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!TU0 250809ON GT 001Q!
GT1 TUESDAY ON TU0V2
SECTION GT TUESDAY AUGUST 25, 2009
thestar.com
ON V2
Greater Toronto
BLACK YELLOW MAGENTA CYAN CMYK
TUNNEL VISION?
PHANTOM FAIRGOERS
Premier McGuinty says controversial link to the Island airport ‘worthy of consideration,’ GT3
Walking tour explores places where ghostly folk are believed to haunt CNE, GT3
ANALYSIS
‘Fresh face’ in school board chaos University scholar named to oversee Catholic body after two government-appointed supervisors resign LOUISE BROWN EDUCATION REPORTER
It’s really a “time out” for a whole level of government. A suspension. A red card. A two-year trip to the political penalty box, where elected players watch from the sidelines as high-
Missing student facing theft charges
priced stand-ins call the shots. However you describe the Queen’s Park takeover of the troubled Toronto Catholic District School Board last year, it’s a surreal scenario almost unheard of anywhere else in public life, where one level of government grabs the reins
of another until it agrees to behave. Now, with yesterday’s surprise switch in who’s holding those reins — the two government-appointed supervisors suddenly resigned together — plus ongoing trustee shenanigans over whether they can even hold a meeting, the situation, to some, is almost a farce. What began as a scandal, with Catholic trustees getting caught billing taxpayers for Caribbean hol-
idays, lingerie, mini-bars and sun lamps, has never really calmed down, despite the fact it led to trustees being stripped of their powers. In the latest drama yesterday, Education Minister Kathleen Wynne named Catholic university scholar Richard Alway to replace the two veteran educators who resigned as board supervisors this weekend. “The whole process is flawed — you go from having dysfunctional
elected trustees to having supervisors who make decisions in private with nobody to keep their eyes on them, nobody to balance them off,” said ratepayer Michael Baillargeon, whose conflict-of-interest charges against trustee Oliver Carroll caused the former board chair to be removed from office. “The trustees are out of power, but TRUSTEES continued on GT4
Styles change, but shear volume kept this shop on cutting edge for 50 years
1959 Haircut $1
Shave 50 cents Kids’ haircut 75 cents Cas Notarfonzo 21 years old Nick Loizou 24 years old
Shave $15
2009 Haircut $22
Kids’ haircut $17 Cas Notarfonzo 71 years old Nick Loizou 74 years old
Investigators looking at whether reported kidnapping linked to recent arrest ROBYN DOOLITTLE CRIME REPORTER
Investigators are quietly looking at whether a 22-year-old’s reported gunpoint kidnapping has any connection to his recent arrest for theft. Furqan Muhammad-Haroon, who has been missing since Saturday, was recently fired from his summer job with IBM. On Aug. 13, the University of Toronto student was charged with theft under $5,000. “Computer-related equipment” was reported stolen from the IBM lab three days earlier, said Const. Marina Orlovski, a spokeswoman with the York Region police service. Muhammad-Haroon was arrested after investigators spoke with the manager and reviewed security footage, she said. Muhammad-Haroon is scheduled to appear in Newmarket court on Sept. 15. The charge raises numerous quesUniversity student Furqan MuhammadHaroon, 22, has been missing since Saturday.
PAWEL DWULIT/TORONTO STAR
Nick Loizou, 74, cuts hair at Joseph’s Hairstyling, on Yonge St. near St. Clair Ave., which is celebrating 50 years of business with $1 haircuts.
Combing over memories NICOLE BAUTE STAFF REPORTER
tions for detectives. For one, the day Muhammad-Haroon went missing, he was planning to leave the country to visit family living abroad. But, typically an individual facing criminal charges is not allowed to leave the province. At a news conference yesterday, Muhammad-Haroon’s family downplayed any possible connection between the theft charge and the reported abduction, referring questions to their lawyer, Shahzad Siddiqui. “They met with police before the press conference. At this time I have no information on (the theft charges). I’m sure the police are investigating all possible angles,” said Siddiqui. One question being considered by police is whether an abduction actually took place. When asked if the family had considered the possibility, Muhammad-Haroon’s brother, Hassan Muhammad, was stunned at the suggestion.
