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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Donations still much needed by Share a Christmas By Alan Shackleton
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Mattie Thornley, and her dad Tyler, take in a Christmas lights display on Unity Road in the Greenwood and Danforth avenues area late last week. There are lots of great lights displays on streets all through the East Toronto area this year. If you would like to share some of the displays with the readers of Beach Metro News, please send us photos by email to editor@beachmetro.com.
COMMUNITY CENTRE 55’s Share a Christmas campaign is in its final push for donations as it works to help more than 1,000 local families who are in need this holiday season. The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered this year’s campaign a double-whammy as it increased the number of people seeking help while also severely limiting the number of volunteers Community Centre 55 can utilize and completely ending donations of non-perishable food items. Debbie Visconti, Executive Director of Community Centre 55, said the cost of replacing what was traditionally a flood of donated food items is a challenge for this year’s Share a Christmas. “My biggest ask is for financial donations,” she said. “We have had to replace thousands of pounds of food donations with cash purchas-
Height of proposed Housing Now building on Queen Street East a concern for residents By Ali Raza, Local Initiative Reporter
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AS THE City of Toronto moves forward to build affordable housing in the Beach, residents raised several concerns at a Housing Now project’s first community consultation meeting. Housing Now is an affordable housing initiative from the city and CreateTO aimed at using cityowned lands to build mixed-income and mixed-use development. Many sites across Toronto have been con-
sidered for new affordable housing developments. The focus of the online community consultation meeting on the evening of Dec. 7 was the site at 1631 Queen St. E., a small block of land between Queen and Eastern Avenue, just east of Coxwell Avenue to Kishigo Lane. The 1.19-acre site is the current location of the Beaches Employment and Social Services offices and the Coxwell Early Childhood Centre. The childhood centre is set for expansion, while the employ-
ment office will be relocated as part of the Housing Now initiative. At the online meeting, residents joined Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford, and other staff from CreateTO and the city, to go through a brief presentation on the project and discuss concerns with the community. “We have to find the right balance, we need reasonable density, we have to respect to the planning framework, and we want to make sure this project is livable, a welcoming community to contribute to
the vibrancy of Queen Street East, but also push the envelope to meet our affordable housing goals,” Bradford said. Residents were concerned that the development would exceed six storeys - the current bylaw restriction on Queen Street East. They also raised concerns regarding the childcare centre during construction, and the increased traffic and congestion that may follow. “It may well be over six storeys,” city senior planner Paul Mule told Continued on Page 4
es.” Instead of packing Christmas hampers full of food and other items to last recipients for a number of days over the holidays, Community Centre 55 is now giving out grocery store gift cards for those in need to use. That’s because COVID-19 has put a stop to the traditional gatherings of large groups of volunteers over the past 39 years at the centre who spend evenings packing up the hampers with donations. “Our volunteers want to help but they just can’t,” said Visconti of the packing and delivering of hampers. Since many families are scaling back their holiday celebrations due to the pandemic, Visconti said some of those savings are finding their way to the Share a Christmas campaign. “So instead of spending it on themselves, they are helping others in the community,” she said of Continued on Page 4 HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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All will be available for the public to use throughout the winter, with COVID-19 public health restrictions in place. The city has also doubled the number of washrooms in public parks from 64 to 143. As part of provincial and municipal COVID-19 restrictions, residents skating at city ice rinks must maintain a physical distance of at least six feet and wear face masks on and off the ice. The capacity is 25 skaters per ice pad. Leisure skates will run in sessions of 45 minutes, and are only permitted during supervised hours. Indoor washrooms are available, but change rooms remain closed so skaters should arrive ready to skate. Reservations are required to book the skating sessions, and there are a limited number of spots available. Residents can register online at efun.toronto.ca to book skat-
ing times. Those who have never registered at the city before will require a “Family Number” for each household and a “Client Number” for each member of the household. To get those numbers, residents can complete a “Family Account Form” at https://bit. ly/3n1tb5e The registration system has been criticized as favouring those who have internet access and are familiar with navigating the city’s parks and recreation online system. “The city is doing the best it can, but there are equity issues on how it is accessible,” said Jennifer Bell of the registration system. She told Beach Metro News editor Alan Shackleton on Thursday, Dec. 10, afternoon that registration times for skating last weekend had all been booked within minutes of the system opening up online that morning. While East Toronto and the Beaches is home to dozens of city parks and amenities, Bradford also reminds residents to check out some local, community-led winter activities. “From Winter Stations to the natural rinks set up by groups of neighbours like the ones at Love Crescent and Fairmount Park, this community has lots of experience finding ways to make winter special,” he said. “While this winter will look and feel different I know from all the activity happening out there that we’ll keep finding ways to stay connected and give back.”
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Woman charged with murder after Coxwell/Danforth stabbing A 35-YEAR-OLD woman has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a stabbing that took place in the Coxwell and Danforth avenues area on the evening of Dec. 2. Matthew Rigby, 37, suffered life-threatening injuries as a result of the stabbing and he later died in hospital. According to police, officers were called to the Coxwell Avenue and Hanson Street area, just south of Danforth Avenue, at approximately 6:52 p.m. on Dec. 2, for a reported stabbing. Police alleged that a man and a woman were involved in an argument and the man was stabbed. A woman was arrested on Dec. 2 near the scene of the stabbing and charged at that time with attempted murder. A release issued by Toronto police on Dec. 8, said the victim of the stabbing had
died and the charges against Candace Burkett, 35, had been upgraded to seconddegree murder. Man, 34, charged after nooses found at work site A 34-YEAR-OLD man has been charged in connection with a Toronto police investigation into alleged hate-motivated mischief and criminal harassment related to an incident earlier this year on the construction site of the Michael Garron Hospital expansion. Police were called to the construction site at the northeast corner of Coxwell and Sammon avenues on June 10. When officers arrived, they were told that workers assigned to the closed construction site, which is not accessible to members of the public, had found two nooses on their construction equipment. Jason Lahay, 34, of Toronto, has been charged with
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these donations. Numerous individuals and organizations are also stepping up to help, said Visconti. Toronto Fire Services dropped off toy donations as did the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) Stuff the Bus. Also, Toronto Fire with the help of First Alert Canada donated 300 carbon monoxide alarms which will be distributed by Community Centre 55 to families in need. Local businesses such as DeClute Real Estate are also helping collect toys and raise funds for this year’s Share a Christmas. DeClute is running a Holiday Toy Drive Porch Pick Up campaign and more info can be found in the story to the right. As well, Beaches Lacrosse helped raise more than $10,000 as they matched donations up to $5,000 as part of an initiative to use excess funds from The Jammer tournament which did not take place this year due to COVID-19. Visconti appreciates all of the support coming from the community. “Everyone is helping us by doing whatever they can… It’s a lot of little efforts that
are making the difference.” She added that despite the challenges, both financially and logistically this year, there was never a thought to cancelling Share a Christmas for 2020 as so many peo-
ple depend on it. “We just couldn’t let it go even though there is a pandemic.” The best way members of the community can help is by making a donation, and
that can be done directly to Community Centre 55, at 97 Main St., or online by going to www.centre55.com. Community Centre 55 can also be reached at 416-6911113.
