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Streetsports

Game on! A new sports festival attempts to erase the divide between jocks and nerds

Scott Dagostino Wednesday, October 05, 2011
A project of four community leaders who started out as strangers, StreetSport isn't just about reclaiming the joy of competition for GTA residents who might never make it to the big leagues. Like its role model, Nuit Blanche, it's also about putting people at the centre of our public spaces.
Craven Road

The joys of front-yard gardening: Food at your doorstep--and better privacy

Sarah B. Hood Wednesday, September 21, 2011
For residents of writer Sarah B. Hood's Craven Road neighbourhood, small properties are no obstacle to vegetable gardening, especially for those who welcome a 'salad wall.'
Frances Lankin

The long view: Frances Lankin co-chairs a massive review of Ontario's social support structure

Paul Carlucci Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Launched in January 2010, the Ontario Social Assistance Review Committee is taking a penetrating look at the province's support structures, and the implications for Toronto are big, says former United Way CEO, Frances Lankin.
Sholom Glouberman

Q & A with Sholom Glouberman of the Patients' Association of Canada

Edward Keenan Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Baycrest's "Philosopher in Residence" and author of My Operation, Sholom Glouberman, has been working to improve communication between doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. Now with the creation of the Patients' Association of Canada the folks receiving care have a voice in how the system should change.
Pita Break Bakery

Ozery Pita Break brings 'Food for Thought' to life with healthy meals for Ontario school children

Carla Lucchetta Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Even bakeries can be innovative. A new partnership between Ozery and Compass Canada brings nutritious options to children ahead of the Ontario government's mandate for 80% fresh, whole food in schools -- and it all started as a Ryerson school project.
Camille Orridge

Improving Toronto's health care network: A tonne of prevention is better than a cure

Paul Gallant Wednesday, January 12, 2011
The new CEO of central Toronto's health integration network, Camille Orridge, began her career as a maid at Toronto General Hospital. Now she wants you to rethink your visit to the emergency room, and how to avoid it altogether.
Halim Amini

Q & A with Halim Amini: a real estate agent and Toronto's one-man mental health industry

Alexandra Shimo Wednesday, October 20, 2010
A personal tragedy led Torontonian Halim Amini to start his own mental health and help industry, complete with radio and TV shows, and a non-profit counseling centre serving the growing Afghan community in Toronto and around the world.
Jon Johnson, Native History professor at York University

New programs explore Toronto's under appreciated indigenous history and traditional knowledge

Alexandra Shimo Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Beneath our gleaming glass towers and spiraling condos lies the remnants of another history, one thousands of years old, but often overlooked. With the Canadian Native Centre's "Great Indian Bus Tours" and the Indigenous Knowledge Network run out of St. Michael's Hospital, this is changing.
CAMH redevelopment

CAMH turns its main Toronto campus into a community to help mental health patients recover quicker

Naheed Mustafa Wednesday, September 15, 2010
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) embarks on a bold new plan for quicker mental health recovery by bringing patients and community together in a redesign of their main Toronto site on Queen West that aims to break down barriers. It's the first of its kind in Canada too.
Mary Gordon of Roots of Empathy

Roots of Empathy, the worldwide program that teaches compassion, has its own roots in Toronto

Carla Lucchetta Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Roots of Empathy, a little school program that began in Toronto with a mission to "change the world one child at a time," has grown into an internationally successful program backed by no less than the Dalai Lama.
Rob Fraser

The new nurse: Rob Fraser says nurses need to tweet, blog and learn from each other more.

Carla Lucchetta Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Rob Fraser is a driven nursing student who has taken on the challenge of introducing late-adopter nurses to new social media technologies that help them talk to each other and advance their profession.
FundTunes

Charitable giving just got innovative and healthy with FundTunes

Alexandra Shimo Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Forget about selling candy bars and bake-sales -- new company FundTunes was co-founded by Toronto entrepreneur Eduardo Alvarez, a Queen Street entrepreneur and gym-owner, who wanted a more healthy way to raise quick cash for charities.
Michelle Hamilton-Page

Net Change Week: Toronto's social innovators are making Don Tapscott's predictions come true

Joeseph Wilson Wednesday, June 09, 2010
It's Net Change Week at MaRS and tech-biz thinker Don Tapscott is asking us to rethink how, well, just about everything operates. It's a new way of doing things, and Toronto's social innovators like Michelle Hamilton-Page at Toronto Public Health are helping lead the way.
Eduardo Castro

Eduardo Castro takes care of Toronto's mental and civic health, one person at a time

Paul Gallant Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Eduardo Castro's work with youth, mental health and addiction is all about building long-term relationships and his recent appointment to the Toronto Board of Health is his latest achievement in his civic-minded career.
Peter Sanagan

Like Sex in the City, but with meat: Toronto's gourmet healthy butcher scene

Rachel Hahn Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Toronto is quickly becoming known as a city with a soft spot for meat. The local butcher shop is becoming more popular by the day, offering organic and local options to savvy clientele who are mindful of where their next meal comes from.
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