Volume 44 No. 17
November 17, 2015
From Malvern to Iqaluit seal meat, Koumantaros learned it’s not available to everyone. SHORTLY AFTER her plane landed Subsidies are available for in Iqaluit, Georgia Koumantaros some imported foods, but advosettled onto a sealskin chair and cates say they aren’t enough. Another challenge in Nunavut watched Nunavut’s 19-person is access to higher education. legislature at work. In Iqaluit, Koumantaros visited “It wasn’t this big show,” said Koumantaros, a Grade 12 Mal- an elementary school where lesvern student and former Queen’s sons are rooted in Inuit culture, Park page. “They were actually and taught in Inuit languages. working together towards a comA former teacher said that two mon goal.” years ago, local elders were outCompared with the theatrics of side the school showing all the question period in Ontario, where kids how to build an igloo when too many MPPs “attack, attack, a rare thing happened – a polar attack,” Koumantaros said the bear walked right into town. Everyone crowded into a gazeterritory’s consensus-style government was refreshing to see. bo for safety, and the bear had to Like the Northwest Territories, be killed. Its fur is now on display Nunavut has no political parties in the school library. – its premier and cabinet are choBut going to high school in sen by the whole legislature. Nunavut is another story. And while consensus decisions Based on the Alberta curaren’t mandatory, they are com- riculum, it has little cultural relmon, as is the polite tone of de- evance to Inuit youth. bate held at the legislature’s cirOne student told Koumantaros cular table. that he actually learned more For five days in Iqaluit, in- about Inuit culture in Ottawa cluding a Halloween with lots of than at home. snowsuits, Koumantaros joined As a bridge to college or unithe Arctic Youth Ambassador versity, Inuit high school graduCaucus – a conference run by the ates can take an eight-month charity Global Vision that brings college program in Ottawa called together youth from across Nun- Nunavut Sivuniksavut, which inavut and all over Canada. cludes classes on contemporary Listening to experts on Inuit Arctic issues, land claims, and culture, education, and food se- Inuit history. curity, Koumantaros learned that Since returning from Iqaluit the territory of 36,000 people has on Nov. 2, Koumantaros has been unique social challenges, but a looking for venues at her school social advantage, too. and elsewhere where she can “The culture is so communal, share what she learned. and has such a building-eachShe is also busy emailing federal MPs and anyone else who other up,” she said. One big challenge in Nunavut may be able to help with another is obvious to anyone who walks task – shipping 15 boxes of chilinto a store and sees $9 tooth- dren’s books to Iqaluit. paste and $10 jugs of milk. Before she left, Koumantaros Any food shipped to Nunavut led a drive to collect the books, is super expensive, and while but she ran into problems with most Inuit families also hunt or transport. fish for “country food,” such as Mailing the books could cost some $2,000, and so far, attempts to find a sponsoring rail or airline company have not come through. Still, Koumantaros is optimistic that she and others at Malvern will find a solution, pointing out that as far away as Nunavut may PHOTO: SUBMITTED be, all Canadians should be Malvern student Georgia Koumantaros at the Beach Gas Bar. It might be considered Upper, Up- able to reach out per Beach, serving Iqaluit, Nunavut. to each other. By Andrew Hudson
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Standing at attention to remember Junior members of the Navy League Cadet Corps Ark Royal join the Remembrance Day ceremony by the Kew Gardens cenotaph on Nov. 11. For more photos from Remembrance Day activities, see pages 14 and 15.
TDSB studies East End enrolment By Andrew Hudson
A SPECIAL committee reviewing the future of 10 East End high schools is calling for community input. Prompted by falling enrolment at Eastern Commerce Collegiate, which had just 67 students last fall despite a capacity for 903, the Toronto District School Board is studying the possible closure of Eastern and the best way to use another nine high schools nearby. Some of the schools, such as Danforth and Eastdale Collegiate, are under 50 per cent enrolled and projected to remain that way until 2024. Others, such as Riverdale Collegiate and the smaller East York and SOLE alternative schools, are over-enrolled now and projected to remain full or over capacity for the same time period. The other four schools under review include Monarch Park Collegiate, East York Collegiate, Greenwood Secondary, and the Subway Academy 1, all of which have recent and projected enrolments above 65 per cent. Across the city, the TDSB has been under pressure
from the Ontario government to close some of its schools that are under 65 per cent full. Before staff recommend a plan for the 10 schools in the East End, they will consider input from a special committee that includes two students and two parents from each school along with their principals, superintendents and local TDSB trustees Jennifer Story and Sheila Cary-Meagher. Called a Pupil Accommodation Review Committee or PARC, it is scheduled to hold a series of four public meetings on Nov. 23, Nov. 26, Dec. 7, and March 9. During the Dec. 7 meeting, community members are invited to make five-minute presentations. Requests to speak must be emailed to Audrey Amo at accommodationreviews@tdsb.on.ca by Monday, Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. All the meetings will run from 7 to 9 p.m. at Danforth Collegiate, and childcare or an interpreter is available by calling 416-394-7275 a week in advance. Updates on the local school review will be available at tdsb.on.ca/accommodationreviews under 2015 – Toronto-Danforth review.
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Crews will also upgrade the basins themselves, along with the green access hatches and valve pedestals that lead to them — heritage structures that will be modernized while maintaining a historic look. On the surface, workers will do landscaping to improve water drainage, rebuild the eastern stairs to Queen Street East, and rebuild the north-side access road that runs parallel to Queen. The project involves digging up and moving earth off the north-side grounds and piling it by the south-side pumping An aerial photo of the R.C. Harris Water Treatment station. One reason the area is Plant highlights parts of the plant grounds that will remain closed to the public while crews upboarded by a 1.8-metre plywood grade the plant’s underground settling basins and fence is to contain the dust from do surface work that includes landscaping, and rethat earth-moving work. building the east-side stairs to Queen Street and north-side access road. A notice posted for local residents says construction will run on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with noisier tasks starting after 8 a.m. and apartment buildings to survey the preContractor vehicles, dump trucks and earth- construction condition of those properties, moving equipment are expected to be parked which includes taking photos. on plant property. The south-side stairs and a grassy hill Contractors from Bennett Mechanical In- south of the R.C. Harris filtration building stallations are visiting neighbouring houses will stay open for the duration of the project.
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Birch Cliff residence moving TORONTO’S ONLY cityrun residence for older homeless men may soon move from Birch Cliff to a larger building near Kingston and Markham Roads. Since 1999, the Birchmount Residence has housed up to 60 men, all 55 and older, who rent rooms in a former nursing home at Kingston and Birchmount Road. Referred from Seaton House and other homeless shelters, residents have access to 24-hour staff as well as nursing, counselling and mental health services. Scarborough Southwest Councillor Gary Crawford said the new location at 3306 Kingston Rd., currently a Comfort Inn, can provide 120 rooms, each with more privacy and better facilities, such as ensuite bathrooms. Moving to a larger facility may also allow for a women’s program. “We’re doing what we can to help these residents achieve a higher quality of life,” said Crawford in a Nov. 5 release. “Understandably, the Birch Cliff community will be sad to see the change as the men have been good neighbours – volunteering, shopping, and taking part in seasonal celebrations.” Plans to purchase the Comfort Inn will be presented to city council on Dec. 1. A public meeting about the plan is scheduled for this evening, Nov. 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Scarborough Village Recreation Centre.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
A FEW weeks ago, Kerry Munro earned a gold medal from a prince. To win that medal – the highest Duke of Edinburgh’s Award – Munro woke by rooster in Costa Rica, raced a Laser sailboat on Lake Ontario, and made snacks for people learning to paint in Regent Park. Munro had five tasks on her quest for gold, and for an Upper Beach girl who grew up swimming and sailing with the sea cadets, none was as daunting as her ‘Adventurous Journey’ – a 70 km hike through Algonquin Park. “Oh man, Algonquin was bug city,” she said, smiling. Other hikers on the trip wore head nets, she said, but that didn’t stop the late May mosquitoes. “I like camping, but I had a fear of walking 70-plus kilometres,” she said. “There’s bugs, there’s the weather, there’s the fear that in the middle of the night you’re going to be cold.” But Munro pushed herself, and her trip diary details the happy results – all the birds she saw, the bits of Mandarin she learned from fellow hikers, the lakeside sunrise she enjoyed all by herself. Open to youth ages 14 to 25, the gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award goes to those who excel in community service, learn a new skill, finish a live-in volunteer project, take up physical recreation and complete a four-day journey. Munro actually finished her five tasks in 2011, when she was 25, but only received her award on Oct. 27, in a ceremony led by Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. Today, she remains involved with the Duke of Edinburgh’s
award by reading quest logs written by the next batch of youth seeking a medal. Munro also continues to volunteer at ArtHeart, a drop-in visual arts program in Regent Park, years after she earned her award. “I actually enjoy volunteering,” she said. “It’s not only something to put on a résumé, but something that I can tell people, ‘I did this.’” For her live-in volunteer project, Munro travelled a lot farther than Dundas and Parliament – she and fellow members of Forward Baptist Church flew to Chira, an island where some 3,000 people live mainly by fishing and farming off the Costa Rican coast. Met by hot tropical air on the tarmac in San José, the group went to Chira to help build a basketball court. They did the work by hand, sifting sand to make their own cement and then laying it out by shovel. Munro stayed with a young family who kept chickens and, thanks to their five year-old daughter and a rooster named Loco, she never missed a morning of work. “To wake me up, she brought the rooster into my room and put it at the foot of my bed,” she said, and the bird lived up to his name. “He went nuts,” she said, laughing. Earning a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award propelled Munro to new places and new challenges, but it also confirmed a lesson she first learned when her dad encouraged her to join Sea Cadets at 13 – a path she followed right up she was a civilian cadet instructor and a Chief Petty Officer, First Class. “It doesn’t matter if you don’t come first,” she said. “Just have fun.”
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Late medal for Munro By Andrew Hudson
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Try as you might to ignore it, time marches on. These soon-tobe-composted Jack-o-lanterns were spotted on Southwood Drive, a sure sign of seasonal changes to come. PHOTO: ANDREW HUDSON
Fifteen years of honouring volunteers By Andrew Hudson
FIFTEEN YEARS ago, Munni Subhani followed her mother’s advice. A Beacher and long-time teacher of English as a Second Language, Subhani had recently joined the board at Mennonite New Life Centre – a Toronto settlement agency with an office on Queen Street East. That’s when Subhani’s mother, Begum Afzalun Nessa, suggested they organize a thank-you lunch for the centre’s many volunteers. It meant cooking for some 200 people. But the lunch was a hit, and so was Subhani’s mother. “She’s the one who couldn’t speak English, but her smile, her presence, just hugging everyone – it was amazing,” said Subhani.
In 2007, after her mother passed away, the Queen East centre named its community room in her honour, a gesture Subhani called “utterly sweet.” Other supporters have helped keep the volunteer recognition lunch going, including Siva Chinniah, one of Subhani’s former ESL students, who has been chef for the luncheon every year. Before this year’s event on Oct. 24, Chinniah and Subhani were joined in the kitchen by the Allem family, who also immigrated to Canada, and the noted Bangladeshi poet and essayist Asad Chowdury, a relative of Subhani’s, gave a talk at the event itself. “I admire their work, and want to do whatever I can to help them,” Subhani said. Volunteer lunch cont’d. on page 27
Queen Street landlord will appeal fine for harassing tenant By Andrew Hudson
A LANDLORD who owns 10 buildings on Queen Street East has been fined $3,000 for threatening and harassing a tenant. Writing in an order issued Nov. 2 by the Landlord and Tenant Board, adjudicator Roger Rodrigues called the landlord’s actions “beyond the pale, troubling and completely outside the norms of acceptable behaviour.” The board found that David Weiss, owner of Life on Queen/ Westwood Holdings, started sending threatening emails and letters to a tenant at 2401 Queen St. after she objected to Squeeky Queen, a laundromat that Weiss opened illegally last fall on Willow Avenue.
Without a business licence and in violation of a zoning bylaw against retail shops on Willow, Squeeky Queen shut down in February. Before it closed, Weiss posted a notice in all his Life on Queen buildings, home to about 250 people, asking for reports on whether the tenant, Maura Kilcoyne, had “approached or harassed” anyone about Squeeky Queen. Weiss also had a large sign printed and hung above the entrance that read “Maura’s Laundry.” Before Kilcoyne filed a harassment complaint at the Landlord and Tenant Board, Weiss tried to have the same board evict Kilcoyne for harassing him – a claim the board dismissed, noting that she had a legal right to oppose the laundry.
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Weiss then asked the board to order Kilcoyne out of her apartment so he could rebuild it as a management office. But the board refused, finding that at that point, Weiss was simply trying to scare Kilcoyne into moving. In an emailed statement, Weiss said Life on Queen plans to appeal the Nov. 2 order, calling it a “default decision.” “Unfortunately, it was based on the fact that no one from Management was present at that hearing, and as such, no one presented evidence to counter Maura Kilcoyne’s accusations,” he wrote. “We are going to appeal the board decision, present all of our evidence and set the record straight.”
“There was a time between August and January last year when every night I came home wondering what was going to be under my door or in my mail from Weiss.” While she welcomed the Landlord and Tenant Board’s decision as a fair one, Kilcoyne called the process gruelling – she missed five days of work for the various hearings concerning Life on Queen, where she represented herself. Besides the $3,000 in fines, the board ordered Life on Queen to pay Kilcoyne $611 in costs, although that figure only covers part of the work she missed. “It was never about me,” she said. The point, she said, is that no landlord should be allowed to intimidate or harass their tenants.
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In the decision, Rodrigues said the fact Life on Queen submitted no evidence and did not call Weiss as a witness at the Sept. 1 hearing was unexpected, unexplained, and counted against the landlord’s credibility. Kilcoyne said the decision shows the little guy can win sometimes. “I’m pretty relieved,” she said. “This has been going on for a couple years now.” Although she was the only Life on Queen tenant to speak at a city hearing into the laundromat, Kilcoyne and members of the Balmy Beach Residents Association gathered over 101 signatures from nearby residents who opposed it, too. But Kilcoyne felt singled out.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Police Beat A 50-YEAR-OLD man is in police custody after an assault resulted in the eventual death of a 60-year-old man near Gerrard Street East and Woodbine Avenue. On Friday, Oct. 2, the two men got into a fight in an apartment. Police allege that the younger man kicked the now deceased in the back. The victim ended up with broken ribs from the assault. On Friday, Oct. 16, police were called to the same apartment building for a sudden death, where they found the assault victim. A post-mortem exam was done the following day, when it was determined Charles Smithers died as a result of injuries sustained during the earlier assault. On Tuesday, Nov. 10, Richard Chan, 50, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. He made his first court appearance at Old City Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 11. A THIEF stole two solid bronze sculptures from a Beach art gallery. Christi Johnson, owner of the Great Spirit Gallery on Queen Street East, says the nineand 12-inch sculptures are unique works by Toronto sculptor Julie Campagna and valued at more than $1,900 each. Johnson noticed the theft on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 5, and says the heavy sculptures were most likely stolen separately over the previous few days. She suspects a woman who walked in and out of the gallery several times without saying hello. “Unfortunately, they were bronze pieces, and bronze itself is quite valuable,” said Johnson. “If she doesn’t turn around and sell them as sculptures, which I doubt she could do, then it’s possible she’s just selling them to a scrapper.”
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Campagna is a well-known Toronto sculptor, and besides her own West End studio, Great Spirit is the only gallery in the city that sells her work. “She is a sweet, humble woman, and certainly not deserving of this kind of theft,” said Johnson. One of the stolen sculptures is a female figure called ‘Liquid,’ the other an insect-looking piece with an open eye called ‘Bugged.’ Since the theft, which police are now investigating, many local artists have promised Johnson to keep their own eyes peeled for the missing bronzes. “People were hurt by this happening in their community,” she said. “It was a really heartwarming response.” Anyone with information about the theft can phone 55 Division police at 416-808-5500, or make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be sent online at 222tips.com, by texting TOR and a message to CRIMES (274637), or by leaving a tip on the 55 Division Facebook page.
