From: Councillor_Vaughan@toronto.ca   <br>
Sent: June 21, 2010 6:33 PM<br>
To: Councillor Vaughan<br>
Subject: G20 Update, June 21, 2010 - Child Care Options during school closures

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Dear Ward 20 Residents,
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On Friday evening my office received notice that the Toronto District School Board and Toronto Catholic District School Board have decided to close the following schools on Thursday June 24th and Friday June 25th, 2010:

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- Alpha Alternative JS<br>
- Beverley PS<br>
- Island Public/Natural Science School <br>
- Ogden Junior PS<br>
- Orde Street Junior PS<br>
- St. Joseph College School<br>
- St. Michael Choir School<br>
- The Waterfront School 

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We realize that this creates a difficult situation for parents in the downtown who must work and will not have alternate options for the care of their school age children this week.

 
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Although other schools in the City remain open, all bus service has been cancelled by all of the publicly funded school boards.

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Working with staff of local community-based agencies, along with support from the City Manager and my office, the following options have been made available free of charge. Please see the attached map for the locations.
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Alexandra Park Community Centre (APCC)

 

This Thursday and Friday only - Alexandra Park Community Centre (APCC) will offer 
supervised programming for up to 120 children from Kindergarten to Grade 8.  Please register for this program by calling Donna.

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Drop-in between 8:30 – 9:30 am only.   Programming will run until 5:30 pm.

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Call Donna Harrow for details or to check availability.

 
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Contact: 416.824.9136

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Location: Alexandra Park Community Centre, 105 Grange Court (entrance from Cameron St, just west of Spadina)

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Scadding Court Community Centre (SCCC)

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This Thursday and Friday only - Scadding Court Community Centre (SCCC) will offer 
supervised programming for 80 children from Kindergarten to Grade 6.  Please register for this program by calling Walter.

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A drop in for an unlimited number of children in Grades 7-8 is also available.

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Program hours: 8:30 am to 5 pm.

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Contact: 416.392.0335 ext. 240

 
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Location: S/E corner of Bathurst & Dundas, 707 Dundas Street West
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University Settlement House (USH)

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University Settlement House (USH) is open on Thursday June 24th only. USH is closed on Friday.  USH’s drop-in program can accommodate up to 25 children from Kindergarten to Grade 8.

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Drop-in between 8:30 – 9:30 am only.  Programming will run until 6 pm.

 
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Call Chantelle Flowers for details or to check availability.
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Contact: 416.598-3444 x 228 
Email:   chantelle.flowers@usrc.ca
Location: 23 Grange Road, off McCaul St, between Dundas and Queen St W

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All of the previous G20 e-mail updates provided by my office are posted on my website at www.ward20.ca. 
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As always, please do not hesitate to contact my office with any questions. 
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Best regards,
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Adam Vaughan