. . . . In November 2005 Professor Arne Kislenko won TVOntario's first Best Lecturer Series in 2006 Ryerson University had two professors in the semi-finals for TVO's second Best Lecturer Competition Philosophy professor Dr James Cunningham and radio and television arts professor Dana Lee were semi-finalists in 2006 Greg Inwood professor in the department of Politics and Public Administration was awarded the prestigious Donald Smiley Prize for his book Continentalizing Canada: the Politics and Legacy of the Macdonald Royal Commission Criminal justice history and international relations professor Peter Vronsky published Serial Killers: the Method and Madness of Monsters (2004) a bestselling history of serial homicide and more recently a controversial history of Canada's first modern battle Ridgeway: the American Fenian Invasion and the 1866 Battle That Made Canada (2011) Several factors affect citizens' health in Toronto The city has many opportunities for citizens to be physically active including bike lanes walkways and parks throughout the city Given the cultural diversity of the city there is also great diversity in the foods that citizens can consume which determines their personal nutrition Many foods for example enter the city through the Ontario Food Terminal located on the west side the city is also part of the Toronto Public Health Division and is home to many hospitals Other factors affecting health in the city include air quality in regard to smog Smog alerts are issued by Toronto Public Health when the air quality is poor enough to warrant informing some segments of the public to limit their exposure to the smog such as children the elderly and people with lung diseases or heart conditions the best and worst years for smog in the city within the last five years were respectively 2006 with 11 smog alerts and 2005 with 48 smog alerts Another risk to health for citizens is exposure to crime in the city Toronto has a rate of violent crime of 738 incidents per 100,000 people though this is still lower than the national average of 951 according to 2006 Statistics Canada data and far lower than other cities of comparable size (particularly those in the United States) A vehicle emissions testing program known as Ontario's Drive Clean began in 1999 and has had a minimal impact on smog in Toronto 2005 was Toronto's worst year on record for smog with a total of 48 smog alert days the Ontario Medical Association estimated in 2005 that total air pollution (from all sources) would cause some 5,800 deaths and 17,000 hospital admissions that year.[citation needed], 1 History 1976 8,264,465 +7.3% 2012 18,681 The TDSB is the largest school board in Canada and the 4th largest in North America.[citation needed] the record was previously held by the Metropolitan Separate School Board with over 100,000 students until 1998 what is now the Toronto Catholic District School Board There are more than 250,000 students in nearly 600 schools within the TDSB Of these schools 451 offer elementary education 102 offer secondary level education and there are five adult day schools the TDSB has 16 alternative elementary schools as well as 20 alternative secondary schools TDSB has approximately 31,000 permanent and 8,000 temporary staff which includes 10,000 elementary school teachers and 5,800 at the secondary level Parent and Community involvement occurs at all levels of the school board system from parental involvement at local schools the involvement of local organizations at the school level and formal advisory committees at the Board level There has also been an effort to include more student involvement in the Toronto District School Board the "Super Council" is an organization which acts as a student council for the entire board. There has also been an attempt to place student input in the TDSB's Equity Department through the second and last board-wide student group: Students Working Against Great Injustice. Both groups have put together various events and have had much success in giving input towards the decisions of the Board The TDSB actively recruits students from outside of Canada and attracts students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 charging international students up to $14,000 per year to study in Toronto Trustees, Before 1800 Association Island St Joseph's College School (Toronto 1850 - Sisters of St Joseph). .
; See also: List of Toronto parks 2002 62 George Brown College (Toronto). . . .
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