Photo/DAN PEARCE
Clown Piolita gets help from a friend at the Shrine Circus July 6 in the parking lot of the East York Town Centre.
Photo/DAN PEARCE
Circus goers ride the elephants before the show at the Shrine Circus July 6 in the parking lot of the East York Town Centre.
Photo/MIKE POCHWAT
Ian and Bonnie Walker show their Canadian pride during festivities to celebrate our nation's 141st birthday in Stan Wadlow Park Tuesday.
Photo/MIKE POCHWAT
Shawn Shalizi, left, and Ryan Clarke play with some sparklers before the Canada Day fireworks display over Stan Wadlow Park Tuesday night.
Photo/MIKE POCHWAT
Emily Scheffel, right and Taylor Whittikar-Greenaway wave to parade marchers as the East York Canada Day parade winds its way along Woodbine Avenue Tuesday.
Photo/DAN PEARCE
Children take to the air in the jumping castle during Neighbours' Night Out events Sunday evening at Thorncliffe Park Public School.
Photo/ADRIEN VECZAN
Violinist Alison Porter performs as guests arrive for the Wild in the City event at Evergreen Brick Works earlier this month.
Mirror photo/BRENT LEWIN
Bettine McCullough takes time to smell the roses during The Gardens of Leaside Tour Saturday, June 21.
BRIEFS
Man charged in connection with break-ins
A man wanted for break-ins in several Toronto communities was arrested July 5 in Scarborough.Police arrested the man after stopping a vehicle in the Neilson and Ellesmere roads area around 9:30 a.m.
The driver, Douglas Persaud, 48, of Toronto, was charged with 12 counts of break and enter and four counts of possession of property obtained by crime.
Police say the majority of the break-ins occurred in apartment buildings in Scarborough, East York, North York and midtown.
The passenger, David Paquette, 33, of Toronto, was charged with break and enter relating to a July 2 incident and two counts of possession of property obtained by crime.
Volunteers wanted for Buskerfest
Welcome to Buskerfest!The ninth annual celebration in the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood is looking for volunteers who will welcome people to the festival and ask for a donation for Epilepsy Toronto.
Volunteer shifts are available from 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. during the course of the festival, which runs from Aug. 21 to 24.
Buskerfest is expected to raise about $200,000 for Epilepsy Toronto.
For details, visit www.torontobuskerfest.com/content/volunteer.htm, e-mail volunteers@torontobuskerfest.com or call Adam Bailey at 416-964-9095.
TCDSB high school teachers accept contract
Toronto's Catholic secondary school teachers voted recently to accept a tentative four-year agreement that would see a three per cent increase in their salary each year of the term.Union president Kathleen Gardiner said the members voted 95 per cent in support of the agreement, which has "considerable improvements in benefits, long sought after."
Teachers and senior management have also agreed to improved consultation processes on local issues, she added.
"Provincial discussions between the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association and the Ontario Catholic School Trustees Association, earlier this year, were of considerable assistance in this round of bargaining," Gardiner said in a release.
The agreement is subject to approval by the Ministry of Education's appointed supervisor of the Toronto Catholic District School Board.
TCDSB high school teachers accept contract
Toronto's Catholic Secondary School teachers voted recently to accept a tentative four-year agreement that would see a three per cent increase in their salary each year of the term.Union President Kathleen Gardiner said the members voted 95 per cent in support of the agreement, which has "considerable improvements in benefits, long sought after."
Teachers and senior management have also agreed to improved consultation processes on local issues, she added.
"Provincial discussions between the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association and the Ontario Catholic School Trustees Association, earlier this year, were of considerable assistance in this round of bargaining," Gardiner said.
The agreement is subject to approval by the Ministry of Education's appointed supervisor of the Toronto Catholic District School Board.
School crossing guards wanted
The Toronto Police Service is accepting applications for one of its most important positions: school crossing guards.Crossing guards are responsible for helping school-aged children up to Grade 6 safely cross the road. They may also assist older children, adults, the elderly, the disabled or any other person to safely cross.
Applicants are required to pass a vision test and must provide a Certificate of Fitness from their family doctor confirming that they are physically fit to carry out the job's important duties.
They must not have been convicted of a criminal offence for which a pardon has not been granted. A proof of pardon must be provided, if that is the case. Applicants must also provide proof that the RCMP has sealed their records, if a conditional or absolute discharge was obtained.
A security check will be conducted.
The pay rate for crossing guards is $10.36/hour with a 12 per cent travelling allowance and 4 per cent vacation pay.
Contact the police division closest to your home address for additional information.