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Keeping Queen Street right on time By Andrew Hudson
ON HALLOWEEN morning, John Scott flew across Toronto like an offbeat Santa Claus. But rather than slide down chimneys, Scott climbed up clock towers. At each one, he left behind a gift that everyone wants, but no one can hold on to. “I give people an hour,” he says. Scott is a horologist and tintinnabulator by trade, or someone who fixes clocks and their bells. This Halloween was a busy day for him and his company, Scotiabell, which looks after public clocks PHOTO: ANDREW HUDSON across southern Ontario. While Daylight Saving Tintinnabulator John Scott works to keep the Beach on time, resetting the clock at the Kew Beach Fire Hall for the end of Daylight Saving Time. For more photos Time officially ended at 2 of the clock tower see beachmetro.com. a.m. on Nov. 1 – an awkward time to “fall back,” chosen so bars can’t pour drinks for The sunlight is diffuse, pouring in from all sides through an extra hour – Scott had so many clocks to switch that he panes of translucent white glass. needed an early start. Each of the clock hands casts a shadow, so it seems like the So at exactly 11 a.m. on Oct. 31, Scott was waiting below the clock tower of the historic Kew Beach Fire Hall, for a reporter four clock faces have flipped as well as stopped. But on Scott’s smartphone, time was still ticking. who was five minutes late. He got to work, pulling the cover off the central movement Equipped with a short broom, a headlamp and a bag of tools, Scott entered the historic building at Queen and Wood- that turns the four rods leading to each clock. bine and went into a small room by the firepole. He checked the level of the lubricating oil inside, which There, at the base of the tower, Scott has installed a small crawls up and over the gear teeth by capillary action, preventing wear. pilot clock to show whatever time is up top. The level was fine, and the gears looked okay – back in It also has a switch to make both clocks fly four times their normal speed, useful when Scott wants to “spring forward” May, someone tripped the clock into high-speed by mistake, which wore out its second set of catches. in March. But the fluid had a funny colour, so Scott snapped a picture. “The neat thing is it’s all done with gearing,” he said, explaining how the high-speed mode relies on a reversing mo“With a public clock, you can’t take it back to the shop and tor and a second set of gear teeth that only engage when spin- study it,” he said, so he often relies on photos when somening backwards. “The motor doesn’t turn any faster.” thing fails. Scott stopped the pilot clock. To anyone standing near After checking the gearboxes behind Kew’s four clock faces, Scott swept the dusty floor and asked, “Have we been up Queen and Woodbine, time froze at 11:15. Walking upstairs and through the firefighter’s third-floor here an hour yet?” He checked his phone, which read 12:10, then peered out at workout room, Scott came to a door with a note about pigeons – a warning to keep the tower door and windows shut. the backwards-looking clocks – still 11:15. Five minutes to go. Built in 1905, a year after the Great Fire of Toronto deAfter packing up and clambering down the tower, Scott stroyed a huge part of downtown, Kew Beach Fire Hall has al- had to briefly put the clock into high-speed mode to get the ways had a tower. But it only got a clock in 1912, after Beach- exact time. ers demanded one. There was a small hold-up on the way down. It wasn’t a Back then, firefighters had to climb up the tower every technical problem, just a stop to look out the windows onto week or so and rewind the clock by winching up a counter- Queen Street and the Beach, as firefighters did even before weight. Scott’s uncle founded his family’s time-keeping company, Today, that counterweight is gone, along with the clock’s back in 1922. pendulum. Both were replaced by an electric motor drive. “Nice neighbourhood,” he said. But firefighters still go in and out of the tower for its original purpose – hanging their 50-foot hoses to dry – so the piA dynamic choral community for East Toronto. geon warning stays put. After climbing the tower stairs to the fourth-floor lookout, Scott pointed out a long wood box that used to hold the Mervin W. Fick, Artistic Director clock’s pendulum. The box is covered in signatures left by generations of Kew firefighters. One glance spans the years 1928, 1945, and 2000. Finally, Scott climbed up a metal ladder that dangles out of a trapdoor. After some careful maneuvers, he stood in a square room with an eight-foot clock face on every wall.
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Who benefits from the sale of Hydro One? Martin Gladstone ll.b
ONTARIO IS in the process of selling off 60 per cent of Hydro One, our public electric utility. Fifteen per cent was sold off this month. Additional shares of 15 per cent will be sold off every year to private investors until 2019. The province will retain a 40 per cent ownership. What does it all mean for our homes and businesses? For starters, hydro rates are expected to increase 42 per cent in the
next five years. Ontario residents now pay the highest prices for electricity in North America. It hurts more when you know that Ontario exports energy at a loss of about $1.2 billion each year – about $300 for each Ontario taxpayer. That energy, sold at a loss to taxpayers, subsidizes out-of-province business competitors. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce recently released its findings on the high price of electricity in Ontario. It found that one in 20 Ontario businesses expect to shut their doors in the next five years. Forty per cent of businesses say the meteoric rise of hydro costs have forced
them to delay or cancel investment. Peak rates, the rates charged during the business day, are rising the most. Businesses cannot shift their time of use and will face the highest increases. Add to this the coming cap and trade carbon tax, a rising minimum wage, the new Ontario government pension plan, rising Ontario workplace premiums, not to mention the high rents many businesses already pay – which we see here in the Beach – and the findings of the Chamber of Commerce raise serious concerns. But it is the meteoric rise of hydro rates that is considered Ontario’s job killer, and that will also
push many residences into “fuel poverty” where people cannot afford to pay their hydro bill. That is why so many oppose the 60 per cent sale of Hydro One to the private sector. Many note that the Liberals did not campaign in 2014 to sell Hydro One. The Liberal election book made a foggy campaign promise to “retool our assets.” But that is not a clear or honest mandate to sell a vital public asset. In October 2013 Premier Wynne wrote an open letter that her government would embrace transparency. She wrote: “We must also unlock public data so that you can
help us solve problems and find new ways of doing things.” However, 185 municipalities have passed motions to keep Hydro One public that have gone unheeded. Unions, citizens’ groups, editorials, and columnists have requested an open, transparent consultation process, but have been ignored. There have been no public hearings, and worse, the legal work was done behind the scenes by lawyers working long hours at Queen’s Park to change acts and schedules to move Hydro One from public to private ownership. Hydro One cont’d. on page 27
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Letters to the Editor
More questions than answers on Kew Gardens redesign IN MARCH 2014, public consultation meetings were held to discuss ideas on how to link the lake, boardwalk, Kew Gardens, and Queen Street East – perhaps some entrance or gateway to the park off the boardwalk, or from Queen Street East. The Beach BIA was concerned about the state of businesses on Queen; many stores were empty and there was a lack of customers. The City of Toronto chose Plant Architects to design the project. One of the suggestions was to encourage more activities year round, including a low stage area along the Queen Street sidewalk (a stage created by paving part of the grass). Some residents feel changes to this area of the park are unnecessary. The grass area is considered part of a historic park, and should remain this way. Other suggestions were back-toback benches, and more garbage
bins to keep the park clean. These were good ideas, but not at a cost of $490,000 (to be paid by three groups: Toronto’s Parks, Forestry and Recreation department, the Economic Development and Culture division, and the Beach BIA). I have spoken with many residents who do not feel the redesigning of the park would entice more visitors to Queen Street shops, and felt the money could be better spent elsewhere. They suggested decorating empty store windows with art by local artists, and asked our councillor for another public meeting to discuss other improvement ideas. But this was never offered to the community. Construction was to have started in 2015, but upon contacting Parks, I was told the start date is scheduled for the spring of 2016. I agree with writer Bennett Guinn (Letters to the Editor, Nov. 3). Closed businesses are the result
of landlords raising rents to astronomical levels, in addition to high taxes. I agree that the street looks shabby and unattractive. But we must remain positive, and hopefully a miracle marketing expert will come forward with some new, exciting ideas for businesses on Queen Street East, besides the redesigning of a historic park. Carole Wilson Silver Birch Avenue
The sorry state of Queen Street redux RE: LETTER from Bennett Guinn, Victoria, BC (Nov. 3): As a long-time resident of the Beach who moved away for nine years and has recently returned, I can only echo Mr. Guinn’s observations. Queen Street in the Beach is, to put it kindly, a dump. In addition to
the many seemingly empty retail spaces – the former Shopper’s Drug Mart at Queen and Lee, the retail space at the bottom of the new complex at Queen and Woodbine, just to name a couple that stand out – all we seem to have are dumpy sports bars, chain restaurants and coffee shops, and nail bars. I can only assume that it’s ridiculous, greedy rents being charged that drive all of the cool bars, trendy innovative restaurants and coffee places to Leslieville or up to Kingston Road. The Beach deserves better. Paul Romanuk
of the war, as my father’s memories of it were very similar. In fact, Bob Fraser might like to see the picture of my father Bill Houston, a tank driver in the Ontario Regiment, on Victory in Europe Day, that is in the Houston family photographs at innisfilhistorical.ca. The photo shows my father smiling and cheering Dutch people climbing up on the tank. It was taken at Utrecht, Holland. My father told me the photo was on the front page of every newspaper in Europe to announce the end of the war. Lorna Houston Norway Avenue
Vet’s story triggers reader memories
Hydro One sale begs more questions
RE: NINE decades of life on Silver Birch (Nov. 3): It was with great interest that I read about Bob Fraser’s memories
RE: THE case for broadening Hydro One ownership (Oct. 6): Letters cont’d. on page 27
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Deja Views By David Van Dyke
The top photo, on Beech just south of Queen Street East, was taken in autumn 1979 by Joe Davis. Joe was the fire superintendent for
East Toronto for many years. In his many walks with his German Shepherd, Duke, Joe loved to take photographs in the neighbourhood. Thank you Joe! Do you have an old photo you’d like to share? Please call me at 647-531-6116.
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PHOTO: DAVID VAN DYKE
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Beach Arts Scene By Jon Muldoon
DEBBIE WONG’S Urban Landscapes show is on now until Nov. 29 at Gerrard Art Space. Wong’s mixed media works are abstracted expressions of the city’s straight lines, corners, and asphalt, the intentional opposite of nature landscapes. Her work represents the concrete jungle, using geometric shapes, angular lines, and found objects. Wong’s career Self path has come full circle to a life of creativity. While her youth was full of creative activities, her academic pursuits led to a degree in neuroscience and work with the University of Toronto. After taking night classes at the Ontario College of Art and Design, Wong rediscovered her artistic side, a lifestyle she now fully embraces working as a scenic painter and visual artist. Gerrard Art Space (gerrardartspace.com) is at 1475 Gerrard St. E., and is open from 2 to 7 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday. •
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open-call show features work from a number of local artists. The gallery also has calls out for a number of upcoming shows. December will feature the Holiday Show, focusing on small works suitable for gifts. January’s show is titled Inspired by Animals. February will once again highlight local creative families in the Family Art Affair show. This show features work grouped by families, with multiple family members contributing pieces. Every month also features a ‘First Friday’ opening reception, with a licensed bar and live music from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. For more information on upcoming shows and events, including how to submit work, see aawgallery.com.
Volunteer Corner THE BEACH Village BIA is always looking for outgoing volunteers who enjoy interacting with young children and families in the community, and who are comfortable speaking in public and encouraging people to participate in BIA events. Volunteers of all ages are welcome and high school students will receive confirmation letters for their community service hours. Email office@thebeachvillage.com or call 416-693-2242 for more information. TRUE DAVIDSON Acres long-term care facility, 200 Dawes Rd., is looking for volunteers to help with a variety of resident activities including feeding, visiting, and participating in activities. Training will be provided. Please contact Carly at cwolf@toronto.ca or 416-397-0364 for more information or to sign up for an orientation date.
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Community Calendar NOV. 17: Beaches Recreation Centre Advisory Council Annual General Meeting at the centre, 6 Williamson Rd., upstairs, 7 p.m. Meet the members and find out how you can help. Potential new members welcome. Youth Representative position available - earn your volunteer hours and connect in the community. The Advisory Council hosts and supports annual events such as Spring Sprint, Halloween Haunt, pancake breakfast, seniors programs, cooking classes and other centre celebrations. (16) NOV. 19: Free Real Estate Seminar at Keller Williams Advantage Realty Office, 1238 Queen St. E. (at Leslie St.), 6:30-8 p.m. for first-time buyers, current owners & investors. Presented by: Greg Parker & Jenny Vuong, Sales Representatives; Christy Watt, Mortgage Agent, Welbanks Mortgage Group and Cameron Paulikot, Real Estate Lawyer. Go to www.FreeHomeAdvice.ca to register or call 416-465-4545 #734 (Debbie). Seating is limited. (17) NOV. 19-21: Pegasus Christmas Sale at the Gardener’s Cottage, 30 Lee Ave. (in Kew Gardens, south of Queen St. E.), Thursday 3-7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Featuring “Gifts that Give Back” quality gifts handmade by Pegasus participants, staff and volunteers, from vintage tea towels to snowman soup. Also items curated from Pegasus Thrift Store on Kingston Road. Silent auction too! (17) NOV. 21: Holiday Bazaar at True Davidson Acres Long Term Care, 200 Dawes Rd., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Holiday presents and homemade goodies! Visit the Holiday Tea Room featuring a hot lunch & dessert plate. Silent auction, handmade crafts, giftware sale, bake table and lots more. All proceeds support the work of the volunteers and benefit the residents. Info: 416-397-0400 (17) NOV. 21: Christmas Bazaar at Chester Village LTC, 3555 Danforth Ave., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Start your Christmas shopping! Great variety of vendors. Baked goods and pies, handcrafted goods, organic soaps, kids’ activities and BBQ. Info: 416-466-2173 ext. 222 (17) NOV. 21: Christmas Snowman Bazaar & Luncheon at Hope United Church, corner of Main & Danforth, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Home baking, jewellery, gifts, knitting, books, DVDs, and Christmas odds and ends. (17) NOV. 21: Holly Bazaar at the Church of the Resurrection, 1100 Woodbine Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Home baking, jams & preserves, Victorian Room (linens, lace & fine china), jewelry, books, tea room, and more! Info: 416-425-8383 (17) NOV. 21: Christmas Sale at St. Clair O’Connor Community, 2701 St. Clair Ave. E. (at corner of O’Connor Dr.), 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Crafts, baked goods, poinsettias, Christmas decorations, silent auction, and lunch. Parking available. (17) NOV. 21: Academy Concert Series presents ‘Dvorak Discovers America’ at Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. (at Chester), 8 p.m. Featuring Scott St. John, violin. Single tickets $20, $14 for seniors and students. Buy online at BeMusedNetwork.com. (17) NOV. 22: KAIROS Watershed Workshop at Fallingbrook Presbyterian Church, 35 Wood Glen Rd., 12:15 p.m. Bring your own lunch (drinks will be provided) and $10 donation to KAIROS. Max. 30 people. RSVP in advance: 416699-3084, fboffice@rogers.com (17) NOV. 22: Hamper’s Santa Claus Parade, 1 p.m., along Kingston Road from Victoria Park Ave. to Walter Street, north to Community Centre 55 (97 Main St.). Join Santa, Mrs. Claus and Hamper for an afterparade Christmas party at the Centre. Info: 416-691-1113, www.centre55.com (17) NOV. 22: Christmas Craft & Bake Sale at St. John’s School gym, 780 Kingston Rd., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Accessible entrance. Drop in before or after Hamper’s Santa Claus Parade for a coffee or hot chocolate and find that perfect stocking stuffer or gift. Vendors welcome - $30 a table. Contact Peggy 416690-1460, peggyroach1946@yahoo.ca (17) NOV. 23: Osteoporosis Support & Information Group at Scarborough Village
