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.
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Gordan Sales walks through a neighbour's garden during The Gardens of Leaside Tour June 21.
Photo/ADRIEN VECZAN
Aerialists from A Girl in the Sky, Rebecca Leonard, left, and Ana Shepherd perform at Wild in the City at Evergreen Brick Works June 19.
BRIEFS
Teen charged after man stabbed in neck
A man faces charges in connection with a Saturday night stabbing in East York.Police said two people were involved in an altercation around 11:40 p.m. at Secord and Palmer avenues northeast of Main Street and Danforth Avenue.
The victim was stabbed in the neck.
"A Beck taxi driver located the injured victim on the roadway, stopped to assist and drove the victim to a nearby hospital," police said in a news release.
The 24-year-old victim underwent emergency surgery and was listed in stable condition.
Oegadesg Howe, 18, has been charged with aggravated assault and weapons dangerous.
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.
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