years with a perfect summary of who we are, what we do and where we want to go from here.”

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Volunteering was the name of the game at the recent Teens For the Community awards dinner at Petach Tikvah Synagogue.

With some 130 teens, parents and dignitaries in attendance, the eve-ning paid tribute to the effort and time put forth by volunteers who go beyond the call of duty in order to reach out to their communities.

“These very good young people have set an example and inspired our youth to do the same,” said Thornhill MPP Peter Shurman who was on hand to help present the awards.

A project of Chabad Youth Network, an organization dedicated to engaging Jewish teens through activities and community involvement, the Teens For the Community program started last year in Thornhill with 30 volunteers. The group organized fundraisers and activities to lend a hand to the homeless, the elderly and anyone else in need.

The group was meant as a way for students to be proactive in the community, said Chabad Youth Network director Shmuli Nachlas.

“The leadership committee drives the whole program,” said Nach-las. “Everybody takes on the different jobs as needed and everyone does their part to help make the event a success.”

Now in its second year, the Teens For the Community program has grown to three branches and 75 dedicated volunteers.

“Our goal is to get other teens involved,” said Josh Freedman, 18, president of TFC North.

Involved since the group’s inception, Freedman said he first came on board because it sounded like a good way to complete mandatory community service hours for school.

“But over time it’s developed into a lot more than that,” said Freed-man, who now has more than enough community service hours under his belt. “It’s a way to make getting those hours not a burden, but

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something I really want to do.”In particular, Freedman said he’s proud of

a basketball tournament fundraiser the group organized,

“That’s what got other people most involved,” said Freedman. “I saw that even small actions can yield big results.”

It seems that enthusiasm is infectious. When Freedman’s brother Adam started grade 9 in September, there was no question about how he would get his community service hours.

“He didn’t even hesitate. He said I’m going to TFC,” said Ethne Freedman, the boys’ mother, who added she has only praise for the program. “Rabbi Schmuli is a fantastic

role model and mentor to them. They’ve learned a lot, they’ve met nice kids, and they’re happy to go. Even when their hours are done they don’t stop going.”

The current president of the Forest Hill chap-ter, Michael Siskin, 15, was similarly enthusiastic when he helped expand

the group. After seeing a website for the Thorn-hill branch, Siskin contacted Nachlas to talk about starting a chapter down south.

“We decided to meet in a coffee shop. There were six of us that (first) time and I didn’t really imagine it would go much further,” said Siskin, who was honoured at the awards dinner.

“But we really grew very quickly. Now there are 17 of us and we’re meeting every two weeks.”

Many of the volunteers have handily sur-passed the 10 to 18 hours of community service required of them in a school year. For the Forest Hill volunteers, many of those hours were spent organizing a parallel basketball tournament to help raise money for a child in the community who has cancer.

“There were 40 to 50 kids who partici-pated,” said Siskin. “The money was pooled

together so that he could get an X-Box and games to amuse himself (while coping with his illness).”

But in addition to the satisfaction of helping others, Siskin said volunteering has also been an educational experience.

“I learned a lot about leadership,” Siskin said. “I really learned to motivate my group, keep them on task and keep everything going.

“Everyone should get involved in something like this and give back to their community. It’s feels really good.”


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premier picnic destination’ by the Toronto Region Conservation Authority, Boyd Conservation Area has offered hiking trails, bird watching and scenic views of the Humber River since 1957. The area sports facilities for bocce, volleyball, basketball and soccer, and is also home to the Kortright Conservation Centre (www.kortright.org). An environmental education cen-tre, Kortright is a spot familiar to many schoolchildren, yet dynamic enough to offer fun activities on a repeat visit.

Conveniently located up the street is Kleinburg Village. A mainstay of the Vaughan tourism scene, Kleinburg offers a quaint reminder of simpler times in a city increasingly char-acterized by big box stores and mega-malls. Tea gardens and craft shops dot the main street, while the McMichael Cana-dian Art Collection (www.mcmichael.com, 905-893-1121) is set back from the road in the beautiful forests that sur-

round the area. There, you can explore works by the iconic Group of Seven or take in the gallery’s current exhibit, Dorothy Knowles: Landmarks, which runs through September. Children under five are free, while student and senior discounts apply.

If the weather gets too hot for Uncle Charlie, you can always go and cool off at

the Thornhill Outdoor Pool (28 Centre Street, 905-832-8552). Located in also-quaint Thornhill Village, the facility

is Vaughan’s only outdoor public pool.