Recreation Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham Rd.), 10 a.m.-noon. Christmas party and social time. Admission and parking free. Info: 416-396-4051 (17) NOV. 26: Free Seniors’ Movie – “Remember” with Christopher Plummer at The Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. E. Doors open 10 a.m., movie starts at 10:30 a.m. Presented by Rotary Club of Toronto Beach. (17) NOV. 27, 28: Metro Toronto Rotary 35th annual Live TV Auction over two days on Rogers TV and streamed live on YouTube. A great opportunity to purchase donated items as Christmas gifts and help local communities within the GTA. Info: metrotorontorotaryauction.com (17) NOV. 28: Craft Sale at St. John the Baptist Norway, 470 Woodbine Ave. (at Kingston Rd), 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Local artisans will have crafts and gifts for the home and the holidays at this popular annual sale. Lunch and home baking will also be available. (17) NOV. 28: Christmas Bazaar at St. Rose of Lima Church, 3216 Lawrence Ave. E., 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Featuring “The Church Lady Pies” homemade apple and mixed fruit, huge bake sale, preserves, treasures, raffle, tea room, snack bar, vendor tables. Free parking. (17) NOV. 28: Christmas Market Place at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. (at Queen St. E.), 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Famous meat pies as well as turkey and veg pies, home baking, linens, china and collectibles, home décor, preserves, DVDs and games, chef’s corner, crafts and local artisans, jewelry, children’s centre and lunch room. Info: 416-691-8077, www.beachunitedchurch.com (17) NOV. 28: DeClute Light Up The Beach at the boardwalk from Leuty Ave. to Beech Ave., 7 p.m. Follow Santa as he illuminates 20 trees, or 80,000 Christmas lights, along the way. Performance by Malvern Collegiate band and choir. Complimentary hot chocolate. Co-hosted by Toronto East General Hospital. NOV. 28: Danforth East Community Association’s Festival of Lights in East Lynn Park (Danforth Avenue just west of Woodbine Avenue), 4-6 p.m. This year’s event features Zero Gravity Circus, the East End Music Project choir, Pegasus Studios and The S.P.A.C.E. dancers, plus a special visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Event is free but a donation of a non-perishable food item to Community Centre 55 would be appreciated. NOV. 29: Historical Walk with Gene Domagala, 1 p.m., starting at corner of Balsam and Pine Avenues. NOV. 29 & DEC. 6: Scarborough Model Railroaders Train Show at 17 Jeavons Ave., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Two floors of HO and N scale layouts – 1950s southern Ontario with authentic steam & diesel sound, and double-tracked mainline through mountain scenery. Adults $5, children $2, seniors $3, families $12. Info: www. scarborough-model-railroaders.org (18) DEC. 5: The Other One Of A Kind Craft Show and Sale at Malvern Collegiate, School Cafeteria, 55 Malvern Ave., 9:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. Food and handmade items. 500 visitors attended last year’s event. First 300 visitors receive a free gift. Additional raffle draw for a chance to win a Samsung Tablet, KitchenAid gift set, and Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker. Lots of free parking with elevator access for those who need it. (18) DEC. 5: Mish Mash Sale at the Balmy Beach Club, foot of Beech Ave., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Variety of homemade goods, Club apparel and a mish mash of items for sale. (18) DEC. 5: Jazz and Reflections at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., 4:30 p.m. “Man in the Red Suit” with musicians Robi Botos and Paul Novotny. Freewill offering. (18) DEC. 5: FoodCents-Ability Community Support Programs Silent Auction at St. Aidan’s Church, 70 Silver Birch Ave., 5-9 p.m. Silent auction, great deals, and fun. Free admission with donation of socks, gloves, hats and scarves for St. Aidan’s Out of the Cold program. Info: www.foodcents-ability.org (17)
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DEC. 6: Benefit Concert for Centre 55’s Share A Christmas – Cantemus Singers, directed by Michael Erdman, present “Gloria in Excelsis Deo!” at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, 70 Silver Birch Ave. (at Queen St. E.), 3 p.m. A concert of 16th century Spanish and German Christmas carols and motets, featuring Guerrero’s Magnificat from the Vespers of the Three Kings and Flecha’s lively “La Negrina”. General admission $20, children 12 and under free. Tickets available at Centre 55 or at door. Info: 416-578-6602, www.cantemus.ca (18) DEC. 6: Toronto Beach Chorale presents Handel’s “Messiah” at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd., 7:30 p.m. To open its season, TBC welcomes professional orchestra and soloists Jennifer Krabbe (soprano), Jillian Yemen (alto), Charles Davidson (tenor) and Matthew Cassils (bass). Tickets available at www. torontobeachchorale.com or at door (cash only please): General $25, youth (7-18) $12, children under 7 free. (18) DEC. 6: Tannenbaum 10K along the Martin Goodman Trail, starting/ending at foot of Lee Ave., 9 a.m. Presented by Toronto Beaches Runners Club. A fast and flat 10K and a kids 1K fun run in support of Community Centre 55 “Share A Christmas” program. Medals for all finishers. Goodie bags for all registrants. Prize drawings and lots more. Register at www.tannenbaum10k.com (18) DEC. 6: Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association’s Bake-o-Rama at The Naval Club, 1910 Gerrard St. E., 3-5 p.m. Bake sale, baking competition, and activities for the kids. Info: bakeoramabeachhill@gmail.com (18) DEC. 8: Beaches Amnesty Group 123’s “Write for Rights” Campaign, marking International Human Rights Day, at St. John the Baptist, Norway, Anglican Church, 470 Woodbine Ave., 7:30 p.m. Speak up for social justice by writing letters and cards on behalf of those who have no voice or freedom. Guest speaker: Marina Nemat, author of ‘Prisoner of Tehran.’ Refreshments. Plenty of parking. (18) DEC. 11: ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’ at Beaches Presbyterian Church, 65 Glen Manor Drive, 8 p.m. CBC Radio’s Tom Allen will once again assemble an amazing array of talent for a dramatic reading of this classic Dylan Thomas Christmas poem. Tickets $25, proceeds to the Refugee Ministry of BPC. Info: 416-699-5871 (18) DEC. 11: A reading of Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” at St. John the Baptist, Norway Anglican Church, 470 Woodbine Ave. (at Kingston Rd.), 7:30 p.m. The evening’s featured readers are Holm Bradwell, The Rev’d Canon Michael Burgess, Michael Coren, Paula Davis and Heather Goodall. Music by the St. John’s Choir led by Matthew Whitfield, and congregational singing. Proceeds will be split between AURA (Anglican United Refugee Alliance), part of FaithWorks, and Save the Children Fund. Tickets $10; children under 12 free. For tickets call 416-691-4560; also available at the door. Wheelchair accessible; plenty of parking. Info: www.stjohnsnorway.com (18) DEC. 12: Santa at the Gardener’s Cottage, Kew Gardens (foot of Lee Avenue), 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Presented by Toronto Beach Rotary. Hot chocolate provided. Donations to Community Centre 55 Share A Christmas campaign gratefully accepted. Bring your camera! DEC. 31: New Year’s Eve Retro Dance Party at the Balmy Beach Club, foot of Beech Ave., 9 p.m.-2 a.m. DJ Mike Harding will be spinning out the tunes from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Tickets $30 + HST, available at the bar from Dec. 1. Non-members welcome. No limit to tickets purchased. Reserve a table in the ballroom for parties of 8 or more. Info: Charlene@balmybeachclub.com (18) TUESDAYS: BEACHES MENTAL WELLNESS GROUP at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., 7-8 p.m. Peers helping peers with issues affecting mental health. Info: www.beachesmentalwellness.com (r) SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH: Amnesty International, in the Beach, meets at St. John’s Norway Church (Woodbine
Arthur Potts Potts Arthur MPP Beaches–East York MPP Beaches-East York Constituency Office 1821 Danforth Avenue Toronto M4C 1J2 416.690.1032 apotts.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org www.arthurpotts.onmpp.ca @apottsmpp
Ave. at Kingston Rd.), 7 p.m., to support Amnesty’s Human Rights work, through letter-writing actions and through organized public events to generate awareness of Human Rights actions worldwide. New members are most welcome. Info: beachamnesty@gmail.com (fr) BEACHES LIONS CLUB meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at their Clubhouse, 10 Ashbridges Bay Park Rd. Interested in serving your community? Call Andy Buhot 416-690-3324. Info: www.beacheslions.com (r) ROTARY CLUB OF TORONTO BEACH holds a breakfast meeting every Tuesday, 7 a.m., at the Balmy Beach Club. For information please visit www. torontobeachrotary.org or call Nancy L’Estrange 416- 686-2906 (r) BEACH INTERFAITH OUTREACH LUNCH and Fellowship for Adults, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. •Mondays – no lunches until January. •Tuesdays at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church (70 Silver Birch Ave.) Nov. 24, Dec. 8, Dec. 22, and at St. Nicholas Anglican Church (1512 Kingston Rd.) Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 15, Dec. 29 •Wednesdays at Beach Hebrew Institute (109 Kenilworth Ave.) •Thursdays at Beach United Church (140 Wineva Ave.) •Fridays at Kingston Road United Church (975 Kingston Rd.) Dec. 4, Dec. 11, and at St. Aidan’s (70 Silver Birch Ave) Nov. 27. Info: 416-691-6869 (r) CALVARY “GRACE PASCOE” CARE CENTRE in conjunction with Daily Bread Food is open Tuesday and Thursday mornings 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for distribution of food to clients residing between Woodbine and Victoria Park, and Danforth to the lake. Donations of food accepted on those days. Enter from parking lot at rear of Calvary Baptist Church, Main and Benlamond. Info: Kathie or Ann 416-691-2899 (e/o) FALLINGBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35 Wood Glen Road (corner of Kingston Road and Wood Glen). Join us Sundays 10:30 a.m. for a dynamic, spiritually relevant service accompanied by excellent music. Families are always welcome and we offer a Sunday school program. Info: www. fallingbrookpresbyterian.com (r) BEACHES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 65 Glen Manor Dr. (S of Queen) in the heart of the Beach. Worship in a familyfriendly, relaxed environment. Sunday School and Nursery available. Coffee and new friendships are Free! LGTB friendly. Sundays 10 a.m. Info: www. beacheschurch.org, 416-699-5871 (r) ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Queen St. E. at Silver Birch Ave. •Sunday Services are at 8:30 & 10:30 a.m (Children’s Program & Nursery at 10:30) •Mid-week service, Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. •Christian Meditation and Bible Study, Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. All welcome. Info: 416-691-2222, staidansinthebeach.com (17) BEACH UNITED CHURCH, 140 Wineva Ave. •Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am. Nursery care & children’s activity time available. •Nov. 21: Bach on the Beach Concert, 4:30 p.m., featuring the organ music of J. S. Bach, with Patrick Dewell and Elizabeth Anderson. Freewill offering. •Nov. 28: Christmas Marketplace, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. •Nov. 29: Advent 1 “Worship Amplified” •Dec. 5: Jazz & Reflection, 4:30 p.m. “Man in the Red Suit” with musicians Robi Botos and Paul Novotny •Dec. 6: Advent 2 – Communion •Oct. 20-Nov. 24: Tuesday Night Study Group – Jesus and the Gospels. Info: 416-691-8082, www.beachunitedchurch.com. We are on facebook and twitter @NewBeachUnited (17) KINGSTON ROAD UNITED Church, 975 Kingston Rd. (3 blocks W of Victoria Pk. Ave.). Join us each Sunday for Worship, Church School and Nursery, 10:30 a.m. Our services are filled with beautiful music and thoughtful sermons, and are shared amidst a caring community with true neighbourly spirit. Come in and get a faith lift. Info: www.kruc.ca. 416-699-6091 (r)
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Everyone Has a Story to Tell
By Andrew Hudson
SPORTING CHEF whites on a sunny day by the Beaches Rec Centre, Gordon Brown stands zero chance of going unnoticed. “Hi Chef Gordon!” comes the sing-song voice of a kid walking up Lee Avenue, half a block away. “Looking good!” calls a woman not a minute later, laughing with a friend as they push by with strollers. Today is Gordon Brown’s 60th birthday, and there is no question – he is looking good, feeling good, and doing good. The good Brown does is the easiest thing to account for. It’s fall, so that means he is busy giving dozens of speeches for United Way Toronto, which he has volunteered to do for every year for a decade. Mostly, he speaks to “corporate types,” the United Way supporters he likes to rib a little at venues like the National Club, or a TD bank executives’ breakfast. But Brown speaks to everyone who might benefit from hearing his story, from civil servants to drug court judges, high school kids to Premier Kathleen Wynne. PHOTO: ANDREW HUDSON That story even has a working title: Bread Chef Gordon Brown has come a long way since a life of addiction and homelessness. Man Walking. He’s now a regular speaker for The United Way and a popular cooking instructor at Before he became “Chef Gordon” to every- the Beaches Recreation Centre. one at Beaches Rec, Brown was the man who used to show up with fresh bread for the staff, made with his own hands that morning at St. to bed maybe, or time to start waiting for the In 2009, Domagala had a once-a-week, afterJohn’s Bakery. liquor store to open. school cooking class that needed an instructor, And it was at St. John’s Bakery where Brown Now, he had to wake up, and people were de- and he thought Brown would be a perfect fit. pending on him. remade his life. Brown was 53, and he had never worked “It gave me a trade,” said Brown, who rose with kids in his life. But he gave it a try, and A social enterprise run by St. John the Compassionate, the bakery gives recovering drug to become lead baker. he loved it. addicts and people with other mental health “Slowly but surely, I was capable of doing “I happen to have a personality that’s usuissues a chance to work. more hours, and the welfare cheque got small- ally described as childlike,” he explained, smiler and smaller until one day I could phone ing. “Not childish!” “The premise was right,” says Brown. By any measure, Brown has done an incredWhen he was first hired by the bakery in them and say, ‘Please close my file.’” Besides sunrise starts, Brown was wak- ible job – from a single class, the Rec Centre’s 2004, Brown was trying to find his way out from ing up in a new neighbourhood, the Beach. It after-school cooking program has grown to 25 years of cocaine, crack, and homelessness. It didn’t work the first time. Like his 500-day was far from the Annex-area hang outs where several classes with 56 kids a week, not to everyone he knew did co- mention a weeks-long summer camp and dry spell in the late 1990s, caine on the weekends, and workshops for youth and seniors. one that saw Brown start the bars where everybody “It’s a testament to what recreation, to what cooking school only to relapse, he faltered, missed knew his name. social service can do,” said Domagala. shifts, and got fired. That October, he moved “I think that Gord’s story has huge value,” “If you decide to clean into a home owned by a he said. up your act, give us a childhood friend, and it hapWhile it’s not something he shares readpened to be steps away from ily with everyone, Brown has all his cooking call,” they told him. the Beaches Rec Centre. classes join a number of local Beach families Brown phoned St. “I went 300 times that in making regular dishes for the homeless who John’s every month in first year,” said Brown. stay at the Good Shepherd Mission – a shelter the summer of 2005. He “That was building a foun- where he himself used to sleep. was in a relapse prevention program, living at dation.” That is a gesture kids can easily understand, – Chef Gordon Brown Transition House, and Frank Domagala, com- said Domagala, adding that teenagers could munity recreation pro- benefit from hearing more of Brown’s story. spending days at the Toronto Reference Library grammer at Beaches Rec, “Everybody’s got a history,” he said. “It’s important for young kids and people in general with a medical dictionary and Cocaine and the remembers Brown’s banner year at the gym. Brain. “I don’t know how often he comes any- to understand the evolution of a person’s charIn September, St. John’s took his call and re- more…” he started to tease, but Brown cut acter.” hired him. him off. After a decade of speaking for the United “They gave me a chance, and they gave me a “Never mind now!” said Brown, laughing. Way, including a record 92 speeches one year, second chance,” says Brown. “Can’t we just deal with the past?” Brown said he has no intention of slowing “I ran with the second chance.” For three years, Domagala and other staff down. Brown worked as a sales rep and an early- at Beaches Rec got to know Brown as he came “The people who made donations to the morning baker, with a shift that started at 5:15 to the gym or ran the boardwalk, brought in United Way, not knowing who I am – they a.m. bread from St. John’s, volunteered for the helped support me when I was unable to supAs an addict, 5 a.m. had meant something United Way, and started catering big meetings port myself,” he said. “That’s the bottom line for why I give back.” completely different to Brown – just getting for Beaches Rec staff.
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‘Bread Man Walking’ shares success story
“They gave me a chance, and they gave me a second chance”
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FLOATS, MARCHING bands and fun are the order of the day on Sunday, Nov. 22, when Community Centre 55 and the Kingston Road Village business community host the annual Beach Christmas Parade beginning at 1 p.m. The parade starts at Victoria Park Avenue and will travel along Kingston Road to Walter Street where it wends its way north to Swanwick Avenue, ending at Centre 55 for a barbecue, children’s activities and photos with Santa. Bring your letters to Santa and a toonie in support of CC55’s Share A Christmas campaign. For more information visit centre55.com. THE EIGHTH annual DeClute Light Up The Beach will take place Saturday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m., at the boardwalk. Beginning at the foot of Leuty Avenue, walk along with Santa as he lights a total of 80,000 Christmas lights on 20 trees along the way, ending at the foot of Beech Avenue. The Malvern Collegiate band and choir will perform, and there will be free hot chocolate. This year’s event is co-hosted by Toronto East General Hospital. Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts is the event ambassador. For more information see lightupthebeach.com. DANFORTH EAST Community Association will hold its annual Festival of Lights on Saturday, Nov. 28, from 4 to 6 p.m. in East Lynn Park, on Danforth Avenue just west of Woodbine Avenue. This year’s event features Zero Gravity Circus, the East End Music Project choir, Pegasus Studios and The S.P.A.C.E. dancers, plus a special visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus. The festivities are free but a donation of a non-perishable food item to Community Centre 55’s Share A Christmas would be appreciated and will enter you into a prize draw. CITY COUNCILLOR Mary Margaret-McMahon is calling for a traffic safety review of the lane that serves the LCBO outlet and a drug store on Queen Street East west of Bellefair Avenue. Residents have complained that delivery trucks serving the two stores often drive on the sidewalk or stop traffic along Bellefair Avenue as they make the tight turn into the lane. A GROUP of Upper Beach residents looking to sponsor a family of Syrian refugees have a new recipe for fundraising – a crowd-sourced cookbook called Cooking from the Community Cupboard. Anyone who wants to contribute a favourite recipe can email it to Christine Platt at christine.platt@ yahoo.com by Nov. 18, together with a short note about the recipe’s origins and what it means to your life in the neighbourhood. Any businesses who would like to sponsor the project, particularly printers or distributors, are also welcome to join.