Realty firm holds Holiday Toy Drive Porch Pick Up A HOLIDAY Toy Drive for Community Centre 55’s Share a Christmas campaign being run by DeClute Real Estate and the Wright Sisters Group real estate is now taking place locally. Rick DeClute said he has been busy over the past few days collecting new unwrapped toys and gift card donations from the porches of East Toronto residents who are contributing to the drive. The porch pick up makes it easy and safe for people concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic to make their donations, he said. “It’s really going well. I was out yesterday and made
12 to 14 pick-ups, and I have another eight on Thursday,” said DeClute in an interview with Beach Metro News on Dec. 9. “The whole back of the truck was full of toys, and that’s fantastic.” He said there were a number of factors in deciding to run a toy drive in which donations would be collected by himself or members of his team. Safety concerns surrounding COVID-19 were a major factor. “We have to be safe. This is still a brand new thing for everybody to be dealing with,” said DeClute of COVID-19 and the many changes and restrictions it has forced on to this year’s holiday tra-
ditions. Since real estate was declared an essential service by the province, he said he was out and about in the community anyway so it only made sense he pick up donations at the same time. “Real estate is an essential service and I’m driving around seeing people anyway, so it’s convenient for me to pick up the toys.” There is a huge need among area families this Christmas, and Community Centre 55’s Share a Christmas is a key way to help. To find out how you can make a donation to the Holiday Toy Drive, please go to https://holidaypickup.com
Proposal calls mix of affordable and market-value units in building Continued from Page 1 residents at the meeting. Residents Edythe Shand, Jeffrey Levitt, Sapphira Charles, and Michael Genin, all brought up concerns regarding the six storey limit. The presentation showed that while attempts would be made to maintain the height limit for the structure facing Queen Street East, the side facing Eastern Avenue would exceed six storeys. “It’s an absolute limit,” Genin said. “You can’t do an angular plan back to some unlimited height, but I also understand there needs to be an increase in supply for affordable housing. Is there no way to hit the density goal?” “I’m concerned because the next developer will ask why they’re limited to six storeys,” Levitt said. Another resident, John Van Wiechen, raised concerns about increased traffic and parking needs, saying
the neighbourhood does not have enough visitor parking to accommodate the new units. “I really worry about the impact on traffic, visitor parking,” he said. “It’s already overly congested.” Residents asked other questions regarding accessible green space, design elements, and the temporary relocation of the child care centre during construction. The development objectives are 300 residential units, of which 50 per cent are affordable housing and 50 per cent are market housing. There will also be new parking, new retail, and the childcare centre will expand capacity from 26 spaces to 62. Kishigo Lane is expected to be transformed into a landscaped, open space reflecting Indigenous placekeeping and design elements to honour the road’s namesake - an Anishnaabe family that lived in the area in the late 18th century. It’s part of
the project’s goal to expand more public space and parks. Toronto City Council approved the Housing Now mandate in December 2018, and the project launched in fall 2020. The next phase for the Queen and Coxwell proposal follows community consultation, a design review panel, and Indigenous engagement. Construction is expected to begin in late 2022, with completion expected in 2025. The next community consultation is scheduled for summer 2021. For more information on the Housing Now project at 1631 Queen St. E. visit https://createto.ca/housingnow/housing/1631-queenstreet-east/ • Ali Raza is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for Beach Metro News. His reporting is funded by the Government of Canada through its Local Journalism Initiative.
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Reilly Hunter to play lacrosse at San Diego State next year By Alan Shackleton
THOUGH DELAYED by a season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Beach resident Reilly Hunter is looking forward to starting her lacrosse scholarship at San Diego State University (SDSU) in 2021. Hunter, 18, was set to start her first year at the California university this fall but was that put on hold by the pandemic. She was making plans this summer to start attending, but the COVID-19 situation in California put a stop to that. “It was only about two weeks before I was supposed to leave in August that my coaches found out that due to COVID-19, the California university board was no longer allowing first-year international students to come to campus and my F-1 Student Visa was cancelled by the university,” she said. It was a huge disappointment at the time for Hunter, but she has kept busy training locally this year and will continue to do so in 2021 prior to her start at San Diego State at the age of 19. “I was obviously really upset when this happened but it has given me an opportunity to have this year to keep training, as my freshman year is now deferred to 2021,” said Hunter. A Beach resident her entire life, Hunter attended Williamson Road and Glen Ames schools, before going to high school at Birchmount Park Collegiate which has special programs for athletes. As a child she played a number of sports including lacrosse, hockey, cross country, and track and field. “I think playing as many sports as possible for as long as you can is really beneficial to being a better athlete and a better player in whatever sport you decide to focus on,” she said. Hunter started playing with Toronto Beaches Lacrosse 13 years ago and continues to do so. She also played hockey with the Leaside Wildcats, but decided
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Reilly Hunter is set to begin a lacrosse scholarship at San Diego State University in the fall of 2021. to make lacrosse her main focus when she was in Grade 11. Along with playing lacrosse for Toronto Beaches, Hunter has also been a member of the Team Ontario squad for the past five seasons. “Playing for Team Ontario was a huge help in getting a scholarship at San Diego State because I had the opportunity to play for some of the best coaches in the province which had a great impact on my development,” said Hunter. “With Team Ontario, we travelled to various recruiting tournaments around the United States where we could be seen by NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) coaches.” She said she decided to accept a lacrosse scholarship at San Diego State for a number of reasons. “I decided on SDSU because of the increase in success the team has every year and from the minute I stepped on campus for my visit, the coaches and players were so welcoming and made me feel like family. Overall, it just seemed like an environment where everyone wants you to succeed whether it’s on the field or in the classroom.” She admitted the location of the campus and the sunny Southern California weather
played a role in her decision. She plans to study kinesiology at San Diego State. “I am very excited to have this opportunity to play in the NCAA, especially in California because it is going to be a completely new atmosphere and I think the whole experience is going to be amazing.” If Hunter needs advice on what to expect as a Canadian athlete in the U.S., she can look to the experiences of her mother Mary Ormsby. “My mom had a very successful volleyball career. She played for the Canadian National Team, competed for four years at The Ohio State University (OSU) and was later inducted into the OSU sports hall of fame,” said Hunter. “My mom has always been very helpful, not just in the recruiting process, but also in being a role model and someone I can look up to in all aspects of life.” Sports is a big part of life for the Hunter family. Along with being a top athlete, Ormsby was also a sports reporter (and now editor) for the Toronto Star as was Reilly’s dad Paul Hunter. “They were constantly working with professional athletes which made them a huge help when it came to advice and knowledge of the sports world,” she said. Hunter’s three older brothers are also talented athletes. Rob, 29, played NCAA lacrosse on a scholarship at Siena College in New York State; Sam, 23, played Major Junior hockey in Quebec; and Will, 22, played Junior A hockey for the North York Rangers. She said the support of her family and the many coaches and teammates she has had over the years have been crucial in helping her to be able to get to the point of playing lacrosse on a sports scholarship at San Diego State.