Music loverEveryone loves a good summer

song. With any luck you’ll hear a few if you get out to Vaughan Celebrates Concerts in the Park, a series of five free, outdoor concerts

put on by the city. Made up mostly of cover groups, acts

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ers, and The Bonus Brothers (need any hints?), as well as tributes to the Bee Gees and Bon Jovi. Concerts take place select Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. (www.vaughan.ca)

If you’re looking for a concert on a larger scale, Aug. 8 is the Z103.5 Summer Rush. Featuring a lineup of performers includes Hedley, Blake McGrath and Girlicious, the concert drew over 17, 000 fans to the Kingswood Music Theatre last year. At $49.99 (add tax and convenience charge) for a ticket to the concert and all-day admission to the park, it’s a pretty good deal too. (www.canadaswonderland.com or ticketmaster.ca)

Festive festivalsWhat tourist doesn’t like a good marketplace? The outcome

of residents’ desire to see more activity in the Woodbridge core, the Woodbridge Farmers Market is now in its second year. Running weekly on Saturdays from 9 a.m.—1:30 p.m. at Market Lane, food enthusiasts will find both organic and tradi-tionally grown fruits and vegetables, as well as baked goods. Special events include gardening tips, plant exchanges and an artisans market. Contact [email protected] to see what’s on in a given week.

Plenty of other festive gatherings take place throughout the summer. August brings the Woodbridge Italian Fes-tival (905-856-2823) and Maplefest (www.maplefest.ca) while September holds The Binder Twine Festival (www.bindertwine.ca) and the Thornhill Village Festival (www.thornhillhistoric.org/festival).

Shop ’til you dropIf you’re the kind of tourist who does more sightseeing in

high heels than hiking boots, you’re in the right city. Optimisti-cally referred to by some as ‘Yorkville North,’ Thornhill Town Centre at Disera Drive in Thornhill is quickly gaining a repu-tation as a spot to see and be seen (Bathurst and Centre Street, www.thornhilltowncentre.com). Strung with restaurants and café patios, the village-y street right across from the increas-ingly upscale Promenade Shopping Centre is a great place to take a stroll or grab a meal.

With this much on offer, just make sure to tell Uncle Charlie to pack good sneakers and a water bottle. Happy touring!

SaturdaysWoodbridge Village Farmers’

Market. Come out and indulge in our own fresh, local fruits and vegetables, herbs, breads and baked goods, eggs, honey, gour-met spreads, maple syrup, cured meats, hot sandwiches, and coffee. Children’s activities, and an arti-san market on special days. Contact Martha Bell at [email protected] or Jamie Maynard at [email protected] for more information. For information on the Artisan Market, please contact Flori Pauletto at [email protected]. Market runs June 12 to Oct. 9 at Market Lane in Woodbridge. 9 a.m. –1:30 p.m.

Thurs., July 1Celebrate Canada’s 143rd birth-

day at Vaughan’s Canada Day bash. Free Kidz Zone with inflatables, face painting, arts and crafts and more. Food will be available for purchase. Free entertainment kicks off at 4 p.m. with a Jonas Brothers tribute. Karl Wolf is set to take the stage at 5 p.m. Mackenzie Glen District Park, 220 Cranston Park Ave. 3–8 p.m. Parking not avail-able on site. A free bus shuttle from local lots will be available. For more information, call the events hotline at 905-832-8585, ext. 8200.

Wed., July 14Mayor Linda D. Jackson Annual

Charity Golf Classic at Eagles Nest Golf Club, 10,000 Dufferin St. Join the mayor and members of council at the 2010 Mayor’s Charity Golf Clas-sic. Golf at one of Canada’s top golf courses then enjoy a gourmet dinner, silent auction and other activities. On-course activities including hole-in-one competitions, closest to the pin and longest drive. One hundred percent of the net proceeds will benefit the Vaughan Health Care Foundation. 905-832-8585 ext. 8028.

Wed., July 28The Ultimate Elvis Expe-

rience, in support of The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation York Region and CIBC Run for the Cure. Features award-winning Tim ‘E’ & the Yes Men. 8 p.m. at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Per-forming Arts, 10268 Yonge St. Tickets: $42.50 + HST. Avail-able at Theatre Box Office 905-787-8811 or www.rich

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If you can’t get to the theatre, get the theatre to come to you.

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Now in its third season, the company tours Shakespeare plays throughout the GTA, bringing the Bard’s work to com-munities that don’t have regular access to professional theatre.

For their summer 2010 season, Hum-ber is touring Shakespeare’s dark come-dy Taming of the Shrew at several “artis-tically underserved” locations, including in Kleinburg July 11 and 12. They’ll visit King City later in the month.