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THERE’S GOLD in the hills. Trained on grassy slopes by the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant and “hill repeats” up Glen Stewart Ravine, cross-country runners from Neil McNeil High School have no end of learning curves. But after winning their eighth straight city final in October, Neil runners say there’s more to their success than elevation gains. “You push each other,” said Andrew Alexander, a
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IT GROWS every winter, and so do the gifts that surround it. As the Tannenbaum 10k nears its 10th anniversary on Dec. 6, local volunteers are thrilled that over 800 runners have warmed to the December race, and that the benefit run raises some $15,000 a year for Community Centre 55’s Share A Christmas campaign. Rina Kang says she and fellow running instructor Janice Tripp had no idea how the Tannenbaum might grow when they started it as a goal race for their 10k running classes back in 2005. But a decade later, Kang knows why so many East End runners enjoy racing from Kew Beach to Tommy Thompson Park at a time when most Torontonians are putting on snow tires, not running shoes. “You feel like you’re running in your own backyard,” said Kang. “When it’s so local, your support team just rolls out of bed, coffee in hand, and they’re there for you,” she added. “It’s like having your own personal cheering squad the entire way.” Originally held the third week of
December, the Tannenbaum has since moved up a couple weeks, making it less likely runners will have to brave anything like the great blizzard run of 2007. Everyone who ran the 2007 Tannenbaum is grinning wildly in the photos, Kang points out – never mind the snow drifts on the boardwalk, or the icicles hanging off their toques. But for Dave Emilio, a marathoner and founder of the Toronto Beaches Runners Club, that race was the rare one when it was nice to stay in bed. Emilio has had zero chance to snooze since, however, as he and other volunteers in the 200-member Beaches Runners Club started organizing the race five years ago. “It’s always been a good race, run by runners,” he said. There are always plenty of helpers on the course — last year’s “pace elves” were a big hit — plus music, food, medals, draw prizes, and a kit that includes gym bags or toques for runners who already have a zillion T-shirts. Open to all ages, and to walkers as well as runners, this year’s Tannenbaum will kick off with the first-ever
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EAST DANFORTH resident Cameron Tingley will host a showing of his short films on Saturday, Nov. 21 at Hirut Café and Restaurant. Tingley, a filmmaker, visual humourist, film editor, and post-production supervisor, has produced a series of short films that take a fresh look at daily life in modern society. Working with The Flying Spot Players, a Toronto-based theatrical troupe, Tingley hopes to provoke thought, wonder, and laughter with the films. The show, called Life As We Know It, will feature Tingley speaking in between shorts with some commentary on the movie and its subjects. Those subjects include pollution, advertising, popular culture, consumerism, social etiquette, and more. “We are losing sight of the relationship between our individual actions and the general condition of our culture and our environment. These little movies are meant to put a face on those relationships to help bring the underlying connections and patterns to the fore,” writes Tingley. Life As We Know It will run from 8 to 10 p.m. at Hirut, 2050 Danforth Ave. Admission is pay-what-you-can. Find out more about the Flying Spot Players at bitly.com/flying-spotplayers. •
CHOIR!, THE community-based singing group of about 40 vocalists based at Forward Baptist Church, is holding its first-ever concert on Nov. 28. Started by Damaris Schmucker and Sarah Quartel only two months ago, the choir covers a wide range of music such as baroqueera madrigals, Canadian choral compositions, and classic popular music. The concert features songs chosen to fit the time of year – autumn, heading into the holiday season. Choir! will perform at 7 p.m. on Nov. 28 at Forward Baptist Church, 1891 Gerrard St. E. just west of Woodbine Avenue. The concert is open to anyone to attend, and children are welcome. Admission is free, and non-perishable food donations will be collected for the church food bank. • EAST END singer and songwriter Julian Taylor and his band are celebrating the release of the first of four EP from the new double album Desert Star. The Julian Taylor Band will perform on Nov. 28 at the Horseshoe Tavern to launch the EP. The five-song mini-album features the vocal and guitar work of Taylor, with backing from drummer Jeremy Elliott, bassist Steve Pelletier, and David Engle on keys. The group plays a blend of rock, soul, and R&B. Taylor honed his skills in his former band Staggered Crossing, while other band members have backed musicians like K-OS, Johnny Reid and Colin James. The Julian Taylor Band will be supported at the Horseshoe by The Commoners and Jordan Alexander. For more information see juliantaylorband.com. For tickets, visit ticketfly.com, but don’t wait too long – the band’s last show at the long-lived Queen Street West venue sold out. Cont’d. on following page
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BEACHER GALEN Weston (no, not that Galen Weston) has returned to his first love, music, after a slight detour for a career in finance. Weston grew up in a strict household in a small town, allowed to listen only to Christian music. As he grew older he surreptitiously discovered rock and jazz, eventually leaving home to attend Humber College’s jazz program. After several years of self-supported schooling, the real world came knocking, and Weston moved on to the financial industry. Entrepreneurial success allowed Weston to start thinking about music again, and three years ago, with the help of his wife, Sousie Weston, he opened Rose Room Recording, a boutique Leslieville-area recording studio. Weston has come full circle, dedicating himself to music full-time. He is releasing his album Plugged In at a West End concert on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Backed by bassist David Woodhead, drummer Al Cross, alto saxophonist Richard Underhill, pianist Matt Horn-
Galen Weston, centre, and bandmates Richard Underhill, left, and Al Cross, right, will perform at Tattoo on Nov. 25. er, and percussionist Rick Lazar, the Galen Weston Band’s debut features 10 original tunes and a pair of cover songs played in his fusion- and rock-influenced jazz style. Listen to and download Plugged In free at galenweston.bandcamp.com, and find more about Weston and the band at galenweston.org. Plugged In will be officially launched at a concert at Tattoo Queen West, 567 Queen St. W., at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Tickets are $16 in advance at eventbrite.ca, or $20 at the door.
• JAZZY SUNDAYS run weekly at Morgan’s on the Danforth, 1282 Danforth Ave. near the Greenwood subway station. EACH WEEK a new combo performs from 2 to 5 p.m., with no cover charge. Allyson Morris will be joined by Ted Quinlan and Kieran Overs on Sunday, Nov. 22. On Sunday, Nov. 29, Lisa Particelli’s ‘Girls Night Out’ vocal jazz jam will take to the stage, with Mark Kieswetter on piano.
ANN ELIZABETH Carson’s latest book Laundry Lines: A Memoir in Stories and Poems paints pictures of smalltown Ontario life and a Toronto that exists mainly in memories. These little portraits of distinct moments in time offer the chance for insight and lessons learned by reflecting on both the events and attitudes of the past, as she looks back on her formative years. Focusing frequently on the influential women in her life, Carson delivers a mix of historical atmosphere, life lessons, and the sadness of occasional family conflict. She doesn’t shy away from that conflict either, mentioning her aunts’ role in cutting her mother out of a visit to their dying brother, or airing her grandparents’ separation in a time when preachers’ wives normally
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wouldn’t have even considered leaving their husband, no matter how mistreated they might have been. It’s not all conflict and betrayals, however. Carson evokes a strong sense of nostalgia looking back at fond memories of childhood time spent in the company of her aunts Damaris and Gertrude at their rural home in Cheltenham, northwest of Toronto. Likewise, rationing during the Second World War is noticed only in hindsight, and Carson recalls meals shared with soldiers in training from the military base down the street. Carson’s memories also reach to more recent times – as recent as the December 2013 ice storm that shut down much of the East End, though the storm served to bring the author’s family closer together in a spot of power during widespread blackouts. A summer home on Manitoulin Island also gets the poetic treatment, the rural setting of Carson’s warm-weather writing retreat inspiring an ode to the days before modern technology. As with Carson’s previous book, We All Become Stories, Laundry Lines puts strong emphasis on memories. Her role as a collector of stories in that book shifts to that of expert storyteller here, and Laundry Lines hits the right mix of mood, atmosphere and personal history. • Escape Plans By Teri Vlassopoulos 247 pages Invisible Publishing Reviewed by Jon Muldoon
TERI VLASSOPOULOS’ debut novel jumps around in time and location,
from Toronto to Montreal, and from France to Greece, following the sometimes painfully separate lives of the Kiriakos family. As major plot points go, Escape Plans gives away its ending – also the book’s beginning – as early as the first line: “My father drowned in the Aegean Sea, fifty nautical miles northeast of the port of Piraeus.” So begins the tale told from the perspective of the first of three narrators, Zoe, the teenaged daughter of Niko and Anna. She relays the story of learning her father has died with a sort of detachment, even after discovering her mother had known for half a day before telling her the news. “Sometimes I wonder about those few hours, how it was possible that I could’ve lived through them without sensing any overarching and fundamental change,” Zoe observes. Beach Books cont’d. on page 27
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parchment paper over. Gently remove top piece of parchment paper and discard. Invert prepared pie plate over centre of dough circle. Ease your hand under parchment paper. Holding dough against pie plate with flat of your hand, quickly invert, and discard parchment paper. Gently ease the pastry into pie plate; trim the edges of pastry even with the edge of pie plate. Roll out remaining 1/3 pastry dough for top lid and set aside. Filling: Preheat oven to 425˚F (220˚C). In large frying pan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, cook meat for five to eight minutes or until browned stirring to break meat up. Drain off any fat. Stir in onions and garlic, cook five minutes or until softened. Stir in 1 cup of stock, bread crumbs, parsley, salt, thyme, cloves, nutmeg, sage and pepper. Cook for five to 10 minutes or until thickened. Stir in remaining stock if more liquid is required for a moister filling. Cool slightly. Spoon filling into prepared pie shell. Top with remaining pastry lid and crimp edges together with fingers or the tines of a fork. Cut slits into pastry decoratively, brush with egg wash. Bake on baking sheet in center of oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand at least 10 minutes before cutting into six equal pie-shaped portions. May be served hot or at room temperature. If freezing, cool completely, wrap in plastic wrap and over-wrap in foil; label and date. Freeze in coldest part of freezer for up to a month. To serve, defrost in refrigerator overnight and warm in 350˚F(180˚C) oven about 30 minutes or until warm.
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t’s a fact of life: some wines simply cost more than others. There are many reasons for this. Let’s start in the vineyard. Certain grapes are harder to grow and require more vineyard management like pruning, canopy control and bacteria/pest prevention. Older vines produce less – but better – fruit, and maintaining them is more work and more costly than propagating younger vines. Often some of that fruit is thinned out further so that the quality of the remaining grapes is enhanced. When it comes to picking,
hand-harvesting grapes is much more labour-intensive than machine harvesting. The extra work involved is passed on to the consumer in the final price of the bottle. Winemaking techniques can also raise the price of a bottle. Pressing is one of them. The juice of commercial or low-end wines is achieved by a “hard press” (metal against metal). It extracts maximum juice, but also delivers bitter elements because of the hardness of the process. Better quality wines are “soft pressed” by the inflation of a rubber bag within a tank that gently draws the juice out of the grapes without any bitter components. It’s more expensive than hard pressing. What a winemaker ferments in can add dollars to the final price too. High-end stainless steel tanks with temperature control are expensive as opposed to tile-lined concrete tanks. Producers sometimes ferment wines in oak barrels that can be extremely pricey. After fermentation, there is the question of aging. Certain finished wines are kept at the winery and aged for some time until the producer deems them ready for sale. Storing at a winery takes up space and does not result in immediate sales to cover production costs.
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Horticultural Matters
Christmas trees have long history Steven Chadwick is a professional gardener, horticulturist, and long-time Beach resident
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t won’t be long now before that familiar ritual of hauling a Christmas tree into the house will be upon us. The firs, balsam, and spruce will be propped up in a corner of the living room and decorated with tiny lights, little angels and sleds – and in my case, all of the above plus a miniature Santa Claus swinging a golf club. If you think about it, cutting down a bit of the forest and dragging it into the house might seem to be a bizarre custom, but variations of this winter solstice tradition have touched almost every culture in one way or another for the last couple of millennia. The Druids and Celts routinely brought little bits of evergreen boughs, holly and mistletoe into the home during the cold, dark months of the winter, influenced by superstitions of longevity, prosperity and protection from evil – and probably because they thought that anything that can stay green through months of bone-chilling freezes must have something going for it. Even Egyptians displayed date palm greenery when the days became short in the hope that it would revive their sun god. Ironically, most Christians considered worshipping trees and plants
during their most sacred time of the year a blasphemous pagan ritual until the 16th century. Germans threw caution to the wind and began bringing evergreen trees into their homes and decorating them with wooden carvings, cakes and small figures made of barley and wheat straw. Legend has it that Martin Luther was one of the first to light up his tree after seeing a glistening moonlit fir on an evening walk. But his method of attaching lighted candles to the branches to reproduce the effect sounds a little risky to me and was probably responsible for sending more than one alpine Fachhallenhaus up in flames. Christmas trees didn’t become commonplace in North America until a well-publicized 1848 drawing of Queen Victoria and her German husband Prince Albert posing next to their tree crossed the Atlantic and appeared in popular American magazines. Charles Dickens might have called it ‘that pretty German toy’ but that didn’t stop everyone with an axe from going out to the back forty to get one of their own. Of course there’s always the ‘real or artificial’ debate that always seems to pop up at this time of year, and at last count it’s about a 60/40 split in favour of real trees. My father was an ‘if it is not real, it’s not Christmas!’ kind of guy and every December he would turn into a big game hunter obsessed with bagging the biggest tree he could find. I remember the year I watched bug-eyed
as he somehow managed to fasten a colossal spruce to the roof of the Oldsmobile and then try to squeeze the giant through our narrow front door without mishap. After knocking over a few lamps and accidentally stepping on the dog he finally managed to manoeuvre the beast into an upright position – only to discover he had to pollard a foot or two off the top to accommodate the ceiling. Why he didn’t take a foot off the trunk still remains a mystery. As for me, I’ll probably get into more hot water than a pot of New England lobsters for admitting this, but yes, I have an artificial Christmas tree. I tripped over the thing about 35 years ago when it was blocking the aisle of a packed Zellers store, sandwiched between shelves of fake holly and other plastic boughs and branches. It was a remarkably realistic six-and-a-half-foot spruce with dense foliage and a tag that described it as the ‘deluxe’ model with an equally deluxe and wildly expensive price tag of $49.95. I still have that tree and although I occasionally pine for a real pine, my little imposter will still make an annual appearance in the same place it has for the last few decades. It might be a little cat-scratched and dog-eared – and I haven’t seen a missing branch for about 20 years – but it’s become part of the family. And when somebody asks, “Is that a real tree?” I feel as if I have to defend its honour and reply with, “Well, it is to me!”
Bottoms Up, cont’d. from page 18 Included in the final price of these bottles could be a “rental” fee for the space it took up at the winery. Barrel aging is another expensive procedure. The type and age of the oak, and the amount of time spent in it, can all add up. French oak, for example is much more expensive than American oak, up to $1,500 for a 226-litre barrel. If a particular wine requires new oak, then barrels have to be purchased each year for that wine. Barrels also have to be maintained, and sometimes topped up. All of this adds up in cost. When bottling wine, there are other points that can increase the cost. The type of closure is important. Natural cork still seems to be the best enclosure for wine and is certainly more expensive than polymer versions or screw caps. Even within the realm of natural cork, there are quality
differences. Corks cut entirely in one piece from a tree are pricier, and longer corks carry a heftier price tag. Finally we have the bottle and the label. Heavier bottles or specific shapes with a deeper “punt” (the indentation in the bottom of the bottle) cost more. Then there’s the label. Artist-designed versions compared to commercial, cookiecutter styles are expensive. Beyond this, wines that are small production and limited availability will most definitely cost more. Gold medals obtained in competition and rave reviews from the media can certainly drive the selling price up. Let’s not even consider markups by your local monopoly. So the next time you question why one wine costs more than another, consider all of the above possibilities.