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Governments must work together as vaccine rollout begins Nathaniel Erskine-Smith MP Beaches—East York
A SUCCESSFUL vaccine roll-out is critical to putting an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. To succeed, we need all levels of government to work together on a rapid delivery, and we need to educate our family, friends, and neighbours about the safety and importance of protecting each other through vaccines. Our federal government is responsible for vaccine approvals and procurement and we are partnering with the provinces and territories on the distribution plan, which is ultimately their responsibility. Recently, Health Canada ap-
proved the first vaccine, and three other submissions are under active review. Vaccines are only approved after a thorough, independent and scientific process, and the approved Pfizer vaccine was subjected to a clinical trial of 44,000 adults. Everyone needs to know that the benefits of a vaccine are huge, and the risks are very small. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, the risk of a serious adverse reaction is less than one in a million. But to support everyone and to give every Canadian comfort, we are establishing a no-fault vaccine injury support program. On procurement, we have also worked hard to establish agreements with seven companies to secure a guaranteed supply of 190 million vaccine doses, with options for over 200 million more.
We expect six million doses to be delivered by the first quarter of 2021, with 249,000 Pfizer doses arriving before the end of the year. On the roll-out, we are fortunate to have a strong and existing vaccine distribution system, but we are also helping provinces and territories to address logistical challenges in a number of ways. To this end, we are deploying the Canadian Armed Forces to assist - they are already running “dry run” tests and have assigned former NATO commander and Major General Dany Fortin to oversee logistical planning. We are also procuring additional logistics services, and have already procured other equipment for the coming deployment, including needles, syringes, alcohol swabs, cold storage, and dry ice packs. The first phase of the roll-out will
be reserved for high risk groups and, based on expert recommendations, Ontario will prioritize residents, staff, essential caregivers, and other employees that provide care for seniors, health care workers (including hospital employees), adults in Indigenous communities where infections can have disproportionate consequences, and adult recipients of chronic home health care. The very first doses will be administered in Toronto and Ottawa this week to health care workers who are providing care in nursing homes and other high-risk settings. Children are not yet included in roll-out plans because the early clinical trials focused on adults. This will change as Health Canada receives more information. Recognizing the global challenge of COVID-19, we have also con-
tributed a significant amount towards the ACT-Accelerator, aimed at global and equitable access to tests, treatments and vaccines. We are the fifth overall contributor to the ACT-Accelerator and the second largest contributor to COVAX, its vaccine pillar. The Prime Minister has said that he expects most Canadians to be vaccinated by September. We are not yet through this crisis, but we can see the end of it now. As we head into the holidays and a difficult winter, I hope this news is welcome and that knowing an end is in sight will help us all to manage through the months ahead. If you have any questions, or if I can help in any way, email me at info@beynate.ca. I can’t wait for us all to be vaccinated, and out in the community and together in person again.
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Bike lanes have caused gridlock Increased traffic With this letter I have included pictures taken on Friday, Nov. 27, afternoon around 3:30 p.m. on Woodbine Avenue near Gerrard Street East. The pictures tell the story of gridlock in the area. Our Mayor John Tory ran on a platform of reducing gridlock. The real story is he has made it worse, far worse. This strip of road handles most of the Durham Region bound traffic that avoids the Don Valley Parkway. It was not thought through properly how the bike lanes on Woodbine Avenue were to be constructed. I attended a meeting in East York in the spring of 2019 where city staff took input from the neighbourhood. I handed city staff
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Northbound traffic on Woodbine Avenue just south of Gerrard Street East. pictures and a request to have the northbound Woodbine TTC bus stop moved to the north side of Gerrard. Our relatively new councillor Brad Bradford, who sits on the TTC Board, should have recognized this proposal as a no-brainer. Please, all residents, tell this
councillor with your concerns. It has been 21 months since that meeting and there are no visible changes in the intersection at Woodbine and Gerrard. I like riding bikes too. We need to accommodate cyclists but at what cost to pollution created by idling cars. Just as Donna Braniff-Adams wrote in her letter in the Dec. 1 edition of Beach Metro News, we need a solution. Are there any studies to toll the Highland Creek bridge on the Kingston Road entrance to the city in east Scarborough? This might reduce some of the traffic coming in from Durham Region. J. Reitsma
is a safety concern Re: ‘Bike lanes create obstacle course in Woodbine-Danforth area’ Letters, Beach Metro News, Dec. 1. I am adding my voice to the many others in criticism of the restructuring of traffic on Woodbine Avenue, resulting in traffic chaos. I have spent much of my 74 years living in the Beach on a street that empties directly on to Woodbine Avenue. I am not sure if the city planners planned for the increase in traffic on side streets as motorists try to get off Woodbine Avenue in order to get where they are going. My street has witnessed this. There is a school on the street
which means the safety of many children has been compromised. I could go on with the numerous reasons as to why the Woodbine Avenue traffic restructuring was not a well thought out plan, but being a realist I know the city will not change its mind. It is often said that rather than complaining, offer a solution. The most impacted intersection is Woodbine and Gerrard Street East. My suggestion is to add right turn lanes at Gerrard which I believe will improve the traffic flow for both motorists and cyclists. Janet Wood
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s we send 2020 packing to the dustbin of history, it is time to reflect on an unprecedented year that saw the word unprecedented used an unprecedented number of times. When confronting anything remotely out of the ordinary, keep in mind there is limited time left to score an easy laugh by simply shrugging and naming the year. Unmoored by endless existential dread? Spilled soup on your sweater? 2020, am I right? Before we collectively slap a Worst Year Ever sticker on the past 12 months, it’s worth considering that
Santa set to visit the windows of the Beach LOCAL REALTOR Shea Warrington is bringing Santa to the windows of the Beach on Saturday, Dec. 19. The safe and socially-distanced Songs and Santa windows celebration, which will comply with all COVID-19 rules, will give youngsters and their families a chance to get outside and meet with Santa. Residents are invited to stroll by the decorated windows of the Shea Sells Boutique real estate office at
2301 Queen St. E., at Glen Manor Drive. Santa will be in one of the windows, chatting to kids outside. Visitors will be able to take safe, socially distanced selfies of themselves outside and Santa on the other side of the window. Those who tag their selfies #sheasellsboutique will be entered in a holiday contest. For more information on this event, email sheasellsboutique@royallepage.ca or call 416-892-8267.
ering great local places for take-out dinner have been a win-win for restaurateurs and elastic waistband manufacturers alike. Ordering another jerk chicken poutine for pickup is an easy way to support a local business in my Kingston Road neighbourhood. The fact that it is now socially acceptable to leave the house in stained and straining leisurewear to pick up said poutine is, as they say, gravy. We can only hope some pandemic changes last. We all miss travel, but what if post-COVID taking a flight could be less dehumanizing? Safety protocols have forced airports and airlines to streamline the checkin process and to impose order where chaos previously reigned supreme. Who among us will miss the maddening crush of passengers jumping to their feet and fishing for their carry-on luggage the second the plane pulls up to the gate? Now flight attendants enforce an orderly deplaning to ensure physical distancing. Let’s keep that please. Speaking of waiting your turn, we all love to hate
Zoom calls, but virtual meetings have hopefully taught us the value of keeping our mouths shut until others have finished speaking. In the Before Times, the sentence finishers, punners, and snarksters were tolerated. No more. We’ve all seen what happens when you try to fire in a zinger during the office video call. “What?” “No you go.” “No you.” “What?” At that rate it doesn’t take long to go from office comic to straight up clown. 2020 has sucked, no two ways about it. We’ve lost good people. People are hurting financially and emotionally and the pandemic isn’t over yet, not by a long shot. But the old cliche about every story having two sides still applies. Among the dark clouds of 2020 have been small veins of sunshine, pandemic silver linings to keep us all going. Now it’s time to turn the page and see what 2021 brings. Alan Carter is Anchor, Global News at 5:30 and 6 p.m., and Host of Focus Ontario. He is also a Beach resident.