The pay-what-you-can outdoor pro-duction stars a string of professional actors with Sara Moyle as Kate and Hugh Barnett as Petruchio.

“We’re overwhelmed with the kind of response we’ve had,” says Moyle, who does double duty as Humber’s artis-tic producer. “We’ve had phenomenal community support. It’s propelled our growth.”

Three years ago Moyle co-founded Humber with her partner, the company’s artistic director Kevin Hammond.

Both have a deep love for Shake-speare and a belief the great playwright’s works of love and loss, comedy and tragedy, and war and peace are just as relevant nowadays that they were when he first wrote them.

“I was a late bloomer to Shakespeare,” Hammond says. “I fell in love with him over the last 10–15 years as an actor and director. At this point in my career, it’s pretty much the only theatre I do.”

The professional actors knew from the start they wanted to take their work on the road.

“The more communities we can reach and serve, the better,” Moyle says.

Their identity as a summer theatre company, however, has changed.

Moyle and Hammond have already starting year-round planning.

For the first time in their existence they are bringing Shakespeare into schools, presenting Twelfth Night at Vaughan’s City Playhouse for nearby high school students in March 2011.

If successful, they hope to develop more school programs.

“An artist and a teacher are one in the same,” Moyle says. “Good artists are good teachers.”

Humber’s cast and crew hope to demystify Shakespeare through their summer and school programming. Some people, Moyle and Hammond say, feel Shakespeare doesn’t speak to them.

“The issues in what Shakespeare deals with are timeless,” Moyle says. “All the issues are still real today. They just need to be distilled from the text.”

Hammond agrees.“He has real characters, real issues,”

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chio and Kate’s courtship. The themes of relationships, gender roles and a misogy-nistic society still ring true today.

When Kate — the shrew — doesn’t want to play a part in the relationship, Petruchio tames her until she does.

Taming is also filled with deep satire, something Hammond loves.

“It’s a play that deals with the battle of the sexes and at the same time it’s a fun, entertaining play,” Hammond says. “I’ve encouraged the actors to get messy. “Every single character is conflicted.”

Taming of the Shrew. July 11 and 12 in Bindertwine Park, Kleinburg, 299 Steg-man’s Mill Rd. Pay-what-you-can (Sug-gested donation $15). For dates and times visit humberrivershakespeare.ca/ 4 1 6 • 2 2 6 • 4 1 4 0

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Tips for a great outdoors 1. Leave the paper in the cupboard.

Paper plates, napkins and tablecloths do not scream “special.” If your sense of style calls for it, and your budget allows, invest in beautiful fabric table coverings and cloth napkins. For an elegant event, use your best china.

If you’re working with a more infor-mal theme, check import stores and sec-ond-hand shops for cheap and cheerful fabric table coverings and napkins. Or do it yourself with fabric by the metre or a big sheet. (A sharp pair of pinking shears can work wonders.)

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votives — on the table and throughout the garden. Use strings of mini-bulbs or tube lighting for safety in high-traffic areas or dense foliage.

4. You’re outdoors — decorate with live plants and flowers. Garden centres are overflowing with gorgeous things right now. If your own garden looks a bit thin, pick up some new flowering plants and poke them in the ground in pretty groupings.

If it’s a Very Special Event, you can order a custom container planting (or several) from florists and many garden centres. Don’t stop there — flowers belong on the table, too. Whether formal or rustic, ready-made or do-it-yourself, flowers and food belong together.

5. Goodie bags aren’t just for kids. Surprise your guests with a small keep-sake of the event. Herbs or other plants in small metal or clay pots are charm-ing. For a touch of luxury, set out bead-ed ornaments or tassels. Mini-bouquets/posies in inexpensive glass containers are another option. Let your imagina-tion play with all the possibilities.

6. Beverages (alcoholic and non) should look as good as they taste. Add berries, slices of lemon or lime, even edible flowers like begonia or rose pet-als (pesticide-free, naturally). Freeman Herbs, a commercial grower in Beams-ville, suggests sprigs of lemon verbena or lemon balm in lemonade. Mints are fabulous with iced tea and most fruit juices. Be sure to have plenty of ice on hand. (If you make your own, you can freeze herb flowers or leaves in the cubes.)Themes set the scene

Create a theme to suit your style or adapt one of these, ranging from simple to classic.

Country-casual backyard picnicRustic red-and-white checked cloth table coveringsBright bandanna napkinsBarnyard-themed glasswareWhite enamelled-metal or melamine platesClassic menu of barbecued chicken, potato salad and lemonadeNative flowers decorating the table and for guest keepsakes.