ON V2
MISSING continued on GT2
If not for today’s prices on the wall, it could easily be 1959 at Joseph’s Hairstyling. The checkered floor is still there, along with the red leather swivel chairs that cost $350 each 50 years ago. They’ve been reupholstered three or four times, Joseph Notarfonzo says, sipping coffee from a Styrofoam cup while his brother, Cas Notarfonzo, finishes up a
straight shave. “They’re not antiques, but they’re pretty old.” “Then what do you call antiques?” Nick Loizou asks. The three barbers, now 74, 71 and 68, are wearing matching blue smocks. At least two of them are balding, but their eyesight is still good. “We’ll be antiques ourselves pretty soon,” Loizou says. This barbershop has been at 1204 Yonge
St. since early September 1959, when Summerhill was north Toronto. Haircuts were $1 back then. Next week, as a thank you to the families that have supported them for generations, the barbers will lower their prices from $22 back to $1. The 50-year legacy began when 19-yearold Cas immigrated from his village of Campodimele, Italy, to Toronto and landed BARBERS continued on GT4
Feisty ex-street cop Bromell relishes new role in TV land DAN ROBSON STAFF REPORTER
Toronto’s most notorious cop is suddenly all Hollywood — Starbucks cup in one hand, Dominican cigar in the other. On the set of The Bridge, a joint CTV-CBS project loosely based on his tumultuous career running the Toronto police union, Craig Bromell puffs a cigar as the tape rolls. “Quiet! Quiet on the set! — and — Action!”
Dramatically, a pretty blonde actress standing beside a silver Mercedes coupe delivers the line of her character, a lawyer: “You know Frank will do anything to help a cop in trouble.” To which an equally pretty blonde actress playing a cop replies: “Even if it means — crossing the line to do it.” They glare at each other coldly. “Cut!” PAWEL DWULIT/TORONTO STAR
BROMELL continued on GT2
Former police union boss Craig Bromell on the set of The Bridge.
!TU0 250809ON GT 001Q!
GT1 TUESDAY ON TU0V2
SECTION GT TUESDAY AUGUST 25, 2009
thestar.com
ON V2
Greater Toronto
BLACK YELLOW MAGENTA CYAN CMYK
TUNNEL VISION?
PHANTOM FAIRGOERS
Premier McGuinty says controversial link to the Island airport ‘worthy of consideration,’ GT3
Walking tour explores places where ghostly folk are believed to haunt CNE, GT3
ANALYSIS
‘Fresh face’ in school board chaos University scholar named to oversee Catholic body after two government-appointed supervisors resign LOUISE BROWN EDUCATION REPORTER
It’s really a “time out” for a whole level of government. A suspension. A red card. A two-year trip to the political penalty box, where elected players watch from the sidelines as high-
Missing student facing theft charges
priced stand-ins call the shots. However you describe the Queen’s Park takeover of the troubled Toronto Catholic District School Board last year, it’s a surreal scenario almost unheard of anywhere else in public life, where one level of government grabs the reins
of another until it agrees to behave. Now, with yesterday’s surprise switch in who’s holding those reins — the two government-appointed supervisors suddenly resigned together — plus ongoing trustee shenanigans over whether they can even hold a meeting, the situation, to some, is almost a farce. What began as a scandal, with Catholic trustees getting caught billing taxpayers for Caribbean hol-
idays, lingerie, mini-bars and sun lamps, has never really calmed down, despite the fact it led to trustees being stripped of their powers. In the latest drama yesterday, Education Minister Kathleen Wynne named Catholic university scholar Richard Alway to replace the two veteran educators who resigned as board supervisors this weekend. “The whole process is flawed — you go from having dysfunctional
elected trustees to having supervisors who make decisions in private with nobody to keep their eyes on them, nobody to balance them off,” said ratepayer Michael Baillargeon, whose conflict-of-interest charges against trustee Oliver Carroll caused the former board chair to be removed from office. “The trustees are out of power, but TRUSTEES continued on GT4
Styles change, but shear volume kept this shop on cutting edge for 50 years
1959 Haircut $1
Shave 50 cents Kids’ haircut 75 cents Cas Notarfonzo 21 years old Nick Loizou 24 years old
Shave $15
2009 Haircut $22
Kids’ haircut $17 Cas Notarfonzo 71 years old Nick Loizou 74 years old
Investigators looking at whether reported kidnapping linked to recent arrest ROBYN DOOLITTLE CRIME REPORTER
Investigators are quietly looking at whether a 22-year-old’s reported gunpoint kidnapping has any connection to his recent arrest for theft. Furqan Muhammad-Haroon, who has been missing since Saturday, was recently fired from his summer job with IBM. On Aug. 13, the University of Toronto student was charged with theft under $5,000. “Computer-related equipment” was reported stolen from the IBM lab three days earlier, said Const. Marina Orlovski, a spokeswoman with the York Region police service. Muhammad-Haroon was arrested after investigators spoke with the manager and reviewed security footage, she said. Muhammad-Haroon is scheduled to appear in Newmarket court on Sept. 15. The charge raises numerous quesUniversity student Furqan MuhammadHaroon, 22, has been missing since Saturday.