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Cellphones have become so central to our daily lives that most of us won’t leave home without one. From paying bills, talking with friends and family, shopping online and scheduling appointments, we manage all of our communications from a handy little device with an ease of a swipe.
Improving access to technology for those who are vulnerable isn’t a new idea. It’s been suggested for many years that a cellphone is a basic need and is an issue of social equality: for those who don’t have a computer, Wi-Fi or a mobile phone, it’s essentially impossible to get a job, connect to critical health and housing services, stay connected with family and friends, or reach out for help when in danger. In an article for Mobledia, Kat Aschayara wrote about how important one homeless man’s Blackberry is to him: “On the surface, it’s his most important, practical tool. He can call places for work with it. He can call up shelters and other social services to see what’s available. He calls public transportation to find out which bus lines are running and check out schedules. E-mail and text is especially important. He can reach out to friends to see if he can crash with them for a night or two, especially if the weather is rough.” In a study called “Mobile Phone, Computer, and Internet Use Among Older Homeless Adults”, researchers aimed to describe the access to and use of technology among a co-
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despite the very real horrors of the pandemic, there have also been some upsides to the upending of our lives. The all-for-one, one-for-all togetherness of the early days of the pandemic, when people would bash pots and pans every night, feels like it happened a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. But it’s not science fiction to believe we’ll value healthcare workers and others for a long time to come. We hopefully now realize how much we rely on others, whether they’re teaching our kids science or restocking the dairy aisle, because most of us have the same amount of patience for teaching as we would have for churning our own butter. Better to let the experts do it and to value them more for it. Other benefits, like discov-
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hort of homeless adults over the age of 50 years. In terms of usage, they concluded that: -30.7% of homeless senior phone owners made use of their phones to seek employment, housing, or both -64.6% utilized them as a way of communicating with healthcare providers -82.3% of participants in the study cited keeping in touch with family members as their main reason for investing in cell phones Most importantly, holders of cell phones were proven to be more likely to acquire housing when compared to participants who lacked this basic need. The pandemic has placed a greater sense of urgency on providing vulnerable people with access to phones and technology. In a time when people are experiencing a greater sense of isolation, it is critical that all community members have the means and the technology to stay connected. Early in the pandemic, Haven Toronto, a drop-in centre in downtown Toronto, launched a program to provide clients – elder men impacted by poverty homelessness and isolation – with cell phones as a way to stay informed and connected. The program continues today. The holidays and the new year are an important time for people to stay connected. It’s a time when isolation and loneliness are greatest, leading to an increased risk of depression and death by suicide. Haven Toronto is the only drop-in centre in Canada dedicated to serving elder men age 50-plus.
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During COVID-19, many community events have been cancelled or postponed. Please visit the groups’ websites or connect with organizers to receive the latest information. As events start up again, either virtually or in-person, don’t forget to send your info to calendar@beachmetro.com. TORONTO EAST END HOLIDAY MARKET (Virtual), Dec. 18-20. Support our local businesses and get your lastminute Christmas shopping done from the comfort of your home. The market will feature over 70 well curated vendors and loads of fun contests. The event is supported by the Richards Group and all net proceeds will be donated to Community Centre 55. Please visit www.eastendmarket.ca to let us know you’re coming to our online event! For more information please call Steve Thompson at (647) 321-5153 CHRISTMAS MIRACLES: The Magic of Hope, online Dec. 18 to Jan. 1. Birchcliff Bluffs United Church’s annual fundraiser for the Bluffs Food Bank. Seasonal music and stories read by retired CTV News Anchor Lloyd Robertson, Avis Favaro, Don Gray, Doly Begum MPP & Ann Ward (Herongate Barn Theatre). Tickets and information: www.bbuc.ca BIG HOLIDAY SMALLS SHOW. Leslie Grove Gallery is showcasing over 200 small original artworks for your one stop holiday shopping experience. Now showing exclusively online at www.lesliegrovegallerystore.ca/works until January 10, 2021. Zoom link at: www.lesliegrovegallery.ca JAZZ & REFLECTION – Heart of the Holiday, Recorded Video Link live thru to Dec. 31 on Eventbrite. Featuring the wonderful jazz vocals of Alana Bridgewater accompanied by renowned jazz guitarist Nathan Hiltz. Join them online as they celebrate the Christmas season with a video performance of holiday classics including Sleigh Ride and Mary’s Boy Child. The Video Link is available through Eventbrite or by going to www.beachunitedchurch.com and clicking on the promo poster for this event on our home page – it will take you directly to the Eventbrite page. Donations gratefully accepted. GRANTFULL FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP Food Bank and Soup Kitchen ‘White Gifts Christmas Hamper Project’ gives hope and support to vulnerable people. Donations accepted at 2029 Gerrard St. E. (monetary gift or cheque), or e-transfer to givingatgrant@gmail.com. Families and businesses are invited to sponsor a family by making a $50 donation. Please indicate ‘Christmas Hamper’ on envelopes, cheques, and e-transfer. If your family needs help, please leave message at 416-690-5169. SHARE A CHRISTMAS. This year, in lieu of food deliveries, Community Centre 55 will be distributing FreshCo gift cards to area families. Donations are also accepted for ‘Adopt A Family’ and ‘Adopt a Senior Program’, as well as the ‘Teen Angel Program’. For more information, call 416-691-1113. BEACHES MENTAL WELLNESS GROUP. Inperson meetings at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 6:15 p.m. (see website for COVID details). Join us most days for a free video support group run through ZOOM. Sign up and get details at https://www.meetup. com. Ask to join us: Mental Wellness Peer-to-Peer Support-Groups. Info: www.mentalwellness.help DANFORTH MENTAL WELLNESS GROUP Join us most days for a free video support group run through ZOOM. Sign up and get details at https:// www.meetup.com/Mental-Wellness-Peer-to-PeerSupport-Groups/. Info: www.mentalwellness.help AL- ANON at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., Wednesdays 7:15 p.m. Alateen members are welcome to attend. Info: 416-691-1113 AL-ANON BEACH R&R GROUP meets Tuesdays at St. Aidan’s Church, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave., 7:30 p.m. (newcomers’ meeting 7 p.m.). Use side door in middle of the building. No fees or dues. WEDNESDAYS: GRANTFULL FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP Food Bank and Soup Kitchen, 2029 Gerrard Street East, is open from 2-6 p.m. Registration is required. Please wear a face mask and respect social distancing. Home delivery is available for seniors. Please call to make arrangements for delivery. Info: 416-690-5169 BEACH PHOTO CLUB. Are you interested in photography? We invite all shutterbugs to check out our local photo club. We offer a range of activities including guest speakers, mentorship, opportunities to share your work, photo excursions, competitions, practical seminars and more! We meet the 1st and 3rd Thurs-