Exotic tropical barbecueColourful batik tablecloth and napkinsBright multi-coloured acrylic glasswareTropical/floral glass or melamine platesGlazed pork, shrimp, and fruit barbe-cued on skewersTropical plant and flower decorations (cannas, coleus, orange lilies)Painted fans, paper lanterns, bamboo coasters as keepsakes

Mediterranean intermezzoNatural linen or embroidered tablecloth and napkinsHeavy glass tumblers, glass or acrylic wine glassesFloral-patterned pottery or melamine platesGrilled vegetables, pasta and veggie sal-ads, selection of breads and cheesesBright red geraniums in urns, terra cotta mixed-herb plantersPots or mini-wreaths of rosemary or thyme to take home

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Canada’s first official citizen, prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, did not become “Canadian” until 1947 when he was 72 years old. Between 1867 and 1946, there was no such thing as Canadian citizenship. By law, Cana-dians were British subjects who lived in Canada.

It was only after the Second World War, an event that made Canadians more conscious than ever of their country’s independent identity in the world, that King initiated, and saw through, the implementation of the Canadian Citizen-ship Act.

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King, who took his oath of citizen-ship on Jan. 3, 1947, is now one of the 6.5 million people who have become citizens over the last 63 years. All of them have repeated the words that King first said:

I swear (or affirm) That I will be faithful And bear true allegiance To her majesty Queen Elizabeth the

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In spite of the gradual decrease in ties between Canada and the monarchy, as the oath makes clear, the impact of Canada’s British roots remains in con-temporary discussions of citizenship.

The most recent controversy began in 1999: When prominent Canadian Conrad Black was named to Britain’s House of Lords, Canada’s then-prime minister Jean Chrétien, who was no friend of Black’s, invoked an obscure House of Commons resolution that called on for-eign governments not to grant Canadian citizens titles of honour.

Black, a dual citizen of Canada and Great Britain, was told that he had a choice: forego the title or renounce his Canadian citizenship. Lord Black chose to no longer be Canadian.

Issues of dual citizenship re-entered the public eye in 2005 when Prime Minister Paul Martin selected Michaëlle Jean to be Governor General. Jean had become a dual citizen — Canadian and French — after she married the French-born Jean-Pierre Lafond.

Although France did not object to her new role, many Canadians expressed concern that it was wrong to allow the Governor General — the commander-in-chief of the Canadian Forces — to

declare allegiance to another country. Jean’s decision to renounce her French citizenship was taken as an affirmation of her loyalty to this country.

It is worth noting that there were no objections to John Turner’s dual citizen-ship (Canadian and British) when he was briefly prime minister in 1984, although former Liberal Party leader Stéphane Dion felt pressure to renounce his French citizenship 20 years later.

By far the most controversial debate over dual citizenship took place in the summer of 2006 when, in the midst of a violent conflict in Lebanon between Isra-el and Hezbollah, the Canadian govern-ment evacuated approximately 15,000 Lebanese-Canadians. Many had lived in Lebanon for years and close to half returned there when the conflict ended.

The cost of the evacuation, believed to have been between $50 million and $100 million, created a backlash among Canadians who were astounded to dis-cover that individuals who lived (and paid taxes) elsewhere could demand that Ottawa treat them as well as it would any other citizen.

Whether Canadians will ever lose their right to dual citizenship is unclear. For now, however, Canadian citizenship remains a mark of pride and privilege. In 2006, 85 percent of eligible immigrants became citizens of Canada, and there is no sign that this pattern of commitment will end any time soon.

Further Reading: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citi-zenship

Next Instalment (online): Bureau-cratic Nightmares: The Public Service and the Future of Canada

The Canadian Experience is a 52-week history series designed to tell the story of our country to all Canadians. Sponsored by Multimedia Nova Corporation and Diversity Media Services/Lingua Ads partners, the series features articles by our country’s foremost historians on a wide range of top-ics. Past articles and author bios are available at www.cdnexperi ence.ca. The Canadian Experi-ence is copyright © 2010-2011 Multimedia Nova Corporation.

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My guest’s generous portion of grilled calamari comes on a bed of gorgeous couscous with pieces of roasted asparagus and mushroom and a side of tabouleh ($17). This Middle Eastern salad is often heavy on the bulgur and parsley, but my guest points out that this one has lots of tomatoes. And the three full tubes of calamari and three little tentacle stars are grilled to perfection.