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Pet of the Month
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s it just me or do dogs seem to have the whole “Why are we here?” thing figured out? It’s probably just me. Blame it on an overly active imagination fueled by a beagle-like need to know what’s on the other side of the fence. But who knows? By the time you finish reading this article, I might have you convinced they do! Faith the beagle We begin our story back in February when an incognito beagle came into our lives. As much as I’d love to embellish her story with intrigue and espionage, I cannot. The beagle in the bucket before you was just your garden-variety stray dog. But if those big brown eyes could talk, I think we would have been in for a tear-jerker. Judging from the graying whiskers, she’d been around the block. Nobody claimed her after she was scooped up by Toronto Animal Services, and she cringed in fear at the outstretched hands of rescuers when they tried to comfort her. The shelter supervisor sent a message to our beagle repair shop and included a mug shot of their mystery beagle. After all these years in the rescue biz, you’d think we wouldn’t so easily swoon at a picture of a beagle behind bars. But the truth is, we melt like butter every time. All our regular foster homes were full, but our palliative care foster mom Catherine, who runs Sheba’s Haven out in the country, was able to squeeze in one more beagle. Not that the beagle was palliative – after some necessary repair work (spay, dentistry, and fixing a long-neglected inguinal hernia), our girl simply needed a second chance. The name came easy. The previous winter, we’d taken in a stray we eventually named Hope. It was about time we had us a little Faith! We certainly had faith she could live up to the name. Her tail was already a believer. We just needed to spread the word to the rest of her. So off she went to paradise in the country, which ended up being more like summer camp to Faith. The call of the wild beckoned her to all-day sniffing expeditions in the back forty. She’d be out there right after breakfast and literally had to be dragged in for dinner. You could hear her hollering at invisible rabbits all day. In June, Faith packed her bags for the boardwalk while we crossed our paws and hoped for the best. Surprisingly enough, the transition from country bumpkin to beach baby has been as smooth as butter! Faith, otherwise known as Princess Fay Fay, is loving life in the Beach. Every time the leash comes out, she’s at the door. You can take the beagle out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the beagle. But that nose of hers still serves an important purpose, besides leading her to that breakfast plate of eggs and toast foolishly left unattended. Faith had been visiting her “grandparents” with her foster mom when she made a discovery in their backyard at the base of a tree. Two baby birds had fallen from their nest. She immediately dragged foster mom over to the discovery and the birds were safely returned to their home in the tree branch above. (Oh, ye of little faith … you thought that story was going to turn out differently, didn’t you?) If you’re in search of a faithful companion, this bird-loving beagle might just be your salvation! And yes, she knows why we’re here. From what I can make out through paw gestures, fur-clad facial expressions and occasional shenanigan reports from foster mom, we’re here for three simple reasons – to live (best defined as eating gloriously, sleeping gloriously and getting lots of glorious belly rubs), to love (the thing you do the rest of the time, which tends to result in more belly rubs), and finally, to make a glorious mess once in a while (that may or may not lead to the need for a not-so-glorious bath in a bucket). Live, love and make the odd mess. Simple, yet genius! Faith is an approximately 8-year-old beagle waxing philosophic in exchange for belly rubs at Big On Beagles Rescue (bigonbeagles.ca). She’s got faith you’ll be attending our 10th Anniversary Beagle Bash for Cash on Nov. 22 at PawsWay from 1 to 3 p.m. Faith says, “HOWL-lelujah to that!”
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hat do we want to preserve? In our East End there are many properties and buildings that should be saved. In many cases there could be a practical use for these buildings or houses. In the Beach we have saved a few buildings, such as the Silver Birch boathouse, the only waterfront spot to store your boat or canoe. The Leuty Lifeguard Station is a historical life-saving structure that has been preserved and has great practical use even today. It is a beacon on the lakeshore. It has been saved through the efforts of many people such as Mary Campbell, Chris Layton, the Toronto Historical Board and the late Glenn Cochrane, among others. Another building is the Kew Beach boathouse, now empty, but plans are there to use it again. There are two “cottages” in particular that should be saved permanently and put into practical use. One of these is Kew Williams Cottage, located on the west side of Lee Avenue in Kew Gardens, close to the lake. This building is of historic and architectural importance. It is one of the last remaining homes built by the Williams family, who were among the original pioneers of the Beach and East End. In fact, Joe Williams, the patriarch of the family, named his son Kew after the famous Kew Gardens of London, England. Kew built this house in 1902 as a honeymoon residence for his wife and family. It has been a great oasis in the park, with gardens filled with flowers all around it. We would like to turn it into a museum of the Beach area. What do you think? Please let me know.
There is another building that has not been talked about too much, especially by the general public, but it has been discussed by people who would like to have it preserved. This is a lovely frame cottage located at 140 Balsam Ave., on city property right across from Balmy Beach Community School. This frame cottage is unique in the area of Balsam and Pine, all the other homes are different in this historic area. In the area we have homes such as Pine Crest at Balsam and Pine. There are homes that belonged to well-known artists such as Doris McCarthy and William Kurelek, and to our great activist-historian Glenn Cochrane. This little frame cottage is a Beach wonder. A couple of weeks ago I was on a field naturalists’ walk which took in many areas of trees, small bushes, little streams, and birds flying about. This was led by Bob Kortright. We had 100 people in attendance. The interest in this ravine is of great concern to anyone concerned about the incursion of concrete canyons upon our natural habitation of wildlife and ravines. One of the great tragedies is that there is not more public outcry to save and preserve our forests, especially in the East End.
There are many small ravines in our East End, but they are hidden away. There should be a great movement to understand and study the creatures of our inner city forests and protect them (and ourselves) from destruction. Here we have a lovely, empty cottage on city property backing onto the Glen Stewart Ravine, right across the street from Balmy Beach School. Why not use it for a practical purpose? Use it for people to come and study different trees, have field naturalists use it to teach the young children about their ravine. We can ask teachers in the schools if they would like to study nature in an idyllic setting right across the street. Imagine, we could bring seniors on outings and share information on wildlife and forests. Children and parents could come and learn about the early history of the ravine and the surrounding area. But I leave this up to you, the people of the Beach. The politicians, the educators, those interested in the ravine and what it stands for: this building would be a great undertaking for all those interested. What do you think? Preserve the past and future, Kew Williams Cottage, and our quaint cottage on Balsam Avenue?
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The Silver Birch boathouse as it looked in June of 1931. This building and several others still stand thanks to the work of local history advocates.
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wo inmates were laying on their bunks in their cell. The one on top remarked, “I don’t like being confined in this prison. Life is so unfair.” The inmate on the bottom responded, “We should change our perspective. We should think of this as more of a gated community!” When life is unfair, as it often can be, we can be agents of hope! A certain man found himself in prison due to unfair accusations. He had done nothing wrong. In fact he had acted with great moral character. Yet he found himself in prison with no chance of parole for two years. It seems every one
of his family and friends had forgotten him. Nobody visited him. He even thought God had forgotten about him. We have all felt that way. Somehow life has dealt us a nasty blow. God seems to be hiding. It’s as if we can’t catch a break at all. Let me introduce you to two truths you can count on! 1) God is at work in every situation in your life and mine. As a matter of fact, the creator has a divine plan for our good. You’ve heard the saying “whatever doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.” Therefore there is only one thing we can do: “Be still and know that God is God.” That is what strengthens our character and our ability to trust Our Creator. 2) We need to recognize God’s commitment to us as people. We are told “that God will never leave us, nor forsake us.” Don’t let your dark times shake you. Let God’s presence in your life strengthen you! When we trust God we will be stronger and have hope.
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Barrister & Solicitor
Chartered Accountant • Corporate & Personal Tax • Specializing in small to medium business • Financial advice 21 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 502
2239 Queen Street East www.kathrynwrightlaw.com kathrynwrightlaw@gmail.com
Tel: (416) 962-2186
Personal Injury Lawyer
Kriens LaRose, LLP
Car accidents, Slips and Falls, Disability Claims 220 Bay Street, Suite 1400 416-643-3857 pcahill@willdavidson.ca
Chartered Professional Accountants • Accounting services for owner-managed businesses. • Personal and corporation income tax preparation. • Audit and consulting services for not-for-profit organizations
www.krienslarose.com
416-690-6800
Melani Norman
CPA, CMA Accounting Issues and Systems, Bookkeeping, Personal and Corporate Taxes
Call 416-471-0337 Emily C. Larimer CPA, CGA
• Bookkeeping • Personal and corporate tax services • Accounting services for small businesses and t he self-employed Call: 416-693-2274 emily@eclarimercga.com www.eclarimercga.com
ABSTAX
ACCOUNTANTS & TAX CONSULTANTS HOME CALLS & PICK UP SERVICES AVAIL E-FILE PERSONAL & BUSINESS TAXES SPECIALISTS IN CDN & US TAXES CASH REFUNDS 416 699 6641 abstax_2000@yahoo.com 161 Main St., Toronto, ON, M4E 2V9 Serving the Community for Over 30 Years
LAWYERS/LEGAL
Paul J. Cahill
Linda Bronicheski, Lawyer Beaches Family Law Effective Resolution of Family Law Matters 47 Main Street, Toronto 416-763-6884 Linda@BeachesFamilyLaw.com
Susan T. Dixon
Family Law Lawyer 2120 Queen Street East (@ Hammersmith)
416-693-2733
www.dixonslaw.ca
Shellyann Pereira
(Licensed Paralegal) Small Claims, Provincial/Municipal Offences, Landlord & Tenant/other Tribunals, Letters, Mediation etc. Call for a Free 30 min. Consult
647-693-6221
579 Kingston Rd., #110, Toronto
Peter J. Salah Hills, Salah LLP
Family Law & Estate Planning We Collaborate, Negotiate & Litigate.
Dashwood & Dashwood
416-752-8128 www.hillssalah.com
Geoffrey J. Dashwood
QUINN Family Law
Barristers & Solicitors
961 Kingston Rd. Tel. 416-690-7222 Toronto, M4E 1S8 Fax. 416-690-8738
Snider & DiGregorio Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries. 978 Kingston Road, Toronto, Ont., M4E 1S9
Tara Shannon
Psychotherapy for Individuals and Couples Insurance clients welcome Evening & weekend sessions available 579 Kingston Rd (corner Main), Suite 118
Book online at essencetherapy.com
416-694-2868
O’Reilly, Moll & Mian
M.Ed. Counselling Psychology
690-0000
Chiropractor
1906 Queen St. E. (1 block east of Woodbine)
• Essence • Dolores Wootton, R.M.T.
bestcriminallawyer.ca
816 Pape Ave. (near Pape/Danforth)
416-465-4225 www.judygould.com
CRIMINAL LAWYER
John H.
BJARNASON, D.C.
Complete financial services for the business owner, manager, entrepreneur & self-employed Corporate and Personal Income Tax Services Bus: 416-270-9898
Tel: 416-699-0424 Fax: 416-699-0285 Email: info@sdlegal.ca
B.A. B.Ed. M.A. DipTIRP
416-433-9726
Bert van Delft
David Faed
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Public 300 Main Street 416-690-3324
DENISE M. F. BADLEYCOSTELLO Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Family, Real Estate, Wills Business, Immigration, Small Claims Court 2069 Danforth Ave (Woodbine)
416-690-6195
CARL A. BRAND BARRISTER & SOLICITOR NOTARY
961 Kingston Rd. Toronto, Canada M4E 1S8
Tel: 416-699-5100 Fax: 416-690-8738 brandlaw@live.ca
GARRY M. CASS
BARRISTER & SOLICITOR Estate Planning/Real Estate/Business House Calls
416-767-CASS (2277) x 207 416-795-4899 (cell) 416-491-0273 (fax) garrycass@sympatico.ca
Glover & Associates Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries
Real Estate, Family, Litigation Wills & Estates, Corporate
416-691-3700
Queen and Hammersmith
Shelley C. Quinn LL.B. 1749 Danforth Avenue Toronto, ON M4C 1J1 t. (416) 551-1025 www.QuinnFamilyLaw.ca
KAMRUL HAFIZ AHMED REAL ESTATE LAWYER 416 690 1855 [P 416 690 1866 [F 2972 DANFORTH AVE.
David H. Nuri
Barrister & Solicitor Family Law & Civil Litigation 4950 Yonge Street, Suite 2200
(at Victoria Park, next to Tim Hortons)
Beaches Wellness Centre
Dr. Johanna Carlo Chiropractor
Dr. Janet D’Arcy
Chiropractor Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East
416-690-6257 Open Saturdays
Dr. Kelly Robazza Dr. William Chan Chiropractic Acupuncture A.R.T. / Laser 2212 Queen St. E.
416-698-5861
THERAPY LOUNGE Megan Evans, RMT, CRHP & Associates
www.therapylounge.ca
ASHBRIDGE’S HEALTH CENTRE Dr. Emily Howell Jackie Leesun Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Orthotics Registered Massage Therapy
1522 Queen St. E. 416-465-5575
Dr. Tyrrell Ashcroft Dr. Thien Dang-Tan
OMEGA HEALTH + FITNESS
416-916-7122
URBAN CALM THERAPEUTICS Stephanie Gage, RMT Cami Rahman, RMT Caitlin McAulay, RMT 1789 Queen St. East, Unit 6
416-698-3157
Jen Goddard, R.M.T.
ART, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Graston 1089 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park)
Neville Park Health Group 2455A Queen St. East
www.omegahealthandfitness.com
416-690-6257
647-317-6017
Dr. Scott Dunham Chiropractor
Kew Gardens Health Group 2181 Queen St. East, Suite 305 (at Lee)
416-907-0103
www.kewgardenshealth.com
Dr. Mark T. Garbutt D.C. Chiropractor & Cert. Animal Chiropractor
Coxwell Chiropractic Centre 1004 Coxwell Ave @ O’Connor
416-423-2289
Serving the Beach & East York for 30+ yrs
COUNSELLING Do you think differently? Gifted/ADHD Support & Coaching School/Workplace Performance Children/Adults Mary Lynn Trotter, MSW, RSW 416-875-9474 marylynntrotter@rogers.com www.adhdtreatmenttoronto.com Ask about insurance coverage
Nancy Leach, M. Sc., BMCP from the author of
The Body Means Well
Support for chronic or life-threatening illness through Counselling, Body Therapy, and Meditation
647-838-1849
www.mindfulwayconsulting.com
JOB STRESS? CAREER COUNSELLING
Martha Dove M.S.W. RSW
Nadia Petraroja, MSW RSW B.ED
CHIROPRACTORS
Voted “#1 Spa in Toronto” - Trip Advisor
416-698-7070
2130 Queen Street East
Jim Zotalis jimzotalislaw@gmail.com
927 Kingston Rd. (W. of Vic Pk)
• Hours incl. evenings & Saturdays •
Massage Therapy • Reflexology 2245 Queen St. East • 2nd floor • Open 7 days per week •
www.marthadove.com 416-691-4901 martha.dove@sympatico.ca
416-890-0504
Su Willson, B.MUS, R.M.T. & ASSOC.
NEW LOCATION
416-323-5092 www.nurilaw.ca
Criminal Lawyer
416-694-4090
Child, Individual & Family Therapist The Carrot Common 348 Danforth Ave. Suite # 207 647-206-2374 www.nadiapetraroja.com
MASSAGE THERAPY Advanced Therapeutics (Since 1989)
Kevin Oates, R.M.T. & Assoc. Voted “Best Massage Therapist” - NOW Magazine
ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN Stephen G. King, Architect B. Arch. OAA, MRAIC “Serving the Beach since 1987” Residential, Restorations, Home Inspections, Commercial, Interiors, Landscapes COMPLETE PROJECT SERVICES FROM DESIGN THROUGH CONSTRUCTION
(416) 694-8181 www.stephenkingarchitect.com
Member Ontario Association of Architects
W. MORRIS DESIGN ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANTS DESIGN CONCEPTS AND PERMIT DRAWINGS WESLEY MORRIS, ARIDO, IDC, AATO
416-261-9679
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES Renovations & Additions Structural Design • Building Permit
Local • Affordable 416-200-6300 www.WINTACO.com
Versatech
Drafting + Design Architectural Design Permit Drawings Project Management Commercial, Residential
416-694-9531 • 416-816-1630
Tonia Vuolo Interior Designer
416-522-5903 toniavuolo@me.com www.toniavuolodesigns.com NO JOB IS TOO SMALL OR TOO BIG
studio tangent architects contemporary new construction, additions, renovations open-minded 3D design process www.studiotangentarchitects.com info@studiotangentarchitects.com
416.420.4544 PLEASE NOTE: The advertiser is responsible for checking the accuracy of the advertisement after the first in-
1398 Queen St. E. (east of Greenwood Ave.)
sertion. Beach Metro News
416-469-3879 (open 7 days)
is not liable for errors and
www.advancedtherapeutics.ca
BEACHES MASSAGE CENTRE Zabiullah Khaliqi, RMT Randy Groening, RMT
2212 Queen St. E. (at Spruce Hill)
416-690-5185
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BEACH METRO NEWS
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Apartment/ Home for Rent
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1 Bedroom, newly reno’d suites from $1,399 incl. utils.