York Councillor Brad Bradford day of each month from September to June, 7-9:30 p.m. Normally we meet at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave (unless specified in program), but due to Covid, we are meeting on Zoom for the time being. Info: beachphotoclub.com or email beachphotoclub@gmail.com BEACH INTERFAITH OUTREACH LUNCH PROGRAM for adults. Bag lunches at the door will be available from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. •Mondays (except holidays) at Corpus Christie Church (16 Lockwood Rd.) •Tuesdays at St. Nicholas Anglican Church (1512 Kingston Rd.), cohosted by St. Aidan’s Anglican Church •Wednesdays at Beach Hebrew Institute (109 Kenilworth Ave.) •Thursdays at Beach United Church (140 Wineva Ave.) •Fridays at Beach United Church (140 Wineva), hosted by Kingston Road United Church. All five sites Monday to Friday will open throughout the holiday period. Info: 416-691-6869 CHURCHES ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 794 Kingston Rd., 2 blks east of Main St. Spreading joy, peace and blessings to all this holy season, “For unto us a child is born. . .” Confessions by appt. during Covid. Contact church office: website incl. videoed homilies https://www.stjohnsrc.ca/, 416-698-1105 ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, 2423 Queen St. E. (at Silver Birch). Our ministries and programs are continuing, with study groups online, service videos on YouTube, opportunities to meet virtually in small groups, and an eco-spirituality theme for action and learning all year. Find out more on our website: staidansinthebeach.com BEACH UNITED CHURCH invites you to join minister Karen Dale and music director Steven Webb every Sunday morning at 10:30 am online. Sing Noel! Sing your way through Advent, Christmas and Epiphany: Dec 20 Recorded worship; Dec 21 Longest Night Video Recorded Service “Sitting in the shadows of uncertainty, let us light a candle, to illumine the night.”; Dec 24 Christmas Eve Livestream from Beach United at 7.30 pm; Dec 27 Recorded worship; Jan 3 Epiphany Zoom Sunday Session. To join Zoom sessions contact: Karen@beachuc. com. You do not need a Facebook account to join Livestream worship. Click on the link below and if a pop-up appears asking you to sign-up, check “not at this time” and you will get through. Here is the link: www.facebook. com/beachunitedchurch/live. Info: www.beachunitedchurch.com or find us on Facebook & Instagram. KINGSTON ROAD UNITED CHURCH, 975 Kingston Road. Our weekly worship service is posted on YouTube each Saturday afternoon. Check our website for the weekly link. We have virtual Sunday School each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Please email the church for the link. Info: www.kruc.ca, kruc.info@gmail.com BEACHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 65 Glen Manor Dr. (S of Queen) in the heart of the Beach. Sunday services are continuing remotely at 10am. To join us on Zoom or by phone please visit the church website for more info: www.beacheschurch.org, 416-699-5871. Minister: The Reverend Katherine McCloskey FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Rd. Join us for Advent and Christmas virtually on ZOOM as we celebrate the Hope, Love, Joy and Peace of the Christ Child coming into our lives. Contact the Church at 416-699-3084 for the ZOOM link: Sundays at 10:30 a.m. on December 6, 13 and 20, Christmas Eve worship at 7 p.m. and Christmas morning at 9:30 a.m. Minister: Rev. Angela J. Cluney. Info: www. fallingbrookpresbyterian.com, fboffice@rogers.com CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 72 Main St. (at Benlamond). Sunday service and mid-week study groups by phone. Call 416-691-4721 for more details. For updates about what is open visit www.calvary-bapist-church.ca WAVERLEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, 129 Waverley Rd. It’s so important for us to stay connected with one another, whether it’s online, by phone, messaging, or writing cards and letters. We invite you to join us online for our Sunday Morning Worship Service at www.twitch. tv/waverleyroadbaptist beginning at 11 a.m. Make sure to mark December 24th on your calendar for our online Christmas Eve Service starting at 4:30 p.m! Please note that there will be no Sunday Morning Worship Services on December 27th and January 3rd, but will resume January 10th. Have a very Merry Christmas, and a wonderful and restful end to this year. We look forward to seeing you in the New Year! For more info, or to contact us: (416) 694-3054, info@waverleyroadbaptist.ca, or www.waverleyroad.ca. Find us on Facebook and Instagram, too!
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Boasting chess nuts will enjoy The Queen’s Gambit Bernie Fletcher ‘Tis the season to stay home, play board games and binge your favourite shows. Would you believe the most-watched drama series on Netflix is about...chess? The Queen’s Gambit tells the story of a child prodigy who learns how to play chess in an orphanage and grows up to be a champion while battling her own demons of addiction and obsession. The seven-part miniseries explores the true cost of genius. Even if you don’t know a rook from a bishop, you will appreciate this comingof-age tale of a young woman who triumphs over adversity to succeed in the male-dominated world of competitive chess. Anya Taylor-Joy is truly a joy as Beth Harmon, a fictional character from the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis. Beth is not very good with people and would rather play with chess pieces than dolls. The chess board imposes order on her chaotic real life experiences: “It’s an entire world of just 64 squares. I
feel safe in it.” Chess takes Beth to places around the globe, but filming was here in Toronto, Hamilton and Cambridge as well as in Berlin, Germany. Events are set in motion by a tragic car crash filmed at a bridge on Meadowvale Road in Scarborough near the Toronto Zoo. Scenes were also shot at Western Tech, a Winners store on Front Street and on St. Joseph Street. The Queen’s Gambit brings chess to life while transporting us back to the 1950s and 1960s. Striking visuals, elaborate period sets and lavish costumes re-create the atmosphere of the Cold War era. Remember black-and-white saddle shoes, poodle skirts, 1957 Chevys, hideous wallpaper, cigarettes, cocktails and bored housewives? Watch for The Queen’s Gambit to compete for awards with another show about kings and queens, The Crown. If you would prefer a more kid-friendly movie about chess prodigies, watch Disney’s The Queen of Katwe (2016) or Toronto-lensed Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993). Why aren’t more girls
drawn to this ancient game where the most powerful piece is the queen? Girls just need encouragement. As Beth says, “Chess isn’t always competitive... chess can also be beautiful.” If you are still thinking about Christmas presents, give kids the gift of critical thinking. A chess set can lead to a lifetime of fun and problemsolving skills. It’s your move! Shop local! Chess lessons and a Winter Break Camp are available online from The Chess Institute of Canada, and Ingrid’s Rookie Reindeers begins online Dec. 21. Many schools have chess clubs. When life is back to normal, bring your kids down to Chessfest at Harbourfront for a free lesson. You might watch me get check-mated by a nine yearold with a ponytail! Chess is the perfect pastime for a pandemic Christmas. Since we’ve no place to go, when the weather outside is frightful, a game by the fire is so delightful...chess nuts boasting by an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose. Have a safe and happy holiday!
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We at St. Aidan’s Wish You The Blessing of Christmas Bright with the Light of God’s Love
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Wishing You a Safe and Joyful Holiday Season!