PAWEL DWULIT/TORONTO STAR
Nick Loizou, 74, cuts hair at Joseph’s Hairstyling, on Yonge St. near St. Clair Ave., which is celebrating 50 years of business with $1 haircuts.
Combing over memories NICOLE BAUTE STAFF REPORTER
tions for detectives. For one, the day Muhammad-Haroon went missing, he was planning to leave the country to visit family living abroad. But, typically an individual facing criminal charges is not allowed to leave the province. At a news conference yesterday, Muhammad-Haroon’s family downplayed any possible connection between the theft charge and the reported abduction, referring questions to their lawyer, Shahzad Siddiqui. “They met with police before the press conference. At this time I have no information on (the theft charges). I’m sure the police are investigating all possible angles,” said Siddiqui. One question being considered by police is whether an abduction actually took place. When asked if the family had considered the possibility, Muhammad-Haroon’s brother, Hassan Muhammad, was stunned at the suggestion.
ON V2
MISSING continued on GT2
If not for today’s prices on the wall, it could easily be 1959 at Joseph’s Hairstyling. The checkered floor is still there, along with the red leather swivel chairs that cost $350 each 50 years ago. They’ve been reupholstered three or four times, Joseph Notarfonzo says, sipping coffee from a Styrofoam cup while his brother, Cas Notarfonzo, finishes up a
straight shave. “They’re not antiques, but they’re pretty old.” “Then what do you call antiques?” Nick Loizou asks. The three barbers, now 74, 71 and 68, are wearing matching blue smocks. At least two of them are balding, but their eyesight is still good. “We’ll be antiques ourselves pretty soon,” Loizou says. This barbershop has been at 1204 Yonge
St. since early September 1959, when Summerhill was north Toronto. Haircuts were $1 back then. Next week, as a thank you to the families that have supported them for generations, the barbers will lower their prices from $22 back to $1. The 50-year legacy began when 19-yearold Cas immigrated from his village of Campodimele, Italy, to Toronto and landed BARBERS continued on GT4
Feisty ex-street cop Bromell relishes new role in TV land DAN ROBSON STAFF REPORTER
Toronto’s most notorious cop is suddenly all Hollywood — Starbucks cup in one hand, Dominican cigar in the other. On the set of The Bridge, a joint CTV-CBS project loosely based on his tumultuous career running the Toronto police union, Craig Bromell puffs a cigar as the tape rolls. “Quiet! Quiet on the set! — and — Action!”
Dramatically, a pretty blonde actress standing beside a silver Mercedes coupe delivers the line of her character, a lawyer: “You know Frank will do anything to help a cop in trouble.” To which an equally pretty blonde actress playing a cop replies: “Even if it means — crossing the line to do it.” They glare at each other coldly. “Cut!” PAWEL DWULIT/TORONTO STAR
BROMELL continued on GT2
Former police union boss Craig Bromell on the set of The Bridge.