New professionally installed kitchens. Brand new elevator. Quiet private park setting. Very close to beach, shopping, public transit, all amenities.
* include self-addressed envelope for receipt * classified ads also appear on our website at beachmetro.com The advertiser is responsible for checking the accuracy of the advertisement after the first insertion. Beach Metro News is not liable for errors and non-insertions in subsequent issues. Beach Metro News accepts advertising in good faith and does not endorse any advertisers or advertisements.
416-856-4774
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Magnificent
Beach Suites 650 Woodbine
Dazzling, completely renovated suites. Kitchens with granite counters & stainless steel appliances. Modern washrooms, dark-stained hardwood floors, beautiful window treatment. MUST BE SEEN!
Deadline for December 1 issue is November 23 st
rd
Announcement
Personal Care
Up Down In Out It’s In The Fit!
Chalet Beauty Bar
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GRAVES WANTED (2)
to buy in ST. JOHN’S NORWAY cemetery in vicinity of the old former Monument Building and adjacent to private properties on Kingston Road. Preferably, the grave lot should be clean, no previous interment. Please call Peter at 416-694-2494 (17) Give the Gift of Becoming a Bestselling Author. Know someone struggling to publish a book? Whether they’re in the ideas phase, ready for production, or published but not achieving recognition, I can help with fast content creation, press interviews, speaking opportunities, even bulk sales. Qualifying eBooks can be made a into a bestseller at lightening speed! Custom gift packages 416-553-2157 (17)
Volunteers
485 Kingston Rd.
416-699-7110 Vlad
416-466-3766
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WILKINSON
BARBER SHOP & HAIRSTYLING Men’s Haircuts $13 • Children & Senior $10 1048 Kingston Rd. (at Victoria Park Ave.)
Te l : 6 4 7- 3 4 9 - 4 0 1 5
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Professional Home Studio Ladies only Waxing-Facials-Tans-Nails
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$20 per tape Makes a great Xmas present. Call Eugene at 647-922-0686 eugene@homevideo2dvd.ca (19)
Mail application to:
Thrive Fitness 2461 Queen St. E., Toronto, M4E 1H8 (17)
We welcome everyone to weekly FREE Saturday night entertainment/dancing
Also RENTAL facilities available (r) Nov. 19: Free Real Estate Seminar for first-time buyers, current owners & investors. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. At Keller Williams Advantage Realty Office, 1238 Queen St E. (@ Leslie St). Presented by: Greg Parker & Jenny Vuong, Sales Representatives; Christy Watt, Mortgage Agent, Welbanks Mortgage Group and Cameron Paulikot, Real Estate Lawyer. Go to www.FreeHomeAdvice.ca to register or call 416-465-4545 #734 (Debbie). Register today as seating is limited. (17)
Party Services
$12/hr Flexible 2-5 hours per week, with growth potential.
www.beachmetro.com
(17)
Spacious, sunny 1 Bdrm, balcony, a/c, dishwasher, micro. Parking available and laundry. No smoking, references. $1,295/month Available Jan. 1, 2016
416-698-7081
(17)
JR. 1 BEDROOM APT
for Rent in the Beach Hardwood floor, 9’ ceiling, private backyard, no smoking, one person. 1st/last & ref’s required. Avail Dec. 1
Single items or complete estates Wanted: Old furniture, china, silverware, pictures, lamps, figurines, glass, curiosities, etc. Fair market prices guaranteed! Call Terence: 416 466 1404 (r)
paulmcarthur@rogers.blackberry.net www.mcarthurbusinesscentre.com (r)
UPPER BEACHES OFFICE SPACE
Apartment Rental (Furnished) Furn. basm’t bachelor / many extras ; south of Queen ; parking sharp / flexible layout with work area and 42” wall tv. Nov. thru Dec. 2015 : $ 275/wk or $950 month all in
416 698 8005
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Retired white male looking for quiet room access to kitchen & bathroom facilities. Max $700 Call John at 647-687-8830 (17)
20 years in the Beach Enterprises, small or large businesses Computers, networking, software 416-693-5272 www.padz.biz Padj.biz@hotmail.com (19)
Financial Services
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BOOKKEEPING/OFFICE ADMIN/+MORE Experienced, eclectic Beach resident offering a variety of affordable, flexible and practical support services to entrepreneurs and small business. QuickBooks training also available short or long term.
Home/Office Assistant No Job Too Small 20+ yrs exp. Affordable
specialists, Strong on QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, “cloud computing”. A la carte services. Affordable (20r)
Household Services
daniela_glow@hotmail.com
(17.)
in the Beach
Packaging, Corporate, Brochures, Leaflets, Web Design, Info-graphics. Whatever your Graphic Design needs, please call: North Design Studio 647 972 7630 (r) Press Release Distribution for Small Business. For Black Friday / Cyber Monday, distribute your message to hundreds of USA media affiliates of ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox; comprehensive report includes links & logos of channels syndicating your message. Packages $350+. Reserve yours (17) 416-4453-2157
Computer Services
416-HOME-126 (416-466-3126)
KSTS Computer Support (VISA/MC)
(r)
?NEED HELP? PC/MAC SUPPORT
647.281.3084
Affordable Certified IT Serving the beach for over 10 yrs
www.computer-assist.ca 416-801-6921 (19r)
MR. FIX-IT PROFESSIONAL, MATURE, RELIABLE RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS
10+ years experience Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Painting, and Handy Work. Randall 416-450-0599 MRFIXIT@rogers.com
(17r)
Specializing in: Residential Demolition, Rubbish Removal, Garage, Basement & Yard Cleanups Driveway Friendly Rental Bins Available
416-624-3837
•Fast friendly service for 30 years •CESA certified (r)
Call 416-648-4410
(r)
KLEEN WINDOWS
416-706-7130 905-706-7130 www.kleenwindows.ca
(r)
Need more space and less stress? Space Logix Residential Organizing will help you sort through your stuff to rediscover your time, space and freedom in an organized home. (21)
CERTIFIED
CHIMNEY SWEEP
• W.E.T.T.- Certified • Cleaning / Inspection • Stainless Steel Liners Code Compliance • Masonry Repair nighthawkchimney.ca 416-892-5263 (17)
“Always on Time and on Budget” • Junk and Rubbish Removal • Hazardous Waste Pick-up • Small and Big Moves • All Kinds of Delivery Services incl. cottage country
(r)
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MAN WITH PICK-UP TRUCK For light moves/deliveries, cleanups, etc. • FIREWOOD Efficient. Best rates. Call Max
416-820-1527
(21)
BEACH WINDOW CLEANING & EAVESTROUGHS
416-691-8503
(17)
GALBRAITH CONSTRUCTION AND DISPOSAL LTD.
EXCAVATION: BOBCAT, MINI EXCAVATOR SERVICE DISPOSAL BINS: 6 YARDS - 40 YARDS FOR CLEAN FILL, GARBAGE & BLOCK WATERPROOFING
Experienced, over 35 years in business CALL 416-265-0200 (17!)
B&W DISPOSAL Backyard Basement Garage cleanups Rubbish Removal Small Demolitions Free Estimates
Call Bob 416-699-5306 cell 416-459-4137
Let us help you improve your home
www.refocused.ca 647-267-0564
(r)
Call Hakan: 416 899-3980
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EXPRESS Windows & Eavestrough Cleaning and Small Repair
Home Decor
Ali @ 416-457-8660
Vienna Upholstery
ADRIAN’S DEMOLITION & DISPOSAL
For a free Estimate call
(w. of Midland)
416-698-9000
(17)
Garbage • Basements Backyard Cleanup Hazard waste removal Scrap pickups
2358 Kingston Rd.
(r)
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CALL GLEN
(r)
FULLY INSURED
ReFocused
In-home/office, established professional, support service Serving Beach businesses since 1994 Service plans available
needhelp_pc_mac@hotmail.com
416-691-6893
Reorganization, Renovation and Relocation
HOME OFFICE: Computer repair
SPECIALISTS Fast, Friendly, Reliable Service MOE licensed, Fully Insured WSIB certificates avail. upon request 4-40 yrd Roll-off container service 11 yd pick-up truck service Excavation & Bobcat Service
&
www.regsappliance.com
647-546-3555 spacelogixca@gmail.com
SCARBOROUGH DISPOSAL LTD. WASTE REMOVAL & EXCAVATION
RUBBISH REMOVAL
HOME ORGANIZING
Graphic Design
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CLEVER DISPOSAL
Cleaning specialists •Windows •Eavestroughs •Decks •Siding
416-827-2458
- COMPLETE RECYCLING - DEMOLITION SPECIALISTS
416-265-7979
(20r)
JIM’S APPLIANCE SERVICE
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WAYNE’S
RUBBISH REMOVAL
CALL MARY OR JOHN
Repairs to all major appliances, vacuums, and microwaves. Fast, friendly service. Good rates.
1537 O’Connor Drive
General Services
416 690 0117 • 416 569 3236 (r)
Office Services
416-759-2219
(r)
WE CLEAN OUT YOUR JUNK NOT YOUR WALLET
Repairs to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers
Kevin Lundbohm, Manager
& Soft Furnishings Slipons.ca Cynthia Lovat-Fraser 416-575-6113
HALF FAST PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Business & Personal Income Tax Computer Bookkeeping & Accounting HELLARRA SERVICES INC. 1232 Kingston Rd., Suite 5 Toronto, ON M1N 1P3
rates. Antonella 416-464-2766
SLIP-ON SLIPCOVERS
416-264-1495 CELL 416-567-4019
REG’S APPLIANCE
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Wanted to Rent
EXPERT COMPUTER HELP
Books wanted: art, photography, literature, aviation, military, poetry, sports, music, Canadiana, etc. Inno Dubelaar Books, 53 Dixon Ave. 416-694-1329 or 416-878-4319 inno.dubelaar@gmail.com (3)
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Furn. 3 bdrm plus study / many extras ; south of Queen in private lane ; parking ; unique coach house style around charming courtyard. Jan thru Sept. 2016 • $ 5200/mo
416 698 8005
Paul McArthur 416-821-3910
Next Deadline Nov. 23 rd
$1100 Inclusive! Quiet Street.
House Rental (Furnished)
McArthur & Son Business Centre Air conditioning, boardroom, kitchen area, copier, etc. Individual offices from $425/mth. 577-579 Kingston Rd. @ Main St.
416-690-2880
Main Floor Apt Upper Beach
425toronto@gmail.com 647-772-7833
OFFICE SPACE
416-258-4670 gottaserve.com scoots7@ymail.com
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Commercial Space for Rent
Ideal for medical professionals, lawyers or accountants
Bright Sunny One Bedroom
BEACHES
Thinking about occasional work? Do you enjoy working with children? And in all kinds of weather? Punctual? Creative? Fun-Loving? Energetic & Kind? If yes to all & avail. to 6 p.m. Mail resume to Daycare / 43 Kimberley Ave. (17) M4E 2Z4
GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY Bartending & Service for your special event
We buy! - We pay cash!
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Expert Bookkeeping, Small business
We m a k e yo u look
(Short term) Apt. on Strathmore Blvd. near Woodbine Upper floor/two bedrooms Sorry, no smoking/no pets. Street parking only/no laundry. $1175/mo • Avail January 1 416-461-2076 (17)
Jane 416-970-8725
Thrive Fitness 2461 Queen St. E., Toronto, M4E 1H8
R.C. Legion Br. 11 9 Dawes Rd 416-699-1353
416-691-5081 416-654-5479
416-438-6360 www.atlasnetwork.com
Debra 416-693-6111
THE PRINTING HOUSE
Close to everything, 24 hour TTC.
CLEANING TECHNICIAN
No drop ins or phone call, please
www.beachmetro.com
Danforth Village Rental
Mail application to:
Social/Events
CLIFFSIDE (N of Kingston / E of Kennedy)
For enquiries, please call
Employment Opportunities
No drop ins or phone call, please
bettyboop@translationpage.com (17r)
2 Bdrm apartment $1,100 Close to schools and shops. In quiet residential area.
$19/hr Excellent attitude, people person, growth/bonus opportunities.
Convert VIDEO to DVD
Crafts, Baked Goods, Poinsettias, Xmas Decorations, Silent Auction and Lunch. Parking available. (17)
Birchmount & Danforth Ave.
Personal Trainer
Photo/Art
Gym, sauna, billiard/ library/music rooms, etc. Utilities, near to beach, long-term rent.
25 Parkette Place
(17)
416-698-1164 x24 admin@beachmetro.com
Sat. Nov. 21 from 10-2 pm
Wanted
1 Spacious Large Bedroom Furnished Condo
FOR RENT
Zumba! Yoga 647-762-8032
Routes available throughout the Beach, Upper Beach, Danforth, Birchcliff STUDENTS EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS
HENLEY GARDENS
elizabethkroeker@sympatico.ca 416-691-8588 (17.)
www.glowesheticstudio.com daniela_glow@hotmail.com
416 827-2458
(r)
Hardware & Software Support Network & Security setup PC/Mac Support, Web Site Design Cloud Services
416-694-6241
Christmas Sale
2701 St. Clair Ave. E. (corner of Connor Dr.)
2/3 bdr main floor bungalow, fridge, stove, mw, new bathroom, laundry, large backyard, parking. Non smokers, 1st/last + ref’s required. Avail Nov 20 $1400 + 2/3 utilities
GLOWESTHETIC
Garage Sale St. Clair O’Connor Community
Featuring Bachelors, 1 & 2 Bedroom renovated suites.
Perms for short hair - $28 Pensioner’s Special Wednesdays only 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
Private Sale: Seeking gifts? See items below. For story behind sale, photos, pricing and guidelines, please use email provided. Include full name and item in subject line - single name inquiries will not be answered. Word document attachments must be accepted. This is not a “yard sale” as pricing will reflect. Email: mikkilc33@yahoo.ca Coins - mostly sets - Canadian, British, New Zealand Mints. Stratford Festival - programmes, posters, 50 cent piece coin. Swarovski Crystal - rose, harlequin figurine & plaque. Franklin Mint - Cinderella coach / Vintage 1960 Disney clock. Halycon Days - Music Box/ Hallmark Kiddie Car Classic/Skyline Binoculars. British magazines from the 90s/2000s/Dr. Seuss Cindy Lou figurine. Hallmark - ornaments/2 Wacky Wobbler Bobble Head Cereal Characters. Concert programmes & Stuff/ VHSs, DVDs, CDs, vinyl records, books. Postcards/Housewares/Miscellaneous (17) stuff - not junk.
(r)
Luxurious Beach Suites
www.zumbatorontobeaches.com
Volunteers Needed to deliver BEACH METRO NEWS
or
416-827-8095
(near Coxwell)
YOUR FABRIC DREAM BROUGHT TO LIFE!
Call Gail 416-686-6828
1 Bdrm $1,325
1562 Queen St. E.
• Expert Alterations/Repairs • Refresh old Favourites • Re-line Coats, Jackets • Roman Blinds, Small Draperies, Cushions, etc.
COMPUTER SERVICES
For Sale
Seniors Discount
416 454-5404
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BLIND AMBITION EXPRESS JUNK REMOVAL Custom Window Coverings Drapes, Blinds, Valances Also Duvet Covers, Shams, etc.
Best Prices/Free Estimates
For estimate call
647-899-9074
24 HRS 16’ Cube Van & Pick up Truck Service
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647-235-6690
(18)
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Lanigan’s Contracting
Reliable Snow Service Insured/Metro. B Lic.