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Looking back to the Neville Park Loop By David Van Dyke
When I look at any photograph taken of the Neville Park Loop, I hear sharp, grinding squeals in my head. There are 40 years between these two images.
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The first photograph was taken by then photography student Chris Nicholls. If you think Chris was a good shooter in 1980, just check out his work today at chrisnicholls.live. Thanks again Chris! If you have any old photos of yourself, your house, or the beach in general, why not consider sharing them with our readership? Please contact me at g d va n d y ke 6 1 @ g m a i l . com with your photos.
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith M.P. Beaches-East York Nathaniel.Erskine-Smith @ Parl.gc.ca PHOTO: DAVID VAN DYKE
Special Heartfelt Thank You to Councillor Brad Bradford & M.P. Nathaniel Erskine-Smith for their tremendous good work and support during this pandemic. Merry Christmas and Season’s Greetings from the
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THERE IS no doubt about it. With COVID-19 lurking in the background, our Christmas feasting and gathering of the past has to change for this year. It won’t be the usual crowd of friends and family around the dining table. That could be a recipe for disaster. Instead, we may have to move our celebrations outside to the patio if allowed. However, we must all follow the most current public health guidelines regarding the number of people allowed to gather and where they are from. Those rules are changing even as this column is published and COVID-19 case numbers continue to be reported. So be careful and follow the rules. Barbecued turkey, cooked outside, might be an answer to the Christmas menu for this year. As good luck would have it, this recipe for barbecued turkey (equally good with whole roasting chickens, or Cornish hens, whichever you prefer) has been a family staple for every Thanksgiving and Christmas.
I hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Barbecued, Herb Roasted Turkey Once you have prepared your turkey using this nofuss method, you are a convert. It cooks in double-quick time, leaves your oven free for vegetable casseroles and you can throw out the foil pan. Clean – up is a breeze. Best of all, the turkey is tender, juicy and delicious! 1 fresh turkey (12-16 lbs (5.5 kg to 7 kg) 1 onion 1 celery stalk 2 tbsp [ (25 mL) olive oil 1 lemon, washed and rind grated over turkey, juice squeezed over 2 tsp (10 mL) each, dried thyme and rosemary Salt and fresh black pepper to shake over the turkey 2 bay leaves Pre-heat barbecue to medium-high. Spread liquid dishwasher detergent on outside of roasting pan (this facilitates clean-up) or use disable foil roasting pan and throw out! Remove neck and giblets from turkey (if there are any). Rinse bird under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels.
Arrange turkey breast side up on rack in roasting pan, tuck wings under back; you don’t need to truss (stuffing is separate). Place onion and celery in cavity. Drizzle olive oil over bird. Squeeze lemon juice evenly over bird and sprinkle with lemon rind. Sprinkle thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper evenly over bird. Pour 2 – 3 cups (500 mL- 750 mL) water or chicken stock into pan with 2 bay leaves. Cover completely with heavy duty aluminum foil and fold foil over edge of roasting pan crimping edges together tightly. Place on barbecue grill; close lid. Cook for 2 – 2 ½ hours replenishing liquid as needed (check once or twice) Cook until meat thermometer registers 170 F (77 C). Remove from barbecue and let stand, covered 15 minutes before carving. Make Ahead Turkey and Gravy If you wish, turkey or chicken may be cooked a day ahead of serving. Slice meat and arrange in overlapping layers on oven proof serving plate. Sprinkle with about 1-2 cups (240 mL) pan juices to keep moist. Cover with foil and refrigerate. Re-heat turkey in a 350F (180 C) oven. While re-heating, make gravy
Turkey Stock for Gravy or Soup 1 turkey or chicken carcass Cold water to cover 1 each, onion chopped and carrot peeled and chopped 1 celery stalk, chopped 4 sprigs fresh parsley 2 bay leaves 1 tsp (5 mL) thyme In Dutch oven or stock pot, add carcass, cold water to cover (cold water used to draw flavour from carcass), onion, carrot, celery, parsley, bay leaves and thyme. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer 1 to 1 ½ hours. Strain through sieve; cover and refrigerate. Once stock is chilled; remove fat and discard. Makes about 8 cups stock. Use to make gravy or as a base for soup. Gravy 1/4 cup (50 mL) butter 1/4 cup (50 mL) flour 3-4 cups (1 L) reserved turkey or chicken stock 1 tsp (5 mL) salt 1/4 tsp (1 ml) fresh black pepper In saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour and cook a few minutes until pale brown and drawing away from pan. Gradually stir in reserved turkey stock and cook whisking until desired thickness and smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
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Black Lives Here
Eloise Morrison of Teach Me to Fly Daycare on facing racism Mimi Liliefeldt mimi@missfit.ca
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ommunity is made up of people, you can’t be a community on your own. We all need each other. Even in our ‘independence’ it’s not possible to do everything alone. This is especially true when it comes to raising children. Thankfully there are people like Eloise Morrison. Eloise is a genuine person who radiates warmth. She’s exactly the kind of person you would confidently leave your children with, and many do. Eloise owns Teach Me to Fly Daycare on Clonmore Drive in the Upper Beach. Eloise has travelled the world, but her roots have always been here in this neighbourhood. She lived on Bingham Avenue and attended St. John Catholic School. Life has taken her many places but her formative years took place here and when she grew up and her own family needed a place to settle, she returned. Her mother is from Cape Town, South Africa and left during apartheid. Her dad was from Guyana and was only really initiated into the world of racism when he came to Canada. All through elementary school, Eloise was the only Black girl in her class. Though she had friends she says, “I have been singled out. I felt different all the time because I didn’t have the same hair or skin. There were days that you just didn’t fit in or feel the same.” After Grade 8, Eloise attended Loretto Abbey. Her experience there was much different, and she was
amazed by the diversity. “There were so many Black girls” she said, “but the irony was I wasn’t ‘Black enough’ to fit in. That confused me so much. I’d just come from a school where I wasn’t white enough, and now I’m not accepted by the people I thought I would be.” She ended up making many friends from all different backgrounds. “I grew up in a diverse family, so I never felt like I needed to be one particular thing.” After graduating from York University with her degree in sociology, Eloise worked at an office for long term care. Through her brother’s encouragement she applied for and was accepted to the University of Buffalo to do her post grad in social work. “I was in a humanities class one evening, when the professor said to the room, ‘I am more privileged than you’. The teacher was white and was addressing a class of white and Black students, but it was obvious she was speaking to the Black students. The way she said those words felt like she was talking down to us. I asked her many questions and in each of her responses I could see she didn’t really understand my experience. There was no context for her statement.” By the end of class, Eloise had provoked enough that the professor apologized. Today we speak of “white privilege” in an informed and deliberate manner. The way her class was delivered that message left the white people feeling empowered and the Black people feeling denigrated. Fortunately, Eloise was able to find her voice and confront what was uncomfortable about that proclamation. Communication is where many relationships break down. Intellectually we
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Eloise Morrison owns Teach Me to Fly Daycare. know this to be true, but when faced with pride, fear, or insecurity it becomes much harder for people to be open to real dialogue. When Eloise and her husband Darien moved their family to Canada from Buffalo, she was inspired to open her own daycare. The daycare started in their home, but as the business grew, the children needed more space and programming. In 2007, they opened Peek A Bears Daycare at Woodbine and Gerrard. “I didn’t plan on opening daycare centres, but I wanted to be with my sons,” said Eloise. Unfortunately, life wasn’t so straightforward. The Ministry of Education assigns a programming advisor to daycares and the person responsible for Peek A Bears relentlessly made life difficult, Eloise said. “I gave my heart and soul to my work. I was doing a great job, the parents all loved us, but she still gave us negative reviews.” During this complication, Eloise still managed to open her second daycare, Teach Me to Fly on Clonmore in 2010. The same advisor was