Grilling is apparently a forte of these chefs. My rosemary and wine marinated, double-cut lamb chops ($32) also get full marks. I love lamb but it’s often overcooked. These are not only grilled medium rare, exactly as ordered, but are beautifully tender. But having dispensed the meat with such a lavish hand, I find the grilled vegetables — a small slice each of red and yellow pepper and yellow and green zucchini — tasty, if a little insubstantial. And the couscous promised on the menu wasn’t on the plate. I discover afterwards that my plate was mixed with another who requested they hold the couscous.

Our dessert — chocolate volcano ($7) — was Benny’s signature in Israel. Beautifully presented on a rectangular plate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream sprinkled with toasted coconut and a paper-skinned Cape goose-berry, the rich, hot lava is a wonderful contrast to the cold ice cream. I find it impossible to stop at a taste. Jeff tells me it is, unsurprisingly, their most popular dessert.

A decaf latte and a rich Americano ($5 each) round out the meal beauti-fully.

Located in an unprepossessing mall, Mideastro’s chic interior is a revelation and the food makes this spot well worth the visit. Apparently on Friday and Saturday nights, they also offer live jazz and Jeff takes the microphone, Sinatra style.

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Through six games in the 2010 season the Shooters, formerly the Italia Shooters, are 4-1-1 and lead the league with 13 points, four points ahead of FC Hamilton Croatia (as of press time).

The name change stemmed from a desire to become more a community-based league.“We wanted this team to represent York Region,” says Tony De Thomasis, assistant

coach. “We wanted our name to represent Vaughan, Markham, Unionville and Wood-bridge.”

The name change has worked for the Shooters: The team has seen a renewed energy around the squad.

“Now they realize where we play and who we are for,” says De Thomasis. “Italia was a good name, but it didn’t represent any community.”

De Thomasis hopes the new mandate set down by the league turns the league and the team into a success.

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World Cup fever is taking over, well, the world! VT Sports reporter Jim Humphrey caught up with Vaughan Azzurri U-14 girls’ soccer team at their practice recently and asked: Who are you cheering for in the World Cup and why? (for more responses visit www.VaughanToday.ca)

“My two favourites: Spain and Brazil. I follow the Spanish league quite closely and they have a con-siderably strong team and a good chance at winning, while Brazil has been my all-time favourite and I am always cheering them on.”

Alex Yepez, head coach

“Italy because I am Italian. They have done well all year and hopefully they can carry that over to the World Cup.”

Victoria Brancatlle

“Italy. I’m Italian, so I want to cheer for my back-ground. You just have to believe that they will win it all again this time around.”

Analisa Tomassetti

Whose flag do you wave?

“England because I really like that team. I like their jersey’s and the fact they have Wayne Rooney and David Beckham on their team gives them the advan-tage over other countries.”

Jackie Iwanski

“Italy because I am Ital-ian and I think they have a really good shot at winning it again this year.”

Stephanie Cari

“Brazil because Ronald-inho is playing for them. He is one of my favourite play-ers because he is the best in the world.”

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YORK REGION SHOOTERS Aundrae Rollins (#23) deflects the ball out of bounds in a game against Serbian White Eagles recently. The Italia Shooters have a new name and renewed energy.



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Rick Titus

Rick Titus is a veteran player who is known as a striker’s worst nightmare. Rick began his career with Toronto Italia. He also had great success with the Toronto Lynx of the USL as well as the Colorado Rapids, Charleston Battery and Vancouver Whitecaps. Rick was also on the Trinidad and Tobago National team in 2002. One of the career highs for Mr. Titus was his loan to Toronto FC in 2008 against Chivas USA. Rick’s many accomplishments include Defensive player of the year in 1997 and 1998 with the Toronto Lynx, Defensive player of the year with the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2000 as well as All A League Team Second Honours. Currently signed with the York Region Shooters for the past four years.

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Aundrae Rollins

Aundrae played his youth soccer with Vaughan Soccer Club and is also a graduate of St Joan of Arc High School. Aundare has played with the Shooters since 2001 and in 2009 was the only player who played in all the Shooter games. His nickname is now “Iron-man Rollin.’

Both Jason and Aundare were with the team when the Shooters were the CSL Champions in 2006.

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Mario Orestano

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Atiba Huthenson is probably the mostly successful soccer player that has ever played for the Shooters. At the age of 18, Atiba new exactly what he wanted—a professional soccer career. He played one season with Vaughan Shooters U21 team, then moved up to play with the Shooter’s CSL professional team. The following year he started playing club soccer in Europe and is now playing professionally with PSV Eidoven. He is also on Canada’s national soccer team.


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insurAnce

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legAl services

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mortgAges

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steel Buildings

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