416-569-2181
(2)
THE STUDY STUDIO
BOOTHY’S
Cleaning and organizing superheroes Eco-friendly Local with references Kelly 647-889-4752 (17r)
Starting our 16th year Servicing the Beach
Weekly • Bi-weekly • One time cleaning Reliable & efficient
416-554-1810
Contact Irena
*Seniors Discount
416-825-9705
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(17r)
Houses, Apartments, Offices
416 931 8222
PAWS SIT STAY
Brendalee 416-804-5545 PAWSSITTER.COM
CAT CARE SERVICE Veterinary Technician with 20 yrs experience provides excellent care - Home visits - Boarding in my home - Experienced in giving oral, I.V. and sub-Q medications - Nail trims - References
Call Candy at 416 691-3170
(19)
BEACH PUPPY LOVE
- Providing loving care to beach pets since 2003 - Flexible scheduling - Dog walking, pet sitting, in home boarding - Bonded & Insured
www.beachpuppylove.com
416 389 9234
(17)
Pet Minding by Zak’s Mom Cat or dog visits or sitting Dog boarding 416 691-8222 pet_minding@yahoo.ca references
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Cleaning Lady
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Extra-ordinary & Exceptional Weekly and biweekly $15/hr Call Sherry at
416-405-8301
(20)
All Day Cleaning Special for first-time clients. For your home/condo/office. Reliable, trustworthy, efficient cleaning service. For more info, call Beata at 416.233.6462
cleancomfortservices.com
(17r)
WINDOWS CLEANING EAVES CLEANING Call Gary 647-829-5965
bonded & insured - references (17r)
TUTORING
OCT certified teacher, over 20 years experience, highly qualified (former dept head in a Senior highschool for Fr. Imm.)
(18)
Bilingual School
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BALMY BEACH COMMUNITY DAY CARE We provide a positive, encouraging environment for children 2 1/2 yrs to 12 yrs in a licensed, non-profit, parent-board day care. Info. or to register
DAY CARE CONNECTION LICENSED, NON-PROFIT HOME CHILD CARE
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CHILDREN’S CENTRE A licensed non-profit child care ser ving the Upper Beach for 28 years. w w w. E a s t To ro n to V i l l a g e . c o m THE BEST THERE IS!
Bach to ROCK Scarboro Music Kingston Rd/Vic Park
HEALTHY HOME
416-699-8333
CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING
• Bio-degradable, non-allergenic products used • Drying time 3-4 hours • Bonded, insured, certified Free At Home Estimates!
Call 416-783-3434
*Bonded*
PIANO TEACHER Susan Kohlhepp
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*Insured*
EUROPEAN CLEAN THE HOUSE AND APARTMENT CLEANING COMPANY
Same day service guarantee Open from Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE
416-729-2077 cell
WWW.EUROPEANCLEAN.COM (18r)
RILEYS’ WINDOW CLEANING A family business since 1956
Window & Eaves Cleaning Gutter Filter Installation
416 421-5758
rileyswindowcleaning.com
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BEACHES LAWN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
-Lawn Cutting Starting at $15 -Fall Property Clean Ups -Eavestrough Cleaning Kevin Brown 416-414-5883
info@blpm.ca
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EUROPEAN CLEANING LADIES
offer complete and thorough cleaning service for your house • office • condo Call Ilona 416-427-3815 (21)
416-846-2040 sjkohlhepp@gmail.com
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AND
APPRAISALS
416-699-3772
184 MAIN ST. across from
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Do you love to sing? Are you looking for a choir that performs every type of sacred music, from Byrd to Britten, Howells to Hogan? The Anglican Church of St. John the Baptist, Norway seeks all voice types to enhance their Mass Choir. Services take place on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. in the Beaches, one of Toronto’s most active and artistic neighborhoods. For more information, please contact Matthew Whitfield at music@stjohnsnorway.com or 647-302-2074 (17.)
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Peek-A-Bears Childcare We have a beautiful space located just east of Gerrard and Woodbine. Excellent programming and organic lunches are served! Servicing children from toddler to 5 yrs. For more information please call
Eloise at 416.691.5799
647-925-1946 www.jasart.ca
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Unique Part-time Position
Care for fun 5 yr old boy + meals, housekeeping/laundry 2-3x/week (10-12 hrs/wk) Wednesdays 4-8 a must East Toronto, accessible by TTC Contact Ann @ xwpxwp@gmail.com or 416-988-7491 (17)
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BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE -Fall Property Clean Ups -Eavestrough Cleaning -Lawn Cutting - Hedge Trimming
www.greenapple.ca
info@blpm.ca
416-467-6059 www.stonehengedesignbuild.com
KIM PRICE Landscape Design 647-545-5143
Creating Award Winning Gardens • Design and Construction •
www.kimpricelandscapedesign.com (19)
GREENSTONE LANDSCAPES
Serving the Beach For 20 Years! • Specializing in Interlock, Retaining Walls • All Natural Stone Work, Decks, Fences • Sodding, Planting,Water Features, Lighting, Etc. (19)
BEACH PROPERTY
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Watch our videos at
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MEN* *MOVE * Single Items too! * (21r)
Painters
Family owned & operated 26 years in business
416-690-3890
sales@larryspainting.ca www.larryspainting.ca
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PROWAY
PAINTING & DECORATING
FRANZ’S PAINTING
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LAWN MAINTENANCE COMPLETE LANDSCAPING • CLEANUPS SPRING & FALL • FULLY LICENSED AND INSURED • DISCOUNT FOR SENIORS
For strength, durability and finish, it’s all about the prep. Have it done right, the first time. References, free estimates. Beach Resident
Shasta Garden Design * Design + Installation * Planting + Pruning * Garden maintenance/Fall clean-ups * Complete Garden Makeovers
shastagardens@hotmail.com
(17)
Dave 416 694 4369
dave@beachhillpainting.com (17)
HARM’S PAINTING 416-694-2470
Fair, competitive prices, excellent references, professional results, satisfaction guaranteed. Dave 647-770-7690 A local Beach Company
WALLPAPER INSTALLATION RESTORATION INVISIBLE REPAIRS Rod 416-766-4066 see roderickdunn.com
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Wallpapering &
Painting Barry Reed
(19)
PRECISE PAINTERS - Interior - Residential - 10 yrs experience - $1/sq.ft. - 1 prime, 2 finishes - Free Estimates - Colour consultations charleswilliams07@hotmail.com
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Plumbers MIKE PARKER PLUMBING
Plumbing • Heating • Drains Renovation, Repair & Installation
690-8533
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BEACH PLUMBING
INTERIOR • EXTERIOR WORK
Small Repairs to complete houses Renovations
Cell# 647-853-6420
50 years in the Beach
416 691-3555
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‘As Promised’ Painting *** Free Estimates *** We stand by our contracts, big or small. Also do Drywall and Plaster Repairs and more
Dianne 416 699 5070
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Lic. #P-15099
IDEAL
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INTERIOR, EXTERIOR KITCHEN CABINET PAINTING QUALITY PAINTING over 20 years. 100% guarantee
416-209-9810
STEVE’S PAINTING & REPAIRS
416-439-6639
SEAN AT 416-985-8639
newbrightpainting@gmail.com
416-917-2592
Experienced. Reliable. Professional Work Guaranteed. Drywall Repairs. Competitive Rates. Beach Resident.
LANDSCAPING
NO MESS, NO FUSS, JUST SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP, Fully Insured Member BBB • Beach Resident
PROFESSIONAL
Larry’s Painting & Repairs
Call Franz 416-690-8722
(19)
42 yrs
proway.painting@gmail.com
(17)
Specializing in residential painting. Minor drywall/plaster repairs. 416-997-8908
ANDREW DAVID PAINTING
2 Men + Truck $49/hr Office • Apt. Deliveries 416-830-8183
Free Estimates & References Available (19/16)
• Weekly & Bi-Weekly Lawn Cutting • Spring Clean-ups • Flower Bed Maintenance • Fertilization & Aeration • Hedge Trimming & Pruning • Seeding & Sodding
The Passionate Painter
No job too small for all your repair and painting needs (19)
416.797.6731
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BEACH HILL
416-999-MOVE (6683)
$29 / hr. + 1 hr. & up 1 man $39/hr 2-$49 • 3-$65 • 4-$85 7 days Dan 647-763-5257
fraser_j@bell.net
PAINTING
Interior • Exterior Residential • Commercial Plastering • Drywall
-Lawn Cutting -Fall Property Clean Ups -Mulching Services -Fall Leaf Removal -Eavestrough Cleaning
Free Consultations
(19)
(17)
- will do small moving jobs - local or long distance - removal & pick up of various items
Licensed & Insured
Call John (416) 698-2302 or (416) 670-2639
NEW BRIGHT PAINTING
CARTAGE & STORAGE (r)
FUSSY! Painter
www.thepassionatepainter.com
STUDIO 1
Front yard parking pads Drawings • Permits • Build 416-288-1499
416-522-7288
416-414-5883
REASONABLE RATES
www.BestWayToMove.com (17r)
Green Apple Landscaping
647-210-LAWN (5296)
A.S.M. MOVERS
Accurate work & reasonable rates
IN THE BEACH LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS
Child Care Wanted
HELP WITH MATH & ENGLISH
INDIV/GRP TUITION IN YOUR HOME QUALIFIED + EXPERIENCED TEACHER, K-12 PROVEN SUCCESS - REFS AVAILABLE (19)
416-288-1499
www.greenapple.ca
info@blpm.ca
www.thegoodmoves.com 899-3980 (20)
Call Hakan: 416
WE MOVE FOR LESS!
25 years Experience High Quality • On Schedule One-of-a-Kind Outdoor Living Spaces
416-414-5883
• Small and Big Moves • All Kinds of Delivery Services incl. cottage country • Junk and Rubbish Removal
Call Andre 416-422-4864
Award Winning Design & Build
416-699-8575
The
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Colouring the Beach Since 1996!, Interior & Exterior. First Rate Team Works Cleanly, Quickly and on Budget Special Attention to Prep, Repairs, Help with Colour, No Job Too Small, Written Quotes.
MAN WITH CARGO VAN (17)
647 401 7970
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All Season Movers
416-691-8503
HARRY
Richard Durocher Interior & Exterior Small to Mid-size jobs
416-554-1810 Good rates Free estimate
PAINTING
- Free Estimates - Interior/Exterior Painting, Staining, Metallic Surfaces - Fully Trained/Insured - 3 Year Written Guarantee - Committed to the Beaches 416-888-1647 Ref Available Check us out on HomeStars! (17))
PROFESSIONAL PAINTER
FALL CLEAN-UPS
416-690-1356
SNOW R E M O VA L
BEACHSNOWREMOVAL.CA
www.scotstonecontracting.com Call Scott 416.858.2452 (17)
Local. Taking care of your possessions.
MAINTENANCE
Excellent programming, arts, music and outdoor activity. Our home is located across from Moncur park. Ages 2 and up.
Garden & Tree
• new term catch-up • • in-depth homework/test help • • essay-writing + study skills • • numeracy + literacy support •
(19)
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Home Daycare Loving, caring, reliable, close to Library, Parks - Drop-in centre, Beach Rec Centre, daily outings, reading, crafts. Over 20 years experience. Excellent references. 416-693-5272 (17)
Tutoring call ALBERTO 416 690 9389 for
416-434-3209
(r)
JAS Arts, Day And After School Program
PIANO TUNING REPAIRS
Tree & Shrub: shaping, thinning, pruning, planting Deadwood or Complete Removal Storm Damage, Dangerous Limbs
LANDSCAPE • DESIGN & BUILD
TO SERVE AND RESPECT
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B I R T H TO S I X Y E A R S
STEAM CLEANING LTD.
416-567-3205
647 766 7875 John
Traditional stone walls, steps, interlocking paths, patios & decks.
“Always on Time and on Budget”
STONEHENGE
FOR ADULTS WITH CHILDREN
416-690-0102
We teach it all!
Hedge Trimming Clean Up Mulch, Sod, etc.
25
RYLAN HARVEY
Movers
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE
Music
BEST JOB & PRICE GUARANTEED
Victoria Gardening
(r)
Ted Reeve Arena
CARPET, UPHOLSTERY RUG CLEANING
Specialist in low maintenance, eco friendly & native gardens consultation - cleanups pruning - planting - containers maintenance - readied for sale Allison 416-693-7214 naturescapeconsult@yahoo.ca (17)
Green Apple Landscaping
• PLAYROOM • CHILDCARE REGISTRY • • LIBRARY • DROP-IN BABY TIME IS TUES & THURS AT 1:30 PM WORKSHOPS EVERY 2ND THURSDAY
ULTRA
CARE-ADVICE-COACHING
Landscapers
Cleaning lady available. Small jobs welcome. Minimum 4 hours. Honest, reliable and thorough. References. 416(17) 695-2665
Cleaning Services
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See our ad on page 12
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416-414-5883 info@blpm.ca
Scotstone Landscaping solutions to customize your space.
BEACH
EAST TORONTO VILLAGE
TO CLEAN HOUSE, APARTMENT, CONDO, OFFICE AND CLEAN UP AFTER PARTY References available upon request
-Lawn Cutting -Fall Property Clean Ups -Fall Leaf Removal - Winter Salting Services
cdntreecare@hotmail.com
•18 months to 12 years •Preschool daycare & after school program 72 Main St.
Call 416-698-0750 daycareconnection.net
EXPERIENCED CLEANING LADY AVAILABLE
647-855-8424
LeRoux Froebel
Nurturing, supportive care, flexible hours. Early Childhood Education Specialists to answer your questions.
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BEACH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
CANADIAN TREE CARE
Child Care Available
• SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1976 •
416-691-8503
beachsnowremoval.ca
Contact: Marion @ 647-406-4681 or: marionklein@hotmail.ca (19)
Marlene 416-698-5668
LAWN CARE
Group - Solo - Mini walks Yard poop removal service 647-453-6021 michaelsdogs@hotmail.com
French / German / Spanish
416-698-1923
Eavestrough Cleaning Fall Leaf Clean-Ups
Michael’s Dog Walking
headstarttutors@rogers.com
Neil Bennett B.Ed./OCT Sally Vickers B.Ed./OCT
www.lerouxfroebel.com
BEACH
(19)
416-272-9589
Specialized programs in all subject areas
All Welcome
d.cleans@yahoo.ca
Walks Tailored To Your Dog’s Needs 5 Star Boarding w/pick-up/drop off Pet Visits/Sitting/Medications Exemplary Loving Caring Service Insured and References Available
One on One Tutoring Grades 3-12 Conveniently located in the Vic Park South Rehab Clinic/Henley Gardens
Serving the Beach for over 15 years (17r)
DEANNA CLEANS
Pet Services
1226 Kingston Road 416-690-6116 www.thestudystudio.com Specialized programs for grades 3-12 and beyond in all subjects. Andrew English B.Ed. (19)
Head Start Tutors
EXPERIENCED CLEANING LADY
SNOW REMOVAL
Proven success with thousands of Beach area students for 15 years
BEACH METRO NEWS
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ONTARIO WATER PLUMBING
LTD
Professional Quality Service Repairs-Renovations-Installations MET LIC P18238, BBB A+, WSIB Master Plumber: Franc Zamernik
Mobile: 416-834-8474 Office: 416-757-6537 (21)
www.ontariowaterplumbing.com
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BEACH METRO NEWS
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLUMBING
20% Discount off any competitor’s written quotation. Discount for seniors and single parent. Lic. Master Plumber • Free estimates Patrick 647-404-7139 (8)
TOM DAY
Plumbing & Drains All types of plumbing work. Smallest leak - complete bath reno. Internal & external drain excavating. Call the professionals 416-480-0622 24 hr. - lic# P1624
(5/16)
Cascade Plumbing GTA All Plumbing, camera inspection, power washing, snake drain cleaning, sump pumps, drainage systems, and back water valve installations. Great affordable rates. Fully licensed.
Contact us at 416 602 2128
& DRAINS Dishwasher & Gas Repairs Heating, Boilers & Radiator Repairs Reno, Repairs - LICENSED
416-265-4558 Cell 416-727-1595
(17)
MASTER PLUMBER
PLUMBER CONTRACTOR Fully licensed & insured. Lic #T94
George: 416-278-7057 or Gabston Reno: 647-342-2872 (2r)
NEED A PLUMBER
Electric
COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICES RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
416-833-3006
Big or small we do them all VISA / MC / AMERICAN EXPRESS
POWER
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Electrical
COMPANY
PANEL & SERVICE UPGRADE TROUBLESHOOTING & WIRING ANY KIND OF SMALL OR BIG JOB. REASONABLE PRICE
Call: 416.939.7833 Lic# 7009221
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MASTER ELECTRICIAN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Fully licensed & insured. ECRA/ESA #7008706
George: 416-278-7057 or Gabston Reno: 647-342-2872 (2r)
MBX ELECTRIC LTD. Master Electrician Lic. ESA ECRA #7000314
Residential • Commercial - Knob & Tube Wiring - Service Panel Upgrades - Renovations & Alterations Call Marc 416-910-1235
(16.)