assigned to the new location. As the situation escalated, Eloise became physically ill from the stress and eventually had to hire a lawyer. The case went through mediation and court, and it was officially recognized that Eloise was in the right. When the advisor returned to review her again there was a dramatic change in attitude, Eloise said. The nightmare was over, but the reality remained. The white staff and parents of the centre told her they were certain the unfairness was racially charged. It was validating to hear that she wasn’t alone in her suspicions, but as is often the case, there was no way to prove the racism. Early on, one of their boys was singled out at school by a teacher. “The teacher said he had to repeat junior kindergarten. Nobody repeats JK,” she told me. Eloise had never witnessed any evidence of the teacher’s claims, but she took the opportunity to sit in their classes and observe for herself. “I saw other white children being dragged to school kicking and screamContinued on Page 18
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“People were listening and they did care” Continued from Page 17 ing with all kinds of behavioural issues, but they wanted to single out my son? I met with the principal, but it accomplished nothing. I pulled him from that school and registered him at St. John’s.” After a while, a similar situation occurred. “It was so frustrating. I pulled all three boys, and we sent them to a Montessori school in Markham.” Academically the boys thrived at the private school and after four years they returned to St. John’s so their
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son could graduate with his Grade 8 class. “They did just fine. I have no doubt this happened because we are a family of colour”. Again, this was a case where racism was hard to prove. To be clear, racism is prejudice against someone based on their race. People are quick to be offended by the term, but it would be unrealistic to assume or claim that none of us possess any prejudice. Sometimes racism isn’t so covert. Sometimes it’s right there under our nose. “When I opened Peek A Bears, I second guessed myself, I hired white people to reflect the demographic. I also had a few people of colour that were supply staff. Little did I know, the people of colour were being treated horribly by the white staff. It went on for a very long time, and when I finally found out I was heartbroken; I myself am a person of colour but the victims didn’t feel comfortable enough to tell me. One woman later confessed she used to drive down to the beach at lunch to get away and go home at night crying,” said Eloise. “I immediately fired the ringleader and held a meeting with the remaining staff. I pointed out that they were teaching the children to disrespect people of colour. They admitted their part in the harassment and apolo-
gized. Things did change but I was horrified that it happened.” People at all levels of power have a responsibility. Eloise saw what needed to be done and took charge. Our society depends on these people to look out for them, and ultimately try to level the playing field for everyone. When an individual in this position fails to do so, they contribute to the failure of the whole. “My son had been told by a teammate, ‘You’re just here because you’re Black. All Black people are good at sports’. I approached the principal and asked if there could be a platform for bullying and education. A place to have communication and dialogue. The principal said, ‘We’re already doing that’, and brushed me off. I had no idea what he was referring to, but he clearly wasn’t interested in continuing the conversation.” Thankfully, others in our community are ready to begin the discussion. Earlier this summer a group of devoted Beachers participated in a Black Lives Matter march. At the end of the march, the organizer asked if anyone wanted to say something. Eloise looked around and thought, “these people came out to support us, I should say something. I don’t remember what I said,
but I felt a weight come off my shoulders. Afterward people came up to thank me and ask more about my story. I didn’t think anyone would care, but people were listening and they did care.” Since that first march, Eloise has continued to find her voice and is inspired to keep sharing her story. “My mother is close with Bishop Desmond Tutu and through him I learned about Ubuntu: I am because we are. This means, I can’t just seclude anybody from my life story. I am not who I am, without everyone.” When you walk into Teach Me to Fly now, you see the diversity of the staff and the happiness of all who enter. “We celebrate everything and every culture. Desmond Tutu also taught me that if you live your life with love and peace, there’s nothing you can’t get through. Truth and reconciliation are so important, that process can bring so much understanding and forgiveness. We can’t take on other people’s anger, but maybe we can teach them something. We’ve got to be the change and move forward together as a community.” I am because we are. Mimi Liliefeldt is a Beach resident and business owner. She can be reached at mimi@missfit.ca
Santa Claus is coming to Variety Village SANTA CLAUS is coming to southwest Scarborough’s Variety Village on the evening of Friday, Dec. 18. Along with Santa’s visit, Variety Village (at 3701 Danforth Ave.) will celebrate the lighting of their Christmas tree at the event which takes
place from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Everyone in the community is invited to attend, but participants will have to stay in their cars at all times as they do a drive-by visit with Santa. Each vehicle will be given one to two minutes with
Santa at his workshop. Santa will have a microphone so he can talk to the people in the cars. Participants can make donations to Variety Village at the event, but they are not required. For more info, please go to www.varietyontario.ca/drive-by-santa/
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The Project The Ontario Line will bring nearly 16 kilometres of new subway service to Toronto to make it faster and easier for people to get where they need to be each day. The line will stretch across the city, from the Ontario Science Centre in the northeast to Exhibition/Ontario Place in the southwest. The Ontario Line is proposed to include 15 potential stations, including six interchange stations, and connections to three GO train lines, two existing subway lines, the new Eglinton Crosstown LRT, and streetcar lines at 10 of its stations. The project will feature a combination of tunneled, surface and elevated segments, and will be completely separated from traffic to provide fast and reliable commutes. Environmental Assessment Environmental impacts of the Ontario Line project have been assessed in accordance with Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 341/20: Ontario Line project, effective June 30, 2020, under the Environmental Assessment Act. As outlined in Section 4 of O. Reg. 341/20, Metrolinx prepared a Draft Environmental Conditions Report (ECR) that was available for public review from September 17 to October 17, 2020. The Draft ECR characterized existing environmental conditions within the Ontario Line study area. This report also provided a preliminary description of potential impacts the project may have on the environment, potential mitigation and monitoring activities, and a description of future studies that may be carried out as part of the Early Works Report(s) and/or Environmental Impact Assessment Report. Public comments received throughout the comment period for the Draft ECR were recorded and have been incorporated into the Final ECR.
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Evelyn Redhead, who has been delivering on Bracken Avenue betwen Victoria Park Avenue and Scarborough Road since 2003, is the Beach Metro Community News Lucky Volunteer for Dec. 15. “I started in 2003 when I went in to the office to place an announcement for the Malvern 100 year celebration and I asked why we were no longer receiving the Beach Metro News on Bracken Avenue, to which the lady replied - ‘Oh, that’s great you can be our new volunteer!’ So 17 years later and I still deliver my papers along Bracken Avenue - with pride,” said Redhead. For being selected Lucky Volunteer for Dec. 15, Evelyn receives a prize of $50, which she is donating to Community Centre 55’s Share a Christmas campaign.
The Final ECR In accordance with Section 7 of O. Reg. 341/20, Metrolinx has updated the Draft ECR and published the Final ECR. Effective November 30, 2020 the Final ECR will be available on the project webpage (www.metrolinx.com/ontarioline). To obtain a copy of the Final ECR, please contact the project email listed below. All personal information included in a submission – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by Metrolinx for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of O. Reg. 341/20 under the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s. 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact ontarioline@metrolinx.com or 416-874-5900. This Notice was first published on November 30, 2020. Pour plus d’information, veuillez contacter le ontarioline@metrolinx.com.
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Dr. Allan Katchky Dr. Cindy Greenspoon Dr. Ashley Katchky Dr. Jaclyn Glick Dr. Lindsay Katchky Dr. Karina Roth Dr. Sonia Huang and the staff of the Quarry Dental Office extend best wishes for a safe and joyful holiday season and a healthy 2021. A donation has been made to the Daily Bread Food Bank in honour of our valued patients in the community.
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Open Doors: Spiritual Matters
Sing in our hearts until we can sing together Rev. Shelley McVea St. Saviour’s Anglican Church
Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. - Hebrew Scripture “Singing is the most dangerous activity you can do during this pandemic.” We started back to our inservice worship meetings in the middle of September. There were strict protocols. We must wear masks, sit six feet apart, chat outside, not share food, do a deep cleaning between each service. Since March, however, most of us have gotten used to these kind of rules, so we managed. The question I was most frequently asked, however, was “why can’t we sing?” Good question. I wondered that too. We were all masked and sitting apart from each other. What could go wrong? Apparently lots. It didn’t matter how many times I or my colleagues asked the question to our Bishops or medical advisors, the answer was always the same. No. We could have a designated soloist or cantor, but they too would need to remain masked. We would make the announcement each Sunday. We would project the words
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on the screen, saying “let’s pray them rather than sing them. Ponder them in your heart and just enjoy the beautiful organ or piano music”. But it was so hard to do. Once the music started, the tongue wanted to respond. And the question kept being asked. Why can’t we sing? There is something in the human spirit that just wants to sing. It wasn’t until I started acting as the soloist/cantor on a few hymns that I realized the problem. I am able to speak softly as I’m mic’d. So I sang softly too. It didn’t matter. I could see that my snugly fitted mask was being “blown” much farther out. Singing – it really is more dangerous than speaking. But I think that most of us have known this for a long time. In a pandemic it is the actual breath I expel that might carry a virus. Hence, masks and distance. But in other times, it isn’t about the breath, it is the words combined with a melody that can cause all kinds of trouble. When a would-be tyrant comes to power in a country they tend to ban patriotic or folk songs. They get replaced by propaganda music. If people start singing their traditional songs they get inspired and energized. It becomes a powerful tool of resistance and subversiveness. In his book The Spirituals and the Blues, James H. Cone examines the music of Black slaves in the Confederate south. Mostly
against, but a deadly virus. We watched as our professional singers found ways to reach out over the internet. Mass choirs of ordinary people from across the world have come together (virtually) to hearten us all against our common foe. This holiday season, may we take up the dangerous act of singing by listening to these offerings and singing in our hearts until the day comes when we can all sing out loud (together) again. Rev. Shelley McVea is priest at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church located at Kimberley and Swanwick avenues. Services at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays via Zoom (for now) www..wstsaviours.ca www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ Proclamation! Podcast available for free through iTunes.
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these songs spoke of a new life awaiting them in heaven where they would be free and have full agency. But as Cone looks more closely at the texts, he comes to the conclusion that, although many songs spoke of “crossing the Jordan” to Paradise, more often than not they were also alluding to “crossing the Ohio” to a new life of freedom in the here and now. Dangerous stuff. Jewish and Christian Scriptures (and other religions also) are filled with singing. It’s not a mystery why one of the most popular books in the Bible is its songbook – 150 Psalms. Miriam, Moses’ sister immediately takes up a tambourine and breaks into song when their people are finally free from slavery. Mary, told by an angel that she will bear the Christ child, also bursts into praise. Not about herself only, but about the day when tyrants will be tumbled, and the lowly poor be lifted up. Paul and Silas, daring to choose a god other than the ruling Roman emperor, are beaten and thrown into prison – where they begin to sing in the night. What happens next is amazing... But this isn’t just about the ancient past. This year we’ve also witnessed the powerfulness of song. When the pandemic hit Italy early on in the spring, we were all heartened to see citizens (in tune and out) singing out loudly on their balconies. It wasn’t a human foe they were singing
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year-old patient. My assistant asked him if he might want to be a dentist when he grows up. His answer was “No, something better”. We often ask our young patients if they know how many teeth they have in their mouth. A three year old answered “Eleventeen”. But that was not as funny as the one who responded with “You’re the dentist, you count them”. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our attire in the office has changed considerably, with the addition of isolation gowns, higher level masks, face shields and head coverings. This has certainly not gone unnoticed by our young patients, who have commented at various times that we look like Minions, or
Robots, or Aliens or Bugs. Fortunately, the reaction can be summarized as curious rather than frightened, and I am happy to report that not one of them has leapt from the chair and run out of the office. This will come as no surprise to the parents who are reading this, but kids are notorious for throwing their parents under the bus. This happens frequently when we ask young patients about their brushing and flossing habits, and especially flossing. A common reply when we ask kids if they floss is “we ran out”, or the ever popular “Yes, every time I come to the dentist”. It always gives us a chuckle when the answer to the flossing question is “I do, but my daddy doesn’t”.
They weren’t asked about their Daddy, they just feel the need to volunteer this information. When I come across my young patients outside of the office, walking Kingston Road or at the bank, they are often surprised to see me in another setting, asking their parents “Doesn’t he live at the dentist office?” Funny, my family has occasionally made the same observation. Yes, it has been a very unusual and challenging year which is now drawing to a close. My sincere wish for all of us is that we find comfort and joy in the simple pleasures of laughter, and remain hopeful and optimistic for a better and brighter year ahead.
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WE AT Beach Metro News have bought our Christmas tree from the Toronto Beaches Lions Club this year, and we’re looking for community members to help us continue decorating it. It’s on display right now in our front window. We’ve already had a bit of help decorating from the Grinch, who seems to have taken up residence inside the tree for the holidays. Residents are welcome to bring in your homemade or other ornaments and we’ll be happy to display them. We’re hoping you will also make a donation to Community Centre 55’s Share a Christmas campaign when you drop by. We’re located at 2196 Gerrard St. E. and you are welcome to drop in until 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18.
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Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light Next year all our troubles will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the yuletide gay Next year all our troubles will be miles away Once again as in olden days Happy golden days of yore Faithful friends who are dear to us Will be near to us once more Someday soon we all will be together If the fates allow Until then we'll have to muddle through somehow So have yourself a merry little Christmas, now
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This classic Georgian style townhouse has the added feature of being an end unit allowing for a wider lot and an interior immersed with sunlight. The dramatic interior is an open concept plan with 10 foot ceilings, gas fireplace, hardwood floors throughout and technology that allows for today's required home office, home security and home entertainment. 3 large bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, stunning gardens, built-in garage and parking for 2. A true turnkey property.
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