Available for small electrical jobs. New construction or renovations. (17r)
PLUMBING SERVICES
No job too small 15 years in the Beaches 416 833 6692 martin@mapm.ca (23)
Local 24hr Plumber Honest Independent Affordable Call Rickey Rooter 416-999-3594
Call Clyde Robinson 691-8241 www.robinsoncarpentry.com Licensed with 30 years experience • ON TIME / ON BUDGET •
(r)
Built-in-Cabinets •home entertainment centres •home offices •bookcases, fireplace surrounds •utilize your space with built-in storage units
Master Plumber P1736
416-821-8438
(19)
DRAIN SOLUTIONS Backwater Valves, Repairs, Waterproofing, Water services Ask about City rebates for backwater valves
(19)
G. LOCKE
Electricians
PORCHES, DECKS, FENCES
(19)
For all your Interior Finish and Carpentry needs. Renovations from the basement to the attic. Local and On-time. (6)
GREEN ISLE ELECTRIC ESA LIC# 7002668
(14/16)
CEJA ELECTRIC
FINE INTERIOR - EXTERIOR CARPENTRY • PLUMBING GENERAL REPAIRS DECKS + FENCES
Knob & tube rewiring Service Upgrades free estimates
*Ask For Photo I.D.*
(r)
CLAYTON ELECTRIC Proud To Have Served Our Community For Over 50 Years Specializing in Service Upgrades and Knob & Tube Wiring Metro Lic. # E-594 / ACP # M-R1507
FREE ESTIMATES 15% less best price guaranteed Work done by Andrew Clayton
416-690-1630
(r)
MURPHY ECRA/ESA#7004508
Knob & tube • No job too small Cell 416-529-5426
(17.)
Built-in-Cabinets •home entertainment centres •home offices •bookcases, fireplace surrounds •utilize your space with built-in storage units
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KEW BEACH GENERAL CONTRACTING
(19)
Flat Roofs & Shingles Aluminum Siding ~ Fascia & Soffit Eavestrough Cleaned & Replaced Tuck Pointing & Much More
416-694-7497 ~ 416-423-4245
(r)
Shingle & Flat Specializing in Flat Roofs All Work Guaranteed (17)
Met. Lic. B-8357
Gord Walker 416-694-2119
(r)
647-967-7366
(19r)
Cable & Telephone Wiring Telephone Systems
Alan Burke 416-699-4350
(r)
Painting, tiling, fencing, drywall, flooring, siding, vanities & much more.
www.basementlowering.com 416-494-3999
Underpinning Specialists “Reclaim Your Basement”
(r)
SERVICES “No Job Too Small”
•CARPENTRY •PLUMBING •ELECTRICAL •PAINTING •STAINING •DRYWALL REPAIR •PARGING •DECK & FENCE REPAIR •MINOR REPAIRS
Marc 416-617-7205
(r)
GODFREY RENOVATIONS & REPAIRS LTD.
ED GODFREY
(r)
(r)
asement
Benching-Underpinning Waterproofing Inside/Outside New Drains
416-917-5990
(r)
“Red Seal certified”
TOTAL RENOVATIONS INC.
UNDERPINNING
JIM 647 405 8457 416 691 8457
Basement lowering, walkouts, concrete work
(19)
TILE INSTALLATION
porcelain. marble . limestone . glass . ceramics All work guaranteed. 25 years experience Free estimates
416-558-8453
(17r)
All about wooden floors Serving Toronto since 1981
416-375-5191
Give your floors a new beginning!!! (18) Free Estimates
QUALITY HOME IMPROVEMENTS & RENOVATIONS
Scotstone
Quality Stone Masonry & Brickwork Repairing & matching existing brick, Tuckpointing or new builds. Natural stone. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Foundations
www.scotstonecontracting.com scotstonecontracting@gmail.com Licensed masonry contractor
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P.N.L. MASONRY LTD.
by Jim Ferrio ODD JOBS PLUS “Seniors never pay tax” Call Jim for a free estimate
Custom Woodburning Fireplaces Stonework • Brickwork Veneer stone
Contact Declan 905-244-2825 declanconnaughton@hotmail.com
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WOODY’S
HANDYMAN SERVICES
General repair • Painting, Electrical • Plumbing 10 yrs plus experience References Available handymanwoody@hotmail.com (17.)
NINE YARDS
Fences • Decks • Interlocking Sodding • Planting • Demolition •
647 960 3993
nineyardscontracing.com
(17r)
EAVESTROUGH CLEANING Book NOW for Fall Cleaning 647-550-6062
(17)
416-910-6302
beachcombersgc@gmail.com
(18)
Call 416 876-4986 Sam Capetano
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GRAN HAVEN PAINTING
Quality Finishes Drywall + Plaster Repairs Free Estimates Call James 416 996-1370 jamesallanharvey@gmail.com
(18)
A & R RENOVATION Basement finishing Bathroom & Kitchen remodelling Homestar top rated www.ar-renovation.com
416-662-4450 Free estimate
(22)
KEW BEACH CONTRACTING
Kitchens - Bathrooms Basements - Doors, Windows Garages - Fences, Decks For all your reno needs, no job too small.
416 694-7402
(19)
RENOVATIONS • Basement - Garage • Kitchen - Bathroom • Fences - Decks - Windows • Painting - Drywall • Plumbing, back flows
(r)
EAVESTROUGH
(19r)
Call Scott 416.858.2452
TSSA# 000254654
416 917 5990
MANUEL 416-727-1900 (11/16)
416-606-4719
Metro lic
MR. HARDWOOD FLOORS
Sanding, Staining, Refinishing, Repairs & Installations. Quality workmanship for excellent rates.
416-699-0958
(r)
BILD member & Reno Mark contractor Fully licensed and insured (WSIB)
Hardwood Flooring
416 660 4721
416-319-9104
Drawings, Permits & engineer all provided
Stucco • Moulding Wall Systems
Repair / Maintain / Install/HVAC Fall Heating Special Furnace/boiler 10 point tune up & safety inspection $89 Heating system repair & diagnosis from $139 Call a professional technician Call a CANPRO technician
JUST DRYWALL + TAPING
CONCRETE WORK L B
416-625-2851
CANPRO MECHANICAL
(19r)
•Brick •Fireplace •Block •Chimney •Stone •Interlock •Concrete •Waterproofing •Restoration •Walkout basements Licensed and Insured
(r)
(2)
WEBSTER FOUNDATION REPAIR 647-235-6690 Lic & Ins (18)
Frank & Sons Masonry Ltd.
Architectural Design-Build
416-200-6300
Underpinning Foundation Repair Drains, New/Repair
CHIMNEYS - REPAIRS OR NEW BRICK, BLOCK, STONE WORK TUCKPOINTING, COLOUR MATCHING CONCRETE WORK - REPAIRS OR NEW BASEMENT WALKOUTS 416-463-9331 (r)
FLOORING SPECIALIZING IN SANDING & STAINING
HANDYMAN
SERVICES
15 yrs exp No job too small! Free Quotes, satisfaction guaranteed - Lic & Ins
owering
www.WINTACO.com
WET BASEMENT EXPERTS
416-467-6735
HARDWOOD
(r)
mariotileguy.com (r)
647-771-0227 jeff@heyhandyman.ca www.heyhandyman.ca
• FOUNDATIONS • LOAD-BEARING WALL REMOVALS • BASEMENT LOWERING - UNDERPINNING • ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS
No Job too BIG or small For free estimate, call Jeff
HEY HANDYMAN
FOUNDATION REPAIR WATERPROOFING
(19)
BEACHCOMBERS CONTRACTING
TILE
STONEHENGE
SILVERBIRCH
Mark Denington
416-691-8693
(18r)
647-808-7977
Drywall, Plastering, Taping 15 yrs Experience • Excellent Job Call Mike 416-854-7024 647 833 7024 (5/16) Fax 647-341-6104
• CARPENTRY / TRIM • DRYWALL PATCHING • SMALL JOB SPECIALIST “Serving the Beach Since 1980”
TrustworthyRenovations.com
GUY
Residential, Commercial, Retail, Home Offices Senior Rates
YOUR STUCCO
GNOMEWORKS
(17)
Flooring, Tile, Carpentry & all types of small & large renos Call Rob & Steve at:
Repair - Reno - Restore
www.totalrenovations.com
(17)
Garth 647-248-4952 or garth.jerome@yahoo.ca
www.jdbuild.ca 416-738-2119
(18r)
*60+ years Experience*
the handyman
416-694-2488
Shingles + Flats Concrete Work Eavestroughs Cleaning + Replacement
• Waterproofed showers & saunas • Tile leveling system (floors & walls) • Counters, islands & vanities • All work done custom on-site!
647-967-7366
JD MASONRY • Brick & Stone Work • Concrete Restoration • Fireplace & Chimney • Tuckpointing & Parging
HOME STRUCTURE SPECIALIST
TILE + STONE
Fully insured, municipal license & WSIB reg’d Free Quotations • Excellent references
MASONRY
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Bathrooms • Kitchens • Basements Flooring • Tile and Mosaic
Basement Lowering
Flat and Shingle Roofs Re-roofing, Repair Eavestrough, Soffit & Fascia Workmanship Guaranteed
416-691-8241
All Types: Ceramics • Natural Stones Vinyl • Cork Hardwoods • Laminates Floating and Plank
(r)
Free Estimates • Metro Lic. B17416
416-999-2333
DESIGN-BUILD-RESTORE Flooring Installer Quality Work by experienced home renovator
www.stonehengefoundations.com
CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, PAINT PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, TILE Licensed & Insured 30 YRS LOCAL EXPERIENCE ON TIME/BUDGET www.beachrenovations.com
(23)
Innerspace
TOTAL INTERIOR RENOVATIONS Specializing in: Kitchen Design • Bathrooms Carpentry • Drywall • Floorings Basement Apartments Decks & Fences Met. Lic. Gord Walker B-8357 416-694-2119 (r)
Dan 416-699-2728
416-690-1430 • 416-266-8953 quotes@citywideroofing.ca www.citywideroofing.ca (19)
416-910-8033
(r)
www.handydan.ws
For all your roofing needs In the Beaches since 1974 FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED
BEACH RENOVATIONS
Framing, Insulation, Drywall and Plaster. 42 year Beach Resident 30 years experience 24 hours on call
Call today for free estimate
Serving Your Community Since 1971
Drywall, Painting, Carpentry Masonry, Flooring Reliable - Quality work
CITY WIDE ROOFING
416-264-8517
Competitive prices • Satisfaction guaranteed
Handy Dan
Doug 416-871-1734 Jeff 647-686-8103
•NO JOB TOO SMALL• Metro Lic. #B9948
Bill Watson 647-283-0095
647-551-6420
ALL TYPES OF ROOFS
- Shingles & Flats- Repair & Tune ups - Cedar & Slate - Re-roofs & new work
Complete Kitchen, bathroom & basement. Interior/Exterior Painting & Carpentry. Doors, Windows, Siding, Fences, Decks, Patios
New
ELECTRIC 416-690-0173
MARIO 416-690-1315
Don’t call them, call those roofers
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CUSTOM CARPENTRY
ECRA/ESA LIC#7001069
CARL 647-787-5818
416-625-2851
THOSE ROOFERS
Trades
Additions, Second storeys, Drawings, permits & Architect provided BILD member & Reno Mark contractor 26 yrs experience, Licenced
CELL 416-875-5781
(r)
416-690-0726 647-550-6062
HOUSE FRAMING/CARPENTRY
DECLAN O’MEARA 416-698-6183
Tel. 416-569-2181
ROOFING
INT/EXT TRIM & STAIRCASES
LOCAL ELECTRICIAN Fault Finding Knob & Tube Rewiring Service upgrades Insurance certificates
-Flat Roofs-Shingles-Eavestrough Toronto Fire/Police References An Honest Family Service
BALMY BEACH
CABINETRY, BUILT-INS
416-823-7314
CONTRACTING CO.
416-466-9025
Professional Carpentry
(18)
LANIGAN’S
35 yrs. experience
The Horan Company
647-781-2417
Licensed & Insured
(18r)
BERGERON ROOFING
Accomplished Finish Carpenter 25 yrs exp
Glenn 416 837 9298
416-698-2613
Gus:
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Volunteer lunch, continued from page 3 Lingling Zhu is a resettlement worker and volunteer coordinator for the Mennonite New Life Centre. She said volunteers handle everything from office work to child-minding, running weekly English conversation clubs and organizing field trips for Latin American and Chinese seniors’ groups. At its North York and Scarborough locations, Zhu said New Life staff counsel newcomers on how to apply for citizenship or childcare subsidies, but they handle many questions about daily life in Toronto, too. In recent years, Zhu said the centre has helped many newcomers from South Asia, as well as families from Afghani-
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stan, the Philippines, and Latin America. In volunteering with New Life, Subhani is carrying on a family tradition that goes back generations in Bangladesh – one of her grandfathers started the country’s first school for women, in Chittagong. And Subhani is quick to highlight the role her mother played in getting the New Life event started. “I think this message is for all mothers who have left their original homes and found a new home in Canada,” Subhani wrote. “They must know that they are equally precious everywhere, and can impart their love to all – anytime, anywhere.”
For example, Hydro One is no longer a crown agency. Financial data to the auditor-general will be limited. Employees are now off the sunshine list. There is no longer a public ombudsman to help people navigate the utility. Ontario auditor-general Bonnie Lysyk and seven other independent watchdogs took the unprecedented step of jointly writing Premier Wynne requesting oversight of Hydro One be maintained. This was rejected as well. Hydro One has been put behind an iron curtain and the cone of silence lowered. This month the report from Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office (created in 2013 under pressure to ensure the Ontario Government makes transparent responsible decisions after politically-motivated gas plant cancellations cost taxpayers over $1 billion) concluded the sale is bad news for all of us. It will do little to
finance infrastructure. The Ontario treasury will forego 60 per cent of the current $750-million dividend the province receives – meaning the province will lose between $300 million and $500 million a year. The report says the sale will increase provincial debt by $2.7 billion over the next decade. Every argument the government advanced for the sale of Hydro One, the Financial Accountability Office rejected. The FAO itself battled the government for disclosure every step of the way. So who benefits from this sale if not the people of Ontario? What will our hydro costs look like under a 60 per cent private company that must turn a profit for its shareholders? In this case the responsible course would be to halt the continuing sale, initiate a fully open and meaningful public process, and place the proposed sale in broad daylight with the lights turned up on full.
Beach Books, continued from page 17 The three main characters in Escape Plans are lovingly drawn, and Vlassopoulos does a fine job writing from three connected but very distinct points of view. While Zoe struggles to find her place in the world, her father Niko tells his own story leading up to the novel’s defining incident. Niko, like his wife and daughter, seems a restless soul, not content with simply moving along through the mundanities of daily working and living. “I’ve always been good at leaving” are the first words narrated by the family patriarch. Turning his back on a safe career and, seemingly, on his family, Niko embarks on a new life and work path in Athens, though he soon finds it is not the city of his youth. Meanwhile, wife and mother Anna
also manages to avoid facing up to her own reality, while watching passively as her marriage appears to fall apart. As the book progresses, it becomes apparent that both Kiriakos parents have their own secrets and struggles to deal with. Recurring references are made to the Graeae, a mythological trio of sisters who shared a single eye between them – a fitting metaphor for the Kiriakos clan, none of whom seem to be able to clearly see themselves, let alone the other members of the family. While Escape Plans has its basis in tragedy, it’s not without humour and even, sometimes, optimism of a sort. As is often the case in modern fiction, the plot is almost a backdrop to the discovery of how and why things came to be as they are. Escape Plans is a promising debut and hopefully the first of more to come.
Letters to the Editor, continued from page 6 In his opinion piece, Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts misleads his constituents and fails to see the irony in his case for privatizing Hydro One. Potts writes that his government has learned from the mistakes of the sale of Highway 407 by the Conservatives in 1999. Ironically, the sale of Hydro One looks and smells a lot like that sale. The government got a one-time lump sum to finance pre-election spending, and Ontarians have paid higher tolls in perpetuity as a result. Selling our hydro system to private hands will no doubt lead to higher hydro prices for Ontarians. We will see more private forces enter into Ontario’s electricity sector looking to maximize their profits for shareholders, exerting even greater upward pressure on rates while service will decrease as operating costs will be cut. He writes that the case for privatizing the public utility is to build $130 billion worth of in-
frastructure for the province, however the plan will net the province about $4 billion. What will it sell to raise the other $126 billion it needs for infrastructure? Keeping Hydro One public and getting 100 per cent of the revenue would provide much more money for infrastructure in the long term. Once the ownership becomes 60 per cent private, Ontarians are left with a privately-held monopoly with no incentives to do anything but maximize profits. Let’s face the facts Mr. Potts: your government is turning Hydro One into a profit-seeking corporation, and using euphemisms like “broadening the ownership” does not change this essential fact. Rosario Marchese Chairman, Citizens Coalition Against Privatization
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